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Ready or not, here I come.

ANNA, THE DETECTIVE

Mr Korobeinikov, we can't let Rebushinsky see Mr Shtolman.

I agree with you completely, but he will tag along anyway.

EPISODE 56: SHTOLMAN

There's blood!

Blood!

What kind of silly joke is this? Open up this instant! I paid my own money!

Ms Mironova, that is dishonorable.

I am going to tell everyone you're a fraud.

And you, Mr Korobeinikov. I printed your hack poetry, and you...

Let's try this again. Were you the Alice Lawrence's doctor?

Yes, I was treating her, invited by Prince Razumovsky.

And until the last day at his house her mental well-being did not improve?

That is absolutely right, it didn't.

What is your explanation for the fact that she is completely healthy now?

Perhaps she was faking it? If so, you would have to notice.

Yes, I saw it.

So you were in cahoots with them. Why did you stay silent?

I have said many times that I felt sorry for Alice,

she was deathly afraid of the prince.

Enough that she may kill him?

I don't know, I am not sure of anyting anymore.

And Mironova? Did she know that Alice was faking?

No, I don't think so.

Doctor, tell me.

Did you have an affair with Alice Lawrence?

Don't you think the very thought is blasphemous?

Chief, please let me work.

Mr Uvakov, I should challenge you to a duel just for suggesting it,

but for the likes of you honor is just a word.

Doctor, you're completely under her influence.

Here is a letter where you ask the prince to meet with Alice.

It's not signed, but it's your handwriting, is it not?

You organized the meeting between the prince and Alice,

at which she killed him.

Ms Mironova, maybe you should stay here?

Mr Shtolman!

Mr Shtolman!

-Mr Shtolman! -Mr Shtolman!

Mr Shtolman!

He's in there. Mr Shtolman, open up!

Mr Shtolman, open up, it's me, Anna, and Korobeinikov.

Listen, Ms Mironov, he's not reacting.

Maybe he's got a fever, maybe he lost his fever, wait.

-Do something. -I am. Get back, Ms Mironova.

-That's not him. -Thank God.

Not him.

He's Shtolman's man, knife wound to the stomach.

He's dead.

I just met him yesterday.

-Really, where? -Next to the hotel.

What for?

Are you hiding something from me?

He's got Shtolman's clothes on, the cap and the coat.

And when you met with him, was he already wearing them?

Of course not. These are the clothes Shtolman was wearing when

he was escaping from the police who were chasing him.

I'm sorry, that's not my fault, Ms Mironova.

Just what the situation was.

So he met with Shtolman after I interviewed the hotel workers.

But why is he wearing Shtolman's clothes?

A ticket to St Petersburg. He wanted to leave but didn't manage.

Ms Mironova, where are you going? You could find out everything right now.

-Please, summon him, talk to him. -No.

Why not? Why don't you want to help him? He probably knows where Shtolman is.

I can't do it anymore.

Ms Mironova, is there something you want to tell me?

I love you, Ms Mironova.

My dearest Anna.

I am asking you to hold onto these documents until I come for them.

I am sorry for involving you but I can't trust anyone else with these documents.

Show them to nobody. It would be best if you did not even look at them yourself.

I love you.

Ms Mironova, Ms Mironova, how was it? Did you find him? Is it Shtolman?

-No. -Who, then?

Go to the warehouse, you'll find everything out.

Right. My thanks.

Ms Mironova, I have something for you, as well.

I saw a certain man.

The day the prince died, I was walking past his garden

and I saw this burly man walk out through the gate, and then I found out

that it was one of the two police officials who have come to our city.

-This one? -Yes. How do you have that portrait?

Go, they're going to take the body away.

Ms Mironova, you are just full of surprises.

-Mr Uvakov. -Good day, ma'am.

Nothing is going the way we expected, don't you think?

Not quite. In cases like this, unexpected things happen.

There are too many.

With the power vested in me, I am doing what I can.

-Where is the folder? -Still not found.

-Where is Shtolman? -Missing.

How do you mean?

He broke free last night. We are looking for him.

-If you killed him, say it outright. -No. My men didn't do it, but...

-What? -Could it have been your...?

Out of the question. Jean has orders not to touch Shtolman.

-And you trust him completely? -Absolutely, he follows my orders.

Then I don't know.

Too bad, our high society benefactors expected better from us.

Tell the benefactors there is no reason to worry. It is all going to end soon.

So I hope.

I am leaving. If you find something new about Shtolman, wire it immediately.

