— Give it to me!
We'll start from the second verse
— It's getting dark, father
It's not safe to go home alone
— You're stupid! It's not dark at 4pm
— Some od us live far away. Until they get home...
— He's right! There was a kid murdered recently...
— But don't be late on next rehearsal!
Since today you'll be getting mark on religion lessons!
— They usually find it with these murdered kids
— Did you bring it to the rehearsal?
— Everybody has one now
They bring to school every newspaper
which says anything about the killings
— Gross! Take it away!
I hope that you don't condone it, Herman!
— No, father
I loathe everything that involves suffering or Police
— Teachers' council had a sitting doday
your cerificate will be excellent!
Did you think about your future yet?
— No, father. I still have so many years of learning ahead
— I told you to take it easy, mother!
— I'll not let you come home alone!
Those kids were murdered in the middle of the town!
— Excuse me, Wiktor
You could also be hunting the killer
You seem to know so much about him...
Just imagine how cool would it be!
— Man, Waciak couldn't hold it
I know about my certificate
— Is it what you thought? — Sure
— Congratulations, Wiktor!
— But... you have better chance than the police
They have too much routine, and you are so smart!
— What way are you heading? — As usual...
— We go other way today. See you
— Fast, slow, fast, slow...
— Hey, what's that?
— It's a tango
It's a new dance, very fashionable!
— How do you know it?
— Goska has a record
Her father brought it from Warsaw
— Wait, a shoelace...
— That guy is following you
— What guy?
— I told you in the morning, he followed you to school
— What is it? — Come with me!
Is he coming here? — Sure. Who is it?
— It is Raster
He makes specimens for Biology Institute
He works with dead bodies, he potters in their guts!
— Are you afraid of him? — It's not this!
— Wrap it up, please!
— This must be something for you!
"Little performer — didactic game for youth"
— See? You will change your looks
so that no scary preparator will recognize you
Like this!
— You look splendid!
— I'll sharpen this sword
I'll cut everybody who gets near you
For I am Ricky Costello!
— Indeed! Ricky Costello!
— Did you come here to have fun?
or you want to buy something?
— We only want to help our parents to choose gifts
— Look, there's so much in the news about this toy
— Drop this disgusting thing!
How can they sell it after all this!
— I am late, excuse me
everything goes wrong today
Tell him you were sleeping
or he'll be angry again
The young sir fell asleep while reading
He's washing hands right now
— Excuse me, I didn't hear the clock
— I didn't tell you to sit down
You must know at what time
the dinner is eaten in this house
— But... Let me explain
— The man who is lying
doesn't deserve to be heard
— But his soup gets cold...
— Take this soup to the kitchen
You will be punished
— Drop this! Drop this immediately!
Begone! Begone to your room!
Throw it in the furnace!
— Slowly, slowly, faster, faster
— Now, with right leg
— I don't like this tango of yours
— All Europe dances like this!
— It will never catch on
A woman hugging a man in the dance?
— Somebody's ringing?
— Doorbell is ringing!
— It's good you dropped in
We're practising tango right now
— Can you give me the key?
— What happened?
— Just give it to me, please
— But, come in. My parents like you so much
Wait here
— Bernard, who was it?
— It was Wiktor Herman
— Why didn't you bring him in?
— He didn't want to. I think he quarreled with his father
— His father is a monster, he likes to hang people
— What are you talking about?
— Everybody says that!
— He went to the gallows, too
He shot Lewandowski with it
Remember this 7mm?
— "Socha case"
— Yes, I still have a scar after that
— Death sentence, too
— This one only doesn't have his story
for 3 months I stare at this
Maybe this juxtaposition is key to the secret of the killings
— I lied to you
I didn't come here by chance
Pass the case to Chocianowicz
I am asking you as a friend
— The worst detective in our department?
— Don't be stubborn
You know well that this type of murderer
can go unpunished for years
You don't know his motive
which could lead you to him
You must wait for his mistake
Wait for another murdered kid
And one more
The press will not spare you
Public opinion will need a scapegoat
I don't want you to be one
— Who wants the investigation to drag?
— You don't see the severity of the situation
Workers can also shoot at police here
like they did 3 weeks ago in Krakow
This murderer is our big chance
It should be main topic of all newspapers
Even if artificially maintained
— Hey, young man!
Where are you going?
— Don't you recognize me? We keep that boat over there
— What happened?
Is it your father again?
— I'm not coming home
Any excuse is good to torment me
— He is a bit rough
but he loves you in his own way
— He hates me, he doesn't like you either
He hates everybody I make friends with
He's just sick when sees me smiling
I'm not coming back home
I'll go to Gdansk to enlist on a ship
worst helpmate has better life than me
— What about our boat then?
We put so much work in it
Wiktor, I was looking forward to the holidays
Just think about it, Wiktor
3 months together
Nobody else, just two of us
— He will never let me go on this voyage
— He must agree, we'll make up something
We still have 6 months till holidays
We'll figure out something to change his mind
— You don't know him
If he decides something, nothing changes his mind
— Do you know how could we gain his grace?
You must find the killer
You know all details of the investigation
You have access to your father's notes
Nobody else has all this
— They know nothing anyway
It is a very dull case
— They have too much routine
You have to look in some dives
Burglars and bank robbers go to nice restaurants
and the murderer can only spend time in some dive
I know some places
The point is just to go and watch
I'll help you in this, you can count on me
— Everything looks so simple when we are together
I even believe I can trace the killer
— What are you doing outside so late?
