Анна-детективъ

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One,

two,

three,

four, five.

Ready or not, here I come.

DETECTIVE ANNA

PRINCE OF DARK EPISODE 4

Who the hell is that now?

Open up.

Stop coming here already.

Don't tell me what to do.

What the hell? Somebody's trying to get in again.

Well, what is it?

I think it's quiet.

What did those snoops find?

-The book. -What book?

I saw the girl take the book outside and give it to that medium.

Where does she live?

A big house on Tsaritsyn St. Why?

Don't come here anymore!

I have no time for your weirdness anymore.

Oh, you've come. Thank God, thank God.

Uncle, you always have my back.

And still, you're pretty late.

Don't be a bore, too.

I wasn't asking where you were, was I? But still, it's night outside.

I only went to the police station. To see Mr Shtolman. He works so late.

Since when does Mr Shtolman take up so much space in your life?

We just have business together.

And you were telling me today that he had a duel because of a dame.

Who is that dame? Tell me.

All right, I'll tell you, all right. But no details and no names.

What I know is this.

A certain person, let's call her N...

A maid of honor to the empress herself, by the way...

Wins the favor of a certain knyaz, let's call him R.

And he completely loses his head over her.

That way, lady N gets an enviable position in the social life of the capital.

And then she comes across Mr Shtolman, an ill omen.

And she falls in love.

Madly, they say. Which is completely uncharacteristic for this person,

who is cold and calculating.

The knyaz gets jealous, and we have a duel.

Well, you know.

Did you know that Lady N?

I didn't know her, but we did meet a couple of times

in the parlors.

What is she like? Beautiful?

Well, she certainly is attractive.

Attr... A dangerous woman.

But Shtolman too, Shtolman is not a simple man.

Your parents will damn me if they find out I talked to you about this.

There's someone here.

Stop there. Stop.

That somebody, he asked Anna Viktorovna's address, and I considered it my duty

to make sure that you're... you're all right.

Calm down, Anton Andreievich. We're all very grateful to you.

I did not want to wake anybody. You...

I'm sorry, I...

No one is accusing you of anything.

However, Anton Andreievich, please be so kind as to explain

who is spying on my daughter.

My God!

Dad, it's all right. Really.

It's just that you and I were at the questioning in the abandoned house today,

and someone could have seen me there.

And Anton Andreievich is just being diligent.

That's right. God, I'm sorry. If you'll excuse me, I'll...

Yes, my good man, be on your way. God be with you.

I'll see you out.

Olimpiada, did the man in black from the cemetery kill you?

Was it Prokhorov?

You're not sure.

Was it Molchalin?

Was it both?

Olimpiada, where are you?

I'm telling you, three silver rubles. And even that's out of respect for...

For your awful situation.

It's a family treasure, take a better look.

What do you mean, three rubles?

What's there to look at? There's nothing to look at.

So just take it and... and go.

Yakov Platonovich, how can I help you? Have you come to pawn something?

Or are you browsing?

No, I was walking past and got curious.

Well, being curious is your job.

What were you fighting about with Prokhorov at Kuriokhin's house yesterday?

Spare me, fighting? You were there with us.

Stop it, I saw with my own eyes how you

charged at each other with your fists up after that.

That had to do with business. It happens.

You're hiding something from me, Mr Molchalin.

I don't understand.

Your friend Kuriokhin hangs himself, his daughter is killed in the same house.

Something tells me it wasn't the last of these tragedies, either.

Mysterious are God's ways.

Snap out of it! What happened to you?

Three friends, three companions, together all your lives.

And now one's hung himself and the other two are ready to strangle each other.

Are you really going to throw Katia Prokhorova in jail?

Come, now, why just Katia?

Sonia Molchalina is under investigation, as well.

You do understand that, Zakhar Petrovich?

God, save and protect. Protect that innocent soul.

You should be talking to me, not to God.

Don't blaspheme!

I meant that I'm the only one who can help you.

Do you really think I'm some villain who stabs innocent children?

What else could we think?

If it wasn't you, it was your friend, the one who visits you.

Because someone did visit last night, didn't he?

So it was you snooping around there last night!

Anton Andreievich is a government official.

Watch your tone with him.

Tell me who came to see you last night.

Just... someone who came to have some vodka together.

You don't know who you drink vodka with?

I don't. The whole town was talking about that murder, so we talked about it.

Yakov Platonovich, here. Found it under the floorboards.

Look at that sum. Did you get your inheritance?

What is he paying you for? Did you kill the young lady?

I didn't kill her! I didn't!

Did you kill her, you monster?

I didn't kill her! I didn't, swear to God!

-Who killed her? Talk. -I don't know. Couldn't see.

And your friend, what did he pay you for?

When Kuriokhin hung himself and the widow moved away, he showed up.

He said it was to grab the junk. Who needs it? Junk!

And he promised big money.

You could buy a cartful of junk with that!

What does he really pay you for?

He came in secret.

And a young lady came with him?

And a young lady. She missed her father. Went to the abandoned house.

You damn pimp! You're going to rot in prison!

No! No! No! There was nothing of the sort!

Why would I need that?

I watched them. They talked.

All mysterious, like, about demons and such.

-Ba... Ba... -Baphomet?

Exactly. And I thought, if they're just talking, there's no sin in that.

And then her girlfriends started coming. Playing all kinds of games.

Then it happened. Murder!

And that friend of yours, was he there on the night of the murder?

I don't know. I was asleep. Drunk.

Where does he live?

I don't know. He panhandles around. At the mercy of God.

Panhandles around? At the mercy of God, with that kind of money?

Where does he live?

I don't... I don't know! Swear to God, I don't!

Yakov Platonovich, let him go before you strangle him.

That house is bad. Many people have come here.

That hangman's friend, Molchalin the merchant has, too.

-Molchalin? -That's the one.

He was here yesterday, too. While they were investigating.

He... was looking for something in the house.

What do I do with you?

Your High Nobleness! I'm not guilty, Your High Nobleness! I'm not!

All right! Stay here.

And when your friend comes, alert the police.

Alert them quietly. Or you're going to jail for murder.

Let the patrolmen go. And you, stay here, watch the house and the street sweeper.

-Don't let him out of your sight. -Got it.

If the man in black comes, follow him.

-And you? -I'm going to see Molchalin.

To the station.

Yakov Platonovich! Yakov Platonovich!

Anna Viktorovna.

Wait, wait. I really need your help.

I think we should check Kuriokhin's death out.

Whether he really took his own life, or...

Was killed? First the father, then the daughter... but why?

Those two deaths, I think they're closely connected.

I can see that in my visions. Yes.

And I also see a tall man in black next to the girl.

He has to do with the cemetery somehow.

-Cemeteries, visions and... -And graves. Yes, also a man in a grave.

That's where we will all end up.

Don't worry, Anna Viktorovna. I will note your conclusions.

Excuse me, I have to go.

Always glad to see you.

-He's not seeing anyone. -Police. Unlock the door.

Police?

Your people have all left.

Our people? What happened?

They... took the boss out of the noose.

What do you mean, the noose?

It just happened. He came to the pawn shop and hung himself.

In the storeroom.

-Where is the body? -Your people took him.

He kept... God forgive me... seeing ghosts.

-So what happened to him? -Who knows? He was very gloomy lately.

Thought he had visions. He was scared to death of ghosts.

This is goddamned nonsense.

Annette, I'm sorry, I took your contrapment without asking.

Oh, you're welcome to. Just don't break your neck.

So hard. So very hard.

That's just in the beginning. Look, I wanted to ask you...

What if the girls, they... they really did summon a spirit. You understand?