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[NO AUDIO]

[THEME MUSIC]

Love in Chains

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I don’t understand. Why monastery?

Why did he take her there?

What is he trying to achieve?

Did this Mother Grigoriya explain

what Katerina Stepanovna is doing at her convent?

No.

The only thing I know right now is that Katia is alive.

It’s all that matters.

I thought he kidnapped her in order to kill.

You and Bezus have wasted too much time looking for clues!

Sometimes it feels like you…

As If you recognize that Yablonevskiy, or what is his name?

Gnatkevich, has right to revenge.

Andrey, are you really innocent in his wife’s murder or…

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

This way, please. They are already waiting for you.

Is something wrong?

No. Thank you for escorting me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

You know what I feel like?

I feel that I should have found about my wife’s whereabouts

not from Natalya Doroshenko.

He wasn’t supposed to get to her at all.

Are you losing your grip or had the Pole found his way to you?

Andrey, do you really think it was me?

You think I could betray you after everything we went through?

I can’t complain at my memory.

But we shouldn’t bring up the past.

Some things should stay buried.

Why are we moving so… Can we go faster?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

CHERNIGOV. MONASTERY

Never give up, Kseniya, do you hear?

If life has taught me something in these last two years,

it’s that you should never give up,

even when it seems that everything is over.

I wrote a letter to the archbishop

about Mother Superior’s atrocities and about your troubles.

Now we need to find a way to send it to Chernigov, to the hotel.

My friends are there, and they will help us.

The postman comes after the liturgy. We need to give the letter to him.

But Mother will not let you or me leave.

God, what shall I do?

God...

I am to take the vows tomorrow.

Katia? Katia, what am I to do?

Katia, do you hear me?

Read it.

“I knew Natalya Aleksandrovna Chervinskaya before she took the vows,

and I know how much she has gone through.

What Mother Grigoriya is doing now

is only the consequences of Mrs. Chervinskaya’s suffering.

But as sorry as I feel for her, it’s unacceptable that her convent

became an abode of fear and pain.

Trusting your wisdom and kindness, I ask you to save novice Kseniya Kvitka.

Katerina Zhadan.”

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

So you feel sorry for me, huh?

Why don’t you see what you’re sowing around you?

Those who you are supposed to care about fear you and detest you.

Shut up!

You are lying! My acts are the acts of God.

You are consumed by pride.

Wake up! You aren’t God!

Sister Liudmila, this lay sister is hardened in sin,

and sins are to be atoned.

Come on!

You can’t! Do you hear? You can’t!

Here, Mother.

You…

Don’t you dare. No!

Sisters, her hands.

Come on!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Enough.

From now on, you will spend your days here,

in prayer and contemplations about atonement.

Nobody is allowed to talk to you.

You have become a monster, Natalya Aleksandrovna.

Sister Liudmila, wash the sister’s hands.

And make sure she doesn’t have any stationery.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

IMPERIAL HOTEL

There is no danger. You can leave today if you want.

Your Zoriana takes after you, Olga Platonovna.

So much strength in such a small body.

Yes! Well, good luck.

- Thank you. Goodbye. - Goodbye.

[HAPPY MUSIC]

Well…

We can go home to Kiev now.

They must be missing me at the factory.

Yes, we have been here too long.

Let’s go home, huh, Zoriana?

My little star is healthy now.

Let me help you.

It’s heavy.

[HAPPY MUSIC]

I’ll have them get your carriage ready. We could leave in a couple hours.

Wait.

Maybe we shouldn’t rush it. Zoriana has just started to sleep well.

Let her rest and get her strength back today,

and tomorrow at dawn we can leave.

What do you think?

It’s a good idea.

All right.

It’s a long trip.

It’s hard even for me, and she is a child recovering from disease.

Why don’t we have lunch, then?

I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry as a wolf in January.

You’re right. I’m hungry, too.

What do you love most of all?

I remember Auntie Pavla’s meringues she used to make for the Chervinka landlords.

They were yummy.

I like veal roast,

as spicy as they get.

[HAPPY MUSIC]

Thank me for taking fresh ones and not those soaked in vinegar.

I don’t understand you, girl.

Are you that fearless or just stupid?

Didn’t you realize Mother would be furious?

Did you have to call her on her sins in our presence?

