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[NO AUDIO]

[THEME MUSIC]

Love in Chains

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Well? - He wasn’t here. I think he escaped.

The devil!

I thought I got him.

All right. Send someone to get Miroshnikov.

We need to take care of this crazy Circassian’s body.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Let go! Let go of me! Help! Help!

Let go! Help!

- Let go! - Help!

Get out of here!

Damn it!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Out!

Get up! Go and never come back.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

KIEV. ZHADAN’S HOUSE

Is she asleep?

[NO AUDIO]

Andrey, every time I look at her my heart grows warm.

But then I think how she grows up and asks,

“Where is my mommy?”

What shall I tell her?

That it’s all my fault. I’m the one who made her an orphan.

Don’t say that. Zoriana isn’t an orphan.

She has a father, and she has you.

I hope she will have godbrothers or godsisters soon.

[SAD MUSIC]

Or, better yet, both.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Bogdan!

I apologize for this late visit, but I’m here on an urgent matter.

- Darling… - I’ll leave you to it.

Good night, Bogdan Yuryevich.

I found him.

There was a fight. His servant is dead, but the Pole managed to escape.

Goddamn it! Not again.

I’m sorry. I didn’t have a chance to thank you.

I’m sincerely grateful to you.

You have nothing to thank me for.

Of course I do. If you didn’t come here in time…

I baulk at the thought of what could have happened.

You know, at this time of night our street is usually deserted,

and nobody would have heard…

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What were you doing here at this time?

Calm down. I had no evil plans, I swear.

I had no idea these guys were bandits.

What? Did you lead them here? What for?

It was that stupid argument.

They wouldn’t believe me that a young woman can run a factory

without help from her husband or father.

Why does it concern you?

Or is your dumb male nature unable to accept the fact

that a woman can achieve anything she wants without your involvement?

Why do you call it that?

You women are used to the thought that you are allowed anything.

If you had a husband, you wouldn’t live here alone,

and none of this would have happened.

So it’s my fault? My fault?

Drunk bastards break into my house, rob me, try to rape me.

- How is it all my fault? - I didn’t say it was.

Or is it my fault that you brought them here in the middle of the night

to prove your stupid point?

I told you I had no ill intents. Do you want me to apologize again?

Go to hell with your apologies.

Now I see why you are single.

With an attitude like this, no one will ever look at you twice.

Bastards.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

KIEV. BEZUS’S MANSION

Goddamn it!

I offered to take this business under my control from the beginning.

Who knows where he is now and what he decides to tell the world?

You think it doesn’t bother me?

I’ll remind you that ten years ago

you promised me he’d never come back to Kiev.

And I did what I promised.

The fortress he was sent to - prisoners were dying there left and right.

How the hell he survived and came back here?

Who made him obsessed with wanting me dead?

Do you mean I’m the one goading him?

I don’t know, Yevgeniy Antonovich,

but since you are an omnipotent person now…

Do something. Find him, Imp. Make sure I never hear about him again.

If you still want to enjoy the life you’re used to...

Quiet. Quiet. Don’t yell.

I have an idea. He won’t get away from us.

Maybe we won’t even have to disclose his real name.

What’s going on here? Why are you shouting?

Andrey Andreyevich, what’s wrong?

Excuse me for the early visit and all this noise, Rogneda Vasilyevna.

I was already leaving. I hope I can trust your word this time.

Even a former bondsman who married a peasant

doesn’t hesitate to order you around in your own house.

You’re nobody!

[NO DIALOG]

Your highness, please stop.

Do you want to buy a watch?

They are in full working order and have a good mechanism.

One can see that you are a man who appreciates fine things.

This suit. How much for it?

You have a good eye.

The suit is almost new.

It’s English fabric. Strong threads, and the buttons…

Ruble. I’ll give you one ruble. And don’t even try to bargain.

I know I’m paying double price as it is.

You have a deal.

Tell me, my friend,

do you know where I can find an apartment for rent, or maybe a room?

I do.

I’ll take the hat, too.

[NO DIALOG]

Nazar…

Nazar! Come on, man.

Put your hammer down. You have an important guest.

- I don’t have time for guests. I’m busy. - You really yanked on at work.

