Colors of Evil: Red (2024)
Original title: Kolory zła. CzerwieńGenre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Genre: Crime, Murder
Runtime: 111 min
Director: Adrian Panek
Cast: Jakub Gierszał, Maja Ostaszewska, Zofia Jastrzębska, Andrzej Konopka, Przemysław Bluszcz, Wojciech Zieliński, Andrzej Zieliński, Jan Wieteska, Michał Karmowski, Natalia Iwańska, Daniel Dobosz, Łukasz Pawłowski, Wojciech Kalita, Krzysztof Satała, Sylwia Góra
Plot: A Tri-City beach becomes a place of dramatic discovery when the sea washes up the body of a young girl. The victim’s unusual mutilation points to murder. The investigation is headed by an ambitious and tenacious prosecutor, Leopold Bilski. The victim’s mother, Judge Helena Bogucka, is also involved in the investigation. All clues lead to one of the seaside clubs, which turns out to be related to the murder of a woman from 15 years ago. From the information collected during the investigation and the evidence concealed for years, the dark face of the criminal Tri-City slowly emerges. Bilski and Bogucka’s discoveries begin to be very inconvenient for the local police.
Initial release: May 29, 2024 (Netflix)
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COLORS OF EVIL: RED
[“Fuck The Pain Away” by Peaches plays]
[distant sirens wail]
♪ Suckin’ on my titties Like you wanted me ♪
♪ Calling me all the time, like Blondie ♪
♪ Check out my Chrissie behind It’s fine all of the time ♪
♪ Like sex on the beaches ♪
♪ What else Is in the Teaches of Peaches… ♪
Hold on!
You’re not coming in with those shoes.
Would you let him in? He’s my cousin.
Please, ’cause my mom’s making me watch him. He’s a little challenged.
♪ Suckin’ on my titties Like you wanted me ♪
♪ Calling me all the time… ♪
And I’d have to take him home if you don’t.
♪ What else is in the Teaches of Peaches ♪
♪ Like sex on the beaches… ♪
Mario! What are you doing here?
You said that you were gonna call! [laughs]
[woman 1] Two beers.
Ask the bartenders!
Your service is shitty.
Think that you would do better?
Pay well?
We’re not looking right now.
That’s a shame. You should.
Have you got a résumé?
I wanted to bring it.
The only thing is, well, I remembered I’d never worked anywhere, so what’s the use?
So go get some experience and we’ll talk.
♪ S-I-S ♪
♪ Stay in school ’cause it’s the best ♪
♪ I-U-D… ♪
And those guys work for you?
Those guys have experience.
Ah.
So then it’s a club for incels.
Incels?
♪…all the time Check out my Chrissie behind ♪
♪ It’s fine all of the… ♪
So you’re saying if you get hired, we’ll have better customers come in?
[chuckles]
Yeah, on their knees.
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
♪ Fuck the pain away, fuck the pain away ♪
[somber music plays]
[woman 1] On that day, I decided to change.
That the old me would cease to exist.
My first memory?
I sit at the mirror in my parents’ bedroom.
I look at how my hair falls.
My nose.
My lips.
I grab fabric on my shirt, which is too big.
A Minnie Mouse shirt.
[man] Go ahead.
[woman 1] I see how my breasts are growing.
And I think, “Remember this.”
“Don’t forget what you looked like.”
Bilski, DA’s office.
Bilski.
Spider.
[Bilski] So?
So far no ID, no cell phone.
No one saw anything of course.
Yesterday was Friday.
[Bilski] So what?
We end up finding floaters from these party boats they rent out on the weekends.
So you find people this way often?
We do in high season.
Is it high season?
Who found her?
How was the body reported?
Over the phone.
And who called?
You can check with dispatch.
[camera shutter clicking]
Excuse me. Which one of you was it that called this in?
[woman 2] Yeah.
Talk with her, okay?
Bilski, DA’s office.
Dubiela.
Why bother coming here?
You’ll get the body.
You’re new?
I prefer to inspect the body in context.
Why’d you pull her out?
She could’ve been alive.
But she’s not.
Did any of you at least take a shot before pulling it out?
Didn’t they teach you that you can learn a lot from how a body is floating?
You can turn the deceased over now.
Oh, fuck!
[camera shutter clicks]
I know who she is.
A month ago, you had agreed to very clear terms with the court.
Either you continue therapy and stop drinking
and your son stays under your custody,
or you break therapy and your son goes back to the care facility.
The court understands that you have made your decision.
I need longer to figure it out.
And your son?
Do you think he can spare that time?
[somber music plays]
Helena Bogucka?
[somber music continues]
Prosecutor Leopold Bilski.
This is Doctor Tadeusz Dubiela and his assistant.
We need to confirm the victim’s identity.
[somber music continues]
[Bilski] Is this your daughter, Monika Bogucka?
Please answer.
I’m sorry, ma’am, the report. We need you to sign.
Right over here.
[somber music plays]
[Dubiela] Severe injuries to the occipital.
Older traces of beatings and injuries to the genitals.
Lips were removed postmortem. However, that is not the cause of death.
We’ll know more after the autopsy.
[somber music continues]
[car engine starts]
[tires screech]
[somber music continues]
[tires screech]
[car thuds]
[somber music continues]
[screams]
[somber music continues]
[man] Żaneta Kaleta.
Fifteen years ago, she partied in a club with friends,
left alone and never came home.
It was a huge case here.
The perpetrator?
Great police success. Name was Jakubiak.
Her fiancé. Forgot his first name. Her DNA was found at his place.
We got him quickly.
And is he in jail?
Precisely why we’re talking about him now.
He just got out.
[sirens wail]
[“Broken” by Donal Scott plays]
♪ You can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
♪ You can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
♪ You can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
♪ So break the walls Then we’ll leave the door wide open ♪
[Bilski] Mr. Adrian Jakubiak?
