01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[FROGS CROAKING]

Kama, are you there?

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Kama.

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

Don't yell, man.
You'll wake everyone up.

Good morning, Mr. Waldek.
Where's Kama?

Morning. Yes, she's here.
Where are you two going?

Same as always.
And you? Fishing?

You smart a*s.
I'm going with your dad.

Ah. He's out by the river again.

I'd be there but I slept in.

Come on.

WALDEK: Just stay away
from the old brickyard.

There's a crazy guy out there.
Might be dangerous.

- Mm-hmm.
- Don't worry, Mr. Waldek.

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

- Good morning!
- Good morning, Auntie!

YOUNG TERESA: Hey, kids.
Michal is having breakfast.

He'll be out in a minute.

Are you leaving now?

Did you have an argument?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Michal!

Come, I want to talk to you.

♪ [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

YOUNG TERESA: Michal!

Michal!

WALDEK: Hi, Teresa.

YOUNG TERESA: Hey, Waldek!
How's your morning going?

Want a cig?

Ah.

Seriously, I got
so wasted that day. [GIGGLES]

[GIGGLES]

AUGUST

AUGUST 8

PIOTREK CAME TO PICK ME UP
EARLY IN THE MORNING.

WE HAD MADE PLANS TOGETHER,
WITHOUT MICHAL.

DAD HAD WARNED US AGAINST
VISITING THE OLD BRICKYARD...

- ♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪
- [KEYBOARD CLACKING]

THE TORMENT

WITNESSES.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT
ON OLSZTYNSKA STREET



♪ [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

Anonymous envelope
in Dad's house that says,

"I know what you did."

It was an article
of the Gazette,

talking about my mother.

Is it coincidence?

Right when the police
just reopened Piotrek's case.

My mom passed away in 1981.

Piotrek was gone


What connects both cases?

Besides my Dad?

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

I SAW... WANNA TALK?

MEDIA CAREER OVER
FOR KAMA KOSOWSKA.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE
LEAKED!

THE WHOLE TRUTH
ABOUT KAMA KOSOWSKA

ABUSE ON SET: KAMA KOSOWSKA
TEARS HER ASSISTANT TO PIECES!

[KEYBOARD KEY CLACKS] -KAMA:
[ON VIDEO] What kind of topics are these?

Are you stupid or what?

What am I supposed
to do with this crap?

I've spent over six months
hammering home what your job is,

and none of it sunk in?

Where are you going?
You're going to cry now?

Jesus Christ.

These alphabet people
are so fragile.

Come back here!

[SIGHS]

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

- KORCZ: Hi, Hubert.
- Hey.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

I dug through the CCTV footage
from the cemetery

and the property
across the street.

KORCZ: Okay, and...?

Well, I might've found
something.

I've got a feeling
that's not all you've got.

Come on, spit it out.

I verified who made
the first 911 call.

It turned out that Michal Bak
wasn't entirely honest.

He called 911
before leaving the scene.

I don't get it,
why... he omitted that

during questioning.

♪ [BROODING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[MOUSE CLICKS]

♪ [MUSIC RISES] ♪

Now, watch this.

- He swiped something?
- Mm-hmm.

Very well.

Scrap pickers have their turfs.
Someone knows the guy.

- Find him, please.
- HUBERT: Yes, sir.

Also reach out to Knap's bank.

And go through
his recent withdrawals.

Yes, sir.

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

[EKG MONITOR BEEPING]

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

♪ [SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC
PLAYING] ♪

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

I'd like to submit a request

for access
to Piotrek Knap's case file.

LEAKED BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE
TRANSPHOBIC KAMA KOSOWSKA

- [KAMA CLEARS THROAT]
- ♪ [MUSIC CONCLUDES] ♪

The files are currently
unavailable, ma'am.

But you can try submitting
a request for online access.

The files have been digitized.

We used to meet more often

when I worked
at the Echo of Torun paper.

You remember me, right?

Or maybe you saw me on TV?

