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THIS SEASON WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BRAVERY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY AGAINST THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS SERIES WISHES TO THANK THE SOLDIERS, OFFICERS,

AND MEDICS WHO HAVE PROTECTED OUR COUNTRY AND KEEP DOING SO.

Good morning.

Good morning.

I was told you were going past Nizhyn.

Yes.

Is there a seat for me in your carriage?

Why not? Of course.

The trip to Nizhyn costs one and a half rubles.

Just bring your luggage quick, Miss,

we're leaving soon.

You see, I don't have any money on me,

- but I promise I will pay you in Nizhyn. - I know people like you.

You get to your destination and you don't have money.

I'm sorry, Miss, I'm not taking you on board for free

- I'm not a charity. - Selivan!

- Yes? - I will pay for the lady.

Whatever you say.

I'll take everyone if you pay for them.

Thank you. I don't know how to show my gratitude.

Don't mention it. Let me introduce myself.

Illia Nestorovych Visloukhov. Collegiate secretary.

I'm going to Novhorod-Siversky on urgent business.

Polina Romanivna Yasulovych.

I'm going to visit my uncle on vacation.

A young lady like you traveling alone?

In these tumultuous times that's a dangerous,

I'd even say, reckless thing.

I've been forced to

by a harsh situation.

Well, anyway, get in quick. It's time to go.

Please. I'll be happy to keep you company on the way.

Allow me.

Hup! Go.

I was supposed to come to the address,

given to me by the Polish prince, after sundown.

There, I would meet a probable associate.

He was to become our key contact here, in Kyiv.

I beg you, help me! I barely escaped this monster.

You have to help me.

What happened, Miss?

For his sake, I left my husband in Odesa, abandoned everything.

He swore we'd go to Belgrade, but…

Excuse me, I don't understand how I can help.

What kind of person are you?

Holding me at the stairs!

- Let me come in, and I'll explain! - No, wait!

- Listen to me. - No, you listen to me.

I sent this crazy lady, who had saved my life,

to the station in a carriage.

Now I only need to know who this Yanosh Yablonevskiy,

who sent me straight to a killer, really is.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Sir, the armchair you asked for.

Do you need anything else?

Good morning, Lev Petrovich. Do you have a minute?

We wanted to discuss an urgent issue.

Excuse us for disturbing you.

I know this isn't an easy time for you.

It's all right.

I'm actually glad you came.

I still feel out of my element here.

I have this feeling that the door will open,

and he will come in and start scolding me for rummaging in his papers.

So what was it? Tell me.

We have reasons to believe that you, Lev Petrovich, are a traitor,

and your mission is to inform about our plans the Secret Police,

where you serve not under cover but because it's your vocation.

BUDY, KHARKIV GUBERNIA

What kind of place is this Budy?

I think you were wrong starting all this, Natalie.

We'll just waste our time.

There is no sense in your search.

We haven't even seen Kharkiv.

I'm not here for sightseeing, Vladimir Olehovych.

There is a reason we didn't hear from my father.

Maybe he is in trouble.

Natalie, Natalie.

Your naivete isn't always appropriate.

Believe me, as a more experienced person.

Whoa!

We're here. That's the address.

Natalie.

Natalie!

Wait for me here, all right?

Hello.

Hello, ma'am.

I'm looking for Panas Pylypenko. Does he live here?

What do you want from him?

He is my father.

So that's what you're like, Natalie.

Your father is very proud of you.

You're a famous singer, aren't you?

Take a seat.

You are actually family.

Oksana likes to make friends with pretty girls,

and here you are, her own sister.

Were you snooping in my mail?

How nice.

Zoriana Nazarivna did it for the sake of our common cause.

Admit it, Lev Petrovich,

you don't often see such zealous support of People's Will

in the officers of the said institution.

In Chervinka, it was hard not to see even for a law student,

dreaming about public service,

how common folk had to go through all these humiliations just to survive.

My father wasn't lenient to his former serfs,

and I couldn't do anything about it.

That's probably the reason why I listened with such awe

to everything Andriy Ivanovych had to say at his secret meetings with students.

Then I realized I could be even more useful.

