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[NO AUDIO]

[THEME MUSIC]

Love in Chains

What do you say?

KIEV PRISON

Start talking.

Gentlemen, give Mr. Yablonevskiy and me a few minutes.

Don’t go far. What if this gentleman decides to kill me?

What did you do to Katia?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Do you mean my wife, whom you abducted for some reason

and hid at the Presentation Monastery?

Nothing at all. I love Katia, and I would never harm her.

Are you saying that what happened at the hospital

was your way to show love and care?

It’s none of your business.

I’m surprised with your interest in my wife.

I’d think you would care more about the fate of your own.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I believe it’s time for you to get your explanation.

You must be curious to learn about my part in the events of ten years ago.

I will tell you, if you are still looking for answers.

When you were arrested, Vera didn’t find out about it at once.

She had been looking for you for days - at your friends’ houses, at hospitals,

among those killed during the robbery.

Desperate, she wrote me a letter.

Your accusations are groundless, Piotr Ivanovich.

I didn’t know anything about this deal. There was no fraudulent intent on my part.

You are a pair of strays, you and your dear husband.

No honor, no conscience.

You aren’t the one to talk about honor, Piotr Ivanovich.

After all that mud you’ve been flinging at me in the newspapers

to get this estate.

The thing is, it wasn’t me. It was your Polish champion Yablonevskiy.

This is was the limit of my omnipotence.

I found out that you were arrested and where they were kept, but, alas,

I was unable to influence your fate

or even arrange for Vera to have a meeting with you.

The secret police was in charge of your case.

But you wrote her a note. I saw it with my own eyes.

You offered her to solve her problem, and you asked her to meet you for this.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

When I found out where you were kept, on the next day Vera asked me

to find a safe place for her to meet a certain gentleman.

I only fulfilled her request.

And you chose a brothel for this.

She is beautiful.

KIEV. MAKAROVA’S BROTHEL. 10 YEARS AGO

I understand why you can’t forget her for all these years.

Have you changed your mind? She might not forgive you this.

You said I would be able to see everything that will happen there.

Of course.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Hello.

You heard my question. Why did you choose the brothel?

She wanted privacy.

You know better than anyone that they know how to keep secrets at this place.

I wanted to escort her, but she explicitly forbade it.

- Who was he? Who was she to meet with? - She never said.

I don’t even know if that man promised her to help in having you released.

You are lying, Andrey Andreyevich.

Not at all.

Before your appearance at my wedding I, as everybody else,

was certain that it was you who killed Vera.

I was told that you were ready to help me

to have my husband, Stepan Gnatkevich, released. Here…

I’ve brought you something…

as gratitude for your efforts.

No, no, my dear.

I don’t take money from women, especially from damsels in distress.

I’m sorry.

So convenient.

No one saw anything. No one heard anything.

This sounds like a secret society, not a brothel with girls for sale.

You sound so contemptuous, Stepan Georgiyevich.

As far as I know, you’ve been working

at this establishment for the last few weeks.

You know very well why I worked there.

Yes, I know. Everybody has their own story,

so we shouldn’t judge people lightly, and you shouldn’t judge me.

I understand you want to learn more about Vera, but this is all I know.

What do you want from me?

Let us be sincere.

What is there for Stepan Gnatkevich?

So there.

I don’t know what you’ve ever done to your Pole, and I don’t want to know.

I only tried to return what belonged to me.

My home. My, not yours.

Yes, Chervinka isn’t my home, and it had never been one.

An object belongs where its owner places it,

and I was an object belonging to you and Anna Lvovna.

I have no desire to live there now. But Chervinka will not be yours, either.

What?

Are you savoring your chance to take revenge at your master?

You are nobody! You are a serf, a bondwoman.

Piotr Ivanovich, please stop. Don’t! Don’t!

- Don’t touch her, please. - Hands off me!

I don’t care about you, Piotr Ivanovich. I don’t want revenge or explanations.

Chervinka will not be yours, but it can belong to your son.

I have two conditions, though.

They won’t close their eyes to your escape and deserting the Caucasus frontier.

It means life sentence at best, but a murder attempt,

abducting an innocent woman, and the other things you have done

will probably bring you a death sentence.

Don’t waste your breath. I know what my prospects are.

What do you suggest?

Let the late Stepan Gnatkevich rest in peace.

As for the Polish prince Stefan Yablonevskiy,

after the charges against him are dismissed,

he has to leave the Empire’s territory immediately and never come back again.

Also, you will not seek opportunities to see my wife or write to her.

Is Katerina Stepanovna back in Kiev?

