"Yes..." "It could have happened this way..." "At least I have imagined it this way when I learned about death of Ewa Salm," ""The Princess"... — So, you learned about it by chance?" "— Yes, but... but it was inevitable" "I'd have learned about it sooner or later" "— It must have happened during your illness" "— Indeed, I was in hospital at the time" "I was taken care of so that only good news were reaching me" "probably that's why I was so depressed" "When I was going to see the professor" "I felt he would bring in a verdict, very harsh one" "All my life up to now suddenly seemed so short meaningless... as if it never existed" "I was blaming myself that" "I was so careless about myself about my time, my strength that I lived in such a rush that I didn't manage to ask myself a few simple questions:" "Who am I?" "What do I live for?" "Why do I exist?" "I will remember the conversation with the professor word by word, until I am alive" "I told him right at the beginning to not conceal anything that I prefer harsh truth to fine lies" "— Perfect!" "I like it so, too" "Listen to this this is your heart" "If you want to live longer" "You must stop working in your profession and no more smoking" "— Live longer?" "That means — how long?" "That's hard to estimate" "A year?" "3 years?" "— If you survive 2 years your chances for living longer increase" "— I am 45 years old" "— Condition of your heart doesn't match your actual age" "In fact, you are 85 years old." "— Dear captain Siwy" "I remember you from Rzeszow, in 1946" "You were gray-haired already then" "Despite your young age you worked more than a bank accountant needs for his pension." "We, as employees of the State must believe in medical diagnosis." "But you, Siwy — don't believe in it." "We wish you happiness." "I recalled that farewell party not to slobber over cordiality of my former colleagues" "But because I cannot forget the feeling that I had all the time that the circumstances were quite unreal to me," "not concerning myself." "I was convinced that something was about to happen:" "that I would experience a sort of shock that would affect my entire life" "I consider myself a rationalist though I don't disregard the intuitive thinking." "I must have felt it in my bones that I turned down Turski's offer" "— he's my friend — to give me a lift." "Even though I didn't feel good, ever worse..." "[Tragedy in the Rookery]" "Brukowa street... a relict of the past, well preserved became again the tragedy's audience" "Communique of Police station in Warszawa-Praga South:" "late afternoon, on Saturday" "Apolonia M., resident of 4 Brukowa street has accidentally noticed something strange at the window on other side of the courtyard" "...then, I saw a woman on the sill she was lying there for a moment around 5 seconds, and then rolled down on that moulding and fell down." "— I have heard a noise and a scream somewhere up there" "— I was screaming, I was in shock, it was terrible!" "— so I run to her... she wanted to say something..." "— What did she say?" "— She was still alive..." "I don't know..." "she wanted to say something but she could not so I asked that somebody calls emergency" "— It was me!" "I called!" "I ran to the phone in the street... and made a call!" "— She arrived unconscious, I transfused her immidiately but blood analysis read over 3 promille of alcohol in her blood." "She died after 5 minutes of operation." "— She stayed with her mother, apartment 15" "Apparently she worked in some office" "— In an architectural office, in Czackiego street." "She was a typist!" "— But she was out every evening and came back in the morning." "Always in a different car, sometimes in a cab" "I could notice it it since I am an insomniac." "— My wife has once seen her coming back at 7 am." "and in a moment she was running to catch the bus." "— She was never late at work" "Couple of times I've met her in night-clubs" "I don't go out very often myself" "But every time I was out, I have seen her somewhere" "Please, have a seat." "So, she must have been going out all the time" "Later, I made a remark that this kind of lifestyle..." "I was given a tempting proposition" "I rejected it though despite she was a very attractive girl" "Ewa's lifestyle resulted in an inclination to drink too much" "Apparently, the apartment on 5th floor from which Ewa S. fell out was a known rookery" "Vodka was being sold there, but also it was a place to drink up" "— Ewa used to go there but she never stayed long" "She never drank there, just bought vodka to bring it home" "It was the first time that she stayed longer" "— Did she know those people?" "Did she have any closer ties with them?" "— Why did she stay there?" "— Why did she stay there this time?" "— So you know nothing?" "You don't have any suspicions?" "No." "I haven't seen her here" "There were no women in here only men" "— But she fell out of this window here" "— But I don't remember her" "— And you?" "— I don't remember her neither I can't remember everybody." "I also drank a little then, it was my name-day" "— And you didn't see her?" "— I know she came here, but" "I don't know what for and when she left" "— Did you sell her any alcohol?" "— I don't sell any alcohol!" "It was a party for friends" "I don't recall taking any money from her" "I don't remember anything!" "Only... at some point when everybody was sleeping..." "Somebody arrived and was looking for some vodka he