Is it better to jump every time she looks at you, like all sisters here do?

You have nurtured this demon with your silence.

The sisters will have to live with Mother Superior for a long, long time.

You are not very well acquainted with the monastery rules.

I don’t think that the preparedness for beatings

is a mandatory part of this time.

Sister Liudmila? You don’t like Mother Grigoriya.

You don’t think she deserves her position.

So what?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

So help Kseniya escape becoming a nun against her will.

She will write a letter to the archbishop, and I will corroborate her words.

Who will they give her position?

Of course, to the sister who was brave enough to fight the evil.

Don’t you have pity for this poor girl?

My God, she is your only chance to become Mother Superior!

Our Lord teaches us that humility is the greatest of all virtues.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

KIEV. BEZUS’S MANSION

How nice of you, Yevgeniy Antonovich,

to remember that your house isn’t just a place you spend the night.

Prokhor, tell them to serve dinner.

His Excellence and I will go down in fifteen minutes.

Dinner at home with you?

My God, Rogneda Vasilyevna, I’m not an enemy to myself.

I’m in a hurry. I have a cause for celebration.

Whatever you say, Yevgeniy Antonovich.

You forgot your folder.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Since when are you buying real estate without my consent?

There is always a first time, Rogneda Vasilyevna.

Don’t worry about it. It shouldn’t concern you.

However, I must say, this is a very good deal. Goodbye.

[NO DIALOG]

CHERNIGOV. MONASTERY

Kseniya.

Kseniya! Hush. The sun will come up in a couple hours.

It’s high time for you to leave the convent

if you don’t intend to become our sister.

I should tell Katia. Katia. Katia!

Are you crazy, girl? Do you want to wake up everyone?

Get dressed. Be quick. Quick.

It’s too dangerous to go past the gatehouse.

Leave through the cellar, through the loading dock.

It leads outside the walls.

Oh my. They are up already.

They’re probably going to the church to clean up before the Mass.

Take the key. You need to apply some force to click the lock open.

Leave the key in the lock.

I will take it later and return it on Mother Superior’s key ring

before she notices it’s missing.

Where should I go then?

When you come out, turn right. Away from the gates, not towards them.

This road will lead you where you need to be.

Here is some water and bread.

Run! Go with God.

Come on, run.

[HOPEFUL MUSIC]

Kseniya.

I knew it was you.

The one thing I don’t understand is how you managed to steal the key.

Who helped you? Come on, tell me!

Mother Grigoriya, please. I’m begging you. Please let me go.

I don’t want to stay here. Please! I want to be with my mother.

- I don’t want to stay here. - Hush, my dear. Hush. Come on, get up.

Listen to me. You are not alone, do you hear?

It might feel as if I were locking you up here, away from your life.

But it’s not like that. The life in the world can be true hell.

Believe me, I know.

Your stepfather hates you.

You are still so young. You need protection. You will have it here.

We will become your new family, do you hear?

We will take care of you, Kseniya.

I want to live. I want to get married.

I love a man, I love him with all my heart, do you hear?

It doesn’t mean anything.

You can’t know for sure who he really is, whether he is going to hurt you.

- Do you hear me? - You don’t know him.

If you couldn’t become happy, it doesn’t mean I can’t either.

Kseniya, don’t be stubborn. I want to take care of you.

- You will be better off here. - I don’t need you to take care of me.

Leave me alone.

Kseniya, Kseniya.

Kseniya, get up. Stop pretending.

You need to get ready to the morning prayer.

Kseniya! Kseniya?

Kseniya?

Oh my God, oh my God.

Kseniya? Oh my God. Kseniya?

Kseniya! Kseniya, my God!

[SAD MUSIC]

Holy Mother of God, don’t abandon me in your mercy.

- Protect me and guide me… - God almighty, how can it be?

We should tell Mother Superior. God have mercy on us.

[NO DIALOG]

God bless you, sister. Thank you.

What’s this noise? What happened?

A disaster. I don’t know how to tell Mother superior.

Kseniya has escaped. She is not in her cell.

Are you all right?

How horrible.

Sheesh!

Cleanse me of my sin, knowing about my unlawfulness. My sin…

I’m sorry to interrupt your prayer, Mother, but something has happened.

Our new sister is missing.

The one that was going to take her vows today, Kseniya.

