[child sings scales]
[uneasy music plays]
[saw scrapes]
COLORS OF EVIL: BLACK
[music fades]
[children play outside]
[cell phone rings]
[Bilski] Haircut, what's up? How are ya?
Yeah, not bad. Small town, you know.
[lighter clicks]
Uh-huh.
What caught your attention?
[child sings scales]
[vehicle approaches]
[singing stops]
Running late, Bilski?
[Bilski] Yeah. Sorry about that.
[car lock beeps]
Guess that makes two of us.
You getting settled in all right, then?
Uh, just about, yeah.
[sighs] So they banished you here, but it's not such a bad place to land.
You'll see.
Just lie low.
Do your time, and they'll forget.
DISTRICT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TRULOCZ
You can only punish a prosecutor so long for doing his job.
And maybe this place'll grow on you. Who knows?
- Hey. - [man] Hey.
Did you go out last night?
[Bilski] Yeah. Saw all parts of town.
- Seriously? - No.
There's not much nightlife, but there's a ton of history here.
Is that a new case?
[man] Yeah. Just came in.
Someone stole some booze.
[man] In this town, shoplifting's a major crime.
[sighs]
There was a boy who went missing around here a couple of years ago.
Name was Adam Poznański.
Yeah, uh, we put a lot of effort into that case.
Helicopters, dogs.
Searched all through the woods.
His mother remembers two days later he's at her cousin's.
[scoffs] She forgot where her own kid was?
Why are you asking?
A friend is trying to close the file in the provincial records,
but there's an error message in the system or something.
It happens. You have to ask Chief Adamczyk to fix whatever's wrong on this end first.
I remember Adam was one of the choir's best.
You're religious?
More like superstitious.
I hedge my bets.
- [woman] Pink flowers today. - [man] Thank you.
- You eat those? - [chuckles] Don't ask.
Is your daughter coming to visit you soon?
Tomorrow.
That's nice. She'll be here just in time for the Harvest Festival.
Ah! You must be the murder-mystery writer who bought the house on the lake.
- [woman chuckles] - Yes. Hi. I'm Julia Sarman.
[woman] Welcome, both of you.
- This is my son, Piotruś. - [woman] Hi. [chuckles]
Elżbieta Pakosz.
I should have started with that, but small town gossip, you know?
I assume you know those gentlemen?
- Fellow writers? - Local prosecutors.
[Julia] Mm.
[Elżbieta] What a cute boy. Mm. Just like my Michał.
He's an angel, but very quiet.
- Mom, come on. - What? [chuckles]
He made me suffer for 24 hours in labor with his butt pointed towards the exit
and that's how he stayed. [laughs]
- Piotruś was very quick. - [Elżbieta] Mm.
Except I thought he didn't have a face because a sac was covering him. [chuckles]
- He was born with a caul, then! - [plate smashes]
[dog barks]
Hey, hey, hey, hey! You think you can just dine and dash?
I'll pay you back later.
[chuckles] My husband.
[dog whines]
Excuse me, Chief.
- Got a second? - Sure, Leopold.
How can I help you?
Do you remember the case of the missing boy from two years ago,
Adam Poznański?
I do.
A buddy of mine who's with the, uh, provincial police is checking data.
Apparently the report's not in the system.
If a file's missing, it's gotta be on their end.
This isn't Sopot. We run things right around here.
Tell him to look again.
Sure thing, Chief. I'll do that.
But Adam was found safe, right?
- Yeah. - His mom forgot where he was?
Why are you asking about a file we closed?
Just curious, Chief.
[scoffs] His mother's an idiot.
She got more kids than she can handle, that's all.
[Bilski] Right. Thanks.
Sure.
Warsaw's fucking finest.
[child sings scales]
[singing stops]
I'm looking for the Poznański file, but it's not in the storage room.
It's gotta be.
- I looked. It's not in there. - You must have missed it.
I didn't miss it.
Then ask the chief. He was the one who worked on it.
I did. He told me to fuck off.
The chief did?
Do you know how I can get ahold of the kid's parents?
Bored already?
[child sings scales]
[dog barking]
[singing stops]
Ewelina obviously worships this idiot,
so, of course, it's gonna bite her in the ass big time.
Such great light here.
It's a mess.
- We had it built and I'm still unpacking. - [child murmurs]
Well, I'm sure it's hard trying to move with three kids.
I have four kids.
Costs me a damn fortune.
Thank God for benefits, right?
We wouldn't make it otherwise.
My husband doesn't make much. [sighs]
Thank God they cover our bills.
[child babbles]
You have someone helping you?
I meant, we're covered.
What do you want?
[man on TV] Now, as much as they…
Adam is your son, isn't he?
What about him?
You reported him missing two years ago, then said he was at your cousin's?
Yeah, so?
So, that means you found Adam?
Right.
And he lives here now?
- No, still with cousins. - [Bilski] Here in Trulocz?
[Adam's mom] No, not here.
- So, where then? - [Adam's mom] A small town far away.
I don't remember the name. I lost the address.
I think I can get it for ya. What's the cousin's name?
I don't remember.
Sorry, but how can you not know your cousin's name?
This is my mother's cousin. I don't really know them.
She's helping us.
I'll call you if I remember something.
[woman on TV] Maybe I made a fool of myself.
Someday, I'm gonna marry him.
Ewelina's a dreamer. She falls in love at the drop of a hat.
It's sad and funny at…
Are you in touch with Adam at all?
[Adam's mom] I can barely keep up with the three here. It takes all my time.
Do you have kids?
- Yep. I do, yeah. - So you can imagine what it takes.
[Piotruś] How did she die, Mom?
[uneasy music plays]
Mom?
Mom!
You're doing it again.
[Julia] Sorry, honey.
Julia?
[man chuckles softly]
[music stops]
I'm Patryk Deczer. We graduated high school together.
- Right. - [Patryk chuckles]
What a coincidence.
I heard a rumor you were back in Trulocz.
If you want, I can tell people you're here and we can have a barbecue to celebrate?
How have you been?
