EPISODE TWO
- Which way? - To the right.
I see.
Don't worry. All clear.
Relax. You're just walking. Remember,
they're perverts. You're doing the right thing.
There's a camera.
Stop. Put on the mask.
Do you want a piece?
No. I'll stick to my diet.
I want you to like me.
Do you see a cafe?
Yes.
Walk along the wall. Stay away from the cameras.
- Easy. - What the hell!
There's plenty of them in the cafe!
Easy.
Do you see a guy with a white doll? The one walking out?
Let's take her.
Don't forget to take the memory block first.
I remember.
Go ahead.
Hey you, pervert!
Prefer dolls to real women?
Don't worry, dear. He's a psycho.
You're a psycho.
- What are you doing, freak? - It's just a piece of iron!
Humans rule!
What the fuck are you doing?
I... didn't want to! He did it...
You've exposed yourself. Get out of there!
Honey,
I want you to like me.
I want you to like...
BETTER THAN US
Egor, turn it down. Dad's sleeping.
Too late. Dad's already awake.
Daddy, I'm hungry.
OK. We'll figure something out.
News.
...The so-called liquidators.
This extremist group, previously
associated with vandalism and rioting,
have started attacking people.
Good God, what are you watching?
The news. Uncle Leva always watches it in the morning.
How smart uncle Leva is!
Good morning to you too.
Won't you be late for school?
I'm not going to school.
Egor, you have to go.
I'll talk to the principal,
explain the situation.
He doesn't know who you are.
You've never been to my school.
Then I'll go visit it.
You're going to school, that's final.
Daddy, I'm still hungry.
I keep telling you, miss.
The police looks for missing people.
Now, if you lost your bot...
But they sent me here when they found out Sergey was from Cronos.
Who's from Cronos?
Sergey. My fiancé.
He's a security guard at Cronos. And I'm a sales manager.
Yesterday they had a power outage and sent us home.
He's not answering my calls.
He didn't show up last night.
- Have you checked with his friends? - I've asked everyone.
No one knows anything.
His partner said Sergey was attacked by a bot.
I see.
If a man spent the night out
than he must have been attacked by a bot.
Do you mean he dumped me?
No. I just meant to say...
Great!
Now everyone thinks he dumped me.
It’s alright. Calm down.
Give me his number.
Irina!
Check this, please.
Just a second.
He's in morgue number three.
- What do you mean? - Wait.
What's he doing in the morgue? - Don't worry, please.
It must be a mistake.
Wait. I need to know. Can you check?
Yes, yes. We'll double-check.
SAFRONOV EGOR NEWS
- Hello? - Is this Georgy Nickolaevich Safronov?
Yes, it's me.
Detective Varlamov speaking from the Cyber Crimes Department.
What can I do for you?
I'd like to look at Sergey Panin's body.
When can I come by?
Now you look just like me.
I'm sorry I don't let you out.
We need to figure out how to tell my dad.
For now, you better keep hiding.
You're my first-level user.
I'll do whatever you ask.
OK.
Sonya!
Hide!
Sonya.
- What are you doing? - What?
Nothing. I'm just cleaning up.
Good girl.
Get dressed.
I have to take you to work with me again.
Come on.
What if I stay home?
Aren't you afraid of being alone?
I used to be scared when I was little.
Now I can just watch cartoons.
You're very brave!
Thanks.
I promise, I won't leave you alone again.
Right, I'm off.
Come out.
50% OFF. YOU DESERVE YOUR VACATION.
- What time is it? - It's 10 p.m. Moscow time.
Egorsky? Hello!
I thought you'd be in Australia by now.
Hell, dude.
Dad's become a problem.
He didn't let me leave
and made me go to school.
How can I go to school after last night? Kolyan will kill me.
Nevermind. Let's go.
- Where? - I know a place.
You can stay theretill school’s over.
What place?
An awesome one. Believe me.
Why would your dad need another apartment?
You'll see. Take off your shoes.
Sensi.
Hello.
A gift from my dad's partners from Taiwan.
Wicked, right?
- Yeah, wicked. - Sensi. Come here.
Does your mom know?
Yeah, she does.