— The pump has frozen, I had to go to another one
— Can't your father bring the water?
— My father isn't here
— Wait, I'll help you
— No, thanks
— Wait, I'll help you
Wait, don't run!
— Mother! Mother!
— What did you do to the girl?
— I didn't do nothing, she just fell
— You like harassing children? Who are you?
— Go away! You're crazy!
— Catch him! Police!
Catch him!
Catch him! Help!
— People are expecting peaceful christmas
— We're doing everything we can
— This is not the answer!
— I'll not tell you anything else
— Apparently, a proof is charging some important personage
— I know nothing about this proof
— What is hindering the investigation?
— We do everything according to the book
— These are only excuses and generalizations
Public opinion expects an overwhelming response
— Who let these journalists in?
— Superintendent's order!
— I'll not pass the case to anybody
Nothing will force me to do so
— I give you my word that the murderer
will be hunted with all our powers
And that he'll be brought to gallows
I will personally arrest him!
— Regardless of who he is?
— Regardless of his descent and position!
— Long live Winter break!
— Away with school!
— Man, we are so in [---]
It just struck 2 o'clock!
— I know! I have my watch, man!
— Come with me!
— So this is this seclusion of yours?
— Do you like it?
— The place is rather gloomy
— Doesn't it feel familiar?
— No. How should I know it?
— From the newspaper photos
The first murdered kid was found here
Where we just stood
In summertime it's beautiful here
You hear the siren first
Only after the tugboat comes from beneath the bridge
Sit down
Just think... It arrives in Gdansk in two days
— Somebody is standing there
— I come here always when my father nags me
I hoped once that the killer finds me here
— Come on! It's just six months!
Wiktor, think! In six months somebody else
will watch us sailing into the main river
from behind that bridge
— Close your eyes!
— And open my mouth?
— No, eyes are enough
Look, now!
— Wiktor! You're smashing!
The real sailor's knife!
— Look, it has a skewer for knots
two blades, a screwdriver
— Wonderful! Now you close your eyes
— Ok
— Your hand... the other way
So you don't need to rely on the siren
— But... I can't accept this
It's sure very expensive
— It's done. And let's not talk about it.
— Bernard, you have no clue how much I like you
— We'll be the best crew that ever took it to the seas
Isn't it right?
— Look, a wonderful two-mast boat comes your way
— Yes, a brigantine
— Good afternoon
the intendent asked me to tell you
that you have lunch without him
I'm here just for the moment, thank you
to pick up something from the office. Hello, Wiktor!
How is school?
— It's a Winter break now
— I need to take something to be photographed
your father gave me keys but
I don't like to pick through the locker
— I am not allowed even to get near
— Sure
— It's enough that I enter this room
for my father to make a scene
— I didn't expect it to be this small
Just like a toy, isn't it?
— I never saw a real revolver this close
— A revolver you can see in the drawer,
it has a drum
This is a pistol, caliber 0.6
— Can you kill with such a small gun?
— Of course! With exactly such a gun
that killer is killing children
— And... It's enough to pull trigger?
— Do it
— It's so easy to kill a man
— It's very easy
— And he shows them that toy...
— Yes
— He approaches from this side
and shows them the toy like this
he kills at very short distance
It gives him pleasure... a contact
with a helpless, trustful victim
then he walks by
and draws the gun behind the back
and puts it to the head
— Will you pull the trigger?
— Don't pretend, I know you aren't sleeping
Waniek was taking something from the locker
Where are the keys?
He left them in the lock
— I don't know. I am not allowed into your room
— You're lying!
For some time you poke through the papers
in my desk despite you're forbidden to!
Where are the keys?
Would you get up when I'm talking to you?
— Bernard is going away for Christmas
his train leaves in forty minutes
let me say a farewell to him
— I told you that at 10 you have to be at home
I can't remember to be changing my mind
— But he's my best friend!
— I forbid!
— I beg you, let me go! Just this time!
— How dare you insist when I told you NO!
We will talk tomorrow!
— I don't want to talk!
You won't get it anyway!
— I'll show him!
— Sit down!
— What's up, gentlemen!
— This squit is eavesdropping!
— It's Jarenko, he's deaf!
— Let him not stare at me this way!
— Put your nose in the mug!
Or I turn you out!
They don't like it when you stare at them!
You got it?
— We try to contact you for three days!
We agreed you report to me every day!
I was clear about it in last debriefing!
You made out your task I think
— He says that nothing interesting...
The harbor... small traffic...
In pubs... nothing interesting...
— I will decide what is interesting
— Stepek
— What's that?
— The name...
It came up during talk
He doesn't know the first name...
... a seaman ... he works on a ship
— Write exactly what they were saying
— "He smashed her nose" ...?
"but he paid well and said to come again"...
Is that all?
— It's dark in the pub, he can hardly see people's lips
— It's not much for three days
Tomorrow at 3 o'clock
— What are you laughing at?
— Mr Intendent has a competition
Your son is serious about tracking the murderer
He was in the pub yesterday, with a friend
— Fool! My son going to the pub!
— May I get in?
— Please!
Stop here!
Check if that Stepek has a record
If not, check in seafare offices
— He's young, so has good health!
No matter how cold it is, he comes here every day
Let's drink one!
— You have a guest
— What do you want?