drank leftovers from the glass" "— Was it Ewa?" "— No, it was a man" "But I can't remember who was it or even if I knew him" "— Was that man with her?" "Or he came later?" "I don't remember" "— Welcome — Good afternoon" "I've heard that you were ill, inspector" "I called a few times" "And then I heard that you leave the Headquarters... — I am on a pension" "My heart was born in the year 1883" "I have read your report..." "I know that you don't like to be praised..." "Did you actually go there?" "Did you talk to people?" "— Yes, I went to Brukowa to look at the house and I received a police report — 15 pages" "I made it 4 for myself" "— Did you know her?" "— Ewa S.?" "— Yes." "Ewa Salm." "— Everybody knew Ewa she was a person to know..." "I fooled a picture then from police photographer" "I wanted to publish it" "Not bad, is it?" "but the editor declined" "Now, I would ask you a question if you don't mind" "Did you know her?" "— Yes" "I knew her" "— He asked this question and when I answered I recalled that case again" "All those people who passed through my office back then" "I didn't yet consider the case to be extraoridinary" "I had many similar cases, and this one began in quite a trivial way" "— Please, sit down" "Your personal data, please" "— Jerzy Palko, born on 5th August 1925 in Przeworsk address:" "Warsaw, 6/8 Dolna street, apartment 11" "— What number?" "— 6/8, apartment 11" "— Tell me in detail the course of yesterday's accident" "— Yesterday, on Friday 29th around 6:55 pm." "I packed the takings to take it to the post-office... — How much was it?" "— 385,500 it was much more than on a usual day" "— How was the money packed?" "— And then I noticed that" "I was not holding the briefcase any more" "I've heard a patter as if somebody were running away" "I've turned around and saw some guy's back he was running away so fast" "I saw some passers-by trying to chase him and some others standing and screaming" ""Robber!", "Help!", "Police!"" "and something else, but I can't remember... and later, I don't know how" "I found myself in Wedel shop..." "I'd like to rectify here" ""I noticed that I was not holding the briefcase anymore"" "I can remember first I felt a sudden pain in my left hand so I did't feel to drop the briefcase with money" "I didn't realize what happened probably because of the aftershock and so I didn't feel the pain only after I was back home" "I saw I couldn't move my hand any more" "I went to the emergency then" "— The fracture was probably caused by a stroke of a hard and long implement across the top of the palm" "— Could feeling of pain be possibly dimmed by the aftershock for two hours?" "— It's possible but very unlikely" "— Could Palko possibly fracture his hand himself, after the robbery?" "— This we cannot rule out" "— I heard something drops down and I've seen it was the briefcase" "I wanted to tell that man that he dropped his briefcase next thing I remember was a man escaping, dressed in nylon rain-coat" "— What color was that coat?" "— Green... brownish green" "— Did you see the face of the escaping man?" "— No" "I didn't see him from the front he started running in opposite direction" "— Please, tell me which sample of nylon is most resembling that man's coat" "— Number 3" "— Number 3 or 4" "— So, which number?" "— Rather 4" "— Did you see the face of the escaping man?" "— Yes I did he was a young fellow..." "I mean, a man of age 24 maybe 27 tall, dark-haired" "he wore sunglasses quite large ones, with heavy frame" "— Thank you, you can go" "— Thanks." "Come, come" "— Wait why did you bring the dog?" "— I have nobody to leave it with" "— Did they let you in here like this?" "— He doesn't bite..." "Come, come" "— Please tell me your personal data" "— Wasowski Robert, 15 Targowa street" "— What number?" "— 15 Targowa street 29 years old, driver transportation company number 4" "— Please repeat your testimony" "— I have parked my van when I came with the stuff following the regulations, before the crossing" "I took the keys out" "— Robbery!" "— Catch him!" "— Franek!" "Catch him!" "— He escapes to the yard!" "— The chased man had navy-blue socks, navy-blue pants and the man I saw in the yard had such his jacket had golden buttons they were shining like  like railway-man's" "I wanted to tell him I was chasing somebody and ask him to help me so maybe he goes out to the street" "— Stop!" "Stop, you thief!" "— We have the expert's report" "the evidence of coat examination color: brownish-green, identical with sample number 4 contents of left pocket:" "0,2 g of tobacco dust with a mix of other substances contents of right pocket:" "piece of a fingernail, a staple, paper shreds remains of an ampule" "and some unidentified crumbs" "That's it" "— He chose most common clothes:" "a nylon rain-coat" "I'm sure he doesn't wear it every day" "— Maybe he borrowed it or stole it... and he was going to ditch it in the yard" "— So maybe navy-blue jacket with golden buttons is his usual outfit" "— We should check our files, who dresses up like that" "— It's not so simple golden buttons are now in fashion meanwhile, we gave announcement in the press about a found rain-coat maybe this gives some results" "— What about the briefcase?" "— No..." "I didn't notice any briefase then he must have hidden it, or passed it to somebody" "— It seems unlikely that he manages to put money in his pockets in a matter of seconds standing in the middle