Most assuredly.

Stop.

-Did you kill Shtolman? -No. Why do you think that?

Everyone is looking for him, there is a puddle of blood at my hotel room door.

-I know nothing about that. -You are lying.

-Madame... -I ordered you not to touch him.

I never touched him. I have had other concerns lately, you know that.

-Money. Have you found the money? -No. I have not found the money.

Shtolman, where is Shtolman? What happened to him?

I don't understand you.

If someone finally took him out, we benefit from it.

None of your concern.

I am leaving immediately. I get on a train in Tver.

You deal with Mironova, she is much more dangerous for us than Shtolman.

Do not leave the city until you are done. That is all. See you in St Petersburg.

Go.

Ivan.

-Ms Mironova, Ms Mironova! Hello. -Yegor. How are you?

I'm okay, but my parents are still worried.

Why?

Because I have not recovered fully. The merchant does not come to me anymore,

he rests in peace, but the others, they like to pass messages

to the living through me. Like through you.

That's all right, it will pass. Yes, everything will be okay.

Thank you.

Sir what? You bumbling oaf. Have you forgotten where you work?

What a madhouse.

Mr Tregubov.

Mr Mironov, what do you have?

-Anna is missing. -She'll come around.

Excuse me, what? She went to live at the hotel.She left this morning.

She still hasn't been back. No one knows where she is.

She left this morning... By God, Mr Mironov, she'll be back by evening.

-At the hotel? -Yes.

You should not talk about that, especially that she went missing this morning.

-Why is that? -Shtolman went missing this morning,

and they saw him at the hotel.

-And? -And.

You should not talk about that. They won't take to it well.

I beg your pardon, what are you trying to...

Mr Mironov, if you knew what's going on!

Mr Tregubov, I...

Ms Mironova, come off it. Let us talk.

I will only ask you a few questions about Shtolman.

Ms Mironova, there is no second exit out of this house,

there is no way you could slip past me.

Tell me, is Yakov alive?

Dans chaque malheur, cherchez la femme.

-Right, we need to let the doctor go. -I will not hear of that.

-His involvement in the plot is obvious. -What plot? I stayed up all night and...

Do you know Anna Mironova?

Mironova? What does Mironova have to do with it?

I talked to her at length yesterday, and she assured me she did not know

where Shtolman was.

In the morning I am told he had been seen in the hotel.

In the morning, blood is found next to her room.

What it means is that as we talked, Shtolman could have been in her room.

Well?

I have gone through all of his cases in the last year, and the curious thing is,

Anna Mironova is involved in all of them in some capacity.

And Dr Miltz said at the questioning that she was friends with Alice Lawrence.

What are you getting at?

Anna Mironova knew all of them. The late Prince Razumovsky,

the fugitive Alice Lawrence and Shtolman. I think the conclusion is obvious.

What conclusion?

That girl was involved in the killing of Prince Razumovsky

and she knows where Shtolman is.

-You know, that is absurd. -You find this funny? I don't.

What's happened?

What's happened?

-See? -See what?

-I'll be back soon. -Will you tell me what happened?

-Later. -You... I...

Am I Chief of Police or what?

You?

Surprised? So am I. What are you doing here?

Nothing. But is good that is you.

-What is this place? -This is Shtolman place. Secret.

He meet his people here.

-How do you know about this place? -He tell, "if bad, go here."

-And where is Shtolman? -I not know. He tell in past.

He tell yesterday.

Yesterday?

He could not have told you yesterday.

Are you looking for the folder with the documents?

I not know folder. No.

You're lying. You lie to everybody all the time.

-Why you say so? -Wait.

You my friend.

-I believed you. I took pity on you. And you...

Who are you?

-I am Alice. -Stop.

In the last 24 hours, someone tried to kill me twice.

-So I'm begging you, no sudden movements. -All right. All right.

Sit down.

Now tell me from the beginning. Who are you?

I tell, I tell all.

Ms Mironova?

If I may ask, what are two young ladies doing

at the safehouse of the plotter Shtolman?

Ms Alice Lawrence, if I'm not mistaken? I've wanted to meet you for a long time.

What am I to make of this, Ms Mironova?

Search her.

Don't you dare touch me.

-Search her. -Don't you dare touch me.

I'll do it myself.

I have nothing else on me.

Mr Zhilyaev, don't you think this is your portrait?

How come you've got it?

-What are you doing at this house? -I've come hoping to find Mr Shtolman.