Ma'am, it's beyond my authority.

Only the prosecutor
can authorize it.

If he does,
the unit will give you

a login and password.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Very well. And how long
will it take for this?

No longer than a few days.

No way you can speed it up,
right?

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Korcz.

Uh, yeah. Please let her in.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

KAMA: Thank you.

Hello there.

- Hello there.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

KAMA: Can I steal
a minute of your time?

Yeah, please.

Must be weird to meet someone
so eager to be questioned.

Well, I'll think of this
as just a casual conversation.

Coffee?

Only if it's not
the same crappy coffee

- they had 15 years ago.
- [CHUCKLES]

I guess
this isn't your first time

- at our lovely station?
- [CHUCKLES] No.

Before I moved to Warsaw,
I was part of Echo of Torun.

I covered
every major crime story.

Your police dad got your foot
in the door, didn't he?

You're not from here, are you?

If I remember correctly,
you weren't working here

when my dad
was head of the crime unit.

Are you recording this meeting?

No.

May I see your phone?

- [SCOFFS] No.
- Well, then I can't allow you.

A government officer
can be legally recorded on duty.

Yet, taping an interrogation

without permission
is major breach.

Ah. It's not a casual
conversation.

[ZIPPER OPENS]

There.

Now, I'm all ears.

I'd like for you to grant me
access to Piotrek Knap's case.

Sure, you have to submit
a request to...

I know, but you're pretty
high ranked

to contact the prosecutor

and can speed things up,
at least for me.

Or you can simply
show me the files.

Mm-hmm. Why are you
so interested in that?

Piotrek was my friend.

Hmm, you had many years
to dig into the case.

TV could provide, let's say,
meaningful resources.

You could've covered the story.

Hmm.

Throughout my career,

I've always tried
to stay objective.

That wasn't easy in a case
I witnessed firsthand.

It basically defined
my entire future.

But we're both determined

to understand
what happened back then.

I just believe
we can help each other.

Why is that?

It matters to me, you know?

And apparently
it matters to you, too.

I'm thinking
that you want to get involved

for your father.

I see we're not gonna
reach a consensus.

Have me brought in
for questioning

when you're ready to talk,
Detective.

Have a good one.

You don't know what it's like

to live with an unanswered story
that even defines your future.

It's like living
in a constant torment.

I can't sleep.
I keep replaying everything,

trying to make sense of it.

To understand
if I did something,

or if I failed to do something
I should have.

♪ [PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

Why would you

choose this case in particular?

Please.

Do you want
to see your testimony?

This is from '94.

Please.

♪ [TENSE MUSIC OVERLAPPING] ♪

Here I come!

- [THUNDER RUMBLING]
- ♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

[WATER RUSHING]

WALDEK: Why did you
look for them at the dam?

Because they'd hidden there
once before.

But you peeked out
and saw where they ran.

It was only a quick peek.
Maybe they hid somewhere else.

Sweetie,
do you remember telling me

about a tattooed man?

Did he scare you?

It's okay. You don't need
to be afraid of him.

I won't let him hurt you.

You just tell me
where you saw this man.

In the old brickyard.

Where else, honey? By the dam?

There was no one at the dam.

Baby, I know how hard this is,

and how much you worry
about Piotrek,

and if that man
hurt your friend,

I promise I'll catch him.
But in order to do that,

you must confirm
in your own words

you spotted this man
while you were playing.

- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- Not now, go!

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

It's important, Detective.

WALDEK: I'll be right back.

We found Draganczuk.
He's in a... psych ward.

So, he couldn't have been
at the creek that day?

No, sir.

♪ [PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

All right, so you didn't see
anyone by the dam.

You didn't see the boys either.

What happened next?

- Olly olly oxen free!
- [THUNDER CRACKLING]

Olly olly oxen free!

KAMA: I looked for them
for about 20 minutes,

or maybe more.

Then I ran back to the campsite,

I saw you and told you
everything I knew.

