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[BELLS CHIME]

NEZHIN, CHERNIGOV GOVERNORATE, 1857

Most Holy Lady Mother of God, Mother of the All-Loving God,

beseech thy Son to give us joy, bestow the honor of being a loving wife upon me,

for I wish with all my heart to make Lord's servant Andrey the happiest man alive.

Amen.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

We shall pray ceaselessly for God to give eternal love, unity, prosperity,

and a life of peace to Andrey and Katerina, joined today in marriage.

And to preserve them for many a year.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

I love you like I've never loved anyone.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Long live the newlyweds!

[ALL] Long live the newlyweds!

Many happy returns!

Katya!

[ALL] Long live the newlyweds!

[ALL] Long live the newlyweds!

[ALL] Long live the newlyweds!

What's that?

- What's happening? - Wounded?

- Andrey is wounded! - Killed!

[VOICES FROM THE CROWD]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Love in Chains

Watch where you're going!

Give way!

Murder! In front of everybody, in the middle of the church! Murder!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Step aside, give way!

Faster, faster!

Don't worry, them like Andrey go straight to heaven as angels.

I saw that poor thing order her skirts.

I guess they're going to make her some wreaths instead.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Halt, I said!

[NO DIALOGUE]

Halt!

[NO DIALOGUE]

It's over, he's caught.

[NO DIALOGUE]

Get him!

Damnation!

Faster, faster!

Careful, his head! Watch his head!

Help, I beg you.

[NO DIALOGUE]

He's breathing. To the operating theater, right away.

Away, away, you've no need to make a crowd here.

Maybe there's still time. And pray!

- Easy. Right here, right here... - Oh God, I have the salts...

One moment... One moment...

[NO DIALOGUE]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[NO DIALOGUE]

How come? How could this happen?

How did he deserve it?

I'll go see the chief of police.

I'm afraid that without some special persuasion, our dear policemen

will expend no effort to find the murderer.

Right, and we will be of no help here, only get in everybody's way.

Yarina Dorofeevna, let's go to our house at once. You need peace and quiet.

But how? How? What if--

I would need to be here.

We will leave a runner here.

They will let us know what is happening right away.

Let's go.

- No. - Come, let's go.

Katya...

Katya, I... I beg you, let's go.

I'll stay with her.

They won’t let any yard hands in.

Not the maid, not even Paulina.

Go.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

Katya...

My girl...

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

My God... Katya...

[NO DIALOGUE]

I didn't say a word when after the wedding, you asked me to leave the stage

and go to Chervinka.

Enough!

Enough, Larisa!

I told you: a baby that is to have the name Chervinskiy

must be born in its own house.

Do you not understand?

I am tired of this drama on your beautiful face, my dear.

You know, chum, the first one I always drink to Zhadan's health, and the Old Man's.

For me it's the second too.

Let's drink, chum.

Let God bless em today.

Good health and a long life.

May they live in peace and prosperity!

What are you sittin around all dry for?

Sold everythin you had, didn't you?

And the tavern gal won't let you drink on credit no more.

So he's sittin in the corner like a beat dog, hopin somebody'll share with him.

Right?

That's Fate punishin him for our misfortunes.

Come drink with us, Yakov Yakimovich.

Motya, pour him one.

To the newlyweds, to Andrey Andreevich! To Katerina!

You ain't gonna toast?

Come on, Yakov, don't just sit there.

To the newlyweds.

To the newlyweds!

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

And don't miss a single rooftop, he could be hiding in an attic!

Wish we had something to go on besides the cape.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Is that Bogdan Yuryevich?

Bogdan Yuryevich. Bogdan Yuryevich!

Get up.

Got away...

- Damn it, he got away! - Did you at least get a look at his face?

Damn.

Hey, Motrya, get Yakimovich another one.

Let him drink to the health of the free villagers.

Say, Yakimovich, nobody will hire you no more, right?

But you still like a drink, right?

All brave now.

I should have whipped you more.

If it weren't for...

You would all get a taste of my whip.

You probably drank your whip away by now.

What are you gonna whip us with?

That's right.

All right, chum.