Did you realize it while working for the secret police,

excuse my straightforwardness?

The job at the Secret Police my father found for me

was a great opportunity for us.

I was able to find out about all their plans firsthand

and prevent us being discovered.

You want a trial? Too bad.

I can't treat you to my confession.

These are the proofs of my dedication to the cause.

NIZHYN. HOTEL

The risk is becoming too big.

Any newcomer can prove to be a traitor.

Who are you, Prince Yanosh Yablonevskiy?

An enemy I should beware of?

Or just a pawn?

A pawn who almost got me killed.

In any case, I can't confront him until I know more.

First of all, I must do everything I can

to prevent the information, which I passed to Yablonevskiy,

from getting to people he works for.

My dear friend,

I'm so glad you came.

Tell me, what are you doing here?

What brings you to Nizhyn?

What is the news you were going to tell me about?

Your silence makes me nervous.

This letter is from your father's lawyer.

He took everything away from you.

Your title, your inheritance.

I'm sorry, Yanosh.

You have nothing left.

NIZHYN. RAILWAY STATION

Well?

What have you found out?

I followed him from the Pokrovskaya apartment.

He spent there two and a half hours.

Alone?

With the same person. Zoriana Viter.

Did they have any visitors?

Maybe student or villagers?

No. They came together and left together.

The lady was giggling, and he didn't look too somber, either.

If you want my opinion…

Did I send you there to spy on their amorous frolics?

Korieniev has something more serious on his conscience.

I'm sure he is the one

who is disseminating the revolutionary infection throughout Nizhyn.

Open your eyes finally and find me some proof.

Do you understand your task?

I understand,

but I don't know who is assigning it to me.

There are rumors that you have been suspended,

forced to take a leave?

Will this be enough to continue surveillance?

Now we're talking.

Find proofs of Korieniev's involvement in People's Will

and get three times as much.

I've been watching this student.

If I put pressure on him or bribe him somehow, he might talk.

Name?

Hey!

Ny daughter, Aurora Illivna. She is 19.

They say she looks a lot like me. She has my chin and her mother's sly eyes.

She's very pretty.

You must be the same age as my Aurora.

No. I'm 17.

How did they let you go on such a trip alone?

There is a man,

he is noble, honest, and kind.

He loves me, and I love him with all my heart.

But Mother sent me to my grandmother, who hates me,

to stop us from being together.

Is that true motherly love?

Standing in the way of mutual love?

You are agitated, Polina.

I can understand.

But your mother's sensitive heart must have some reasons to be worried.

No, Illia Nestorovych! She isn't worried about me.

She can't forget an old insult.

Poor child.

You have chosen a hard path.

Who would have thought.

He was so convincing,

saying he'd do anything

to fulfil my mother's last will.

Does he really hate me so much?

When life closes one door, it opens another.

I can see you're crushed and confused,

but maybe I can help.

How?

Let's go. This isn't a conversation for these gloomy interiors.

Decoded answer to my reports to Secret Police.

I think that's everything.

As you can see, I've never disclosed our true plans.

Accept my apologies, Lev Petrovich.

I'm sure you won't hold it against me, since all of us have a lot at stake.

Thank you for containing your righteous indignation

till the funeral was over

and saved this interrogation till today.

I know my straightforwardness isn't always appropriate,

but it's better than lies, isn't it?

Lev Petrovich, excise me for bothe…

I thought you were alone.

Please let me know when you can discuss the business regarding the estate.

We are already done. Please come in, Markiyan Vasylyovych.

At your permission.

I will wait in the living room.

Lev Petrovich,

can I be frank with you?

BUDY, KHARKIV GUBERNIA

Go ahead, eat.

Potato pancakes with homemade sour cream.

We have crepes, too.

Panas loves them so much.

Are you happy with my father?

Yes. I pray every day to Our Lady the Holy Mother,

thanking her for my luck.

In stealing what's not yours?

Don't you want your own father to be happy?

He has a good life.

In love and respect.

He adores his daughter.

Would he stay here if he was miserable?

Think about it.

Why did you come here?

To torture yourself and blame your father?

You have a life of your own.