Yes.
I don’t know anything about this.
I really don’t know her.
I’ve never seen her.
You have to admit, it doesn’t look good.
The officer who charged me said the very same thing.
Ambroziak.
He’s my superior.
I won’t let them frame me again.
Do you know what it’s like?
When they rape you every day?
Well, you know, you were convicted legally.
I bought this for her. A week before her death.
I’d booked a fancy restaurant for us.
I loved her. Do you understand?
Do you have an alibi?
[Jakubiak] I’m always here with my mother. I never go out.
Mm-hmm.
Found something.
A T-shirt, covered in blood.
It was in the barn.
You fuckers are framing me again.
[Bilski] Easy.
You’re framing me again.
[Bilski] Easy. Take it easy.
[Bilski grunts]
Where do you think you’re going?
You should check the Shipyard club.
Żaneta met someone there.
[Bilski] First, we confirm your identity.
Mr. Adrian Jakubiak, you were born on July 7th, 1978, in Wejherowo.
Is that correct?
You are hereby being charged under Article 148 of the Penal Code,
which in this case means you are charged
with exceptional cruelty in the murder of Monika Bogucka.
You will find all of the charges there.
Do you understand the charges?
Do you understand the charges?
I’d like some water.
[Bilski] Do you understand the charges?
Can I please have some water?
I don’t feel well.
[sighs] Watch him for me, all right?
[officer] You sold me a car welded up from three others listed as “accident free.”
What do I want? I want my money back.
I don’t give a shit about the certificate.
Hey! Stop!
[body thuds]
What’s going on?
[mysterious music plays]
We found Bogucka’s DNA on the bloodied T-shirt from Jakubiak’s house,
and this served as a ground for pressing charges.
The bag is clean. Didn’t have Jakubiak’s DNA or fingerprints.
So what?
So you’re saying he took a bloodied T-shirt off the girl, put it in the bag,
carefully wearing gloves so we couldn’t trace it back to him,
then took it to his place?
The perpetrator is dead,
but he has been identified.
So now, we’re shutting down the investigation.
We should make sure the evidence wasn’t planted.
Jesus, the worst part is you aren’t kidding.
We’re closing the investigation because the perp is dead!
Even though he was never proven guilty.
Because he’s dead!
Listen, the families are getting justice, believe me.
They’ll feel better knowing that the guy is finally dead.
And that’s the reason why we have to be sure.
Because you’re ambitious?
No one likes those people.
They like the effective people.
And you have proven to be very effective. All right?
Even if I let you continue the investigation,
my superiors will revert my decision.
Won’t cause issues for me. It could really hurt your career, though.
Listen, you’ve done a really great job for us.
Your father would be proud.
[somber music plays]
[light hammering]
Appreciate it.
[somber music continues]
[indistinct chatter]
Thank you for coming today.
I miss Monika so much.
[crying]
If there’s anything I can help you with…
[somber music continues]
I’m sorry for your loss.
[somber music continues]
[woman] There are no words. Really, I’m so sorry.
[mysterious music continues]
I don’t know if Jakubiak could have killed her. Goodbye.
You examined him, right?
Well, a medical exam is effective.
Goodbye.
Goodbye. If the patient is sincere.
But a psychopath isn’t easy to recognize, because they’re good at pretending.
Usually kind and involved.
They have no care for the emotions of others. They play the part.
They’re not shy.
And would you say a psychopath can commit suicide?
Well, yes, though rare. You’re asking about Jakubiak?
Right.
[man] You’ve got a good intuition.
If someone kills simply for fun,
then how much value would his own life hold?
Why would he cut off the lips though?
[man] Attributes of femininity.
Lips, labia, nipples, all of them are… trophies, really.
He collects them?
[man] Yes, most likely.
What does he do with them?
[man] No idea.
He wouldn’t hang them on the wall, though.
[Bilski] Who could have done this, in your opinion?
[man] If not Jakubiak?
Male, likely. Around 30 to 60 years old.
He’s probably Caucasian. Not well-educated necessarily.
So someone like you or me.
[chuckles] Just about.
A psychopathic personality, not necessarily a criminal.
Impotent?
Could be, though not necessarily.
So why does he do it?
Possibly fantasy? Revenge?
He hates women?
[man] Fifteen years ago, after Żaneta’s death, our lives collapsed.
Honor student in school.
Could have gone to any university.
First one in our family.
Anyone she was afraid of? Anyone at all?
No.
Mm, she never said anything.
And we never asked.
[Bilski] Why not?
She was a grown woman by then.
She had her own mind, like me.
[Bilski] Did she work in the Shipyard club?
No.
Mm, I don’t know any… about any club.
Were you there to see it when that fucker hit the cement?
I was.
[man] I’d like to see that.
So why are you still bothering with this?
Bastard’s already burning in hell.
We have to be sure, check everything.
Do you know who this is?
No, I don’t.
[somber music plays]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[sniffs]
Helena.
[somber music continues]
Have you eaten?
No.
You have to eat.
No, I don’t.
Helena…
We failed our daughter.
We failed her. It’s that simple.
[somber music continues]
[uneasy music plays]
[exclaims]
[cries]
[Monika’s father] Helena!
Helena!
[Helena] Oh God!
[Monika’s father] Stop it!
No! No! No!
Stop, shh, shh. Oh, shh.
[uneasy music continues]
[doorbell rings]
[music fades]
Good evening. Leopold Bilski. I’m from the DA’s office.
Are you Roman Bogucki?
Yes, is something wrong?
No, and I am sorry to bother you so late.
We’ve been going over documents regarding your daughter,
and I wanted to clarify some details.
It’s not a good time for that.
I know, I’m sorry. Just one question.
Do you know if she was ever connected to the Shipyard club?
I don’t know.
[Helena] She worked there.
