You don’t leave me any other option.
You will beg me for mercy without any conditions.
I still own Katerina.
I can do with her whatever I want.
You won’t dare to kill her.
No,
of course not.
There are things worse than death, especially for a woman.
Bastard! You’ll let her go!
You’ll confess to everything, or I’ll kill you!
Swear!
Swear to me!
I swear.
It’s your own fault.
“To whomever finds this note.
Please notify my family that no one should be blamed for my death.
I have made this decision independently, without any outside pressure.
My reasons shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows me even slightly.
If there is no other way to defend my honor and justice, so be it.
Don’t cry for me.
I leave this world, having done my duty.
Having done your duty?
No way.
Singing Your glory, with the Holy Spirit,
now and forever. Amen.
Katia, darling!
My wife.
Aliosha.
My dear husband. You’re here, with me.
I was so miserable without you, but now we will be together forever.
Yes!
No.
No!
No! No, no, no! Aliosha! Aliosha!
No! Aliosha! No!
Farewell, Mr. Kosach.
NEZHIN CASINO
Mr. Chervinsky. Good evening.
Are they still playing?
I intend to stay for a while.
Of course, Grigoriy Petrovich. Mr. Gorshenin has lost a hefty sum.
Now Mr. Suslov is in a bout of gambling.
Come in.
-Look who is here! I’m happy to see you. -Hello, Grigoriy Petrovich.
-How are you? -Thank you. Good.
Mr. Suslov! Good luck to you.
Grigoriy Petrovich, right back at you.
I didn’t expect to see you here...
After what happened last night.
How did you survive this wild escapade?
What could I do?
I’m a gentleman, goddamn it, unlike...
Yes. This Kosach doesn’t care about public opinion.
Look at this thing with the bondmaid!
You know me. I like them, too, but...
Losing his mind like this, settling for a theft!
He was going to marry her, too.
He is absolutely mad.
Yes, it was a big scandal.
Your father was very upset.
Accusations like these ones...
The bastard should be punished for slander.
I would testify in court.
I’m not disgracing our name in court.
Yes, you’re right.
-Can you keep a secret? -Mum is the word.
-I’ve challenged him. -That’s my boy!
Quiet! What are you doing?
You promised not to tell.
Right, right.
The duel will be tomorrow at dawn.
He’ll pay for his slander in blood.
Oh my. God help you, Grigoriy Petrovich.
You know, I heard...
Kosach was a good shot.
Yes.
I’m not that shabby, either.
Whatever will be, will be.
Tomorrow we’ll see, dear Suslov,
and tonight I want to drain the cup of earthly delights.
Why don’t we go visit some ladies?
No, no, thank you. I have a young and pretty wife.
I seek things I can’t find at home:
cards, cognac, and male company.
That we can arrange. Waiter!
Your best cognac and cigars, please.
-Sit down. -Hello.
Aliosha! No!
Are you out of your mind?
Shut up, you goddamned soul.
You’ll wake up the masters. Blast you!
Yakov, let her out. Look what’s going on with her.
She has spent almost ten days there. By God, let her out!
Don’t tell me what to do.
Oh God.
What are you doing here at this time?
Go back! Do you want a taste of my whip? I can do that.
Go back to your beds. Go!
Right...
Aha!
Yes.
What the hell? What a wretched night.
Not a single win in three hours.
Have you jinxed this table, Mr. Suslov?
Come on.
If you lost here, you’ll get lucky somewhere else.
If you say so.
There is no rush about the money.
Grigoriy Petrovich, I trust you more than anyone.
I have a habit to pay gambling debts on the spot.
Is this yours?
A piece of paper.
Should we read it?
No, it’s mine. I forget.
Waiter!
Do you mind if I write you a check?
Not at all.
But of course, Grigoriy Petrovich.
It’s stuffy here.
Do you mind if I go out for a smoke?
Of course.
-I will be back. I want my revenge. -I’ll be waiting eagerly.
Idiot!
Simpleton!
I almost got burned.
What can I do for you, sir?
Shave me.
Will do.
I knew it, Nicolas!
I shouldn’t have trusted you.
Natalie, this isn’t a child’s game. I insist that you returned home.
It’s about my husband’s life.
Are you going? Or should I go to Kosach alone?
Natalie.
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.
I want as much as you do for this duel to be canceled.