of courtyard" "— I believe he prepared the hide when planning the robbery, and later took the briefcase away or his accomplice did it" "— Somebody willing to follow me on my route would have handy conditions to do that" "on my way to the post-office," "I pass one tram stop then I have to reach the crossing" "only then I pass to other side of the street" "— Beside the staff, who else had known the route?" "— The manager" "— Who else?" "— Well, I guess nobody" "— Maybe somebody resigned recently?" "— Yes, we discharged few people — Did you?" "Their names" "— Melania Roch, widowed" "— Address?" "— 12 Niegolewskiego street" "— You resigned from a job in a retail enterprise" "— Retail job doesn't suit me" "— Why is that?" "— I don't like to deal with money, with clients" "— You resigned from the post of department's manager with a salary 2,500" "And you took the job for a 1000" "— Yes, but I didn't do any bad" "— You didn't answer my question" "— That's why I resigned: to avoid such interrogation" "— You failed, so please tell me" "— It's something they call "B.P."" "— What's that?" "— "Palko's Bank" — I don't get it... — It's a sort of credit institution" "an usurious one, lending money to people" "— To who?" "— Shop managers, private gardeners" "— But what did you have in common with it?" "— Against my will," "I was forced to provide capital" "— In what way?" "— When a client was buying a TV, a washer or a stereo, and paying cash" "I was obliged to let the manager know about it then he arrived with ID which he borrowed from somebody for money as far as I know, for 100" "we opened a deferred-payment account for that ID and Palko took the cash he paid back in installments and with remainder he operated in his "bank"" "I could not sleep at night in fear of an audit" "Palko played it down, he laughed at me and said that we feared for money but any bandit can have 300,000 with ease since that much takings Palko carried to the post-office and he feared a robbery since he didn't have any security" "— I admit I have said that it wasn't very wise" "I find suspicious that she didn't care for the job any more, after that conversation" "— The investigation must be led in two directions first: who of Palko bank's borrowers had been arrested been put the screws on by the Finance Department escaped, etc. causing crisis and insolvency of the bank second: with who could Palko collaborate" "to organize fictional robbery since the briefcase could be empty" "— You told me that Palko was afraid of a robbery" "Did you tell that to anybody else?" "— I can't remember" "I was taking about it when I was at Lesniakiewicz's place" "I work as houskeeper there sometimes I stay to watch TV till late so we chatter about this or that" "— Who was there at the time?" "— Mr. Lesniakiewicz, Mrs. Lesniakiewicz young Lesniakiewicz and the daughter, Aga" "— Who are they?" "— Mr. Lesniakiewicz is a doctor" "Mrs. Lesniakiewicz is unemployed" "— Who is the young man?" "— He is Mr. Lesniakiewicz's stepson handsome guy" "— Does anybody in the house have a nylon rain-coat?" "Green one or maybe brownish-green... — Why yes" "I have seen a coat like that on a hanger" "— Does anybody smoke a pipe there?" "— Yes, the doctor" "— How did they react to your story?" "— As far as I remember" "Mr. Lesniakiewicz was outraged and Leszek was just laughing" "— Didn't he ask you where that shop was?" "— Nooo" "— Didn't he ask you about your former job?" "— I guess not... we don't talk much" "— Does he study?" "Or works somewhere?" "— He doesn't look like somebody who works although he's rarely at home" "— Do you know any of his friends?" "Maybe a girlfriend of his?" "— He's married and he's going to divorce" "— His wife doesn't stay at Lesniakiewicz's?" "— No, no..." "They never talk about her" "— But she used to stay there?" "— Nooo, I don't know... they somehow avoid to talk about it" "— What that stepson's name?" "— Kerner" "Lechoslaw Kerner" "— Stand in place" "— Which one?" "Turn around" "— You think I don't recognize you, you fool?" "you left this coat with me..." "He thought I were attracted with his rags second one from right" "— Second one from the right, turn around!" "Your name" "— But you know me anyway" "Lechoslaw Kerner" "You're not gonna prove anything this time" "— We have court register excerpt:" "Lechoslaw Kerner, a student convicted of attempted manslaughter of his stepfather, dr Lesniakiewicz caused by jealousy about his wife, Mariola Kerner" "Sentenced for 5 years in prison" "— Paroled for good time" "— What did you do since the release till today?" "— Nothing" "— What did you do?" "— I was depending on my stepfather he gives me pocket money" "— How much is it?" "— Initially 1000, and now 1200 every month" "In order to get rid of his remorse he'd need to pay me 2000 — I don't get it" "— But you know what I served for... — Tell me what did you do on Friday 29th" "— I woke up, I rubbed my eyes" "— Provide timing, possibly exact" "— I woke up around 10 am." "around 10:01 am." "I rubbed my eyes." "Am I testifying properly now?" "— I am asking questions and you answer" "— I had two eggs for breakfast then I went to the bathroom and slowly put "Kaola" cream on my face" "then, with "Gillette" razor" "I started systematically shaving hair from my left cheek" "Am I testifying properly?" "— Do it as you wish" "— I left the bathroom then I went to my room there I put my clothes on" "— What shirt did you