At the bar.
I suppose you have your answer.
My daughter was wearing my mother’s ring with a ruby on it.
Do you have it in evidence? She never took it off.
Uh, I don’t know. I don’t think so.
[Helena] Could you check?
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
Good night.
[dance music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
Hi, honey. You’re still awake?
No, today I wasn’t by the ocean.
[chuckling] Right.
I also thought if you lived by the ocean it would be always a vacation.
[dance music continues]
Nice spot here.
[dance music continues]
Is it yours?
It’s the owner’s.
Oh.
Would you get them for me?
Is this an inspection?
I just like it here. That’s all.
The owner’s out.
So you’re avoiding inspections?
[bartender] You have a warrant?
I’m sorry?
I can smell the pig on you.
[dance music continues]
[Bilski] What’s this?
Our lawyer.
I’m not at liberty to tell you anything.
ROMAN BOGUCKI ATTORNEY
[Bilski] Roman Bogucki represents you?
If you have questions, contact our lawyer.
So, Roman Bogucki, right?
Yeah, like it says right there.
Yeah.
Thank you.
[Roman] I saw you at the funeral.
Listen, a prosecutor came to my house. Understand?
[tense music plays]
If… if you had anything at all to do with it…
[hesitates] If you were involved in any way…
I’m listening.
When?
After work?
Fine.
[mysterious music continues]
[mysterious music continues]
[indistinct conversation]
[dog growls]
[dog barking]
[indistinct voices]
Um, good afternoon. This is Judge Helena Bogucka.
Could you check an address for me?
Yes, I need it for a case.
Gdynia, Five Leśna Street.
Mm-hmm. Thank you very much. I’ll wait.
[mysterious music continues]
Yes, I’m still here.
Would you repeat that again?
Are you sure about that?
Thank you very much.
[mysterious music continues]
ENTER THE PASSWORD TO UNLOCK THE DEVICE
[mysterious music continues]
COMPANY REGISTER KAZARSKI ŁUKASZ
[doorbell chimes]
Good evening.
I have a meeting with your dad.
[Mario] Good evening.
Come on in.
Thanks.
Your place is nice.
[Dubiela] My wife’s doing.
She passed a little over a year ago.
[Bilski] Oh, I’m sorry.
[Dubiela] You know,
I… I don’t know if I’ll be able to give you any information
that wasn’t already in the report.
You autopsied the first victim as well?
[Dubiela] Yeah.
[Bilski] Were there any differences in the murders?
Hmm.
Please sit.
Żaneta Kaleta, similarly to Monika, died due to head traumas.
The red zone of the lip was removed the same way.
With what?
It was likely done with, uh, a knife.
Utility knife.
Like the ones you’d buy at a supermarket.
Right.
And were the penetration marks similar?
[Dubiela] Yes.
Penetrated with a hard object.
What kind of object?
Could have been anything. A bottle.
A tool’s handle or anything.
Mm-hmm.
I see. And the lips?
I’m not a psychologist, but I don’t think
it was done out of love.
The truth is
they should have never paroled a freak like Jakubiak.
Do you really think it’s Jakubiak?
[machine clicks]
[chuckles]
Well, that’s your job, isn’t it?
Good night.
Do you know the Shipyard club by any chance?
Sure. Monika was a bartender there.
What kind of place is it?
[Mario] Just a regular club.
Vodka, hookers, coke.
Okay.
Good night.
[Dubiela] Good night.
Good night.
Thank you.
[woman] Hey, gorgeous!
[Monika] Mmm.
How’s it going?
It’s like Carnival versus Lent.
[techno music plays]
Well, well. [chuckles]
Well, hey, cutie.
What’s up? I see you’re doing good.
You disappeared.
[chuckles] I’m busy, that’s all.
[Mario chuckles] I can see that.
What have you got?
I really shouldn’t be selling to you.
[in German] Thanks, sister.
Reach out sometime.
[techno music continues]
Why are you so sad?
Well, when I look around, uh, everyone at this club is half my age.
You’re not too bad, for a guy who’s my father’s age.
He must be a very handsome man, your father.
He’s a narcissist.
Why don’t you pour us two shots?
Łukasz.
Monika.
So, you want something new?
What do you have in mind?
How would you like to feel a thing you’ve never felt before?
My, you’re very bold young woman.
Good evening, boss.
Hi. We need to talk.
Let’s go to the box.
I’m very happy to have met you.
[door closes]
Who is he?
[man] A friend.
Does he know we deal?
[man] Don’t worry about that.
If I slipped up, what would he do to me?
[man] But you didn’t slip up.
I’m finished dealing.
Hey. Hey.
A gangster’s girl has nothing to fear.
I’m not dealing anymore.
[both moan softly]
[Monika moans]
Yeah.
[Monika moans]
No?
[both breathe heavily]
No?
No.
You’re not quitting.
[Monika moans]
[both breathe heavily]
POLICE
MISSING PERSONS DATABASE REPORT A MISSING PERSON
GDYNIA POLICE HEADQUARTERS GENDER: FEMALE
YEAR OF BIRTH FROM: 19 TO:…
{\an8}SEARCH
{\an8}[mysterious music plays]
[cell phone vibrates]
Hello, what’s up?
Yeah, sorry I couldn’t call earlier.
Did she get to sleep all right?
Mm-hmm.
Okay. How much is it?
[glass clatters softly]
[dishes clatter]
We don’t have that ring, Mrs. Helena.
The Shipyard club is owned by a Cyprus company.
The owner is Łukasz Kazarski, a gangster.
I’m sure you have his file.
You won’t be able to find this out officially.
So, you don’t believe Jakubiak murdered Monika?
I found out my husband represents Kazarski.
That could be a motive, so, yes, I have my doubts.
Will you let me see Monika’s room?
As soon as my husband leaves.
