style="font-size:15px;"> OK, we will show them the smallest
deposit. Especially since the mines
are located so close to each other.
Only you and I know about the Rapid
River.
YURSKY
Severkov requested a preliminary
assay, which I made, but then the
data is now incorrect, if we show
only the smallest deposit.
In addition, you know, the rumors
will spread if there will be less
gold than expected, meaning that
someone has appropriated it. They
will send inspectors. You
understand what I mean?
ARTEMIEV
Here is a map. Show it to this man
from the top – Elkin. Tell him it’s
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ARTEMIEV (CONT’D)
just a copy and I have the original.
You made a duplicate, when you
went to explore with me, and you
do not know how to find it.
ARTEMIEV hands YURSKY a piece of paper.
ARTEMIEV
By the way, we have new people on
our team. Guess who? Kovalev!
YURSKY
I know. I was surprised myself.
ARTEMIEV
Severkov told me to take him with us.
EXT. VILLAGE ROAD – RUSSIA – LATE EVENING
A luxurious SUV drives down a dusty road at a full speed.
ERNEST KOVALEV – is in the front seat on the passenger side.
Behind the wheel – GARIK, a roguish type of person.
In the back seat – NASTYA, MISHA SAMOCHVALOV AND ELKIN.
The SUV is followed by Artemiev’s old car.
Abruptly the SUV stops in front of the impregnable walls of a dark wood.
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Geologists gets out
ARTEMIEV
Let’s halt. We will leave tomorrow
morning.
They make a fire and eat a canned dinner. YURSKY pitches a tent.
KOVALEV
Garik and I will sleep in the car.
ARTEMIEV
Let’s decide who’s going to be on
duty tonight.
KOVALEV
Yursky. Look, he’s not tired.
NASTYA
I will replace him after two hours.
KOVALEV gives her an angry look
YURSKY returns to the fire and, taking a can with meat, sits
opposite NASTYA. They look at each other for sometime.
NASTYA smiles.
YURSKY withdraws his eyes
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INT. ARTEMIEV’S TENT – NIGHT
ARTEMIEV continues reading a mysterious diary of a convict
FLASHBACK:
INT. CONCENTRATION CAMP – RUSSIA – AUGUST 1968 – DAY
V.O. LIUBOV ARTEMIEVA
Everything happened so fast that I really did
not realize anything. This woman who came
along with Jan suddenly came into the kitchen
where I was cooking…
An elegantly dressed WOMAN enters a dirty kitchen where another woman – LIUBOV ARTEMIEVA – stands near an oven.
The WOMAN hurriedly slips off something like a hunting suit of a dark green color. Women exchange dresses.
WOMAN
Go!
LIUBOV hesitates for a moment, looking at another WOMAN who, now in prisoner’s dress, looks very similar to herself.
Women hug each other briefly and LIUBOV ARTEMIEVA darts out of the kitchen.
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EXT. CONCENTRATION CAMP YARD – CONTINUOUS
In the courtyard of the camp Jan waits for LUIBOV. We recognize WILLKIE FARMER in Jan. He talks to a PRISON GUARD.
When men see LUIBOV, the GUARD opens the huge heavy gate.
LIUBOV approaches the men, pretending to be as relaxed as possible. Jan takes her hand and they exit the prison.
CUT TO:
JAN AND LIUBOV STRUGGLE MOVING THROUGH TAIGA
V.O. LUIBOV ARTEMIEVA
Taking the loads of provisions and sleeping bags,
we have fled in an unknown direction, walking
day and night. But sooner or later they will
discover that prisoner number 207 has escaped.
