The Listener s02e04 Episode Script

The music that she was making, it turned everything into this incredible light show.
You sure you weren't just at the Planetarium? Maybe it was synesthesia this really interesting mental condition a lot of geniuses have.
Oh yeah it's where like one sense crosses over into another.
Mhm, except she would see music, as opposed to hearing it.
Like is she going to hear a Van Gogh or see a Jay-Z tune kind of genius really.
This not so much; she forgot her bow.
Yeah, right, that's uhm that's one way to put it.
911 what is the nature of your emergency? My name is Dmitri Volkov, I have just killed my father.
Is that medieval, is that baroque or gothic? Somebody got killed with a silver bullet I'm hearing.
That's like a werewolf.
- That's not vampires? - No, it's a werewolf.
You know what you're talking about or are you making it up? Do you know any vampires? Personally? Yeah.
Not since high school.
Okay now see, now the wheels won't come down.
Tell me why they need to replace the old stretchers.
You want state-of-the-art you pay the price.
Come on.
Oh sure, it works for you.
We hate this thing.
Hey, where's the victim? In the living room.
Got a deceased in there as well; coroner's just declared.
Oh nice place.
Belongs to the Russian Consul General.
He's lying on the floor inside with his head caved in.
Right here is the injured guy.
You really need to take off these cuffs.
I don't know if that's a good idea.
I don't think he'll give you any trouble.
Detective, we'll be taking over from here.
That's it? You just take my case? Yeah, it's not a problem is it? You kidding? We love coming to crime scenes and just leaving.
Do you have any idea the amount of paperwork a case like this is going to generate? Always looking out for us.
Thanks Michelle Good luck.
Get the cuffs off.
That's a nice looking uniform you got there.
Gallery opening.
I'm going to take his pressure in the rig.
All right, just going to walk him out? Yeah.
With the stretcher? Yeah.
- Let's get him out of here.
- All right.
So IIB gets called in on a political hot potato and you lose your night off.
Yeah, pretty much lucky for me this seems pretty open and shut, right Mr.
Volkov? He tried to kill me.
I had no choice.
Okay.
Is there anyone else here? Not according to new reports.
I think you open and shut case is about to get a lot more complicated.
Alright there Mr.
Volkov Watch your feet there, okay.
Now he's all yours officer.
All right.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
There's no one to take care of Paval he's alone Dev? Yeah.
What do you have on the deceased? Fyodor Volkov entered the diplomatic service in 1975 the Embassy in Ottawa.
He transferred to Toronto as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and get thisthree years ago? He was named the Consul General.
Are you hungry? I'd really kill for like some avacados and banana fosters.
What are you like pregnant? What about the son? Dmitri Volkov.
He´s 27, he was born in Russia, raised in Toronto and he's a accountant executive at a Bay Street brokerage firm.
No priors, not even a little toe over the line this guy.
Any previous domestic trouble? No, nothing in the file but who's to say some strings haven't been pulled.
It's about Mexican.
Yeah, I'll meet you.
Wait a sec I did a little reading on Dmitri so far all I got is he keeps saying something about this guy named Paval.
Any idea of age? I can stir him up I know, I'm still not used to getting my information from someone who wasn't even there.
Got to park right here.
Dmitri why did you attack your father? I told him to stay out of my life.
And why did you want him to stay out of your life? Because he was become the father who would attack his son with a letter opener.
Okay look I won't insult your intelligence as long as you don't insult mine.
We know that there was someone else in that house besides you and your father.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
There's someone at the desk saying he is Mr.
Volkov's lawyer.
Oh.
Did you get anything? Yeah I saw the Dmitri wiping down a statue.
Why would he wipe down the murder weapon and then call and confess? Well maybe he was trying to protect the person who really used it.
Listen I gotta get back.
Thanks.
Sgt.
McCluskey IIB, you must be Mr.
Volkov's attorney.
I'm also his brother.
You're I'm very sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
You can't imagine how difficult this is, not only for me, for all of us.
Our father he was an extraordinary man.
Is Dmitri all right? Yeah he's fine under the circumstances.
I want to see for myself.
Have you been questioning him? With his consent.
I'm sure you were most professional but he was not fit to be interviewed given what has occurred.
I disagree.
