MINSK, BELARUS 3:30 A.M.
[tense music playing]
[man over phone] Listen, Lea, they're coming for you.
- You got five minutes to get out. - What?
You'll get a ride that leaves from Minsk at 5 in the morning.
Don't take too much. No suitcases. Got it?
You have to be there. It's your last chance.
Understood.
[dramatic music playing]
Ani?
Ani.
Wake up.
Mom.
[coughs]
- How do you feel, sweetie? - Bad.
All right, listen. We have to run. Get dressed.
[dramatic music continues playing]
- Police! Open up! - [Lea whispering] Come on. Come on.
Hurry! We have to hurry. Run!
[dramatic music continues playing]
They're gone.
She fucking escaped.
[dramatic music continues playing]
[solemn music playing]
SZCZECIN, POLAND 2 DAYS LATER
[seagulls squawking]
[pop music playing on radio]
[jingle singers] Radio Szczecin.
[radio host] The war in Ukraine and closing the border to Belarus
have caused a growing migrant crisis.
Today, hundreds of people from the Middle East
are camping out in forests by the Polish border.
These people are looking for a way to get to Europe at any cost.
Unfortunately, human traffickers make a lot of money out of this plight
by providing their old smuggling routes.
Today I'm joined by Mark Pec, the captain of a cargo ship where...
Trepa, Trepa.
- Trepa. - [beeping]
[Trepa over comms] This is Trepa. Go ahead.
We'll reach the Goclaw Marina in an hour.
Over and out.
- [beeping] - [Trepa] You mean, "over and in"?
[pensive music playing]
Hey, Hania. Wake up.
- Hm? - [giggles]
Just pretending.
The sandwiches are ready.
Let's go.
[poignant music playing]
[boat horn blaring]
[poignant music continues playing]
[Hania] I'm kind of scared I'll forget the steps.
So I guess Zuzia's going to have to help me.
Well, I'd feel lucky if I were you.
I mean, it's a good thing to have a friend that remembers a lot.
You don't have to worry, it will be okay.
[Zawieja] What's he doing?
Watch out!
[tires screeching]
[panting]
[horn honking]
- [Trepa] What's your problem? - [inaudible dialogue]
Are you okay?
[horn honking]
Follow him.
- No, come on. It's-- - Do it.
[tires screech]
[Hania] I really don't want to be late to school, Mom.
- No, you won't be late. - You always say that, but then I am.
[clears throat]
[siren wailing]
[solemn music playing]
[music stops]
- [car door closes] - [truck engine idling]
[Trepa] What was that about?
- What? - It was us you cut off.
License and registration, please.
[Trepa] I'll go run it.
Please step out of the vehicle.
- [Ani] Mama, I don't feel good. - [Lea] Shh... Be quiet.
- [Trepa] Zero, zero to 123. - [dispatcher] Zero, zero, go ahead.
We got a suspicious truck headed to the docks.
Belarusian plates, 3-0-2-7-K-T-4...
- What happened to your face? - Huh?
That. What happened there?
[Trepa] Permission to open the container.
- [dispatcher] Give me a minute. - Ah, nothing.
What do you have here?
This? A container.
Yes, I know that, but what's inside of it?
Not sure. Um, they loaded it over there.
And I'm taking it to the docks right now.
Can you open it for me?
- Hm? - Can you open these doors up?
[dispatcher] We've got an alert on those plates. Let him go.
- [Trepa] Really? - We're gonna be late again, Uncle.
- [dispatcher] Yeah. Let him go. - All right, understood.
The code? I don't know.
- Zawieja, we're letting him go. - What?
Yeah. I got to say, it must be your lucky day.
- You're free to leave. - What?
You may go now.
Just be safer when you drive.
Who radioed that truck in?
Kasia. HQ told us to let him go, so we let him go.
But who is it that's watching that truck?
The CBI.
Put on your seatbelts.
Well, at least my hunch was right.
Like always.
Õ Don't you know I'm no good for you? Õ
Õ I've learned to lose you Can't afford to Õ
Õ Tore my shirt To stop you bleeding Õ
Õ But nothing ever Stops you leaving Õ
Õ Quiet when I'm coming home And I'm on my own Õ
[gentle vocalizing]
Õ I could lie Say I like it like that Õ
Õ Like it like that Õ
[gentle vocalizing]
Õ I could lie Say I like it like that Õ
Õ Like it like that Õ
Õ Quiet when I'm coming home And I'm on my own Õ
THE THAW
[Pietrzak] She's been through a lot. You've seen her file.
She couldn't deal with her husband's suicide.
However, she was able to solve Strzelecki and Kosinska's cases.
