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CZECH TELEVISION PRESENTS

THE PRAGUE MYSTERIES

EPISODE 2

You're in a hurry again, aren't you?

Yes... I mean no... well... I'm in a hurry to meet you.

Doesn't that seem a little crazy to you?

Yes... I mean...

utterly crazy.

I lied to Eniko because of you.

- To whom? - Eniko.

- That's our maid. - I see.

If she knew where I was going, she'd definitely come with me.

What would my papa say?

The Chief Inspector must never find out!

But he's not bad.

No, I don't think you understand.

It's just not possible, I'm his subordinate.

Then what do you want from me?

I'd like to take a walk with you.

Pavlinka, breathe in,

Cough.

Again.

All right.

Who takes care of her?

I do.

I'm her only relative.

She has no one else, Frantisek.

I'd like to go back to school.

You'll be going soon enough, darling.

Rudla, she needs an X-ray.

Careful!

Get out of the way, people, and throw something on the ground.

For God's sake, cover him with something!

That's the little German boy from the Zapletals!

Zapletal! Zapletal, come here!

What is it?

What is going on? Get out of the way!

Oh my God!

What are you standing here for?!

He sat with us at breakfast this morning,

then went to see the headmaster.

He was teaching him Czech.

His name, Zapletal?

- What? - His name!

Erwin.

Erwin Knebl.

Get out of the way, people, out of the way!

- Come here, doctor. - From Carlsbad.

Erwin!

Erwin!

Don't look there!

Jesus Christ, the Knebl family are coming to visit tonight.

I'm supposed to pick them up at the station.

This is the last thing we needed.

Get these people out of here!

Go away, go!

- Go away! - You don't have to, Mayor.

Oh, but I want to.

The kid went swimming and drowned.

Did you put that in here?

Yeah, people here.

I think it's a clear accident,

it's not even worth calling the men from the police headquarters.

What do you think, doctor, should we write up a report?

Or is there something wrong?

He's not wearing any underwear.

What do you mean?

Have you ever seen a teenage boy swim without shorts?

Come in!

May I interrupt, colleague?

Of course.

All is quiet now.

A rare day when nothing happened.

May we sit down?

Do not look so prim, Chief Inspector!

I took away your Inner Prague, I guess that is a fact,

but apart from that...

I am a pretty decent man, believe me!

You have a bigger office, nicer.

But yours suits me just fine, you know,

I am used to field conditions.

I talked about you during audience with the President.

Your investigation of the MP's sister's murder

was much appreciated.

Even at the highest places, if you understand!

I would say that is going to strengthen your position in the force.

You flatter me like a girl, dear colleague.

What do you want from me?

You are right, of course.

I want something from you.

Officially?

Privately.

What is it about?

Cards.

Well, I play here and there, but mostly...

- Mariasch! - What else?

You too?

I heard about your gentlemen's club.

They say you're quite a player!

That may be a bit far-fetched.

Maybe when the deck is stacked in my favour.

Could you put in a good word for me in the club,

as a token of gratitude for the two witnesses we gave you for questioning?

That was your job, wasn't it?

Yes.

Yes?

How did he get here so fast?

The local doctor is no fool.

We should have been there as soon as they found him!

Well, they could not get hold of you.

He is German,

so they were afraid they would mess things up.

So what is it, professor?

- Did he drown? - Certainly not.

There was no water in his lungs.

A murder of a German teenage boy is the last thing I needed right now!

By the way, his parents are in the hallway.

Yes, I noticed.

How did he die, can you tell?

There are no strangulation marks on his neck,

but there are petechiae on his face and eyes, tiny bruises.

Someone was smothering him with something

or pressing something soft against his face, pillow or blanket.

He has got haematomas all over his body,

someone's got a tight grip on his shoulders, his thighs and...

buttocks.

Child rape.

And murder.

There is no doubt.

The rectum area is bruised, with characteristic...

No, no, there's no need.

...characteristic lacerations,

and we found semen.

Well, that is enough.

Good evening.

My condolences.

I am sorry, but I have to ask you a few questions.