Gnat, what's the matter? A fire or something?

The lord is back!

Congratulations!

Wait! Not that lord!

Pyotr Ivanovich is back. Ragin.

Damnation.

[CACKLES]

Giddap, go!

We'll turn the city upside down and find him.

Thank you.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, my regards.

Is it true?

Mr Zhadan is killed?

Taken to the hospital. Nestor Mikhaylovich is operating.

We pray for a miracle.

Who is that heathen? Did you recognize him?

Nobody saw anything beside a black cape.

May God have mercy on Mr Zhadan.

Certainly.

Why must he insist on marrying here?

Should have taken his wench and taken her to Kiev.

What a pity.

Well, sir, it seems it was someone from Kiev that...

Now that I don't care the least bit about!

I want this mysterious caped stranger in shackles by tonight!

- Got it? - Yes sir!

Nestor Mikhaylovich, we're done. Are you going to take the knife out?

Damn. Well, better than staring at it.

God willing he got lucky and it missed his heart.

Get ready to plug the wound.

One... two... three.

Watch his pulse.

Doctor, it won't stop.

We need to cauterize the vessels. Tongs!

[NO DIALOGUE]

[NO DIALOGUE]

Now what's this?

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[NO DIALOGUE]

[ALL] Bad omen.

My God! My God.

[WHISPERING] What is she to do now?

Do you want anything, Katya?

So much time has passed... you need your strength now.

What a crowd, as if they're expecting the archiereus.

There was less looky-loos when the Tsar's train passed by.

- My good woman, where is Mr Zhadan? - In surgery.

Nezhin Police Special Criminal Investigator Zagorulko.

Are you the bride? Were you standing the closest to him when the attack happened?

- Kindly answer some questions. - How dare you!

Taking that tone with her... can you not see the state of her?

- Wife. - Excuse me?

I'm not his bride.

I'm Andrey Zhadan's wife.

Splendid. Did you manage to see the killer's face?

- Perhaps he seemed familiar to you? - I didn't see his face.

Just the black hood.

Perhaps he said something before stabbing your husband with a knife.

No, not a word.

Could it have been one of your suitors who was bothered by your choice so to speak?

For the love of God! I beg you!

Stop there, young lady.

This is the knife Zhadan was stabbed with in the church today.

Does it look familiar?

My God...

[TENSE MUSIC]

My God. My poor girl.

Who was the snake that had the heart to do it?

Perish the man!

Let his whole body burn up, like my soul's burnin right now!

Who was jealous of their happiness?

Maybe it's the Skoptsy, huh?

Why not? Waited for the right moment and took their revenge.

Would anybody dare do it in a church?

Unless the Devil possess him.

Orysya, Orysya, Orysya...

Devil ain't gonna enter into the house of God.

That wasn't no man or no Devil, it was a restless soul.

Shiferchikha hated that serf girl from Chervinka so much.

Burned because of her, too. Want some bubliks? Five for a kopek.

What has Sheferchikha to do with it? The murderer was a man.

I'm tellin you, it's the soul of self-slayer Chervinskiy come back for revenge.

That's claptrap. Dead souls don't wave knives around like that, or ride horses.

That was a man.

Man or not, it's all on account of the bride.

How many people around her met their maker already?

Young Kosach, the wayward Chervinskiy, and now her groom too.

She's cursed, Death follows her.

What'd you say? Huh?

May you marry a toad.

Plague take you! I spit on you!

Get your little bread rings and get out of my sight!

Oh! God...

I can’t.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

Hey, you. Seen anybody in a black cape?

- Black? - Black.

Well, there he is.

Halt! Halt!

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

Hey, what's the matter?

Where are you taking me?

Let me go!

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

I didn't do anything.

Go on, move.

Let me go!

POLICE

- Straight ahead. - Please.

Go on, move.

[ALL LAUGHING]

It's all right. The lord will cane you with or without me.

Go, go.

That's it, your freedom is over.

Here.

To Lord Chervinskiy, from us and from Chervinka.

Panas and Galina comin back.

Means Zhadan and Katerina are gonna be back soon too.

