Children of Evil (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

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Yes, that goes upstairs.
That, too.
THE CHILDREN OF EVIL
The main prosecution witness is
inspector who leads the investigation.
And what does that prove to us?
It proves that investigative authorities
and the main witness are secretly
meeting in order to manipulate evidence.
Or arrange a statement.
I know, it's useless in court.
Maybe it will lead us to something
else that we can actually use.
- Did they see you?
- I'm not sure, probably not.
- Move so that I get in. Is Nikola there?
- You don't have appoinment!
It is very important for
me to talk to him right away.
And my job is very important to me.
Hey, hey!
Are you Nikola?
- Yes, I am.
- I'm Dragan's girlfriend.
- You attended Zvonko's funeral?
- Yes.
Dragan told me that
he hasn't got girlfriend.
I know.
That's why I am here.
We were together in his apartment
when Kovac got killed.
As soon as I left, the cops appeared.
Why he didn't tell me that?
He didn't want to drag me into this.
It's dangerous.
We've talked on the phone.
I've tried to persuade him.
But he won't do it!
Motherfucker!
Sorry, I don't understand, he would rather
spend the rest of his life in prison,
instead of letting you
testify and confirm his alibi?
He will be angry with me for coming here.
Please, go to him.
Try to persuade him.
- How long are you together?
- For a year.
- How are you?
- I'm fine.
You see how I politely say hello,
while you leave saying nothing.
What do you mean nothing?
Well, I mean, you follow me, you chase me,
and in the end I have
to catch up with you to say hello.
It's not okay, you know?
Hey, I almost forgot.
You know who said hi?
Ana!
As things currently stand, you will
be convicted until the election.
How come when they don't have a motive?
It's not necessary to find a motive
for the murder for conviction.
It is not necessary
Yes, but they don't even know why he
had a ducat in his hand, at the trial,
Mira Kovac turned out
to be visually impaired,
while they know about Drobnjak
that he was violent
and did not respect procedures.
They have eye witness, traces of
Kovac's blood on the sneakers
Judge Busatlija,
at the request of prosecutor,
has already scheduled a date
for giving closing remarks
and pronouncing the verdict.
So, it's over.
It's over.
- Did you tell me everything?
- Yes, I did.
Can you swear on Sonja's life?
Look, Nikola,
I won't let Sonja testify.
Dragan,
if we don't call her to testify,
all I can do is to ask the court to give
you a milder sentence,
do you understand?
And you won't do that because that
would mean that I admit I'm guilty.
Yes, but for the court,
you are already a murderer.
You have no alibi, man!
Please, pull yourself together!
Well, look, my life is my concern.
I'm telling you,
I won't let Sonja testify.
- Why?
- I have my reasons!
That's not the answer.
Why won't you let Sonja testify?
Why?
Dragan
Dragan,
this is your last chance.
No.
When did you intend to schedule
closing remarks?
- I meant on Friday.
- Friday is too late.
We have to have a verdict on Friday,
elections are on Sunday.
- Are you ready?
- I am.
Look, I can put you on the list of
witnesses without his permission.
That's not a problem. We just need
to agree what you'll say exactly,
and explain why you appear
rather late, you understand.
But if he doesn't want to,
I can't force him.
Well, there is no need to force him,
we will simply do it, you understand?
After that, he can be angry as much
as he wants, at least he'll be free.
Trust me, now he is there
under specific circumstances,
he's locked in there, sometimes
he knows what he's talking about,
sometimes, he doesn't.
You have to trust me.
I won't work behind his back.
Wait, if you don't testify,
they'll convict him, you know that.
I won't testify!
Why you won't do it?
I don't understand!
Are the two of you insane?
What's going on?
I shouldn't have even come to you.
Tell these girls, the boss
inquires what you're drinking,
this first table there, come on.
Pazin seems to have an alibi, he was
with a girl that night, her name is Sonja,
but for some reason,
he won't call her to testify.
And where was she until now?
I don't know, she's kind of strange.
She has a heavy accent,
she's definitely not local.
