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DESNA HAVE REST FROM WORK

Hey! Mister!

The week ended yesterday!

Time to pay.

Is anybody here?

The base hasn’t been working for a long time.

Nobody comes here...

Do you know who it is?

I don’t.

He asked to let him live here. I did.

It was a week ago.

Did somebody come to him? To see him?

No, I didn’t see.

I can’t see anything concrete - the body has started to rot.

There is only this.

A mix of deep-water plankton and soft corals.

Stella di Mare. What is it?

Fodder for deep-sea fish.

And?

This is it.

I’m not an expert in deep-sea fauna.

Really?

Are there spheres of knowledge in which you’re not an expert?

Good-bye.

A big hematoma on the chest, to the left,

is a consequence of a strong blow with a dull object.

One rib is broken.

It looks like a murder.

A phone? Any documents?

Yes, at that time I worked as the head of the Iskra Design Bureau

by the Tallinnmash.

Erika Laatz was my secretary.

What may you say about her?

She was fun and beautiful.

Many lads were courting her.

The news that she had fled to Finland

came out of the blue.

Erika was very beautiful.

Very!

But frivolous -

she had many affairs and admirers.

Who told you that Erika fled to Finland?

I don’t remember exactly.

Rumors circulated in the Bureau that she had a Finnish admirer.

Therefore, a message about her escape didn’t seem very strange to me.

But it turns out it wasn’t an escape.

In 1988, you mentioned in your testimony

that an unknown man was often vising Erika.

My apartment was right opposite to Erika’s apartment.

Men visited her often, but they were all different.

And during the last month before her disappearance,

the same man started coming.

I never saw his face.

He was as if hiding it.

Your testimony states so.

May you add anything?

No.

I said everything then.

Plus, so many years have passed.

The victim is Andrey Ladynin, a fish-breeder,

well-known among the aquarium fans.

The director of the Oceanarium identified him on the photo.

Come here.

What is this piece of shit?

This “piece of shit” shall be an aquarium for deep-sea fish.

This balloon creates additional pressure.

Deep-sea fish are used to much stronger pressure

than fish living closer to the surface.

You weren’t an expert in deep-sea fish, were you?

Andrey, the host of the apartment,

another young man, 20-25,

a fan of aquariums too -

I feel the smell of fish flour, spirulina and Gammaridae.

Gammaridae? What is that?

Small crayfish.

Another man, 40-45.

A fan of aquariums too?

Don’t think so. No clear markers.

A girl, 20-25. Likes protein cocktails.

A man, breeding bird-eaters, spiders;

he smells of cheese.

Cheese? Why do you think he breeds specifically bird-eaters?

Huventoxin.

Only bird-eater spiders have it.

How do you know all that?

One of those five stole the fish.

Fishnapping.

Kidnapping of fish!

Oh...

This is her.

The one who loves protein cocktail.

What relations were you in with Ladynin?

In close relations... We were dating.

When did you last see him?

About a week and a half ago.

He came to me late in the evening and said that he was leaving for some time,

asked to feed the fish and disappeared.

His phone is switched off.

I was going to turn to the police and now...

Did Andrey have friends or acquaintances?

He had one friend or acquaintance, Sergey.

He was always here.

Obsessed with fish no less than Andrey.

Do you know his address or a phone number?

No.

If this is all, may I feed the fish?

I promised Andrey to do that.

I’m glad you agreed.

After I switch the device on, smell these samples one by one.

Let’s start!

A sensation...

What did you find?

A forum for fans of aquarium fish, snakes, spiders

and other zoophiles.

Gena!

Here is the list of zoo shops selling spiders.

I never thought there were so many of them.

But! There is one shop,

called the Lost World, and close to it,

there is a Georgian cafe and cheese dairy - the Suluguni.

Spiders and a smell of cheese...

You’re a genius, Gena!

They are wonderful, aren’t they?

If one liked them.

What are you interested in?

He was in Ladynin’s apartment, close to the aquarium.

Colonel Lebedev, SIB. We need to talk...

It’s an illegal business.

Almost all the countries of the world prohibit selling of deep-sea fish.

I don’t know any shop selling them.