- She's been going to therapy. - [Zawieja] Hello.
[Pietrzak] She's got OHS approval and her gun license back.
[Trepa] How's it going?
[man] Can she handle this?
Yes.
[Zawieja] Hello.
Oh! Detective Zawieja.
- Detective Trepa, Crime Division. - Hello.
Chief Inspector Szymanski, he's from the CBI.
Why don't you have a seat?
We're currently running an operation against human traffickers.
The trafficking in Szczecin is being coordinated by this guy.
Andrzej Lanski.
[reporter] Ever since the arrest of the disgraced District Prosecutor
Michal Strzelecki,
there have been a handful of incarcerated criminals
who have had their convictions overturned.
One of them, Andrzej Lanski, the alleged crime boss,
has served six years of the life sentence that was given to him.
Today, he is being released.
[Lanski] First off, I just wanna say
that I'm happy justice has finally won.
Now spending time with my family is all I want.
So we suspect that the next shipment will leave for Sweden in 48 hours.
The time and the route, that's what we need.
Okay, but aren't you able to just raid the docks?
We don't have any men or cameras there.
Going in blind like that could mean wasting six months of hard work.
We need someone inside to help us.
Oliwier Galewski. You know him, right?
Affiliated with the Lanski brothers.
We've been watching him for some time now.
Him or me?
Him.
His sister is your daughter's classmate,
and you're friends with his mother Elzbieta Galewski.
What I need is an informant. You'll recruit him.
Recruit my friend's son?
The truth is, I've got enough to put him away.
But I don't want the kid.
I want Lanski.
So then?
Will you help us?
Wonderful.
By the way, you have a good instinct.
That truck you reported earlier,
our team has been following it ever since it left Belarus.
So people were inside there, but we weren't allowed to search it?
The thing is, arresting the driver could have meant, well,
saving only a few people from their fate.
But taking down the whole group would save hundreds.
I don't need to explain this to experienced officers like you two.
Or do I?
I'll see you later.
- Bye. - Bye.
What charges can they get the kid for?
Drug dealing and possession is what they said.
He'd go straight to prison.
What are you thinking now?
That I feel sorry for his mother.
If you really wanna help out him and his mother, get him to cooperate.
Okay.
[groans] Fuck me, I can already hear all the comments at school.
[speaking in high voice] "Hania's mom arrested Zuzia's brother!"
Maybe you shouldn't be dealing with this, if you don't want to.
[speaking in normal voice] I'm not a fan of Szymanski.
And the way he shrugged off that truck...
Hey, why don't we check out that gas station?
- We'll be late for Hania's play. - It will only be five minutes.
I need to check something.
[siren wailing]
- Good afternoon. - [woman] Hello.
- Hi. - We're with the city police.
- You've got CCTV here? - Recording? Yeah.
We're going to need to see
any footage you have recorded from earlier today.
- [Zawieja] Yeah, that's him. - [Trepa] Mm...
[Trepa] Can we see the receipt for whatever he purchased?
- [man] I'll look it up. - Mm...
[tense music continues playing]
Chips, cola, water, painkillers, and sanitary pads.
[Zawieja] So that means I was right.
Szymanski knew there were people in there.
And now they're going to be smuggled out.
We don't have much time.
[Trepa] Why am I not surprised to hear you say that?
[gentle piano music playing over speakers]
GRANDFATHER'S DAY
Bravo, Hania!
Bravo!
- Sleepover, sleepover! - Sleepover!
- Please, Mom? - You wanna have a sleepover?
So looks like the stars here want to have a sleepover.
So they're your problem now. I have plans. Okay?
Will you at least try to get home early? Hm?
- I can't tonight, so don't wait up. - Fine.
- [Zuzia] High five! - High five, you guys.
- Have fun tonight. Got it? See you! - [Hania & Zuzia] Got it!
[Elzbieta] Were you happy with how the show turned out?
[Zuzia] Yeah.
See you later.
[Elzbieta] Come here.
- Hello. - I'll introduce you.
- This is Hania's mom, Kasia. Staszek. - Hello.
- Zawieja. - [clears throat]
- How about something sweet? - No, it's okay.
- No, thank you. - [Hania] Yeah.
Well, I'll have some.
Why don't the girls have the sleepover at my place?
- What do you think? Sound good? - Yeah! Yay!
- Go pack your bags. - All right, then.
- Take everything. - Get all your things.
- See you downstairs. - See you.
[tense music playing]
Hey.
[engine revving]
[Trepa] You know, for me, the unsung hero of pizza is the dough.
Using the exact amount of water,
flour, salt, pepper, olive oil, yeast.