Look at you, such a grand dame.

You don't have to listen to anyone.

Don't you think Panas has the right to be happy, too?

Do you want to talk about the press, Markiyan Vasylyovych?

What should I get ready for? A visit from the gendarmes?

No, Lev Petrovich,

I was loyal to your father,

and now I'll be loyal to you, if you allow me.

You don't need me to decide what's right and what's wrong.

Markiyan Vasylyovych,

there will be no trouble.

I promise.

I will not put anyone here at risk again.

That's all I need to know.

All I'll tell you is that your machine

is at the abandoned windmill.

Here, I told you and forgot it.

Thank you, Markiyan Vasylyovych.

I do have business to discuss with you, Lev Petrovich.

We need to do something about Tikhon.

He doesn't look too well.

Wondering around the house like a ghost, scaring the maids.

Here, Mr. Novakovsky.

Just like you wanted, a private room where no one will disturb you.

Since when have you been indulging yourself?

Since I can afford it.

Bring the champagne and tartlets.

Are we celebrating something?

Yes. The first day of the rest of your life.

Did my father include you into his will instead of me?

Yanosh, my friend, we don't need an inheritance.

We will take what we need ourselves.

Believe me, what I'm going to tell you will change your life.

First tell me about Wojnovicz

who helped me with the papers for going to Kyiv.

What was it he gave me for Mr. Hrabowski?

And finally, do you know who killed him in my room?

Zoriana Nazarivna, we can go if you're ready.

Has Vladimir Dmitrievich already left?

He must have gone to the institute.

Not unlike you, he has a passion for educating young minds.

What do you have passion for? Risk?

Is it worth it?

The risk?

Revolution is a dangerous business,

but it becomes twice as dangerous when intertwined with love affairs.

Lev Petrovich, do you want to be my confessor?

Lecture me about morality?

Or are you simply jealous?

Zoriana Nazarivna,

you are not a stranger to me now.

- So I… - So what?

I thought you had a love interest.

So better worry about her.

And if I ever need your advice, I'll make sure to tell you.

Let's get back to our business.

Galina, I'll leave some of my things in your pantry.

Tikhon, what the hell? Why would I let you clutter my kitchen?

If it's some old clothes, give it to the boys to take to Chervinka.

There is no need to take it anywhere.

It's my things.

Everything I've earned with my hard work.

Here.

When it's time to go, I will have it ready.

Olesia, go to the pantry

and check if we are running out of something.

- Come back and tell me. - Yes, Auntie Galina.

What the hell is this about? Where are you going?

Nobody needs me here anymore, Galina.

I'm sure the young master will kick me out.

I've been here long enough.

What are you talking about? God forbid.

How would we do without you?

How? Perfectly, I believe.

There is no place for me here anymore.

They'll give me my pay and show me the door.

"Go ahead, Tikhon, you're free!"

All right…

You can put your bundle there, of course. Let it stay here.

Grab a seat.

Come on, sit.

Eat something, have some rest.

Your head is clouded by hunger and grief.

No wonder.

You've been living on thin air for three days.

Thank you for coming back so soon.

Well, Monk? Have you seen it? Is it all right?

Yes. The press is in perfect order.

We can resume printing at any moment.

We just need to mix some ink.

Great. Get started. We don't have much time.

We need to explain people why they should come out and where to.

We'll have to get the leaflets to the villages.

Suslivka, Sheferivka, Mokri Velychky.

It's a lot of work.

I will go to Chervinka, talk to people, and join you when I return.

People in the village are wary.

They wonder what the new master will be like.

Because it's one thing to be a young master

and a whole other thing to be the owner of everything.

Nothing has changed in my convictions, Bayda.

I'm not going to Chervinka as their landlord.

Uh-huh.

I believe I know how to convince all of them to come to the rally.

Or almost all.

NIZHYN, INSTITUTE

Vasiliy Fedorovych, hello.

What are you doing here?

Are you interested in sciences?

Hello, Vladimir Dmitrievich.

You know, my work sometimes requires rather unexpected kinds of knowledge.

I understand. It's commendable.

I thought you were following me.

Why would you think that?