Strangers aren't allowed here
— It's not that you stop everybody!
— His father let him come, so it's not up to me
— His father?
Did you talk to him?
I talked or not, it's out of your business
Do I have to unleash the dog?
What is it? You're leaving?
— I will leave my easels with you. I collect them later
Your father is over there... he followed you
If you don't want to see him, come with me
I'll walk you through the shore
— What are you looking for, sir?
— I am waiting for that boy
— That boy? He left long time ago
— I am standing here all the time, I'd see him
— Maybe they took another route
They went where they wanted
— What does it mean "they"?
— His father. They went through the frozen canal
— Stepek, Stepek... what's his first name?
— Unfortunately, I don't know
— We'll check everybody with that name
— Maybe I'll do it myself
— The name can be misspelled
It was conveyed by a deaf man
— Both upper shelves and half of the third are for S
Here you have the directory
— Give me 4312
— No answer, there's nobody at home
— You didn't wait enough, try again!
— That Stepek doesn't have a record
I only found a Genowefa Stopka's file
— Hello?
— Still nothing?
— Still no answer, I'm sorry
— The deaf man could have read it wrong
— Thank you
What is it?
... brawls ...
... fencing ...
... prostitution ...
— I doubt if there's anything for us
— I'd like to ask you about something
Just that it's private matters
and you can refuse
— Go on, Mr Intendent
— You will take a car
And check if my son is at home
I just can't get through
We'll catch up at Bednarska Str. 7
— I wanted to tell you yesterday
I even came to your door
but I didn't dare
I know who lets those journalists in
— I know
Thank you
— Gentlemen! It's Herman! I recognize his car!
Follow him, he wants to sneak out!
— Somebody was knocking?
— I don't think so...
— Leave the bottle and wait in the staircase!
I told you not to tinker with the gramophone!
What?
You'll get nothing, I paid rent in the morning
— I am not a bailiff
I am here just to talk to you
— Gienio... throw this guy away!
— Oops, Mr Intendent...
— Gienio, take your duds and get lost!
— It's a cop
— You still operate in attics, Gienio?
— I don't know what are you talking about, Mr Intendent
— So, what do you want?
— I need your husband
Where is he?
— I have nothing to do with that scum
You can look for him if you wish
— But Mrs Stopka... you are getting into trouble
Serious trouble...
At least 2 years for fencing...
For prostitution you'll get blacklisted...
This kind of tenant is not welcome
even if they pay rent
You'll get evicted, and it's wintertime...
— God damn you!
Let the plague come on you, you fuckers!
I told you I have nothing to do with him
I mean it!
What do you want to frame me in?
— You got into it by yourself
On September 14...
— You fucker...
He reported it...
— He didn't need to report
Neighbors can see everything
— I had to show hime I could do anything
if he's not leaving the kid alone
Give me a cigarette
I swear to God I didn't want to kill him
When he...
... returned from the military
He was sort of broken
Not good for work, neither for bed
He used to keep quiet for a whole day
He got up from his pallet
only to beat me up
Son of a bitch
He knew I had to endure
— Maybe he suspected the child
to not be his own
— Maybe he suspected!
the real cop you are!
He was enough to see that much
and he was ready!
Don't come here!
Stay in the staircase!
Wait...
What if he didn't report that?
Why are you asking me all this?
— Mrs Stopka, you are able to manage every man
But did you really need
to spill the boiling water on him?
— Did I have to wait till he kills my child?
He only waited that I leave
to rough up the little guy!
— It's your business now to prove he's still alive
and we need to see him to believe
You knew his friends
You knew places he was going to
I wrote the phone number and address here
You have time until tomorrow
— Wiktor is not at home
I also went to Pirets' place
but their son left for the mountain resort It's a Winter break now
— They deal with marital issues!
Instead of looking for the criminal!
It's fearful to let children out to play!
My mite...
My sweet angel
— Wiktor didn't come for the rehearsal today
— Excuse me
— Christmas Eve is in two days, Mr Intendent
And you promised calm Christmas to the people
Why are you so upset?
Everybody must earn the living
This time you will not send anybody to the gallows
You became victim yourself
It's a good title for a piece...
Murderer's third victim!
You should resign, you have lost!
Please, hit me, Mr Intendent!
I'll get extra money for the Christmas!
Hit me! Go on!
— Where have you been all afternoon?
— I have choir rehearsal on Wednesdays
— I asked where have you been, not where you should have been
— I cannot tell you this
— It means that you did something you're forbidden
— Other fathers don't forbid so many things
— I care not for others!
Your father is guarding law and order!
People look at you in a different way
than they look at your pals
Say something!
I want to talk to you
Didn't it come to your mind
that I could be worried about you?
— That's why you started to spy on me?
— Excuse me for this
— You wanted to talk to me
— Sit down
— I got it from Bernard
we exchanged gifts for Christmas
— You should not accept such expensive gifts
you will not be able to repay him
with anything of this kind
They will demand me to resign at any moment
The press will nose about any lapse
I'll be attacked by the newspapers
They will try to destroy everything
I was struggling to build all those years
Please
try not to cause any more trouble
Don't go to any pubs
Don't investigate by yourself
I am happy for mutual understanding
That's why you return the watch to Bernard
— But father, he is my best friend
— Nobody's giving such a costly gift with no reason
— This is friend's gift, you cannot demand it from me!