- Panas, stop. - Whoa, stop.

So are the newlyweds comin or what?

Look what's goin on in here.

What's with you? Look like you're back from a wake.

[LAUGHS]

- What are you laughing at? - Why?

Zhadan is killed.

What you talkin about?

- Hey, don't you joke like that. - Who's jokin?

Stabbed right in the church.

[CROWD MURMURS]

God, what'll happen to us now?

There is a God after all.

What's the use of this piece of evidence, Nikolay Aleksandrovich?

No monogram, no hallmark.

The handle is distinctive. The artist portrayed the hound subtly.

Damn it. In our county alone, you'll find at least two dozen avid hunters

and hound-lovers.

A crowd of onlookers has gathered outside. I'll go and canvass them.

Maybe someone will recognize it. But...

You understand what the chances of that are.

[NO DIALOGUE]

Where is Katya?

She's in the chapel.

She needs peace, and hope.

Even a phantom one.

Most Holy Lady Mother of God, with thine almighty advent,

help me pray to God, thy Son, so that He see my suffering and grant salvation

to Lord's servant Andrey.

- Go on, bring a bigger one. - Oh, still alive?

Oh, it's no use. I have seen all sorts of things.

That Zhadan is not long for this world, we're just wasting lint and rags.

Come on.

There are an awful lot of people outside. They say it's all the bride's fault.

She is cursed.

Have you heard about how Sheferovka almost burned last year? That was her.

And the merchant woman with her torturer, and the bride's father,

gave up the ghost, all of them.

And all on the same day!

Scary, must be so scary to share a house as her.

How do you know whom Death's black eye looks at next? Give me some more.

You pass her in the hallway, so wash in holy water.

But she is guilty of your son's death, she killed him!

That sin will weigh heavy on her conscience.

The devil is standing behind this girl’s back.

She found out you ran away and died.

His blood, his blood on her hands!

If it weren't for you...

It's all because of you, you snake!

Up!

Get your papers out to show me.

In here! I found it!

Up!

Pakhomych, good day!

Who are you calling Pakhomych?

Where did you get this cape? Did you steal it? Answer me!

Why do you say that? It's my cape.

Won it at dice day before last.

- Day before last? - Precisely.

- You're lying. - Cross my heart.

- Cape's mine. - Right, take him, Kozarevich.

Walk!

What did I do?

God, forgive me all my transgressions, I beg you.

And forgive me this sin too, if Thou canst, it will be better for everybody.

God, I can't wrap my mind around it. Who? Why?

And so horribly too...

Andrey lived his life openly.

He easily met and did business with all kinds of people.

But why this day of all?

[SCREAM]

- No! - Stop! Not another step!

Katya, that's enough.

No. Leave me alone, it'll be better for everybody.

Katya, Andrey will be saved. You'll see, he's going to live.

I beg you, give me your hand.

- Katya, give me your hand. - Don't touch me!

Have you not realized?

It's all because of me.

It's all because of me. I'm cursed, I'm cursed!

Nonsense! Monstrous and senseless!

Quit it, get down immediately.

You should be the first to hate me.

It's because of me that Alyosha died, if it weren't for me --

What do you have to do with it?

Grigoriy killed Aleksey.

Not because of you, out of cowardice.

You've nothing to do with it.

With you or without you, upon finding out about Grigoriy's lies,

Alyosha would not keep silent.

And it would have ended the same way.

The one responsible for my son's death is in the grave.

You've no reason to feel guilty.

If it were only him... What about my godmother? Father? Vasilina?

Even Lidiya, Zakhar, all because of me!

You're wrong.

People choose their own destiny, one makes one's own decisions.

With one's every deed, every minute.

Neither you nor the curse have anything to do with this.

One can right everything... except death.

There is no way back from there.

And your Andrey is alive.

You mustn't give up, for his sake, do you understand?

Come to me.

I love you like I've never loved anyone.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Katya...

It's all in God's hands.

[CRYING]

There is no power higher than Him.

All of man's curses are dust next to His power.

God is all-loving and almighty.

This is what you must put your hope in.

My good girl. Katya girl...

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

Clamp.