Make sure you don't get screwed up.
I know, that's why I want you
to check her a little.
Just the basics, to see where she works,
what does she do, if she's legal,
marital status, that kind of stuff
How annoying you are
with that job of yours!
When will you come here
and bring some girlfriends,
so that we can have some fun.
I promise I will, as soon
as this trial is over.
So, had any trial finished yet?
Double scotch on the rocks.
Did you see that girl who entered
the club a little while ago?
As if I wasn't.
Does she work here?
So, does she or not?
Cash or card?
Cash.
I didn't see her on a dancing pole,
but most likely she dances, too.
Well, we guessed right that
she is not PhD student.
Yes, although there are girls with
university degrees who dance.
Hard times.
- So you think Dragan knows about it?
- Yes, sure he does.
And that's why he didn't want
her to testify?
Most likely.
Hell of a crew at that striptease bar.
The girls are foreigners, no one
would like to be linked to murder.
24 cuts were found on the body
of Radovan Kovac,
which most likely come from a sharp
blade of medium length
as in injurious objects such as axes.
The victim was in severe pain
before death,
exceeding those that regularly
accompany the loss of life.
He was killed by the last
or one of the last blows
that ended up in the back of his head.
If we take into account splashing,
dripping and spilling of blood
found on the bed against the
walls and the floor of the room,
it is certain that Kovac
was killed in his bed
and there are no indications that the body
was moved from another location.
Thank you.
If the defense has no additional
evidentiary proposals,
I would like to move on
to closing arguments.
- Dear President of the Council
- Please, continue.
With your permission, I would like
to consult with my client in private.
All right.
They will convict me and
they planted sneakers on me.
Motherfuckers!
Dragan, listen to me.
Listen!
I know that Sonja is a stripper
and that she works in that strip club.
If you're worried about her bosses,
I will take care of that, I promise.
Nothing will happen
to her if she testifies.
Do you realize that your whole life
is at stake?
Yes, I know.
Well, you don't.
Obviously, you don't know! If you
did, you wouldn't act like idiots.
Sonja has no papers, she cannot testify,
she is here illegally,
she will be deported.
Sneakers, sneakers are important,
from the beginning of the process I tell
you that those are not my sneakers.
How do you think we can
prove it's not your sneakers?
- You should request expert opinion.
- I don't understand?
Have the expert check the size of
sneakers found in my apartment.
Come on, please, come on.
When they planted the sneakers, they
couldn't tell what size I'm wearing.
That is so unprofessional!
They will think that we're deliberately
dragging out the trial.
- What's wrong with you?
- We have no other option.
But we have!
Sonja is other option!
We'll sort out later the issue
of the papers and passport.
Hello! Sonja is not an option!
Ask them to check the sneakers.
We have nothing to lose.
We have nothing to lose?
If I ask for an expert opinion and it
turns out that the sneakers are your size,
you signed your own judgment.
Honorable President of the Council,
the defense has an additional proposal.
As you have seen, the sneakers
issue raised doubts in the process.
Therefore, we propose
an additional expert opinion
by which an expert trasologist would
determine whether the sneakers,
which the prosecution claims
belong to my client,
match his foot in terms of size.
- In terms of size?
- That's right.
Prosecutor?
Your Honor,
I have to admit that the defense counsel's
proposal is surprising to me
and I am absolutely against it,
as I believe that accepting this proposal
would only lead to the prolongation
of the procedure.
All right, thank you.
We will take a 45 minute break.
Thank you.
Do you think that they would
adopt this proposal?
I have no idea.
- Hello?
- Okay, what the hell is wrong with you?
What the hell is wrong with me?
Why did you ask for
additional expertise, man?
Because I defend my client
to the best of my ability.
Nikola, you never acted like a dilettante,
I don't know what's going on with you
or is it only when I'm across from you?
Ana, it has nothing to do
with you and our relationship
but with the fact that you want
to accuse an innocent man,
but don't worry, Busatlija will
definitely refuse my proposal,
you will convict him till election
and your career will advance,
so you will all be satisfied.