Peace of mind for me, freedom for you.

It’s up to you.

I said no.

This woman has made her choice, and it wasn’t me and my son.

- She will never be with us. - Then you won’t have Chervinka.

Lev is too small. He needs his mother’s love.

Never mind. I’ll raise him myself as a decent heir of our family.

Better just love him. And let Larisa Viktorovna do the same.

Your high demands have already killed one of your sons.

Don’t make the same mistake again.

What was your second condition?

There will be never, ever a single bondsman or woman in this estate.

Only free peasants will work for you, receiving fair pay for their work.

You will free all your serfs and never buy people again.

And, of course, you will bring Galia back.

You goody-two-shoes. You want to make everyone happy.

If you agree, we can seal the deal at the notary’s tomorrow.

At the office at ten o’clock.

Don’t you dare to play tricks on me.

Katia, tell me this isn’t a dream. Did he really say yes?

And?

Doesn’t he realize that with connections like yours,

the court won’t give it a second thought?

They’ll sentence him to death, and that will be the end of it.

The murder charges were, of course, too much.

But it looks like he and I have set our sights on the same woman again.

However, this time it is my wife.

The salon is yours, as I promised.

We will sign all papers tomorrow or the day after.

With him, we need to settle it quietly.

I want him to disappear from my life forever.

I understand. But I’m afraid the quiet way is impossible now.

THE WRONGFUL PASSION.

WILL THE POLISH PRINCE BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING KATERINA ZHADAN?

Are you out of your mind, Imp?

Do you think it’s my fault?

We’ll find the rat, of course,

but I’m afraid it will be impossible to help Mr. Yablonevskiy

disappear to an undisclosed location.

I can keep him here for a week, of course, but…

Bargain with him, threaten him, but make him agree to leave.

And I don’t want this to ever happen again.

Gentlemen! Just a minute of your attention.

Every night we welcome you to our salon.

I’m grateful to every one of you for choosing our salon over and over again.

So from now on something that you will never be able to forget

will wait for you here.

You will meet someone who will enter your heart the minute you see her.

I am honored to introduce to you the mysterious

and charming mademoiselle Gautier.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

Where did this princess come from? Do you know her?

I’ve never seen you before.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Why are you stuck here like flies in honey? Wrap it up.

It’s time for dinner.

[SAD MUSIC]

- She is dazzling! Bravo! - Bravo!

Gentlemen!

Mademoiselle Gautier will pick someone who will share with her

a trip through the ocean of passion.

- Oh! What… - Pick me!

I will be generous!

One hundred for mademoiselle and one hundred for Madame Makarova!

Come on!

Come here! Pick me!

Congratulations, Filipp Andreyevich!

The diva chooses you!

[BACKGROUND SHOUTING]

Generosity works wonders.

To hell with her. We’ve lived through worse.

Yes, this lady has stirred up our swamp. Right.

Where did this mademoiselle come from? Madame gave her my room for today.

How am I supposed to earn money now?

Be grateful it’s only for today. Look, look!

She is going to be Madame’s favorite.

Sergey Dmitriyevich? What a wonderful surprise!

You are becoming our permanent client.

Come in, come in. Today is a special night.

Yes, Madame Makarova.

Unfortunately, I have just discovered your oasis of pleasures.

[NO DIALOG]

Heavenly delight!

[SAD MUSIC]

I want to see you without a mask.

No.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I could pay you more.

No.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I will come back to you.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I promise.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Your excellence.

Come in, take a seat.

Close the door.

So, did the Bulletin pay you well?

Your excellence, what do you mean? I would never!

I know everything, rat!

You are the only one who knew about the charges against the Pole!

Don’t hit me, Yevgeniy Antonovich! I’ll tell you everything! I promise!

All right, start talking.

If you won’t try to hide anything, maybe I’ll let you live.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Goddess! You are the perfection itself.

I’m begging you, just one word to the dying man.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Come on, take off your mask.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Who are you, Mademoiselle Gautier?

You are unforgettable. I’m so grateful to you.

It was amazing.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I won’t spare anything for you.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

I will be waiting for our meeting. Please have mercy.

Don’t deprive me of the hope to see you again.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

So impressionable!

I can understand him, though. You are really amazing.

That was enough of a show for one day. I’m leaving.

After tonight, all men in Kiev will come only to our salon.

Here.

What? My other girls never make as much in an entire week.

You deserve it. Take it!

I want 50%.

Are you out of your mind, darling?

One half! And don’t you dare call me darling again.

Send invitation to Kiev’s most prominent houses.

Only creme de la creme should come here.