If this is true, then your husband will be disbarred, Helena.
[somber music plays]
Was my daughter sexually assaulted?
We don’t know.
There are certain marks present,
but they were inflicted some time before the murder.
So it went on for a while, then?
Yes. It would appear so.
What kind of marks were they?
Mrs. Helena…
[Helena] Please tell me.
♪ Why don’t you tell me ♪
♪ Exactly what is going on? ♪
[Bilski] We’re opening the investigation.
Ah.
What should we check?
Check and see if any of the girls were connected with the Shipyard.
MISSING PERSONS DARIA STOKŁOSA, AGATA PILCH
What’s the protocol for this?
We have no protocol.
And if Ambroziak comes for us?
I’ll take the fall for it.
Do you know of Łukasz Kazarski?
Kazar?
Well, now he’s a businessman.
Got a few past convictions from what I heard.
[Bilski] For what?
For fraud.
Why don’t you check with the economic crimes department? We wouldn’t know.
Will there be any proceedings?
Officially, Kazar is kosher.
And unofficially?
Unofficially, he has businesses that are legal. A ton of ’em.
Plenty of illegal ones as well.
Is this the guy?
♪…on your mind ♪
♪ Didn’t know where… ♪
Yeah.
A few years ago, some girl accused him of rape and attempted murder.
But she withdrew the charges.
And can we find this girl?
Probably, yeah.
[knocking on door]
Hold on.
We said we were done with this.
[Helena] I would give anything to hold her one more time.
[Dubiela] I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to Mario.
Do you miss your wife?
Yeah, sometimes.
[Dubiela sighs]
Mario hates me.
Why is that?
Because he thinks I helped his mother die.
[somber music plays]
When she was terminal…
she overdosed on morphine.
Monika may have known about us.
Yeah, Mario told her.
He saw us together.
I spoke with Bilski.
Monika and that first girl were both working over at the Shipyard.
Bilski came here.
He asked Mario about it.
Those injuries on Monika…
Jesus!
[Dubiela] You think it wasn’t Jakubiak?
He was convicted.
Oh, come on!
Do you know how many times I was wrong?
[Dubiela] The same injuries are on Monika and the first victim.
Cause of death, intestinal perforation.
[Bilski] Perforation?
Yeah, she was deeply penetrated in her anal cavity with a hard object.
Punctured her intestine, caused an internal hemorrhage.
The death occurred a few hours after the penetration.
[Bilski] And her lips?
Untouched.
Why are you telling me this?
[Dubiela] I autopsied her three years ago.
She was found by the Shipyard club in a dumpster.
You were asking about the club. Regular there. She was a prostitute.
No one looked for her. No one cared about her.
It was considered an accident at work.
I’m taking a photo. Okay?
Copy is there for you to take.
Thanks.
[Dubiela] Sure.
[Kazarski] Thank you for coming.
Hi, Monika.
How are you?
[mysterious music plays]
[sniffing]
[mysterious music continues]
Beautiful profile.
Gentlemen,
I’ll marry her one day.
[laughter]
Go get her, Kazar! [laughs]
“Go get her, Kazar”?
What the hell was that?
Sorry, boss, it was just a…
You’re talking about my future wife like she’s some slut?
I just, um,
was just having fun.
[laughter]
Someone’s dealing on the side.
[mysterious music continues]
[Kazarski] Who?
There’s a Judas among us.
[Monika gasps]
Norbert.
[Norbert gasps]
Norbercik? Norbert.
[Norbert gasps]
Boss,
don’t listen to those guys.
Who got you the goods?
No one.
[Norbert grunts]
[Norbert grunts]
[Norbert grunts]
[Norbert moans]
Who was it?
It was the Russians! It was the Russians.
Which Russians?
From Kaliningrad.
Norbert, there’s a war going on.
Haven’t you heard of sanctions?
Kazar, take the money, please.
You’re really lucky my future wife is here.
You want me to take your proceeds?
Uh-huh. Yeah. All of it.
And what else?
[Norbert] What do you want?
What if I needed a kidney? Would you give it to me?
[Norbert whimpers] I’m begging you.
Or a testicle?
An eye?
[cries] Please, no.
A lip?
Please, no!
Pick something. Come on now.
A testicle, a lip, or an eye.
If you had to pick one. Well? Choose.
[cries] Please don’t do this!
Pick one or I’ll cut off everything.
[Norbert crying]
[somber music plays]
[Norbert continues crying]
An eye.
[Norbert cries]
Take a lip! Take a lip!
[Norbert crying]
[Norbert screams]
[Kazarski] Monika, what would you pick?
I couldn’t decide.
Do you know this one?
So a fat woman visits her doctor. She tells him she wants to be skinny.
And the doctor says, “The only way you’re gonna get skinny
is if you start eating food with your asshole!”
So she comes back a month later, skinny.
[Norbert cries]
[Kazarski] But she keeps shaking her ass.
The doctor says, “Why are you shaking your butt like that?
She says, “How else would I chew gum?”
[laughter]
[Norbert cries]
You see? You see that? He’s laughing.
[flesh rips]
[dramatic music plays]
[Monika breathes shakily]
Stop the car. Stop the car!
[Monika whimpers]
[retches]
[Monika gasps for air]
[Monika breathes shakily]
[Monika breathes heavily]
What is it?
[Monika] Take me home now.
It’s too late for that.
[Monika] Too late for what?
You belong to him now.
But don’t worry.
I’ll fix it.
How?
How will you fix this?
You don’t trust me?
Hey.
Hey.
Are you related to Wojciech Bilski?
[Bilski] Yes. He’s my father.
Did you know him?
We worked on a case a long time ago.
The whole community was in shock when he was murdered.
You haven’t touched anything?
Not really.
Did Ambroziak open the case?
No. He told me to close it.
Jakubiak was one of his great successes early on.