I don't understand...

how he could have drowned.

He swam like a fish.

He could swim.

Our boy could swim!

The kid sent them a letter last week.

Everything... everything was fine.

They brought it.

Can we keep it for now?

Then, of course, we will return it to you.

You can, yes.

Thank you.

I know...

it hurts you terribly.

Losing a son is... horrible.

But can you tell us anything that might help us?

Anything you could think of.

It could help us clarify

the circumstances of your son's death faster.

What do you want to clarify?

He drowned!

We should never have let him go here!

Never!

Damned Czechs!

Our little boy!

POLICE STATION

Novacek!

Novacek!

What are you doing?

Let's go.

Come on!

Where is it?

- Here. - Damn it.

A couple more metres and it's the gendarmerie's jurisdiction.

We'd better hurry, gentlemen, he was a Bohemian German.

And you know what's going on at the borders right now.

The Germans are fighting the Czechs,

there have been casualties.

The Germans will secede anyway.

What about the letter?

Just a simple letter to the parents.

Erwin writes that he's having a good time,

that he's been going to see the headmaster to learn Czech,

they swim and play football, boys are cool,

they have a secret clubhouse somewhere

and they play a costume theatre,

but... I don't understand this part...

Als ob wir Puppen waren.

Let me see that.

Wir spielen Theatre als ob wir Puppen waren.

"We play the theatre as if we were puppets."

Well, we will see.

So we've got rape and murder here.

That is about 20 years in prison.

We are looking for a monster, whether we like it or not.

I'm gonna ask around.

The criminal underground knows about such people, it won't be anyone new.

And you try the local criminal records office,

especially the gendarmerie, they might have something.

Rape, with or without murder!

And unexplained disappearances of young boys!

Write it down for me, places, dates, details!

But, Chief Inspector, you mean now?

It's evening already!

You can light a lamp if you need.

The lights are on.

He's in foul mood again.

He's done a few cases like this before, in Vienna during the war...

in an orphanage.

Papa?

What is it?

I wanted to ask you about something... some advice.

I'm sorry, but not today.

All right.

I don't think I could advise you well.

MISSING BOY FOUND DEAD

We found him somewhere over there, Chief Inspector!

He was murdered on dry land, obviously.

I wonder how the murderer dumped him in the water?

Good question.

It must have been pretty difficult

because the banks are overgrown

and there is a lot of mud.

Who is that over there?

Do you mind?

That's headmaster, Dvoracek.

He is a nice guy,

but when it comes to birds, he's a madman.

He's here by the pond all the time.

Can you hear them screaming?

They don't call it the Bird's Pond for nothing.

And we are already in Prague, Chief Inspector, Prague!

You do not have to remind me of that.

Well, here we are.

Well...

- Can you make it? - Well, let's see, gentlemen.

Yes.

This is where the boys have their little theatre.

This is their famous canvas.

It has seen a lot.

Here they have a hill, a castle, a forest.

Yes. Our whole country.

Novacek!

And it is even written here.

"Our little theatre."

Yes. Novacek...

take a look around and then talk to the locals, all right?

But about what, Chief Inspector?

You call yourself a police agent?

Ask if the kid has been seen with any stranger lately

or if he has been running away from home, if he has been wandering,

ask anything you can think of.

If you can think of anything.

Oh, by the way, I sent you to the criminal records office yesterday.

Do you have anything?

Nothing.

Nothing relevant for us.

Damn it.

Well, good.

I'll go see Zapletal and the headmaster.

Oh, and not a word about the murder and rape,

we are keeping it a secret!

If the papers sniffed it out, all hell would break loose!

I know, Chief Inspector.

A German boy. Politics.

Chief Officer!

- Yes? - Where does this road lead?

To the village.

That is the Greater Prague for you, is it not?

Well, thank you.

God bless.

Hello.

May I speak with you, Mr Zapletal?

I'm busy.

I met Franz Knebl in 1917, on the front near Caporetto.

On October 13th he pulled me out of a cave-in.

A friendship for life and...

and yesterday the Knebls stayed in a hotel,

saying that they would never visit us again!