Are you trying to make up for three days you missed in one morning?

Go on, take a break.

Why are you here?

To persuade me?

I told Katia I wasn’t going back to your house.

It’s your decision. We aren’t going to try to make you change your mind.

Just listen to what the professor has to say.

He has been treating patients for forty years. You can trust him.

You weren’t there with Orysia. Why would I listen to you?

Hello, Nazar. Yes, I wasn’t there.

But believe me, I know every second of what was going on.

I’ve seen such cases too often.

KIEV. RODZIEVICH PERFUME FACTORY

Move it! Move it!

[NO DIALOG]

Goddamn it! Hold it!

Hold the cart! Hold it!

Lower it! Lower it slowly.

Thank you.

Not at all.

- I will… - What is it?

I’ll do it.

Can you tell me where it is?

It has to be somewhere here, but I can’t seem to find it.

It’s Podol. You can’t find your way here without help.

It’s Prokhorov’s rooms for rent. I’ll show you the way.

I’ll be very grateful.

I don’t understand. How can it be that no doctor,

no professor knows what causes this sickness?

Alas. We’ve been working on it for years.

If you only knew how many young lives we could save

if we knew the answer to this question!

Yes. But our Katia gave me hope. She said everything would be all right.

I won’t try to defend Katerina Stepanovna.

We aren’t Gods, and we cannot fight God’s will.

Yes, your wife was dying,

but she was also her friend.

Don’t you think she wanted to believe in miracle?

You make it sound so simple.

Katia is innocent but my Orysia is gone.

Nobody is going to give her back to me.

- Get out of here! - Listen, we…

Don’t. Listen, Nazar, Katia and I will raise Zoriana as if she were our own.

But we won’t hide from her who her real parents were.

Nobody is going to speak ill of you.

If you want to come back to your daughter, our doors are always open to you.

Let’s go, Pavel Petrovich.

That’s how I see this character, you know? Excuse me.

Larisa, goddess, good morning. I’m so happy to see you again.

- Stop it, Vladimir Fedoseyevich. - Larisa Viktorovna, my respect.

You are early today. We still have half an hour before the rehearsal.

You set a great example for the whole company.

I need to talk to Yelisey Matveyevich urgently, if you don’t mind.

Oh? Yes, of course.

[NO DIALOG]

Good day.

I’m not sure about that. What can I do for you?

I heard you were renting out rooms.

Do you have money? I demand one month’s pay in advance.

Of course. I will get paid in three days.

Meanwhile, I can offer you a ring that has been in my family for a while.

It is much more expensive.

By the way, Roman Petrovich sends his regards.

He promised to visit one of these days.

Thank you.

So if you don’t pay in three days, I’ll evict you in no time.

Larisa Viktorovna, for God’s sake. Don’t rush with your decision!

Yelisey Matveyevich, I’ve made up my mind.

This time I didn’t come to you for advice.

Call for Shchulovskaya.

But you are condemning yourself to certain demise! When…

I’ll die if I stay!

Where are you going now?

Nezhin.

To my son.

Goodbye.

THE CHERVINSKIY ESTATE

Galia, give them some food and send them to the bath.

If they have lice, shave their heads.

Will do.

How is my heir doing?

He’s healthy. He sleeps well and eats for two.

He even stopped crying before falling asleep. He’s settling down.

He’s a man. A true Chervinskiy.

You don’t say.

When he is serious, when he looks at you sternly,

he looks like Grigoriy Petrovich.

And when he smiles, he doesn’t.

He took his smile from his mother.

He will be a handsome man when he grows up, you’ll see.

What are you talking about?

Don’t you have anything to do that you decided to gab away?

- I’m sorry, sir. I was carried away. - You’re forgetting yourself.

Sit down, lads.

[NO DIALOG]

Tell me who you are and where you come from.

I’m a smith, and they are my apprentices.

Your master bought us at a fair in Sosnovka.

He said you needed people here.

So you’re bondsmen.

And the culmination of all charitable events will be a memorial soiree.

Only for the closest friends who were especially dear to Dmitriy Vladimirovich.

Will Nikolay Aleksandrovich be there?