There's also finding the right temperature to bake it
and using the correct method of kneading.
It really is a kind of art, wouldn't you say?
- [Hania] Yeah. - I guess it's all preference.
In my opinion, it's really tasty.
It's pretty good, but the one that my brother Oliwier makes is way better.
- [Trepa] Seriously? - Really? Oh, Trepa, you hear that?
Yeah, yeah, well, if that's the case,
then why don't you two brush your teeth and go off to bed?
- No, not yet. - [Trepa] I'm not showing any mercy.
- Uncle! - It's time for bed.
- No! - Thanks a lot.
I put my heart into this pizza and for what? Let's go.
Good night, girls.
[Hania & Zuzia] Good night.
I'm going to show you something.
The brother of that girl, Zuzia, is Oliwier Galewski.
His parents lease a dock at the shipyard. They fix boats.
He works there as well as for the Lanskis, doing transshipment.
Know him?
Incredible fuckers. You shouldn't go anywhere near them.
In fact, I once told Wojtek the same thing.
Yeah, well, Lanski's out and they're already trafficking people again.
- I think this kid is our only chance. - All right.
I better get going.
Ah...
Give my love to Hania.
- You're angry. - No.
But I'm warning you to stay away from those docks.
Janek! I don't understand. What do you expect me to do?
Quit my job? Is that what you want?
No, I don't know. Maybe you could open a pizza joint with Trepa.
Okay.
Uncle doesn't have his toothbrush here.
Because your uncle has different rules. He uses his finger.
[Hania giggles]
[Trepa] Okay, girls, off to bed.
Chop-chop. Come on. Let's go, let's go. Pick up the pace.
- Did you have fun? - [Hania & Zuzia] Yeah.
Awesome. I'm glad to hear it.
Hugs and kisses. Don't let the bed bugs bite.
- What's the last thing? - [Hania & Zuzia] Good night.
That's exactly right.
Leave it. I'll clean it up.
No, no, it's okay. I'm the one who made a mess, so I'll clean it up.
So, what will you say?
To the kid, I mean.
Probably the truth.
That's smart. The truth will set us free.
Hope so.
Cleaning up is done. The pizza has been baked and eaten.
The stars of the stage are in bed.
- Thank you. - Of course.
- See you. - Good night.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[seagulls squawking]
[pensive music playing]
[tools and equipment whirring and clanking]
I'm sorry to bother you, but would you mind asking him to come down?
What the hell?
- What can I do for you, Ms. Officer? - Oliwier.
Right now, you're facing eight to 15 years in prison.
Oh, yeah? For what?
- Are you working for the Lanskis? - Yeah.
Okay. And what do you do for them?
This and that, at the club.
And moving containers. The ones at the docks, am I right?
- No. - No?
Listen to me. Do you know what are in those containers?
Women and children. You understand?
Here is my number.
I know you won't answer now.
But this is serious.
Fuck.
All right. I work for the Lanskis.
All I do is move the containers, though. I do my job, okay?
I don't know about the...
I know they pay good money to their workers.
And you and Lanski's sons are friends as well.
I don't want to see you go to jail, though.
I know it would kill your mom if you did.
You can still save yourself.
[tense music playing]
What do you want me to do?
I need you to trust me, for starters.
I want information.
The location and when they're departing.
The next shipment schedule.
However, we don't have much time.
He's a good kid.
I want you to promise that you'll make sure he's safe.
If anyone there learns that he snitched, he might end up dead.
[Szymanski] His intel needs to be precise and given to us in advance.
It's the only way we'll be able to guarantee
his protection and the operation's.
Don't you think maybe we could have just detained the truck driver?
- It would have been simpler. - [Pietrzak] Zawieja.
Thank you for helping. Now we wait for it all to develop.
No problem. Thank you. Bye.
Mom, I'm really tired.
Go get ready, then.
[phone ringing and buzzing]
- Yes? - It's Oliwier. I'm at the docks.
I'm about to move a container.
So why didn't you tell me about this earlier?
I'm sorry. I wasn't able to.
I think someone's in there. You were right.
Tell me where you are.
And I need you to not do something stupid.
- You want me to open it? - No!
Please just tell me where you are and wait until I get there, okay?
All right. I'll see you.
Oliwier? Oli.
[exhaling sharply]
[Zawieja] "Grzes wanted his bear to come home.
He loved the bear's complaining in the morning
and the evening conversations about the places the bear visited.
Every day, Grzes would..."
"He loved the bear's complaining in the morning
and the evening conversations about the places the bear visited."
[suspenseful music playing]
[grunting]
-"Every day, Grzes would--" - [phone buzzing]
- Hello? - [Oliwier] You were right.