Look at you! Our clients aren’t good enough for you?

Who do you want, then? General governors? Royal princes?

It would be nice. I need men like S…

Like the last one.

Now please leave. I need to change.

Look at her…

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[NO DIALOG]

Pavlina?

Pavlina Yosypivna!

Pavlina Yosypivna!

Pavlina Yosypivna.

Oh, Karp Karpovich. Is it you?

My God, you’re cold as ice. You’re freezing!

Have you been here all night?

- Come on. Come with me. - No. Not all night. Almost.

All right, tell me what happened to you.

Why are you sleeping on a bench like a castaway?

A castaway is just about right.

That’s what I am now.

God, how shall I live now? Whom can I trust?

Can you start from the beginning and tell me what happened?

Everything has fallen apart.

- What? - Everything.

I trusted him so much, but it appears he is even worse than our Grishka!

Look at that! Did he bring Galia back to the kitchen?

NEZHIN. CHERVINSKIY’S ESTATE

Yesterday I heard them saying that he kicked her out

and forbade her to come back.

He sent for her as soon as he came back yesterday.

He paid her an extra ruble, too.

- Here she comes. - All right. Show me what you’ve brought.

I’ll tell you at once that I won’t take anything

that has turned bad or doesn’t look good.

Come on, Galia.

Aha.

I’ll take this. And this.

Don’t even think about selling these to anyone, or they’ll get poisoned.

Panas! Take the ham to the pantry.

All right. Two bags of peas. All right.

- Panas! Grab the scales on your way back. - Aha.

Hey, Panas! Grab some water, too. I’m thirsty.

Or I’ll pin you down with my thumb so that you can’t move!

Hey, shut your mouths!

Do you want to find out if they’ll give you the same price at the market?

I can help you with that. I promise you!

It makes no difference to me who to buy meat from.

Galia, what’s wrong with you?

For you it’s Galina Romanovna, not Galia! Panas, bring back their rotten ham!

Galina Romanovna, come on.

It was a joke. We were joking.

It won’t happen again.

Yes. Your Panas is the man! A man’s man!

Yeah.

All right, Panas, go back.

Put it over there! You do it.

- Aha. - Yes.

I would never have thought this about Andrey Andreyevich.

Such a respected man.

Well, anything can happen between husband and wife, but this?

How could he turn you out of the house in the middle of the night?

Oh no! He didn’t throw me out.

I left by myself.

I will never set foot at this house again. Let a horse kick them all in the ear.

You’re right about that. Let them find themselves a new store, too.

I will not go bankrupt without them,

and having business with them is like rolling in the mud.

- All right, enough. - Oh no.

- Let’s go inside. - Where?

You look like a slab of ice. Come on, I’ll show you your room.

No, no, no. I can’t go to your house.

I haven’t said yes to you yet,

and I can’t say it only because I have nowhere to live.

Bless you, Pavlina Yosypivna. You can think for as long as you need.

I’m offering you help without conditions.

It’s a big house. There is enough room for everyone.

Oh? What about your children?

Do you think my children have hearts of stone?

They’ll come back from shopping after lunch, and I’ll tell them everything.

That’s enough. Let’s go. Come on.

- Should I? - Yes. Let’s go.

All right, if you say so.

- God, my legs fell asleep. - That’s right…

[FOLK MUSIC]

Everything like you wanted.

Thanks a lot!

What’s wrong again?

Doesn’t it bother you? These scoffers mocking you!

It doesn’t.

[FOLK MUSIC]

Did you even hear what they were saying?

I wish I hit every one of them with a frying pan.

Don’t you want to stand up to them?

Listen, I know everything about you and about myself

without listening to them.

I don’t care about what they say.

You love me, Galia, and it’s all that matters.

While you do, I can do anything.

If you stop, that will be a disaster.

I won’t stop.

So let them talk.

[NO DIALOG]

- You know what, Panas? - What?

You should be more careful with your wife now.

What do you mean?

That. I felt it kicking this morning.

Looks like we’ll welcome a baby by Easter.

Galia, darling! I’m so happy. I will wait on you hand and foot now.

God gave us a daughter;

maybe this time He will bless us with a son.

Roman Petrovich, what is going on? What did we do?

KIEV. RODZIEVICH’S PERFUME FACTORY

Will there be thunder or lightning, too?

Shut up, Sashka! Miss Rodzievich will come and explain everything.

Good morning, everyone.

I know some of you sometimes talk about

how this factory needs a strong man’s touch.

- Isn’t it true? - No, no!

- Not at all. - Quiet!

So, the factory is picking up pace, and it means we have more work to do.