But you have to understand it’s a delicate matter.
Nicolas, I do understand,
but I won’t forgive myself if something happens.
-I’m not going back anyway. -Well, let’s hurry, then.
Come on, do it.
Sir.
Is it true that you’re having a duel with that gent who stole Katia?
Who’s saying that?
People are talking.
Is it true?
It’s...
You know what?
Pray for me... just in case.
Pray for my salvation.
God forbid! I’ll pray for your good health and God’s help.
Right, right. Come on, shave me.
I cannot be late.
Yes.
What is it?
Ma’am. Mr. Doroshenko is here with his sister.
Give me the robe.
What happened? At this early hour...
They didn’t want me to wake you up.
They wanted to see the young master.
I kept knocking at his door and then looked inside
and saw he wasn’t there.
So I came to you.
-What do you mean he isn’t here? -He isn’t. His horse isn’t here, either.
Oh my God and holy saints...
Yes?
Don’t let me down.
God help you, son.
Nicolas? What happened?
Natalya Aleksandrovna.
Aliosha isn’t here. Is something wrong?
Don’t worry, Sofya Stanislavovna.
Nicolas and Aleksey made an arrangement yesterday
to go for a morning ride today... as they used to do as children.
I found out and invited myself.
I love morning rides.
So we came to meet with him and woke you up.
We are very sorry.
He probably went to meet you half way.
Yes. We must have missed him at the road fork.
We shouldn’t make him wait. Let’s go.
Come for tea after your ride.
Promise me you will both come.
Of course, Sofya Stanislavovna.
Nicolas, he isn’t here, either.
I can see that.
Hello, gentlemen.
Natalya Aleksandrovna, Nikolay Aleksandrovich.
Natalie? What are you doing here?
-Grig. -You can’t be here.
Go home.
No, Grig. I can’t allow you risking your life, putting us at risk.
Grig...
We have just gotten married. I...
I’ll wait for Aleksey and make him apologize.
There will be no duel.
I don’t need you to protect me.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich.
Are you out of your mind?
Bringing a lady here!
This is against all rules.
She found out about the duel.
There was nothing I could do.
Maybe it’s for the best.
What do you mean?
Maybe she’ll be able to stop this madness.
Duel is a savage medieval tradition.
Why the hell did you volunteer to be a second, then?
I didn’t volunteer. I agreed.
Aleksey is a close friend. I couldn’t say no to him.
Go immediately! Home, to your father’s, I don’t care.
No, Grig. This time I won’t give up.
You want to stop the duel?
Nonsense.
Your presence will only make me postpone it for another time.
You have to understand. It’s about my honor, my family’s honor.
I will defend it, no matter whether you want it or not.
But, Grig...
Go home!
-Anyway... -Grig.
Bringing your sister here was very inconsiderate of you,
Nikolay Aleksandrovich.
I’m afraid we’ll have to reschedule.
I hope your friend Kosach will show some understanding.
-Where is he, by the way? -Aleksey will be here any minute now.
How can they do this?
Torturing a living soul like this.
She will... either lose her mind or do something to herself.
That’s right! Katia is possessed.
We should call the priest to exorcise her.
What are you doing here?
Is she wailing again?
Yeah.
Why are you here?
Go back to work.
Shut up, idiot!
Let me go to her!
Let me in!
What if she really goes crazy? What will you tell the master?
Oh God.
Baby! My sweetie!
Darling, what happened?
-Pavlusia. -What?
Aliosha came to me last night.
What? How?
He did. He was all white like an angel.
It was a dream. A dream, baby.
No, Pavlusia. I clung to him...
but he was so cold.
And there was blood... Blood everywhere.
Blood everywhere, Pavlusia! Everywhere! Here and here.
Now, now, baby. Don’t.
It was dark, too. So dark, Pavlusia.
Like inside a grave...
I am dead.
And so is he, Pavlusia.
Pavla!
That’s enough. Enough of this whining.
Come on. I said, come.
-God help you, darling. -Come on!
Let go!
Mr. Kosach is being late.
It’s almost 7:15, and he hasn’t come yet.
A few more minutes, gentlemen.
Something must have happened.
Let’s wait, then.
Maybe he has overslept.
The time is up.
I say let’s consider him avoiding the duel.
I agree.
