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Plot Analysis Summary

The season follows Kostya's arrival at a Far Eastern prison and the criminal operations that fracture the group around him. Prison schemes, personal crises, and growing exposure converge in a new execution offer and a threat against Kostya.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Arrival and Prison Routine

Kostya arrives at the Far Eastern prison and is introduced to its operations and colleagues. His contact with the Professor and the execution-related money establish the prison's grim economy.

Key Events

• Kostya Transfers to the Prison — In 1996, Kostya is transferred from Kimry to a special-regime prison in the Russian Far East. Characters: Kostya Location: Special-regime prison in the Russian Far East
• New Colleagues and Prison Operations — Kostya meets colleagues including Sasha and is shown how the prison operates. Characters: Kostya, Sasha, Andrey Location: Prison
• Painkillers for the Professor — Kostya gives painkillers to the suffering Professor, one of five inmates awaiting execution. Characters: Kostya Location: Prison
• Kostya Records the Professor — Kostya has a private conversation with the Professor and records it. Characters: Kostya Location: Prison

Private Lives Unravel

The execution money exposes strain in Yulya's marriage, while Natasha discovers that she is pregnant and is uncertain about the father. Personal troubles unfold alongside the prison group's activities.

Key Events

• Proceeds from the Execution — Yulya refuses money brought home by her husband, while his mistress accepts it. Characters: Kostya, Yulya Location: Home
• Natasha's Pregnancy — Natasha learns that she is pregnant and is unsure who the father might be. Characters: Natasha Location: Unspecified
• Oleg Demands Revenge — Oleg approaches Sasha and Kostya through his connection to Andrey, demanding revenge and threatening to go to the police. Characters: Kostya, Sasha, Andrey Location: Unspecified

Revenge and Romance

Oleg threatens the group and is beaten and taken away by Kostya and Sasha. Roma's confession to Nina adds a personal complication to the growing tensions.

Key Events

• Oleg Is Taken Away — Kostya and Sasha beat Oleg and take him back to their town. Characters: Kostya, Sasha Location: Town
• Roma Confesses to Nina — Roma visits Nina, confesses his love, and plans to take Kostya's wife to California. Characters: Nina Location: Unspecified
• The Doctor's Execution Planned — The prosecutor, Roma, Sasha, and the Doctor devise a plan to execute the Doctor after Andrey's housewarming party. Characters: Sasha, Andrey Location: Prison

The Group Turns on Itself

A plan to execute the Doctor is made without Kostya, creating a rift within the team. Natasha's undisclosed abortion leaves her in critical condition, while the group suspects an informant.

Key Events

• Kostya Excluded from the Plan — Kostya discovers the plan, but the others intend to carry out the killing without him. Characters: Kostya, Sasha, Andrey Location: Prison
• Natasha in Intensive Care — After an undisclosed abortion, Natasha's condition worsens and she is rushed to intensive care. Characters: Natasha Location: Hospital
• The Team Suspects a Traitor — After investigator Zhuchkov tracks them down, the group tries to determine who betrayed them. Characters: Sasha, Andrey Location: Unspecified

Exposure and New Threats

The warden presses the group for answers, and Katya and Natasha tell Yulya about their husbands' source of income. The Doctor provides a lethal cocktail recipe in exchange for treatment, and the warden offers visitors a paid execution while the group targets Kostya.

Key Events

• The Warden Questions the Group — The warden demands an explanation about what is happening in the prison and who organized it; the group blames Volkov. Characters: Andrey Location: Unspecified
• The Women Share the Truth — Katya tells Natasha the real source of their husbands' income, and they go together to inform Yulya. Characters: Natasha, Katya, Yulya Location: Yulya's home
• A Lethal Cocktail Recipe — The prison doctor obtains the Doctor's lethal cocktail recipe in exchange for transferring him to a hospital for treatment. Characters: Andrey Location: Prison
• A New Execution Offer — The warden offers Japanese visitors the chance to kill a condemned prisoner for payment, while the group decides Sasha should deal with Kostya. Characters: Kostya, Sasha, Andrey Location: Town and prison

Story Breakdown

• Kostya's Prison Arrival — Kostya joins a special-regime prison and learns how its operations function.
  • New Colleagues — Kostya meets colleagues including Sasha and is introduced to the facility.
  • The Professor — Kostya gives the suffering inmate painkillers and later records a private conversation with him.
• Execution Economy — Money connected to executions exposes the prison group's business and its consequences outside the prison.
  • Household Money — Yulya refuses the execution money brought home by her husband.
  • Paid Execution Offer — The warden offers visiting Japanese people the chance to kill a condemned prisoner for payment.
• Personal Crises — The prison group's activities overlap with serious problems in the personal lives surrounding it.
  • Natasha's Pregnancy — Natasha learns she is pregnant and is unsure who the father is.
  • Natasha's Emergency — After an undisclosed abortion, Natasha's condition worsens and she is rushed to intensive care.
• Pressure and Revenge — Threats and demands bring violence to the group's affairs.
  • Oleg's Demand — Oleg demands revenge and threatens to go to the police.
  • Kostya and Sasha Act — Kostya and Sasha beat Oleg and take him back to their town.
• Romantic Complication — Roma's feelings for Nina create a personal complication around Kostya's marriage.
  • Roma's Confession — Roma visits Nina and confesses his love.
  • California Plan — Roma plans to take Kostya's wife to California.
• The Doctor's Planned Execution — A plan concerning the Doctor divides the prison group and excludes Kostya.
  • Execution Scheme — The prosecutor, Roma, Sasha, and the Doctor devise a plan to execute the Doctor.
  • Kostya Excluded — Kostya learns that the others intend to carry out the killing without him.
• Exposure and Suspicion — The group faces investigation and internal suspicion as its activities become harder to conceal.
  • Search for a Traitor — After investigator Zhuchkov tracks them down, the group tries to identify who betrayed them.
  • Warden's Questions — The warden demands an account of events at the prison, and the group blames Volkov.
  • Women's Disclosure — Katya and Natasha tell Yulya about their husbands' source of income.
• New Lethal Threats — Information from the Doctor and the warden's new offer lead to a final escalation against Kostya.
  • Cocktail Recipe — The prison doctor obtains the Doctor's lethal cocktail recipe in exchange for a hospital transfer.
  • Plot Against Kostya — As the warden offers a paid execution, the group chooses Sasha to deal with Kostya.

Directed by

Dushan Gligorov

Key Cast

• Ivan Yankovsky — Kostya
• Eldar Kalimulin — Sasha
• Danil Steklov — Roman
• Dmitriy Sumin — Andrey
• Leonid Telezhinskiy — Peter