You probably wouldn't remember, but I used to paint in high school.
- And I kept doing it. - [Julia] Mm.
I just finished my first, um, exhibition in Copenhagen.
- Wow. - Yeah.
- Is this your son? - Mm-hmm. Piotruś.
Uh, hi, Piotruś.
Uh, I'm sure your mother must love having her grandson so close.
The move has kept us too busy to see her yet.
- I meant it, um… - [ominous music plays]
[echoing] We'll get in touch. I'll put together a welcome party
with some of our old buddies.
[music fades]
- [Julia] Okay. - Okay?
We'd better get going.
See you, Patryk.
Sure. See ya, Piotruś.
[insects chirp]
[Piotruś] Why don't we go see Grandma?
[Julia] Because Grandma doesn't want to see me.
[Piotruś sighs]
What's she so mad about?
She never said.
[poignant music plays]
But it's not good.
[Julia sniffles]
What are you thinking about?
I miss Dad.
Sometimes I don't remember what he looked like.
[Julia sighs]
[horse whinnies]
[jaunty traditional music plays]
[Bilski] Look at the horse.
[girl] I want to go in the barrel!
[Bilski] Oh, look at the castles!
- [girl] Bouncy castles! - [Bilski] Hm.
[indistinct chatter]
- [Bilski] You wanna do the big one first? - [girl] Yeah!
- [boy 1] Mom! I can fly! - [Bilski] Down you go.
[grunts] Wait for you right here.
Robi.
Hello, Prosecutor.
- Hey. Leopold. - Julia.
- Nice to meet you. - [Piotruś] I want it first!
- [boy 2] Flip! - That your daughter?
Monika.
- [Julia] She's cute. - [Bilski chuckles] Thanks.
[man clicks tongue]
Does she go to school here?
She lives with my ex in Warsaw. She starts next year.
- [man] This way. - You're not from here, are you?
Uh, I got transferred.
- [Piotruś] Watch this! - How's it going so far?
Oh, I'm kinda bored.
[chuckles]
You've made the rounds, then.
[exhales] What brings you here?
- [Piotruś] Mom! I love this thing! - [girl squeals]
I assume you're used to people getting nervous when you ask them questions?
Goes with the job, I guess.
- [Julia] Does it bother you? - [Bilski] Sometimes.
[Julia] So, why do you do it?
- I've been wondering lately. - [Piotruś] Look out below!
So, why are you in Trulocz?
Mostly for research. For a book.
I'm looking into the history of Kashubia. Kinda.
[jaunty music plays]
- So, Monika's on vacation? - Yeah.
- Mom! Can we go to the shooting range? - [Julia sighs]
You should come to our house with your daughter. There's a lake. We'll swim.
[Bilski] She'd love that. Thanks.
All right.
[machine beeps]
[machine chimes]
- [man 1] Step right up! - [Julia] Hi, how are you?
[man 1] You hit the target, kid, and you win a teddy bear.
You can give it to your mom or one of the cute girls out there.
[Julia] Mm.
All right. Go ahead.
[rifle pellet pings]
[exhales] Fucking rumors are true, I guess.
Julia, you remember my face, huh?
How long's it been?
- Ah, is that your boy? - Let's go.
- [man 2] Hey! Kid! - We'll come back later.
[man 2] Watch out! She did this to me, you know?
[music stops]
[woman on stage] A very, very warm welcome to you all.
- It's always such a pleasure to be here. - [Julia] You okay?
[woman on stage] I remember my first time on this stage like it was yesterday.
It was when I started my first term as mayor.
I was given some very good advice.
"Listen to the people, Fabiola."
And I assume I've done that pretty well over the years
since you keep putting me back in office. [laughs]
Thank you. It's an honor.
But more importantly,
I would like to thank all of you
for making our town grow into what it is today for all of us.
Your hard work and dedication have made Trulocz what it is today. Bravo!
[cheering]
[Fabiola] Listen to the people.
That advice was given to me by my late friend and mentor
and father of our special guest here beside me,
Mr. Marek Chojnacki!
- [applause] - Thank you.
Philanthropist, businessman extraordinaire and great fan of our beloved town.
[applause]
[Fabiola] A few words, please, Marek.
[Marek] Um, thank you very much, Madam Mayor.
- Um, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. - [haunting music plays]
[Marek] It's been a year since my father passed away.
Piotruś?
- [Marek] He loved our town and dedicated… - [Julia] Piotruś?
- [Marek] …to helping our community. - Piotruś!
[Marek] Today, it is my honor to announce
the creation of a scholarship in my father's name…
Piotruś!
…to help our young people achieve their dreams.
[girl laughs]
Piotruś?
What is it? Is something wrong?
[music stops]
[man] I don't know what happened to her kid.
I saw that bitch at the shooting stand.
[door closes]
Right after that, I went to Zagłoba's for a drink.
The bartender'll tell you.
I had a beer or two, and then I went home.
You refer to Ms. Sarman as a bitch.
You wouldn't be keeping something from us, would you?
- Haven't you noticed my face? - [Chief] Of course I have.
- It's hard not to. - [man] It's her fault.
Her and her buddies when we were growing up.
Really? I gotta hear this.
We were in high school. They beat me up. They left me there on the ground.
- Next to the bonfire. - [Chief] High school?
- You mean she's from here? - [man] Don't you know who she is?
[scoffs]
That's Julia Burchardt.
Our mayor's long-lost daughter.
[uneasy music plays]
[sirens wail]
- [car doors close] - [dog barks]
[officer] All right, let's go.
Hey.
[doorbell chimes]
[man] I don't remember the details.
Arek was working at a resort by the lake that summer.
[pans clatter]
The Burchardt girl was there.
Apparently, they kissed.
Her friends didn't like it.
They knocked him out and left him by the fire.
Ruined his life, what they did to his face.
[man grunts]
You think he wanted revenge?
[breathes heavily]
He wouldn't go after a kid.
[man sighs]
You're the organist at the church, right?
Not anymore.
I was the organist. I led the choir.
