STAR MEDIA presents
ALEKSANDR DOMOGAROV
MIKHAIL PORECHENKOV
EKATERINA VILKOVA
PAVEL TRUBINER
Written by IGOR TER-KARAPETOV
Production Director: SERGEY GINZBURG
Music by GLEB MATVEICHUK
and ANDREY KOMISSAROV
Director of Photography:
VASIA SIKACHYNSKY
Production Designer: YURIY KONSTANTINOV
Costume Designers: ZHANNA
LANINA and KSENIA MAVRINA
Make-Up Artist: ANASTASIA RAMLIA
Casting Directors: EKATERINA
STRUCHKOVA and ANASTASIA LENOVA
Editing Directors: OLGA
PROSHKINA and IRINA MICHURINA
Sound Producer: LEONID SHUSHAKOV
Post-Production Producer: ARTEM ELISEEV
Producers: ANDREY
ANOKHIN and VLAD RYASHIN
KILL STALIN
Next day this beauty worked
night shift and I said to her…
May I?
You are welcome.
I said to her, “Nurse, the doctor
prescribed night injections for me.”
She said, “I don’t
have such prescription.”
And I say to her, you will account
according to the laws of war.
So? Did she reply?
Yes, she did. She kept
on replying every night.
Well? I suggest moistening our throats.
With pleasure.
Well done, boy.
Here you are.
Thank you, uncle captain.
So, second shot comes
shortly after the first one?
Have you come from the front?
I’m on an assignment to the front.
I was hospital. Captain, too.
And Letekha is not
battled-hardened yet.
He will know the smell of powder —
it’s a matter of time.
Yes, it’s a matter of
time if you survive.
Okay, guys, treat yourself.
Lieutenant, take the
mug and eat some bread.
Thank you, I don’t want to.
As you wish.
Let’s go!
Lieutenant, you have the same
look as our special agent.
I have a suggestion
to smoke for appetite.
With pleasure.
Officers, please!
Help me for God’s sake!
My nag won’t move.
Help!
Don’t freak out, old
man! We’ll help you!
Come on, guys.
Boy, keep an eye on our goods!
My nag cannot pull any more,
and I have an order to
bring army provision.
What happened?
We got stuck and he needs to go through.
Can I have a drag?
Here.
I have “Delhi” too. But
the ash here is dark.
Are these yours?
No, lieutenant’s. Why?
Let’s put it straight! One! And two!
The tobacco is mild.
What are you doing?
There’s plenty to smoke.
Smoke mine.
Our intelligence officers gave
me to try trophy cigarettes.
They have a similar kind of tobacco.
Are we playing the spies?
Do you know this
captain for a long time?
No longer than you. Why?
So, we have the right to suspect him.
And three!
Once again!
Right. Okay, okay. Stop.
Drive through!
Let’s help him.
Come on! Come on!
Push! One and grab!
Come on, come on!
I need to talk. Let’s step aside.
What? Cigarettes again?
Look, our pilot says
he’s going from Kaluga.
It in the west from Moscow.
But the clay on his
boots is from Igumnov.
It’s a village in the north.
What clay? Are you mad?
I was a construction worker before the war.
We bought such clay for works.
Open it.
Yes, the ash is different,
the clay is blue.
Pinkerton, you need a medical treatment.
Wait, I need your help.
What will you do if someone
steals your rucksack?
Hit in the face.
You’re right. Will you
call people to help you?
Surely I will. I will call some honest
people to help me catch the thief.
Right. And a spy won’t do this
because he has something to hide.
Right.
Distract captain’s attention,
and I will steal his cider.
If he does not raise the
alarm, call the patrol.
Tell them that you saw the thief.
Okay. What if he raises
the alarm? What will you do?
‒  He won’t.
‒  Yeah, right.
So? To your health?
Cheers. Did it go well?
Excellent.
‒  I don’t understand.
‒ What?
Why did the senior lieutenant take
the luggage and did not say a word?
Did he take your luggage?
Look. Catch him!
Quiet, quiet. I will
deal with him on my own.
Good bye, Semen.
Keep the formation!
Give me the bag.
Man, what bag? We’ve never met.
What’s wrong with you? Are you crazy?
Put your knife away, captain.
Thank you, Semen. Chief of
Patrol, this is the thief.
We’ll sort it out.
Put the knife away.
Let’s go.
So, he seemed suspicious
to you, you say?
Yes, sir.
Why did you steal his bag?
‒  Listen…
‒  Sit, sit down please.
How else could I pull
him out from the quay?
You could have reported by order.
He would have been gone by now.
He would have left hell knows where.
Where would we look for him?
Durygin Semen Petrovich.
Right.
May I, major?
Come in.
Moscow sent a briefing material.
‒  May I go?
‒  Go.