Vice governor had a high opinion of his talents and exemplary character.

Mr. Doroshenko, as far as I know,

prefers his native Nezhin now

and… does not come to Kiev.

Yes, I heard about that.

You and the children also went somewhere in that area after the funeral.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mr. Doroshenko to see your excellence.

Send him in.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, my dear, what a nice surprise.

Rogneda Vasilyevna, hello.

Yelena Aleksandrovna…

I hope I’m not intruding.

Extremely important circumstances have brought me here.

Well, Rogneda Vasilyevna, thank you for your generosity.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Forgive me for taking so much of your time.

No, Yelena Aleksandrovna, I’m glad to help.

But I’m overstaying my welcome. Have a good night.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich. Yelena Aleksandrovna.

[NO DIALOG]

What happened?

Is it your father?

Natalie?

Come on, say something!

Father is fine. So is Natalie, as far as I can judge.

I’m here because of us.

I can’t stand it anymore. It’s breaking my heart.

What are you talking about?

I miss you. It is unbearable.

Even when I’m with you, I have to pretend that we’re strangers.

I can’t stand it anymore, and I don’t want to.

You are my friend, my air, my life…

I want more than anything in the world for you to become my wife.

You know I… I want it, too. But…

No buts. No one can forbid us to be happy.

Lullaby-bye,

doves have come

and sit on your cradle

Katrusia, my Katrusia.

You should be dandling your own baby.

Good evening.

You rogue! You shaggy scallywag!

Do you have a heart of stone in your chest?

And brains of hay in your head?

You bastard.

Oh God.

[SAD MUSIC]

Hello, baby. Forgive your good-for-nothing father.

I won’t leave you again.

I will be there for you for as long as I live.

Do you hear me, my beautiful girl?

Katrusia, I owe you an apology, too.

The doctor explained it to me that Orysia’s death wasn’t your fault.

I didn’t mean all the things I said. I’m sorry.

I know, Nazar. I know.

Oh God. To hell with you all. My word!

KIEV. MONASTERY OF THE CAVES

“…may you see Jerusalem’s prosperity all the days of your life,

and live to see your children’s children. Peace upon Israel.”

Do you, Nikolay, sincerely and voluntarily want and intend

to be the wedded husband of Yelena who stands here before you?

I do, Holy Father.

- Are you promised to any other bride? - No.

Do you, Yelena, sincerely and voluntarily want and intend

to be the wedded husband of Nikolay who stands here before you?

I do, Holy Father.

- Are you promised to any other groom? - No.

[HAPPY MUSIC]

Hello, Roman Petrovich.

Ma’am, you didn’t go home again? You should take better care of yourself.

This is the second night in a row you’re spending here.

So much to do, so many orders.

Customers don’t like to wait, you know that.

Oh, Olga Platonovna, it’s none of my business, of course,

but day’s work is never done.

You can’t earn all money in the world. Life isn’t waiting for anyone, though.

Roman Petrovich.

I’ve been thinking about what you said the other day,

and you were right about a bodyguard.

A gun will not protect one from a gang.

Our revenues are growing, and I don’t want to put it at risk.

Now you are talking, ma’am. Good.

I’ll find you an able lad. Give me a couple days.

Can you find one today? So that he could start tonight.

[SAD MUSIC]

Apples…

Your apples are as big as plums.

Fish, fish… Come on.

This isn’t fish. These are dry as a bone.

Your fish is only good for hammering nails.

Come on. Give me some gingerbread.

Thank you.

Fish.

Fresh fish!

Let’s see. Give me…

a kopeck’s worth. Thank you.

[FUNNY MUSIC]

Who are you? Why are you following me?

Who hired you to spy on me? The Polish gentleman?

We aren’t following you.

We wanted to see the woman who messes about decent people’s heads.

- What? What people? - We should go.

- Hey, stop! - Let’s go.

- Stop! - No, we should go.

Let’s go.

Hello.

What the hell are you waiting for?

Do you think the priest will wait till the cows come home?

Pavlina Yosypivna, would you like to take Bogdan’s place at my office?

It’s a sin to waste your management skills on pots and pans.

Funny.

Go on, mock me, but they won’t let you into St. Elias Church today,

because tardiness is a sin.