I won’t be able to spend all my time here as I used to.

So from now on, Mr. Viter,

our new factory manager, will be here with you.

Nazar Ivanovich.

Good day, guys.

I will call to task idlers and slackers.

But if you work well and don’t slack your work, everything will be fine. Yes.

Mr. Manager, can I ask you a question?

Where did you work before? What factory?

I was a blacksmith at the Grigoryev smithy.

Yes, Nazar Ivanovich is perfumery,

so I ask you to show him the ropes.

All right. Go work.

Come on, come!

[NO DIALOG]

“I, Katerina Stepanovna Zhadan, give free and perpetual use of the estate,

owned by me, at no charge to nobleman Lev Petrovich Chervinskiy

on the condition that his mother, Larisa Viktorovna Chervinskaya,

nee Yakhontova, will reside there with him freely and continually.

Another precondition for the deal is that the owners

will never use serf labor on the estate

and will pay the peasants for their work fairly and in full.”

Excuse me, what are you saying?

What is it about perpetual use?

We were talking about a deed of gift.

A deed of gift is irreversible.

As far as I understand, Katerina Stepanovna wants to be able

to control your observance of the conditions set by her.

If any of them is broken and there is irrefutable proof of it,

the estate will reverse to her.

Are you trying to put me on a leash?

Not at all.

I just want to be certain that the mother will not be separated from her son,

and the estate will be ruled fairly, which you and I, Piotr Ivanovich,

have agreed upon in this document.

I see our timid girl has gotten herself a set of sharp teeth.

Please.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Feel at home, Pavlina Yosypivna.

This room is warm and cozy, even if it’s tiny.

I’ll bring you a featherbed and pillows.

I can throw more wood in the stove if you want.

I don’t need anything. Please stop.

Pavlina Yosypivna, I just want to help. What’s wrong?

You are hovering over me like a mother-bird lining the nest with her feathers.

I can do everything myself. I’m strong.

I don’t need to be pampered like a child.

What are men for, then, if not to take care and protect?

Get used to it, Pavlina Yosypivna. You aren’t alone now.

I really hope this is the last time we meet, Katia.

It will be if you don’t give me a reason to visit you again.

Madame, if you intend to go to Chervinka, be so kind to get packed quickly.

I’ll send a carriage for you in an hour and a quarter.

If you aren’t ready, it won’t be my fault. You’ll have to get there by yourself.

Of course I will be ready. Thank you, Piotr Ivanovich.

[NO DIALOG]

Katia, I need to hurry now.

Larisa Viktorovna, he will wait for as long as he needs

for you to come back to Chervinka.

I can’t believe you decided to forgive the man who lied to you

and prevented you from seeing your child.

- Why? - He loves me. I know that.

It’s just the kind of person he is.

Katia, I feel sick when I’m not with him.

I’m not just coming back to my son. I come back to him, to my family.

Family is the most precious thing in the world.

The latest news from Kiev! Katerina Zhadan’s murderer captured!

- Will the Polish prince be executed? - What?

Hey, boy! Give me a newspaper.

Wait. Here.

Thank you.

The latest news! The latest issue!

Katerina Zhadan’s murderer captured! Will the Polish prince be executed?

This is tyranny and autocracy.

KIEV. NEWSPAPER’S HEADQUARTERS

You have no right to suppress the free press!

Yes, I do, Mr. Furs.

You bribed a civil servant and interfered with state business!

A murder of a merchant’s wife is state business?

First of all, who said there was a murder?

The investigation is still under way.

Besides, it’s not for a scribbler like you to decide what the state interest is.

You will publish a retraction.

Like, “untruthful information, we apologize.”

And if I say no?

Then the day after tomorrow I will arrest you

for state treason, Mr. Furs.

Believe me, we will find proof.

What’s going on here? Why didn’t you call me?

They’ve brought in the wax and fragrant oils.

We are unloading them.

Goods need to be recorded. Next time make sure you call me.

- What is this? - Wax. Twenty cakes, ten pounds each.

All right.

I can’t read what it says.

It’s in Latin.

Can any of you read it?

I’m an honest man. Olga Platonovna never had any complaints.

How did you accept the goods earlier? You can’t take goods on trust.

Nazar Ivanovich, excuse us, we forgot you didn’t have experience in our business.

It’s easy. You just need to try it. The papers say, ten bottles of rose attar.

Open it and taste it. If it’s roses, everything is fine.

[FUNNY MUSIC]

- What the hell is this? - Of course, it’s concentrated.

What are you so happy about?

Why do I smell attar? Did you spill it?