If not Jakubiak, someone planted the evidence.
Now and 15 years ago.
Ambroziak?
[Bilski] Someone who knows what he’s doing.
The truth is, Jakubiak fits the profile of a murderer.
He wasn’t behaving like a serial killer.
It’s difficult when I try to imagine the way a person like that should behave.
Someone like that wouldn’t kill himself.
However, the murders and club could be coincidence.
Can’t find the connection.
[Helena] Okay.
Let’s assume that it wasn’t Jakubiak
in all three of the cases.
Dubiela mentioned a prostitute.
All three of those girls were similar ages with similar injuries.
All were connected to the club.
[Bilski] Could be more victims.
I’ve been looking into it.
So why haven’t more bodies been found?
[Bilski] Exactly. Where are the bodies?
[drawer opens]
So if Żaneta was the first victim, then
he could have panicked, thrown her body into the ocean, and then…
[drawer closes]
…over time, he found better ways to hide the bodies.
Right. But your daughter’s body doesn’t fit this theory.
I’m sorry.
I shouldn’t have said it like that. I’m sorry.
Hmm.
I have to do this for her so I don’t go insane.
Your daughter’s killer could have felt untouchable.
He threw the body into the ocean again.
Why is he using objects for penetration?
I wonder if he’s impotent…
[Helena] There are pills for that.
Uh, maybe he’s deformed in some way? Ashamed of his body.
Where does he keep the victims’ lips?
[Helena] Where could you store things like that? In a safe? Under the floor?
In a jar filled with alcohol or formaldehyde?
[Bilski] Looks like we’ve got something.
[man] It’s for you.
Really?
I think it’s for you.
I want you to wear it. Put it on for me.
Please do it.
We’re having a guest over.
What fucking guest?
Hey. You’ll see. There are high heels upstairs. Put it on.
You’re fucking nuts.
[man groans]
[Monika groans]
Just put it on.
[Monika] No! I’m not your whore!
[man grunts]
[Monika groans]
I’m sorry, just…
Put it on. It’s just sex. That’s all.
[Monika cries]
[doorbell chimes]
[Monika crying]
Good afternoon.
I’m sorry. Um, did I arrive too early?
[door closes]
[Kazarski sighs]
You thought he was in love with you?
That he wouldn’t let anyone else have you? That he would fight for you?
[whimpers]
[mysterious music plays]
[Kazarski] I won’t let anyone have you.
[Monika sniffles]
[Kazarski] Turn around.
[mysterious music continues]
Now, your hands.
[Monika sniffles]
Don’t be afraid.
[Monika cries]
[cable tie clicking]
[Monika cries]
[mysterious music continues]
You promised something I’d never felt before.
Remember that?
[Monika whimpers]
[Monika screams]
[Monika groaning]
[mysterious music continues]
Want to go to Suwałki?
Why would I?
They transferred you here, so we can transfer you to Suwałki. Or over to Sanok.
[sighs] I’m not sure if I can close the Bogucka case.
You better become sure, because it’s fucking closed.
Our victims both were working at the club owned by Łukasz Kazarski.
And both of them were sexually abused before dying.
Turns out Bogucka’s father is Kazarski’s lawyer.
Five years ago, Wioletta Baranowska reported
that Kazarski raped her and tried to kill her,
and then she withdrew her statement all of a sudden.
When new leads emerge, we have to look into them.
That’s nothing.
Jakubiak was convicted of murdering Kaleta.
Years later, he was paroled, and he murdered Bogucka.
We found her blood on a T-shirt at his home. The facts here are indisputable.
[Bilski] Why did he kill Bogucka?
Because he was a fucking wacko!
And what if another girl dies?
[Ambroziak] They won’t.
The murderer is dead.
The case has been closed. That’s my final word!
Or it’s Suwałki. They want you over there.
[sighs]
POLICE
[sirens wail]
I was raped, and I…
and I witnessed a murder as well.
[Spider] A murder?
[Monika sighs]
Yeah.
[Spider] Tell me about it.
This guy…
I don’t know what his name was.
But his nickname was Fatso.
Um, first, he was mutilated, and then…
and then his throat was cut.
Hmm.
And when was this?
[Monika] It was last Thursday.
Where?
[sighs]
It was in Łukasz Kazarski’s home.
How do you know him?
Um, I work as a bartender over at his club.
Are you aware he’s a very dangerous man?
[scoffs]
I am.
All right, listen.
If I write up your statement, then it’s official.
There will be an investigation.
A prosecutor will call you as a witness.
And Łukasz Kazarski, before he’s convicted, if ever,
will be able to do whatever he wants to you.
Do you understand?
I understand.
So, what now?
I want to testify.
I’m here with…
[Monika] Monika Bogucka.
Monika Bogucka.
She wants to report a rape and a murder.
[sighs]
[suspenseful music plays]
Hello?
[breathes shakily]
[suspenseful music continues]
[suspenseful music continues]
[music fades]
[dramatic music plays]
[man on TV] The sea cucumber has a unique defense mechanism.
When threatened, it can shoot out its own organs at incoming predators.
Monika?
[man on TV] …called Cuvierian tubules are white, silky strands
that entangle and immobilize any unwelcome intruders,
giving the sea cucumber ample time to escape.
Yes, Mom.
Are you hungry?
[inhales deeply]
No.
I’m just going to bed.
[man on TV] …or Arctocephalus forsteri.
It is one of the most iconic members of New Zealand’s fauna.
This species of seal comes from the Phocidae family, which inhabits…
All right. Good night, honey.
[sobs]
[somber music plays]
[continues sobbing]
[somber music continues]
[music stops]
The girl from 2009, she wasn’t associated with the club.
[Bilski] Fuck.
The girl from 2015, her family moved away. We don’t know where.
It’ll take us a while, but we can try and find them.
And 2016?