And that's how terribly it turned out!

Wait, you know how that boy died?!

Well... he was raped and murdered.

But we did not tell this information to anyone.

It is a secret!

Oh please... everybody knows about it here!

Who do you know that from?

Does it matter?

Give me a break!

This is where the boys slept.

Our son here, this was Erwin's bed.

Are those his personal things?

Yes.

Mum packed it up.

Someone will come get it, right?

Yes, someone from the Knebls will come get those.

It's not real.

It's from the theatre.

Erwin wrote home to say you have a theatre here.

They're playing, yes, they are.

Are they supposed to shoot birds? They're putting on a show.

That's better, right?

Erwin played too?

He couldn't.

He talked funny.

He was only a substitute if someone didn't show up for the rehearsal.

He had an accent, so he only played when someone didn't show up,

only then, otherwise he didn't play, he had an accent...

Mr Zapletal, Mr Zapletal!

Can you leave us alone?

Close the door behind you, will you?

Thank you.

Sit down, Jirka.

What we talk about stays between us.

It is going to be our secret, okay?

Were there any strange people hanging around you boys lately?

Did anyone touch you or something like that?

Like some pervert who's into boys?

Not only that.

It could be anybody, you know?

Are you hiding something?

No one would dare!

All right.

Well, thank you.

God bless.

God bless you.

Chief Inspector Budik.

I am with the police.

You are here because of that poor German boy, aren't you?

Yes. May I speak with the headmaster?

That is my husband, of course.

Erwin was supposed to come for a lesson yesterday, but he didn't.

I wasn't here, I was shopping in Prague,

but my husband told me that he had been waiting for him

and he didn't show up...

If only we knew, right?

Yes.

May I come in?

Thank you.

This is where the boy used to sit when I taught him.

He was an obedient and diligent boy.

And he was gentle,

almost feminine.

That is interesting!

Rather appropriate, Chief Inspector.

Yes, that is true.

Yes.

It probably is.

As if they are alive!

You are very talented, headmaster.

Thank you, Chief Inspector,

but I am just an amateur painter.

Yes, I saw you there, at the Bird Pond.

Did you?

You were drawing there.

Oh, yes... I remember, yes.

I saw you there too!

You stood at the bow of the ship, resolute as a captain in a storm!

Would you like something sweet?

Gladly, thank you.

It could be the work of some desperate pitiful soul.

A person who rapes a boy is not a desperate pitiful soul, headmaster.

It is a monster.

And maybe he is from around here.

Well, actually, you are quite right.

Such a person would have to be conspicuous

by meeting children too often.

Well, with boys at the onset of puberty, to be more specific.

Like the boys you teach?

Yes.

These are all... my boys.

This is my whole life.

This is the last one, from this year.

I see.

That is little Jirka Zapletal, is it not?

Yes, yes, and Erwin was living with them.

Yes, I know. That is nice.

I could only collect photographs of murderers

and similar scoundrels that I have sent to jail.

Very funny, inspector.

Please, sit down.

So you are suggesting...

that we need to find a man

who spends a lot of time around young boys, is that right?!

Yes, sure.

Madlenka, please bring us more sugar!

Yes, husband!

I'm coming.

She forgot.

Pardon me.

Thank you.

I am the first person to fit into this category!

I have been hanging around young boys for almost 30 years.

But all teachers do, headmaster.

Sure.

But that does not relieve us of suspicion.

What do you mean, us?

Well, who else hangs out with young boys...

Madlenka?

- Yes? - Madlenka, please...

Oh, I remembered, thank you.

Mr Bauer, the local chimney sweep.

Do you know him?

He plays theatre with the kids,

hangs around them a lot and spends all the time with them.

I think I hear Inspector Havlik.

Gentlemen...

seven kilometres from here, beyond the border of Greater Prague...

a perfect man for us!

Finally, something!

Let's go!

Novacek, grab that bike and find out all about the chimney sweep.

Especially what alibi he has, yes?

Yes, Chief Inspector.

What's this here?

