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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.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Lev Petrovich, you've been sitting here for an hour.

The food must be cold.

Let me take it back to Olesia and have her reheat it.

No, Tikhon.

I'm not hungry.

As I said, it's urgent. Let me in immediately.

Who has come here so late?

Marianna Fedorivna Yasulovych wants to come in.

Mariana Fedorivna,

good evening.

Good evening, Lev Petrovich.

I realize that after our last meeting

you are hardly inclined to trust me.

However, I still must ask you to do so and come with me

no questions asked.

Can I at least inquire as to where we're going?

I gave my word,

and I have no right to break it.

You will have your answers very soon.

Lev--

I don't know if it changes anything for you,

if it'll make it easier or harder to forgive him.

But I believe you need to know what really happened.

You say he saved a pregnant girl?

Bloody do-gooder.

I thought he loved me so much that he'd do anything for me.

It appears that his hobby

is saving women from death.

What are you talking about, Mom?

I'm sorry, Natalie.

I didn't think I'd have to tell you about such things.

You're seraching your heart to find it in you to forgive Panas,

you try to comfort me…

It's all my fault.

Mother, don't.

It's not your fault.

I didn't mean it when I said that Father had left because of you.

He isn't your father.

What?

You aren't Panas's daughter, Natalie.

KOSACHS' ESTATE

Polina, Yanosh Stefanovych says you have some diary

that you need to give to Lev Petrovich.

I'll go to Mr. Yablonevskiy. We can't leave him on his own.

- All right. - Good night, Mr. Chervinsky.

- Here. It's in Polish, though. - Thank you, Polina Romanovna.

The language isn't a problem. I understand some of it,

and if I miss something, I can ask Yanosh later.

Mr. Yablonevskiy was lucky

to have people who care about him around at a moment like this.

Polina Romanovna,

I understand how hard all this is for your mother,

but I really hope that he can stay here so far.

He almost died a few hours ago.

I don't think it would be timely to ask him go no, do you?

Yes, of course. It's for the better.

They will hardly look for him here.

If anyone asks,

tell them Yanosh was going to go to Kyiv.

The charitable society, created by his mother, still works there.

You don't know when he's coming back. And tell your mother to say the same.

All right.

And be safe.

You, too, be safe. Yanosh…

Mr. Yablonevskiy thinks there's someone in your entourage

who is ready to betray you.

I can only hope that it's a mistake.

Sometimes your worst enemy is someone you trusted the most.

Do you know that man Yanosh mentioned,

Waclaw Nowakowski?

Well, I have heard this name before, but I never met the man.

That's why I said yes.

You affair with the young master was scaring me.

I was afraid you'd repeat my fate.

Pregnant and abandoned.

So you were trying to protect me, weren't you?

So that I had a better life?

After what happened with Lev, I was afraid to trust anyone.

I thought they would betray me,

since my family and my mentor did that to me.

Filipp…

He was a talker.

He had been sieging the theater for three months.

He'd say that I was all he cared about in this world.

One day he even

brought a loaded gun, put it into my hand and said,

"Shoot me. Without you, it isn't life anyway".

So I gave up.

I thought here it was, my happiness.

If he loves me so much…

Why didn't it work?

He didn't actually want me, Mama.

It was just his hunter's instincts,

because I didn't eagerly fall into the famous lady killer's hands.

When I became pregnant,

it appeared that Filipp didn't have a place for me in his life.

So are you…

Are you pregnant, baby?

Not anymore.

Baby,

drive the bad thoughts away.

You will be happy.

Do you think I'm blind?

I see the way Lev Petrovich is looking at you.

That thing… Forget about it.

Nothing good is going to happen to me, Mom.

It's over.

According to Dr. Bahlay,

I got my life in exchange for a chance to be a mother.

But… Does Lev Petrovich know?

That will not do. You can't hide a secret like this.

It will come out eventually.

If I tell him, everything will be over.

Lev will not forgive me, Mom.

We should have gone to the hotel.