Everybody in the city is looking for Mr Shtolman, how come you have the address?

He had told me about the safehouse before.

Of course.

-And the drawing, why do you have it? -Picked it up in the street.

It's an interesting sketch.

Very interesting, and as coincidence may have it,

the man pictured in it is Mr Zhilyaev.

I would think you had a reason to carry my assistant's portrait around,

if I didn't know your heartbelongs to Shtolman.

-You're out of line. -I beg your pardon.

-She's right. -I said I was sorry.

Have you found Shtolman there?

No.

Ms Mironova, I am completely on your side, but pray explain to me,

why were you looking for Mr Shtolman and why there, exactly?

You know, gentlemen, this is absolutely none of your business.

Mr Uvakov, instead of looking for a missing person, you are staging a play here.

How so?

I think yesterday you said something to the effect that

this whole story about a spy was only invented to trick Mr Chief of Police.

All right, sir, what is the meaning of that?

I will explain later.

-Female tricks. -I beg your pardon!

We will talk about this later.

Did you kill Prince Razumovsky?

-This is just absurd. -Then maybe Shtolman killed the prince?

I demand a lawyer. I am not saying anything else.

No, you shall talk.

Because cases of treason demand special procedure.

Treason?

You were conspiring with the English spy Alice Lawrence.

Sir...

Stand aside, my good man.

What? What's the matter? To what do I owe the pleasure?

Colonel.

Mr Uvakov. Allow me to introduce myself, Head of Security

of His Imperial Majesty, Colonel Varfolomeev.

Zatonsk District Chief of Police, Colonel Tregubov.

-Lady Mironova, if I'm not mistaken? -Anna Viktorovna.

Mr Uvakov, you are going back to St Petersburg today.

What do you mean? I have only just started the investigation.

Your authority in this city is revoked as per the orders of

Chief of Department of Police. You are relieved.

-Has he arrested anyone? -Yes, sir.

Let everybody go, except Alice Lawrence. She's coming with me to St Petersburg.

But not as a prisoner,

as a consultant in the case of her father and Prince Razumovsky.

Yes, sir. And Ms Mironova?

I would ask Ms Mironova to give me a few minutes of her time.

-Tea, maybe, gentlemen? -That would be good.

Mr Shtolman and I are old friends. He was here on a delicate mission from me.

Is that why he is dead?

He is not considered dead, as far as I know.

We will keep looking.

-You will help us, I hope? -In any way I can.

I know about your extraordinary powers. You could serve your Motherland

and keep the royal family safe if you moved to St Petersburg and

carried out my assignments from time to time.

Are you asking or offering?

I am offering. Besides, I am authorized to say

that the offer isn't coming from me personally,

but from the Empreror himself, whom I told about you from Shtolman's words.

I am very honored, but...

Don't be hasty, Ms Mironova, think about it.

Besides, in St Petersburg you will have more options for looking for Shtolman.

With my help. Because if he's alive, he is not in Zatonsk anyway.

My God, Anna! Anna, my baby.

Viktor!

What are you sitting around for?

Are you sick? Oh, God.

Is there something wrong with you? Are you hungry?

Praskovya! Praskovya!

Are you... are you okay? Masha!

Praskovya!

She's hungry.

-I saw you in the city, riding a bicycle. -I saw you, too.

This is so good!

And which one of us is the child, then?

I think the fight has really impressed you.

-Give your family my regards. -Yes, of course. See you.

See you.

-I saw you look at that wunderkind. -You've got an imagination.

I think we haven't seen each other for about two weeks.

I think so. And now we have this occasion.

The usual, someone has to die for us to mee.

You wanted to tell me something yesterday.

It was a minute's whim.

And loyalty, sympathy, love. Do you believe in them?

Because they do exist, even if you cannot touch them.

I think your hands are cold.

What do you think, is this the femme fatale?

I am thinking of you.

You are my guardian angel.

Yes, yes...

The Vishnevskys have invited us this Friday.

Sasha Vishnevsky is coming over from St Petersburg,

he is a lawyer too. Young, but he already has his practice.

You haven't visited them in a long time. Maybe we could go?

Yes, Mom, sure.

I saw the Chief of Police yesterday. He asked me about you,

why won't you come, and I said, "no, I'd rather you visited us instead."

No!

No.

No, please, no.

You? How? How? Why?

This is a joke to say goodbye. Don't call me anymore, I will not come.

So cruel. But you know where he is, tell me.

SHTOLMAN