Do you have a shameful sin on your conscience

that requires investigation?

Of course not. I was joking.

And you are too serious.

You should relax more,

take breaks, so to speak, from the tsar's service.

I'm afraid distractions are more your thing than mine.

I'd gladly continue this conversation,

but my class will start any minute.

You can join it if you want.

Amelkin?

Yes.

Do you want to do it right here?

Don't waste my time. You've been warned.

I need the names of the students you saw with the leaflets.

Give them to me, and your case is as good as lost

in the mass of papers in our office.

Markiyan Vasylyovych!

Markiyan Vasylyovych! I really need to talk to you.

Galina Romanivna, I've been thinking about you.

If you don't mind, I will come to the kitchen after dinner,

and we will discuss everything.

- But now, excuse me, I have to go. - Wait.

Markiyan Vasylyovych, I need to know about Tikhon.

He spent all his life being Petro Ivanovych's loyal servant.

Tikhon?

Yes.

I talked to Lev Petrovich this morning.

The decision has been made.

I will tell Tikhon Yuriyovych myself.

And now you'll have to excuse me. I need to go.

What do you mean, decision made?

Waclaw, you have just repeated to me everything that your Wojnovicz told me.

Enough beating around the bushes. Who is this Wojnovicz?

Wojnovicz is an important man in the Austro-Hungarian secret service.

Hrabowski used to work with him, too.

Wojnovicz needed to pass important information to him through you.

Austro-Hungary?

What do I have to do with it?

Or you, for that matter?

Yanosh,

look what's going on.

The Russian Empire is weakened,

the emperor was killed, the country is falling into chaos.

We have a unique chance to sign a new treaty with the Russians,

moving the Polish border in our favor.

We can't take it all back, of course.

It can be just the beginning.

"We"?

You mean you are with their secret service, too?

Yes! And you can join us, too.

Waclaw, but… you're Polish.

There is no country named Poland on any map.

Is it a reason to betray it?

Yanosh, whom are you so afraid to betray?

You aren't even a Pole.

Your Polish father disowned you.

You are free to choose your future.

You can have everything: money, social status.

Don't worry about Poland.

Becoming a part of the civilized Austro-Hungary

isn't the worst fate one can imagine, is it?

Think about it. The Russian Empire is a wild barbarian kingdom.

Chaos, darkness and ruination -

that's its essence, isn't it?

So if you want to know,

maybe I love my country more than some.

Do we have to wait much longer, Illia Nestorovych?

Half an hour.

Selivan, the bastard, says that the horses need rest.

He went to bring them some water.

That's what you get when you don't have a post-horse order.

A total chaos.

Your lips, my dear Polina,

are like petals.

They shine in the sun like silk.

Excuse me, Illia Nestorovych, what did you say?

Like flower buds.

And your eyes are like cornflowers.

You are like a flower, dear Polina.

How dare you?

Leave me! Get off me! Help!

Help!

Help! What are you…

- Help! - You bastard!

You!

You devil!

Go away before I…

Go! Go away!

Oh, girl…

How are you? Are you all right?

Why don't you say something, my friend?

So Hrabowski worked with you, too?

Yes. I'm sorry.

I couldn't tell you back in Krakow.

Hrabowski was our associate.

His death is a big loss for us all.

Who killed him?

Traitors.

I have been feeling someone following me since yesterday.

I'm almost certain that Yablonevskiy is the Austrians' accomplice.

I'll have to confront him tomorrow.

The information I had so inconsiderately given him

cannot fall into the Austro-Hungarians' hands.

I just need to survive till morning,

which is becoming harder with every day.

Listen.

The fact that you are in Nizhyn, my friend, is a stroke of luck.

You can't imagine how lucky it is.

I understand that you're a little confused.

You are my friend. I don't want to put pressure on you.

I'm sorry, I feel a little dizzy.

Maybe it's the champagne or maybe it's what you've told me.

Here's what we're going to do.

Have a good rest, get some sleep.

I will come back tomorrow,

and we'll talk when we're sober. All right?

Of course. Thank you for being so thoughtful.

You are a true friend.

Yanosh, didn't Hrabowski give you something for us?