Sew him up.

[TENSE MUSIC]

THE CHERVINSKIYS' MANSION

So what's it gonna be? Not back into serfdom, I hope?

And we were just startin to live properly.

Look, Malanka. Malanka! Get over here.

Malanka, what's going on there?

Oh, God.

The lord is furious, ordered everybody to take all the wedding tables apart.

And he ordered everybody to gather in the backyard tomorrow.

What? What for?

God...

Malanka? Malanka, the lady wants you, quick.

Oh our poor heads. What's it going to be?...

- Please forgive me. - Katya...

Sir, we caught him.

Everything just like you said, had a conspicuous black cape on him.

Please come to the station to identify him.

For now, my word will be enough.

Katya, you stay here. You're needed here more.

Let's go.

Evil is always punished.

NEZHIN, POLICE STATION

It's not him, how many times do I need to tell you?

- Do you think I'm blind? - You said yourself that you didn't see his face.

Why would I need his face if it's clear like this?

What's clear? What?

He had the cape, the one you saw.

Hey you.

Were you the one that stabbed merchant Andrey Zhadan?

I was.

- Why? - The Devil made me. I was drunk.

It's not him!

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

- Is the cape yours? - It is.

Look at him. Look, it's not his cape.

He couldn't walk in it, let alone run.

Walk a bit.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

Up.

Drunk as a lord.

Ran around like a horse when he was sober, but how do you walk when drunk?

- Would you recognize your knife? - Sure would.

I demand an identification of the knife.

As you wish.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

- Vasiliy Voronov, is this knife yours? - It is.

Did you use this knife to stab Mr Zhadan?

Yes. That's right.

Please, do you call that an identification?

You should have brought two knives for him, at least.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, why do you keep nitpicking?

The murderer is caught, isn't he?

He identified the evidence, didn't he? He confessed to his crime, didn't he?

Why would one slander oneself?

It's not him!

Vasiliy, answer me right away. Are you slandering yourself?

No.

This is all.

Congratulations, gentlemen, the case is closed.

Most Holy Lady Mother of God, with thine almighty advent,

help me pray to God, thy Son, so that He see my suffering and grant salvation

to Lord's servant Andrey.

Thy power is great, God.

I beg you, heal and grant life to the best and kindest of men. Amen.

Alive?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Andrey! Alive!

My God!

Alive!

Katerina Stepanovna.

I hope you do not misunderstand me.

I have no right to give you false hope.

Mr Zhadan has lost a lot of blood.

You must be prepared for any outcome and not hope too much.

What are you saying?

He's alive, he's breathing, you need - you must have faith, do you hear?

Go home and rest, and I will send for you if Andrey Andreevich comes to.

I'm not going anywhere!

I'm staying here, I will take care of him myself.

I will clean his wound, change his bandages. You dare not stop me, you hear?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Well, sir... A speedy recovery to Mr Zhadan, as they say.

But we have cause for celebration today.

In light of which... good day to you.

Good day.

See that? You stick black in their eyes, and they say "pockmarked."

They got rid of the case and that's it.

I'll go and see the marshal of the nobility to demand the investigation is resumed,

the proper way: with witnesses questioned and facts cross-referenced.

- I'll go right now. - Sure, sure.

- I wish you luck. - And you?

- I'll go to the hospital. - I see.

Bogdan Yuryevich, I left them horses over that way.

Uh-huh. Just give me a minute, Lukyan.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[NO DIALOGUE]

Listen to me, Katerina Stepanovna.

I'm not throwing you out, but you do need to change clothes, at least.

Your crinoline is blocking half the room!

Do you suggest I trip over you, my dear?

All right. I'll take the dress off and be right back.

Don't hurry so much. Rest up, eat, you need your strength.

You'll need it yet.

Boys, you are dismissed, go home. Don't loaf about here.

What? Why are you leaving?

- You can't leave him here alone! - Lady, calm down.

The murderer is caught, he confessed to everything. Your fiance is in no danger.

Bogdan Yuryevich, finally. Do you know who did it?

I don't know.

Nobody does.

These louts caught the wrong man.