- How long did you lead it? - [man] About 40 years.
I had to quit last year.
It's too hard with the chair.
There was a boy in the choir two years ago, Adam Poznański?
The one who was missing, and then he wasn't?
[Bilski] Yes.
Our best alto.
So you were still at the church then. Did he ever come back?
Not to choir.
[bells chime]
[breathes heavily]
[Bilski] Monika!
- [Monika] Daddy! - [Bilski] Hey, baby.
We haven't found him yet.
Is it possible he went home?
[breathes shakily]
[Julia] Piotruś!
Piotruś!
[breathes shakily]
They kill children here, Leopold.
- [Bilski] What do you mean? - My own sister died here.
- [Bilski] She was abducted? - No.
[Bilski] What happened?
Julia.
Julia, what happened to your sister?
She killed herself. She…
- [Bilski] When did she do that? - When we were little.
[Bilski] Your son. Could he be at your mother's?
[Julia] No. No, he doesn't know her. They've never met.
[Bilski] Maybe Piotruś found out where she lives, and he decided to go meet her?
[Julia breathes heavily]
[uneasy music plays]
[Julia] Is he here?
Honey?
- Piotruś? - [Fabiola] He's not here, Julia.
- Tell me where he is. - [Fabiola] I wish I could.
Believe me, I wish I could. But I didn't even know he existed!
[Julia] Piotruś!
[Fabiola] What are you doing?
Looking for my son.
Some people just aren't fit to be parents.
[Julia] Honey!
Piotruś?
[door opens]
- [door closes] - So? Any luck?
No.
[Fabiola] Are you the father?
No, I'm Leopold Bilski.
I work for the prosecutor's office.
Ah. Uh, Chief Adamczyk filled me in.
He said they would start searching at dawn.
That's good.
[Fabiola] I'm glad she has someone to help her.
In case she needs them.
Better if she gets some sleep.
For you.
Here.
[tense music plays]
[music fades]
[Patryk] How are you holding up?
I'm sorry.
[Julia] They said I have to stay home.
[Patryk] The whole town's looking for him, Julia. He's gonna be okay.
[cries]
Do you know something?
[Patryk] Um, no, but I have faith.
If you want, I can set up a Facebook page
so anyone with information can get hold of us or the police.
If anyone saw something, they can get the information to us right away.
[sobs]
You're well-known and you're from here. That's gonna help.
[cries]
[Patryk] Stay strong.
It'll be all right.
I had a major crush on you back in high school.
But you were so lost back then.
It all came back when we ran into each other.
I realized I still have feelings for you.
[uneasy music sting]
I love you, Julia.
[Julia gasps] What the fuck?
- What's wrong with you? - I'm sorry. I misread the signals.
Get the fuck out of here.
Leave me alone, asshole!
[uneasy music plays]
I'll let you know when the profile's done.
PATRYK DECZER CREATED SPOTTED TRULOCZ
[Julia gasps]
[breathes heavily]
[shower runs]
[vehicle approaches]
[water stops]
[door clangs]
[breathes shakily]
[door closes]
[door rattles]
[both breathe heavily]
[Patryk grunts]
[both sigh]
[music fades]
[leaves rustle]
[tense music plays]
[whistle trills]
[uneasy music plays]
[lock clicks]
[Bilski exhales] We found remains in the woods.
[whimpers]
No, it's not Piotruś.
It's not Piotruś, Julia. It's a skeleton.
The remains have been there a while. It can't be him. Do you understand?
It's a child's remains they found buried during the search in the forest.
From the looks of it, they've been there at least a year, okay?
[sighs]
Our mother forced my sister and me to sing in the choir.
One day, she said she didn't want to go anymore.
She lost her appetite.
Nightmares, vomiting.
She poisoned herself.
She was ten. I was 12.
Not long after, I saw a man who was
abusing a boy.
[Bilski] Abusing? How?
Sexually.
Did you tell anyone?
[sighs] My mother said it didn't happen.
Church wouldn't allow it.
[Julia sniffs]
[Julia sniffles]
- [sighs] - Do you know who it was?
Not him.
Only the boy he was with.
It was Michał Pakosz, your boss's son.
[bells jangle]
Monika? Where are you?
Do you know where my daughter is?
Uh…
She was here a minute ago.
- Where'd she go? - Did you check the bathroom?
[Bilski] Monika?
Monika, are you here?
[door slams]
[Bilski] Honey?
Monika?
She's not in there.
Last time I saw her, she was drawing.
Maybe she's with your mother?
No, she left a while ago alone.
[tense music plays]
Jesus.
I only left her out here for a minute.
- That's the last place you saw her? - Mm-hmm.
Where is she then?
- Where the fuck is she? - I'm not sure, um… I don't know.
Monika?
Could she be there?
- Excuse me. I'm looking for my daughter. - [woman] Is she lost?
She's about this tall, blonde hair. Seen her?
Mm-mm. She didn't come in. Do you know what she's wearing?
Monika!
[ominous music plays]
Monika!
[dog barks]
[music fades]
[Monika] Daddy!
Oh my God. [breathes heavily] You scared me to death.
You can't just run off. Never do that again.
- Ever. - [woman] That your daughter?
Yes.
[woman] She said her parents were working. I thought I'd keep an eye on her.
Thank you. Thanks.
[woman] You should talk with her about running away.
- I will. - [Monika giggles]
There's a boy who went missing from here, you know?
Yeah, I know. Thanks again.
- No more. No more running. - [Monika] Are you mad?
I'm sorry, baby.
I was so scared.
[thunder rumbles]
[rain pattering]
[Bilski kisses Monika]
[Bilski sighs]
[sighs]
Yeah, hi.
No, no, no. Everything's fine.
Um…
I'm gonna need you to come pick her up.
[car door closes]
[sighs] Next time, we'll get a house by the ocean, okay, honey?
[Monika] Mm-hmm.
- [Bilski] It's not safe here right now. - That's not why you called me though.
You don't have a plan.
You're not prepared for this.
You have time for this missing boy,
but not for your own daughter.