choose?" "— Beige, with stripes" "— More precisely, what were the stripes like?" "— I was sure it was precise... — So you can't answer this question?" "— I can't or I won't" "— Then, continue with day's description" "— I have met a friend, in Bristol, at 11:30 we were friends at the university" "I mean when I was still studying there" "— What was the matter of the conversation?" "— We talked about my chances to come back to university about girls then we had 2 shots each then I went home for lunch after lunch I went to the theater" "— What theatre was that?" "— "Dramatyczny" theatre" "— What time did the performance start?" "— At 7 pm." "— What was the play's title?" "— I can't remember" "— It would be good if you recalled the plot of the play you don't remember either?" "— This I remember, I can tell you" "— Did you go alone?" "— Yes, alone." "I was supposed to be with Ewa Salm but she didn't come you can check, 4 Brukowa street apartment 15" "— May I?" "— Yes, please." "Did you intend to go to the theater with Lechoslaw Kerner, on 29th?" "— Yes." "But I didn't." "— Why so?" "— Am I supposed to say truth?" "— What do you think?" "— Simply, I could not put it together and go out" "And when I was ready, it was too late" "— How did Kerner react to your absence?" "— He doesn't make scenes, he's indifferent" "— Please, characterize Kerner" "— One can't say much about him, he's strange" "I'd say, hermetically closed" "— Do you know him for long?" "— I met him a year ago, in Bristol he said:" "Copernicus is my relative he can fix you enrollment in astronomy department" "He used to tell such stories all the time" "— Didn't Kerner tell you recently that he expected to get a lot of cash?" "— No." "— When did he invite you for a show?" "— 2 or 3 days before that" "— Did you often go to the theatre together?" "— No, it was the first time" "— Well, first time..." "— Listen, don't walk through your part!" "Act as during normal performance!" "the same tempo, right?" "Please." "— It happened right then... — I heard some noise then, some shouting" "I turned around and everybody was looking up, at the balcony but I decided to continue, and soon it was again quiet" "— We were told during interlude that some candies have been dropped down" "— Just from here!" "from this spot" "— I've found one more" "— How much can timing differ, depending on the tempo?" "— Up to this moment... 30–40 seconds, not more" "— So the incident with candies must have happened around 7:06 pm." "The same time as the robbery" "— It's a very tough candy" "— Didn't anything focus your attention except what happened on the scene?" "— You mean candies!" "Of course I remember!" "They were dropped from the balcony!" "some have even bounced off heads!" "— Good afternoon" "— Bill, please!" "easily at the university let's go" "— Allright!" "bring her in!" "Start new interrogation protocol" ""Ewa Salm"" "alias "the Princess"" "today's date" "11:50 am." "— Please, sit down" "— Will you notice that I came here myself?" "— Of course" "— Will I be held responsible for concealing some facts until now?" "— Not, if you tell truth this time" "— I was in the theater that day but not sitting next to Kerner." "I was on the balcony..." "He wanted me to be there" "He made me memorize couple of lines from the first act" "And when they said proper sentence" "I dropped candies from the balcony, it was me" "Here" "— Did you see Kerner already?" "He was released yesterday" "— You know I did, you were following us" "— What?" "You noticed that?" "— No, but Kerner talked about it all the time" "— Did he pay you your share?" "— There was no "share" discussed" "— I don't know what to think of it but Kerner said he didn't rob anybody" "He even went home to get 700 from his stepfather" "At least he says so" "— He said he was given it" "— Yes" "He said if his mother and stepfather didn't make him a criminal he'd never be accused of a robbery" "— Does "cocoa" mean "money" in your conversations?" "— "Cocoa" is a cocoa..." "Kerner was telling me in the bar about his first time drinking cocoa that his mother didn't put sugar that it was so disgusting, so he started to hate it and he coudn't get it that somebody liked it" "Same with his life nobody put sugar in it that's why it's so ugly" "— What's the meaning of "Pulawy"?" "— You know this  it's this place" "— And "calm studies"?" "— Calm studies..." "Kerner wanted to finish his studies" "— Did Kerner mention the name Palko?" "— No." "— Or, that he knows a shop manager?" "— No, never." "— Don't you care about Kerner?" "— I do." "But I'm scared ..." "And I don't want to be held responsible for those candies" "— What is his attitude towards you?" "— I can't answer this" "— Only one person entered, an elderly woman." "Nobody was leaving." "— Police" "— Get in, please" "— Is it your coat?" "— Yes." "— Do you smoke pipe?" "— Yes, I do" "— Which tobacco?" "— Diverse, mostly Dutch, Amphora" "— Did you ever crush a glass ample in the pocket?" "— Yes, it happened" "I think it was Phenaclis... due to negligency" "— When did the coat get lost?" "— I didn't even notice its absence or maybe I lost it somewhere, it doesn't matter" "— So, did you find any cash?" "— No, just some change... — Take him into custody, I'll come soon" "— All right" "— And take this with you" "— What's that supposed to mean?" "I'll not let my stepson get involved in any robbery!" "I'll move heaven and earth so that he's