The sisters and I have searched everywhere.

She is nowhere to be found.

Forgive me, Mother, there is a merchant from Kiev

insisting that I brought him straight to you.

He says you sent him a note that his wife was hiding here.

- Did he say what his name was? - Andrey Andreyevich Zhadan.

Tell him I will be with him as soon as I finish my prayer.

Shall I let Kseniya’s stepfather know about her escape?

No.

Tell him to come here today. I will talk to him myself.

[SAD MUSIC]

The carriage is probably ready.

I will carry your bags, and we’ll be ready to go.

Nazar, wait.

I’m not waiting for the carriers.

There is no need for me to play a gentleman anymore.

Come here. Come on.

- What is it? - Look who is here.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What is he doing here?

It’s Zhadan’s carriage. It means his boss is somewhere around.

We need to tell Katia.

[NO DIALOG]

- Should we wake him? - Leave him. He had a rough night.

He is so weird, and this mask… Yew! I don’t know why Madame had to hire him.

At least I don’t have to be scared of that Yekaterinoslav miser strangling me now.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Make it quick, Lialia.

Just a moment.

All right, let’s go.

God, your room is a mess.

I my future mother-in-law going to visit me here?

Come on, let’s go.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I did everything you asked.

I had your note sent to the monastery,

and the wet nurse will be here in 15 minutes.

Let me ask, how long do you intend to stay?

For the next two days, no more. Thank you.

Miss Rodzievich.

This is an unexpected meeting.

Hello, Mr. Khorunzhiy.

Andrey Andreyevich will have many questions.

Where is he at present?

At the Presentation Convent.

I am sure you are aware what brought him here.

Let me give you an advice.

Tell me at once where Yablonevskiy is,

and maybe Mr. Zhadan will not press charges against you.

Yes, I did help Andrey Andreyevich’s wife and aided her in leaving Kiev,

on her own volition, let me point it out.

She asked me to take her to Chernigov,

and I have no knowledge of her further movements,

as well as of Mr. Yablonevskiy’s whereabouts.

The last time I saw him was in Kiev.

Don’t take me for a fool.

I warn you, don’t even try to leave the hotel before Andrey speaks to you.

My friend, is this the way to speak to a lady?

Apologize immediately.

I gave you a warning.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What a brute! Just say a word, and I will teach him manners.

Give me an order, and I will challenge him to a duel.

There is no need. I can handle this.

Let me introduce myself.

Vladimir Zadunayskiy, lead actor of the Nezhin theater.

I am giving a special performance at the local fair.

There are posters all over Chernigov. You must have seen them.

No, I haven’t.

Today is our last performance. I will leave you a ticket at the entrance.

First row, the best seat.

As your savior, can I ask you about your name?

Olga Rodzievich.

I am looking forward to it, Miss Rodzievich.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mother Grigoriya, finally.

Mr. Zhadan, I apologize for this long wait.

I must say I didn’t expect you so soon.

I came as soon as I received your letter.

I must say your wife came here to ask for a shelter,

and the convent accepted her without asking further questions.

Mother Grigoriya, forgive me,

but my wife was abducted in the middle of her treatment

by a man who had tried to kill me.

He escorted her here.

He might have introduced himself as Stefan Yablonevskiy or Stepan Gnatkevich.

I don’t know anything about him.

Katia didn’t mention him, and she was alone when she came here.

Andrey Andreyevich,

I understand that different things can happen between spouses…

I want to see my wife. Can it be arranged without delay?

Of course. Come with me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Ostap, go to Andreyevsky Descent. I need number 17.

Yes, ma’am.

Go.

Andrey Andreyevich, before you meet with Katia…

A wife must be reconciled to her husband,

and a husband must not divorce his wife.

That’s what our Lord teaches us.

But how pure your intentions are?

Katia seemed genuinely scared of you finding out about her whereabouts.

I swear with everything I have and call God as my witness

that all I want is being happy next to a wonderful woman

who has become my wife.

I don’t have any hidden goals or intentions.

All right.

[SAD MUSIC]

Come in.

If this is a joke, Mother Grigoriya, it’s a very silly one.

Where is my wife?

I don’t understand. Katia was supposed to be here.

She couldn’t have escaped. You saw it: the door had been locked.

And still she isn’t here. Where is she?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I will distract Agafya. Go quickly.