[Bilski sighs]
Let me know when you get there, okay?
[engine revs]
- Bye, honey. - [Monika] Bye!
[grunting]
[lock clicks]
[quiet uneasy music plays]
- [Bilski] Good morning. - Good morning.
[music fades]
I feel bad for yesterday. I… I really didn't see her leave at all.
That's all right. It's a restaurant, not a daycare.
I came to pay for her food.
[scoffs] No, it's on the house.
Someone mentioned you sang in the choir.
Yeah, when I was little.
What brought that up?
Did anything bad happen to you there?
It was tough. [clears throat]
Because we've heard stories about molestation.
[Michał] I haven't.
Nobody ever tried to molest you?
No.
Nobody
molested you?
No. And why do you keep asking?
What years were you in the choir?
Early 2000s.
Do you mind letting me get back to work?
[Bilski] The remains were in an unusual position.
It looks like the head was severed, then placed between the legs.
Animals?
If it had been animals, the remains would have been scattered.
Not set the way they were found. You're a hunter. You know these things.
[Bilski] We're waiting to determine how long the child's been deceased,
but we think the remains are those of Adam Poznański.
Wasn't he with the cousins?
His mother was kind of vague on where he is.
We need her DNA. Maybe her husband's also.
- You've talked to the mother? - Yeah.
- About what? - Calm down, Chief.
To me, it looks like some kind of satanic ritual.
Let's do research on what kind of cult this could relate to
and go from there.
I'd like to look into the church choir while we're at it.
I'm told Adam was a member.
He also went to school and the park like most kids around here.
What's the choir got to do with this?
Someone told me there was someone who might have been molesting
the girls and boys in the choir.
Who said that?
Julia Sarman.
That fucking lunatic?
She's been gone at least 20 years.
How would she know what goes on in the choir?
It happened when she was young.
Am I hearing this right? Andrzej?
If we want to find Piotruś alive, we have to hunt down every lead.
- Time is running out. - It's not enough.
[Bilski] They might not be connected. It's worth a shot.
Giving in to panic won't help him.
And I don't want to start a witch hunt. Father Wojciech is a good man.
We need to be methodical.
DNA match, pathologist, cause and time of death.
Question any local sex offenders, psych patients, pedophiles, cult members.
You know the drill.
Right.
We're all on the same page. Let's hope we find him.
[door opens]
[child sings scales]
[man] A boy, about ten years old.
At first glance, we have evidence of severe head trauma.
- Most likely the cause of death. - [singing fades]
[man] The head was removed postmortem.
Could animals have done it?
[man] The head could have been moved by animals, but I doubt it.
There are indications on the spine that show the head was severed by a blade.
Probably some kind of saw.
Something handheld, like a garden tool.
When did it happen?
[man] A rough estimate is two years ago, but we need more tests to be exact.
[door opens]
[door slams]
[sighs]
Hi. It's me.
You have a minute? Can I talk to her?
I can't later.
No.
I'll try.
I'll try!
[door opens]
Yeah. I'll make it work. Don't worry. Bye.
[door closes]
- [sighs] - A łopi.
What's a łopi?
A Kashubian vampire.
According to local legend, it rises from the dead
and attacks people to drink their blood.
Up until the war started, it was common practice
for people to dig up local graves and cut the head off the body
to prevent the deceased from coming back as a vampire.
Like in the movies.
Thanks for the bedtime story.
[sighs] Would you listen to me?
It hadn't happened in a long time,
but a few years ago, they caught someone in the cemetery.
The church organist, Old Filipiak,
he got beat pretty bad when he surprised the guy.
He didn't get a good look though, 'cause it was dark.
Why was Filipiak in the cemetery after dark?
[colleague] Gravedigger stuff, I assume.
He was the organist and the gravedigger?
[colleague] It's Kashubia.
[uneasy music plays]
[woman] Here you go, honey.
You need to eat.
Please eat.
[whimpers]
[cries]
[straining]
[man moans]
[man whimpers]
[man groans]
[man moans]
[man breathes heavily]
[music fades]
[grunts]
[dog barks]
[sniffs]
[toilet flushes]
I saw a grave had been dug up.
He'd pried open the coffin,
and the body was laid out with the head stuffed between the legs.
Like a łopi.
Mm. The vampire?
Hm. Like most superstitions, it's never died.
Whoever it was, the guy put a lot of effort into it
because it's hard work.
You said a guy. What makes you think it was a guy?
I assume.
Uh…
But I didn't see him at all.
He came up and hit me from behind, and that was it.
- I woke up in the hospital. - And what time was that?
Sometime after midnight.
After midnight? Why were you in the cemetery after midnight?
Security.
Someone had already started digging earlier, but didn't finish.
Okay. [sniffs]
In all the years you ran the choir, did you ever have any issues?
[Filipiak] Issues?
Anyone with access to the kids molesting them?
- Did you see anything like that? - No.
- Of course not. - [Bilski] You never saw anything?
No one ever mentioned anything?
No.
- [man 1 chuckles] - [man 2] Fucking hell.
- [man 1 chuckles] - [indistinct chatter]
[laughter]
["Mother" by Idles plays]
♪ The best way to scare a Tory is… ♪
Hey.
- Usual? - [men laugh]
Yeah, please.
[man 1] No, wait, wait. They fucking shoved his head in the deep fryer.
[laughter]
- What are you guys laughing at? - [men laugh]
- Ignore them. - [man 2] Extra crispy!
[men laugh]
- [man 1] Good one. [laughs] - What?
Ah, I love it. [chuckles]
♪ The best way to scare a Tory is to… ♪
[man 2] Oh. Crispy's comin' over right now.
Tell me what's so hilarious.
Inside joke. He's talking about his girlfriend.
[laughter]
Yeah? Your girlfriend?
I could use a good laugh. Why don't you tell me exactly what you said?
- We're just trying to have some laughs. - I'm not talking to you.
♪ Just sitting here Looking at pretty colors… ♪
So, what's the joke about?
It's about this burnt pussy.