Please, I'll do anything but this!
— You will... even before Christmas
There are matters in life
that need to be ultimately solved!
They need courage, I believe though
that you're brave enough
Needless to say, you will not see each other
— It's impossible!
— You break all contact with him!
starting from now
— I'll not do it! You cannot demand this from me!
— Give me a break!
[singing about a child being murdered in the park]
— What bloodstains? Gentlemen!
What are you talking about? It's paint!
I swear to God, it's paint!
I was painting cages for my rabbits!
— You're lying!
— 3 months ago you didn't have any rabbits
— What did you do on October 9 in Zarzecze?
— Strike me dead if I'm lying, I have never been there!
— You've been seen there!
— I checked all shipping companies on this river
Nobody hired him in last 3 months
It's impossible that he sailed anywhere in the area
I only found a record in St. Lazarus hospital
"He seeked help on Sept. 14
with burns on left side of his face"
He left after being bandaged
— We have the guy reported by the deaf
— Take him to my office, and check the record
— I made much better with military headquarters
"District Recruiting Office"
Excuse me
Look at the "penalties" section
— 14 days of close arrest for mistreating cart horses
Stopek was a mechanic
He served in car workshops
— If he hid somewhere in a barge to wait through the Winter...
We'll not see him before the ice breaks
— What is it, Mr Intendent?
I am finished with the tobacco!
— What tobacco?
— The smuggling of tobacco from Gdansk
I did it only once!
"Checked — no record"
— We are interested in this man
you must know him
— It's Stepek
— Stopek. Juliusz Stopek
— Juliusz? They called him a "Kitten" anyways
— Because he's so nice?
— No, it's after that toy
— When did you last time see that Kitten?
— About 3 months ago. He was a stoker in Rusalka
— Where is he now?
— They say a woman poured boiling water on his face
So he is not into showing himself
— Nobody has seen him ever since?
He had to make a living, work somewhere
Somebody must have looked after him
You said he was bringing women?
beating them up, and then paying them
So they wouldn't report?
— I said that?
— Four days ago in "Retman's" pub
— How do you know that?
— We ask questions, and you talk about Stopek
So what was he like?
— A mischievous and cowardly bastard
It's enough to yell at him that he shits himself
— Did he mention his wife, his child?
— He had a child? He never talked about it
— You must have seen something or heard
about his attitude to children
— Do you think so? That Kitten... those children?
That's impossible...
— Why impossible?
— He's a coward! — Cowards can murder, too
— He respected children! — What do you mean?
— He like them, he even gave them toys
He torn a photo of another mechanic's son that he put over his bed
that the kid wouldn't watch naked ladies
— What did that kid on the photo look like?
— Like... I don't remember!
— If I lock you up for couple of days your memory gets clearer!
— A blonde, curly hair
6 or 7 years old
— One more question
That nickname... "a kitten" or something
It's after a toy
— Exactly! It's after this toy!
He bought a lot of this from a mariner in Gdansk
He thought we was going to make a business
but nobody was buying
— Move it! move it!
— Are you maybe sailing to Gdansk?
— No, we're on a way to Wloclawek for grain
... take it on a second platform!
[Speaking in German]
— Fuck off!
— You're Polish!
— I told you to leave!
— I'll go now, but I wanted to talk to you
— Fuck off!
What is it? Make it quick!
— You're sailing back to Gdansk?
I'd like you to haul my boat
I have some money, I can pay
You only talk to the skipper
— You better get out now for when your father learns about it...
He'll skin you alive
— I don't have a father, I have nobody
— You're dressed too well for an orphan
Your old man must have made it hard for you
that you intend to escape
how much do you have?
— 3.5 Million Polish Marks
maybe it's not much, but the boat isn't big neither
it's moored in the wreckage area
I can show you there
— I expected from you
better understanding of the situation
It was supposed to be the "war in the news"
not the war against the press
— Mr Governor, these seized articles
were just brutally attacking the police
created resentment was making the investigation impossible!
— We were talking about this a week ago
I thought you understood about what resentment I was talking about
I didn't mean resentment against police
or against some officers
I am sure you will revise your decision regarding the seizure
— I understand, Mr Governor
— And, regarding the press
You promised to the community
that you catch that murderer before Christmas
Christmas Eve is tomorrow!
— I never did any promise like that
it was invented by the grubs from "Kurier"
— I am not interested by your opinion about journalists
Public opinion, however, is based on the press
And the press demands radical advances!
This case is not a local news anymore
The whole country is disgusted
with the murderer's impunity!
— We put all our energy into this investigation
And no external pressures will make it faster!
— You must have got me wrong
There is no pressures to speak of, Mr Intendent
You are respected as an exceptional
police officer and criminologist
I am myself a supporter of your writings
regarding maintaining the death sentence
It would be a big harm for all of us
if you became a prey for the public opinion
You perfectly know what it's capable of
— If you expect me to resign
my answer is: no
We maybe differ in understanding of "public opinion"
but I promised to the community
that I catch the murderer
And I will do it even if I had
to sacrifice all my life
or conclude the investigation on my own
And no power exists that could
release me from this promise
— We have certain trace, Mr Governor
Juliusz Stopek
Many traces lead to him as a murderer
He is hiding somewhere for last 3 months
We issue warrants even today!
— Many traces...
Congratulations, gentlemen!