Further his counsel was not present for your questioning and finally as a Russian citizen and a son of a Diplomat he has Diplomatic immunity.
Yeah that's the first thing we looked into.
I should warn you though, we may contest that.
You say we just watch him, we get on a plane and fly back to Russia.
The Russians want him on a plane, Ottawa wants him on a plane.
Why don't you want him on a plane? Last I heard there was a great court system in Moscow.
You remember the Russian diplomat in the fatal hit and run back in Ottawa? I know where you're going with this.
He claimed diplomatic, went back home and skated on it.
I'm not going to let that happen.
This is murder; the guy confessed.
He's not going to skate.
You don't know that.
Listen, this is a done deal, so unless you know something I don't know you know something I don't know? I think there might have been someone else involved.
A partner or someone he was covering for, I'm not sure yet.
Based on? Cop's sense.
Oh what judge wouldn't buy that.
I'm just asking if we can hold on to him for a few days while we check this out.
Michelle there are two Ministers coming in from Ottawa this morning and they got he entire staff on red alert.
And I know how much you love a challenge.
I have complete faith in you.
I have a love/hate relationship with you mostly hate.
I'll see what I can do.
Thanks.
Absolutely.
Mom, mom, can you just.
? Hold on, hold on.
Oh so it turns out to true, there's two brothers okay.
The lawyer friend that we know, Yuri and also another who goes by the name of Paval.
Yeah.
I got to tell you right now, this thing is not is not reliable.
Why can't we just say thanks but no thanks.
There's been uptake in back injury claims over the last year so like it or not we're stuck with it.
It works when you do it, great.
All right, so the manual says that it's idiot proof, so who would like to test it out? Anyone like to volunteer? Any one at all? Yeah, I'd love to, yeah I'll do it, sure, great.
All right.
Way to take one for the team Mr.
Bay.
Yea, for the team.
I'm not covering anyone's shift for a month, thank you very much.
Hi Hey, what time do you get off? I got off in about ten minutes, why? We found Paval.
Really? you want me to listen in on the interview? Yeah if you can get away.
Hey officer, it slunk.
Yeah, I think I'll have no problem.
Do you want to wait a minute? - Sure.
- Cool.
It's a nice place.
Yeah, it's Dmitri's, Paval lives here with his brother.
How can I help you? Sgt.
McCluskey, IIB.
This is Toby Logan.
Can we have a word? Uhm, please come in.
It's about Dmitri isn't it? Yes it is, Ms Uhm Renyeska, Yekaterina Renyeska, but you call me Katja.
So what's your connection to the family? Are you a relative? Uhm No I look after Paval.
Paval suffers from a severe form of autism.
Autism, really.
Can we speak with him? What about? His brother.
Of course but I'm sure you're not going to hear anything from him.
Okay thank you.
Ms.
Ra Ray Renyeska, Sgt.
McCluskey.
Thank you.
Have there been any arguments between Dmitri and his father? No, none! That is what's so odd.
This is you? Yeah.
You're very photogenic.
Thank you, I used to model.
Now you're a fulltime nanny? Well it's a fulltime job to look after Paval.
Hey Paval.
Hi.
I'm Toby.
This is a really amazing train set.
Did you build this? Wow, look at all your people.
That's very cool.
Who's this here? Huh, huh, huh It's okay.
Paval it's okay.
That's Dmitri and Yuri, the picture was taken back in Russia.
Fyodor and Their mother.
She died soon after the picture.
And Paval? Born to another woman, Canadian woman.
She left.
Autistic boy was too much for her so he goes to a special school and I look after him the rest of the time.
Where were you last night? - With Paval.
- Here? Yeah.
Why doesn't he live with his father? He was travelling so much he couldn't take good care of him, that's why he lives with us.
Hey, hey, Paval it's okay.
Hey, it's okay no.
Paval! Are you okay? Oh my God, what did you do to him? I just touched him on the knee and he freaked out.
He cannot stand to be touched.
I'm sorry.
I think you need to leave now.
Sorry.
Paval Slide gusset collar to release auto lock.
Do not place unnecessary fingers into hinge mechanism.
It sounds like it was translated from another language by someone who doesn't speak English.
Somebody's going to hurt themselves on this stupid machine.