Sister, may I ask you why you decided to help me after all?

You were right saying that we have nurtured this demon.

It’s time to behead it.

It isn’t your war. It’s our trouble, and it’s for us to deal with it.

You came to hide here not because you had nothing else to do.

As soon as I heard about your husband, I put two and two together.

Thank you. I will go straight to the archbishop and…

I’m telling you, there is no need.

We will deal with Mother Superior ourselves.

It’s time. Don’t look back. Sister Sofya is almost deaf.

Oh, I almost forgot. Here.

A boy brought it from the hotel half an hour ago.

Let’s go.

[SAD MUSIC]

Come on, go. Go straight. Go, go ahead.

Turn to the right over there and go on.

Sister Agafya, there is some ruckus upstairs again.

- Mother Superior is very angry. - What happened?

I don’t know, but you should go there.

All right. Let me close the gate first. Hey you, stop!

It’s sister Sofya. Mother sent her for donations yesterday.

She can barely hear anything.

Deaf as an adder.

[SAD MUSIC]

Whoa!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Are you sure it’s here, Ostap? - Yes, ma’am.

[SAD MUSIC]

Hey, you! Come here.

Are you talking to me?

What is your name?

Marichka.

- Do you work here? - I work and live here, ma’am.

Do you know state councilor Bezus?

I know a lot of gentleman.

I’m not interested in your dubious acquaintances, you fool.

Tell me if you know the state councilor.

What if I am? What do you care?

Does he come here often?

Yevgeniy Antonovich comes here every day now.

He is the new owner, after all. Why are you asking?

Are you here looking for job? You should talk to Madame Makarova, then.

Idiot.

With attitude like this, she will never hire you!

[SAD MUSIC]

Ivan, are you here?

[NO DIALOG]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mother, she isn’t at the canteen or the pantries, either.

Yelena and Vasilisa have checked every nook at the church. Also nothing.

Sister Agafya, how is it possible?

Are you sure you didn’t leave the gatehouse?

I swear, Mother, nobody came in or out.

Except for Sister Sofya who went to collect the donations.

Goddamn it, she couldn’t have just disappeared into thin air!

Mr. Zhadan, hold your tongue. You are in God’s house.

Mother, we have checked the praying room on your orders. She isn’t there.

If we find her after all, we will let you know.

Are you staying at the Imperial?

Yes.

To the hotel. Let’s go, goddamn it!

Come on! Go!

Do you think she received the message?

We’ll find out soon enough.

I wrote to her that she should wait in the carriage

and not come inside the hotel.

It’s too dangerous.

Nazar, it’s Zhadan’s carriage.

God, please let him be there alone.

He is alone.

See? He is in a foul mood.

Do you understand what it means?

Our Katia has escaped again.

Bring her clean clothes. And don’t let her drink.

They won’t tolerate a drunk here.

Yes, of course I will do it.

You… come check on her from time to time, all right?

She could use some stock, too. She hasn’t had a good meal for days.

All right.

You can look at it as if it’s a spa. They will take a good care of you here.

Glafira promised to bring some stock.

I’d prefer brandy or some kind of liqueur, or even cologne.

Find me something, Oksana. I’m dying for a drink.

Nastia, the doctor said that drinking is like death to you.

I will die in any case.

They send people like me, the hopeless people, here to die.

Do you think I am too stupid to know?

I just don’t want you to make it worse for yourself.

Do you think I don’t know why you are so worried about me?

You are the one who planted the bottle in my room, weren’t you?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

How did you find out?

There was no one else.

I only realized it later. No one else was in my room except for you.

So what did I do to anger the police dog, eh, my friend?

He sent you, didn’t he? Because of Katia.

I don’t know.

He said it would be better for everyone if you don’t live there anymore.

Nastia, I’m so sorry. I’m begging you to forgive me.

If I only knew it would end up like this.

You would do the same thing, my friend.

Enough tears. It is what it is. You can’t hide from your fate.

Find me some cologne, though.

It’s too scary, dying sober.

[NO DIALOG]

Finally. Give it to me.

Here. I barely found it in all that mess.

All right, go.

No, wait.

Wait.

You need to take a note to Zhadan’s.

- Shall I send Ivan? - Do it yourself.

Do it yourself.

And make sure nobody knows.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Kseniya. Kseniya!