The public opinion will be very happy to see
the photograph of the murderer in the uniform
Thank you, gentlemen
Connect me quickly with Warsaw
with Military Police Headquarters
— I only need the photograph
— No! It's our only chance
— Yours. I cannot cover you anymore
I know the message I will find in my office
— Give me just 3 days... 2!
then I renounce the investigation
— I must leave, unexpectedly. I'll be back after Christmas
I wish you all the best! Merry Christmas
— Here are these gentlemen
— Good evening
— I'm intendent Herman from investigative department,
and detective Stefan Waniek
We're on the case of the murdered children
You must have heard about it, doctor
— I'm shocked with this murders
Are you following any trace already?
— Exactly. We'd like to ask you for help, doctor
On September 14th
You were giving first aid to certain Juliusz Stopek
— It was the day when they brought that
German stoker from 'Annelore'
You remember, doctor, stabbed with a knife
It's here, the surgical register
— Yes, I remember now...
Burns of left part of the face
He didn't come for changing the bandages
— Does this kind of burn leave permanent scar?
— It depends on treatment
In any case, after 3 months the scar is still visible
— Exactly...
Finding the murderer depends on you very much, doctor
This is Mr Grabski, he's a painter
Is it possible, with your help
that he marks on this photograph
the scars or disfiguration of this part of the face
which has been burned...
It's the only possibility of issuing warrant right now
— Only approximately...
Only if Mr Painter familiarizes himself
with professional literature
And looks at some similar wounds...
— We need it today, hours matter in this case
— Has that burned fireman been discharged yet?
— His family will take him tomorrow morning
— Please, follow me
— It's not allowed to smoke in here
— Excuse me
— This are gifts for the poor
We have many unemployed patients
— You are going to spend the Christmas Eve at your son's
— Our son is in the cruise
We didn't see each other for 2 years
— I am sorry about this, you told me already
Would you have anything against that you and your wife
spend the Christmas Eve together with us
We'd be very happy to host you at my house
— I am sure that my wife, same as me
will like the idea very much
— Thank you very much
I just recalled something important
Excuse me now, I'll be at home
— I'd prefer something else
— What age is your son, Madam?
— 14 years old
— We'll find something in no time!
— Here are examples, look at this
Winettou...
Here... Chaplin...
— Sir, do you have Ricky Costello?
— Ricky Costello? Of course!
Here he is! Ricky Costello!
Wait, we'll have a try
Yes... Here goes moustache
Show yourself to daddy
now to your mummy
— This is really ingenious!
— Sure it is!
— Good that you came earlier today, sir
You have the food prepared for all 2 days
You just have to warm it up and eat!
— Dear Katarzyna, I just wanted to ask you to stay
I invited guests for tomorrow
— There will be Christmas Eve?
— What's so strange about it?
— There wasn't Christmas Eve for so many years...
My son-in-law will wait for me on the station
— Katarzyna, please!
— Wiktor?
Why don't you go to buy a Christmas tree?
— A Christmas tree?
— Yes, a Christmas tree! I don't know how much it costs
This should be enough. And get some baubles, too
— Good evening, Mr Intendent at home?
— He's is here
— I've got it! He's done a good job!
— Not bad!
— The shirt is overdone, I don't like it!
— It's okay, he covered the uniform this way
Make copies and send them to all newspapers
It will be published tomorrow
What is it? Are you okay?
— Julius!
Where are you?
— What happened?
— Do you know this man?
Come here, downstairs
— You fucking brat!
I told you to stay away!
— You have to flee!
Police sent your photo to newspapers!
— What police? What photo?
What are you talking about? Who sent you here?
— They have your photo from military register!
They'll issue a warrant tomorrow
You'll be all over the newspapers!
You are suspected of killing those children!
You are being traced for a week now
— What are you talking about?
— My father is police commissioner!
He is leading investigation
— Does your father know that your here?
— I didn't tell him
— Do you think I murdered those children?
— No!
I don't know, sir
— You are afraid, aren't you
Why did you come?
— You promised to take me to Gdansk
If they arrest you, I won't be able to leave
— You really want to leave, don't you
Your father is a policeman even at home
— Where to?
— I left my bag upstairs, I have a hat and a coat for you
I will hide you in a good place
It's only 2 days, you sail off after Christmas
— Sit there and move not!
[singing about a child being murdered in the park]
— Repeat the address, please
— Like I said, Sadowa 13
— Give me your name, please
— It isn't worth checking out, it must be a joke
— I told you, we'd check every report
And no shoot-outs, I need him alive
Intendent Herman speaking
— We're here, in Zarzecze, there's nobody with this name in here
— Too bad, come back to the HQ
— It was true, he even had a scar on left side of his face
except that he was 62, and on a wheelchair
— Intendent Herman speaking...
— It will only begin tomorrow...
It's Christmas Eve today, people have no...
— You will never catch him!
Never!
You have to resign!
You're compromised!
Compromised!
You have to give up!
— Don't put it back!
It's Herman! Check the connection with my desk!
— Just a moment
Are you there?
— Sure I am!
— You're connected to the post office no. 2
with the public phone
— Connect me to there! Quickly!
— It's public phone service
— You just connected a line to the number 4800
Who was on the phone?
— A boy, with a student's hat
I knew it was a joke
He ran away, even didn't hang the phone
Yes, I remember...
He was dressed in a fur coat
Are you there? Hello?
Are you there?
— Thank you
— You are bold... What do you want?