I opened the container.
It's not contraband that's inside of here. It's women.
Where are you? I'll pick you up now.
I have to go. I'll call back.
Oliwier. Hello? Hello?
[Pietrzak] What's up, Zawieja? What is it?
I just got a call from Oliwier.
The girls are at the docks.
[dramatic music playing]
Hania's asleep.
Kasia. Be careful out there.
Of course.
[sighs]
Where exactly in the docks?
He said he would call back.
So for now, I would just head for the port.
[dramatic music continues playing]
[beeping]
[Zawieja] I got a pin.
Go past the overpass and turn left.
[train horn blaring]
[dramatic music continues playing]
[music stops]
[suspenseful music playing]
[gun cocks]
Trepa!
He's alive.
Oliwier.
Oliwier, will you look at me?
Can you hear me?
Hey. Good job. Don't fall asleep. Just stay with me.
Officer Trepa. I'm at the docks by the container warehouses.
I need backup here now.
Send an ambulance right away.
Grandpa, Grandpa, can you do the monster thing?
- Chase me! - [chuckles]
- Sure thing. - You can't catch me, monster!
[speaking in playful voice] I'm a monster!
I'm a mon-- [grunting]
Chase me, monster!
[Janek groans weakly]
Grandpa, you're so silly. What are you doing? Grandpa?
[dramatic music playing]
Call Pietrzak. We need to raid the Lanskis.
- I'll go with them, okay? - All right.
[dispatcher] Emergency services, how can I help?
- Hello? Grandpa just fell down. - I'm sorry to hear that.
Tell me where you are and we'll try to help you, okay?
[dramatic music continues playing]
[siren blaring]
[somber music playing]
[Pietrzak] Zawieja, I'm sorry about the kid, but it's not your fault.
It looks like they managed to move the women he told you about.
The truck container is empty, and we're checking the rest.
- They knew we were coming. - How the hell did they know that?
They fucking knew everything. They even knew that I was talking to him.
Do you understand? I'm responsible for that kid being killed.
- The two of you set me up. - Calm down.
Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!
Hania? Hania, what happened?
- Grandpa fell down. - What?
- Grandpa fell down. - Your daughter is a brave young lady.
- We're lucky she acted so swiftly. - What's going on?
[Pietrzak] The boy is dead.
Nothing. We searched everywhere, but someone's cleaned up pretty good.
- Thanks. - I'm clocking out.
We'll need to have a talk with Lanski now.
Excuse me. Janek Zawieja?
[nurse 1] He's in room 331.
[nurse 2] Slowly. Okay, good.
Now slowly to the other side, Mr. Zawieja.
We know it hurts. Nice and slow.
That's good.
All right. Slowly. I'm just going to plug this in. Okay.
[dramatic music playing]
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
They really make you do stuff like this at night, inspector?
Sometimes. What is it?
There was a kid working for you.
He was found dead tonight at the docks, unfortunately.
- Who? - Oliwier Galewski.
[Maria] What's going on?
It's Oliwier.
He was just found dead.
Oliwier who?
Galewski?
So I gather you knew him, then?
He was a nice kid. That's so awful.
My son is going to be crushed.
- You were at the docks today? - No.
We suspect that someone's using your territory to run contraband.
Why don't we go inside?
[solemn music playing]
[Zawieja] I don't know how I'm going to handle all this.
Obviously, Kasia, I'll help you with everything.
It's just maybe it would be best if you took a break for now.
You could go on a leave.
I mean, at least until Janek recovers.
I can't.
I won't leave this case behind. Not after what they did to the kid.
I can't drop this.
I won't.
She's asleep.
Go, I'll stay with her.
Thank you.
All right, I want to know everything that the informant told you.
He told me that the girls were at the docks
and that the shipment was leaving tonight.
He sent me a pin for his location. That's where we found him.
So you've launched the operation based on unverified intel, right?
His safety wasn't secured.
It seems Lanski was one step ahead of us.
Either he saw me talking to the kid, or someone else told him, right?
- All about the sting? - [Szymanski] Yeah.
Was it you? Was it me? Inspector Pietrzak? Your colleagues?
It's not her fault, okay?
And leaving a mess like that is not really Lanski's style.
That's true. We've been watching him for a while now.
He was very busy getting an alibi.
He dined at a restaurant and after that, he went to a game.
We've got fucking nothing at all!
- Thanks a lot for today! - Let's wait for the autopsy results.
[dramatic music playing]
Trepa?
Wiktor Molski. Wojtek was investigating him.
He spent the whole evening with Lanski.
He's back in Szczecin.
[theme music playing]