But she doesn't say anything as long as Dad gives her money.
Come here, Egorsky.
She has a heating function, a heart beat.
Who's a bad girl? Who's my dirty slut?
I am.
Listen, Egorsky, I need to go.
You can stay with her, okay?
Only don't use it, or my dad will kill me.
I wasn't going to.
Is your name Egorsky?
I'm sorry.
Did I hurt you?
Can you just sit quietly?
If you want me to.
Well, Igor, you've had the night. What are your ideas? Any solutions?
Sorry, I'm an engineer, not a magician.
Doesn't it have a GPS-tracker?
It has two.
But neither of them are answering my requests.
Than make them answer!
Or my father-in-law will make our lives unbearable.
What does it have to do with me?
You depend on me, Igor
and I depend on him. Do the math.
You are laughing.
Why?
It's so funny how it squeaks!
Like this?
You can actually do that.
Imitate voices, you mean?
Yes, I can.
Cool. Can you do me?
Yes.
It's just a set of acoustic characteristics.
Awesome! And Dad?
Dad's voice too.
There's someone at the door.
Dad told you not to let anyone in.
I'll just ask who's there. Hide.
Who's there?
Sonya, sweetie, it's me!
Can you open the door?
- Hi. - Hello, aunt Marina.
Hey.
That's my girl. You can open the door. And where's Egor?
He's at school.
Really? And your dad?
He's...
Marina, I'm in the bathroom. Is it urgent?
No. Nothing. Sorry for disturbing you.
Well, good.
Well, I see, you're doing well.
Sonya...
Please remember, you and Egor can call me anytime you need.
Don't be shy. Okay?
- Okay. - That's my girl.
Close the door.
It was a good idea to answer like my dad.
Who was it?
Aunt Marina, my mom's friend. She's worried about us.
And where is your mom now?
She's in Australia. We're going there soon.
With your dad?
No. He'll stay here.
Why?
Don't they want to be together?
Why don't your parents want to be together?
They are a family.
How long have you been waiting?
Not very long.
Here.
Well,
follow me please.
Wait.
I'd like to see a warrant.
What for?
You're just a private person without it.
We don't show corpses to anyone who asks.
Rules are rules, I get it.
But maybe you can...
I'm sorry. I should've specified by phone
that you need an official document.
I should have guessed.
It happens.
Excuse me,
I see you have bots working here.
How do you feel about them?
I don't understand the question.
What do you mean? They're just staff.
Why are you asking?
Nevermind.
Personally, I don't like them.
What do you mean?
They've got plastic faces.
You never know whether they're telling the truth or lying
on their owner's instructions. There's no difference.
People, however, are another story.
People aren’t hard to read.
Anyway, this isn't the last you’ll see of me.
AMBULANCE
What's so secret that you couldn't tell me over the phone?
A detective came to see me.
What? What detective?
Someone called Varlamov, from the CCD.
He's very interested to know what reallyhappened to Sergey Panin.
Dammit!
Shit! Shit!
I don't know about you, but I've decided to turn myself in.
Are you nuts?
I was nuts yesterday.
And today I'm trying to fix it.
You may not know, but I have children.
Can you imagine what will happen to them if I go to jail?
What will happen to them if you're killed?
You can't even imagine the people behind this!
Great. Let's go to the police together.
I'll talk about the corpse, you'll tell them about your gangsters.
I'm not going anywhere. And neither should you.
Thanks. I already followed your advice once.
I'll manage myself.
You had your chance.
A chance?
You had it too.
I'm just trying to get the truth, sir.
I don't like people lying to me.
I know exactly how you feel.
What lies are you talking about, Galina?
Well, I mean...
My fiancé died. And no one can explain anything.
What'll I do if I'm stuck with a baby and a mortgage?
You're not alone, Galina.
Our company can help.
You'll receive a pension for loss of the breadwinner.
Although, as I understand, you weren't marriedto Sergey, were you?
Hey.
Don't cry. It's OK.
Give birth to your child and come back. There'll still be a place for you here.
And consider your mortgage paid off.
Thank you so much.
You know, I was sure
no one cared about us.
Just when things were getting better.
We were planning to buy a cottage after paying off the mortgage.