So, you say, Igumnovo?
What?
The village with blue clay.
Right.
Gorokhov, connect me with Moscow, now.
Tell everything from the
beginning in every detail.
Captain?
Why did you lower my rank?
I am sorry.
It’s okay.
What time is it?
Three minutes left.
Okay.
Polina!
I am sorry, Polina. I
cannot today, I am busy.
Excuse me. Could we meet another time?
Okay.
Where do you live?
6 Mashkov Alley, Flat 32
Okay, I will find you.
Okay.
Captain of State Security.
‒  I am listening.
‒  Give the flowers to the girl.
‒  What about you?
‒  Mine did not come.
No, I can’t.
Take them, they shouldn’t be wasted.
Take them.
You cannot appear on a date
without flowers. It’s not good.
Thank you. Polia!
Thank you.
Mashkov Alley, house?
‒  6.
‒  6.
Flat 32.
Wonderful. Let’s go.
Pay special attention to
this newspaper wrapping.
What’s there?
Dirty clothes.
We are not proud, we’ll have a look.
This is all nonsense. The
army lacks people in the front.
And you’ve found yourself a soft
spot like feather-bed soldiers.
Mind what you say.
We are not idling in a spa.
Nefedov at the phone. Yes, I
made such inquiry. I am reading.
Captain Samarin Egor
Leonidovich, 1901 year of birth.
Field post office —  11721
11722.
I am sorry, 11722. Yes, I can wait.
Thank you.
Well, your hospital
story has been confirmed.
May I go?
My documents are in order. The
search did not prove anything.
No, you may not.
What are the grounds?
What are the grounds for this?
My suspicions.
Damn, what suspicions?
Your tobacco is quite interesting.
And you have blue clay on your boots.
You are idiots? I have been to Igumnovo.
My friend is staying
there on an injury leave.
You can write down data about him.
And this tobacco is rare indeed. Trophy.
I stuff cigarettes on my own.
You can find this out on
the place of my service.
Yes, we need to verify this.
Then verify.
Comrades will come soon and verify it.
Officers, you’ve let me down.
What’s wrong?
What’s wrong? The thing is that
Captain Samarin is an honest man.
And I’ve called people from Moscow.
They must be hurrying here.
They will cut off my head
with every right to do so.
An honest man, you say?
‒  He asked for water.
‒  What?
So that the guard came closer.
I need to catch this scum
alive. Do you have any gun?
‒  Yes, sir.
‒ Follow me.
Mitin, notify all patrols.
He does not know the town. We’ll
take the old route to the ferry.
I have heard. Send a
reinforced troop unit there.
And one more thing. He has a rifle.
Yes, the description.
Captain, pilot, with a rifle.
That’s all, guys, come on.
We need to make an
inquiry to Michurinsk.
Most likely, Samarin
got on a train there.
We’ll do this, if he’s a saboteur.
Reasonable.
Stop!
Stop! I know this yard.
There’s a deadlock.
‒  Didn’t you see?
‒  No.
Where did he go?
I don’t understand.
Citizens, attention!
An especially dangerous criminal
has escaped the commandant’s office.
Description: Captain,
pilot, height: 160.
Looks life out client.
This is a good idea. Now it will
be difficult for him to hide.
‒  Did you hear?
‒  Yes!
I heard from the mouthpiece. And
they were shooting! I thought…
‒  Girls, I have seen him.
‒  Whom?
‒  Just about this time.
‒ Whom did you see?
This saboteur. Can you imagine?
The saboteur, I see.
Damn!
Captain, pilot. Height: 160 centimeters.
Oval face. Straight nose. Brown eyes.
The criminal is armed.
He can offer resistance.
We ask everyone who may know
anything about this person
to immediately report to the station.
‒  Captain, come to me.
‒  Yes.
Do you know where they
are looking for him?
In the area of Voronov
Street, where he was seen last.
‒  Get in the car. You’ll show me the way.
‒  Yes, sir.
Captain, pilot. Height: 160 centimeters.
Let’s go.
Oval face. Straight nose. Brown eyes.
‒  Where?
‒  There.
The criminal is armed and can
offer resistance. Citizens!
Stop!
He’ll go to Slobodka, sit
out at someone’s place.
We won’t be able to find him.
He won’t sit out.
Go!
There he is!
Come on!
Catch him alive!
How are you?
A stupid incident.
Don’t talk, don’t talk.
Save your strengths.
Tell me now. Was it you who
failed the operation in Kyiv?
Yes, me.
So, this is revenge.
Igor!
Stand still.
Igor!
Don’t! It will disturb.
Igor! Igor!
Don’t shoot!
Damn!
I told you not to shoot.
You killed him!
I was aiming at his legs.
It looks like I killed him.
Damned you.
It was my fault, captain.