Nobody's going to hurt themselves.
Would you mind taking your shoes off please? Hey you talked to that little brother right? Hm he's autistic.
I had a hard time getting through but he, he's actually amazingly focused on his own thing.
You know I have a cousin who's autistic.
Oh yeah? Yeah my uncle Eric on my mother's side; he married a woman with a lovely little daughter named Eva.
You could name any date in history and she would tell you what day of the week it fell on.
It was sweet but kind of creepy.
I was inside the kid's mind for a few seconds; it was amazing 'cause it's like he was living inside his train set.
Yeah it sounds like Eva, the way she would find a safe place in her own mind.
Listen to this Do you know any other notes? Do you have any good news for me? None, not on the home front.
It seems Fyodor and Dmitri are like any father and son; a few spats here and there but nothing out of the ordinary.
What about Yuri? Same and Paval's virtually catatonic so that all but eliminates him.
Do you think Katja's involved? Here's the thing; there is nothing indicating she even exists.
An illegal immigrant.
Yeah and oh, turns out the Consulate General is quite the entrepreneur.
I love it when you dish.
One of his companies is a talent agency specializing in Russian models.
Katja was a model.
You have no interest in visiting Russian models, do you Dev? I would like to visit Russian models.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
It's alright to smile You were asking about? Fyodor Valkov.
Terrible news; he was one of my investors.
He didn't own it outright? No, no, no, it was partnership.
He supplied the capital, I found the talent.
This talent, they all come from Russia? There is an unlimited pool of beautiful young women there.
Tatyana, Tatyana, keep smiling.
And all your women, they all have visas and work permits? I can only assume sir.
you have lovely cheekbones.
I also have a lovely badge.
How involved was Mr.
Volkov with the talent? Well there's no secret Fyodor had an eye for the ladies.
In fact he took one of them away from me and gave her a job; something she was good for.
What was this woman's name? Katja Renyeska.
Don't, don't say it.
That's what you saw; synapses firing with nothing to stop him sensory overload.
That's acute autism.
Oz was just telling me about his has this autistic cousin and she takes comfort in creating order.
Mhmm.
Those kids, they find their refuges.
Problem is they're wired to keep the rest of the world out.
So all I have to do is find a way into this boy's world.
Mhmm, just don't underestimate how difficult that is.
I never do.
Right.
I'm vibrating.
Yeah, so am I.
I should probably look at this.
I have to take this.
Hello? Sgt.
McCluskey.
Hey, I got another job for you.
What have you got? I need to know exactly what the relationship between Fyodor and Katja was.
You think you can come up with a reason to go talk to her again? Yeah, I think I can come up with something.
Hey, hi.
Hi.
I just, I was wondering how Paval's doing.
He is fine, under the circumstances.
Right I feel bad about yesterday.
It's okay.
I uhm I brought him a little something.
Hope I can make it up to him.
Come in, you can give it to him yourself.
Ah, thank you.
Hey.
It's Toby, remember me? I brought you a I brought you some figures, some policemen.
I thought maybe I'd put them here.
This is Michelle.
Remember Michelle? I'm going to pop her right here.
And this is me, your buddy.
I'm going to put myself right there.
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Who's this? Who's the Station master? It's you Whoa, that's cool.
Who's underground?? Is that your father? Why is your father? It's okay.
Hey Dmitri I know what it's like to have a volatile relationship with a father.
I can tell that you really loved him.
What would he want you to do right now? He would want me to accept responsibility for what I have done and I have.
Forensics found smudge marks beneath your fingerprints on the murder weapon.
You wiped it down before you handled it.
Why would you do that unless you were trying The cleaning lady must have wiped it down.
See, I just find this very odd.
Here I am offering you an out and you're not taking it.
Dimitri perhaps English.
My client stands by his previous statement.
Then I guess this interview is over.
No, not yet.
Tell me about Miranov Talent.
Never heard of it.
Really? Your father was an investor in it.
Our father had many investments.
Well this one was special; it is where he met Katja.
And isn't it true that his interest in her was beyond simply being Paval's nanny? Wait a minute, Katja had nothing to do with this.
I said I was guilty; why would I lie about that? You tell me.
I think it's enough for today.
His train set means everything to him.