Hush. Are you superstitious?

I don't want to be alone right now.

You don't want me.

You just want to forget him.

You prefer being my loyal dog to being my lover?

Sleep on the floor, then.

Call it whatever you want,

but I don't want to take advantage of your pain.

I'm your friend, Zoriana.

Will you stay by me till the end, my friend?

Yes.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Olesia, where have you been?

Are the masters supposed to make their own breakfast or what?

Good morning, Galina Romanovna.

Shall I call Olesia? I saw her outside.

I just wanted to tell you

that Zoriana Nazarivna brought a guest,

so please set the table for one extra person, please.

Thank you, Markiyan Vasylyovych.

Let me know if you need any help.

I'll manage. I've been married to my job for a while.

How is Panas Hryhorovych settling in?

Your family must be happy.

They are. Happy. Very.

Excuse me, Markiyan Vasylyovych.

I don't have time for chitchat.

I'm behind with breakfast.

I should already be serving it.

Of course, Galina Romanovna. It's me who should apologize.

I just wanted…

Here, I bought it recently and haven't had a chance to give it to you.

A duck.

The one that…

I believe they should be together,

or else the drake will be sad and lonely.

Good morning, sir. Your mail.

Thank you.

Has Zoriana Nazarivna come down yet?

She has. She had breakfast. They are…

Zoriana Nazarivna, His High Excellence…

will be here in a week.

Good morning. Excuse me. I didn't know we had company.

Lev Petrovich, please meet my old friend from Kyiv Mykhaylo Yarovoy.

- How long are you staying? - Until Zoriana Nazarivna tells me to go.

Mikhail knows all about our business.

He's a good friend, and we need reliable men.

Zoriana Nazarivna, didn't you feel the need

to consult me before involving someone?

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be impudent.

You can rely on me in every--

Enough, Lev Petrovich. You know that we're almost out of time.

Any help is precious.

Have you finished? It's time to go.

Did you talk to Yanosh? Have you found out what his warning meant?

Yes.

I mean, no.

Yanosh has left to Kyiv. Meeting with someone who knew his mother.

- I don't know whether he's coming back. - I see. He could have come to say goodbye.

Why are you stalling? Let's go!

NIZHYN, KORIENIEVS' HOUSE

Are you leaving already?

I wanted to have breakfast with you but was unable to get out of bed.

My entire body aches.

Are you ill? Should I send for a doctor?

No, there is no need.

It's just exhaustion and a bad dream, that's all.

It's not uncommon in my situation.

Yes.

Will you be working late again?

I suppose so.

I'll try to be back for dinner.

Tetiana,

it's just my classes

and an important meeting

which has nothing to do with what worries you.

I ask you to trust me.

I'm trying with all my heart,

but I can't just forget about everything that has happened.

Yes, every time that you come home late or have these late meetings,

I am so scared that my heart clenches.

How? How can I prove you that it's all in the past?

My meetings, my being late

have nothing to do

with that…

with that lady.

What are they about, then, Vladimir?

Baby,

why didn't you come down for dinner?

You shouldn't starve yourself.

I couldn't swallow a bite.

Is it that bad, knowing that Panas isn't your real father?

He always loved you more than the boys.

You know that.

I do.

What I don't know is how to talk to Lev.

That's why I didn't go to the dining room.

You know what, Natalie,

listen to your mother but don't listen to her.

What?

Don't interrupt me. I'll tell you something important.

I'm not quite myself now.

God knows what's going on in my head.

I said some things to you in the heat of the moment.

And now I'm telling you not to make rush decisions.

No, Mom. You were right.

Secrets never made anyone any good.

That's true,

but it's different with Lev Petrovich.

He is different. Special.

He had been waiting for you for eight years, never forgot you.

Mother, he had been waiting for that 16-year-old girl.

He loves you as you are now.

So

don't rush it.

Wait a bit.

You can always say goodbye.

Markiyan Vasylyovych, good day.

Good day to you, too, Panas Hryhorovych.

