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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.

Are you going to say something?

You've been silent since we left the hotel,

and now you are waving a loaded gun at me.

What are you up to? Where are you taking me?

I want to finish what I started

and get rid of an obstacle to our plan.

Maybe all you will need to do is sit in the carriage.

If there are any complications,

I'll give you a signal and tell you what to do.

When we arrive, I'll give you a gun too.

Don't worry.

That wasn't our agreement.

I'm not going to play spies with you,

and I'm not going to do what you tell me. Don't even dream of it.

You will.

You, Razumkov, will do whatever you're told.

You know what the stakes are if you don't.

Or shall I remind you?

Go to hell.

Hello, Count Razumkov.

Baroness Eggengardt.

Let Baroness cover herself.

Can I go now?

Yes.

Thank you. My advice is, freshen up before you go.

A man is waiting in a carriage downstairs.

Marta.

What does it all mean?

Madame Eggengardt has kindly agreed

to arrange our meeting

in exchange of my silence regarding a certain little filthy secret.

I hope now she will be loyal both to her country

and her husband.

Why did you want to meet me?

Who are you and what do you want?

Only one thing:

do everything you can to redeem your sin.

What do you mean? What sin?

Don't try to pretend to be an idiot.

Mr. Razumkov,

do you think you can get away with your affair

with the wife of the Austro-Hungarian deputy foreign minister?

My love life is none of your business.

You have two options, you welp.

Either you do whatever I tell you,

without any objections or cheating,

or I'll tell your fair lady's husband who made him a cuckold.

And then you and your famous father

will be exiled from the empire with disgrace in 24-hours term.

But…

- What does my father have to do with it? - Stop bleating.

Do you really mean that someone will take a risk of keeping an ambassador

whose son has caused such a scandal?

Knowing your father, it's easy to imagine

what will happen to your comfortable life in Europe.

At the same time,

it's easy for me to sweep it all under the carpet,

if you agree to work for me.

I can see that you have recalled the conditions you had taken.

I promised your boss

to do anything that might be required from me.

I've been sticking to it so far,

haven't I?

Yes, and so you should.

Just make sure you keep it up.

Would your father really

exclude you from his will

and send you to die at the Caucasus frontier

as a punishment for his ruined career?

I see you are well-informed.

That's my job.

KOSACHS' ESTATE

Oh Lord, your strength knows no limits.

I'm begging You to protect Your servant Yanosh from all troubles and dangers.

Don't leave him without Your mercy in his darkest hour.

Protect him from his enemies' hatred, for they are conceiving evil.

Heal him from his illness and give him peace of heart,

because I can't imagine my life without him.

He is the only one with whom I can be happy.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Baby!

Tikhon said you didn't come down for dinner.

My darling,

what's wrong with you?

What happened?

Everything was so good.

Look at this beautiful dress they brought you.

Is it because of it? Do you not like it?

Maybe I could have a look and fit it for you.

Mother, look at this.

Look!

How can I go on?

How?

Why?

Why?

What happiness am I dreaming of?

Whom am I trying to deceive?

I…

I'm empty.

I'm a stupid empty shell.

My baby…

My darling…

What did you do to deserve it?

My baby…

Empty.

Marianna Fedorivna?

Has something happened?

I've seen all this before.

A horse coming back without the rider,

a desperate prayer, a cart in front of the house

with a pale, still young man lying in it.

That's how my brother was returned home.

Forgive me.

I'm sorry you had to go through it again because of me.

You do have a lot in common with Aleksey.

The same uncompromising nobleness and the desire to go all the way.

I'm honored.

Your brother was a decent man.

You don't understand.

I…

I can't allow my daughter to live through this nightmare.

Polina deserves to be happy.

Marianna Fedorivna,

least of all I want to condemn your daughter to sufferings.

Believe me.

Then promise me

that you'll do everything to stay alive,

that you will fight for your life

for her sake.

You have my word.

I swear on everything I hold dear.

Galina…

Stay away from me.

At least talk to me.

Let me tell you what really happened.

Are you saying you've been slandered?

Wasn't that woman in Budy your wife?

Wasn't this

embroidered by her?

Don't be like this, Galina.

What if she is a good person? She really is.

But she is weak.

She couldn't handle her plight on her own.

What are you saying?

What about me, Panas?

Aren't I a good person?