Fyodor loved watching him play.
So his father was around a lot.
Not a lot but he would check with me on the phone almost every day.
So you and Fyodor were close? You're a beautiful woman, was there? He was my employer.
Well, I should get going.
Thank you for letting me see him.
Hey Paval, thank you, bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Katja and Dmitri were lovers.
That certainly explains a lot.
He has every reason to protect her he has diplomatic immunity and she doesn't.
So we're looking at a love triangle Right, which always ends well.
Okay Fyodor finds out about Dmitri, argues with Katja, she hits him, panics, calls Dmitri for help.
He arrives, he sees what's happened and he acts fast.
Comes over, wipes down the murder weapon and calls the police.
Too bad we don't have one sliver of evidence.
I actually have to get back to my day job.
Thank you.
I'm putting together a timeline on Katja on the day of the killing; I think you might find it interesting.
So where were you the night of the murder? You picked up Paval at his school and according to his teacher you were taking him to visit his father? So were you at Fyodor's house? All right, we were there.
I dropped him home at six, I picked him up at nine, the same as every week.
And when you came to pick him up did you actually see Fyodor? Yeah, of course.
He seemed a little troubled but, other than that he was fine.
That was at, um, nine? Yeah.
The Coroner said that he died no later than 8:30.
Well the Coroner is obviously wrong.
We checked with Immigration Canada, we know you are here illegally and we know you're lying.
You have a chance to help yourself out if you just tell us the truth.
Listen, I've told you everything I know.
So to be clear the Coroner's reports aren't in, right? No.
That was good.
You're in charge of lying from now on.
So this is our prank victim.
Yeah, you know it's just flesh wounds.
A little superglue, toilet and genius.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, you just going to leave me here? We'll get you bed okay, just keep a lid on it You need a bed.
Yeah.
Wow.
Must have been some party.
This is kind of like really embarrassing.
Don't let it tank your whole college experience, okay.
So how do they get this off? It's like a Brazilian but for your butt.
I got to take this You are being so brave.
Hey what's up? So it turns out Paval was watching a movie with his father the night of the murder.
We're going to bring Katja in for questioning.
Can you meet me at IIB? Yeah sure.
Do you think she knows something? Yeah, and we need to see what that is.
All right.
This thing supposed to be sinking? Hang on a second; I got it.
Oh, oh man.
You all right? Oh.
.
are you all right? My back My back, my back.
You all right? What did you do man? I didn't do anything.
Touched the button? No.
Come on, this thing I know, I know.
Come on Guys The nurse will be right with you.
Guys! Hello? Just touch here if you can hear me.
All right, I'm ready.
Got yourself in a bit of a spot here Katja; you know that don't you? Yes.
We know that Fyodor was in love with you.
Was he upset about your relationship with Dmitri? Did you two argue about that? No! There were feelings between us but a different kind.
Dmitri was the one who I fell in love with and even then me and Fyodor, we never fought, never.
Besides he knew that I'm good for Paval.
If you cared about Fyodor at all why don't you just help us get to the bottom of this? What happened on the night of the murder? Fyodor, Fyodor I think she found the body.
He was already dead when you found him, wasn't he? He was laying there, blood everywhere.
And what happened? Oh my God! She may have called Dmitri to come over.
We've checked Dmitri's phone records.
He received a call from Fyodor's that night.
That was you calling him, wasn't it? Wasn't it? He came over and helped you clean up.
How did he get cut? He made me do it to him so it would look like they fought.
So who actually killed Fyodor? It was Paval.
Katja, it was Paval wasn't it? He didn't know what he was doing, I'm sure of it.
No way! The kid? Yeah.
No wonder Dmitri took the rap for him.
He'd do anything to protect him, but I just don't buy it.
Are you going to be able to make it up the stairs? Yeah, I'm good, I'm golden, come on.
So did your uncle every get through to your autistic cousin? Yeah, actually he bought her this universal calendar, put it up on her wall and it kind of became this thing they shared, you know, like a common ground.
Common ground.
Mr.
Bay did you hurt your back? Yes sir, a little bit.
Then why haven't you filled out a 5B or a 7D? Oh well I don't think that's necessary.
It's nonsense.
Get down here.
Okay.