— Is it you here? Next to my mother...
May I have a shot of vodka?
— I have only one glass
— It's okay
We often drink rum from one glass, with my friend
The old mariner's habit
— Here
— You shouldn't have come to me today with this
Christmas Eve is not a good moment for this kind of things
— I need to know everything about my mother before I escape
— You don't like your father
— He can't bear it that I have my own affairs,
or friends who I appreciate
He is a bad man
He killed my mother!
— Your mother committed suicide!
— He's driven her to do it!
— Your father is a good man!
And you are the only one
from whom he can expect love!
And he needs it a lot, particularily now
— No!
I will not stay at home
He will never agree for me to go on a journey
I will not give it up
He never wanted to understand me
— You wanted to be considered a grown-up
Drink up! To the last drop
And now listen... You go back home
And forget everything that happened between you two
And put the photograph back in place
She caused too much pain to your father
She was egoistic
She was looking around for people
who would assist her in making it to the world
You read my letters so I don't need to remind you
that I disappointed her
It was rather me
who is to blame for her death
I disappointed your father, too
— We'll never reconcile
He will not change his mind
He never does
Something extraoridinary would need to happen
Something that would break him
Third murder maybe
— Dare not even to think about it!
He is your father!
— I'm not afraid anymore
This key is my advantage
— You're drunk!
Wait!
It's Christmas Eve today
It's a gift for you
I painted it for you
— My solitude!
You knew I was going to come
— Sooner or later you must have come
— He must have run out of money
I didn't know how much these things cost
— Maybe a bit of cottonwool will do
it will make up for snow
— You're right!
Look! Here is some frippery from last year!
— Mr. Teofil, everything is so well prepared
that I could become a hostess tonight
— But... That would be abuse of your courtesy
— My pleasure!
You can't disappoint your children
They are waiting for you!
— Thank you so much...
I wish you all the best! Good bye!
— Thank you
— A bullet hole
Shot from a small distance
They'd be happy to see this one in the laboratory
Almost intact...
— He must have got the drawer open When I lost the keys
The drawer was unlocked all day long
— Boys like guns, you know
— I'll skin him alive...
— What counts is that he didn't get hurt
— Where have you been?
I told you the guests were coming!
You were drinking!
We will talk later! But remember...
I have almost run out of indulgency
You were at the rehearsal in the church
— Good evening
— The missing one! At last
— Excuse me for being so late, but the rehearsal lasted so long...
— I wish you all the best, Wiktor
lots of success at school
— Thank you, all the best for you
— Have your dreams fulfilled, Wiktor
— Thank you, all the best for you
— This is a gift for you
— Best wishes
— The same to you
— Dear Mr. Stefan... Best wishes — All the best!
Everything will be fine, I wish you that
— Thank you very much
— This is a gift for you
— Hand painted!
— Very nice!
— Thank you, Wiktor. It's really nice!
— Soup will get cold
And it's so tasty!
— Katarzyna is a perfect cook!
— You're right, she's a good housekeeper
— Do you know who painted that picture?
— Grabski, maybe? He's a skilled painter
— Boleslaw Raster, former police doctor
He's a very skilled man
We understand each other very well
He also loves sea, ships etc.
— Too bad he's a drunkard vodka destroyed him
— Aren't you curious of your gift, Wiktor?
I remember when I looked in all nooks and corners
for presents prepared for us for Christmas
Of course, my sister couldn't keep it secret
So it always ended up with sound thrashing
— Really, I am so thankful
It's so nice that you keep us company tonight
— Wow, it's a great thing
We looked at it in the shop, with my friend
— Collect the plates!
— I will bring the fish!
— Wiktor will do it! You're the guest, sit down!
— Thank you!
— Look, what nice toys kids have these days!
We only had lead soldiers and rocking-horses
Look! It's cool isn't it?
Remember who wore a beard like this?
— Intendent Braniek!
— Oh yes, dear sirs!
— Please, don't touch it!
— Excuse me
— It is true what they write in newspaper?
That if even one more child dies then they take the case away from you?
— You shouldn't talk this nonsense they write there
Especially at the Christmas Eve
The supper isn't over, sit down!
— Did you know? There's no ice on the river this Winter
That tugboat from Gdansk was a real suprise!
— How do you know it was from Gdansk?
— Can't you see how he's treating me?
It had a flag, and a sign "Danzig"
— Ships from Gdansk don't have permanent agent here
— "Annelore" has an engine with the power of 350 SH
and top speed of 11 knots!
— "Annelore"?
— Exactly! Such a giant and they named it after a lady!
— The stoker who was admitted to the hospital
on the day when Stopek also arrived there
was from "Annelore"...
— Stopek worked as a stoker once
— I will call for two men!
— Wait...
Mrs Helena, please excuse us
It wasn't very happy Christmas Eve
Excuse me for everything
— I'll walk you home
I have to be in the church in an hour, it's on the ay
[Singing a carol in German]
— Good evening
Who is a skipper in here?
— It's me
— Police!
Do you know this man?
— It's Julius, my stoker
— We want to talk to him — He isn't here
He's got family in town
— When did he go to town? — Yesterday
— A boy came to pick him up
— Where is his stuff?
— Do you have a search warrant?
— He is suspected murderer
There is no time for paperwork
— Gustav, you sleep there with the Pole
show Mr Intendent the place
This is his locker
There's nothing in there
This is his chest
— I need to ascertain... What's this?