- [chuckles] - [laughs]
♪ Mother ♪
♪ Fucker… ♪
[man 3 groans]
♪ Mother ♪
- [man 3 groans] - ♪ Fucker… ♪
[bartender] That's enough!
Sit your asses down or get the fuck out of my bar! You know the rules.
[man 2 groans]
[grunts]
♪ My mother worked… ♪
[breathing heavily]
[bartender] Sit down. The beer's on me.
♪ …is to read and get rich ♪
♪ The best way to scare a Tory Is to read and get rich ♪
[Arek coughs]
[music stops]
[unsettling music plays]
[breathing heavily]
[Bilski sighs]
DNA TEST RESULTS
[sighs]
[music fades]
Mrs. Poznańska.
- [Mrs. Poznańska] Yes? - Mind if we talk to you a second?
Sure, come in.
- Good morning. - [Mrs. Poznańska] Morning.
I'm here to tell you that we have the lab results.
The DNA you provided us recently
is a match with the remains found buried in the woods.
Therefore, we are 100% certain the remains are those of your son Adam,
who went missing two years ago.
I'm confused. Adam's with our cousins.
Adam's dead. We did the autopsy.
Which cousin is it?
On my mother's side.
Have you been to visit at all?
It's pretty far. In Brussels, right?
No. Adam's remains were found in a shallow grave in the forest. He's dead.
But you said he was with a family who adopted him, and he lived near Brussels.
[Chief] No, I didn't. When he went missing, I had a talk with you,
and I asked you if you'd given him up for adoption.
For his own good. After you said he'd be better off with them instead of me.
[Chief] I asked if you'd sold him, then lied about it.
You said he was doing really well there, and that these people were rich.
It's my duty to inform you that lying to a police officer could land you in jail,
and your kids can be taken away.
Did this man make you believe Adam had been adopted?
What do you think you're doing?
Were you made to believe a family took your son in,
based on what this man told you?
Shut the fuck up, Bilski.
[cries]
Did Chief Adamczyk tell you that your son had been adopted?
No.
[uneasy music plays]
You never heard that from him?
No.
The poor woman was terrified.
Only because I told her she'd go to jail and lose the kids
if she tried to bullshit me.
It's standard procedure!
It's intimidation, is what it is.
[scoffs] Andrzej, fucking help me out with this asshole.
Can you remind me what you said to her after she reported the boy missing?
These people are lowlifes.
They have no problem handing over their kids for cash. I called her bluff.
She withdrew her claim he was missing within 48 hours.
It all makes perfect sense under the circumstances.
You wouldn't think so if you'd heard him.
You're accusing a colleague of something very serious.
I've been involved in interrogations. I've never seen anything like what he did.
You think you can say whatever the fuck you want
just because the mob killed your father?
- You show some goddamn respect! - That's enough from both of you.
We need to get back to the case at hand.
A boy is missing, and time is of the essence.
Besides the fact that he's the mayor's grandson.
Our teams are still in the woods.
What about the known sex offenders?
Rape convictions out on parole.
Three or four guys with alibis.
- No pedophiles. - [Andrzej] Double-check their alibis.
[Bilski] I'd like to look into the lead with the choir.
- [Andrzej] That's not a lead. - There's a potential molester.
I'm trying to chase down any information that might lead to finding Piotruś.
You really still think you can save him?
We don't have enough evidence to be sniffing around the church choir.
I am officially telling you not to go near it.
Hey, Haircut.
I need you to check something for me, and I need it fast.
[children clamoring]
[clamoring stops]
[indistinct murmuring]
- [man] Amen. - [Bilski] Father Wojciech?
Yes. Would you like to join me in prayer?
Leopold Bilski, prosecutor's office. Can we talk?
Of course, Mr. Bilski. What's on your mind?
Did you know Adam Poznański? His remains were found in the forest.
My memory's not what it used to be. I'm getting up in years, you see.
Memory's funny.
I can remember things from 20 or 30 years ago,
but heaven help me if I'm trying to remember what happened yesterday.
And Julia Burchardt? That ring any bells? We're looking for her son.
Do you mind addressing me as "Father" when we talk?
I'd rather not. I just need you to answer my question.
Julia… Burchardt?
I remember the poor girl.
She lost her sister a long time ago. Long time ago.
Julia told me she saw a man doing inappropriate things to a boy in the choir
when she and her sister were here.
He was molesting him.
[Father Wojciech] Such things didn't happen in our parish.
There were priests elsewhere in Poland, uh,
committing such sins, who were abusing of innocents,
but not here.
Thank you.
You're welcome to join us anytime.
Don't count on it.
Anything specific?
Was he tall or short? What was he wearing? Did he have hair? Was he bald?
[rain pattering]
I don't know.
Did he work there?
[sighs]
[Bilski] Was he a priest?
No, I don't think so.
What about the organist?
Filipiak? No. Him I knew.
[sighs] You know,
I was transferred here as punishment
'cause they didn't like what I did on my previous case.
And the officer helping me was assigned to desk duty.
It's boring as fuck, but he's got a knack for finding discrepancies.
Recently, he was compiling data on crimes involving minors throughout the country.
Beatings, abductions, sexual abuse. Every town has some.
Except Trulocz.
Almost nothing for two decades.
The only case he found was Adam Poznański's disappearance,
and that was some article on the web.
There's nothing in the criminal records about it.
So… they're hiding things.
Exactly.
Would it be all right if I hugged you?
[sniffles]
[haunting music plays]
[exhales]
[breathes shakily]
[sniffles]
I shouldn't have done that.
[music fades]
You wear linen every day now, or just for travels?
Good to see you.
- Here. - I owe ya.
[Haircut] This case fucking stinks.
I did a deep dive into the Poznański's finances.
Income, bills, etcetera.
Then I looked into the company that built the house they recently moved into.
And then, I checked the presbytery's bills.
The water and power.
- You know what I found out? - I assume you're about to tell me.
All of the expenses for the family and the presbytery
are funded through a huge foundation set up by the local meat baron, Chojnacki.
[Andrzej] I know who Chojnacki is.
