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A cut finger. A strange case. Do you have to get involved?

Sorry to bother you, but I have to get Marikaki from your balcony.

-Who? -My cat, Marikaki.

I believe...

that the scene of the crime may have been set up.

Phlipos, why did you stay here so late that night?

Where was Markos, before coming to get you?

-I suppose, in the yard. -Why do you suppose that?

That's where he came from.

Why would the police employ a criminologist?

Why do they need outside help?

ZOI THAT GAVE DEATH

Slow down, you jerk. Slow down!

There are some things in life that have no solution.

They are mysteries, not riddles.

Does the pig's nose on her face tell you something?

It does remind me of something, but it's too far-fetched.

There's something in her nose.

"'Zoi that gave death' was brutally murdered in Agioi Theodoroi".

What are we doing, Apostolos?

If you went near, she'd cut her finger...

and say, "Come, if you dare".

The guy that took Zoi Manesis in his car that night...

I saw him.

CHAPTER 3 ON THE PATH OF THE LEGENDS

I was working at the same spot with Zoi and another girl.

It was one o' clock. It was just the two of us.

-The other girl? -Had left with a customer.

Go on.

A little after one, another car came by.

The driver talked with Zoi, they did not agree and he called me.

When I think of it...

If they had agreed, or if I hadn't, she wouldn't be alone and...

No use thinking "what if". Go on.

My customer was probably a first-timer.

He didn't want to go in an alley.

We parked a few meters down the street.

He only wanted a blowjob.

At some point...

-Did you see his face? -No. Just the car.

-What make was it? -I don't know about cars.

-Can you describe it? -A white van.

-Rather small. -A van?

Yes, a small one. The rear windows were covered with metal sheets.

-They were the same color. -License plate?

-I didn't see it. -Okay.

Is that all?

That's all.

What am I to do? I'm frightened.

Since you chose that life, you should be frightened.

Do you think that we chose that job?

You choose something when you have choices, not when you don't.

Don't give me that sob story, little girl.

You are pretty and young.

You could do whatever you wanted. You made the easy choice.

Do you think that what I do is easy?

It's never too late to change your life.

May I go?

Yes.

I have all your information.

-Hi, are you Mr Christou? -I am.

My son, Markos, is not here.

-Do you know where we can find him? -No, I don't.

Don't you have any idea?

Usually, when they have vespers...

he goes to the church, on the square.

I don't know if he's there today. What's this about?

Nothing.

Don't concern yourself.

We met him at his work. We just wanted to say hi.

Have a nice evening.

-Are you okay? -I just had an operation.

It hurts a little. That's why it took me so long to answer the door.

-Do you need anything? -Some water.

The kitchen is this way.

-Are you alright? -Thank you, son.

I know nothing.

You don't have to be afraid. I protect my sources.

That's a laugh!

At least, tell me who is threatening you.

I promise, I won't expose you.

This time, it was Zoi Manesis. Tomorrow may be your turn.

Help me.

You heard nothing from me. Do you unedrstand me?

We're off. Come on, let's go.

-A white van? -Yes.

-Didn't she see the license plate? -No. Nor the make.

The girl kept a diary.

Could it be some psycho who decided to kill all the prostitutes?

If that were the case, he wouldn't bother about symbolisms.

You mean the pig's nose?

When somebody goes nuts...

What about the customer and the pimp?

Both alibis have been confirmed. We let them go.

Anything interesting in there?

Only anger and a thirst for revenge.

It starts when she found out that she had AIDS.

Yes?

When?

Okay, we're coming.

-What happened? -We have to go to Corinth.

You go ahead and we'll catch up.

Come, sir.

This way.

-Who's in charge? -Good afternoon.

I'm afraid this is not a pleasant sight.

Half the body is here, and the other half there.

-The coroner? -He's been notified.

-Has he been identified? -No, it'll be very difficult.

Animals got to it. This area is full of jackals.

Obviously, the finger that was sent to me is his.

The murderer wanted to make identification easier.

He knows that there are wild animals in the area.

Do you believe that the perpetrator is the same?

-His second Labour. -His second, what?

May I have copies of the files concerning the case?

I'd rather we worked together, at the station this time.