Galina,
you're an experienced saleswoman,
and you know the rule.
Don't pressure your client, or he'll go away.
Yes, of course.
I'm glad.
I hope we've come to a mutual understanding?
YOUR MORTGAGE IS PAID OFF.
Your mortage is paid off.
Thank you!
Yes?
Are you from CCD?
No, I won't give a statement. No.
It won't change anything.
No, I can't speak right now. Goodbye.
Fuck.
DEPARTMENT CHIEF SVETOV
I see. Working on it.
Where have you been, Borisych?
They're tearing me apart.
What can you say about the victim?
Was Panin identified as the victim?
Who?
Sergey Panin, the security guard from Cronos.
According to his fiancé,
he vanished from work yesterday.
Today his body was found in the morgue.
I need a warrant. Otherwise they won't let me look at the body.
I feel there's something wrong.
And that's why you're here?
Do you know that the liquidators killed a man this morning?
Everyone's talking about it.
Our department is hanging on by a thread.
They say we're wasting taxpayers’ money.
This isn’t just any case.
Cronos might be behind Panin's death.
Cronos, Cronos...
Pavel, put the old cases aside.
It's out of your jurisdiction.
But if we don't find the idiot that shanked a man
they'll close our department.
Are we clear?
Yes.
Go ahead.
Do you want a piece?
No. I'll stick to my diet.
I want you to like me.
Scroll down.
Stop.
Hey you, pervert.
Prefer dolls to real women?
- Don't worry, dear. He's a psycho. - You're a psycho.
- What are you doing?! - Stop.
Multiscreen.
Give me data from cameras outside the cafe.
We can't see his face.
It's obvious. He received instructions.
Select the object.
Extend the search area up to one kilometer.
Run a comparative analysis.
Hi, any results?
We've got a match.
Well done.
Face-recognition software.
Here he is.
Belyayev, 18 years old,
got arrested for attempted robbery.
We have his address and phone number.
What are you waiting for? Let's go.
Stop-stop-stop.
What? Has Safronov left?
Yeah.
Listen, he made me mad.
Why is it my problem?
Well, you're his best friend!
And you'll pay for him.
I know where Safronov is!
Come on.
Let's go.
Come on!
DIM: DAD'S GOING TO VISIT SENSI. LEAVE!
See you, Egorsky.
Well, well, Safronov!
Stop!
Damn...
Watch your step!
You! What was it?
A soda. A diet soda.
Nice.
It's the first time I'm taking a soda shower after practice.
Not bad. It's refreshing.
You owe me one.
No problem. Only I have to run home and get money. Will you wait here?
Won't you be cold like that?
Wash it and bring it back.
With my soda.
Do you know where the Bot-Net club is?
I'll find it.
There, on Kosmicheskaya Street.
Tell the guards you came to see Jeanna.
You’ll be there?
I will.
Okay then.
They don't destroy phones or cars.
Why do they mess with bots?
A bot would never harm a human.
But they started to kill...
- Here it is. - What is it?
I've written a code.
Or rather deciphered the original one, but it's as if I wrote it.
I picked the right frequency range,
launched the network...
It's ready.
What's ready?
She replied.
Are you absolutely sure that's her, Arisa?
99,9 %.
Send the head of security to my office.
- Yes, sir. - Igor, you're a genius.
You're a genius, motherfucker!
Count to ten and don't peek.
Then come find me. Understand?
Yes.
Close your eyes.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
So. Take five-six people.
And get to these coordinates.
Be careful. It's fragile.
Use tasers only in case of emergency.
It's not our first time, sir.
Get going.
CYBER CRIMES DEPARTMENT
MISSING HELP US FIND
Hello. I want to see detective Varlamov.
You missed him. He just left.
For how long?
No idea.
You can wait if you like.
Thanks.
So what should be considered abnormal,
love for a bot or a desire to destroy it?
Our guests today: one of those people who call themselves liquidators,
going by the name Mikhail,
and Oksana the therapist.
Hello.
This is Arisa. Isn't she great?
Where did you get it?
It's mine.
I'm a user.
You can become one too.
Arisa, log him in.
You are authorized as a second level user.
Great.