Um, that one was a hit because she was working there at the bar.
In 2018, another girl went missing. She was a cleaner there.
Oh, fucking hell.
We’re not gonna find her. All of these cases were closed.
[Bilski] Exactly.
So now what?
Check this for fingerprints. See if there’s a match.
Ambroziak’ll kill us if he finds out.
[Bilski] So don’t tell him.
He will fucking find out.
And our fathers aren’t famous, so we’ll get fired.
They could even charge us for this.
For fuck’s sake!
Some people’s daughters were raped.
And then brutally killed.
There’s a woman who’s dead because a man punctured her intestine.
Do you have kids?
[techno music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[clubbers laugh]
SHIPYARD
[techno music continues]
Hi, excuse me.
Hang on.
[techno music continues]
Could we just…
Can I help you?
How long have you been working here?
A little over a year. Why?
Did you know Monika Bogucka? She worked here.
No, sorry, I don’t know her.
[Helena] She worked behind the bar here.
Might’ve worked different days. Uh, lots of turnover here.
You want anything?
Some water, please.
With lemon?
[Helena] Yes, please.
[techno music continues]
Thank you.
[bartender] Sure.
You wanna buy me a drink?
All right. So what can I get for you?
Mojito.
Could I get a mojito as well?
Are you looking for company?
Did you know Monika Bogucka? She used to work here.
Why are you asking?
Because she’s my daughter and she was murdered.
Stop drinking that.
Don’t drink it.
They laced it with something.
Don’t look around.
They won’t let you leave.
Go to the bathroom.
There’s a window in there. Jump and run.
Where’s the bathroom?
It’s downstairs.
Leave your coat behind.
I knew Monika.
She was a wonderful girl.
Now go.
[techno music continues]
[music becomes distorted]
[door rattles]
[glass clatters]
[woman 1] Is she okay?
[Helena mumbles]
[woman 2] Help her out.
Where’s my car?
[clubbers chat and laugh]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Helena] Ah, fuck!
[moans] No!
[Helena groans]
[car lock beeps]
[suspenseful music continues]
[bouncer] Open the fucking door! Open it, you bitch!
[tires screech]
[tires screech]
[suspenseful music continues]
[horn honks]
[horn honks]
[tires screech]
[horn honks]
[tires screech]
[horn honks]
[music fades]
[man 1] It was crazy. I came in and heard someone snoring from behind the counter.
[man 2] Behind the counter? No, are you serious?
[men shout]
[Bilski] Hello.
She’s doing all right.
Her drink got laced over at the club. Toxicology’s in progress now.
When’s she out?
[officer] Mmm, should be soon.
Uh, the fingerprints that we got from the bag matched with
Waldemar Mila.
[Bilski] Does he have a file?
[officer] Yeah, he’s Kazar’s buddy.
I asked around town about him.
He disappeared right after Bogucka’s death.
Any connections to murders?
No.
A few assaults, extortions. Small stuff.
[Bilski] Right.
[dog barking]
[sighs]
Can I help you?
[Bilski] Good afternoon. Leopold Bilski from the DA’s office.
Uh, my brother’s not around.
Oh, all right.
What’s this about?
[Bilski] I’m sorry. The case details are confidential.
However, I can say that your brother is the victim in this instance.
He’s not in trouble?
No, he’s not in trouble. Please don’t worry.
Do you know where I’d be able to find him?
No, I don’t.
All right.
Okay. Thank you.
[woman] Goodbye.
Oh, excuse me. One more question.
Tell me, is this your brother’s current photo?
That’s right.
Thank you.
[mysterious music plays]
[car engine starts]
Used to have a great kebab joint here.
You remember that?
[mysterious music continues]
[Spider] How are we gonna do this?
[exhales] Normally. Wait here, I’ll go talk to him.
Well, you’re gonna die.
I’m a prosecutor. He won’t dare.
[both laugh]
[mysterious music continues]
[gun cocks]
Are you lost?
[mysterious music continues]
I’m Leopold Bilski. I’m a prosecutor. I want to talk about Monika Bogucka.
A slut with an expiration date. What’s there to say?
Who killed Monika?
Crazy guy, you don’t read the news?
What was she doing for Kazar?
What do whores do?
And three years ago, who killed the prostitute at the club?
Kazar?
You’re hiding from him.
Why?
You could become a key witness in this case.
You hear me?
Police! Drop the fucking gun!
Drop it!
What the fuck are you doing? You fucking crazy?
Calm down, we’re talking.
[Spider] Drop the fucking gun!
Spider, chill out.
[gunshots]
Fuck! What the hell?
What are you doing?
[gunshots]
[Bilski] Are you crazy? That was our only fucking witness!
He’s dead.
Spider, what the fuck was that?
[dramatic music plays]
[music fades]
[Ambroziak] I was wrong. Not Suwałki.
Konin. Party capital of Poland.
Buckle up, because next month, you’re transferring.
Congratulations.
[door slams]
[sighs] Did you hear that?
[Helena] There could be evidence at Kazar’s house.
[Bilski] But Ambroziak won’t issue a warrant.
[Helena] Maybe I could convince him?
[Bilski] I doubt it.
You know, when Monika was 14, she went to a camp.
She was different when she came back.
She wouldn’t talk about it. Went into some kind of depression.
She pulled herself together after that.
She was dressing differently and partying a lot.
Her grades were good, so I didn’t worry about it.
Now I can’t help but feel I missed something.
That someone might have sexually abused her at the camp.
How long have you worked for Kazarski?
So you found my flash drive?
Your password wasn’t hard to figure out.
[chuckles wryly]
[Helena] How long?
She came to see me a week before she was found.
She told me about
the things that were done to her by Kazar and that other man.
Jesus, sweetheart.
[Roman sighs]
Kazar visited me about a month ago.
Showed me pictures he had of you.
Naked.