We’ll see if you’ll keep cracking jokes then.

Come on!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

THE CHERVINSKIY ESTATE

- Good day, ma’am. - Hello, Frol, is Piotr Ivanovich here?

What is wrong with him? He has eaten, he is dry…

Lev, my dear baby!

Mommy missed you so much.

My darling!

Don’t you dare touch my son!

Piotr Ivanovich, I’m begging you. Let’s talk.

For Lev’s sake. He is so small. He needs his mother.

I realize you are angry at me…

Angry at you? You don’t deserve the honor.

Galia, take the baby. Take the baby, I said!

- I can’t… - Give him to me.

I can’t live without him.

You should have thought about it earlier.

I forbid you to come near this house. Go away, now!

You have no right to do this to me. I’m his mother!

Frol, take her out of here and get her into her carriage.

Make sure she leaves!

- I’m begging you, Piotr Ivanovich… - Please come.

…for the sake of everything good that we had in our life, I’m begging you.

If I find out someone has let her in, I’ll have them whipped!

- No. - I’m sorry.

But… don’t make Piotr Ivanovich angry.

My darling.

Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation,

and visitation for the servant of God Zoriana

and for the pardon and remission of her sins.

From thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind,

and to thee we ascribe glory:

to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

Glory to thee, O our God, glory to thee. Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

[MELLOW MUSIC]

Hush, baby.

- Oh God! - What happened?

Yablonevskiy. I think I’ve just seen him.

Let’s go, now!

[SAD MUSIC]

Miss, wait, you lost something. Your ribbon.

It was on the stairs. Let me help you tie it back.

Come to the kitchen tomorrow after lunch.

The master won’t be home.

Done.

Go.

[SAD MUSIC]

Buy the latest issue! Come on, buy it! It’s only half a kopeck for copy. Buy it!

- This is horrible, though. - It will be done, gentlemen, rest assured.

One more thing. They might make him come for the ransom alone.

Even if he says he is safe, don’t believe him.

I understand. Of course.

In case any written orders, notes,

if a boy comes to see him, let us know.

- Hold up the courier until we arrive. - Buy the latest issue. It’s only half a kopeck.

Can I have a look?

Why not? If you are going to buy it, you can have a look.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I wish I ran into this Polish gentleman. Five hundred rubles, huh?

You look a bit like him. Maybe it’s you they are looking for.

You’re a funny one, my lad.

Me, a Polish nobleman? I don’t even speak Polish.

You aren’t dressed as a prince, either.

That’s right.

Shall you buy the newspaper? It’s only half a kopeck.

You know what, I’ll buy it when I get rich.

So, Prokhor Markovich, you understand we need a strong man for this.

A calm and silent type, too.

Because not anyone can put up with her temper.

A man like this will be hard to find.

- Do you have the money you promised me? - No money.

If you can’t pay the rent, you understand you will have to vacate the premises.

I understand.

Is it you who helped me at the factory the other day?

I suppose so.

Wait, Prokhor Markovich, don’t be in a rush.

What would you say if I offered you a job?

Why can’t this bastard leave us alone?

I don’t understand, Pavlusia.

How can one want a man dead for the horror he had committed himself?

Right.

I can’t shake off the feeling that he keeps watching me.

- Is he? - May I?

Oh. Listen, Mr. Malevanny!

I wish a rooster cried every time you’re trying to go to sleep.

Good day to you, too, Pavlina Yosypivna. Hello, Katerina Stepanovna.

Hello, Karp Karpovich.

Have you brought us something delicious again?

Of course. I brought you a rabbit, freshly killed.

By the way, I know this French recipe. It requires white wine.

I cook rabbits with sour cream, our way.

Sour cream is good, too.

You can add some garlic, carrots, pepper, chopped onions.

Karp Karpovich, I know something about cooking.

I know what to add to the rabbit. Is there something else you wanted?

- I didn’t but now I do. - Come on, tell me.

I want you to come to dinner and meet my children.

Why on earth? I’m not going to go to any viewings.

How did it ever occur to you?

Go with God. Go!

Pavlusia. Karp Karpovich, do you have a daughter or a son?