- And who's the first level user? - Your sister.
Only Dad doesn't know Arisa's here.
Don't tell him.
And I won't tell him that you came back early from school.
Are you gonna tell on me?
Not if you won't.
- It's a deal? - Deal.
Nice shirt.
I like yours too.
Thank you.
You have the so-called initiation.
According to rumors, each liquidator must pass it.
Mikhail, do you think today's attack was part of such an initiation?
It seems to be.
Though they usually
cut a memory stickout of the solar plexus
with something sharp.
And cameras as well.
And the paint?
Is it a necessary element?
The paint is a message.
We're trying to explain to the world
that humanizing bots
is vicious and perverse.
Do you have a cigarette?
Thanks.
Hello, Georgy Nikolaevich.
My name's Gleb. We've got friends in common.
You mean Vadim?
You're very smart.
It's a pity you didn't have the good sense to follow his advice.
Did you talk to someone?
Nobody so far.
But I'm not gonna cover up for you.
You killed a man. You have to pay for it.
Fair enough.
Don't you think that if we did it once,
we can kill someone again?
And then again.
Are you trying to scare me?
Why would I scare a man who's got such lovely kids?
You bastard...
Consider this your last warning.
What's going on, guys?
Calm down.
What's that?
Nothing.
Take the camera out.
Sonya?
What's up, Dad?
Nothing, baby.
I just really missed you.
Why didn't you come home sooner?
I'm sorry, sweetie.
I just couldn't.
Are you hungry?
No. Egor made me food.
- Is he in his room? - Nope.
And where is he?
I don't know.
Egor!
Jackass, don't yell like that!
Sorry, I just... Where did you go?
Nowhere. The wristband was out.
Was it? Where are you going?
To a club on Kosmicheskaya street.
The Bot-Net. I got an invite.
Cool! Can I go with you?
No.
You can't go there in that outfit.
So I'll change.
Let's meet in the club.
That's enough. I'm tired.
Oh, that's mom calling. They got there!
Answer the call.
Hey.
Hi, Mom. Are you in Australia already?
And where's uncle Leva?
He's out.
How are you there?
Hi.
Everything's fine. It's fine.
Egor made me a bowl of soup. And we went for a walk.
Yeah, we did.
Sonya, will you leave us for a minute?
Do you want to argue again?
Nah, no way.
Come on, tell me what you did.
What are you talking about?
Your message:
"Alla, please, send me the numbers of all of Egor’s friends."
What's wrong with that?
What? Do you think I'm an idiot? It's clear as day.
You had a fight and he ran away, right?
Of course not.
Then I want to talk to him. Call him.
I can’t.
Why not?
He's out.
Isn't it too late?
Wait a minute. Let me remember.
He's 16 years old. I can't order him about.
Weren’t those your words?
You know, Safronov,
you never used to be like this.
Well, I am now.
That's sketchy.
You almost got caught.
How would he know?
It's the middle of the night in Australia.
Next time, close the blinds.
Okay. Then I'll go back to my kids.
Don’t you remember that you left the kids with your ex
for him to screw up and give you the incriminating evidence?
But if he finds out it was all a lie,
it’ll be him who gets the evidence.
Don't you see?
CCD
You're in a shitty situation, Kirill.
You're not just a vandal but a murderer.
Actually, I shouldn’t be talking to you.
I investigate bots. And you're a client of the homicide department.
But if you behave reasonably, I might be able to help you.
Who tipped you off?
That was an initiation, wasn't it?
I get it, no one wants to be a whistle blower.
But on the other hand, why should you pay for everything?
Bots deprive people of their jobs.
Some people go crazy.
And you...
You see everything and ignore it.
But we will not stop.
And what I did
is just the beginning.
It will only
get worse.
Excuse me, guys. Is the Bot-Net here?
- There - Thanks.
Can I come in?
Five thousand.
I'm here to see Jeanna.
Wait here.
Did you bring the shirt?
Why didn’t you iron it?
I forgot.
Get in.
He's my brother.
Bars.
Egor.
Cool tattoos.
Want anything?
Two beers.
She's underage.
I have to get back to work.
Will you be back?
That’s 250.
Bars!
