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The grandparents had bought insurance in Salus.

We've been collecting evidence to prove

that our client's exempt from honouring the insurance claim.

- We need a quick sentence. - I don't see why not.

- Are you a Salus board member? - I'm a partner.

- Langer's behind Salus. - You scumbag.

Now we'll hear from the witness Maria Terpihska.

- Could it have been my client? - No.

I saw his legs before he put his trousers on.

His skin was white.

I thought Chylka was finished.

I know your auntie Asia.

- Langer's picking up steam. - Witnesses will start disappearing.

- Then he'll get down to Chylka. - Or Monia.

- Terpihska's changed her statement. - That's good news for us.

The gypsy's on the run.

- Chylka, you need to go to rehab. - And you need to leave.

Is it serious with Szczerbinski?

- What do you want? - Bukano's parents, ever heard of him?

We haven't seen him for years.

There's nothing worse than being shunned.

- Where should we look for your son? - Weszo. You should talk to him.

Envy him a little.

Langer's working behind your back.

- Now what? - Help me get something on him.

This Gould be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

We have nothing in common. I have to put up with you at work.

Why did he buy an insurance company?

The fucker's up to something. Sooner or later, I'll find out.

- Were you with her? - I'll explain, but you can't...

What the fuck?

- What did you do to Kormak? - You won't see her anymore.

Good luck with your exams. Hopefully, you'll pass this time.

Come on, we'll mess things up together.

Good luck, Chylka. See you in court.

You suck.

Morning.

We're going to Praga, but stop at a petrol station.

-I need to speak with the head gypsy.

- I need to see your Sero Rom. - What do you want?

- I'm defending one of yours. - Who would that be?

Bukano.

Where's your Sero Rom? I come out of respect...

Get lost, liar!

- Get the fuck out of here. - Stop! I've said stop.

I'm glad you've come.

THE DEFENCE

guess you know who I am.

I follow updates on our people.

Including those who you've excluded from the community?

You're here to judge or look for help?

Bukano's parents have sent me.

Where did you speak to them?

At their camp. Are you checking me?

You said you were glad I'd come. Want to tell me something?

We too want this to end.

It's nothing but trouble: the police and prosecution won't let us be.

- We've had enough. - Tell me all you know.

They came here, Patrycja and Aisza.

When was that?

The day of the murders.

- Why are you only saying it now? - Why didn't you come before?

All in its time.

Sir, you should see this.

HE KILLED AND RAN

MURDERER?

- I don't read stuff like that. - I thought I'd give you a summary.

Of what?

The vibe around Bukano the day before the trial.

People once again see him as a murderer and a crook.

He confessed by going on the run.

Once you add Terpihska withdrawing her statement,

we can rest easy and keep the client happy.

- Interesting. - What is?

Where Bukano's at.

- Who cares? - That's against his best interest.

- Wh® cares? - That's against his best interest.

They were winning the case.

- He wouldn't run if he wasn’t guilty. - You know that Bukano's innocent,

and Terpinska's been threatened. The ease's a setup from the start.

- That's enough. - You can't deny it.

Stop bothering me. I'm working.

Since the accused is absent today, it's unclear if the case will go on.

Robert H. has been accused of killing his wife and daughter.

Missing since the first hearing, the police still can't find him.

It's unclear if he's escaped and tried to cross the border.

It all begs the question:

does running mean the Romani's confessing to the murders?

Traffic, Your Honour. My apologies.

Although notified about the date, the accused hasn't come to court.

The court has decided to continue despite the accused's absence.

The accused has already made his statement,

so moving the hearing due to his absence seems unnecessary.

I ask the witness Maria Terpihska to stay.

The other witnesses are to leave the courtroom.

You see the ducks over there?

Come here, Patryk.

You notified us you could've been mistaken.

- Yes. - Please, tell us more.

What mistake do you mean?

I'm not sure about the accused's skin colour.

But you seemed so sure before.

- Why the sudden change? - I took a better look at him.

- And? - And...

His skin tone isn't as dark as I'd thought before.

As it stands, I cannot be sure

if who I saw was or wasn't a Romani.

How much did you see back then?

- What do you mean? - I mean his body.

His calves, knees, thighs.

How long did it last?

Not long. I quickly ran away.

But was it long enough to see the victims and some details?

Yes, as I said before.

No more questions, Your Honour.

Your turn, Counsellor.