[somber music plays]
And he promised me, if I helped him with something, he would leave you alone.
I feel ashamed, Daddy.
I’m so ashamed. I’m sorry, Daddy.
Shh. Shh.
It’s all right, sweetheart. It’s okay. Shh, shh, shh, shh.
[Roman kisses]
[Monika cries]
Listen, he’s a horrible man.
The work I’ve done for him, he wouldn’t dare break his word.
You don’t know him.
When I was there, he murdered someone.
I think he seriously hurt other women.
Maybe even killed them.
You witnessed him murder someone?
I even went to the police, but the officer there called Kazar.
I’ll never get away from him.
Uh, you…
We have to hide you. Right away.
Don’t say where. Not even to me.
I’ll give you money. You’ll go away.
You got a place in mind?
I’ll figure something out.
[Roman sighs]
[somber music continues]
She didn’t make it.
He was able to get to her somehow.
He still swears he didn’t do it.
He threatened that if I did anything, he would make you disappear.
What were you doing for him?
I started shell companies as a front for his illegal businesses.
Made bank transfers, opened bank accounts.
That flash drive has all the information.
Down to the smallest detail.
Enough to make sure he’d be in jail for many years and lose everything.
The prosecutor just needs to turn on the printer.
You do know that for your involvement, you’re going to be disbarred.
Hmm.
Does it even matter anymore?
Without Monia?
[somber music continues]
[Roman] I just don’t know any prosecutor that can be trusted.
I know one.
[“Broken” by Donal Scott plays]
♪ You can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
What the fuck is that?
♪ You can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
♪ Can’t fix it till it’s broken ♪
♪ So break the walls Then we’ll leave the door wide open… ♪
[officer 1] Police, freeze!
[officer 2] Drop the weapon!
[“Broken” continues]
[officer] Get down!
[officer] Hey!
[gunshots]
♪ If I don’t get what I want ♪
♪ There’s gonna be trouble ♪
♪ In the town, there are matchsticks ♪
♪ Light the last candle Sitting on the rubble… ♪
[Bilski] Łukasz Kazarski?
[officer] You gotta fucking see this.
[music stops]
Oh my God.
Well.
Get in there, Spider.
[Bilski] Start looking.
[Spider] I got him.
[uneasy music plays]
One second.
What is it?
I need you to stay here.
[Spider] What for?
[Bilski] Let Haircut take him in.
[Spider] What the fuck are you doing?
You’re not going in this car.
I’ll go wherever I want.
[Bilski] Get out.
[Spider] What’s your problem?
[Bilski] Get out.
I don’t know what your problem is.
Get out. I’ll take him in.
[scoffs]
[uneasy music continues]
So?
[man] We’ve searched everything thoroughly.
We secured all laptops, drives, and documents.
The tools from the basement.
But they look like they’ve been cleaned. We won’t find biological material here.
And the lips?
No biological material.
No test tubes? Jars? Aquariums?
We’ve even opened the safe.
We’ll go over everything again, but nothing yet.
[mysterious music plays]
[man] Nothing. I’m sorry.
If he hid it, it’s not here.
Have you got his other addresses?
[mysterious music continues]
[yawns]
[sighs]
Well?
Oh, fucking hell.
It could be a small container.
Positively sure you haven’t missed anything?
99% sure, yes.
What if he shoved it up his ass?
What?
Where did you take Kazar?
[“Why Mess It Up” by Nard Berings plays]
♪ Look at me ♪
♪ Instant grace ♪
♪ More than just a pretty face ♪
♪ I don’t play no silly games ♪
♪ Solid is my middle name ♪
♪ Rude boy can come and get it ♪
♪ Or is your mama gonna ♪
♪ Gonna forget it? ♪
♪ Oh my, my, don’t be shy ♪
♪ Don’t waste my time Or I kiss goodbye ♪
♪ Why, why, why, why? ♪
[Haircut] Thanks.
♪ Mess it up Why, why, why, why mess it up? ♪
♪ Come and get it ♪
♪ Don’t make us sigh ♪
♪ Why, why, why, why mess it up? ♪
What the fuck?
♪ First round knocked me out ♪
♪ Don’t wait… ♪
That fucker.
♪…before I’m freaking out ♪
♪ Touch it, touch it ♪
♪ That’s how it feels ♪
♪ Don’t wanna make me ♪
♪ Make me kick my heels Heels, heels, heels, heels, heels ♪
[exhales] Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
We want our client released on bail.
Your client’s gonna be charged with multiple counts of murder.
[Kazarski chuckles]
[Bilski] With exceptional cruelty.
[Kazarski chuckles]
There’s no proof of that.
What is this?
[Bilski] This is a bracelet made of human skin that belongs to your client.
Specifically made from six or seven different lips.
Our tests confirmed that one of the girls was Żaneta Kaleta.
We are still identifying the others.
If your client reveals where he hid the bodies,
cooperates with authorities, and identifies the victims,
it could possibly help him a little.
Not much.
But a little.
Do you know why the husband had buried his wife
but still left her ass sticking out?
[sighs]
He needed a new bicycle rack. [laughs]
[mysterious music plays]
[officer 1] Police!
[officer 2] Police!
[officer 2] Drop it! Police!
[officer 2] Drop your weapon!
[officer 1] He’s down! Clear.
[mysterious music continues]
[music fades]
I hear that Konin will have to wait.
[Bilski] Yeah, sadly.
How are you holding up?
I’m not.
What about Kazarski?
The evidence is indisputable. He’s never getting out of jail.
That officer, Spider, was helping him. He was the one who framed Jakubiak.
Kazar still won’t say he killed Monika.
And what do you think?
He’s playing at something. Don’t know what, though.
And the DNA from the bracelets?
We confirmed Żaneta Kaleta.
Still haven’t identified the others, though it’s just a matter of time.