It’s a very complicated procedure.

They also need to be transported under special conditions.

If somebody was doing it here, I’d know.

So...

This is a very rare type of crab spider!

No wonder you’re hiding it.

What do you mean?

It’s illegal to take crab spiders out of Australia.

Do you have a license from the Australian authorities?

An illegal business, did you say?

I sold a couple of mint angels to Andrey.

What angels?

They are rare deep-sea fish.

They live in waters around the Java at the depths of around 100 m.

It’s very hard to catch and lift them up to the surface without damaging them.

They don’t breed in captivity, so they are caught specifically at order.

How much do mint angels cost?

90,000 USD for a couple.

Fish?! 90,000?

They are not the most expensive.

Where did our friend, a commonplace fan of aquariums,

take 90,000 USD to buy a couple of fish?

I have no idea.

My task is to sell. I get a per cent from each sale.

Andrey brought the money, I ordered the fish. That was it.

When did you last see Ladynin?

Two weeks ago.

I came to him for a flock of young fish.

Was somebody threatening him?

No idea.

If you remember something, call at once.

Of course.

Where did a common fan of aquariums

earning by breeding young fish, got 90,000 USD?

How is the examination going?

Voskresenskaya’s new husband repeats

“Sensation, it’s a sensation!” all the time.

I’m not interested in that at all.

-What did you tell them? -Nothing.

-What did you tell them? -I told you, nothing!

I hope so.

Or I’ll feed you to your spiders.

Usually, information from the olfactory receptors is processed

in the so-called olfactory center located in the temporal lobes of the cortex.

Usually.

Your case is unique.

If I didn’t see it myself, I wouldn’t believe it.

Apart from the olfactory center,

your visual cortex participates in processing of the info!

Yes. This is why you “see” smells.

It’s incredible.

-A sensation! -Exactly.

Do you remember when your enhanced sense of smell first manifested itself?

There is one smell that still evokes either a weird recollection or a vision.

I’d like to understand what it is.

Do you have a sample of this smell?

Great! Bring it.

What?

At forum, an announcement was placed on a sale of a mint angel.

But only of a female.

Why just a female?

Who is the seller?

A Sergey.

-Did you call me? -Are you Sergey?

-Did you bring the money? -I did.

Show it to me.

Show me the fish first.

Here.

What are these red spots?

What spots?

These red, bloody spots.

Is this Andrey’s blood?

What Andrey are you talking about?

Ladynin.

The real owner of the fish.

The person you killed.

In captivity, mint angels don’t breed.

Andrey believed it was possible.

He wanted to create an aquafarm to breed deep-sea fish.

How?

He designed an aquarium with additional pressure,

imitating the conditions of deep waters.

He thought that the fish might start breeding

if they were placed in conditions mimicking their natural habitat.

He didn’t succeed, and he had to repay a huge debt.

What debt? To whom?

I don’t know.

When did you last see Andrey?

Ten days ago.

He came to me late at night and said that he was leaving.

He asked to take the mint angels.

Why did you decide to sell the fish?

Not both of them, just the female. The male died.

To prevent another death, the female should be placed in a special aquarium.

I don’t have such conditions.

I think it was all different.

You killed Andrey and stole his fish to earn.

Is Andrey killed?!

Mr. Milyavskiy, you may be free for now.

Don’t leave the city.

The fish will stay here.

He doesn’t look like a murderer.

Milyavskiy and Yarovaya say that Andrey was hiding from somebody.

From who, I wonder?

Hello?

Your fish is found. Somebody is selling the mint angel female...

Hello!

I’m calling on the announcement of a sale of fish.

Which ones?

Mild angels.

Mint. Mint angels.

I don’t care. I just want to buy them. But only a pair.

Do you know how much a pair of mint angels cost?

I know.

I’ll think.

I’ll call you back.

It’s impossible to stand her!

That bitch hates me since childhood!

Yulia, one shan’t say that about one’s own mother.

Believe me, I’m choosing the expressions carefully.

On the other hand, I don't have who to leave Robert with,

so I have to tolerate it.

We wouldn’t meet with you but for her.

There is...

How are you?

Is there life after the wedding?