Are you here to visit Galina?

I'm here for you. We need to talk.

This isn't a good time.

Lev Petrovich wanted me to prepare some documents.

We're creating a debts register for the villages.

You can register our debts later.

I will not hold you up for long,

especially if you give me a direct answer.

Did you propose to my Galina?

I did. And I don't thing I did something wrong.

We thought you were dead.

We were wrong, thank God.

So there is nothing to talk about.

A widow and a married woman are different things.

I'm asking you

where this married woman spent the night, since she definitely wasn't at home.

What do you say about this, Markiyan Vasylyovych?

I'll say that I have no idea where Galina spent the night.

If you want to know, you should ask her. She is in the kitchen now.

Do you know the way

or should I show you?

FOLLOWING FOR TWO DAYS… YABLONEVSKIY TIPPED THE KILLER…

Lev?

Lev Petrovich, am I interrupting something?

No. Of course not.

I'm glad you came, Natalie.

Tell me, what do you know about Mr. Razumkov?

I know he isn't the pleasantest man alive,

but what I need to know if he can be trusted.

Did you know him well in Europe?

We…

No.

Just a nodding acquaintance. He…

I don't know anything about him, and I don't want to.

Why are you asking?

I need to talk to him urgently. A lot depends on this conversation.

What is it that's so important that he can tell you?

We'll see.

Excuse me, Natalie. I need to hurry.

Promise me you'll have dinner with me tonight. Will you?

Yes.

Robin, why haven't you warned me?

NIZHYN. RENTAL APARTMENT

We critically lack people and time.

I'm afraid Professor won't be helping us anymore.

Why?

He's a coward.

Come with me, painter. I'll show you the ropes.

No, Robin.

That's not how it's done.

We're risking our lives here, and you're doing God knows what.

We don't need any outsiders here.

I told you, you can trust Mikhail.

Why are you talking about risks?

Are you scared? The door is over there.

If I were scared, I'd have left long ago.

But you're forgetting, Robin, that people aren't spare change.

You want to make some noise,

and who dies in the process, it's not for the nobles to care.

What do you mean? Have you forgotten why we're doing this?

Our goal was to improve peasants' lives.

The bloodbath was your idea.

And I keep thinking that it wasn't worth it.

- So you've changed your mind? - I don't want any purposeless deaths.

I have a gut feeling this thing with the bomb will not end well.

Planting leaflets for schoolgirls is safer, isn't it?

Go.

I know you won't tell anyone.

Think about it.

Maybe you should stop before it's too late.

I hope the carriage is ready. I'm in a big hurry.

- Of course, sir. - Where are you going?!

Mr. Chervinsky? Lev Petrovich? I was told to give this straight to you.

Dear Lev Petrovich, I know how much my decision will upset you

and how much I'm letting you down, but I can't help it.

I'm leaving the cause I put so much time, heart, and soul into.

I will not be coming to future meetings.

Please find it in you to understand and forgive me.

I believe in your kind heart. Vladimir Korieniev.

Thank you.

Lev! Lev Petrovich, wait.

Natalie, what happened?

Postpone your trip to Nizhyn. I need to talk to you.

Natalie, I promise, this evening I'll be all yours.

But now I must go. Too much has happened, and I need to sort it out.

I'm sorry.

I'm telling you, Panas Hryhorovych, I don't have time.

After Petro Ivanovych's death, the footmen got out of control.

And here you are with your interrogation…

Tikhon Yuriyovych,

please don't beat around the bushes and answer me straight.

Does my Galina live with Markiyan or not?

Are you serious? Do you know your wife at all?

Why would she resort to such frolics?

Why would she, you say? Why doesn't she sleep at home, then?

Who was she with? Tell me.

Don't judge me after yourself.

And leave Tikhon alone.

He's no guard of mine.

Ulia! Where have you been, you crazy girl?

Don't you love me anymore?

Love isn't what matters here.

Just so that you know and stopped making a scandal,

I spent the night with Natalie, not with whoever you think I was with.