Sons. Two of them.

Miron and Timofey. They are both grown-up and married.

So why would I want to meet them?

Because I’m quite smitten by you, Pavlina Yosypivna.

All right, we need to find the mistress. She will decide whether she hires you.

She’s a woman with iron will. Wait here a minute.

So you take care of this concrete task,

because it’s the most important part of our work?

- Excuse me, Olga Platonovna. - Yes?

I brought you a guard.

He looks like a decent guy and doesn’t talk too much.

His name is Stepan. He’s waiting outside.

Here.

You?

Listen, maybe he wants us to take over the store.

How much longer are we going to do his bidding?

Yeah, right. I’ll see the sky falling on earth before that.

Why did he want us to…

Come in. Come in.

Guys, thank you for setting the table.

I want you to meet someone I care about a lot.

Please meet Pavlina Yosypivna.

Hello.

You have already met Miron,

and this is Timofey, my youngest.

- Hello, Pavlina Yosypivna. - Good day.

Where are the girls?

Dusia, Lesia!

We’re coming! We’re carrying hot food.

Please meet my daughters-in-law.

This is Dusia, Miron’s wife.

And this is Olesia, Timofey’s other half.

This is Pavlina Yosypivna, a close friend of mine.

I think I’ve met you girls before.

Maybe it was someone who looked like me. You must be mistaken.

Well, if I’m mistaken, it’s all right.

- All right, let’s eat. - Let’s.

Why didn’t you tell me there will be guests?

I would serve on our good china.

These are regular plates, and some are chipped.

I can’t serve it to a guest.

Give me the chipped one. I’m not superstitious.

Pavlina Yosypivna, please seat in my chair.

- Thank you. - You will be comfortable here.

Mr. Yablonevskiy, please explain what’s going on.

The newspapers write about your abduction,

the police ask for any information about you.

There is a reward!

Everybody is shocked and grieving, and here you are standing in front of me.

Olga Platonovna, I understand that all this looks very weird,

but I ask you not to tell anyone about this meeting,

as well as my whereabouts.

Are you playing at Harun al-Rashid?

I’m not playing this charade on a whim.

The information about my kidnapping is nothing but a crafty trap.

Listen,

I hate secrets and innuendos,

so either you tell me everything like at confession,

and I decide whether I can believe you or not,

or, forgive me, I’m not going to keep your secret.

You know the man who made me go into hiding.

However, I doubt you have any idea what this man,

who is used to hiding under the mask of a benefactor, is capable of.

So I was in charge of the masters’ kitchen for two decades and a half.

What brought you to Kiev? Did you come here with your masters?

My masters met an unenviable fate.

Mrs. Anna Lvovna dies, and her son Grisha,

God forgive his soul, took his own life.

And before that, he gave away his father’s estate to the bank.

I came here to the city with Katia and Andrey Andreyevich after their wedding.

Now I’m in charge of their kitchen. By the way, this borsch is delicious.

The pampushkas are also good.

Thank you for your kind words. We know a thing or two about cooking, too.

You don’t have a husband, I gather?

No.

I’m a widow.

My husband was taken to the army on the next day after our wedding,

and he died there.

And children?

Do you have any, or God never gave you a chance?

Dusia, enough of this interrogation!

No, it’s not enough. We need to know what expects us.

I gather that Pavlina Yosypivna is going to move in with us soon.

What if she is? Eat and be quiet.

Listen, Mr. Malevanny, I never promised you anything.

Thank you for the hospitality, goodbye and take care.

Old fool! Letting myself be fooled, being carried away at my old age!

Pavlina Yosypivna, wait. Please forgive me, Pavlina Yosypivna.

You didn’t do a very good job raising your children, did you, Mr. Malevanny?

They don’t know how to behave around their elders.

Believe me, it never happened before. It’s as if devil possessed them today!

- I don’t know. - Calm down, Pavlina Yosypivna.

I don’t know who possessed whom. You’re a better judge of it.

But you really should go home, Mr. Malevanny.

They must be serving desert now. Maybe even on unchipped plates.

Let me at least walk you home.

It won’t do for a respected lady like you walk the streets alone.

I’ve been walking alone all my life, and nothing happened to me.

