Miss Hanoi

film by Zdeněk Viktora

I'll be right back, OK?

What about your Mom? Is she angry?

I have no idea.

But it means a lot to her, and it's already started.

She has to start getting used to you being a cop.

She'll get used to it. Don't worry.

Oh my God!

You must press hard on that pussy.

Otherwise it won't come out.

You bastard!

Police brutality!

Stop it! Stop filming!

I told you to stop filming!

Please, let him go.

-What? -He's not worth it, come on.

Stupid bastard!

Polanský won't last long out.

-Enjoy it! -Thanks.

Bye.

Guess who's new Miss...

Northern Bohemia.

My sister.

I often wonder what my daughter Hien would be like now.

Maybe she would call me from her internship.

Or she would help me with today's celebration.

But something would never change. She would remain funny, kind, gifted

determined to help at any time.

When I decide something, I want her to be proud of me, just like I was of her.

In a few days we will officially open school that will bear her name.

I believe she would like it.

Great speech.

Take your glasses and we'll have a toast to today.

Cheers!

That was such bullshit!

Show me your hand.

How were you these past four years?

Good.

That's all?

What's bothering you?

That I didn't write?

Why didn't you?

But you know what?

It doesn't matter anymore. I'll call you a taxi. Go to sleep.

Dong says hi.

Why didn't she come?

She has a new job so she can't take a day off yet.

A good law firm, and she didn't even graduate yet.

The starting salary is forty thousand. For now.

I'm happy for her.

She was always clever.

She always had worse grades than you. And where is she now?

Mom, don't start again...

Mr. Tran also said he can get you a better job.

But I want to stay with the police.

You don't have good position or money there.

Anything to please Doubrava. That's the most important thing.

Do we always have to talk about money?

You don't think about anything else.

Did you know that Linh is getting married?

She's pregnant?

No. They'll have a big mortgage. They found a house outside Prague.

Such a place won't wait for them.

What about you and Hai?

Did he explain why he left without saying goodbye?

I don't care about Hai.

It's good that he came back.

After all, they only have him now.

Poor family!

Don't worry. I'll just move you a bit.

Good?

Good!

One more time.

Great!

Go to that wall now. We'll try there.

What is it?

Come on.

Breathe!

-Good? -Yeah, yeah!

-I'm alright. -Go take a walk.

-Captain Kříž, homicide. -First lieutenant Doubrava.

What do we have here?

Local criminal. He was released from correctional facility a few days ago.

I see.

No bruises on the neck. Somebody hanged him after he was dead.

Yes. Victim was hanged after death.

Broken forearm?

Both of them.

Both of them?

Someone hit him with a blunt object to the head.

When he protected himself, he broke both his forearms.

Conclusion. Blunt object and wounds to the head equals death.

It looks like massive brain hemorrhage. More after an autopsy.

They took all his personal belongings.

Looks like robbery that they wanted to pass as suicide.

Does anyone write down these brilliant theories?

It would be a pity for the world to miss them. Such bullshit!

You marked the perimeter nicely.

Now search it and don't bring me everything you find, please.

Don't bring me deer shit.

A gas station is nearby. There should be a camera, check it out.

Most importantly, who found the body?

Is it normal to take pictures of naked girls near a lake at dawn?

That's when there's best light.

And inversion. Fog just above the ground.

Did you ever take photos?

Couple of people suggested I should pursue a career as a model.

What about you? Have you seen a car, person, something suspicious?

No. Pabli drove me.

-And I fell asleep. -I see.

I'd like some tea.

Excellent idea. When you'll go make it I'd like one too.

I'll get you something.

You won't bring her anything. I need you. Come here.

Come here!

She's one of yours. Did you know her?

Hien Tranova. Polanský killed her four years ago.

Someone waited for him to get out...

killed him and hung him by her memorial place.

Maybe they wanted it to look that way.

Yeah.

Did you know him?

-Everyone of us knew him. -You know where he lived?

By the train station.

Get someone and we'll go there.

So because he was a minor he was only in reformatory.

Yeah, he spent about four years there.

Did he kill your cousin for some reason or just for fun?

Hien wasn't my cousin.

He tried to rape her but she fought back so he beat her to death.

Looks like someone was here before us.

Have them send someone from forensics.

The murder of Polanský is somehow related to the murder of Tranova.

-It's pronounced Chanova. -What?

It's pronounced Chanova.

Tranova is pronounced Chanova? Oh my God.

You were present during the investigation?

No. I have been here only a few months.

I always enjoy when my back is covered

by someone with a freshly cooked up theory.

What's this?

She had problems with her spine since childhood.

That's why she had to wear a metal corset.

In puberty it got better and she applied for every beauty contest.

Because of that they mockingly called her Miss Hanoi.

Then she really became Miss North Bohemia and...

Polanský killed her a few hours later.

There was no sexual abuse. She was a virgin.

Polanský was her boyfriend?

No. I'm sure he wasn't.

Her parents were quite strict.

Just school, after school lessons.

Mine were also strict but I've had girls since I was fourteen.

Your parents weren't Vietnamese.

We have to be the best. Always. At everything.

Polanský... disturbance of the peace at night, robbery, alcohol.

That boy did just about everything.

And double harassment. I have the rest over there.

Great!

Who did you get from our department?

-Captain Mazánek. -Ondřej?

-You know him? -Of course.

You have a room booked.

Annie, show the captain where he's going to stay.

At least I'll have something to read at night.

Show me the way.

Hi, Mom.

Hi.

How was your day?

Good.

Polanský defended himself before he died.

They found samples of foreign skin under his fingernails.

We'll wait for DNA results. Maybe we'll get lucky.

What about the other boy, Polanský's friend...

Horváth?

He's missing. His mother hasn't seen him for two days.

Annie, make us some coffee, please.

No milk or sugar, please.

Check out Horváth. He could lead us to something.

Does he have acquaintances, friends, relatives?

Dig up something on him.

Understood.

Do you know some...

Hoang Anh Doan?

No. Why?

According to phone records, Polanský called him several times.

He works at Sapa Vietnamese quarter.

What are you looking at? Put on civilian clothes. Let's go.

No. She'll stay here. I need her here.

She has no experience with investigation.

No. I can do it!

When you get me another live translator, keep her here on display.

She's going with me.

We don't have to listen to this if you don't like it.

I'm not picky. What do you listen to?

I don't know.

Lana Del Rey or...

She's someone from where you come from?

No. Everyone listens to her.

Everyone, huh? Not me.