Okay we'll try your theory that there was someone else in the room besides Paval.
Let's hope this works.
Hi Paval, it's Toby.
I know everything must be really strange right now but I'm going to help you.
I know how much you love your train set couldn't bring everything but I brought you a few things.
This is a tree.
This is a park bench.
Just like in your train set.
Now this is you.
You can turn the bench.
And you're going to be joined by your father.
It's okay, it's all right.
You guys are watching television just like on movie night.
The last time you were watching television someone came by, didn't they? It's okay Paval, it's okay because this is me.
Look, this is me.
The person who came, they hurt your father.
What is it Paval? Look up at them.
It's okay.
Who hurt your father? Okay.
I'll get rid of him.
It's okay, it's safe.
Good work.
There's absolutely nothing that connects Yuri to the murder.
That's it, see something's bugging me about my reads.
I think that the statue might have been wiped down twice.
And you have the cloth that Dmitri used.
Yeah we collected it as evidence.
Yuri used another cloth.
You find that cloth and you connect Yuri to the whole thing.
Hey guys, I think I got something.
Get this I cross-referenced our good friend Yuri with our case and I got a hit.
Connecting the dots two years ago, Yuri represented a Sasha Miranov in a case of living off the avails of prostitution.
Small world.
Very.
And you don't believe in coincidence.
No, but I believe in proof.
And what do we have here; we have an eyewitness who doesn't communicate with the world and you no offense.
So given the circumstances we, like you, want what's best for Paval.
You can claim Diplomatic immunity for him or he can face trial here.
The crown says they won't pursue jail time.
So he'd be institutionalized.
Yeah.
But, we have some great institutions here in Canada I think that would be preferable.
Dmitri and I would be able to visit him.
Great.
Thank you for your help.
Any time.
Hey Sarge, want to go claw fishing? Mr.
Volkov.
Sgt.
McCluskey.
You know there are rare days when a Mountie gets her man and wishes she hadn't.
This is one of them.
I appreciate that.
There's just one little problem I'm having.
What's that? When forensics examined the statue for trace evidence, two different fibers were found two different cloths.
Someone wiped it down before Dmitri.
What are you implying? Whoever killed Fyodor tried to frame Paval.
Don't worry our entire team is on it.
We will find him.
Well this is most unexpected but it gives me hope.
Thank you Sergeant.
You get anything? Yeah Hello Mr.
Volkov.
You have news already? We do.
We found that cloth and preliminary forensics has linked it to you.
Preliminary forensics so you have nothing.
Why would I harm the father I loved? Hmm? Now if you'll excuse me.
Sasha Miranov had a scheme to bring girls into the country.
He offered to cut you in for a lot that sound familiar? I was his lawyer, it was legitimate.
Investments.
Yeah but you didn't have any money.
Bank records show that you were poaching off your father's account.
I'm guessing he didn't like that.
You two argued, one thing led to another Look if there are inquires I will face them in my country.
Are you sure? You might be a lot better off in a nice safe Canadian prison.
I didn't mean to hurt him.
It was an accident.
I didn't do anything criminal.
You killed your father and tried to frame your autistic brother.
You want to tell me why that's okay? Come on.
Here I'll take that.
Oh wait, what's going on with the slug? It failed its field test on a number of issues, but the biggest one here was Mr.
Bay injuring his back.
Well I mean back injuries were the whole point of testing these things in the first place, am I right? Ah, oh, still go the spasms? Yeah, but they're getting better sir.
Now always remember, lift with your legs.
Yes, absolutely.
I'll remember that sir.
Safety first.
Oh, ah! Us one, slug zero.
You were faking.
Well something had to be done; that thing was a menace.
I'm sorry to take advantage of our little arrangement but I did what was necessary.
No, no, what was necessary me waiting on you hand and foot.
Well, you know, I had to stay in character.
It's not like I asked you to give me a sponge bath or anything.
No, I got other things to do.
What? What do you have to do? I've got these other friends, who need me.
Fine, go go to your other friends and See you later buddy.
So how is your citizenship application going? So far, so good.
Good, you'll get it.
Look guys, more help.
Hello Toby.
A little gift for Paval.
By all means.
I brought you something.
You remember this? You gotta remember your father just like that Paval, only like this.
Thank you.