What made you change your statement?

I saw photos of the accused and took a better look at him.

Of course you did, they were in every paper.

Exactly. Before that, I hadn't had a chance to do so.

- You must understands - Honestly, I don't.

The accused was right here when you were making your statement.

What details about his skin tone did you miss back then?

I'm sorry if my statement isn't to your satisfaction, but...

Not at all. I'm just curious.

Back then, you were absolutely sure my client couldn't have done it.

Now you're changing your statement, but can't logically explain why.

I can't make sense of it.

- I'm sorry, I've made a mistake. - No need for that. Just say the truth.

- Counsellor... - Has anyone influenced...

Counsellor, the witness has been cautioned on making false statements.

May it be the last time you make such suggestions.

Of course, Your Honour.

Do you have any other questions for the witness?

- What time is it? - 11:43am.

Overruled, Counsellor.

Please keep the dignity of the court.

Of course, Your Honour. No more questions.

The witness may go.

- Hi, sweet Daria. How are you? - Where's Pearl?

She's sick. Her tummy hurts.

But don't worry. She always gets better quickly.

Anyway, we have other plans today, don't we?

- Don't you remember my promise? - I don't.

You surely do. You're just teasing me, aren't you?

We're visiting Auntie Asia.

- I don't know where she stays now. - But I do.

I've told you, she and I are friends.

You know what she said the other day?

That she missed you loads.

Don't worry, we'll be back before they realise.

We've all heard the time question.

I'm sure the defence wanted to prove the witness had good eyesight.

Shall I answer?

Unless I overrule questions, please answer them all.

- It was. - Does this lead us anywhere?

Not really. It only proves the lack of refractive error.

At least when it comes to hyperopia, also known as farsightedness.

- I see. Is that a reliable test? - Of course not.

- It's not very helpful, is it? - To diagnose it,

we'd need to run a shadow test or a refractometry.

The witness was 33 metres away from the accused.

Is it easy to see well from that distance?

If the witness could see the time,

she'd easily see one's skin colour from such a distance.

She stood still here, but was running back then. What then?

- This could complicate matters. - She was also distracted and shocked.

When faced with two mutilated bodies,

could Maria Terpiriska focus on the skin colour,

given the murderer was naked?

I don't feel competent enough to answer such questions.

No more questions, Your Honour.

Counsellor?

Doctor, what do you think: could she have made such a mistake?

- I don't know. - Have you heard of a similar. case?

- I don't follow trials. - Of course.

But if someone mixed up a Negro with a white guy, we'd all hear about it.

Taking circumstances into account,

could someone with a good eyesight make such a mistake?

- What circumstances? - Good weather, great visibility...

30-metre distance?

It's hard to say for sure.

Given that there were two white bodies there,

dark skin would have been easier to notice, wouldn't it?

- I suppose so. - There we go.

If that skin tone reference was not there...

Counsellor, we all know what point you're trying to make.

- No need to go on. - Of course, Your Honour.

- Do you have any more questions? - I do, Your Honour.

We're all ears.

I'm done after all, Your Honour.

Thank you, doctor. You may leave.

And I ask the Counsellor to get herself in order.

- Excuse me? - Let's take a 15-minute break.

VODKA IN MODERATION DOES NO HARM, EVEN IF DRUNK IN LARGE AMOUNTS.

I DON'T ALWAYS DRINK, BUT WHEN I DO, I GO TO COURT.

- Hi, are you watching - Unfortunately, I am.

There might be something for you in there.

For me?

- Can I take anything? - Yeah.

- Do you like chocolate? - I love it.

Remember: only bad people don't like chocolate.

I'm serious.

- Remember the poem? - I do.

"By the riverbank's dark hoods,

"There are green and mighty woods.

"The night hides them in its cloak,

"The dawn paints with golden stroke

And when the sun sets once more,

The woods shut their silver door..."

Mate, she's doing it to herself.

I've never seen her like this in court.

I'd better go.

Take care, Kormak.

Ever since the transfer, he's been calling me non-stop.

- You'll have a guest after noon. - Who?

- I don't have any meetings. - Your future father-in-law.

Could you tell us something about the defendant?

Would he get into fights? Was he a womaniser?

Bukano left our community a long time ago.

- I'm not sure this would be helpful. - Please answer the question.

He'd get into some trouble.

When he got provoked, he'd not let it go.