A tool for sweeping the furnace
Stopek used it on the ship
My kids started to cry, and my wife said
she would throw me away...
If it weren't for you...
I wouldn't come here for sure!
— Thank you
— Yes... I am sure now
The fingerprints which you just brought
and the ones we took from the toys
belong to the same person
— So... Stopek is a murderer!
Thank you very much
Go back home to your kids. Merry Christmas!
— And same for you
— At Stopkowa's place we found only Gienio
No signs that Stopek returned home
We did the search and interviewed neighbors
— The skipper said that a boy picked him up
— It wasn't Stopkowa's son. He has measles
He wouldn't be leaving bed!
— Stopek is in town!
Let's observe all roads, railway station
We'll search all houses... He can't escape!
— There is only five of us!
and a handful of plain policemen
Everybody is at the Christmas Eve
We have to wait till the morning
— Wait... wait... wait...
— What's that?
— Midnight call
It is Christmas already
[Singing a carol]
— Thank you very much
— It is wrong if you don't give a dime
— May Lord lead you
— Thank you!
— Hey, it's my turn!
That's what we arranged! Why did you take it?
— You got more!
— I got more for I was reciting! And I sang better!
— Stop bitching or I kick your ass!
Who bought stuff to make the stable?
— What's this?
— I told you to not take him with us! With whom is he dragging there?
— It's the guy who was standing at the gate, Ricky Costello
— Do you know him?
— I saw him there
— We can sing something else this time
— "Shepherds Came to Bethlehem"
— What are the words?
— Nobody can hear it, come on
— Somebody was shooting
— Just into the air!
— People do it during Easter!
— Jarek! Jarek!
— These weren't usual rubbers...
These were high snow-boots, worn over shoes
Quite unworn, the sole mark is quite clear
— We can only rehearse one of them...
Mr Intendent...
We can only rehearse one of these lads
In his house
The younger boy who discovered the body, is in shock
The doctor didn't allow any contact with him
— Photograph whole body first, and then the face
— I'd prefer no questioning of him
he's so frightened
— You'll be present
Sit down!
— Where have you been when it happened?
— We were in Rybacka street... leave me!
— And you heard the shots over there?
— Wladek had heard them, I was singing then
The shot was very quiet... — What did you do then?
— Mr Intendent...
— We started to call Jarek
We even ran to Chrzanowski's house
I didn't feel like looking for him
I was angry at him... So I waited
Wladek went alone and...
found him near the canal
— Mr Intendent... I don't want him
to be in shock like Wladek!
— Excuse me please
How did that man look? Did you see him?
— Yes I did — How was he dressed?
— He had that large green coat
like anglers on the canal
and snow-boots on his feet, worn over shoes
— And the head?
— A green hood!
— Did you see his face? His eyes, his nose?
— I didn't see him close
Ricky Costello!
Wladek said: Ricky Costello!
— Whos is that Ricky Costello?
— A crazy monk! He fought Spaniards in Mexico!
— Forgive me, but I had to come
— I see...
Waniek will lead the investigation
he knows the matters very well
— Do you have any new clues?
— Again... shot in the back of the head
Same caliber gun, same small box
... with a kitten
— Doesn't anything bother you?
Until now... Stopek chose blonde boys as victims
And now...
— It must be a coincidence
Are you going to town? Will you give me a ride?
— Sure
— I didn't get anything new from him
That friend of his knows much more
I'll try to get to him anyways
— You will lead the investigation by yourself from now on
The intendent has different assignment now
You report everything in person
— Mr Intendent ...
You will be the one to arrest the murderer
I promise it to you
— Mr Skipper!
— Stopek didn't come. I'll send him to hell!
He's delaying ship's departure!
— Who's seen him last time in here?
How did that boy look who came for Stopek?
— A nice blond guy
About 16 years old
dressed in sheepskin coat
— Did he carry anything?
— He had a bag with stuff
He left it on board
Was it this boy?
Yes, I can recognize him. Although he's without glasses here
— Too bad, I drank it all
But... I wouldn't treat you anyways
— It's cold in here
— It's not supposed to be warm in here!
— May I sit down?
— Sure
— I've seen you follow Wiktor
— He likes to hang out on the river alone
It's not safe there now
— Did he come to see you?
— I didn't want it
— They come to you, despite you want it not
From me they run, though I need them so much
— You earn honors, medals, respect in scientific papers
— Don't go...
You were my only friend
Only friend I have eved had
Tell me, please
— Only your resignation would change you
It comes after one more murder
— Did she hate me as well?
Intendent Herman's Dismissal
Why Intendent Herman Had to Go?
Intendent T. Herman Dismissed
— Sit down
Is this a compass?
— A marine compass
— Do you know how to use it?
— I do
— Wiktor, I know what you feel towards me
I can understand you in some sense
I admit that I realized too late
what happened
I didn't understand some things, or
I understood in a wrong way
Wiktor, I would like to set it right
You may still be friends with Bernard
I have nothing against you inviting him here
— He is in the mountains now
but will be back after tomorrow
— Good, you can continue your preparations
for the journey
— Did you know about it?
— You forgot you father is a policeman
I knew about it all the time
even about you working on that boat
— "The Champion", we'll fix it in Spring
You have no idea how skilled I became
I can use toold like professional boatbuilder
— This if for looking at marine maps?