This is the theatre that Erwin wrote to his parents about.

Let's go!

How did you find this guy?

Like always.

One of the girls at the Green Frog, a pretty redhead,

remembered a chap that has a bit of a reputation.

She said she saw him groping a 10-year-old boy.

Any previous convictions?

No, but he was a suspect.

But he did not kill anyone.

He didn't.

But he could!

God bless.

God bless you.

- Hello. - Hello.

Police.

I was wondering who was coming over.

The old man's not home, he's in Brandejs with the horse.

That's not a problem!

We're looking for Mr Bouda. Is he here?

What do you want with him?

Just a few questions.

So is he here?

Over there! Yes, he's probably sleeping in there.

Did he do something?

That remains to be seen.

Police, Bouda, come out!

Come on, man, chop chop!

Jesus Christ, that bastard broke my window!

This way! This way, run!

Bouda!

Stop, Bouda!

Bouda!

Wait!

In the name of the law!

Yikes!

He got away, didn't he?

Bastard!

What's he thinking running off like that?

It's akin to admission of guilt!

Nice shoes!

It's a good thing he's not here, I would kill him.

The kid's gonna clean them for you.

He was here yesterday?

Yes, he was splitting wood for the winter, in the yard.

From when until what time?

Well, wait...

yeah, from morning till noon.

So... half past seven till one past noon!

Did he leave here during that time?

No.

How would you know?

The noise gave me a headache.

From morning till noon!

It was annoying.

He didn't even go in to eat or drink?

Yes, he was here in the kitchen, I made him coffee

and then he went back to chopping wood.

Seven and a half kilometres to Bird Pond and back,

that's at least two and a half hours round trip.

Maybe even more.

He couldn't have disappeared for that long, that's not possible!

I've heard the banging all morning.

And he was right here with us for snacks!

We're always here alone with little Jarda.

The bastard will come back!

He's got his stuff in the room.

Is there anything in there for us?

I think he'll be back tonight.

So what?

He's got very strong alibi!

Or do you find the woman untrustworthy?

Each is untrustworthy in her own way.

I could break her.

Please, stop it.

You are going to get yourself in trouble, you and your "little spy".

The little spy?

Come on!

We need to check out the chimney sweep.

I am sure the kid is already hard at work there.

What's up, Novacek?

So what do you know?

Josef Bauer, they call him little Pepa.

Supposedly he's very nice, that is what everyone says!

He lives in the sublet of this Karasova, a widow.

I have the address.

He grew up in an orphanage, was trained there.

He was a chimney sweep for a few years,

but then he ran off to do puppet theatre.

- At carnivals? - Yes.

And then he enlisted and got injured in the war.

Since the war ended, he has been a chimney sweep again.

They think he is a bit of a simpleton

for being around kids so much,

but they say he wouldn't hurt a fly.

Yeah...

They always say that.

Oh, lest I forget, that Bauer guy, he's not here anymore!

He left half an hour ago, I don't know where.

Gentlemen, I know where he went.

Let's go!

Hurry!

You take the bike!

It's yours.

Let's go!

Okay, great, one more time, that's it.

So now you're gonna be the prisoner, so stand over here, great, that's it.

That's how you raise your arms, great...

You won again.

I'd rather lose.

I'm gonna raise your leg like this.

Hold on tight, all right?

Good boy!

He touches them a lot!

But the boys seem to be having a good time.

He's jumping around them like a monkey.

Should we pick him up?

Not yet.

Girls, a raid!

Wait a minute!

Stop shouting, stupid, he's one of ours!

That's our inspector.

What is it, Mr Havlik?

You're not here to arrest us, are you?

Or do you have some other desires?

What?

Hey, no sass, girls, all right?

Sass?

We wouldn't dare do that to you, would we?!

Where's Toni?

Why Toni?

Leave him alone.

Toni, someone's here for you!

Piss off!

Oty's gonna take care of it, come here!

Toni!

Jesus Christ.

This will be the death of me.

I almost had it!

What would I give for the chance

to spend the night with the inspector here!

