Women's Hell (2026) s01e04 Episode Script

1
[eerie music playing]
[neighs]
[suspenseful music playing]
[gasps]
[panting]
[Emil] Mrs. Wróblewska.
What's going on?
You came to my apartment.
You don't remember?
[lively piano music playing]
[woman singing in other language]
I'm just trying to do the right thing.
WOMEN'S HELL
[song cuts off]
Go slowly.
[strains]
Emil, did we, uh
Last night, did we?
Did something happen?
You just showed up here.
You were heavily
intoxicated with something.
You were really shaken up.
So, I put you to bed.
And nothing else?
[Emil] As a doctor, I should report this.
Perhaps you should leave him.
What did you say?
You were sleep talking.
I was delirious.
If the rumors about your paper are real,
you're not the only one
having nightmares about him.
Maks is
very respected and influential.
His network is limitless.
And I am his wife.
Emil is no one.
And yet you came to see me.
Good day.
[train horn blaring]
Fresh bagels.
How many do you want?
I got butter, too.
-I'll take four.
-One
[engine starts]
[opera song playing on record]
-[Janeczek] Denar has reported blackmail.
-Hmm.
Did you order those photos to be taken?
You overestimate me, Superintendent.
But he saw that Jew of yours
take his picture.
So, he should go after the Jew, not me.
[door opens]
[Maks] Janeczek, do you not have
anything better to do?
[Janeczek] I'm sorry?
[Maks] After the attacks on my offices,
after the fire,
you promised me protection.
[Janeczek] Speaking of which,
Konieczny followed your wife.
She went to Heckmann's apartment.
Butter!
[housekeeper] Ma'am. Dear Lord.
Where have you been?
We've all been worried sick.
Your husband called the police.
Good morning, ma'am.
It seems your missing wife is back.
Prepare a bath for me.
Leave us.
Close the door behind you.
Shh.
Were you with him?
-Maks.
-Shh.
And did you fuck him?
I don't know. [gasping]
What don't you know?
Huh?
[sobbing]
This is mine.
I'm the only one who can have you.
Apologize.
[gasping]
I said apologize.
-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-Shh.
-What are you sorry for?
-[yelps]
-Well?
-I don't know.
You don't know?
What don't you know?
[Helena crying]
[moaning]
[panting]
You've been very lucky.
The baby's fine.
Everything looks normal.
It isn't a baby yet.
I mean, it has no heart, right?
No brain either.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Those weak spells are common early on.
The pregnancy is perfectly fine.
It isn't fine, Doctor.
I'm going to give you a mild sedative.
I want to get rid of it.
That procedure.
Hmm.
I'm aware you've done it.
How much is there?
More than your asking prices.
And you'll perform it today.
Your sister's case has been closed, okay?
Zuza wasn't the column's only victim here.
Prove it then.
Isn't that what you're meant to be doing?
Everyone knows about it.
If we believed every single rumor
in Warsaw, you'd already be in jail,
Mr. Heckmann.
You need to question Helena Wróblewska.
It seems that you're obsessed
with this woman.
Because I'm certain
she's protecting her husband.
Is that why you spent the night with her?
She came because she's scared of him.
[Konieczny] You should be, too.
[door closes]
[typewriter clacking]
[Denar] Of course, I'll explain
-[Ela] But, what--
-to Maks Wróblewski.
-[Ela] You can't go in.
-Excuse me.
-Good morning.
-One moment, sir.
Uh, good morning. May I help you?
[chuckles] Well, hello there.
Please, could you give this letter
to Maksymilian Wróblewski for me?
And you are?
Please leave now, Mr. Denar.
You, I will see you
In the near future.
[Bruno] Lying son of a bitch.
[Hanka] It's him.
[Bruno] They were meant to be
in today's paper.
You mean you set Denar up?
He shut it down.
That bastard knows everyone.
[Helena] She's not happy with Ludwik.
-[Róża] Does that explain the fall?
-Ewa's in pain. She's resentful.
No, Ludwik is resentful, as he should be.
Did she really think she'd just be
lying around in luxury all day?
You're being very cruel, Róża.
Ewa is in desperate need
for a man who will provide for her.
How's she doing?
I'm afraid it's not good.
Oh, my.
And, uh, is the baby okay?
I'm so sorry, the fetus died.
My condolences.
Uh, what do you mean that it died?
She had a miscarriage.
-[Róża] I'm so sorry.
-Don't touch me!
I'm going in.
[Róża] Ludwik is completely devastated.
How could you be so careless, girl?
If he's so devastated, then why
hasn't he come with you to see me?
We should leave now.
You need to rest, Ewa.
Wait. Don't go yet.
Auntie?
Don't be long.
She needs to recover.
Ewa, don't keep Ludwik waiting.
[footsteps receding]
[door opens and closes]
Look, I don't want to know what you did.
I'm going to hell
for what it is I've done.
Sweetheart.
[Ewa] Aren't you gonna ask me
why I did it?
I had doubts about the marriage that day.
And you said that it would be better
than living in a
A shared apartment.
[sobbing]
I'm so sorry, Ewa.
I
I I'm really sorry for saying that.
Look, it wasn't the fall that did that.
Have mercy upon me.