released and you apologize for that to us all" "— I plead not guilty all evidence is probably real" "but it won't change the fact that I didn't do it" "— In that case  please..." "— In that case how'd you explain the incident with candies in the theatre?" "your presence in that courtyard, the coat... and your escape?" "— I didn't escape!" "I have only retreated into the courtyard because of commotion in the street and I run from that man because he just looked scary" "— So, despite hard evidence you won't plead guilty and disclose where's the cash hidden?" "— I've never had that cash so I coudn't have hidden it" "— But, you understand that the court won't like your attitude" "— I've got no choice" "I can't have a different attitude because I haven't done it" "— The court accedes to the defence request and gives the floor to the defendant in order to give addtitional statement" "— I recall my former testimony" "I confess myself guilty." "Yes, Your Honour, I am guilty." "On October 29th, about 7 pm. at Pulawska street" "I committed a robbery of the shop manager" "All circumstances of how the robbery was arranged and how the alibi was organized, are true" "The briefcase with cash was thrown on the canopy of the tram stop" "I have chosen that spot earlier" "When that man run after me" "I didn't carry the briefcase anymore" "I took it later" "I will now explain my calculation:" "I won't disclose where the cash is hidden" "If I did, I'd get 8 years" "But this way, I'll get 2 years more and the money is well secured" "I chose a good place" "But only that much can I say about it that it is good" "And you, sirs, go look for it..." "— In the presence of given testimony the court decided to hear again the witness Ewa Salm" "— Your Honour..." "This lady is an accomplice of the robbery and should be sitting here, in the bar!" "and not be charming us with her fine complexion!" "She should get a bit pale now!" "Like the defendant Kerner did!" "I reckon the files be returned in custody" "And include Ewa Salm in indictment act" "— Your Honour, this gentleman is right" "— I object to defence request" "Until the first arrest of Kerner" "Ewa Salm was unaware of her complicity and could only be held responsible for delay in acknowledging the authorities which is of minimal importance given her later attitude" "— The court is going to deliberate now" "— He's fanning my feeling of guilt for that affair with Mariola" "But I'm sure he's innocent" "If his mother and I weren't at the trial he'd never plead guilty." "He said it for us..." "He was only talking to us two!" "He didn't care for the court, the consequences" "If you considered this... — Well, let's suppose you're right how can you prove it?" "I don't believe in this hidden money either" "I think he did it on Palko's request but how to find a link between them?" "Melania Roch?" "No, she was excluded..." "By the way, she can't get over that she finished Kerner" "She must have been very loyal to the house" "Shouldn't you let her come back?" "— No." "— I forgot to tell you that I talked to Ewa Salm" "It was a long and dramatic conversation" "— Maybe you don't know the article 148 of penal code it suggests punishment for pressuring witnesses for persuading them to change testimony" "— But sections 2 and 3 give a chance... — But only to convict's relatives" "— His mother took part in the conversation" "— Neverless I'd suggest you not to see Ewa Salm" "It isn't very safe" "— You know what was later... hospital... farewell to the job the news about Princess' death" "So you know the background of what you're interested in" "If you want to know the continuation" "We have to go back to the point when I visited that reporter in his office" "I left his office and wondered what to do" "I was anxious, I had a feeling of guilt related to Kerner's case" "Maybe I considered only too obvious course of events" "Maybe the ending was too simple to be possibly true" "I realized that I felt sort of sympathy for Kerner" "Or maybe it was just compassion" "— Good afternoon" "— Good afternoon" "— I am not policeman anymore, it's a private visit" "— Come in..." "But I'd prefer that you wait for my husband" "— Of course" "— All that wouldn't happen without that Melania Roch!" "We let her get too close!" "If only she sat in the kitchen and kept quiet...!" "Please, sit down" "— Thank you" "— Siwy is here!" "— I know..." "You had a heart attack" "Of course, you came because of Leszek..." "— Yes" "— Please, sit down" "— How can I help you?" "— I want to talk" "— I can spend 100,000 to fix it" "Maybe we have to bribe somebody, pay for a testimony, produce a document..." "Or you can keep it, I don't care" "— Did you say that, too, to Ewa Salm?" "— If this has to be a new case against me... then even before you leave... — So you think it was a murder... — What do you want?" "you don't even work there anymore!" "— If anybody can help your stepson" "It's probably only me" "— So you finished him, aware that he wasn't guilty!" "You are scum!" "— Here..." "— So, what is it?" "— Let's assume I am scum" "But I had remorse" "— That's what I can't believe... — If I took the money you'd feel better?" "— Yes, it's a conditional reflex: to pay..." "I'm sorry for that" "I'll tell you something" "When he brought the Princess here for the first time, he told her" ""I have to bring him one woman a day otherwise he'd never forgive me" "But we are friends — murderer and