I don’t give a damn
about your nobleness!
Idiots, they are trying
to protect each other.
It’s you. Hello. Why
didn’t you use your key?
I wanted you to open the door for me.
It’s nice when somebody waits for you.
Were you expecting someone else?
Will you eat something? There is
a little potatoes left and bread.
I ate at work.
Your documents will be
ready the day after tomorrow.
You’ll go to Ufa.
Let’s celebrate.
Thank you. Thank you, Kostia.
Stop, wait. Wait. What
are you thanking me for?
I helped my acquaintance to
make the documents, that’s all.
Probably, the guy who gave you the
flowers would have done the same.
Kostia, I understand
everything. I owe much to you.
My parents were repressed.
I am living in Moscow like a
spy, without money or documents.
You gave me shelter.
You are helping me, but…
Excuse me.
Your father used to
call you a butterfly.
Do you remember?
I remember. There was such
a dance, polka-butterfly.
Yeah. I came with my parents to
your place, a neighborly visit.
We came to congratulate
you on a new home.
And your father kept saying, “my
butterfly will fly back soon.”
“Where is my butterfly?”
And I was thinking, what
butterfly was he talking about?
A trained one?
Then you came.
Why don’t you drink?
You are my friend, almost a brother,
I don’t love you. I’m sorry.
Thank you for honesty.
You shouldn’t have put
the flowers into water.
They are rotting.
You should have dried them
out and wrap in a newspaper
to preserve them for a longer time.
How do you know?
“How do you know?” You should
have read books in childhood.
All romantic natures do this.
They dry flowers for long memory.
Nothing.
What do you want to find there, major?
I am sorry.
Let me express a suggestion, captain?
I am listening.
I think he was a German.
Any proof?
When the bells started to
ring, he changed the direction
to move further from
the source of the sound.
So?
As far as I know, in German towns
churches are located in the center.
Maybe, he thought we have the same.
How do you know about German churches?
I’ve read in a book.
Reading is good.
But you’ve proven today
to be bad shooters.
His bag is strange.
I noticed that near the ferry.
When I carried it, I felt it was
soapy, as if soaked with something.
Do you have any alcohol,
gasoline, or solvent?
We’ll find some.
Did you see it?
It looks like a glycerin fraction
or some other explosive.
Are you a miner?
Actually, I’m a builder.
At the moment I am serving
at a mining squadron.
Okay. I take the bag,
the body, and the clothes.
Lieutenant, you have good
brains, we need such people.
Will you work with me?
Accept it, Novitsky.
I am sorry.
I am sorry, captain, but I don’t
want to do this work on a daily basis.
As you wish.
Let’s file the documents
for your departure.
By the way, are you
from Russian Far East?
Why do you think so?
For no reason.
The bus is full of this scum.
They’ve been caught all
over the Moscow suburbs.
And we are supposed
to clean up the mess.
They know nothing,
they are worth nothing.
Waste this scum, that’s all.
Good day, Senior Major.
Good day.
So, the agent was killed.
Berezhnoy from the headquarters of
the district will send his photo.
We need to show it to the prisoners.
Maybe someone will recognize him.
There is such probability.
About 20 persons have been
caught in the past two days.
One more thing.
We need them to recall the names of
German officers they heard in the Abwehr.
Why?
Don’t ask stupid questions.
Yes, sir.
Execute.
Yes, sir.
Have you finished?
Yes.
Have you ever seen this man?
I am asking you!
I told you, I have.
They came to the school.
Who are they?
Their highnesses fascists?
Whose boots you were ready to lick?
No.
There were two of them.
This Oberleutnant and a Major.
They seemed to be friends.
Can you describe the second one?
Thank you a lot.
Excuse me.
How did the meeting go?
Samarin did not turn up.
We are really missing him.
I see. Do you have all you need?
What happened to
Samarin? If he’s arrested…
I’ll let you know when
I find out anything.
This is it.
Does it look like him?
It seems to me, yes.
It looks like him.
But I saw him at a glance at
hand-to-hand fight classes.
Yes, it’s him. I was on duty.
I could examine him very well.
May I? Commissar.
Captain of State Security
Berezhnoy has arrived at your order.
So, captain, have you
shitted your pants again?
Why isn’t the saboteur in my cellar?
Are you a professional or an asshole?
Which of the answers
should I answer, Commissar?
You’re a joker.
I am not in a joking mood
today. My friend was killed.
If you put someone to a
cellar, you can put me there.
Why would I put you
there? You’re not an enemy.
Come closer.
Samarin has been
identified. He’s a German.
He’s surname is Grin.
Oberleutnant of the Abwehr.
This man was seen beside him.
This is Hess, Major.
Now we can say for
sure he is in our rear.
Yes, sir, Commissar.
My condolences about Senior
Lseutenant Mikhailovsky.