Defense proposal to carry out
supplementary expert opinion
of the size of the found footwear
and its comparison with the foot
of the defendant Pazin is approved.
Please!
So, the Council members concluded
that this evidence is necessary
in order to verify the defendant's claims
that the shoes are not his.
I will ask the experts to come and collect
the case evidence as soon as possible
and perform the necessary expertise.
Thank you.
What happened?
What happened!
The Council adopted the proposal.
What Council, man,
did we agree on something or not?
What are you doing?
You allow this greenhorn drag out the
whole process to screw up everything?
And you?
What are you doing?
- Did you talk to him at all?
- Well, I did.
Well, you better not. If this is
the result, you better not.
Busatlija, speed this up
as best you know how.
I want to have a verdict by Friday,
did you hear me?
And that jerk in Pozarevac, of course.
Is that clear?
It's clear.
And you're going to be screwed
if this all goes down. You!
Honorable judge, members of the Council,
I ask that you pass a verdict of acquittal
in relation to my client, Dragan Pazin,
because it has not been proven that
Mr. Pazin committed the criminal offense
with which
he is charged in the indictment.
Due to a wrong identification
by a witness,
you were put in a position
to convict an innocent person
and put him in prison for life,
which is, you agree, as big and
terrible a crime as murder itself.
Respected fucking court
of justice, fucking judges,
fucking Council members
Bojana: I stopped by
your place, scored a point.
After the expert examination,
it was established that the sneakers
with blood traces of the
deceased Radovan Kovac,
found in the apartment of Dragan Pazin,
did not match the size
of defendant's feet.
Quiet!
More precisely, they differ significantly,
the difference is drastic and it amounts
to two sizes smaller number.
Theoretically, it is possible for someone
to put on sneakers two sizes smaller
and take a few steps in them
but it is not possible that accused
ran as stated in the indictment,
so we come to the conclusion that
those are not his sneakers.
Silence!
Please.
As judge Goran Busatlija said,
we will know final verdict in 5 days,
whether Dragan Pazin will be released
or whether he will spend the next
years in prison, remains to be seen.
I have no comment, thank you.
I have no comment, thank you!
Well, you're fucking great!
Oh, yes, I wasn't at home the
other night when you stopped by.
Relax, I was in the neighborhood, so
- Okay, what are you doing now?
- Now I'm going to the newsdesk.
Well, I have a car.
I can drive you if you need a ride.
Well, why not, if you insist
Can we have your comment?
New jobs, return of young people
to Serbia,
the fight to increase natural growth,
full-scale fight against crime
and corruption,
these are not just empty phrases
from pre-election rallies,
we have proven that we can do it all,
and we can do it even
more and even better.
And now I publicly promise you
that the prosecution will end
the process of Radovan Kovac's murder
before all announced deadlines
and thus prove that we have strong
and stable institutions.
Due to the lack of evidence, Dragan
Pazin is acquitted of the accusation
that he killed the MP
and his employer,
Radovan Kovac.
- Sir, give us a statement.
- Thank you, we have no comment.
Sir, statement?
I don't know how you did it and what
you were doing, but congratulations.
I didn't do anything, you know.
Because I'm not the one who
wanted to frame an innocent man,
I did not plant the sneakers
and I did not see Mira Kovac,
the main witness before the trial.
Who saw her?
Your new boyfriend did.
I just wanted to be collegial.
- Cheers!
- Cheers.
I'll just go over there.
Street girl, you are
a genuine street girl.
Women like you have been
my whole life, my whole life.
Nikola was always falling
for these lavenders
that have a piano lesson in the morning
and singing lesson in the afternoon.
And now he doesn't know what hit him.
And why do they call you Bell?
Because he's crazy as a bell.
Now you'll drink one brandy,
otherwise I'm going to take my
clothes off and dance on the bar.
- Okay, okay
- Bottoms up!
He was always like that,
always, at birthday parties,
at family celebrations, memorial
services, on PTA meetings
always the same behavior.
How did you turn out to be so nice, then?