Come on, sweetheart, but I ain't watching your girl forever.

Good night!

Julie, I am going to the bathroom.

Inspector!

I saw you from the window, you're all alone here,

so I brought you something to eat at least.

Well... well, thank you.

You can come inside, and...

I'll make you some coffee.

What is going on? What happened, Hynek?

It was just a dream.

Children on strings...

Children?

Come on, the kids are home, the girls are back from the cinema.

It is okay, sleep, it was just a dream.

I am going to get a drink, Ilona,

turn off the light, I'll be right back.

Go. All right.

It is no big deal.

I would just like to know about the moves Mr Bauer teaches you.

He has to.

He shows us how the puppets move,

how they move their hands and feet.

Well, that is quite enough, boys.

Sit down, hands behind your back.

Please.

Come on now, boys,

you know what I mean, right?

Maybe he has touched you before.

Here...

or even somewhere else.

Right.

Maybe I am wrong.

Something else then.

I wonder where your secret clubhouse is.

Erwin wrote about it to his parents!

Where is it?

Damn it, boys, talk, or I will get mad.

Take it easy, Chief Inspector.

Boys, go, we do not need you here anymore.

Yes!

I am sorry to interfere, Chief Inspector, but... you saw them.

They are boys.

They will not tell you anything, it is their secret.

And there is no point in intimidating them,

because I think I already know the secret!

So this is where I occasionally saw the boys,

when I was observing the birds.

But I did not say anything, why spoil their fun?

Well... and their little theatre is right over there.

We know.

But that is certainly not related to the murder.

We will see about that.

Uh, locked.

Do you mind?

Please.

I would not have thought of that.

It is clear that you are from the police.

Thank you, headmaster.

You can go back, we do not need here you anymore.

Glad to help, gentlemen.

- Thanks. Good bye. - Bye-bye.

It is empty upstairs.

This doesn't look like a crime scene to me.

But there is a blanket.

And pillows.

The doctor was talking about something soft.

A pillow or a blanket one could press the boy's head into.

It is a short walk to the water.

Gentlemen, I will leave you to it. You know what to do.

I am taking the car, and I will be back in a minute.

So, Novacek, get on your knees and search!

And get me a light from the car.

Hurry up! Don't let Chief get away.

Yes, Inspector.

So, this is Mr Bauer's room.

- Please. - Thank you.

Wait here.

What is in there?

That is my room.

But Mr Bauer can't go in there.

It's closed.

And that is all? Is that all Mr Bauer owns?

Everything's in his closet.

But he's at work now.

I know, thank you.

I won't be here long. You can go out get some air, okay?

I'm going to put it out over there.

Do that outside!

Go on!

Yes, if you insist, well, yes.

- If you please! - All right!

What did you find?

I found this in their clubhouse.

A piece of glass.

Novacek, why are you so dirty?

I've been searching, Chief Inspector.

What did you find?

What is it?

- Well, grass. - I can see that.

But it's dirty.

It looks like soot.

Soot.

I found it

where they pulled Erwin Knebl's dead body from the water.

What gave you the idea to look there?

I don't know. Just a hunch.

Good.

Gentlemen, I have something too.

Please.

What is it?

I found this in the chimney sweep's closet.

I've got seven chimneys to finish today!

Please, officers, I don't understand,

I've never had anything to do with the police!

Calm down, Mr Bauer.

We just need to hear you out, that is all!

You will spend the night with us

and we are going to have a nice chat in the morning.

- You have nothing to be afraid of. - But I'm scared!

I know why you picked me up!

You think I did this to Erwin!

Oh, my God, what a horror!

Would I hurt someone like that?!

I liked him, like all the others.

I would never hurt a child... you see,

I could never do that, never!

Bauer, you do not want to kill yourself!

You are just detained, that does not necessarily mean anything!

Never!

That's crazy, me hurting a child!

Me!

Stop, stop!

Bauer, stop!

- Bauer! - Bauer!

Bauer, stop!

- No! - Stop!

- Bauer! - No!

Bauer, stop!

- No! No! - Novacek! Grab him!

