EPISODE FOUR
Alesha!
Oh my God!
THANK BOTS FOR THE WORK!
BETTER THAN PEOPLE
So what was all that running around about?
You think I’m an errand boy?
It used to be your favorite family game.
A game, huh?
Haven't you had enough games already?
Forgive me, Georgy. I thought you’d know.
Hey, Egor!
Sonya!
Wave to Mommy.
Georgy, your children really love you.
You were happy together.
You should spend more time with them.
Are you trying to tell me how
to handle my children?
I can help you.
I never asked for a psychologist bot.
Go into anabiosis
or what do you call it, "hibernation mode".
Put it on the screen!
Georgy Nikolaevich, your father
is in hospital number 14.
He’s in a serious condition.
Visiting hours are nine am to eight pm.
I’m on my way.
Pavel Borisovich,
Kirill Belyayev gave us a precise tip-off.
We got there and...
And failed. Why didn’t you call me?
I did. You didn’t pick up.
What were we supposed to do?
Wait until everyone ran off?
Now you know what to do next time, Vova.
Wait for me to answer.
Belyayev, get up!
Are you deaf? I told you to get up!
That’s just great.
All right, man. See you tonight.
Get some rest.
- Later, Sergey. - Thanks.
Jeanna! Come on, it's time to tidy up.
- I’ll help you. - Help me.
You forgot something.
- Give it to me! - Oh. Here, here.
Here.
Here, here, here.
- Take the trash can. - Yeah.
Stop! Come on!
- Will you catch it? - Yeah. Come on.
Egor! Come here.
I’ll be right back.
What?
Help me out.
Let’s move him.
Kirill, get up.
He's got hammered.
The dude was in jail, he needed it.
Has he been locked up for a while?
COLONEL A. V. SVETOV HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Pavel Borisovich, I don't recognize you.
Did you forget our first commandment?
Thou shalt not kill.
That is what you’ll tell Kirill Belyayev when we catch him.
The first commandment is, never underestimate your opponent,
You said the liquidators are hooligans.
- Watch it! - I've already seen it.
Watch carefully!
That is called strength.
You see?
Yes, we made a mistake and failed.
Failed...
Well, they didn’t fail.
You know why they filmed everything and posted it online?
They showed they’re not afraid of anything.
They’re not afraid of you, Borisovich.
They are not afraid!
But they should be. They should be, Pavel!
Well, search for them. Passwords, addresses...
Find out who comes up with their events, who coordinates them. Who’s their leader?
I need information.
- Are you tired, Irina? - No. Just busy.
I see they haven’t changed a bit.
Yeah, the same as before.
They hit the power units and ripped out the chips.
We have some survivors.
One of the bots has traces of blood.
One of the liquidators might have been hurt.
- Did you send the blood sample to the lab? - Of course.
Boss, if the suspect is in our database, we're golden.
Don’t get excited, Vova.
We'll have to get lucky.
The support staff have also sent us a list of owners of the damaged bots.
Well, send it to him, we’re just going to talk to them.
And send me the liquidator’s video.
Yes, just a second.
There! Got it.
OUT OF MEMORY
Send it to Petrenko too.
I guess it’s the battery...
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An important part of our department's...
What do you think you’re doing?
What are you doing?
I’m trying to turn this crap off.
- Who are you? - Sorry. I have a headache.
- You know... - Tanya! Don’t you know him?
- Georgy Nikolaevich. - Hi, Misha.
Please forgive Tanya. She’s new here.
Tanya, this is Georgy Safronov.
- One of our leading surgeons. - In the past.
Sorry. It’s a pleasure.
Kulikov came to visit recently.
You removed his glioblastoma.
I assisted you. Do you remember?
How is he?
Great. He asked after you. Said to thank you.
- Your father has woken up. This way. - Let's go.
Balash has ordered Nikolai Sergeevich
to be put in a separate ward.
Do you want to say hi?
Thanks, Misha. I’ll take it from here.
Dad?
How are you?
Not bad.
That’s good.
The peripheral infringement of blood circulation in the brain.
SAFRONOV
The treatment looks odd.
Where is the CT data?
- Oh, here it is. - Alesha has disappeared.
Did Egor tell you?
He came to see me.
Egor came to see you?
Are you surprised?
Who do we have here?
Victim number 12. Safronov.
Safronov? Are you kidding me?
His namesake. He’s about 80 years old.
He got so stressed out about his bot that he almost had a heart attack.
That’s not funny, Vova.
Let’s hope we don’t end up with a heart attack.