WALDEK: I know you care
about those boys.

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

But now, I need to ask you
a few difficult questions.

Especially
about your friend Michal.

Tell me, how did he get along
with Piotrek?

Had they been fighting lately?

♪ [BROODING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

Michal was upset with Piotrek.

Is that so?

They got in a fight
a few days ago.

Tell me who started it.

- Maybe Michal.
- Maybe?

Sweetie, I know you want
to help Michal, okay?

Trust me,
I also want to help him.

But he's in big trouble
right now.

You can only help him
if you tell the truth.

When I was looking for them...

I found a T-shirt, Michal's.

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

YOUNG KAMA:
It was covered in blood.

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

KORCZ: Back then your father
believed it was Piotrek's blood,

but he couldn't prove
his theory,

because the T-shirt
was never found.

Uh, you were the only one
who knew about it,

along with Michal who declared
the blood was his own.

Your testimony makes it clear
that you witnessed.

Michal Bak's violence
against Piotrek Knap.

If it's in the file,
that's what happened.

I have no interest
in what's in the file.

I'm interested in what happened.

- [SIGHS]
- ♪ [PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

KORCZ: Your father was grilling
you about Draganczuk, and suddenly,

he dropped that lead
and focused on Michal.

Elaborate.

There was a guy
at the door. Um...

It was a police man.

He said that Draganczuk
had an alibi.

Do you remember this?

A fragment
from your declaration.

"Michal was very aggressive.
He likes to bully Piotrek.

I think he was jealous."

"Of what?"
Detective Kosowski asks.

"Of his family's
material status, of me,

that Piotrek has a dad
and Michal doesn't."

[KAMA SIGHS]

This was a stupid idea.
I'm sorry.

"His family's material status."
That's weird.

A very odd choice of words
for a girl.

[INHALES] As I mentioned,

- if it's in the files...
- Please, Kama.

I only see
two possible explanations

for your father's actions
and behavior in '94.

He was either a lazy cop
who cut corners,

or that he knew what happened
to Piotrek.

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

And he doesn't look like
the lazy type.

♪ [BROODING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

The prosecutor will grant you
access to the files.

I'll ask him.

I have two updates.

A cemetery flower seller gave us
the scrap picker's name.

He spent a while in jail.

Any other update?

The bank hasn't answered.

Sir, I was wondering,

since Kosowski was meeting
with Knap

at the cemetery before accident,

should we check
his account, as well?

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

DAD

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- ♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

- ♪ [MUSIC CONCLUDES] ♪
- [MACHINERY WHIRRING]

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [OBJECTS CLATTERING]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

[CHUCKLES]

SCRAP PICKER:
You can't come in, boss.

- Police.
- SCRAP PICKER: Oh, okay.

KORCZ: Mr. Darek!

[DISTANT BUZZ SAW WHIRRING]

Good day.

How may I help you, sir?

Detective Korcz, police.

I'm here regarding the accident
at the cemetery.

- I didn't see nothing.
- KORCZ: Oh, yeah?

We got the entire thing
on video.

Maybe I did see something.
That driver who'd done it,

well, uh, you got him.

So, I wonder,
why you gotta be bugging me?

I've seen your record, sir.

[CLICKS TONGUE]
You're not exactly a role model.

People change.

Really? So, you just stop
being a criminal?

Of course.

Ever heard of a term
in the criminal code called

"particularly audacious theft"?

Theft, really? What was there
for me to steal?

That's eight years in jail.

Plus three for failing to help
the accident victim.

I didn't do anything!

[HESITATES]
That guy was on the ground.

People started helping him.

- I wasn't needed...
- Okay, stop there. Relax, relax.

The camera caught you
going through his things.

And we know
how much was in there.

Oh, so...

Well

how about we sort of
make a deal?

Mm-hmm.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Hold on, let me guess.
Knap withdrew about... 50,000?

It belongs to Kosowski?

Oh.

All right.