Good! Handcuffs, handcuffs! Hands back, come on!

What are you doing to him?! Leave him alone!

This is a police operation, ma'am, calm down!

No, not the handcuffs!

No!

No!

You don't like it?

Or is something wrong with you?

Please leave me alone, I am fine.

Is master sick?

Should I bring some pills?

I don't want any stupid pills.

Eniko, please warm the glasses and bring cognac!

Countess, I just wanted to help.

I know.

Try not to think about it.

Gentlemen, I hold the trumps!

Seven of hearts, trump.

Well, you have miscalculated, dear colleague.

Please.

Well done, Chief Inspector.

- Bravo. - Thank you, gentlemen.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

Eight each.

Danke schon.

You are welcome.

- Thank you. - Please.

Chief Inspector Braun's play is top notch.

He is perhaps just a little too rash.

Better to be rash than overly cautious.

Mariasch calls for a bit of courage!

Yes, yes, of course.

But still, as regards the decision whether to accept

Chief Inspector Braun as a member of the club,

we should consider it.

I may be taking fewer risks, but I am winning all the more.

That is the whole point of the game, sir.

Sure.

Sorry, this is a private members-only club.

I'm looking for Chief Inspector Budik.

Go ahead.

Excuse me, gentlemen?

Chief Inspector, please.

Excuse me.

- What is it? - You must return immediately.

- What happened? - I'll tell you in the car.

Excuse me, please, excuse me!

Stand back, gentlemen, excuse me, excuse me!

Who could have thought.

He was just detained.

I know.

The cause of death is clear.

He hung himself.

Here on this, on his knees.

This could be an indirect confession to the rape and murder of Erwin Knebl.

I know it is a mess, but it's not our fault.

That is not the point.

Look at his lap.

Excuse me?

Go ahead.

He doesn't have it!

No, he does not.

It is a war injury.

I have seen anything like this before.

He could barely pee.

The other thing... absolutely not.

There is no way he could have raped that boy.

That is clear as day.

Well, come on.

I know you don't deserve it, but drink up.

This is not just your problem, we are all in this together.

I can keep it under the lid for about two days

and then the press will crucify us.

You really have nothing else?

Don't say no.

I don't know.

I don't know anything right now.

I was just wondering who it was... good evening!

Miss Sisi has not returned yet.

But Miss Julie wanted to talk to you about something,

but she fell asleep.

I should apologise to you.

That is all right, sir.

If I was to be offended by every little thing...

Thank you.

A piece of glass...

The kid found out it was from glasses.

Glasses, glasses.

Grass,

reeds, soot.

Well, it all points to the chimney sweep.

Well, not anymore.

So, who else was around these boys

and could have raped and murdered one of them?

Who else?

Bouda has an alibi, doesn't he?

He does.

I asked the headmaster the same question.

You know what he told me?

"I have been hanging around young boys for almost 30 years."

Headmaster Dvoracek?

You can't be serious, Chief Inspector.

We're in so much trouble I have to consider it!

Moreover, when I talked to his wife,

she looked like she wanted to tell me something else.

He couldn't have done that.

He's been working with kids all his life, he's a headmaster!

If you'd been a cop as long as we have, Novacek,

you'd know that people are actually capable of anything.

Chief Inspector, what if he threw the glasses away?

We have to take the chance.

If he destroyed them or threw them away, we are screwed.

God, I have never gambled like this, believe me.

But I still do not believe it,

one just does not throw away broken glasses.

I mean, let's hope.

But gentlemen, my husband is not home.

We know, madam.

He is helping our colleague

with an investigation down by the pond.

We can come inside, right?

- Well, as you wish. - Thanks.

Come here, that is interesting, is it not?

What's interesting?

Nothing, such a silly little thing.

It is just that in these photos here, your husband is wearing glasses

and now he is wearing pince-nez, you see?

- Please, have a seat. - Thank you.

Well, he broke them.

He is so clumsy, he just dropped them.

Well, sure, it happens.

When did this happen to him?

I don't remember exactly, I don't know, why do you ask?