- What do you mean? - There've been a few fights.

A few minor things, police trouble... He was 16 or 18 at the time.

What about altercations with women?

He's always been very courteous to women.

- Too courteous. - Meaning?

He'd beguile one after another. It all stopped when he met that Pole.

- That's when he got expelled? - Indeed.

- No more questions, Your Honour. - Counsellor?

- May I call you "Weszo"? - Please.

Jan Sztylar is my official name.

We all have to have one, but every day we use our Romani names.

Weszo, is it true that you must never lie?

It is.

That's a Mageripen code rule, isn't it?

- The rule's called Cacipen. - What does it say?

What you've just said: one must always speak the truth.

A lie is a reason enough to contemn someone.

I respect that. Please tell us,

what were you doing the morning of Aisza and Patrycja's deaths?

- Your Honour. - Counsellor, please stick to the case.

This is about the case. I'm about to prove it.

According to Forensics, Aisza was killed around noon,

Patrycja 10 hours after that.

They'd left home in the morning, we don't know where to.

Perhaps the witness's answers could help us get any kind of idea about it.

What were you doing that morning?

- I can't remember everything. - Tell us what you do remember.

I spoke to Patrycja and Aisza.

They came to me to talk about Bukano.

- Where was that? - In Praga district.

- Had you met them before? - No, we didn't know each other.

- How would they know where you lived? - Bukano must have told them.

- Did he know they'd be there? - No.

What did they want from you?

Patrycja asked if it was possible to remove the defilement from Bukano.

She brought her daughter to show she truly had our blood in her veins.

The girl looked like one of us.

How did the conversation go?

Things got heated.

- Patrycja was emotional. - And you weren't?

My-brothers said more than I did.

- What .did Patrycja say? - That things needed to change,

that Bukano couldn't handle it and needed his community.

She kept saying her child should know her family's traditions.

What did you tell her?

That it was her father's job.

- So she didn't get what she wanted? - No, she didn't.

- Was she pushy? - Yes.

She threatened that if we didn't remove the defilement from him,

- she'd send the police after us. - And did that change anything?

We don't do anything illegal, so that didn't scare us.

So none of you touched her?

- That's right. - What happened next?

She. took the girl's hand and left. One of us followed her.

- Why? - I told him to.

I needed to know she'd leave the area safe and sound.

A gadjo seen with a Romani child could end badly.

- How many people can confirm that? - A dozen or so.

They went to the Rozycki Bazaar. Plenty of folk saw them.

For how long did your brother follow them?

Once they started roaming the market, he turned back.

- What time could that have been? - Around 9:45am.

We didn't talk for long.

- Do you know what happened next? - We all do.

They were abducted and murdered.

I mean: do you know how it happened?

No.

No more questions, Your Honour.

I'm calling our next witness,

Ms Katarzyna Gawinkowska.

* Auntie will be so happy.

Auntie, it's me, Daria!

Oh, no. She's not here.

That beer smell is funny.

What will we do now?

I guess we'd better wait for her.

Sweet Daria, why doesn't Auntie visit you anymore?

She and Mum had a fight.

What about?

Grandpa.

- Why is that? - Auntie doesn't like Grandpa.

Once she came for my birthday, saw him and left straight away.

You're a very smart girl, you know, Daria?

I've been thinking...

If Auntie's not here,

there's no point waiting for her. We'll come back.

- When? - Soon enough.

Promise me something.

Not a word to anyone, neither about our little trip,

nor about our friendship.

- You promise? - I swear I won't tell.

Come on.

Let's take a selfie, for Auntie.

- Please tell us what you do. - I'm a security officer.

Your area includes many shops and offices, such as my firm.

- There's CCTV, right? - Yes.

Since 9:30am, CCTV had been following the defendant, correct?

Yes, but not the entire time.

I mean, can we see him on the recordings repeatedly?

- Yes. - How often does he appear?

- Every 10 minutes or so. - Until what time?

About 11 o'clock.

- Nothing after that? - That's right.

Then he would have time

to visit the place of Aisza’s murder around noon.

- In theory. - And in reality?

- Ask the gypsies. - Excuse me?

The whole group came around and stayed until the time of the murder.

They must've seen if that gypsy had left the arcade.

- Can't you see them on CCTV? - They're not facing the cameras.

Do you know what they were doing

Please, ask them. I didn't take any interest in it.