You are.

You're the best, Galina.

But you're different.

Very different.

Look at how strong you are.

You can be someone's rock.

KOSACHS' ESTATE

I'm telling you, Mr. Nowakowski,

there is no Yanosh Yablonevskiy in this house.

Mrs. Kosach doesn't receive visitors.

Please come back after Sunday Mass.

Don't try to deceive me.

If your mistress doesn't receive visitors, call her daughter. Now.

Polina Romanivna is taking a nap.

Don't you dare lie to me if you value your life.

Let my manager go, Mr. Nowakowski.

You definitely didn't come here to fight with him.

You are absolutely right, Mrs. Kosach.

That isn't what I wanted.

But you definitely won't want to do it the easy way.

I want to see every nook and cranny in this house.

You shouldn't have bothered.

I have eaten.

Your mother has spent 45 minutes hovering with a bowl of broth,

until she made me eat it all.

What? Mother?

I know it's hard to believe, but it is what happened.

I don't know which is more intimidating: when she dislikes you

or when she starts a fight with fate to save you.

Miss, Mr. Yablonevskiy,

my mistress said that you need to be quite as mice.

Mr. Nowakowski is here.

- Yanosh. - Who?

No. I have strict orders not to let you come out to him.

Yanosh.

- Yanosh. - You don't understand.

It's the man who tried to kill me.

Why is he here?

- Easy. - To finish what he had started, I suppose.

My mistress will know how to get rid of him.

That's why she said not to let you go downstairs.

You're wounded. You'd be an easy target for him now.

I know what to do.

Galina, I want to fix it, so that everything was the way it used to be.

There is nothing to fix, Panas.

Nobody asked you to.

You said it yourself: I'm strong. I can handle it.

Go back to your Akulina or whatever her name is.

They need you more than we do.

- But what about us, Galina? Me and you? - What are you talking about?

There's no us, Panas.

Haven't been or a while.

We can't be a family anymore.

You can't glue together a broken cup.

Go back to your Budy.

But first make it legal.

Ask the priest do divorce us

and go live your life.

But you are my wife. I have the right to be here with you.

If that's what you want.

Just have it in mind: if you stay,

we'll live together as two strangers.

I'm not going to forgive you or cry out my anguish.

Don't even think I will.

Mr. Nowakowski, I don't know what you hope to find in my house,

but believe me, it isn't here.

Neither is your daughter.

She wasn't in your bedroom or the other two.

Polina? She isn't at home.

She went to her friend.

But your manager said she was taking a nap.

Where is he?

Tell me! I'm asking you, where is he?

- Where is Yablonevskiy? - There is no one here but me.

Where is he?

Open it.

Quick.

Where is he?

I asked you where he is!

Take me to him, now!

Otherwise, your mistress will get an ugly hole in her forehead.

Now!

Mr. Yablonevskiy isn't in this house. I swear to God.

Freeze! I said freeze.

One more step and I'll shoot.

There is no need. Everything is fine.

The gentleman wants to continue his search?

All right. Where do you want to go now?

- Are you sure you can handle a trip? - Yes.

I'm fine. Don't worry.

Let's hurry before they've noticed us.

Let's go.

What's going on, Natalie? You aren't yourself.

What is it you wanted to talk to me about?

You know nothing about all my years in Paris,

and I can't keep hiding from you what happened to me there.

Who is there, Lev?

No, Yanosh!

- I… I'm alive… Polina. - What?

It's just that it was a little faster than body can handle right now.

Polina Romanivna, Mr. Yablonevskiy. We need to send for a doctor.

No, don't.

- No one can know that we're here. - What's going on?

Yanosh's killer is back.

How could he have escaped?

He will tell everyone about you and about what you've offered him.

Whom will he tell?

The police, the gendarmes, finally, his Juliet's uncle.

Yes, he might.

Of course, I can't go back to town now.

But I'm much more concerned about the chance

that Mr. Chervinsky will get interested in all this.

He will do everything possible to find the mole.

It can make implementing our plan much harder.

Maybe it would be wiser to back down.

The heir hasn't been coronated yet. We still have time.

Nonsense.

The time and the place hadn't been chosen by accident.

We aren't going to cancel anything.

I will hide somewhere

at an inn as far from Nizhyn as possible.