We should pay him a visit.
[chuckles]
[Bilski] Adam Poznański went missing two years ago, and we just found his remains.
His mother says he's missing,
and two days later, she remembers he was with family,
but she doesn't seem to have ever met them.
Chojnacki just happens to offer to build Adam's family a house
and pay their bills when the search is called off.
Now, someone's taken Piotruś Sarman,
and Julia Sarman says it brings back memories
of seeing a boy molested when she was in the choir.
And who sponsors the choir?
Chojnacki's church foundation.
Which boy was it?
[Bilski] Do you mean Adam or Piotruś?
I mean the one she saw.
Did Julia Sarman mention any names from the incident she witnessed?
She might not remember the man, but the boy?
[Bilski] She said it was your son, Michał.
[suspenseful music plays]
[sirens wail]
Marek Chojnacki?
- Can I help you, officer? - We'd like to search the premises.
I'll just call your supervisor and see what this is about.
- You have a basement? - [man] Follow me.
Grab all the computers, hard drives, memory cards,
keys, videos, files, phones.
Pretty much every fucking thing.
[whistles] What's this guy do?
He deals with pigs.
I'm jealous!
[Bilski] Flashlight.
[music fades]
[tense music plays]
Piotruś!
Sh!
Open this one.
[man] Crowbar!
[Bilski] Piotruś!
Shit!
Piotruś?
[music fades]
[woman] I found something!
You paid for Irena Poznańska's new house and you cover her bills. Why is that?
One of my father's goals when he set up his foundation
was to help less fortunate families living here.
Mrs. Poznańska and her family are exactly the kind of people he had in mind.
Are there a lot of families who've gotten new homes?
I'm sure someone at the foundation could give you that exact number.
Is his family's foundation's support of the Poznański family
the only thing linking my client to your investigation into this boy's murder?
Did you know Adam Poznański?
No, I didn't.
[keyboard clacks]
[Bilski] This is a picture of Adam Poznański
that is classified as child pornography.
It was found, along with many of other children,
after we searched your residence.
Did you take these pictures?
- No. - No?
- [Marek] No. - So where'd they come from?
- [Marek] I don't know. - They just appeared?
I'm recommending you be held in custody until we find out who took these.
That's three months minimum.
I can't prove he took all of them…
[tense music plays]
…but they're my father's.
[Bilski] That's your son.
[music fades]
We'll need to make a list of the potential victims from the photos
and start there.
They might be able to name the aggressor.
Chojnacki said his father had a weakness for this kind of thing,
and the pictures go back two decades at least.
His father was obviously attracted to children.
Chojnacki's father is dead.
So he didn't take Piotruś.
You suspect the son, then?
Given he knew about the evidence, it's possible,
but we searched his house and his plants, and the boy's not there.
[Andrzej sighs]
- So it's not him? - [Bilski] I don't think so.
What's our next move?
Someone must've been helping the old man get these pictures,
so that'll be a question for the victims we can identify.
It could be the kidnapper. And I'd like to talk to the profiler.
Okay.
[Bilski] There's one more thing, sir.
I'm pretty sure Adamczyk
has been covering for the Chojnackis.
They're cousins.
I'll put him on suspension.
[children singing choral music in Latin]
Do you recognize this child?
Angelika Burchardt.
♪ Ave ♪
♪ Maria ♪
And this child?
[choir] ♪ Ave… ♪
Patryk Deczer.
♪ Maria ♪
[Bilski] This one?
[choir] ♪ Gratia plena… ♪
Oh… Arek Filipiak.
♪ Dominus tecum ♪
♪ Benedicta ♪
[Bilski] And this boy? Do you recognize him?
Mm-hmm.
[Bilski] Who is it?
Michał Pakosz.
♪ Gratia plena ♪
♪ Dominus tecum ♪
- [Bilski] And this little girl? - [sighs]
[unsettling music plays]
- [woman] We'll go get some ice cream. - [child giggles]
I don't want to look at pedophiles harming children. It's disgusting.
I'm sorry. I know they're difficult to look at, only
this child's been identified as…
as one of your daughters.
Angelika?
No, it's not Angelika.
The witness knows who the victim is.
We need you to confirm because she's so young in the picture.
I hate to make you do this, but it's part of the investigation.
[gasps]
[Fabiola] Oh my God!
[Fabiola sobs]
[Bilski] At first, your mother said that it was impossible.
You wouldn't have been in contact with Chojnacki when you were that little.
Then, she remembered a group field trip you took.
Chojnacki gave you a ride back to the hotel because she was busy.
That field trip was the only access he had.
I don't remember that trip.
And I don't want to see the evidence.
I've had issues with intimacy my entire life.
A blockage.
And that summer, when I did those awful things to Arek,
it was like some dark power took over.
So many times I've had panic attacks.
Mostly related to sex.
I'm going to have to ask you to take a look at one picture
because no one knows who it is.
Maybe you can help us?
- Do you know who that is? - No, I don't.
- I don't. - Are you sure?
[vehicle approaches]
- [car door closes] - It's your mother.
[Fabiola] Julia? Where's my grandson?
[Bilski] Stay strong, Julia.
[somber music plays]
I'll, uh… I'll have to get an official statement.
[Arek] You gotta be fucking kidding.
[music fades]
I would've dressed up if I knew it was a recital.
You too?
Fuck off, Patryk.
[clears throat]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Fuck.
I've never done this before.
[Arek] Do we go together or separate?
Separately.
[Arek] Makes sense. I'll go first. Get it over with.
The old Chojnacki,
that pervert controlled this town.
He funded most of the church activities,
paid for the maintenance and outside workers,
and fucking paid my dad's salary for playing the organ and digging graves.
Did you mention what he was doing to you to anyone?
He threatened me, if I did.
[Bilski] Did he do it alone? Or did someone help him?
It was just him. Far as I know.
[Bilski] How long did this go on?
Fucker left me alone when I told him I'd bite his dick off if he didn't stop.
That made it stop.
Just him.
If someone else was there, I don't remember.