SBER HEALTH
Where did he get his license?
Considering your hypertension, you need a totally different treatment.
Oh, Georgy.
You're such a character, you should have headed this hospital a long time ago.
And you’d be bringing people back to life.
Well... all work is honorable.
Isn’t that what you've always told me?
You know yourself that
you’re not where you were meant to be.
And why is that?
Because you chickened out and gave up.
I didn’t give up, I was let down.
Hello. May I come in?
Come in.
No, this is just too much! Are you guys off your nuts?
Are you stalking me? This is a hospital. What do you want in here?
What do you want from my son?
- Excuse us. Nikolai Safronov? - Yes.
We’re from the CCD. Major Varlamov.
We’re questioning the owners of the bots
that were damaged in the latest event by the liquidators.
May I continue?
Of course.
I told you that Alesha disappeared.
But what do the liquidators have to do with it?
Take a look.
The liquidators organized an event.
They kidnapped bots and hung them across the city.
Do you know who could have done that?
Who could have stolen your bot?
No. Who needs him? He’s as old as I am.
Keep watching.
Death to the bots!
Do you recognize anyone?
You too. Look carefully.
Are you joking, or what?
How can he recognize anyone? They’re all wearing masks.
Why exactly do you think they hung my bot up?
Pause.
Zoom.
That’s a chip.
It has a unique serial number.
It’s stamped on each of the bots’ parts.
Having that chip is like carrying around a gun that you just used to kill someone.
Okay. Let’s not bore Nikolai Sergeevich. We have to go.
If you remember anything, contact us.
Goodbye.
Bye.
In any case, we’ll find those vandals.
- Get better. - Thanks.
Why did you talk about that evidence?
I wanted to get them to talk. They recognized that guy.
They did, but they didn’t turn him in.
The question is, why?
- Maybe they want money? - Unlikely.
Plesheeva.
Ira, look up if Safronov has a son please.
Call Egor.
Dad, don’t get up! You need to rest.
Stupid idiot!
No, you really have to be stupid to get involved with those scumbags!
You let the boy loose.
Go and find him.
He went for the knife himself. You saw it.
I could have been locked up for a while.
Oh, let me drink some water.
- My head is throbbing. - Put it here.
Maks?
Thanks for helping me out.
- Thank Wes. - No way.
Wes is in a different league.
Why would he do something like that for me?
You deserved it.
Who sent the cops to the cabin?
Well, yes. I was just doing what I was told.
See? No one was arrested yesterday.
Have a rest. Everything is okay.
The guys will pick you up later to take you somewhere safe.
I need to warn my mom.
Warn your mom?
- Your mom is being watched. - She’s sick.
I can’t have her getting worried.
Then don’t have her get worried, Kirill.
Be careful or you’ll get locked up again.
Forget about your mom. Now we are your family, the liquidators. Got it?
Yeah.
Perfect.
FACE TO FACE
Alexei Stepanovich, you have mentioned several times during our conversations
that the “Early Pension” program offers countless benefits to society.
Are there really no drawbacks?
What are the potential drawbacks?
People who are 40-45 years old.
They are still relatively young. But then they no longer have to work.
They can do anything they want.
They can rest,
spend time on their hobbies...
- It's total freedom. - Is that a good thing?
Sorry. I don’t understand.
People want to feel that they are needed.
After so many years of working,
they’ll be forced to adapt to a new reality.
What if they're still full of energy and plans?
Well then, they can dedicate more time to their family.
They can finally spend time with their spouses.
As they say, to live peacefully.
So basically, whether we want it or not,
after we’ve worked for 25 years, we're forced to retire.
Yes. Respected and honored.
We’ll continue discussing the pros and cons of the “Early Pension” program
after the commercial break.
Have you lost your mind? What were those stupid questions?
They’re normal questions.
My show has to be interesting and there can be different opinions.
You’d sell your old man out for nothing?
Why don’t you do something worthwhile!
- Like what? - Something woman-like!
Have a child! If you are still able to.
- Dad, we’re not alone here. - Fuck them!
Who cares about them?
Our family needs an heir.
I can say that live on air.
Give me a grandson! A boy!
I’m sorry. I’ll be right back.
Damn woman...
Go to hell with your water!
- I’ll call you back. - I can’t stand it any longer!
I'm not a daughter but a walking incubator for him!
Well, well. What happened?
My dad is driving me crazy.
He’s keeps telling me to give him an heir.
Even here. In front of everyone.
I already have a child.
Give me the tablet.
I’ll be right back.