To conclude. The basic difference between values and principles...

is that there's a hierarchy in principles.

When two principles, both being in effect, clash...

one takes precedence over the other.

On the contrary, there's no hierarchy in values.

I hear people saying...

that they consider friendship greater than love.

This is wrong. Not because love is greater than friendship...

but because they are both values.

They cannot be compared to each other.

It's like comparing a brush... to a toothbrush.

Principles can never overthrow values.

Sophocles expresses this in "Antigone".

This is what Antigone tells Creon.

She says, "I shall bury my brother"...

"because, king, your principle, -your law, that is"...

"cannot cancel a value".

Today, we have no crisis of values, but of principles.

We think we have a crisis of values...

because people often confuse values with principles.

Please.

How do we confuse values with principles, professor?

It's easy. Your partner says "I love you"...

and you ask "How much?"

When you try to apply quantity to a value...

it turns into a principle. Based on all that...

tomorrow we shall discuss why...

we, Greeks, have such a critical attitude towards the law.

Why is it so difficult for us to obey...

and to respect the laws. Because, as a people...

we side with Antigone and not with Creon.

You are free to go.

I think that I'm dealing with a case...

where a killer kills killers, copying Theseus's Labours.

The way you describe it...

and based on the places where you found them...

I'm afraid you're right.

A serial killer who copies Theseus's Labours.

You have studied mythology in depth. That's why I came to you.

When Theseus found out who he was and lifted the rock...

under which Aegeas had hidden his things...

he set out to go to Athens, to meet his father.

Although Pittheus and Aethra advised him not to go by land...

because it was full of monsters and bandits...

he decided to go to Athens by land.

-Hello. Where's Leonidas? -Upstairs.

Thanks.

Good evening.

Are you servicing the computers at the clinic?

Who's asking?

-Yes, sir. -Do you have a contract with them?

No, they had another company, but they were not paying them.

-How do they pay you? -Mr Lazaridis calls me...

when he needs me and he pays me himself.

-Was there a problem recently? -Not for some time.

I went a month ago, to change ink in the printer.

Could somebody else have gone without you knowing it?

Impossible. It's a personal agreement.

Okay, buddy. Thank you.

Theseus's first Labour was killing Periphetes, the son of Hephaestos.

His haunt was in Mount Arachneo, near Epidaurus.

He was killing with a metal bat and he was called "Korynitis".

"Koryni" in ancient Greek means bat.

His second Labour had to do with Sinis Pityokamptes.

That means, "bending the pines".

He killed him near the Isthmus of Corinth.

Sinis was Poseidon's son.

He killed travellers in an imaginative way.

He bent down two pine trees and tied them to them.

Then, he let the pines return to their original position...

and they split the victim in two. Good, right?

Our victim today was killed in the exact same way.

-Lazaridis lied to us. -It seems so.

What about the things Dimitris wanted?

We already had most of them.

I sent Panos to get the rest.

They must be there by the time we get there.

Right.

What are you thinking of?

Lots of things.

Don't turn. Keep going straight.

Where are we going?

To the church, to light a candle.

At Cromyon, which is called Agioi Theodoroi today...

Theseus killed Phea, a female boar, that ransacked the place...

terrifying and killing people.

His next stop was at Sciron's Rock.

That's at Kakia Scala, near Megara.

The path there was very narrow and allowed only one man to pass.

Sciron held the pass.

He forced travellers to wash his feet.

Before they were done, he kicked them to the beach below.

A huge carnivorous turtle lived there.

It devoured the people that Sciron threw down.

Theseus punished him the same way.

Then, he went down to the beach and killed the turtle as well.

Praying for your sins?

Do you know anyone who doesn't have any?

Which of the 10 commandments did you break and pray so fervently?

-What's it to you? -If it's adultery, I don't care.

"Thou shall not steal, nor murder" are the ones that interest us.

Come outside. We have to talk.

This is not a good start.

In Eleusis, Theseus defeated Cercyon.

He was Poseidon's son and an excellent fighter.

He challenged passers-by to a fight to death.

Theseus lifted him up and threw him down so forcefully...

that Cercyon was instantly killed.

Theseus's last challenge was the robber Procroustes.