Tonight I will come home.

So don't worry,

I'm not going to embarrass you in front of the people.

Good morning, my dear.

Vladimir Olehovych? What are you doing here?

Natalie, how can you be so absent-minded?

You have a costume fitting at Yelyzaveta Ihorivna in an hour and a half.

Have you forgotten?

Are you going to perform at the "European prima donna's only concert"

for the distinguished guests wearing some rags?

My God! You aren't ready yet.

Hurry up.

Thank you, my dear. You're my savior.

What is it you wanted to talk to me about, Lev Petrovich?

How do you know Waclaw Nowakowski?

A socialite and the star of all the fashionable soirees.

Knows everybody who is worth knowing.

Knows everybody, you say?

Does he also know about your business in Nizhyn?

Excuse me, Lev Petrovich,

I'm not insane to involve a high society gossip into such things.

If you want to involve him, have it in mind that I categorically oppose it.

He is a good drinking baddy, but I don't think he can hold his tongue.

I don't like to take risks with unreliable people.

If you involve Nowakowski, I will be forced to leave the game.

We have received an urgent message.

His High Excellence will be here in a week.

I don't want any unpleasant surprises.

So, Filipp Andriyovych, I'll ask you to be discreet.

Discreet and discerning about your connections.

It's good news, isn't it?

As for being discreet, Lev Petrovich, I will reciprocate:

avoid unnecessary risks with unreliable people.

I wonder where our little swans are.

Have they found another Aphrodite to be their new patron?

What?

Swans?

I mean Mr. Yablonevskiy and his charming Polina.

When do we get wedding invitations?

Or will you and Lev Petrovich be first?

I… I haven't seen Yanosh for a while.

Well…

Maybe Romeo and Juliet are already in Krakow,

far from Marianna Fedorivna's hawk eye.

Since we're going to Nizhyn, let's stop by at the hotel.

I have a bad feeling.

Natalie, listen,

let's do the fitting first,

and then you can do your visits.

Yelizaveta Ihorivna will be angry.

It will only take five minutes. It's on our way anyway.

Yelyzaveta Ihorivna will spend the first 30 minutes

complaining at the deadline anyway.

Lev said that the concert has been rescheduled for one week earlier.

Oh God…

Chervinsky definitely knows something.

I tried to deflect his suspicions, but I'm not sure he believed me.

How?

He only saw me once.

We never met after that.

Your friend Yablonevskiy.

You think he warned him about me from beyond the veil?

Maybe…

I'll go to the woods, and you make inquiries at the hotel.

You'd probably have noticed if he showed up there, though.

Maybe he sent a message or told them something.

Find out as much as you can, but be careful.

NIZHYN. HOTEL

Hello, ma'am. Do you need a room?

No, thank you. I need to see Mr. Yablonevskiy. Is he here?

Alas.

We haven't seen Mr. Yablonevskiy for a while.

You mean he hadn't been in his room last night?

Not for the last three days.

Aren't you worried? Your guest is missing, and you don't care?

All you care about is your pay, isn't it?

Excuse me, what can I… I mean, what can we do?

Maybe Mr. Yablonevskiy went to visit someone or…

Or you're useless.

This is my address.

Let me know at once when and if Mr. Yablonevskiy shows up.

Yes… Yes, ma'am.

NIZHYN, INSTITUTE

Hello, Vladimir Dmitrievich.

Do you have a minute before you class starts?

If it's about my letter, Lev Petrovich,

I have thought it through, and my decision is final.

I'm not trying to change your mind.

Still, why did you decide to quit?

I vehemently disapprove the things that are going on in our country.

For the last three years, our work allowed me to try to change something

instead of sitting on my hands.

I realized perfectly well what the risks were.

Until…

Until I realized that if something happens to me,

my family, my kids

will be left alone, hated by everyone and unprotected.

Tetiana will not be able to handle it. She is weak.

She simply can't handle this burden,

especially now, when we are expecting again.