My little boy.
Do you feel better? Take this.
Svetlana Alekseyevna, it’s time.
She’ll be right out.
Get yourself together! Now is not the time.
- Did Losev call? - Not yet, Victor Pavlovich.
They called from the ministry...
So did you come to tell me you’re looking for a new job?
Let’s go.
Hello. I’m happy to see you.
Hi.
Oh, and I'm happy to see you.
Allow me to adjust your collar.
I assume you’ve forgotten to take your vitamins again.
Maslovsky, has anyone told you that you’re a genius?
You. So many times.
- Better still, send money. - Wait, but how did you...
Did you just read her manual?
If she’s a complete copy of the Chinese one, then she’s...
Vic, come on.
You might as well ask if it's painful when she kills.
We’re not alone.
Katya!
Hello, Victor Pavlovich.
Meet Katya, my assistant. She’s also an operator for this model.
What do you mean, operator?
It means that this doll doesn't have brains.
Katya does all the thinking for her.
- So you’ve cheated, Maslovsky. - Well, we have already showed her.
So I just made a copy and put it on the most attractive sex-bot.
It works wherever there's a network.
Thanks Katya, you can go now.
So we'll have to rely on the aptitude of your assistant at the presentation?
Katya is very smart.
- But most importantly, she’s a person. - We’ll discuss this later, Maslovsky.
- You’re a genius, Maslo! - Send money.
For the “Early Pension” program to work,
we’ll need special robots.
Can those so-called super robots totally replace people?
Absolutely.
Entirely.
But aren’t there situations that require human feelings?
Like warmth, and emotions.
Can a robot replace a school teacher?
Or, say, a doctor in a hospital? A social worker?
That's the advantage of our superbots.
Just imagine never again having to see a tired salesgirl at a store
or an exhausted preschool teacher.
They will be replaced by attentive, understanding and,
I even dare say, loving creatures.
And when can we see these miraculous assistants?
Soon. I promise.
What made you say that?
Egor!
Egor?
- Dad! - Oh! Hey!
Egor isn’t home.
I've waited so long for you!
Let’s go to the zoo.
- Has he been back home yet? - He hasn’t been back since yesterday.
Come on dad, let’s go, please. You promised!
We’ll go, dear, we will. But later.
Now we have to find your dear brother.
You always say: “Later, later”.
One day I’ll grow up
and we still won’t have gone.
I told you we’ll go. But later.
What’re you doing?
I'm helping you find your son.
Allow me to extract Egor’s data from your contacts.
STYKOV ALEXEI - SON - SYUKIN PASHA
Okay.
That’s from me.
It has the address where Egor currently is,
directions for how to get there and a description of the building.
- Thanks. - You’re welcome.
Shouldn’t you be going home?
Your parents are probably worried sick.
Maybe we can do something else?
- Take the kegs downstairs. - What?
Take them downstairs.
Are you a new one?
Kind of.
Take the empty kegs down the hall on the right.
Wait.
- What’s up? - Can you help me out?
I need to send a letter to my mom.
- Call her. - I can’t. I’ll blow my cover.
Six Bashilovskaya Street, apartment 47.
Is everything alright?
Yeah.
Let’s go. The car is waiting.
Lay low when you get there.
Come on.
The club is closed.
I’m looking for my son. Can I take a look?
- There’s no one there. - I’ll just take a peek.
Man, get lost.
Okay. I got it.
What did he want?
He’s hard of hearing. I told him the club is closed...
Egor!
Why aren’t you picking up calls? You didn’t sleep at home.
- Wait. Let’s go home. - Why are you here?
Didn't you get it? Let’s go home.
- Hands off! - Don't talk to your dad like that!
- My dad died three years ago. - What did you say?
Hey, get the hell off him! He’s my son.
- He’s crazy! - I said he’s my son!
Hold on.
What's that noise?
I came here to take back my son.
- I won’t go with him. - Yes you will.
Do as you’re told.
Get back.
- You'd watch your dad being killed? - I saved you.
Right. Yesterday you saved Grandpa, now me.
- What’s Grandpa have to do with it? - Grandpa’s not here. He’s in hospital.
- Because of you, by the way. - What do you mean, in hospital?
Who kidnapped his bot and hung it from the overpass?
You think I don’t know anything? Why don’t you speak up?
What do you want me to say?
For example, what’s that on your neck?
It’s a present from my girlfriend.
- A present from your girlfriend? - Yes.
I thought it was a chip that you tore out of grandpa’s bot,
filmed and posted online.