He was also Poseidon's son and offered hospitality to travellers.

But he forced them to lie in a special bed he had.

If they were too tall, he chopped off whatever stuck out.

If they were too short, he tied them with ropes...

and stretched them until they reached the desired length.

Theseus killed him the same way.

These were his six Labours, before going to Crete...

where he faced the Minotaur.

You let me know if you need anything else.

Where were you last night?

At home.

Who can confirm that?

My father. He is sick and I'm taking care of him.

Good. Now, tell us again...

Where were you exactly when you hard the screams...

the night Scarlatos was murdered.

I don't understand. I already told you.

Yes, but we're kind of slow, so we want you to tell us again.

Will you tell us now...

or shall I take you to the station?

Why? What did I do?

Come on, spit it out.

Okay, I was at the recreation room, watching TV.

I heard Mrs Toula screaming and I ran outside.

I called Pericles and we went to the room together.

Pericles told us that you came from the yard, not from the building.

Is that what he said?

I don't know. I may have gone out. I don't remember.

"I don't know, I don't remember". Doesn't sound good.

I did not kill Scarlatos.

Why did you try to leave by the side door of the church?

-I don't know, I panicked. -Why?

Have you done something bad? You haven't, have you?

-What's wrong with your father? -I hope you did not upset him.

Don't act tough. Answer the Superintendent's question.

It started from his colon and spread to his kidneys.

He had an operation months ago, but he's still in pain.

He has only me. I take care of him.

Both Christou and Lazaridis are not being straight with us.

Yes, I know. Lies and contradictions.

Shall I arrest them? We'll bring them all here...

-and we'll cross-examine them. -Not yet. Wait.

-Where's Mr Lainis? -He's downstairs.

-The things he requested? -Everything's here.

Did he seems pleased?

I don't know. His expression never changes.

You cannot tell what he feels.

Theseus's Labours?

Yes.

Isn't it a bit far-fetched? We're in Athens, not in Hollywood.

He's right. Another serial killer?

And again ancient legends, and again we're involved?

Okay, we'd be involved anyway.

But this murderer involves you, as well.

Quite directly, too. Sending you the finger.

When it first crossed my mind, I asked myself the same thing.

Why all this? And, especially, why me?

How does he know me?

But these are not coincidences.

Grizas is the second Labour. Manesis, the third.

If Scarlatos was the first, we expect three more murders.

What about the labs?

The finger they sent to Dimitris...

is from the body we found in Corinth.

Antonis Grizas.

Paedophile.

He molested a 5-year-old boy. The boy died.

When the thing became known, three more incidents were revealed.

All boys, 5 to 7 years old. They recognized him.

He was sentenced to life for the first kid...

plus 10 years for each of the others.

He took advantage of the law, claiming he had health problems.

He was released last year. He was in prison for 11 years.

A paedophile who survived prison.

The killer was certain that you wouldn't understand that this...

was his second Labour.

To be certain that you'd recognize it, he left the fingerprint.

He obviously knew that...

this victim was also known to the authorities.

This is where the second Labour took place.

Griza's body was found here.

At the place of the third labour, Manesis's body was found.

-The first one? -Excuse me?

-The first! -What?

If Scarlatos is the first victim...

where did the murder take place?

Periphetes.

His haunt was on Mount Arachneo, near Epidaurus.

-Scarlatos was killed with a bat. -But he was not found in Epidaurus.

Are you looking for logic in insanity?

Is there a way to determine the time...

-that he chooses to strike? -Just a moment! Scarlatos...

had been arrested originally in Patra for attempted rape.

Yes, I know.

He tried to rape a cousin of his.

The family decided to cover it up, so there wouldn't be a scandal.

The girl's father agreed not to press charges...

if Scarlatos was committed to a mental clinic.

So, he was committed in Patra originally.

Mina, can we find out anything from them?

I think I found what you're looking for.

MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 8 EPIDAURUS STREET

We must make a list with the candidates for each Labour.

You mean, murder.

Yes.

The 5-year-old? Griza's victim?

He was the son of Giorgos Stefanou.

-The surgeon? -Yes.

Any prediction as to when and where he may strike again?

The only certainty is that he'll strike again.

We're expecting three more Labours. I mean, murders.