I don't remember any of it, except that I was really little.
Like four?
Did you ever mention what was being done to you to anyone?
[Patryk] No.
[children playing outside]
Why not?
The shame.
My mother worked for him.
She pretty much raised me on her own.
I was old enough to understand
that… that she might lose her paycheck if I told on him.
[Bilski] We're asking if there's someone else because
it could be the same person who took Julia's boy.
Did someone else take you to where Chojnacki abused you?
On the very first time it happened
was when the organist sent me to stamp some pictures
in the backroom after choir practice.
[Bilski] So Filipiak knew?
Mm, I don't think so.
- Filipiak's very religious. - [sighs]
And how did you end it?
My mother went after him.
It stopped soon after I told her.
She made me promise never to tell my father, so I didn't.
[sniffles]
She opened the restaurant after that.
[haunting music plays]
So now what?
[footsteps clatter]
[breathes heavily]
- [keys jangle] - Sh.
- [lock clangs] - Sh.
[lock clangs]
[breathes heavily]
[woman] If the desecration of the corpse at the cemetery,
the killing of Adam Poznański, and the kidnapping of the Sarman boy
are the work of the same person,
then we are most likely dealing with a serial killer
operating in the early stages of a possible psychosis.
First, they fantasized,
then dug up a body
to perform their ritual,
and, finally, murder.
All that only fits
if you have the one culprit.
Paranoid schizophrenia develops slowly.
A person fights it, but has hallucinations, hears voices,
has strong emotions.
And there's also a theme.
In your case, it could be the łopi you mentioned,
but also, it could just as easily be something from their childhood,
like a scary story,
a fight to the death with delusional forces that threaten the patient
and incite them to act.
Where is it?
- [Bilski] Here. - Mm.
So, from what you're telling me, we should be looking for someone
showing noticeable signs of serious mental dysfunction?
[woman] Yes and no.
You could be dealing with what we call a paragnomen, which is,
um, a sudden shift or unexpected change in an individual's behavior
that contradicts their nature
and might indicate the onset of mental illness.
If I were to put money on it,
then I'd be looking for a male who's relatively the same age as the victims.
Thirty to forty years old, at the most.
Is it possible this person might have lived through trauma also?
Yes. Mm, molestation, abuse or other violence,
tragedy, or major loss can contribute, but the predisposition has to be there.
If it's a serial killer, they're from here,
and they operate in an environment where they feel safe.
If it relates to the łopi superstition,
then they're a Kashub.
If they're holding the boy since he was taken,
then it's in their home or a place they consider their own.
Which would mean Trulocz or the outskirts.
Do they think they're a vampire, or would they be trying to kill a vampire?
[chuckles] If I could tell, I'd be a millionaire.
This is someone in great distress, mentally unstable and in need of help.
He could've been afraid to cut off his own head so did the next best thing
by trying to prevent a łopi coming after him. There's no logic.
Would it be one of the children Chojnacki got to?
[woman] It could be, but doesn't have to be.
- Someone who helped that monster? - [woman] Maybe.
Although there would still have been trauma that influenced them.
Do you think Piotruś is still alive?
The odds aren't good.
[ominous music plays]
[door creaks]
[music fades]
[birds chirping]
[breathes shakily]
Please.
[child sings scales]
[door opens]
[Michał] And all together now.
[Michał hums]
[children sing scales]
[Michael hums]
[children sing scales]
[Michał hums]
[children sing scales]
[Michał hums]
[children sing scales]
Get a team together and go through every inch of Michał Pakosz's house.
Leave his dad out of it.
[tense music plays]
[thumps window]
[glass shatters]
[breathes shakily]
[bangs on door]
Piotruś?
- Piotruś! - [bangs on door]
[lock rattles]
- [bangs on door] - Honey, are you in there?
[bangs on door]
[lock rattles]
[tense music builds]
[Julia whimpers]
[both grunt]
[glass shatters]
[Julia snarls]
[Julia grunts]
[Julia gasps]
[music fades]
[both breathe heavily]
[lock rattles]
[sirens wail]
[car doors slam]
[door creaks]
He doesn't have my son.
[Julia cries]
[haunting music plays]
[breathes heavily]
[sighs]
[music fades]
[colleague] If I were Pakosz, I'd fucking kick you out on your ass.
That'd be a good decision.
[sighs]
How old are you, Jerzyna?
Thirty in a month.
You grew up in Trulocz, you're superstitious, nearly 30,
mentally unstable.
You fit the profile.
I sure do.
[door opens]
You searched my house? Have you lost your fucking mind?
I might have jumped to conclusions after I talked to the profiler.
[Andrzej] What did she tell you?
A male who's Kashub, 30 to 40 years old,
possibly experienced trauma that has triggered mental illness,
and may be one of our victims.
[sighs] So now what?
We work on identifying the girl none of the other victims recognize,
and we cross-check all the Chojnacki foundation records.
[quiet, tense music plays]
[door opens]
[Jerzyna] Over here, by the wall.
Quick work, guys. Thanks.
No, all against the wall, please.
- Where are you going? - [Bilski] To speak to the organist.
[thudding]
[breathes shakily]
[chair thuds]
[Filipiak breathes heavily]
Help me out, would you?
Why didn't you help me out?
When he came after me.
Why didn't you ever tell me he was?
I was a kid.
I never saw anything suspicious going on.
He would pat you guys once in a while.
Give out hugs.
And you still suspected nothing?
After the accident,
he helped us, Arek.
You wouldn't be able to show your face.
Remember what it was like when it happened?
He paid for your grafts and surgeries.
For your recovery.
So you always knew.
[somber music plays]
[Filipiak] Arek…
Arek!
Arek…
[cries]
[dog barks]
- Is your father here? - [Arek] Yeah. In the can.
Hey!
Help him, would you?
[Bilski] Mr. Filipiak?
Mr. Filipiak?
[Bilski strains]
[Filipiak] She was in the choir for a bit.
I'm not sure what her name was.
Kasia, I think.
Maybe Basia.
So Kasia or Basia?