I'm faking.
- You're faking well.
- I know.
Now you and I are going to get drunk.
Thank you for getting me of the hook.
As it started, I thought
we wouldn't make it.
Do you think that Drobnjak
really planted sneakers?
I have no idea, but I don't want
anything to do with that bastard.
- Listen, I have to go I'm sorry.
- You have to go now?
I'm sorry
We'll be in touch.
Well, this is the last time
I'm going to correct your crap,
I was supposed to go to dinner.
What kind of front page is this,
as if you were born yesterday.
Why?
So, where is the story that lawyer
and the prosecutor are a couple?
Where is the part about Bobic's father?
Yes, I don't think now
is the time for that.
Don't give me that crap.
We need a bombastic headline.
Lawyer and prosecutor
through the bedroom to
No!
They ended the case in bed, that's great.
They ended in bed
Nikola is a good source,
this will screw everything up.
What's wrong with you, baby,
this issue will have the largest
circulation this year,
pay attention to what I told you.
- Are you fucking Bobic?
- No, no, that's not the point.
Don't lie to me,
it's written all over your face.
But, he's a big boy, he'll get over this.
Borka, don't do that.
We will ruin their lives,
and I really need his help.
But you know that others will
publish this, if we don't do it.
And this is our chance
to be the first to do it.
Do you know what the art of journalism is?
You publish something,
yet one continues to chase you,
offering more information
Good afternoon.
Lawyer and Prosecutor
ended the case in bed.
An unnamed well-informed source,
referred to by portal Investigator,
explained that hiring Nikola Bobic
was actually ensured by prosecutor,
Ana Basta, so that with
the help of a longtime lover,
she could more easily prove
Pazin's fabricated guilt
and thereby covered up
the real perpetrators.
We still don't know what
happened in the meantime,
resulting in Nikola's defending Pazin,
but it is possible that it was Bobic who
managed to manipulate Basta,
that through her he had an insight
into the work of the prosecution,
and that's how he found a way
to defend his client.
There are numerous speculations,
but one thing is certain,
it is obvious that things were
not done according to protocol.
Does the history repeat itself,
if we recall twenty years ago,
proceedings were conducted against
Nikola's father, Djordje Bobic,
who was accused of corruption,
because of which he was fired
from the Faculty of Law
where he worked as a Professor.
After that, he committed suicide.
I swear that editor herself wrote
down that part about you and Ana,
and about your father
I would never write something
like that about your father.
I mean, I tried to stop her
and told her not to sign my name,
but she changed the text.
Is that all?
Well, yes.
The suspect was revealed too soon.
Why after the alleged
acquisition of sneakers,
which did not pass
the established procedure
It's not enough that I lost the case,
obviously, that's not enough.
It did not continue to seek new evidence.
The prosecution did not even deign
to find the motive of the murderer,
we do not know
the meaning of the object that
No, I should have ended up in this trash!
This too will pass, everything will pass
Mira Kovac:
I need to see you.
Bobic seems to have arranged
the expertise together with trasologist.
It turned out that
I had given false testimony.
Because how could I see Dragan Pazin
running through the yard,
if Dragan Pazin wasn't there at all.
You don't believe me, do you?
Is that the point, huh?
I told you that I saw a guy
coming out of the house.
Do you think I would send you
to testify without being 100% sure,
do you think so?
Yes, I do.
You know, I'm just curious,
how did you send me to take a photo of
Kovac with a hooker
that very night when he was killed.
I don't trust you anymore.
Why did I read in the newspaper that
you talked to Bobic about the case?
You told me to talk to him.
I'm not asking if you talked to him,
but why I read it in the newspaper.
So you tried to set up a trial,
you failed and you don't know
how it all ended up in the media.
No, I was
I tried to speed up the process as
we agreed with judge and minister.
I don't know what kind of
agreement you refer to.
I just hope I don't read
that on the front page.
Look, right after the trial,
Republic Prosecutor demanded
to hold you responsible for this failure,
I stood up for you.