Yes, but the gendarmes have turned everything upside down.

I'll have to look for that box.

See you tomorrow.

I think you have questions for me,

and I'm prepared to answer all of them in honest.

So ask away.

Shall we be dealing with you?

Or will you leave to St. Petersburg,

and we'll have to deal with some steward of yours?

It doesn't matter whether I'm here or in St. Petersburg.

You aren't bondspeople,

and you don't need to abide your master's word.

How about our huge debts? Do we have to abide them?

The land is ours by law,

and we've been paying for it for twenty years.

If you think I don't know how villagers are being smothered by debts,

you're mistaken.

I believe it's time to waive all your debts.

Not reschedule, not postpone but waive them once and for all.

Thank you, Lev Petrovich.

Wait. Hush.

To improve the life in Chervinka, waiving your debts isn't enough.

There is so much more to be done, and I can't do it without you.

The time has come for you to take the responsibility

for your future and the future of your children.

You have to stand up for yourselves, to make yourself heard.

What are you calling for, sir?

Isn't it a rebellion?

I just want you to know about your rights and opportunities.

Let's go inside and talk about it.

Natalie?

Your daughter is so friendly.

She takes after you.

Are you hungry, darling?

Sit down.

Let's have dinner.

I've been here long enough. It's getting late.

I came here to see my father.

Let's say I have. I'll go now.

While we are here wasting paper, time is flying by.

We can of course break the press

and say it's out of order.

We're running out of time to do our thing.

We have around ten days left.

We'll print the leaflets now and start with our plan tomorrow.

Why ten days?

We'll throw the bomb on the day of the rally.

You have to agree it will be an appropriate finale.

At the rally?

But what about the people?

There will be a crowd.

Not at the rally but on the same day.

Skuratov-Beysky will go to the theater.

That's where everything will happen.

Robin, who will let you approach him with the bomb?

I'll go to the theater

and try to find a way to bypass the guards.

So, get ready.

Nothing can stop us.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Did you call for me, Markiyan Vasylyovych?

Sit down, Tikhon Yuriyovych.

I'm not used to sitting. I can stand.

Just tell me.

Tikhon Yuriyovych, you've given so many years to this estate.

You didn't just serve Petro Ivanovych.

You invested your heart in Chervinka.

Now that Petro Ivanovych isn't with us anymore,

the fate of the estate is uncertain.

Everything in this world has become uncertain.

Tikhon Yuriyovych,

you are free to do whatever you want.

But I,

on behalf of Lev Petrovich Chervinsky,

would ask you to stay in Chervinka.

Here.

Maybe you could be the butler and be in charge of the footmen.

I know it's a lot of work.

I don't know if you will agree to take all that on.

Managing the house, giving assignments to the footmen and housemaids.

But we would appreciate it greatly.

Well, if Lev Petrovich needs me,

how could I say no to the young master?

I mean, the master.

Yes, it's a lot of work.

But who will agree to deal with it all if not me?

Well, why not?

Thank you so much.

All right, I'll get to work.

I don't have time for chitchat.

- I wish God heard him. - The young master surprised me!

You are…

Mr. Chervinsky, let me ask you something.

Arkhyp Semenovych, that's why I am here.

To give answers.

Lev Petrovich, you're an educated man. You wouldn't give us a bad advice.

But you were talking about responsibility,

the need to fight for our needs.

You wouldn't be the one actually rebelling, though.

It will be the villagers who will take up the pitchforks against the governors.

And rebellion means blood.

Our blood. Our children's blood.

What shall we do about it?

Arkhyp Semenovych.

Since we are being sincere here,

I'll tell you as it is.

Your apprehensions, Arkhyp Semenovych, are fair.

But we are able to do more than just shout slogans.

Not only in the country but also in the cities

the discontent with the current situation is growing.

We don't want any bloodshed.

Why don't you say something?

BUDY, KHARKIV GUBERNIA

You insisted on talking to me.

I have to be back at the station soon.

It was the fall before last.

I had been living in Budy for a few months by then.

Settled down, found a job,

wrote letters to your mother.

Everything was fine.

One day I was on my way home.