would-be victim"" "Kerner was taking revenge on me" "— She was born in 1946 in Mazury her mother, princess Hohenzollern von Salm didn't escape with German army fell in love with a colonel from this affair she was born" "— As you know, she was a daughter of a janitor and a tradeswoman from nearby marketplace." "Very quickly she started to feel at home here" "— You mentioned a dramatic conversation" "— I wanted to talk already in the court but she ran away" "Later I went to her place" "That 100,000 may let some talk, or make others stay quiet but I need to know who" "— Tell the truth to the doctor what he wants to know... — But he doesn't know what he wants" "— Don't be stupid, it's so much money you want to dump so much money?" "— I don't know what he's talking about!" "— Listen... — Don't talk like this to me!" "— You piece of shit!" "— What are you doing?" "!" "— I was wrong, she doesn't know anything..." "— I realized that Ewa signalled something important to her mother" "Something like 'it's dangerous' but later they didn't say a word to me" "I also asked Mariola, my stepson's ex-wife to talk to Ewa Salm" "They've met... — Kerner's wife... maybe I should talk to her?" "— So you pictured myself differently?" "That I possibly resembled that "Princess"?" "That Kerner was more focused...?" "No." "He always said he liked all women or, that he disliked all women" "I personally think it was a kind of perversion and it's only one of his many shortcomings and it's not the worst one" "— And which you think was the worst?" "— His foulness was worst" "He used the doctor, he taxed him for the marriage with his mother" "I fell in love with the doctor for his kindness, his manhood..." "After all it was all my fault" "— I don't really know that affair of yours but I think it was somehow important" "— I am not ashamed..." "Everything came clear at the court" "The doctor claimed I have provoked him" "Maybe..." "But it wasn't deliberate" "It was stronger than me" "Already at the wedding party I realized that I'd prefer to spend the wedding night with him and not with that stupid kid" "I regret I didn't do it straight away" "— I am insane!" "This has no point!" "— Quiet!" "be quiet..." "— Leszek!" "Leszek, wait!" "What are you doing?" "!" "— No!" "— He didn't strike a second blow... he was terrified with blood." "The doctor said "Leszek, forgive me..."" "and fell on the floor" "Kerner, terrified, ran away and I called emergency" "In the court the doctor tried to blame himself but the judge thought otherwise" "Kerner got 5 years" "— And Ewa Salm?" "When did you meet her?" "— I knew her face for long, like one knows all of them when the doctor asked me to talk to her, I agreed" "— I can see you took Leszek's favorite table" "— I'm sure he came here also with you..." "But he didn't need to show me where to go" "— You know what?" "there's no point in nagging each other" "Not any more, really" "I came here out of curiosity..." "Otherwise I know that doctor wanted you to meet me" "And I'll tell you that it's better for you if you don't let them mix you up in this" "You'll suffer a lot, even if you only touch it" "Like I did" "— Excellent that you put it like this but I have suffered already..." "We are both in the same situation" "We both messed Kerner up... — But Kerner didn't make you sleep with the doctor" "But I did scatter candies on his request" "He wanted to be a famous robber!" "— Are you sure she said" ""He wanted..."?" "— Yes, I'm sure of it" "She said "He wanted to be a famous robber!"" "In fact you busted him and locked up" "— Excuse me but a former policeman who want to contact a criminal..." "This is at least suspicious" "— To make it more suspicious I'll tell you that it was me who led Kerner's case and I locked him up!" "— Please, mind your tongue!" "At least in prison governor's office..." "So..." "I can consider your request only if you write a statement that you're a relative of the inmate" "— Let's write it..." ""Friend of the inmate"" "— I'm not sure if he wants to come... — We'll see about that" "Hey, Mr. Kerner!" "Come closer" "— This we know long time:" "Siwy out of business!" "— Kerner, The Princess is dead!" "— Are you working for the doctor?" "Does he pay you salary or just a bonus?" "— What did she know?" "What did you tell her?" "— That I really like ... her, you know" "— Did you tell her about the robbery?" "— Do you know here's she buried...?" "— Kerner, did you have accomplices?" "— ... so go there on Saturday she liked Saturdays" "When I'm out of here I'll pay you" "I'll be rich by then" "— Kerner, what did she know?" "— Kerner!" "— We all know the letter of prison governor" "We think that Siwy persuades witnesses to correct testimony for Kerner's favor" "— There's a suspicion..." "We know Siwy for over 20 years" "The report is full of assumptions and not facts" "— This is just initial report!" "This can't be denied that Siwy just after getting retired started to invert investigation" "— I am in the scope, too!" "He called me to ask if we associated the murder of Ewa Salm with Kerner's case" "— You see how far he goes?" "— Did he tell you what he knew?" "— No" "— Ewa Salm's mother said that days before the murder somebody visited them offering 100,000 for a hint" "But Ewa didn't want to say anything" "— She didn't want to say!" "not that she didn't know!" "Were it not some important information, they would make up some story just to get the