I said that we will check everything again
and that it is possible that some things
happened that you could not prevent,
but now this
Anyway, everyone is saying that
this is a well-organized set-up
in which the prosecution is also involved.
Well, it's not just your and
my head in the gap here,
it's about some powerful people.
Someone has to answer for this.
But you
You told me to talk to him.
That this case is not like others and that
we have to solve it before the election,
that's what you told me.
Again, I don't know
what you're talking about.
My dear, if you had won the case,
no one would have questioned this.
But you didn't, right?
You fucking didn't!
I don't know what to do
Maybe after the disciplinary procedure
I will have to file a request
for your dismissal.
I just wanted to check
if you need anything?
You've been gone for three days.
Clients are calling,
we don't know what to tell them.
Here, I brought this, the most urgent, so
Don't be upset, anyone who knew
your father knows what he was like.
My father was falsely
accused of being corrupt,
he lost his job at the university,
his reputation, everything, and
He killed himself.
When that happened, I immediately
knew that my mother won't make it.
Later on, it turned out that it was
all a set-up, but by then
It was already too late.
He had already killed himself.
we had already gone to hell.
And that's why I can't let go.
I won't let go until I find
the one behind all this.
What do you mean?
Well, someone holds grudge
against me for freeing Dragan.
And now they want my head,
just like they did with my father,
but they are screwed up.
They are fooling themselves
if they think that I am like Djordje
and that they will be able
to easily screw me over.
Yes, but who wants your head?
I don't know yet,
but maybe Kovac's killer?
Maybe the same person who
planted sneakers on Dragan?
And maybe someone else,
Kovac was the most powerful opposition
politician in the country,
he was certainly on the lookout,
he was certainly being followed,
eavesdropped on.
Who knows, we'll see.
Nikola, Dragan's been acquitted,
tabloids do what they usually do.
You just need some time
to rest and that's it.
Yes, who knows
Hi, Nikola.
If you only knew what
they used to write about me.
I have come for permission
to review the evidence again.
I'm expecting prosecution's appeal,
so I wanted to prepare a response.
- Well, that case is no longer with me.
- It isn't?
It's in the prosecutor's office,
you should go to them.
You know what they are like up there.
I am not at all sure that you
will be granted permission.
Yes.
Look, they were looking for that file,
because the Rupublic Prosecutor
announced surveillance
and then Ivic got pissed off at Basta,
took it away from her.
Good afternoon.
She took the case away from her,
and I think she is also threatened
with disciplinary procedure.
Wait, how is it possible that
Pazin was planted with sneakers?
Well, you know how our police work
and how much sloppiness there is.
Probably, someone in a hurry to
end it promptly, made an oversight.
It wouldn't be the first time.
Listen, Nikola, let me tell
you something in confidence.
Let it go, you don't need it anymore.
You defended your client
and now let things take their course.
I know, but this is not
a final verdict, yet.
The prosecution will
certainly file an appeal.
Let the prosecution do its job, one
never knows what it's up to anyway.
And what would they appeal about?
You better talk to Basta,
it wouldn't be good for Gordana to think
that Basta turned against her on purpose.
Tell her to calm down,
to let the matter be over,
to let everything be nicely forgotten.
Otherwise, they could also drag
you through the mud along the way.
I heard that the main argument
against her will be your relationship.
And you know what that
could mean if things go too far.
I know.
If they want, they can
find something for all of us.
- See you!
- Thank you!
You're welcome.
You don't have to come this often.
- You're fine?
- I am.
Listen, I arranged with Bobic
to defend you and all was agreed.
And then, shit happened.
We were first to publish the news
about prosecutor, about his father
Fuck it
I always screw everything up.
You didn't screw anything up.
I don't know who to call now?
We will find a way.
Do not worry.
- Do you need anything?
- No.
YOU HAVE TO PAY OFF
KOVAC'S DEB
Vesko, sorry for calling so late, Vesko
No, no, I don't need a ride,
can you come to my place right away?
Someone was in my house.
Based on the novel of Miodrag Majic
"The Children of Evil"
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