- [Filipiak] A lot of kids came through. - It's important we try to find her.
Was she there alone?
I think her mother used to drop her off sometimes.
Do you know her name? What did she look like?
I don't have a name.
She looked older than she was.
She was in her thirties.
A small little thing.
Worked at a slaughterhouse.
[Bilski] For Chojnacki?
If it has to do with meat, they own it.
[Bilski] Okay. Anything else?
I was happy there.
I…
I loved my job with the kids.
[breathes deeply]
Listening to them sing.
I loved them like my own.
[cries]
[sniffles]
[cries]
Did you get anywhere?
Check the personnel files for every Chojnacki slaughterhouse.
She's the girl in the picture's mother. She was in her mid-30s in the early '90s.
The girl's name might be Kasia
or maybe Basia.
[Haircut] That narrows it down.
We're totally fucked.
Any progress?
Zilch. We'd need an army to get through all these.
Tell me more about that łopi.
[Jerzyna] Doesn't your phone connect to the internet?
I like your melodious voice.
[chuckles]
What do you wanna know?
Vampires make other vampires, right? Is that how this legend works?
[Jerzyna] No.
The legend is that a child born covered in an amniotic sac was a sign of evil.
The sac, or caul, was dried and ground into a powder, then fed to the baby
to prevent the łopi coming to life.
Otherwise, they would have to decapitate it
and bury it with the head between the legs.
[bells jangle]
He made me suffer for 24 hours in labor with his butt pointed towards the exit
and that's how he stayed.
[Julia] Piotruś was very quick.
Except I thought he didn't have a face because a sac was covering him.
- [Elżbieta] He was born with a caul, then! - [plate smashes]
[uneasy music plays]
[dog barks]
[Piotruś] Mom!
I can fly!
[children squeal happily]
He was in the restaurant then.
- Who? - The kidnapper.
Julia was talking about how her son was born with a caul.
[Jerzyna] But who was in the restaurant?
The guy with the dog. He broke a plate, remember?
I saw him later at the fair. He was guarding the castle.
So what? Are we looking for a dog now?
Who organized the fair?
[uneasy music continues]
[pot whistles]
[door opens]
[man] I thought you would like that book.
I'll come back to see you next week.
You take good care of him, Basia.
[Basia] Here you go, honey.
You need to eat.
[Basia cries]
[cries]
[Basia sobs]
[breathes shakily]
[uneasy music builds]
[pot whistles]
[music fades]
[dog's ears flap]
[eerie distant sobbing]
[breathes heavily]
[tense music plays]
[tense music builds]
[sirens wail]
POLICE
[man 1] Fall in behind. We're going in!
- [man 2] Clear! - [man 3] Clear!
[man 1] Copy!
[pot whistles]
[music fades]
- Any trace of the boy? - [man 1] All clear.
- What do you mean, all clear? - [man 1] There's no one here.
But it looks like someone slept in the basement.
[Bilski sighs]
Goddamn it!
- Did you force the locks? - [man 1] Door was open.
[dog barks]
[suspenseful music plays]
[dog barks]
[man 4] Stay back!
- [dog growls] - [Bilski] No, stop!
[dog barks ferociously]
- [gunshot] - [dog whines]
- [man 3] Get down! - [man 1] Hands behind your head!
- [man groans] - [man 3] Target down!
- [Bilski] Piotruś?! - [man 1] There's no one else here.
[indistinct shouting]
[music fades]
[breathes heavily]
AMBULANCE
[siren wails]
[Bilski] It's fine. She's his mom.
[haunting music plays]
- Piotruś! - [Piotruś] Mom!
Oh, my…
[Piotruś] Mom!
[laughs]
Are you all right?
[Piotruś] Yeah.
[laughs]
Comfortable, you sick fuck?
I asked you a question, asshole.
[groans]
[breathes heavily]
[haunting music builds]
[body thuds]
[brakes squeal]
[saw scrapes]
[panting]
[cries]
[music fades]
[Bilski] Nicki testified that Adam Poznański's death was an accident.
Chief Adamczyk was supposed to cover it up,
and Nicki was supposed to hide the body.
[Andrzej] Nicki is the son of
the girl in the photo?
[Bilski] And Old Chojnacki.
She had Nicki when she was 14.
Then she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Unfortunately, she killed herself four years later… in front of her son.
No one knows when his psychosis started,
but luckily it developed slowly.
That's why he didn't kill Piotruś right away.
Otherwise, he would've been his first victim.
Do we know if Nicki was abused by Chojnacki too?
It hasn't come up yet.
He's not talking much.
We do know Chojnacki took care of him somehow.
You mean financially?
He supported him, but never claimed him.
So there'll be charges
against Adamczyk for his obvious involvement,
and some kind of cover-up by Chojnacki and Filipiak.
I doubt if Filipiak and Chojnacki would be held responsible in court.
Ah… As long as it looks like we're trying to put an end to it.
[Andrzej sighs]
What that man did to my son,
I'll never forgive myself for missing it.
I've been thinking about the missing files regarding Adam Poznański.
I want you set up a search of Adamczyk's residence to find those records.
Although I'm sure he's destroyed them all by now.
[Bilski] That's what I thought too.
Then I remembered that in some prosecutor's offices,
they hide some files in the non-criminal records
to improve their statistics.
Not this office.
[Bilski] I checked our non-criminal register and…
[chuckles] And it turns out the file on Adam's case had always been there.
Are you trying to tell me you think it was one of us who hid it?
[Bilski] Yes.
Who?
You.
Watch yourself.
[Bilski] Adamczyk's not going down alone.
He's already told us you helped him cover what Chojnacki had done.
He's lying.
I don't think so.
[glass clangs on table]
Instead of protecting your son, you covered for a pedophile.
I wasn't covering for that sick fuck.
I didn't know he molested my son and the others.
We'll let the courts do their job.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[insects chirp]
[knocking on door]
[lock clicks]
[haunting music plays]
[music fades]
[unsettling music plays]
[haunting music plays]
[ominous music plays]
[music fades]