Please understand. I can't let my family perish.

You're right, Vladimir Dmitrievich.

For you, the stakes are much higher than they are for me.

I can't judge you or force you to do anything.

All I can say is I'm very sorry.

You are a reliable companion and a good friend.

Lev Petrovich.

Mademoiselle!

It was fate that sent you to me.

I'm sorry to bother you, but

do you know something about the whereabouts

of your dear friend Mr. Yablonevskiy?

I promise you that my intentions towards him are absolutely peaceful.

Are you following me?

What do you want from me?

When will this stop, after all?

Or do you find pleasure in hurting me?

Natalie,

I only asked after Mr. Jablon--

You've only destroyed that little good that was there in my life,

and now you're doing it again.

You disgust me, you filthy monster!

There was a time when you didn't mind

going to bed with this filthy monster.

Stay away from me and Lev Petrovich.

And Yanosh!

Your Excellence,

what can I do for you?

Tell me, my dear…

I haven't seen my friend Prince Yablonevskiy for a while.

Has he left without saying goodbye?

Your Excellence, excuse me,

but we don't put surveillance on our guests and don't report on them to anyone.

This is a hotel, not a precinct.

I don't know where he is. I swear.

This Polish gentlemen put us in a world of trouble…

Hush.

…and we'd be so happy if he checked out. As God is my witness.

Hush.

Thank you for the explanation.

Could you just tell me when the last time you saw Mr. Yablonevskiy was?

He has not been here for three days.

We haven't heard from him either.

Now, this is the conversation I hoped for. Thank you so much.

Have a wonderful day.

To the hospital.

Don't you feel well? What happened?

Maybe Yanosh is there.

Natalie, you are crossing the line.

Why are you suddenly so worried? Yelyzaveta Ihorivna is waiting for us.

He hasn't been at his hotel for three days.

Yanosh has already been at the police twice, once because of me.

Nobody will look for him, don't you understand?

He is all alone here.

Vladimir Olehovych, do you really care more of a bundle of sparkling rags,

which you'll have to buy for thrice their price

because, "you know, this is such an important performance?"

Daddy, where is Mother? I thought you'd come back together.

She promised to come tonight. She is busy at work. You know that.

Semen and Lavrin also come home after sunset.

They leave me in charge of the house. I'm going to clean the rugs today.

Don't spend too much time on them, though.

I have something more interesting for you to do.

What is it?

Look, it's all ready to take on your imagination.

Shall we paint it together? You'll have your own bird of paradise.

Daddy, I'm not a little kid to paint penny whistles.

Lavrin asked me to weave a rope for him.

I have work cut out for me.

Sorry.

Whoa!

What's up? Why did you call me?

Korieniev met with Chervinsky at the institute.

They were talking quietly and were quite far away,

but I was able to hear something.

What was it?

Something about the significant risk

and "our common cause".

Interesting.

What can a professor and a detective from St. Petersburg have in common?

I thought you might be interested.

The professor is quite a mobile person.

He travels a lot.

I have to spend a lot on transportation.

If you want me to keep following him, I'll need a raise.

Come on, go! Go!

Next week they must be everywhere:

churches, schools, markets, nearby villages.

I hoped we had at least two weeks

but we need to speed up the events.

Everyone must come out next Thursday.

Are we interrupting your thoughts, Comrade Robin?

Not at all. I only suggested that we might lose everyone by Sunday.

Our ranks are thinning out.

I'm afraid you and I will be the only one to carry the leaflets to churches.

Talleyrand isn't here, and Professor is absent again.

Talleyrand is otherwise occupied in town.

And Professor made a decision to quit.

How come? He was so devoted to our fight.

Won't he turn us in?

No one is going to turn us in.

Let's trust people's good sense.

I'll take care of the leaflets tomorrow.

Suslivka, Sheferivka, Kosachivka, Chervinka. I'll cover them all.

I'll take Doroshenkivka, too, if I have time.

A task worthy of a bold revolutionary…

Robin, if we bore you,

maybe this isn't the place for you to be.