And you will become Chervinsky closest ally

and will not cast any suspicions with your words or actions.

Tell this lady bomber of yours to do the same.

What if she refuses?

This lady is very capricious. She likes to argue with Chervinsky, too.

So let her know

that she might not live long enough to do the deed

if she doesn't stop acting up.

Hush.

You can't see this place from the house. No one will find you here or bother you.

You did the right thing coming here.

You need your strength. I'll bring you something to eat.

Natalie doesn't know anything.

I didn't want to put her at danger.

So please don't mention any details in front of her.

- All right. - Well of course.

When I found out Waclaw was there,

I realized he wouldn't just go,

no matter how convincing Marianna Fedorivna is.

That's why Polina and I left.

We'll soon find out what is going on at Mrs. Yasulovych's house.

Tell me everything in detail. We need to think what to do tomorrow.

Your enemy knows that you have survived,

so we've lost this advantage, and you are in danger again.

Maria, Holy Mother of God, save and protect them.

Protect Your children Polina and Yanosh.

Don't let the worst happen.

Protect them from evil people's schemes.

Give them strength to go through this ordeal.

Well?

Young Miss and Mr. Yablonevskiy are nowhere to be found.

We have searched the garden,

the outhouses, the pantries, and the forest road.

Where can they be?

The Polish prince is barely alive. I hope he doesn't die somewhere.

Ma'am!

A messenger from the Chervinskys.

He says he has orders to wait for your reply,

and that it's important.

Read it, Paraskeva.

God graceful…

They are alive and safe.

Ma'am, they are alive.

Thank you.

I suppose tomorrow the servants will be gossiping

about the tender young lady eating half the pantry in one night.

Thankfully, they were all asleep, and no one saw me.

Polina Romanivna will spend the night in your room, if you don't mind.

- Of course I don't. - No.

I'm not going anywhere.

Yanosh needs me.

Don't worry, Polina Romanivna.

I'll stay with him until the morning. You need to rest.

You've been through a lot today.

I promise I will not leave your fair knight even for a minute.

Just please don't watch me while I'm sleeping.

I'm too sensitive.

Polina, please.

You haven't slept for days because of me.

Polina, say yes.

If there is one person you can trust with someone you love, it's Lev Petrovich.

Come on.

I will be fine.

I promise.

No one in the house can know…

no one at all…

that Yanosh Stefanovych is here.

Not a soul. Especially not Zoriana Nazarivna. It's important Natalie.

What's going on, Lev? Are you in danger?

Don't worry about me.

What's important now is to take care of Mr. Yablonevskiy.

Polina Romanivna.

Do you really think it's Zoriana?

Unfortunately.

Everything points out to her.

NIZHYN, VASYL KOSACH'S APARTMENT

I am sorry to disturb you at such late hour, and at home at that.

But you said to come straight to you if there is something important.

So, what's the important thing you have discovered?

Not long ago, the young master ordered to open a school at the village,

both for the kids and adults.

Zoriana Viter and Lev Petrovich himself are teaching there.

University graduates aren't allowed

to teach at village schools in Chernihiv gubernia.

Of course, but it's just a small thing

compared to what I was able to find in their textbooks.

Smart.

Teaching village illiterates how to read

and immediately hand them out leaflets as teaching aid, so to say.

The villagers love their landlord, though.

It will be hard to find those ready to witness against him.

You have to agree that this information is worth a lot.

So I'd like you to pay me up.

Because of my suspension, I'm short on cash right now.

However, I'm sure this costs much more than what I owe you.

Is it a real sapphire?

The pin must be your heirloom.

Take it and get out.

I'll let you know about my further plans.

What is it you're working on?

An address to those who aren't used to anyone caring about them.

It's important that they

understand that they can define what their own lives will be like.

They must understand. Them, and not a kind landlord or

unkind tsar.

Lev Petrovich.

How do you feel?

Good.

I'm well, Polina.

So, Lev Petrovich will take you to Kosachivka.

- No. - Don't argue.

You mother went through a lot yesterday.

She needs your support.

I have nothing to fear here.

I will join you as soon as I can.

Tell Vasiliy Fedorovych what happened,

but please don't reveal to him my present location.

He needs to take care of Kosachivka's safety.

I will do all you need me to.

Just promise to be safe.

I promise.

When you're back from Kosachivka, find 15 minutes for me.