Among the biological material,
Monika’s lips weren’t there.
He didn’t say where he hid them.
I believe he just hadn’t gotten around to adding it.
What now?
I’m going to Sobieszewska Island for the weekend.
A friend of mine has an old windmill there.
And then…
I don’t really know.
How about you?
I’m going to Warsaw tonight. My daughter’s fifth birthday’s tomorrow.
I didn’t know you were a father. You’re married?
No. Not anymore.
[Helena] I’m sorry.
Um, so what’s your daughter’s name?
Monika.
Please be sure to hug her tightly.
I’m grateful for everything you’ve done.
Thank you.
[“I’ve Been Waiting For So Long” plays]
♪ Baby ♪
♪ Oh, can’t you make up your mind? ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ ‘Cause you’re so far away ♪
♪ Am I just wasting my time? ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Baby ♪
♪ You got me crying like a child ♪
♪ ‘Cause you promised me, darling ♪
♪ A long time ago ♪
♪ That it would only be a while ♪
♪ Now the sun’s going down ♪
♪ And you’re not around ♪
♪ I’ve been waiting for so long… ♪
[Dubiela] I love this band.
♪ Oh ♪
Always have.
♪ Ooh ♪
[door closes]
♪ Baby… ♪
What are you doing here?
Well, it’s nice to see you too.
Heading over to Shoal Tern.
♪ I can’t seem to leave you… ♪
Could’ve told me earlier.
[Mario] But I didn’t know you’d be here.
That’s not true. I told you about it.
Well, guess I forgot.
But it… it’s okay. Really. Are you hungry?
♪ And you’re not around ♪
♪ I’ve been waiting for so… ♪
Yeah.
I appreciate what you said at the funeral.
It really meant a lot to me.
You were her friend?
[Mario] I was.
But I don’t think she was mine.
[Helena] What do you mean?
I think she preferred having another kind of company, so…
Up to a certain point.
I knew nothing about her.
Are you guys together?
[both chuckle awkwardly]
I think it’s too early for us to call it that.
So he never told you?
Mario.
He didn’t tell you what he did?
When are you leaving?
I’ll leave right now if you give me the car.
You should tell her what you did. She deserves to know.
Don’t you think?
Before you’re really together.
[door closes]
I told you.
He hates me.
No, he just misses his mother.
[Helena moans softly]
[mysterious music plays]
My daughter was wearing my mother’s ring with a ruby on it.
Do you have it in evidence?
She never took it off.
Good night.
Good night.
[mysterious music continues]
[Mario] Good night.
[mysterious music continues]
[Dubiela] Need help with anything?
[tense music continues]
[Helena] No. I… I’m sorry. I… I think it’s too soon for me.
I’d like to go home. Would you call me a cab?
[tense music continues]
Did something happen?
No. It was a mistake. I…
[mysterious music continues]
Maybe you could stay until morning?
[Helena] No, no, no, no.
I’m sorry, I… I can’t. It’s just too much right now. Would you please call me a cab?
All right.
It’ll be here in half an hour.
Thank you. I’m sorry about this.
It’s me who’s sorry.
[mysterious music continues]
[Helena gasps]
[music fades]
[Mario] The whole place is yours.
You can stay here as long as you want.
[gentle music plays]
[knocking on door]
[Monika] My first memory?
I sit at the mirror in my parents’ bedroom.
I look at how my hair falls.
My lips.
My nose.
I grab fabric on my shirt, which is too big.
A Minnie Mouse shirt.
I see how my breasts are growing.
And I think, “Remember this.”
“Don’t forget what you looked like.”
How old were you?
I was 14.
Jesus.
Now I have to do it again.
I have to forget what happened before.
[gentle music continues]
No one will hurt you anymore.
I won’t let anyone have you.
No, we can’t.
You know our parents are together.
I don’t care.
[gentle music plays]
Everything hurts down there.
I’ll be gentle with you.
No!
No! No!
[Mario grunts]
No! I don’t want to, Mario!
[Mario] Come on!
[Monika] Stop it!
Mario, stop it!
No! Leave me alone! Stop!
[Mario] Come on!
Why does everyone else get to fuck you but not me?
[dramatic music plays]
Monia?
Monia.
Monia!
[answerphone] The number you are trying to reach is not available.
Oh, fuck me.
[dramatic music continues]
[music fades]
[breathes shakily]
[footsteps thud]
[Helena grunts]
[Helena grunts]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Helena grunts]
[exhales]
[Helena grunts]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Dubiela] He didn’t mean to hurt her.
He called me, devastated.
I had to save him.
He wanted to turn himself in several times.
And then he came clean to you.
He left that ring there on purpose.
On the desk.
[Mario breathes shakily]
No, no.
[Mario sobs]
Why did he kill my daughter?
[mysterious music plays]
It was just an accident.
And why didn’t you call the police?
He’d never survive prison.
Don’t you get it?
When Joanna died, he was all I had left in the world.
You’ve lost a child yourself.
[mysterious music continues]
[Dubiela] A few months ago, Jakubiak’s attorney visited me.
I didn’t know that he was innocent.
They were trying to get him parole.
He was gathering documentation.
Jakubiak was perfect.
No one would bother questioning why that freak had killed again.
Her lips, what did you do with them?
What did you do with my daughter’s lips?
[mysterious music continues]
[music stops]
[gunshot]
Are you hurt?
Let’s get you outside.
[somber music plays]
I wish he would have killed me instead.
So why did you come back?
It kept bothering me that Kazar wouldn’t confess to killing Monika.
POLICE
[Mario] Good morning.
I’d like to report a murder.
[dramatic music plays]
BASED ON THE NOVEL COLORS OF EVIL: RED BY MAŁGORZATA OLIWIA SOBCZAK
[dramatic music continues]
[music fades]
[somber music plays]
[music fades]