Liquidators can be identified
by their specific approach.
They leave a special mark
at every crime scene.
Mutilated robots are struck
by something sharp in the power unit.
It destroys the bot's memory block.
The liquidators use red paint to attract attention.
They paint over the eyes of bots.
SBER TELECOM
Hello. You've reached SBER Telecom.
My name is Anastasia. How can I help you?
Hello, Nastya.
How can I locate my son's phone?
You have to activate the "parental control" function.
Let's activate it.
Is your son's phone registered to you?
No.
Then I'm sorry, I cannot help you.
I'm his father.
I'm sorry, but that is not enough.
What else can I do for you?
Well, chief?
To a successful resolution to the case.
Irina?
No, thank you.
- But why? - I see no cause for celebration.
Didn't you see who we got?
A criminal.
He's just a boy!
The real criminal is the person that dragged him
into this crime. And that person is still free.
Contact on the first table.
Here it is, what you asked for.
The address of Panin’s parents.
Thanks.
Do you need something else?
No.
Egorsky, they followed me. I didn’t know what to do.
Your pal turned you in.
That's not true!
- Who lured him out of the house? - Egor, it wasn't me!
Did you want to sort this thing out?
Let's do it face to face.
Go then.
What shall I break first?
Wash your face to begin with.
What?
What did you say?
Move. I'll beat up this sucker.
Hey! That's not cool, bro!
What?
Egor, I’m sorry. I didn't want to.
Go home.
Come on.
Welcome to the Bot-Net.
Where were you? I've been looking for you.
We had a little trouble.
What happened?
Nothing.
Come with me.
Have this.
It's bearable.
- That’s it. - Thanks.
Let's go.
Cronos will pay us a pension.
They've promised to help.
I'm so grateful to those good people.
Antonina Ivanovna,
I'm truly sorry for your loss.
But we're talking about a major crime and you can help us solve it.
What does it matter?
It won't bring Sergey back.
We really need your help.
I'm sure Sergey would agree with me.
Ira, everything’s OK. Tomorrow Panin's mother will sign the papers.
You can send a request to the morgue to get the body.
Do you know what time is it?
Where’ve you been?
- I was out. - What happened to your face?
Did you have a fight?
It's nothing. I just fell down.
Were you drinking? Let me smell your breath.
I don't have to answer to you.
Watch how you talk to me!
We're leaving in a month anyway.
Dad.
Was it him?
Get ready.
I found that scumbag.
Come to the police station. I'm going too.
You know, you broke into my house.
Can you explain what's going on here before I throw you out?
I'll explain.
I'll send you both to prison for what you did to my son.
- Is that clear, you gangsters? - Gangsters?
My lawyer will explain. Let's go, I said.
Don't you touch my son!
You’ll also be going to prison. You got that?
- Dad! - You motherfucker!
- Dad! Calm down! - You broke my arm!
- Dad! - You broke my arm!
There's no fracture, just a sprain.
Put ice on it at home and it'll be fine.
Leave me alone.
So what really happened?
Who were those gangsters?
What gangsters?
That was my friend's older brother.
I would've handled it on my own. But there were three of them.
They'll never come here again.
Otherwise, just tell them your father's a lunatic.
And you're not responsible for his actions.
Deal.
Check if Sonya is still sleeping.
OK.
Read the message.
A request for the release of Sergey Panin's body
for 9:00 a.m. tomorrow from CCD.
It's fine. She's sleeping.
Georgy Nikolaevich,
can I help you?
Thank you. I'll do it myself.
Am I doing it right?
Yes.
You're doing everything right.
Thank you.
Looks like she pulled the tracker out and put it into the van.
Igor, I don't care who pulled it out.
In a couple of days my father-in-law is coming to see the super bot.
And I'm done.
You need to get a bot to replace this one.
And leave the other bot to kill?
Igor, I'm sure you'll find her.
But now, we need something to show him.
Or I'll end up butt-naked on the street.
And believe me,
you’ll be beside me.
Gliese 271 C planet is nowadays...
...at the moment, it is considered to be...
You are authorized as the main user.
The family is complete.
BETTER THAN US
Subtitles: Elana Korzhaeva