I want to finish yesterday's conversation.

NIZHYN. POLICE DEPARTMENT

Well, Illia Tykhonovych,

are you afraid to quarrel with the marshal?

It's not that, Vasiliy Fedorovych.

Khmelnyk was beside himself when he found out.

He said we had no grounds for searching a respected professor's house.

By the way, the marshal of nobility is your patron, not mine,

and you are so eager to send his stepson to jail.

Are you trying to take revenge on him?

The grounds for the search are in his library.

Goddamn it! I told you that.

I can't do that.

Without a complaint, a witness statement, some kind of official document.

Mr. Kryvchyk, the prisoners demand to see you.

They are banging their bowls on the doors.

How scary… Make sure they don't break them apart.

Well, Vasiliy Fedorovych, you have to understand: I'm all for it.

Whoa!

Galina!

I'll come in the evening to pick you up,

so that you didn't have to walk and tire your feet. Galina!

Are you trying to ruin the rest of her life?

What are you talking about, Tikhon?

Her heart had just started thawing,

and here you are, back home, thank you very much.

I'm her husband before God and the people, in case you forgot.

She gave her vows at the altar.

Somehow your vows didn't stop you from taking another wife.

When Galina found out that you have a second family in Budy,

she didn't say a single word in two weeks.

She was holding herself together for two years only for your kids' sake.

Why the hell did you come back?

Has your other wife kicked you out?

Maybe I love Galina and came back because of that.

Did you think about it?

If you did,

you wouldn't have tortured her for two years.

I have no idea why the devil you decided to come,

but you should have considered whether you were welcome here.

You're a bastard.

That's what stool pigeons and spies do.

We don't even know whether he is a member of the People's Will cell.

Is he your family?

Or maybe he tried to get you out of here?

We would turn in an innocent man.

That's not what Detective Kosach thinks.

He says he has evidence against Korieniev.

Messrs. Students, what did you call me for?

Is it true that we will be sentenced to life in jail today at the trial?

After the assassination of the sovereign, it seems most likely.

They don't spare political criminals now.

I want to make a statement.

I'm listening, Mr. Horsky.

Everything I had done wasn't because of evil intentions

but because I was deceived by our institute's professor, Vladimir Korieniev.

He is the one who gave us leaflets for distribution.

Also, he is the head of the revolutionary circle.

Where is Lev Petrovich? Isn't he coming down for breakfast?

I have no idea.

Is that so?

You two seemed inseparable.

You are mistaken.

Hello.

Zoriana Nazarivna, I was going to tell you

that I have canceled our meeting regarding His High Excellence's visit.

The classes are cancelled, too.

Is that so?

I thought we didn't have a lot of time left

to prepare for the visit.

Well…

In this case,

on your permission, I'll go alone.

- I will come with you. - There is no need. I'll go alone.

It won't take long. I'll be back soon.

You wanted to continue yesterday's conversation.

Yes.

Have your breakfast. I'll be waiting in the parlor.

Have you seen this paper before?

What is it?

A leaflet.

Have you seen it?

I can't even read yet. I've just started going to school.

Uh-huh.

So you haven't seen it.

Try to remember. It's very important.

Maybe Mr. Lev Chervinsky brought a leaflet like this to the school?

Lev Petrovich only taught us to count, so that no one could short-change us.

He never brought any papers.

Go, go! The cattle need water.

Do something useful.

So Chervinsky didn't bring it.

- No. - Who did?

Nobody.

On what grounds?

Why can't I drop the bomb the way we planned?

Because it requires a person with reserve and strong will,

not an infantile young lady predisposed to hysterics.

Do you mean me?

I wasn't the one throwing a tantrum at the last meeting

because of a married lover.

It will not happen again.

Besides, Neviedomsky decided to temporarily suspend our meetings,

so I will have no reasons to get angry.

What will you do if Skuratov-Belsky will be sitting in his box

with Lev Chervinsky

or Vladimir Korieniev?

I would have to sacrifice them.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

I'm all ears.

Please hear me out without interrupting.

In the time I've spent here, at home, in Chervinka, I…

I have realized I never met a more decent and noble person than you.

No one deserves a happy and pure love more than you do.

What are you getting at?

Everything that's going on between us right now is a mistake

that will bring us nothing but pain and will ruin our lives.