- I wasn’t the one that posted it. - Oh really! That’s not going to save you.
You can tell that to the investigator who’s working on your case.
Yeah. He came to see Grandpa in the hospital today
and showed him the video.
He knows all about you. Except for your name.
So take that crap off and throw it away before you get arrested.
I told you, it’s a present from my girlfriend.
Are you stupid? Take that crap off now!
EGOR GEORGIEVICH SAFRONOV, 16
You were right: Safronov has a son.
Egor Safronov, 16 years old, schoolboy.
Very good.
Now find me that rioter with the chip.
Screen 593.
Can we compare them?
No, we can't.
His face is covered.
Give it a try and we’ll see if it works.
Facial recognition program. Compare.
64 % MATCH
That’s unexpected. I’ve never done it before.
But it’s still not enough for a warrant.
Irina, look up what school he goes to.
Sonya, you got dirty.
Now you are dirty too.
Let’s get tattoos, Arisa.
Yours'll say Sonya, and mine'll say Arisa.
You’ll be mine and I’ll be yours.
But I’m already yours.
You’re my first personal user.
I love you Arisa.
- Marina! - Huh? What’s wrong?
Take a look at this.
Oh God! I thought the house was on fire.
Egor didn’t sleep at home. Safronov is out doing God knows what.
And the bot is teaching my daughter
how to cook in my kitchen in my house.
I need to go back. I can’t do it anymore.
Alla, I’m tired of telling you to calm down.
How about I call Lev? He can come here and try to talk sense into you.
Sure, he’ll lose the job, but that’s okay.
But I’ll lose Sonya.
- What should I do? - Wait.
Everything is going according to our plan.
Egor hasn’t been to school for a few days.
- Why not? Is he ill? - I’m not sure.
He was supposed to go to Australia with his parents, but then his mom called
and said that he is to keep studying here.
But he hasn’t been to school since then. Is he okay?
Yeah, he’s fine, I just need to clarify some things.
What can you tell me about Egor’s father?
Lev Borisovich? He’s a great man. He’s done a lot for the school.
I mean his biological father.
I’ve never seen him. I guess he’s not interested in his son.
That happens, unfortunately.
I need to take a look at Egor’s locker. Is that possible?
- If it’s for his good. - Sure.
Follow me.
I've called you a million times. Was it so hard to answer?
One second.
The wristband.
Look, Arisa, this is for Daddy.
Oops, I ruined it.
We’ll fix everything.
- Egor, Dad was looking for you. - He found me.
- Where is Georgy? - On the stairs. He’s talking to some guy.
What do you want? I already asked you to get off my back.
Listen, you have something that’s not yours. You should return it.
You have the bot. I saw her.
Some powerful people want that hunk of junk.
They’re not playing around.
Think about your kids.
You think you can threaten me, or my kids?
Vadim, I already told you once that I have no business with you.
If powerful people want me, then tell them to come to me and we’ll talk it out.
Now get lost.
Is something wrong, Georgy?
Dad’s back!
- Hey, hey, hey! - Daddy!
What do you have here?
- I've made sandwiches for you. - Oh wow! Did you make them yourself?
No, Arisa helped me.
Let’s take them with us to the zoo.
What a surprise!
Did Georgy send you?
You said that powerful people wanted to harm Safronov.
But now you’re here.
So everything will be alright.
I want to meet them. Take me to them.
Yeah. Sure. Right away.
Why don’t we stop at my place
and have some tea?
You need to remember,
you're not an authorized user.
Got it.
- What’s that? - Egor Safronov’s gym clothes.
So? Shall we arrest him for not using a washing machine?
No. I have a better idea. These clothes might have his DNA on them.
Did they send the blood back from the lab?
What blood?
- The one we found on his grandpa’s bot. - Yes.
Then check it. Maybe it’ll match...
like his face.
Jeanna, sorry I left without saying bye.
You decided not to wash floors? It's okay.
Sorry. It was stupid.
Don’t worry about it.
I... called you.
My dad took my wristband.
Pack your things. We’re leaving.
- Where to? - Grandpa’s country house.
- I’m not going. - I’m not asking you!
Hurry up. I’m not kidding.
Yes, Anna Petrovna. Don’t you worry. Your documents are almost ready.
I’ll let you know as soon as possible.
- Marina! - I’ll call you back. Thanks.
- He’s packing his bags. - Who?
- Safronov. - Why?
He figured out we’re watching him and want to deprive him of his parental rights.
- He’s taking away the kids, don’t you see? - God... That’s nonsense.