My God... He's completely defenseless now.

- You can't leave him alone! - And I won't.

God, it's dark already.

Thank God they got that rascal at least, it's scary.

Oh.

- What is it? - Oh.

- What's the matter? - Wow.

- Calm down. - How is Andrey Andreevich? Alive?

- Yes. - How did you feel during the attack?

- Please don't. - Are you afraid?

Did you recognize the murderer?

- Who could it be taking revenge? - I don't know!

[MURMURS]

Stop, leave her alone.

- Well, how's Andrey Andreevich? - He’s alive, Paulina. He’s alive.

My God, my God, what happy news!

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, thank you.

You know, Bogdan said the murderer is still at large...

You need rest.

Don't think about it for now, Bogdan Yuryevich and I will take care of it.

- Let's go. - Come, come.

[CROWD MURMURING]

Like this. Get your skirts.

Hey, give way now. Giddap!

[CROWD MURMURING]

[CROWD MURMURING]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

I'll go see my mama, get some of them healin ointments.

They heal wounds up right quick.

Tea from forest herbs that give you strength.

And we'll put your Andrey Andreevich right back on his feet, you'll see.

And we put some wild honey in it, hoo!

- He like honey? - Who don't? Right, Orysya?

Shh. She's asleep. She's exhausted.

It's fine, let her sleep. Let her.

[HOOFS CLOPPING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[EERIE MUSIC]

[EERIE MUSIC]

God, it's so stuffy.

Wish it would pour already, I can't breathe it's so stuffy.

- Nazar. - What?

- Stop around here somewhere. - Whoa!

All right.

- We're there? - No, I'm here.

I'm going to see my mama, it's closer from here.

And you, when you're home, eat something and go to bed.

That's right, you'll be of no use at the hospital today.

- Orysya, make sure she does it. - But I--

Hey now, Katya! None of that "I business!"

Last thing we need is for that doctor to be dealing with you too!

Look at yourself, you can barely stand!

That's it. Honey, listen to me.

You'll get your strength back, have some sleep.

And in the mornin, I'll be back from Mama with them potions and we'll go together.

- Let me-- - Katya.

You're right. Surely that'll be the best way.

Yes. Best.

Good girl. Let me give you a kiss.

All right, honey. Right, I'm off.

Go with God.

Giddap!

[HOOFS CLOPPING]

[HOOFS CLOPPING]

THE CHERVINSKIYS' MANSION

Whoa, stop!

[NO DIALOGUE]

Goodnight, Katya. I'll take you to the hospital myself tomorrow.

Thank you, Nazar.

Thank you all for not leaving me today.

I want this awful day to be over already.

Katya, just don't worry too much.

It'll be all right, and your Andrey Andreevich will get better for sure.

Look at how strong his guardian angel is.

That's what I'm hoping for. Thank you.

Well, let's go. Giddup!

[NO DIALOGUE]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Easy. What's the matter?

Get away! Away from here, you ungrateful toad!

Pyotr Ivanovich, what are you doing?

You wanted freedom?

Choke on it. Get away from here.

I don't need your letter.

- I am free. - So go away, if you're free.

And forget about Chervinka. This is my house, understand?

And know this: I will never forgive you my son's death.

What do you mean? Grigoriy Petrovich's death was not my fault.

[A THUD]

Give it to me, quick.

Get away from here!

If you come here again, I will sic the dogs on you,

or strangle you with my own hands.

So that I'm sure it's done.

Get her out of here.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[RAIN SOUNDS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

Larisa, go to bed. It's late.

I...

I can't sleep without you.

What's the matter?

Why did we have to come back here?

I beg you, let's leave this place right this morning.

Leave? No thank you.

We left once.

And how did that voyage end?

I feel scared here, like something is choking me.

Pyotr Ivanovich, this house brings only misery.

This is my house. Mine!

I invested my life in it!

If it weren't for that--

And in fact, we should have never left.

We should have stayed.

Grisha, that fool, would be alive, and the mansion would not be ruined.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

Very well. I'll go to bed, it's late.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[RAIN SOUNDS]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[BACKGROUNDMUSIC]