You definitely don't deserve it.

What are you talking about?

What the hell happened last night?

You deserve someone better.

Someone not like me.

I don't want a better woman.

I want you.

You will hardly say this when you learn the truth.

So tell me.

After all, I deserve an explanation.

I can't.

I'm sorry.

Forgive me if you can.

Why do we have only one confession?

I don't know anything about the things Horsky says.

I never contacted the cell leader.

All I did was take leaflets from a certain place

and distribute them at the institute and beyond.

All right.

Isn't my statement enough?

No, why? It's enough.

If it's true.

Am I correct to assume that now I can get the necessary instructions from you?

Yes.

Forgive the illiterate old woman, but I really cannot help you.

You saw it: I came running when you called me.

It's just that I know so little.

Goodbye.

Are you waiting for me?

Yes, Mr. Detective. I wanted to ask you…

If you know about a crime and don't report it,

does it mean that you're a criminal, too, and can be punished?

Not can be but probably will be.

And the punishment will be harsh.

NIZHYN, KORIENIEVS' HOUSE

Hello, gentlemen.

May I ask what brings you here?

Is Professor Korieniev at home?

My husband is probably on the way from the institute

to his mother's house for the musical soiree

where we are supposed to meet.

So you'll have to excuse me.

I can't give you more of my time.

You will have to.

This is a search warrant for your house.

You can look through it while we start searching.

Excuse me, what is it you're searching for?

Evidence of treason.

I think we should start with the study.

Again you come alone, Vasiliy Fedorovych.

All right, Marianna has become a recluse,

but you could at least bring Polina.

After all, this is a quiet family gathering,

no strangers at all.

Here are our guests of honor.

Son.

Where is Tetiana?

What? Isn't she here yet?

I came straight from the institute, not from home.

Don't start to worry yet.

I'm sure she'll be here soon.

When a woman is pregnant,

she wants to look good mor than ever.

Pregnant?

Yes, Vladimir is going to be a father for the fourth time,

making Nikolay Aleksandrovich and me four times grandparents.

- I hope it won't be the last time. - Yes.

Your brother in Rotterdam should think about an heir, too.

There is no need to worry.

It's just a routine procedure.

What?

A routine procedure?

Like brushing your teeth or setting a table?

Are you mocking me?

Is there anything ordinary about a search?

You have turned the house upside down.

At least tell me what you're looking for.

Hidden in a Machiavelli book, just like you said.

What? What is it? What have you found?

We've found everything we were looking for.

Now, considering all this, we will have to come uninvited

to the musical soiree at the local nobility marshal's.

Goodbye.

Wait. I'll come with you.

NIZHYN. HOTEL

I'm honored to welcome at our hotel the worldly renowned prima donna.

Where does Mademoiselle Rossignol wish to have breakfast,

at the restaurant or in her room?

Don't worry. I'll come down to the restaurant when I wake up.

Now I'd like to get to my room as soon as possible.

Yes. Of course.

Come. Our best room, with all the commodities.

Did you see this rain? Elements! Come with me.

CHERVINSKYS' ESTATE

Lev Petrovich.

What?

Excuse me my lack of tact,

but has something happened?

You seem a different man from what you were this morning.

I'm sorry, Yanosh Stefanovych.

It's the rain.

It always brings sad thoughts for me.

NIZHYN, KORIENIEVS' HOUSE

Congratulations.

Thank you, Vasiliy Fedorovych.

I wish you to be blessed with the joy of fatherhood

as soon as possible.

- Vladimir. - Tetiana, you're trembling. What happened?

What is going on, gentlemen? What brings you here?

We're here to arrest Professor Korieniev.

What?

What has he done?

Vladimir Korieniev, you are charged

with organizing a cell of the People's Will terrorist organization,

as well as creating and spreading propagandist materials

calling for the authorities to be overthrown.

So, Mr. Korieniev…

On what grounds are you pressing charges?

We have statements from the students

you used for your criminal activities.

Also, hard evidence

found in the course of a search of your home.

Please follow me.

This is a stupid mistake.

Don't worry about it.

I am certain that I will be home by tomorrow.

Mama, please take care of Tetiana.

She doesn't need all this in her state.

Vladimir Dmitrievich, please hurry, or we'll have to take you by force.

- Vladimir. - Of course.

Vladimir.

Oh my God.