Yes, there definitely is.

There is, isn’t it? Why didn’t you leave on a honeymoon then?

It’s so romantic...

Kostya is writing his thesis, he doesn’t want to distract.

-Why a honeymoon? -I don’t know.

I think the only thing worth doing in our age is travelling and having fun.

If one has the means.

What about the kids?

Do you plan to have kids?

We’re not in a hurry.

We want to live for ourselves.

This is what I said!

MUM

Your invoice.

How much do I owe you?

Stop it. My treat.

Thank you. You’re so kind to me.

Look at her. It’s impossible!

My little, my pretty.

Eat, eat.

Did you call me?

Lebedev... the situation is the following. I’m out of fodder.

Where may one buy it?

The Stella di Mare Oceanarium is an optimal option.

Tamara Lipkina.

Stella di Mare.

Yes.

I came in the morning to feed the fish, and saw this.

Food coloring.

Somebody is coloring fish.

How is it possible?

Bodies of all the fish are covered in mucus

to protect them from external parasites.

To color a fish,

one has to remove the protective mucous film.

In essence, it’s no better than skinning it.

Then the fish are dipped into paint, or the paint is injected with a syringe.

I know who did it...

-Are the angels with you? -Did you bring the money?

First, show me the fish.

Here they are.

Give me the money!

Not here.

Tripaflavine...

Give me the money.

These fish are mine.

-Dmitriy Nikolayevitch? -Yes?

Hello. This is Tamara. You called me.

Nice to meet you.

I just wanted to earn a bit.

I recalled that Andrey had yellow angel fish.

Their shape resembles that of the mint angels, and it’s easy to paint them.

I knew from the call that the client wasn’t an expert.

But not a fool either.

Do you have the phone number he was calling from?

I do.

First: the fish are not sick.

Second: they are not mint angels.

You bought painted fish.

I don’t get it. They don’t cost anything, do they?

No.

Besides, the fish won’t live for long after the coloring procedure.

What a meeting!

You’re arrested on suspicion of a murder of Andrey Ladynin.

It’s time to close this illegal spider-breeder.

In my childhood, we fed fish with buckwheat.

And now...

One pays the same price for feeding fish and for eating it in a restaurant!

Deep-sea fish need special care.

Do I understand it right that you’re only beginning to deal with aquariums?

Yes, I’m a beginner. I dreamt of having fish in childhood

but I didn’t have the money.

And now the circumstances are so that...

I decided to give it a try.

These fish are very fragile.

Are you sure you can look after them properly?

I know how to look after somebody.

If you have any questions, please call me.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Thank you!

I didn’t beat anybody up. He fell on his own.

Sergey Milyavskiy says otherwise.

It doesn’t matter what he says.

Are there any witnesses?

Where did you get acquainted with Andrey Ladynin?

Who is he?

I don’t know him.

During a search in your apartment, we found this note, among others.

“I, Ladynin Andrey,

borrowed 70,000 USD from Bosharov Alexander

for a period of 30 days”.

Ladynin didn’t return the money and hid.

You found him and killed him with a dull object.

Was it a hammer? Or a fist?

Stop!

Don’t accuse me of a murder.

I lend money for interest.

He took 70,000 USD using his fish as a mortgage.

Then, he disappeared.

I just wanted to get my money back. But I didn’t kill anybody.

What were you doing on Tuesday evening?

I won’t say anything else without my lawyer.

Mr. Bosharov, you’re detained on suspicion of a murder of Andrey Ladynin

as well as of inflicting grave bodily harm to Sergey Milyavskiy.

Take him away...

Tripaflavine...

-Comrade Colonel! -Yes, I am listening.

Andrey Ladynin was at the forum 47 minutes ago.

-How may that happen? -Somebody used his nickname.

Interesting... May you hack into the account?

CONTACT POLICE

I want to buy your young fish.

If the offer still stands...

Send it.

Done!

Let’s hope he’ll take the bait.

You can’t imagine what I found!

Tripaflavine!

An antiseptic which is added to water in aquariums during quarantine

when breeding fish.

Ladynin did it!

He managed to breed the mint angels!

Yes, he did.

A dozen.