TWO YEARS AGO

It was late, dark.

Suddenly…

Hey!

Is someone here?

Hey, woman, are you out of your mind?

What are you doing?

Did you fall down?

Leave me. Just leave me and go.

I can't live like this anyway.

I'm pregnant, and my fiance Bohdan ran away to Poltava.

Who will want me with a child?

No one wants to have anything to do with a disgraced girl.

My parents will curse me.

All I have left is the river.

I see.

So, Father, you are a hero, aren't you?

You didn't just take pity on her: you abandoned your own children

to become a father to someone else's?

It wasn't about pity, Natalie.

I did what I could.

It's just after that cold river

I fell very sick.

It was bad.

I couldn't open my eyes, couldn't stand on my feet.

It had been going on for ten weeks.

It will pass.

It will.

I pray God for you every day

so that He made you better.

Galina. Galina, darling.

I'm here. It's Akulina. I'm here.

Where am I?

What day is it?

You're at my house.

It's November. Here.

Take this. Drink.

So you stayed with her out of gratitude?

For nursing you back to health?

If not for Akulina,

I would have died. I'm sure I would.

I wasn't going to stay, though.

But she told her parents about me. Said I was her fiance.

When I tried to leave,

she said she'd kill herself,

that there was nothing left for her in this world.

Did she say that?

What about the baby?

Oksana was just born.

Akulina said that she'd rather orphan her child

than live with her disgrace.

I offered to marry her to make things right.

I thought I'd stay for six months,

let everyone get used to it a bit.

And then I'll pretend to go look for a job and disappear.

This way there would be no disgrace for Akulina and her daughter.

So what happened?

You got used to it a bit?

Liked Akulina's pies too much?

She can feel everything.

I'm afraid if I go,

she won't mind Oksana and will go straight back to the river.

I'm so tired, baby.

It's as if I left a part of my heart there in Chervinka,

and the other part is here.

Father, all this sounds very nice,

but it didn't work out all that nicely.

Here you've made a strange woman happy,

and at home your wife and children

are lighting candles for you

and pray for your health.

What does your heart say about that?

Markiyan Vasylyovych!

Did you see Tikhon? He's glowing!

Why didn't you tell me? I've been worrying all day.

How could we get by without Tikhon Yuriyovych?

How are you doing?

Busy, as always?

I know you haven't had dinner.

Let me put something together for you.

Galina Romanivna, leave it.

Sit down.

I need to talk to you.

What's wrong this time?

Galina Romanivna,

I've been wondering if this was appropriate,

but Petro Ivanovych's death

made me understand that we don't have that much time.

Life is transient,

and it's a sin to waste it on doubts.

Are you dying or what?

Galina Romanivna, marry me.

I know you didn't expect it,

but I assure you that you can trust me.

I promise you to care, support and respect you.

Don't answer me right now.

You are an independent and strong woman.

If you don't reciprocate my feelings,

there is nothing to talk about.

But think about it and tell me about your decision.

I will wait for as long as it takes.

NIZHYN. HOTEL

Where is she?

Marianna Fedorivna? What happened?

You will tell me immediately where you're hiding my daughter.

Polina? Has something happened to her?

Don't feign innocence.

I'm sure you're hiding her here somewhere.

Have you thought about her reputation even for a second?

Marianna Fedorivna, I promise…

I would never…

Look for yourself! She isn't here.

I sent her away from you to her paternal grandmother,

and she escaped on the way there!

With no money, no luggage.

What? Where did that happen?

We need to go look for her immediately.

I don't believe a word you're saying.

I will find my daughter, whatever it takes.

Do you hear me?

Natalie, I was just coming to get you.

Is everything all right?

You were right. I shouldn't have come.

Let's go to the station.

I don't want to stay here for another minute.

Hup! Go!

NIZHYN, VASYL KOSACH'S APARTMENT

Polina is missing!

You need to use all your connections to find her.

- Sit down and calm down, Marianna. - I'm sure it's Yablonevskiy!

He lied to my face!

You must interrogate him.

Polina, darling?

Polina!

Mother, I am prepared to talk to you right now.

It's up to you whether this conversation will be our last.

Polina…