follow me.
No one is pressing you now.
Let's consider
the case closed.
And it is just
a friendly plea for help.
You set me up once.
There will be no second time.
Oh, yes.
I've already understood
who you really were.
No, baby.You haven't
understood it fully yet.
All right.
You'll have an opportunity to learn it later.
I'll call you later.
I don't think so.
Let's go.
I told them
that you had a night shift today.
Is it another call
from your parents?
- Anton.
- What?
OK, Shoot.
Will you still try to make
some peace with your parents?
Don't start it all over again.
The issue has been closed.
- Wow! Some hot food!
- How is it?
Nothing is going to spoil our
celebration today, isn't it?
Great. The youth doesn't return alone.
It comes back
with its ghosts.
The start of this night
was pretty jolly.
It requires a lot of
wheeling and dealing.
Oh, God!
What have I seen so far?
My dusty study, two or three familiar faces
and all these books...
What about my butterflies?
All these Amazonian jungles and marshes?
All this existed in my dreams only.
I've never gone beyond St. Pete.
I've invented all this.
It boiled down to my butterfly collection
and a shadow of life.
And I'm just a bookworm.
Or to be more specific, a shadow of this worm.
I was just a Decamerone scientist.
That's what I really was.
What's left of my life?
Just these butterflies.
Who needs them?
My children don't need them.
My grandson might need it
to return his card debt.
At least they are fit for that.
Such a beauty can't vanish into the thin air.
I don't regret the loss.
I'm ready to sacrifice them
for the family peace.
It won't change anything.
The world will remain the same.
And this life is really different.
It is full of dangers,
adventures and passions.
It is full of new people
and new locations.
- I envy you, Karen.
- Me?
Do you think I don't remember
your trick with the notepad?
- It is a stage trick.
- Was your win also a stage trick?
Those were your friends
who came to see you.
You're Caliostro.
Yeah, as well as
Count Monte Christo.
I'd rather exchange all my science
for one day of your life.
You're a fool.
This is not
much of a life.
I had to wake up late at night
sweating all over, change my addresses,
lose the people I loved.
Does all this sound romantic?
All right.
I'm afraid you'll see
all this for yourself today.
Where are we going?
Aha, this is
the Leo Tolstoy street already.
We need the house over there.
I'll rush upstairs,
take some money from my kids,
and settle the bill.
What kids
are you talking about?
You're right, old man.
No kids.
But when they get drunk,
they behave worse than kids.
- They must be partying up there now.
- All right.
Where will we go after that?
We'll rush to my grandson's place.
What?
It is a joke.
In fact, he's my grandson-in-law.
He's a big boy now, but he still
keeps calling me his granddad.
- I'm off now.
- And I'll stay in the car.
You'll feel better about us after that.
Well, I believe you anyway.
But be quick.
Listen, why can't we just give him
a sheet of paper from your notepad?
He's not my type.
I never hurt the poor.
- Wait.
- What?
Should I really stay
behind in the car?
No. What if they won't take me for Anton?
Then you'll have
to employ your talents.
What's up?
What's up, Nika?
Nika, are you not
feeling well?
Just a moment, Nika.
Are you feeling bad, Nika?
Everything is all right.
I've just had a pang of vertigo.
- And now sniff this.
- Oh, no.
You'd better bring me
some wine.
Are you playing
trick and treat with me?
Yes and no.
Will you solve this problem, programmer?
Shoot!
Are there any situations
when one plus one equals three?
I don't follow you.
Think again about it, dear.
Who used to be alone?
Just alone?
Let's assume
it was me.
Right. Then you were
joined by another one.
- It was you.
- Right.
Continue, please.
Now it equals three.
Do you have anybody