He was the best analyst.
Commissar…
Yes.
There is a guy, he’s very talented.
It was him who helped
me to uncover the German.
But he categorically
refuses to work with us.
What do you mean, categorically refuses?
Is this a dancing club or what?
Issue an order and
take him to your unit.
I need an assistant. I don’t
want him to work under the lash.
If we need, he will work under the lash.
We’ll persuade him. Who’s the guy?
Senior Lieutenant Novitsky.
Mining Squadron,
Regiment 3, Division 52.
Okay. Have a rest,
you will have Novitsky.
Commissar, may I personally
bring the order to the unit?
I permit.
May I go?
Go.
Check this Novitsky very well.
Remember, the life of
Comrade Stalin is at stake.
Yes, commissar.
And our lives, too.
We’ve loaded only two
cartridges, commander!
The missile will blow them up.
Piatov! Piativ!
The breakthrough to the station
may have most catastrophic results.
Where did they come from? What
did the intelligence look at?
It looked where it needed to.
Is there any chance to
beat off the Germans today?
Not now, general. We’ll
regroup before dawn.
‒  Before dawn?
‒  Yes, sir.
They will bring up all
their forces before dawn.
They will squeeze us and go to Moscow.
Excuse me. Excuse me, General-Major.
Let me explain the situation.
Where do you think you are?
In the army or in the office
where you used to work?
This is the commander
of mining battalion.
Commander, we need to
retreat! We have no time!
Stop panicking! Take the
reel unit. Come on, come on.
Why the order on blasting
the fuel reserves,
in case the station is taken by
Germans, hasn’t been executed?
We appointed people who were
supposed to prepare everything.
So, Germans have outrun you?
Excuse me, not only us, but you as well.
The order on mining came only yesterday.
Who was in charge of
fulfillment of the order?
Senior Lieutenant Novitsky.
Where is he now?
I don’t know. Probably,
at the station. I…
No blast.
The cables were damaged.
Where? Commander! Where? Commander!
Excuse me, General-Major.
I have a personal order of People’s
Commissar of Internal Affairs,
Comrade Beria, to bring Senior
Lieutenant Novitsky to Moscow
the sooner the better.
With your permission, can
I talk to Major personally?
Of course, you can. Major
is done with his business.
You will be court-martialed.
‒  Stop.
‒  Quiet, these are friends.
Commander, it’s good you’re alive.
We must blast at least the fuel tankers.
With this? We have five blocks
of TNT and a piece of cable.
And we cannot get any
closer to them. I’ve checked.
We need to retreat.
Along the edge of the
ravine and then crawl.
Leave. Tell that the
tankers will be blown off.
They will hold us account
for abandoning the commander.
How are you going to blast them?
I don’t know. There’s a tunnel under
the station. I’ll try to get there.
The cable is enough for 30 seconds,
to place, fire it, and run away.
Thank you.
Go.
We can’t. Let’s pull the matches.
Okay.
I have the short one.
Now go.
Here you are.
Maybe, we’ll meet sometime.
Let’s go.
Let’s go. So, it’s his fate.
I will screw a bit more.
Okay. Give me some light.
Here.
Novitsky’s group has returned.
Where’s Novitsky? Is he alive?
Don’t worry so much. He’s alive.
I’m not worried. I am
asking, where is he?
You see, here’s the thing. He stayed.
Where?
At the station.
Why did he stay?
Actually speaking… Here.
Captain of State Security,
we pulled the matches.
He stayed at the station
to blast the tankers.
We’ve already reported.
Are they pulling matches here?
You’ve abandoned your commander.
You’ll be court-martialed.
If there is a need, I will go back.
I can show you the way, Captain.
If you’re not scared.
Okay.
You may go.
Why are you so angry?
Go to hell!
What did they say?
He told them he was going
to blast the tankers.
Why?
The thing is he had five blocks and
a firing cable, for only 30 seconds.
They would detonate if one placed the
charge as close to tankers as possible.
This is a suicide.
Yes, but the most important
thing was to do this before dawn.
When is the dawn here?
At 9:20.
Look at the weather.
We’ve been snowed in.
Tomorrow everything will melt down.
And there’ll be mud again.
What is your patronymic?
Captain of State Security.
You know, I cannot get
used to these orders.
I used to be head of
a constructing bureau,
I have built for my whole
life, and here is this thing.
Leave your sentiments to yourself.
I need Lieutenant Novitsky alive.
Germans! Prepare for action!
Calm down, calm down. These are ours.
Group reconnaissance. Pull up.
What kind of circus is this?
Senior Lietenant Koval, regiment
reconnaissance. This is a trophy.
It used to serve to
Germans, now it works for us.
You are doing here devils knows what!
DON’T SMOKE
End of series 2