Gena and I are trying to buy them right now.

How did you...

The message is read.

He is typing the answer!

What message? What is going on?

Gena saw that somebody entered the chat under Ladynin’s nick.

We hacked into his correspondence and saw that three weeks ago,

Ladynin tried to sell his young fish to somebody with a nick "Кostya1970".

That Kostya didn’t buy them.

And now, Gena and I are trying to buy them under his nick.

I have 12 young fishes.

I’ll sell them for 100,000.

Write: “Show the fish”.

How are you writing from his name?

We hacked it.

Yesterday during the day. We’ll check it now.

We have the metadata!

Write: “When can we meet?”

“How will I recognize you”?

He is trying to delete the correspondence.

Damn it. What is wrong?

Andrey met Kostya before.

-He was buying young fish from him... -Damn it!

He is deleting the account.

We have the geolocation!

The place where photos of the fish were taken!

Where?

The center of the children’s art called Solyaris.

Did somebody heat the bottle on purpose?

Take it, take it.

Hand it over to everybody!

Does everybody have it?

Does everybody have one? Very good. Take it too.

All together! Wilma! Wilma! Wilma!

Police! Officer Kristian Magi is listening.

Hello. This is Bella Osmolovskaya.

I got a note that an investigator wanted to talk to me.

Right.

But the investigator is busy at the moment. We’ll call you tomorrow.

I see.

What did you want to talk about?

About the murder of your girlfriend Erika Laatz.

A murder?

What murder?

The investigator will explain. Tomorrow at 7 a.m. Good-bye!

Oh, Lord...

You told me that you saw Erika and her Finn getting on a ferry!

Where is the aquarium?

Creosote?

Do they treat rails here?

I don’t know. A circle of young railway workers?

Nature Lovers - office 332!

Stay here.

Creosote? In the kid’s center? Why?

No idea. Maybe they are doing some artworks.

Out of creosote?

Go there!

It stinks!

Office 332 is here.

They are not ours.

Gena, show the photo of our mint angels.

What happened?

The killer is here. He blocked the door.

-Forward! -Damn it!

Stop! Gena, press on it!

Hey! Are you all right?

One more time!

And...

Come to your senses!

It stinks so much!

Creosote!

They are blocked upstairs.

Gena, press some more!

Freeze!

Don’t move!

Hands! Slowly.

Hands.

Face.

Show me the face.

That day, I came to Andrey at the tourist base.

I wanted to convince him to sell all the fish.

He only had problems because of them.

He didn’t want to listen to me. He said that we would be rich.

In reality, he was in debt.

One person wanted to buy his young fish

but he changed his mind.

I put the question point-black -

either me or the fish!

He pushed me.

I pushed him into his chest with a fist.

He fell.

First, I didn’t understand what happened.

According to the expert conclusion, Andrey Ladynin

was suffering from miocardiopathia.

He died of a heart attack

provoked by your push into the chest.

I didn’t know. It was an accident.

Did you take Andrey’s phone

and took a pic of his mint angels by accident too?

I had the young fish before.

As for the phone...

I took it because there were my calls on it.

A trainer of taekwondo in the children art center.

Two years of experience.

Have you been training for long?

Since childhood.

Dad wanted a boy, but got me.

I see.

Take her away.

I didn’t want to kill him!

I loved him!

The friendly family of the SIB mint angels is reinforced!

Where is the fish?

It died.

I didn’t care for it properly.

It’s not the best place for them, Vitya.

I’m no good with aquariums...

I am ready!

People! Help!

They cost a fortune!

We’re handing them over to you for free.

The main thing is to keep the babies safe and sound

and let them grow under right conditions...

You don’t know how to care, do you?

For fish - yes, I don’t.

Excuse me.

I need to go.

Maybe we could have dinner one day?

We may have dinner.

-Good-bye, then! -Good-bye.

Bondarev...

Yes.

OK.

-Better? -Yes.

We are recording incredibly high activity in the amygdaloidal body.

What does it mean?

Amygdaloidal body is responsible for the feeling of fear.

When did you arrange for a meeting with her?

For seven.

Call her.

Hello.

Subtitle translation by Olga Cherniavska