I must say I didn’t expect this outcome.
This is very strange, gentlemen.
You all know Aleksey. He is no coward.
Hiding from a duel isn’t something he would do.
Why hiding? Maybe he regretted his words.
He would come anyway, to apologize to you.
Hiding from a fight like this... I can hardly believe it.
Still, this is what happened.
I don’t want to think where this Kosach could be.
Anyway, there will be no duel.
That’s good. Grig, let’s go home.
Yes, darling.
Gentlemen, I believe this is over.
Justice has prevailed.
Why don’t we all go to Chervinka and have breakfast?
Yes.
Gladly. I’m starving.
Nicolas, you?
I have to find Aleksey.
He has disgraced not just himself but me, too.
All right. But come to us after. I’ll be waiting.
All right.
Grig!
Darling, I strongly insist
that you never interfered with my business.
Do you understand?
Yes.
That’s good.
Come on.
That’s good.
Piotr Ivanovich, good morning to you!
I wanted to pamper you this morning, to treat you with coffee.
Why don’t I treat you with my whip?
Get out!
Yakov Yukhimovich, what’s this?
What did I do wrong?
Galia, you’re a fool.
His son might be dead already,
and you’re treating him with coffee.
Go away while you still can.
Nicolas? Are you alone?
Where is Natalie? And Aliosha?
We couldn’t find him.
I thought he was back home.
No.
Oh God!
What if something happened to him?
What if he drowned in a swamp?
Mother, what swamp?
I saw Aliosha writing a letter last night.
Probably to her.
Maybe he eloped with his beloved Katia again.
I think we have a cause for celebration.
Danila, show some decorum. It’s morning. No champagne.
Well...
Grisha!
Son...
Thank God.
Excuse us, gentlemen.
Come with me.
Natalya Aleksandrovna. How about a glass?
Mr. Kadochnikov.
Tell me.
There is nothing to tell.
Kosach never showed up. He turned craven.
Did he?
Doesn’t sound like him.
And yet he did.
What a turn of events.
Aren’t you happy?
Did you want to see a bullet in my chest?
What are you talking about? Of course I’m happy.
It’s just that Kosach’s actions seem strange to me. Never mind.
So, it appears he is a coward and not you.
Exactly.
I’m glad, son.
I’m happy that the Chervinskys family honor has been restored.
I’m happy and proud that you were prepared to risk your life
to recover our good name.
Let these Kosachs rave all they want. They can’t hold a candle to us.
-To you, son. -And to our family.
Are you out of your mind?
You know I work with urgent documents every morning. What are you doing here?
I apologize, Lidiya Ivanovna. It’s just...
I thought you might be interested.
Well? What happened?
Aleksey Fiodorovich yesterday gave me instructions
in case of his absence.
I thought it was just in case the Chervinskys decided to go to court.
But they can’t find him since this morning.
Sofya Stanislavovna is desperate.
She thinks he ran away
with that girl again.
Why did you wait till morning, idiot?
You should have reported it yesterday.
Get out!
Zakhar! My curricle.
Mr. Kadochnikov! You’re an intolerable chatterbox.
Come on.
Nicolas! You have decided to come to breakfast after all.
Natalie, can I have a minute? Excuse us, Mr. Kadochnikov.
Of course, of course.
I’ll go get some air.
The Chervinsky’s rose garden is famous
It inspires deep thoughts.
Frol!
Nicolas, what happened? Why are you so secretive?
-Have you found Aleksey? -No, I haven’t.
I suspect he has eloped with your Katerina again.
That would explain it. The duel was a distraction, wasn’t it?
It’s just my theory. Where is Katia?
If she isn’t here, either...
Come on. Come with me.
Here.
Natalya Aleksandrovna.
Yakov, unlock the door.
I can’t do it.
Not without my master.
-I said, open it! -Open immediately.
What is this fuss about?
So here’s where you keep her. In a cellar.
So it wasn’t Kosach’s fantasy, Grigoriy Petrovich.
Where should I keep my runaway bondmaid?
She is a girl, not a man. She can’t stand it.
I did... I did tell him that.
I told him she was sick, she had fever.
You monster!
Grig, please.
Open the door.
-She is unconscious. -Oh my God.
Nicolas, get her inside, quick.
Pavlina will show you to her room. Grig, do you mind?
I don’t.