What do you want?

Why don’t you leave me alone?

I can’t leave a lady alone in the street.

I have to make sure nothing happens to you.

[FUNNY MUSIC]

Did cat get your tongues? Isn’t it true what I said?

Or did you like this guest of honor so much?

That’s true, Dusia, but you know Father hates it

when someone is going against his will.

How long will we sit like helpless cows clipping our eyes?

Or do you, Timofey, want to do not only your father’s bidding but this cook’s,

till you are an old man?

Listen, maybe Father just wanted her to come to dinner.

You don’t really think that Father will get married at his age.

So you’re still here. Good.

We have to talk about some serious things.

Are you all crazy or what? Is this the way to welcome guests?

Father, we didn’t expect guests.

We would have prepared better if you told us.

We’d have cooked more food.

Do you and Dusia grudge your borsch or good china?

Would it kill you to take out the good set and set the table with normal plates!

No need to scold us, Father.

Olesia and I work like horses here since dawn every day.

We were supposed to welcome her here as the future lady of the house?

Listen, woman, and you all!

You will welcome Pavlina Yosypivna not like a lady of the house

but like Queen of Sheba if I say so.

It’s my house, and I decide who is or isn’t welcome here.

[NO DIALOG]

Good morning.

Katerina Stepanovna, it’s such a glorious morning

that I decided to dedicate this day to idle pleasures.

You are coming with me, and I won’t take no for an answer.

Olia, I’m sorry, I can’t do this. I decided to go back to the hospital.

Dr. Verkhovinets expects me today.

It’s wonderful news.

I’ll come pick you up after work, then, and we’ll go for a walk

at the Botanical Gardens near the University.

A walk?

I don’t think I can. Sorry.

Andrey Andreyevich, do you forbid your wife to go on walks?

Olga Platonovna, don’t make me sound like a tyrant.

We have a beautiful garden you can walk in.

Seriously, it’s not safe in the city right now.

Katia shouldn’t show there unguarded.

I read about the Polish prince. The entire city is buzzing.

- What happened? - Don’t you know?

He was kidnapped. The police are confused.

Olga Platonovna, I’m sorry. Katia and I need to go.

Let me give Yekaterina Stepanovna a ride.

At least we can talk on the way there.

No need. I’ll do it. I promised to get her there in time,

and one needs to keep one’s promises.

That’s right, one needs to stick to one’s promises till the end.

I’m so happy, Katerina Stepanovna, that you changed your mind and come back.

My young colleague whom you assisted in surgery

thinks you have great future in surgery.

Nikolay Vasilyevich knows how to inspire people.

You had to face a hard ordeal in the very beginning of your way.

Losing not just a patient but a friend is twice as horrible.

But, alas, sometimes not only a doctor but God himself is powerless.

But it doesn’t mean you should quit medicine.

Pavel Petrovich, I have a request, though.

Could you assign me to work with less severe patients?

The dressing ward, maybe.

Not to the maternity ward or morbid patients.

Not forever, just for a while.

Of course. I understand.

It’s also an important part of your training.

I’m sure you won’t be easily scared by open wounds after your amputation.

I promise not to swoon or abuse smelling salts.

- Take a seat, Mr. Yablonevskiy. - Olga Platonovna, why are you doing this?

I intend to keep the promise I gave you, in spite of everything.

If you ask too many questions, I might change my mind. Sit down.

- Olga Platonovna, are you sure? - Sit still. You need to look convincing.

Well, Katerina Stepanovna, another day at the dressing ward,

and you’ll put me out of my job.

Making so much progress in just half a day!

It’s raw talent, there is no other way to put it.

Thank you, Yuliya Borisovna. I had no idea it was such a hard work.

We’re done. Try to move your hand.

Does it hurt? Are you comfortable?

Thank you.

Come with me.

Katerina Stepanovna? We only have one patient left.

Do you feel you can do the dressing yourself?

- I’ll try. - Very well. Call me if you need me.

Come in.

Take a seat.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I apologize in advance if I unintentionally cause you pain.

I’m still learning.

Katerina Stepanovna, listen to me.

Katerina Stepanovna, don’t scream.

[THEME MUSIC]