money!" "I think that instead of following Siwy we should figure out why he is investigating" "— The reason is the 100,000 offered by doctor Lesniakiewicz" "I'm sure it was him in Ewa Salm's place!" "— The key is the fact that we didn't find the money yet!" "Maybe Ewa Salm intercepted the money?" "Maybe she didn't want to give in where it's hidden?" "Or maybe she did and somebody took it from her and killed her!" "Or maybe she didn't get share and informed on Kerner" "— We didn't yet hear Major Durski's opinion" "— Since I am Siwy's former superior officer and his good friend, I want to stay out of this" "And I cannot listen calmly to cpt." "Studniarz's reasoning" "— Nooo, stay with us, we'll need you" "You'll be here to defend Siwy" "Please..." "Any conclusions?" "— Let's not underestimate clues in Siwy's case" "Just not interpret them too hastily like cpt." "Studniarz did" "— Let's interview everybody he had talked to and put him under surveillance" "— No interviews!" "but observation of Siwy will be useful for many reasons" "— I support Major Szelagowski's opinion" "— Me too" "— We'll not interview anybody yet" "I authenticate surveillance of Siwy but remember, Siwy knows all officers here!" "Dismissed" "Of course I noticed that I was followed" "I felt offended" "Not by suspicions of my colleagues it was their duty after all" "I felt underestimated..." "They could have made up something smarter" "Maybe they want me think that they know about my private investigation" "Maybe they want to support me against some dangers, yet unknown" "I felt alone and weak, for the first time" "But I was already caught in the stream of the case" "And I had to flow with it..." "— How could I ever hit her?" "And she's gone now" "— You hit her because she didn't want to say something" "Or maybe she's told you later?" "when you were alone?" "— You'll get nothing from me!" "Neither you nor the doctor!" "Neither those gentlemen who interviewed me" "It's hard without her..." "She was so beautiful" "She knew English, she had rich boyfriends" "It's hard now, but I don't want to die too!" "I'll say nothing to nobody, never!" "— Tell me at least if anybody visited Eva on that day" "Any guests?" "Or maybe somebody from over there?" "From the rookery?" "— It's such a disaster and you're asking about guests?" "— Where is she buried?" "I have talked to Kerner he asked me to visit her grave" "— Poor young Kerner..." "She was so sorry about him" "— Hey, kid" "Wait!" "Hey, you... darling!" "— Wazzup?" "— Hey, boss!" "Wake up!" "Son of a bitch!" "Wake up!" "Where's your mother?" "— In the prison" "— And these gentlemen?" "They'll not hurt you?" "— No." "And I'm last day here anyway" "I'm going to the orphanage" "— Who is this?" "— This is Terrible Leon, that's Senator's Son" "That's The Pan, and this lady there..." "Krysia, who's good for everyone" "Everybody else visits Bojnowskis, in apt. 6" "Party is better there" "— Have you been here when the accident with that lady happened?" "— No." "I go to school." "Orphanage has a school, too" "— Your mother didn't let you speak, did she?" "— She did..." "She said she prefers to be in prison now" "— She's scared... that they do same to her as they did to Ewa... — And what did they do to Ewa?" "— All my suspicions proved right" "Siwy twice visited house at 4 Brukowa Str." "And..." "Please, try to understand" "I can't omit his visit in Police HQ" "We know he wasn't after his pension formalities" "— Cpt." "Studniarz must content himself with description of Siwy's activities, but I..." "I know more" "Siwy has done a lot and I'm sure he'll follow it to the end" "He just misses one link" "Having been cut off our information sources he had to make use of my materials" "— If I understood it right, our meeting has lost its point" "— You, captain, are a newbie here" "Siwy is just a suspect for you and for Szelagowski — somebody who answers his questions" "— Colonel, a man with such serious charges prowls the HQ building, interviews responsible officers let alone receives classified dosuments!" "— What documents here aren't classified?" "— I'd propose the sequence as follows..." "First, Ewa Salm's murderer..." "And next Siwy." "I was in particularily bad mood on that day" "I felt I reached a deadlock" "It was like everything I did to that point was to find out why was I doing it" "Maybe there was something subconscious still to be discovered" "Wait..." "What did she do for 3 hours between leaving Kerner and showing up at the police station?" "What happened before she testified?" "Did she just want to think about it, alone?" "Or maybe she was seeing somebody who advised it to her?" "Or ordered?" "But who?" "Who was it?" "So, I am looking for somebody..." "Somebody else!" "— I really appreciate that you came here because I don't feel very well today" "— Thank you" "— Nothing" "You knew Ewa Salm..." "Did you also know her friends?" "Maybe some neighbors?" "— No..." "But wait, I have heard about some friend of hers, being beaten up at Retman" "— How would I find him?" "— I've got no clue..." "But there's a girl" "They call her "Ewa the Second"" "She may be a great source of information about the Princess" "— Do you know how to reach her?" "— Yes, if nothing changed" "— We would like to write a story together with my friend maybe for a film based on the biography of the Princess" "— But guys, nobody will ever publish it, neither film it" "It's too obscene for