Hide and Seek (Схованки)

Volodka, wait!

Volodka, stop hiding!

PURE NATIVITY CHURCH

- Good morning. - Morning.

Did you dream about Volodka again?

Sit down.

Breakfast is ready.

Why are you all dressed up?

I'm going to the housing office, I need to sort out the bills.

Not like last time, please. When I had to drag you home.

- Eat, smartarse. - Any chance of a fork?

I heard you didn't get back until dawn.

There was an emergency.

Everyone, three steps back.

Dad, I have to go.

Wait.

Take some sandwiches.

For Bondar too.

- Hi. - Hello.

How are you?

Splitting headache.

- Do you want some pills? - No, it'll pass.

Did they bring Valery's body?

A few hours ago.

I just realised that there's no one to notify.

No.

Did you tell your father?

No.

Come round tonight.

Bondar was shot point-blank next to his car.

Doctors said the bullet pierced his heart.

Yezerskaya will provide more details after the postmortem.

He was shot with a 9mm Makarov. I'm trying to trace it.

One more thing.

The bus driver saw a man putting a child into a car.

Before or after the shot?

- Before. - Could it be the missing girl?

Maybe, but...

there's no proof.

Registration number? Car model?

Nobody noticed the registration. The description also varies.

It's definitely a sedan, foreign make, black.

It could be a Skoda.

Did anyone see the shooter's face?

No, it was dark and he blended into the crowd.

OK then.

Anything on Borovko's flat?

The entrance lock is intact. No signs of a break-in.

There are no unexpected fingerprints inside.

An insignificant amount of coal dust was detected on the girl's sweater.

We need to check up on everyone

with a criminal record for child abuse.

Also, check train stations

and other places where underage runaways hang out.

Will do.

So, is that all?

How did the gunman know who to shoot?

- What do you mean? - If the shooter's our kidnapper,

how did he know that Bondar was keeping watch?

We've found Saenko, the grandmother.

The power is devilish.

Let the evil delusions dissipate.

On behalf of our loving gods.

Varta Naumova, Senior Investigator. Do you know why you're here?

My God, no.

I was asked to get in the car and I've been brought here.

Your granddaughter is missing.

What?

When?

Where were you last night?

I... spent the night at the bedside of a sick sister.

- Your sister? - No, from the church.

What's happened to Alina?

You know, Alina was with her father yesterday.

He was the last one to see her.

Is the girl's mother abroad?

Yes, she left right after the divorce.

What's he done to her?

- You mean Borovko? - Yes.

He's a criminal.

He takes Alina whenever it suits him.

He pretends to be a caring father,

but then he disappears for months on end.

So you think he could hurt her?

He's a horrible person.

Yesterday, he stormed into the church

and took Alina right from the initiation.

Did you call Alina?

I don't have a mobile phone. It's against church rules.

Try and stay calm.

- We'll find her. - Oh Lord...

How can I tell my daughter about this?

Such divine bliss. Let's go.

PURE NATIVITY CHURCH

LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT HINDER THEM,

FOR TO SUCH BELONGS THE KINGDOM OF GOD. (MATTHEW, 18)

Who's in charge here?

We're all family here.

As the Bible says,

the last shall be first, and the first last.

Mass is in the evening. Now it's time for fellowship.

- Here's the schedule of services. - That's enough.

Where's the Pastor?

- This way. - Are you cold turkey, brother?

Alcoholics Anonymous.

I didn't know whether it was day or night.

The only thought in my head was to get up, find and kill that bitch.

And then, suddenly, I burst into tears.

I said, "Dear Lord, if you exist,

please give me a sign that I'm not alone."

And, out of nowhere, there was a light.

And I heard a voice.

"I am with you."

The Lord says, "No matter how difficult it is,

come and ask, and I will help you."

Thank you, brother, for sharing your story.

There's nothing to fear now. You're with us.

You're protected by God.

Hallelujah!

Was the voice male or female?

- What? - I'm just curious.

I see we have some new faces.

Did you want to ask something?

To ask God?

I've got plenty of questions to ask Anatoly Shcherbakov.

Criminal Police.

Let's take a break.

Do you know this girl?

Yes, she's the granddaughter of one of our members.

The member's name is Nina Saenko.

The girl was taken from an initiation ceremony.

- What's that? - A traditional ceremony for Children.

- Where were you last night? - Where I belong.

In the Lord's temple.

Who can confirm that?

I can't make out which one of you is the good cop

and which one's the bad cop. That's how it works, isn't it?

- Or has something changed? - It has. We're a family too now.

The last shall be first and the first last. Isn't that how it goes?

You don't mind if my colleague takes a look around, do you?

The temple of God is open to all.

Did you talk to the girl's father after he took her?

In ancient times, there was a principle:

Patria potestas.

Meaning that the father could dump a newborn

if he considered the child superfluous.

Do you really think anything's changed?

Why don't you stop evading the question?

My church has several hundred members.

Half of them are alcoholics, junkies and criminals.

They're on the verge of a breakdown.

What can they give their kids? How can they protect them?

And in our school, the children play and study the word of God.

What's bad about that?

ALINA, AGE 6

Police.

Stop, freeze!

Stop!

Slow down, damn it.

Stop!

I said, stop!

Stop!

Stop, don't!

Freeze!

I didn't do anything!

For God's sake.

Let go of me.

Mephedrone was found in his blood.

From the condition of his liver, I'd say he was a regular user.

Why do you think it's mephedrone?

I think you know that I did the tests when we got the drug.

Yes, but where did you get the material for this test?

Leftovers.

Internal Affairs will ask questions.

- They won't. - They will when they get my report.

They'll get a report. But a different one.

That's official misconduct.

You're saying that to me? I didn't authorise this test.

It was my decision.

Then you need to understand that

this report puts the whole station in a bad light.

We don't need any audits.

I'll be fine. It's Maxim who'll be hit hardest.