You can't reproach me, Lev Petrovich.

Unlike some, I'm doing my job and am ready to go all in.

Better turn your anger on those who give up.

I have no idea where he is, Mademoiselle.

Why would I know Mr. Yablonevskiy's whereabouts?

He is missing, Vitaliy Mikhailvych.

I can't find him anywhere.

So I thought maybe he fell ill and…

No, he hasn't been admitted to the hospital, if that's what you mean.

I'm sorry, Natalia Panasivna,

I can't help you.

What about Polina, Miss Yasulovych?

Does she still come to help here?

When can I find her at the hospital?

As far as I know, Polina Romanivna's mother

is homeschooling her at present.

You should ask Marharyta Ivanivna. She is in charge of the schoolgirls.

You'll have to excuse me.

I need to take care of some business.

Yes. Of course. I'm sorry I took so much of your time.

If you hear something…

I'll let you know.

You have been spending the most time with Robin.

Did she tell you she was expecting Mikhail?

No.

You know how willful she is.

She asks for no one's permission.

He seemed reliable. Sincere.

Also, he has been a member of the Kyiv cell for a long time.

What do you think about Robin?

Is she sincere?

She is restless, hotheaded.

If she lies, it's for the greater good.

NIZHYN, VASYL KOSACH'S APARTMENT

I'm sorry for my late visit,

but I'm here on a very important business.

It's all right, Mademoiselle. What happened?

Most probably, nothing.

You once proved yourself as not only noble but also reasonable man.

I hope you will not mock me this time, either.

I'm all ears.

Mr. Yablonevskiy is missing.

He hasn't been at the hotel for three days,

and no one has heard from him.

He isn't at the hospital, either.

No one has seen him for a while.

Can I ask you something?

Do you have reasons to believe that something happened to Mr. Yablonevskiy?

Just a hunch, Mr. Kosach.

I understand how ridiculous it must sound,

but I'm certain Yanosh wouldn't have left Nizhyn while Polina is here.

He really loves her

and is prepared to fight till the end for his right to be with her.

Unfortunately, after that drama at the theater, your sister dislikes me,

and I can't ask her whether Polina is at home.

Because if he had left, he would have taken her with him.

That's why I'm here.

I need to know that he is all right.

He is your friend. No wonder you didn't have it in you to kill him.

Now we need to protect ourselves.

Yes, he probably has survived.

I wonder where he might be.

He didn't send any messages to the hotel, and no one has heard from him.

Since you didn't find the poor prince's body

under the birch tree,

I suggest you try to remember some of Yablonevskiy's friends in Nizhyn,

apart from Mr. Chervinsky and us two.

Goddamn it!

Why didn't I think about it sooner?

To hell with Chervinsky!

That's not who Yanosh was staying in Nizhyn for.

Now we'll have to pay Yelyzaveta Ihorivna not three times

but four times the regular price.

I don't understand. I just don't.

Natalie, tell me the truth.

What happened?

Why do you suddenly care so much about Mr. Yablonevskiy?

We've been gallivanting around Nizhyn all day. Why?

I want at least one story to have a happy ending.

Polina and Yanosh deserve their chance at happiness.

But you finally have your winning lottery ticket, don't you?

I'm not so sure about that.

Greetings, Illia Tykhonovych.

To what do I owe this early visit?

I came to see if you were bored on your vacation.

Can I have a cup of coffee?

Don't they give you coffee at home?

I thought you'd be glad to see me, Vasiliy Fedorovych.

I'm doing this for you, after all.

We got an answer from Mr. Rakitsky.

You wanted to know about Lev Petrovich Chervinsky.

What if your assumptions were right?

That would be a triumphal comeback for you.

To tell you the truth, it's hard to work for two.

I have a load of cases of my own.

Well,

are there any leads in his life story?

Or was it all in vain?

Agent, People's Will member Klietochnikov.

Our Lev Petrovich is an interesting character.

Very interesting indeed.