Kseniya! Kseniya?

Kseniya!

Mr. Lutsenko refused to come.

He says that God and the sisters are to take care about her fate now.

Well, Mother?

You didn’t expect anyone to know about your secret, did you?

Now everyone who admires your sanctimony will know about your crimes.

God, have mercy on me…

- God, have mercy… - You’ll have to answer for your crimes.

Where did you bury her?

Has the murderer found mercy in her?

What have I done?

God, what have I done? I can’t be forgiven.

God is merciful even to people like you.

Keep praying, sister. Day and night.

If only it could help bring her back to life.

Pray for your own salvation.

You understand that any sin requires atonement.

I don’t deserve any lenience. I am prepared to take any punishment.

Well, then we both know what to do.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Get out of here. Now!

Yevgeniy Antonovich, is there anything you want to tell me?

A poem? A fable?

I would prefer a true story

about you losing your mind and purchasing a brothel.

I went to the address to see your lucky purchase,

and now I know everything.

So that is why you look so mournful.

Rogneda Vasilyevna, dear, you should take care of yourself

and not take all this to heart.

Do you really not understand what a disaster this is?

If people find out, it will be the end of everything.

We will never be received at any decent house again.

There will be rumors!

How many decent houses do you know in Kiev?

Calm down. No one will find out anything,

unless, of course, you spill the beans.

As for rumors, who believes in them? Goodbye.

[NO DIALOG]

Look through it. Is everything correct?

“I, Mother Superior of the Presentation Convent,

Sister Grigoriya, renounce my position

and ask to let me go on a pilgrimage with peace

to atone all my sins of commission and omission with good deeds.

Wishing well to this convent, I ask you to heed to my request

and put good sister Liudmila in charge of it.

She will not abandon the sisters and the good deeds

and will take care of the monastery like no one else can.”

Well, now the justice will be restored.

I think we should go to the police.

I am prepared to pay the price for what I have done.

To bring disgrace and dishonor upon the convent?

No, Sister Grigoriya, I will stay silent about your crime,

only for the sake of this place, which you aren’t worthy to be in,

and not for your sake.

I only pray God for mercy. My wonderings will have no destination.

From this day on, without roof over my head or shelter,

I commit myself to His will and promise

to help everyone who needs it

and whom I will meet on my way.

I am certain you will be able to keep this vow.

Let Lord show you the right way.

- Come in. - Good evening.

Drink, don’t be shy. All right…

[BAWDY MUSIC]

Gentlemen!

Gentlemen, I suggest a toast for the hostess

of this wonderful establishment.

It’s thanks to her that we all keep coming here.

But, gentlemen, I have found out that Madame Makarova

is preparing another surprise for us all.

Isn’t that true, Liubov Vasilyevna?

So we all ask you to tell us

how you are going to entertain us now.

Thank you. Thank you, Yevgeniy Antonovich.

Yes, the girls and I do everything we can so that each and every one of you

felt here as if he were in his sweetest dream.

But allow me to keep our surprise in secret until all preparations are done.

All preparations. Let it be a wonderful surprise for everyone.

Well, gentlemen, we will wait eagerly for the big reveal.

To Madame Makarova!

- To Madame Makarova! - To Madame Makarova!

Thank you.

Yes. Thank you. Thank you, everyone.

Your health!

You are a troublemaker and a jester.

[BAWDY MUSIC]

Have fun. Have fun. Yes?

They said he was away. His wife was found or something like that.

Do they know when they will be back?

- No. - All right, off you go.

Hey!

[SAD MUSIC]

Sister Agafya, open the gate.

Sister Grigoriya is setting out on a pilgrimage.

Mother, is it true? How can you abandon us?

Don’t be sad.

Sister Liudmila will be a good mentor for you all.

I need to go.

[SAD MUSIC]

It’s over.

Everything will be fine now.

- I don’t want to stay here anymore. - You don’t have to.

You’ll get your strength back, get back on your feet and go with God.

[SAD MUSIC]

[SAD MUSIC]

IMPERIAL HOTEL

[BACKGROUND DIALOG]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I hope she was able to run away.

If she is in the carriage, be ready to leave at once.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Thank God.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Where do you think you are going, Olga Platonovna?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mr. Zhadan.

[THEME MUSIC]