that" "And it would not be a vicious critique?" "— Of course, not" "— We've got a lot of materials we only need your help with some fact-checking" "— Do you know any of her old friends from the neighborhood?" "— No." "I've never met any of them" "— Excuse me" "— But I never wanted to" "— Maybe she told you about somebody..." "maybe some guy?" "— Well, she told me something... — Excuse me, Mr Siwy, do you recognize me?" "— I do, but get lost, pal!" "— There were moments she disappeared later she told me stories about a boyfriend who used to threaten her when he was drunk that she was seeing him sometimes but he was getting worse" "— What's his name?" "— Bobo, I suppose" "— Bobo... — What does he look like?" "— This I don't know" "— Do you know the story from Retman?" "— Yes I do" "— What was that about?" "— Somebody invited Princess to his villa in Konstancin it was supposed to be a party but there were just three guys, they wanted to have fun, you know" "she defended herself so they beat her up she even lost two teeth so her friends stalked that guy later and because she complained most because of those lost teeth" "so the friends put out all that guy's teeth they were even checking if any was left inside but the grinders woulnd't go that's what she told me" "— Do you anything about that guy they beat up?" "— He owned the villa or maybe he just lied?" "— He asked me not to call police but I said if he didn't want me to to chase the assailant" "I have at least to know his identity" "— Do you remember his name?" "— Yes I do..." "but show me your papers." "— This is my press-ID, but captain Siwy from police GHQ will certify for that" "— Please sit down" "Franek, clean it up!" "So, I actually remember the face of that man who was beating hardest" "and probably was a leader" "— Excuse me... — Maybe you'd like to drink something?" "Coffee, tea?" "— No, thanks" "— So I remembered him, he stood at the door and with just with his presence he terrorized that other man, who was beat up waiting for him to stop me from making a call he left when I gave up" "when he knew police wouldn't be notified" "I've seen him later a few times" "— Where?" "What is he doing?" "— He is a driver of a supply truck" "They call him Bobo... — Bobo..." "— I could not hang back any more" "I could't risk any longer" "I had to make my decision alone" "I had put an end to it, myself" "To prove what I have meant" "I didn't have a gun anymore" "I returned it leaving the service" "So I secided to send a letter to the headquarters" "I described everything I discovered and all my hypotheses" "If I died, they would come after me" "I wrote two copies of the letter" "I took one of them with me" "It was my only weapon" "— Yes, please" "— Good afternoon" "— Good afternoon" "— I am waiting for one driver" "I don't feel very well maybe you let me sit here" "— What's his name?" "— If I only knew it..." "He wanted me to wait here" "— You can wait long time" "— But I have to" "— Sit down, please" "Do you play checkers sometimes?" "— Not really" "— That's better, I prefer to play with myself" "What's that rush for?" "— Mr Jozio, I will...!" "Good evening, captain" "— Good evening, Kwasowski" "I came to see you" "— We will not chat here, I guess" "— Thank you" "— It will be best in here" "What is it?" "— I want to talk about the same thing" "Kerner's defense wants a extraoridinary appeal he questions your testimony" "— In what way?" "— He claims you stopped the other man than actually took the bag with money" "— I get it" "What you want me to do now?" "— Come with me to the GHQ and help me explain that case to the end" "— Something's wrong..." "You don't work there any more..." "You still work on the case?" "— Because it is MY case... — Mr Siwy, I'd really like to have nice memories" "After I heard about this and that" "I even wanted to visit you" "Advise not to do that... — Depends what you heard... — Many things" "— Should I open the gate?" "— No son, not yet!" "— Another witness in the case was the Princess" "You knew her, right?" "— So, what do you know?" "You know nothing!" "— You see, you both with Princess have chated me" "She told you about Kerner and about the plans of robbery" "Kerner's idea was great but he wanted an alibi, pointlessly" "I don't know exactly how it was but I can figure" "you must have had an accomplice who hit Palko, according to the plan" "before Kerner managed to do it so Kerner got frightened and fled" "— Stop telling me all this before you say too much and I start believing you" "— If Kerner succeeded he'd need to get rid of accomplice, sooner or later" "You stole his idea" "In consequence you had to kill Princess..." "Bobo!" "— Get out!" "And hands up, Siwy!" "— What will you gain with this?" "Couple of hours..." "— Here, in my left pocket..." "This is a copy" "I sent the original to the headquarters" "— Why?" "Why didn you show me this?" "You finished me off, Siwy!" "What did we fight for?" "I didn't want you dead!" "You forced me to kill you!" "She forced me, too!" "I didn't want to kill her neither!" "But I had to..." "Because I loved her!" "I loved her!" "Do you get it?" "— You asked me, what's more?" "Then there were the unavoidable consequences the trial..." "He pleaded guilty, by the way of everything" "— Well, how about you?" "— Me... well..." "I have to rest..." "Goodbye then" "— Goodbye, and thank you very much" "— Come again for a visit" "[Subs by Blago Tebi]"