Sorry.

So far, he's only killing killers.

It's impossible to know which criminal he will choose next.

From the dates we have so far, we see no mathematical sequence...

in his choice...

of the days when he strikes.

We only know where the next victim will be found.

At Kakia Scala.

Theseus's fourth Labour.

Sciron's Rock.

-Good evening. -Hi. Fill her up.

At the spot behind me, the body of an unfortunate man was found.

His identity has not been revealed by the authorities yet.

This second murder raises concern...

that we may de dealing with a serial killer.

In the murder of the prostitute Zoi Manesis...

her body was found with a pig's nose on her face.

We have no information, whether any symbol or animal part...

was on the body that was found here, in Corinth...

but in any case, the body had been mutilated by wild animals.

Pigs growl, jackals howl...

but the police are completely silent...

about both incidents.

Is this a serial killer, who murders using symbolism...

and following a certain method?

There have been serial killers in Greece in the past...

but never somebody who used symbolism in his actions.

The murders are not the only nightmare now.

There is a worse nightmare since we have to admit...

that the Greek authorities are not ready, nor capable...

of dealing with such a murderer.

Our inquiries show...

Good.

We have Miss Marple, here, who knows what the police can do.

I have the Chief, whom the Ministry chewed out...

and then he chewed me out. Now you're telling me...

that we're dealing with a serial killer...

who copies Theseus's Labours. That's great!

And a while ago, I was informed that you asked for chalks...

markers, folders, maps. Are we opening a kindergarten?

-Director... -Director, my ass!

We have a psycho who chops people up...

and we're playing with modeling clay and magnets!

-Director, we're trying. -I don't care, Apostolos.

We're not here to try, but to have results.

I work at these cases day and night.

I asked for one more person for my department a year ago.

My entire team is focused only on this.

I even got a professor of criminology to assist us.

-But the labs are delaying us. -I want that psycho in chains.

That's what I want.

And I want some lead, something to tell the people.

All your inquiries, don't give any clue...

-that'll help us corner him? -No.

Unfortunately, the murder today proves that it is a serial killer.

A maniac, who uses a very specific method.

Director... I only need a little time.

Go to the labs and ask for Mrs Eleni Marouda.

She's a genetist, a molecular biologist.

She'll give you somebody who will deal only with your case.

-You'll move faster this way. -Thank you very much.

Discreetly, Apostolos!

What a mess! Is it possible?

A serial killer with a specific method in Greece?

Has this ever happened before?

All the things we face now, did not happen in Greece before.

Christina!

We're going viral. More than 3 million hits yesterday.

All the TV shows get their material from us.

I told you, there's a lot to this story.

Where are you going?

To talk with a friend at the police. I may find out more.

Be careful.

After your last show, they won't be happy to see you.

They were not happy to see me, even before that.

-Bye. -Bye.

Yes, okay.

We shall need to check these again.

-Yes. -Thank you.

What were you saying, before we were interrupted?

Speed is of the essence for us in this case.

I agree.

But not at the expense of valid tests or results.

-That goes without saying. -I understand you are pressured.

I will deal with these cases personally.

I'll be the only one.

Starting today, I'm all yours.

All mine?

Aren't you married?

I'm joking.

-I'm sorry, but I have to go. -Alright. I'll walk you out.

You see so many terrible things daily.

Of course, we analyze your findings.

But we get them alone.

Without the horror that accompanies them.

If we have a drink together, ma'am, I'll tell you some stories.

I'd like that. To have a drink at some point.

But I hope that we'll talk of pleasanter things.

-Shall I tell you something? -Yes.

-Don't we drop the formalities? -I was hoping you'd say it.

-Fine. My name's Eleni. Yours? -Apostolos.

Just a second. Vera, can you give me a card?

This is my card...

I circled my mobile number. Call me whenever you want.

Great. I'll see that you get the codes for the samples.

Great.

Apostolos!

I'm not.

Are you always lost in your thoughts?

This is not the happiest time of my life.

I know.

Are you here again? I'm looking for you.

Thanks.

What's up, Poirot?

Okay.

Shall we have a cigarette?

I don't smoke.

Good for you. But I'll smoke.

Will you keep me company?

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