- [KEYS JANGLING]
- [DOOR LOCK RATTLING]

- [DOOR LOCK CLICKS]
- ♪ [BROODING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

TRAGIC ACCIDENT
ON OLSZTYNSKA STREET

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

WALDEK KOSOWSKI.

HOLIDAYS 1994

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

[DISTANT BIRD CHATTERING]

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[LIVELY CHATTER]

- Hello there.
- Hi, Kama.

Kama, you look beautiful.

- KAMA: Thank you.
- CAMPER: Girls, please. Come.

So much paint.

LUCYNA: Piotrek!

The eye-shadow.
Doesn't really look good on you.

Bite me.

What's on your face, child?
Go wash it off!

Waldek, stop that.

What do you mean, "Stop?"
Made herself up like a bimbo.

Mm-hmm. Who was there
to teach her?

Want a pickle?

- You want one too?
- Yes, please.

I hate them all, I swear!

Okay, who?

Piotrek, my own dad, everyone.

Me too?

I know I deserve that.

Why aren't you back there?

Checking.

- You won't believe what.
- Believe what?

Promise you won't tell
anyone else?

I promise.

You know that abandoned trailer
by the trees?

What about it?

Someone comes there every night.

Like who?

I'd say it's the creep
from the brickyard.

The tattooed man.

You want to go there?

Well, I'll teach him a lesson.
To stay away for good.

Trust me. You can come along.

- [BIRDS CHIRPING]
- [INSECTS CHITTERING]

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

It'll ruin it.

- ♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey.

- [KAMA SIGHS]
- Sad, isn't it?

Just a month later,
he was on page six.

Page 14 after two.

Three months in,
nobody cared anymore.



WHERE DID PIOTREK
DISAPPEAR TO?

Do you mind if I borrow these?

Or else
I'll be stuck here all week.

[INHALES] Let's talk about

how you can return the favor,
all right?

Oh. I see you already
have a plan.

I'll interview you.

Hmm, I've started writing.

I can talk about Piotrek,
what I remember in general.

About the case back then,
and of course...

About you, and your dismissal
from the channel.

♪ [INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

Kama.

Some serious accusations arose.

You were caught
throwing l*sbian slurs.

When I started in TV,
and even at the Gazette,

the boss could
completely trash you

and no one took that personally.

ALDONA: [SIGHS]
Yeah, I hear you.

But now,
everyone's trashing you,

and you're not even standing up
for yourself.

They'll twist
whatever I say, though.

I think you should at least try
to tell your side of the story.

We'll put it up on our socials.

Take time to think it over.

You could tease
your upcoming book

about Piotrek.

You've got to face it, Kama.

Take whatever old files
you need to review.

Just don't forget the log.

f*ck.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

EVERYTHING OKAY?

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

TORUN

♪ [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC
OVERLAPPING] ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

Excuse me, gentlemen. [SIGHS]

What are you doing
in this house?

- KORCZ: Mrs. Lucyna Knap?
- That's me.

Hello, ma'am.

Detective Korcz, police.

I thought Mr. Ryszard
lived here alone.

Yes, he does. I came to Torun

'cause I was worried
about his situation.

I stay at his house
whenever I'm in town.

So, tell me
what this is about, Detective.

My bad, just a second.

What? Is this a search warrant?

Ryszard, he was run over
by a car, for goodness sake.

How often were you
in contact with him, ma'am?

You're the officer who recently
reopened the investigation

into my son's
disappearance, right?

Ryszard has mentioned your name.

Uh, tell me, did he ever mention

blackmailing Waldek Kosowski
to you?

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

[DOOR CLOSES]

♪ [PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

REGIONAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

LOGIN AND PASSWORD HAVE BEEN
GENERATED FOR SYSTEM ACCESS.

HERE ARE YOUR NEW LOGIN DETAILS:

♪ [EERIE MUSIC OVERLAPPING] ♪

[GASPS]

Oh, God.
You scared the hell out of me.

WALDEK: You weren't answering.
I was worried.