— You need no tools for looking at the maps
Sit here
Look
— Just a bit unsharp...
— You didn't regulate it
Look now
— What's this?
— Malacca
— Malacca?
— French Indochina
And this... Sulawesi
— Sulawesi ...
— No, stay here. It's for me
Please, sit down
You must have your own remarks and decisions
Please, tell me
— For the first time I am here ...
I would like to ...
I don't know how ... It's really hard ...
For the sake of our long collaboration ...
And ...
I'd really appreciate if you ...
If you ...
let me use the word "friendship"...
— It's proper word, Mr Stefan
I value so much your loyalty
and your intellect
You're an excellent detective
And a noble man
— I went once again to the tugboat ...
I wanted to know how did he look ...
... that guy who came for Stopek
It could not be his son
— I know who it was
I was there hours ago
— That Ricky Costello, who fought in Mexico ...
I thought that boy just babbled in fear
He's a character in stories for children
You maybe know ...
— I have a son, Mr Stefan
I was throwing that stuff of his to trash myself
— I acquired of number of these stories
They have illustrations
I have them here in this folder
Ricky Costello is in there
It seemed so unlikely to me ...
that I asked that painter who helped us
with Stopek's photograph
We made it to the hospital
So Grabski painted portrait of the murd.......
He painted a portrait of the killer according to
the testimony of that ...
boy who has seen him close
These are the only copies
I told the painter that the experiment failed
and I destroyed rest of the sketches
Can this be a mistake?
Mr Intendent ...
Maybe it is a coincidence?
for God's sake! Mr Teofil!
Tell me it isn't true
I will anything for you
Just give orders
— Under whatever pretext, get rid of police posts
between river's curve and wrecks' cemetery
We will arrest Stopek there
— Wiktor, I want to ask you about something
Can you find my rubbers I used for angling?
I will need them tomorrow
I'll go to sleep, I got a headache
Wiktor, wake up
— What is it?
— You were interested in the murderer of these children
You even wanted to catch him yourself
— It was a childishness
— Wouldn't you like to be witness of his arrest?
To take part in a real police action?
— It would be really cool
— You understand that young guys
are normally not taken to such actions
I wouldn't like the press to write any unpleasant stuff
Do you know where the old wrecks' cemetery is?
— Behind the timber port?
— Exactly. We'll go there separately
Be careful not to be seen
I will follow you closely
— Wasn't it supposed to be here?
— No
I have an impression I was here before ...
— You really don't recognize?
You know it from the painting I gave you
— Oh yes, the Christmas gift
The same gloomy house in the backdrop
— Please, forget about it
— Excuse me, I have already forgotten
— Will you signal beginning of the action?
— Yes. They will flush him from the port
so he will run through here
— But he will turn away when he sees us!
— When he sees a man and a boy
he will not get suspicious
— There is no policeman to be seen
— They are well hidden
— I used to come here to cry because of you
— Wiktor, I've forgotten so should you
— Excuse me, I've forgotten, too
— Cheer up
Look over there
Try to think it's your way to the sea
— It's the "Five Whistles Curve". Do you know why?
There is a shallow before the bridge
The ship arriving from upstream
Signals five times with the siren
It means "Don't overtake"
And then when she reaches this tip
She has to give two long signals
It's a signal for opening the sluice
Dear Mr Intendent
I know I lack courage to tell you about it
so I am writing
You remember that bullet we found in the book
You said that Wiktor fired from your pistol cal. 6
I had that bullet examined
It is identical to the one we found in the
head of the child murdered yesterday
And came from the same gun
Please destroy this letter
so it doesn't fall into wrong hands
— Let them close the road from the river's curve
— Should I go with you?
— I am sure you know what to do
Thank you for everything
— Give me your gun, Mr Stopek
— What gun?
What are you talking about?
— You have no chance
There are your fingerprints
on all those toys you left with your victims
We found bullets and that rag
in which you kept your gun on "Annelore"
— You're spoofing fine ... some rags ...
You must have found the gun, too, Mr Herman
— The gun will be found
It must be found so you're brought to trial
for your murders
Every murder must be punished
Every murder
Regardless of who committed it
That's what people like me stand for
— You shouldn't care for arresting me, Mr Herman
Your son hid me here
brought me food, clothes
You will not be clean anymore
when they write about it in the newspapers
"Intendent's son hid the murderer"
— Did you wear my coat all the time?
— All or not all, it's finished
— Did he take the coat and snow-boots
from you during Christmas Eve?
— He took them, but gave back after couple of hours
a nice son you have brought up
He persuaded me to go out
and shoot some boy
He said you'd be dismissed from the police force
— I will help you
I will tell you the escape route
Under one condition
That you shoot me
— You must be crazy
It must be a dodge!
What do you want to frame me into?
— I am giving you a chance
For pulling the trigger
I'll tell you where won't be police posts
— Where is Herman?
— He's around! We had to wait for him here
— That Stopek killed his son
He must have done this last night
That damn toy was found with him
and traces of the same snow-boots
We must get him alive
even if we all fall here
Follow me!
— Which way?
— At the river's curve
Mr Stopek!
You must shoot me
or I won't let you run
— Don't move or I'll shoot
— Stop!
— Don't shoot!
— What have you done!
I said don't shoot! It was an order!
— Excuse me
— Excuse me that I have failed you
— Malacca ... Sulawesi ...