Katrusia...
My girl.
Here. Just a second.
-Water. -What?
-Water. -Water!
Pavlina, water!
Katia, do you know where Aleksey Fiodorovich is? Katia?
Grigoriy Petrovich, please leave us.
Maybe she’s scared to talk in your presence. Please.
Grig, please. Please.
Katia.
Katia! Easy. Easy.
Don’t be afraid, Katia.
Do you remember me?
Don’t be afraid. I’m Natalie.
You remember me, don’t you?
Natalie, yes. And this is Nicolas.
He is a good friend of Aleksey Fiodorovich.
Katia, where is he now? Where is Aliosha?
He is an angel now.
He’s an angel.
An angel.
What?
-Easy. -Calm her down.
Easy, easy. Baby...
Come on.
Look at me, baby. Look who is here.
Hush, hush. Hush, my baby.
My bird, my star...
Now, now.
There, there. It was a dream.
A bad dream. It went away... with the night.
Look, it’s day now. Look.
The sun is shining, warming us with its rays.
My... baby... My darling...
Here is some water.
She is raving. She’s raving, the poor thing.
Aliosha...
Oh God.
She needs a doctor.
Come in.
-Ma’am. -What? Tell me!
Aleksey Fiodorovich’s horse came back... Alone.
We should send a search party and tell the police.
What are you... Do it!
Mother! Don’t.
Oh my God.
The horse came back, so what? It doesn’t mean anything.
No, no. No. You can’t deceive a mother’s heart.
Our Aliosha is gone.
My son is gone.
No,
Aliosha, no!
Don’t go, Aliosha.
Don’t go to the mill.
Don’t go to... the mill.
She probably means the mills she used to meet with him at.
You know, the one across the forest.
Yes, I know. The abandoned mill.
Why can’t he go there?
She is just raving.
People are telling things about that mill.
Someone killed himself there. There are evil spirits there, too.
Hush, baby.
Tell your mistress Miss Shefer is here.
Be quick about it, you dork.
Nicolas, let me know as soon as you find out something, will you?
Of course. Don’t worry.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich. Natalie, darling, good morning.
Good morning, Lidiya Ivanovna.
You’ll have to excuse me. I have some errands.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich, I wanted to talk to you about our mutual friend,
Aleksey Kosach.
Please excuse me. Later. We’ll talk later.
-Natalie. So it’s true. -What?
Did they elope again?
They should have locked her in a safer place.
I’d whip her to death do make an example of her.
Liddy, stop. Kitty is here.
-Here? -Yes, in her room.
Come in, my dear.
So nobody has eloped.
This idiot was telling me tales.
You said she was here.
Can I take a look?
Liddy, better not.
Katia is very ill.
She is delirious.
She has high fever, on top of everything else.
Maybe you shouldn’t keep an infectious patient in the house.
Taras is such a fool. He says, “Nobody saw the master since yesterday.
He must have eloped with her.” Idiot.
A landlord has business to tend to.
So he went away.
He’ll be back.
I hope so.
Although... it wouldn’t be easy for Kosach to be in public now.
Do you mean yesterday’s scandal?
Yes, it was unpleasant, but...
People forget.
Not exactly.
You were right, Liddy.
Men do have their reasons.
Grigoriy didn’t send me to Father on a whim.
He challenged Kosach.
This morning.
What?
Did they fight? Is Aliosha injured?
No.
Kosach did a shameful thing: he never showed up.
And now he is missing, as far as I know.
What are you talking about?
Liddy, he never showed up.
Grigoriy Petrovich thinks he was scared.
Grigoriy Petrovich thinks... Nonsense.
Aleksey is a brave,
decent, fearless man.
He couldn’t have!
I was as surprised as you are.
-There must be an explanation. -Oh, Liddy.
He went to look for this...
what’s his name?
The liar from prison, the runaway.
-Reshetnikov? -Yes.
It’s the only explanation.
Liddy, don’t lie to yourself.
Kosach ran away.
No!
He couldn’t have.
Aliosha!
“Don’t blame anyone for my death.
I made this decision being of sound mind and memory,
unable to bear pangs of conscience.
I admit slandering an honest man, Grigoriy Chervinsky.
I can’t live with this. Goodbye. Yours, Aleksey Kosach.”
The fool!
God, what a fool.
What a fool...