I muted the phone. Sorry.

Do you want a drink?
Maybe water or tea?

Why are you digging, Kama?

[SIGHS]

Just go back to Warsaw.
Find a job at a TV station.

Live your life.
Forget about all this.

Did I mention I quit my job?

Maybe you lost your job
and you're using Piotrek's case

as a way back
into the public spotlight.

Do you actually give a sh*t
about what really happened?

What's this?

It was in your mailbox, Dad.

It has to be a prank.

Really?

Is Mom's passing

related to Piotrek's
disappearance years ago?

Big-time journalist falling
for anonymous nonsense.

- That's sad.
- Please, answer me!

Sometimes, sweetie,
it's better not to know sh*t.

Better for whom? For you?

[DOOR OPENS]

♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

ROBERT: I just don't think
changing schools would help.

Especially at a time like this.

You're not listening.
I'm not going back.

Do you really think
the situation will be different

at another school?

Polish law doesn't prohibit

changing a student's first name
in the grade book, okay?

Bruno.

You can't be
that uncompromising.

You should know by now.
Life doesn't work that way.

Why are you pretending

to see things different
than Mama?

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

- Who's Kama?
- Just a friend.

KAMA
IMESSAGE

We talk about old times.

What time should I pick you up?
Is one o'clock okay?

♪ [EERIE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

-Oh, my God. Please. Don't do that.
-Look, Lucyna.

-YOUNG TERESA: Wait, no! [LAUGHS] Stop it!
-♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

[CHUCKLES] You guys
will be siblings soon

the way things
are going for now.

Ryszard, give them a break.
Come on.

Why not, Lucyna?
They're both single parents.

I'm just saying.
The kids aren't stupid.

They can see what's going on.

Am I right, youngsters?

Fishing! Perfect night
to go fishing.

Waldek, what do you say?

Nah, I'm good tonight. Thanks.

Uh-huh. I'll be by myself.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Goodnight.

Dad.

WALDEK: Hmm?

Was Mama a pretty lady?

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

You've seen
her picture, sweetie.

Yeah, I know. But I'm asking
how you remember her.

[SIGHS]

She was the cutest
and sweetest girl I'd ever seen.

Did she wear much makeup?

Once in a while,
but not too often.

Sometimes she'd do it
for parties.

Everyone would stare at her.

She just shone like a star.

And now, you're the cutest
and sweetest girl, honey.

Sleep tight.

Sweet dreams.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- ♪ [MUSIC FADES] ♪

[FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING]

- [INSECTS CHITTERING]
- ♪ [INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

Take it. You'll need it.

Okay.

You ready?

Michal, I'm not really sure
about this.

Well, okay. I'll do it.
See you, then.

- ♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪
- [DISTANT ANIMAL CALLING]

[MUFFLED VOICES MOANING]

KAMA: Michal.

Step back!

- He's gonna k*ll you!
- I'm not scared.

You've proved you're not scared.
Let's go back.

Step back!

- Michal.
- Stop!

♪ [MUSIC CONCLUDES] ♪

What?

Nothing.

I heard something.

WALDEK: Go back in.
Come on, Lucyna.

[WALDEK MOANS]

Michal!

[DOOR THUDS]

♪ [SOFT PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

[SIGHS]

Is something wrong?

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

[KAMA SIGHS]

I'm here. You're not alone.

♪ [DARK INTRIGUING MUSIC
OVERLAPPING] ♪

- [KEYPAD BEEPS]
- [DOOR BUZZES]

[BREATHES SHAKILY]

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

[LIQUID POURING]

♪ [MUSIC RISES] ♪

YOUR SECRET COSTS 50K

♪ [MUSIC CONTINUES] ♪

♪ [MUSIC RISES] ♪

- [g*nsh*t]
- ♪ [MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY] ♪

[DISTANT DOGS BARKING]

♪ [THEME MUSIC PLAYING] ♪

♪ [MUSIC CONCLUDES] ♪