Claus!
And he's brought you some presents.
- Fedya, come over here.
- What did I do now?
Come here I said.
This is for you.
Something to wear at home.
What good is it to me?
I've got no home.
You will though. Everything will come
in time. They'll be useful in prison.
Anything for a laugh.
For you, Vassia.
Gavrila Petrovich, this is for you.
Thanks very much.
Hey, it's virgin wool!
And there's this, too, for you.
To us. Drink up.
Arrgh! Like acid!
- What a drag not having vodka!
- do you Have to get drunk Like swine?
- What else is there to do?
- tell people the dreams you have.
You sound like a headshrinker
in a courtroom.
We can play indoor games,
ifyou want.
Am I a sucker to play with you?
You play with a stacked deck.
But why poker, comrades?
There're many interesting games.
We can play hide and seek.
I know a good game called ''cities''.
I start and say ''Tula'', then you pick
one that begins with ''A'', Astrakhan.
Then you think ''N'', Novgorod.
You got it?
It's now your turn, Fedya.
- Why me?
- Name a city that starts with ''D''.
- Vorkuta.
- Vorkuta? Why?
- I did time there.
- All right.
- You name a city starting with ''A''.
- Dzhambul.
- Dzhambul? Why Dzhambul?
- Because It's warm there.
There's my home
and my old mama.
All right.
I think I know a better game.
Say I leave and you hide some object
here. I come back and find it.
- All right, Fedya?
- You'd better find the helmet.
- Shut up!
- We'll hide the thing and he'll peek.
Why would I peek? All right,
you leave and hide it somewhere else.
I'll stay here.
And you keep an eye on me.
Why does it have to be me? Anything
goes wrong, you pin it on me.
I'll clobber you!
I'm going to bash your face in!
Clobber, clobber...
- Docent, were you ever a little boy?
- Of course, I was.
- You had a papa and mama?
- Yes.
How can you be so nasty, then?
You're as mean as a mad dog.
Oh, Vassia...
- Got the thing hidden?
- Raspy's hanged himself.
- There's our man.
- You're here too, are you?
I was about to go to yourjoint,
but I smelt a trap.
I could just feel it.
I could feel it down in my bones.
Mityai,
you got to hide me for a while.
Come on.
- Where are we going?
- Go on.
Sorry, doctor,
your ambulance came for nothing.
It's all right. Just give him some
sedative, hot tea and let him sleep.
Thank you.
Does it hurt, Gavrila?
Plenty, Vassia.
Read it again.
Again?
Dear papa,
the news that you were in prison
made us very happy,
because we thought
you were dead.
I'd like to know
who was the lousy skunk
that tipped off Raspy's kids
about him?
Shhh!
And mama was happy too,
because when your letter came
she cried all day long.
She used to tell us you were a pilot
who made test flights...
Yeah, test flights out ofthe cooler.
Anyway I'm very glad
you're still alive.
Mama says...
you're good and kind,
only you have a weak character.
That's it! He's a weak character!
Steals our bread and tries to pin it
on a hack driver!
Get lost, you hear?
Or I'm going to bash your teeth in!
Cut it out!
What's wrong with you anyhow?
Shame on you!
You're over 40 years old,
half ofyour lives is past now.
What's your past like?
What will be your future?
Muck and ignorance and fear,
nothing human.
Snap out of it while the time's still
ripe! Take my advice!
Listen, Docent! We got to get out of
here, that doctor will turn us in.
- No, she won't.
- What makes you think so?
I just bled her with my razor,
and threw her in the well.
To Colonel Verchenko,
from kindergarten principal Troshkin.
Forward this letter if necessary.
I'm going to tell these men
who I am.
I haven't the right
to deceive them any longer.
If something should happen to me,
please don't accuse anyone.
Let's see, how much time was I
serving?
One year.
How much will I get for the escape?
Three years.
And then the kindergarten and
the flat? Well, say ten years.
- How much is that in all?
- 14.
And