No, Nazar Ivanovich is tasting it.

Stop this foolery! Unload it and use it for making rouge.

Nazar Ivanovich, come with me,

I will show you where you can wash your face.

Don’t be angry at the lads. They were joking.

Dusia, make us tea or something while you’re cooking dinner.

What kind of feast is this?

Someone has already been at the kitchen.

The pampushkas, borsch, and pies.

It must be Father.

He knew we would come back hungry.

Father? Father made the pampushkas?

You’re out of your mind, Timofey!

Don’t talk to my husband like this. He is right.

Who else could have done it if not Karp Karpovich?

Right.

He also took out the good plates to make us happy.

Finally! We didn’t know what to think.

Pavlina Yosypivna, they are here.

All right, children, meet our special guest.

Pavlina Yosypivna is in trouble and has nowhere to go.

Our house is big, and so are our hearts,

so she will be staying with us for a while.

As a guest.

I never heard of guests cooking for the hosts.

Pavlina Yosypivna is a special guest. So don’t just stand here.

Get rid of the road dust, wash your hands, and sit down to lunch.

Do you see all these treats? Dusia, go ahead!

Karp Karpovich, I don’t feel comfortable.

It’s because you’re hungry.

You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.

What’s this?

I think my heart is going to stop with joy.

[NO DIALOG]

Whoa. Stop.

Piotr Ivanovich, Mrs. Chervinskiy, welcome back.

We missed you so much. So good to see you.

Lev, my son, my darling!

Now, now. We will always be together now. Hush, hush.

Tikhon, make the bed for milady to the far room.

Or she can sleep in the nursery if she wants to.

Yes, sir.

My darling! I’m here.

Well, what do you say?

- Is it edible? - I don’t know what to say!

Either I’m so hungry or everything is delicious.

Yes, it’s like Easter.

Pavlina Yosypivna is a great cook.

You won’t find another one like her in Kiev, even in the richest houses.

Well…

So, girls, now you have someone to learn cooking from.

Do you mean we are bad cooks, Father?

You used to eat our meals without complaining.

I did, but they can’t compare to this.

Will you train Dusia and Lesia, Pavlina Yosypivna?

Karp Karpovich, if they want me to.

They are smart girls. I’m sure they will learn very fast.

Good evening, Mr. Manager.

Listen, Olga Platonovna.

I am very grateful to you for being so kind to me and Zoriana,

but I’ve had enough. Fire me.

What happened, Nazar Ivanovich? Why do you want to quit?

I am a horrible manager. I’m not cut out for this.

I don’t know a single thing about perfumery,

and I’m not very good at managing people.

I will only ruin everything for you.

Listen, you have only been there for one day.

It’s scary to start something new. I know it better than anyone.

It’s hard, too. You are like a blind kitten,

but it gets better every day.

You acquire knowledge and experience.

Why do you have so little faith in yourself?

I don’t know.

I don’t want you to regret your kindness.

Listen, I will not regret it.

You have a reason to try and do your best.

Besides, I believe in you.

[HAPPY MUSIC]

So long to you moving into Father’s room.

The special guest will become our mother-in-law soon.

It will be hard to make her move.

Well, Miron will not take over the store any time soon, either.

What are you going to do? Put up with it?

- Or maybe become the cook’s apprentice? - What can we do, Dusia?

We have tried to drive father away from her. It didn’t work.

- We’ll have to accept it. - Never!

She is nobody here so far. He said she was a guest.

So before it’s too late, we should give her such welcome

that she leaves this house running.

The guys will not help us. There is not a cunning bone in them.

We need to be clever about it.

So, are you with me?

Pavlina Yosypivna, may I? I’ve brought you a blanket.

Come in, Karp Karpovich.

How are you settling in?

Do you need more blankets or pillows?

No, thank you.

Don’t be shy.

Tell me if you need something. Fell at home.

I hope this house will really become a home for you,

and you will be the lady of this house.

What’s wrong?

I just thought

that it was the first time in years

I was cooking not for my masters or strangers

but for the family.

I suddenly felt like I was needed.

You are needed, Pavlina Yosypivna.

I don’t know how I would live without you.

You will be like family to my children if, of course, you say yes.

I say yes, Karp Karpovich.

Pavlina Yosypivna.

You were right. I do need to let myself be happy.

Sleep, my beautiful baby,

hush-a-by!

The moon is looking down

[SAD MUSIC]

What do you want?

I am Katerina Stepanovna Zhadan,

I am alive and well, and I’ve never been abducted.

I demand that Stefan Yablonevskiy was released immediately!

[THEME MUSIC]