Well come and look for yourself.
You see? I’m going there.
We’ll have dinner at the country house. We’ll have a barbecue.
You like going there, right?
Where’s Arisa?
- Arisa? I don’t know. - Dad, did we hurt her feelings?
Sonya, how can a bot have feelings?
You’re starting to get bot-addicted.
But it’s okay. Now we’ll be together.
You, me and Egor, right?
So you told Arisa to leave?
Sonya... If Arisa left, that means she had a reason to.
Maybe she had to go do something.
But if she decides to come back, she’ll find us anyway.
She’s a bot after all.
Chin up.
Arisa couldn’t have just left us like that.
It’s your fault she left. You don’t need her.
But I do. I feel sad without her.
Thanks.
Did you see my interview with my dad?
What is this new type of bot that Dad was talking about?
Do those superbots even exist?
Maybe they do.
But the interview was pretty bad.
So you also think that it’s better for me
to become an incubator producing heirs for my dad’s empire?
Dad’s empire?
- If it wasn’t for me, you know where... - Dad thinks otherwise.
You’re nothing to him. The mediocre husband of his worthless daughter.
Mom! Mom!
Gera?
- Get me a vodka. - What kind of a vodka?
Just a vodka.
- Sorry, I don’t understand you. - Don’t be stupid! Just get me some vodka.
Come to me, my baby.
Vic!
What the heck...
Piss off.
Quiet now. Calm down. It’s alright.
- What is it? - Borya fell down. He feels sick.
And that’s all?
Fine. I’ll call Maslovsky tomorrow. He’ll come here.
Tomorrow?
Do you want him to be here tonight?
- My boy is hurt! - Well, he’ll get over it.
How can you be like that? He's our son!
Our son died.
No he didn’t. Here he is. With us.
Have you lost your mind?
Alright, keep this up and your father will send you straight to the luxurious asylum!
Don’t. I’m begging you, don’t talk like that.
But there’s only one problem,
I doubt they’d let you bring your dear Borya with you.
I’m asking you, please, don’t!
Mommy, why is Dad saying that I died?
Because he’s stupid.
You didn’t die, my dear.
You’re here, next to Mommy. And Mommy is here next to you.
Egor, are you ready? It's time to go, Egor.
Egor! Stop! Stop!
Stop.
- Are you nuts? What do you want this time? - This time I have a warrant.
Egor Safronov?
You are arrested on suspicion of hooliganism and vandalism.
- Get your hands off him. He’s underage. - Don’t do anything stupid.
One of the bots that was destroyed yesterday has your son’s blood on it.
- Are you talking about my father’s bot? - Precisely.
Are you stupid, or what? That’s our family’s bot.
It can have all kinds of things on it.
Yeah. But the blood was found inside of it as well.
So? Did you cut yourself while ripping the chip out?
Petrenko, take him into the car.
Wait a minute.
Oh. There’s the proof.
Take him away, Petrenko.
You have the right to a lawyer.
You have the right to notify your relatives.
Although they already know.
You have the right not to testify against yourself or your relatives.
Alla. It’s my fault.
I’ll hire a lawyer tomorrow and we’ll get Egor out.
- When did you arrive? - Where’s Sonya?
She’s home. When did you get here?
Great. You left Sonya with that stupid bot.
What bot? How do you know about Arisa?
It doesn’t matter.
- That’s it, don’t panic. I can explain. - What? What can you explain?
So why were you fooling me?
You knew where she was from the beginning.
I wasn’t sure.
I don’t like to give unverified information.
- You’re so responsible. - That’s not the point.
The verified information costs more.
Oh yeah? So how much do you want?
You can count yourself.
I found her,
and organized her delivery.
300.
No. That’s just not fair.
Vadik, your greed will kill you one day.
- I’m not sure about that. - Follow me, bot.
Come on.
Arisa, let’s go.
What’s the deal here?
You intend to do harm to Georgy Safronov’s family.
- Huh? - Safronov.
That guy we gave the body from Cronos.
Arisa ended up at his house somehow. Now she’s all worried about his safety.
Listen, we don’t intend on harming that Safronov. You have an owner.
You have to be with him.
I don’t have an owner. I have a family.
Well then, that changes everything.
Then Safronov really is in danger.
Who is posing the danger? The owner?
Yeah. Your owner. And me. And Vadik over there.
What is my owner’s name?
Victor Pavlovich Toropov.
Thank you for the information.
What do you think you’re doing?
Stop!
BETTER THAN US
Subtitles: Elena Korzhaeva