Did it by any chance happen to him the day the German boy died?

Please.

I really don't know... I don't know.

Well, it does not really matter, but I need new glasses too,

- and these frames... - Please.

I very much like the frames.

Do you have them here?

I would just like to try them out.

- Well... I guess. - Really?

I am sure my husband wouldn't throw them away,

they can still be repaired, right?

They are probably in a drawer somewhere, can you take a look?

- Sure, sure. - Thank you.

Ah, you see... here they are, Inspector.

Good.

If you could just give them to me for a minute,

maybe I can get you in touch with my optician.

Wait... what is going on?

Do not worry, he will give them back to you,

he just needs to make a drawing of the rims.

Tell me about you and your husband in the meantime.

Have you been here long?

Well... not really, maybe a couple of years.

We don't stay anywhere long, you know,

maybe four years, and then my husband wants to go somewhere else.

Do you have children?

No, unfortunately,

I cannot have kids.

But my husband doesn't mind.

He says he's got many children around him all the time.

It fits.

Your colleague here drags me around the pond,

asks me stupid questions and is not at all surprised

when he receives stupid answers.

I am afraid, Chief Inspector, that you are playing some kind of game with me!

Oh no, it is not a game, headmaster.

Please.

Your trick with poor Bauer was almost genius!

You set him up as a likely suspect,

but you are the one who actually did it!

You abused Ervin,

then you smothered him,

you probably used the blanket that was lying around in the clubhouse.

And then you simply carried him into that pond!

We found fingerprints in soot in the stove at the school,

which you planted on the scene to make it look like tracks

belonging to the chimney sweep.

Just like the pictures of the boys we found at Bauer's room.

There is no doubt that they were actually drawn by your hand.

The piece of glass from your glasses.

That is a clear evidence, you can't deny that.

You probably broke your glasses in a fight with Erwin Knebl.

They're the same glasses you're wearing in the last school photograph.

But being broken, you put them away in a drawer to be fixed later.

In the meantime, you have been wearing the pince-nez on your nose.

I am a teacher, gentlemen.

I have been teaching all my life in many places in this country.

I have an unblemished reputation.

Tell these disgusting conjectures,

these stupid lies, to anybody who knows me.

Just tell them,

I feel sincerely sorry for you in advance!

We know you served in many places.

Your wife told us.

That was low of you, talking to my wife.

Four years and out.

We compared the places where you served

with the list of unresolved crimes falling under Section 128.

And in a couple of cases, we found a match.

There were boys who were raped and murdered!

In other cases, a boy disappeared at a place where you were teaching!

You thought we were not going to check this out?

You are sorely mistaken.

I am going to prove that you are a serial killer.

Can you hear me?!

Do you understand that?!

- Me? - Yes, you.

Yes.

These are all just words, words, words.

You cannot prove anything.

We will see about that, Dvoracek.

Let him go!

I bid you farewell, gentlemen.

- God bless. - Bless you...

So you see, they let me go.

They let you go.

Did you expect anything else?

It is just their game.

They are bothering honest people.

Mrs Dvorackova...

you did not come for the glasses, did you?

In our house,

in the boiler room,

under the coal...

What is under the coal?

The clothes...

the clothes of the boy...

the German boy.

It is warm now,

heat's not on...

but once it gets cold,

he will burn the clothes.

Do you understand what you are saying, madam?

And what it might mean for your husband?

We move every few years.

And I know why.

He is my husband.

He is wise and important and everyone respects him.

And I am just a silly woman.

What would I do without him?

If I had kids,

but he was never interested in having children.

Without him I am nothing.

Do you understand me?

Nothing.

And yet you are going to turn him in yourself?

I was hoping you would do it...

that you would finally arrest him, that the horror would end.

I... I can't go on!

And it can't be an innocent man who suffers for it, Bauer.

He is so nice.

You have to release him.

Good evening, Papa.

I asked not to be disturbed.

I know, but I need to talk to you.

I didn't want to bother you when you had that hard case.

Now that you've solved it...

I said do not disturb me!

Dad...?

Julie!

Damn it!