The problem here, Your Honour,

is that they aren't keen to cooperate with the justice system.

We don't even know who was there.

Establishing that and making them testify

will take time we don't have.

At the moment, I have no further questions.

However, taking the new info into account,

I request to re-examine Jan Sztyla

He's the only person who can tell us

if my client was by the stalls at the time he isn't visible on CCTV.

Prosecutor?

I request this be overruled,

because it aims to prolong the trial.

The court will allow

to re-examine the witness Jan Sztylar.

I have no idea. We kept a good eye on them.

The children were playing. As always, they were running about.

All of a sudden, we lost Daria and...

Daria!

Daria, are you OK?

I found her in the park.

She couldn't find her way back, so I brought her.

Did you get scared? Come here. It'll be OK.

The child's safe and sound.

Where were you at the time of the murder?

At the Bazaar.

Could you have seen who was in the group in the arcade?

- I couldn't have. - Do you know how the group got there?

- I do. - Please share with us.

- I'd sent them there. - Why did you do that?

After speaking to Patrycja and Aisza, I wanted to do something about Bukano.

I found out he was there.

How?

Patrycja had said Bukano sold religious items there.

A Romani family runs a food business there.

They'd confirmed that Bukano hung about there.

Did any of your people see my client there?

Yes. Did anyone talk to him?

No, Bukano stays clear from Romanis. He knows it could end badly.

Still, his wife wasn't afraid to tell you where he was.

I promised her he wouldn't get hurt.

For how long were your people there?

Until noon.

And they could see Bukano all of this time?

Yes, they saw him enter and leave different shops.

Then he sat there for a while smoking.

- Aisza was dead by then, wasn't she? - She was.

No more questions, thank you.

Counsellor, any comments about what's happened?

I never doubted my client's innocence.

- I’m glad we finally proved it. - Do you know where your client is?

He must've had a good reason to skip the hearing.

Perhaps he simply doesn't trust our justice system. That'll be all.

How did that happen?

We didn't know about the Bazaar. It wasn't part of our job.

Zakierska should've found out where the victims had been that day.

You were to work together.

Instead, you sabotaged our work with Chylka,

visited gypsy camps with her..

That must be where you found that witness.

- Bukano's parents told her about him. - Why didn’t you tell us?

I didn't think it was important.

Kordian.

You're overestimating me.

Those who lie to me pay the price.

What are you going to do?

Kill me?

Look at that pair of jokers.

We don't feel like joking.

What about your promise about no civil case?

It's out of our hands now.

And when wasn't it?

Bukano being found innocent doesn't mean Salus has to pay out.

We'd better start preparing our trial strategy.

- Please leave, Kordian. - Excuse me?

\Ne want to talk about our company's plan of action.

You could reveal it to a third party. We can't trust you.

You've reached Kordian Oryhski. Leave a message.

You see me in court? I was fucking awesome!

I smashed it.

Bye.

Thank you.

- May I help you? - No.

Will you find your way out? I will.

You've seen the trial coverage, haven't you?

I have.

Then I don't need to tell you Joanna needs help.

- She wouldn't like us to discuss it. - It doesn't matter.

- What do you expect me to do? - Someone must help her get better.

We aren't in touch.

I think that..

Only you could help influence her.

- Your coffee, sir. - Thank you.

- Anything else? - No, thank you.

You must've confused me with someone else.

- Commissioner Szczerbihski? - I know who he is.

But I've come to see you. I realise it's a big ask.

Without a close friend, someone to trust,

overcoming this disease is hard.

- I know it myself. - Right.

Why won't you help her?

I wish I could,

but she hates me.

You know what?

I don't know Joanna very well. She doesn't open up to people.

Still, I'm sure most of her issues have roots in her childhood.

Since you're here,

why don't you tell me what happened? Only then could I help her.

I beg you.

Take care of her.

Chylka

Take her.

Are you sure? I am.

- Whatever you say. - Make it official.

Who's on duty tonight? It's Szczerba.

I forgot the keys.

Make the call.

Szczerba.

Szczerba! Let me go, you son of a bitch!

We're done. I'll fucking kill you

- Shut the fuck up. - Let me go!

I'm a lawyer!

- Fucking shut it. - Szczerba!

Let me go.

- Let me go. - Move aside. Lie down.

- Calm down. - No!

I'm a lawyer.

Calm down.

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