I would never have been able
to love that poor baby.
Okay.
I know, sweetheart.
I'm on your side, okay?
Please forgive me.
I was mistaken.
Hanka could report it,
but I can't go to the police.
Shh.
[shuddering]
[suspenseful music playing]
Superintendent?
I've looked into it, sir.
And the night of the rape, Mrs. Wróblewska
really was alone in the clinic.
The rape hasn't been confirmed yet.
Right.
So, Stalowna's lying?
The woman has two illegitimate children.
But then where was Maks Wróblewski?
-He was at the circus.
-Unaccompanied?
At the strongmen fights, Sherlock.
So, you questioned Mr. Wróblewski?
Stick to your own job, Officer.
[sighs]
[Hanka] Wiktor Denar left this for you.
[Maks] Sit down.
Look, I know
I have been unfair to you.
My wife may have been unkind to you.
I'd like to offer you a raise
to apologize for it.
So, 20 zlotys added
to each of your paychecks.
I'm sorry. I'm not sure what to say.
-I'm very grateful, sir, thank you.
-[Maks] Shh.
Don't thank me.
I'm a very generous man.
That's how I'd like you to think of me.
Okay?
Thank you.
If you see Miss Stalowna
could you please send her to me?
Yeah. Anybody seen Hanka Stalowna?
[man 1] Move it to the right
-[man 2] With the boss.
-you'll be able to fit it a whole inch.
Exactly.
Is Hanka here?
She just left.
[child] Mom?
Hanka, what is it?
You can trust me. Come on, now.
Your husband just offered
to give me a raise.
In exchange for what?
He's trying to buy your silence.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Hanka.
Ewa told me about Pure Hearted Jan
and about the rape.
I already reported it.
They'll just paint you
as some nymphomaniac.
There are people gossiping about it.
-I think Mr. Wróblewski is--
-I think Maks is Pure Hearted Jan.
So, can you please tell me
everything you remember?
I can't remember anything.
Hanka, I'm begging you.
-[grunting]
-Your mother is a whore!
You take that back!
What's going on here? Come on.
Let's go. Why is your sister crying?
Come on inside. Quick.
[boy] He said a bad word.
Bedroom, now.
-I don't want to hear a sound.
-[boy] Why would you say that?
Did you really think I wouldn't find out?
I'm not sure what you've heard.
[Szczepanikowa]
Pack your things and get out of here.
-[boy 1] Come look at this.
-I've been given a raise.
-[boy 2] What is it?
-It means I can pay more rent.
[Szczepanikowa]
I don't rent rooms by the hour.
I took you in with your bastard children
because I thought you were decent people.
-[boy 1] You'll just break it.
-And it turns out you're nothing
-but a whore.
-[boy 1] I saw it first.
-I don't rent rooms to whores.
-I'll find somewhere else.
-[boy 2] I'm telling!
-I want you out by tonight!
-[boy 1] Hey, stop! Give it back.
-[boy 2 yells]
No, it's my turn. You've gotta share.
Or I'm gonna tell on you
and you won't get any dinner tonight.
[carnival music playing]
[man laughs]
-[woman] Right this way, ma'am.
-[horse neighs]
Do you take reservations
for the strongman fights?
[ticket seller] We're full.
Officer Konieczny.
[child] Mom, can we see the show?
-I'm with the state police.
-[child] Please, Mom.
Officer, your colleague was here earlier.
I just sell the tickets.
Was it Janeczek?
He's got a standing reservation,
and sometimes he brings guests.
And on Thursday?
The 16th?
Was Maksymilian Wróblewski
one of his guests?
-[sighs]
-[chuckles]
Well, that's what he told me to say.
-And was he?
-He wasn't.
Hmm.
[door creaks, slams]
[gasps]
What are you doing here at this late hour?
Mom, I gotta pee.
Excuse me.
We're just using the restroom.
[man] Where are you going?
[Helena] These are letters.
Okay, take this.
You take M.
A.
That there
spells "Mama", see?
"Mama."
[Cesia] We did it.
[woman] Right? So great.
Good night.
Shall we spell my name?
[woman] Yeah, I think she went that way.
It's just for one night?
I'll find someplace else.
-How old are they?
-[Hanka] Five.
-They're twins.
-[boy] Let's spell yours now.
Their dad left us when I was pregnant.
I'm sorry. I don't want to be a burden.
If your husband finds out, he'll fire me.
Please don't tell him.
If Maks is the rapist, then
it's me who should be frightened, not you.
Hanka, help me, please. Please.
[sighs] I'm sorry, I
don't remember much.
I mean, it's all
just quick little flashes.
A circus.
A unicorn.
[sighs]
Wallpaper.
My face pressed against the wall,
a lampshade that was made of beads.
And, well,
he was behind me.
-You must keep trying to remember.
-I can't be certain of who it was.
-And would anybody even believe me?
-Yeah.
[sighs]
I am truly sorry
if it is him.
[priest] Brothers and sisters,
in these troubling times,
we hear the Holy Father's words
more loudly than ever.
As they are set forth
in the papal encyclical on marriage.
On this cruel depravity
that sometimes goes so far
as to use poisons to prevent conception.
And when these fail,
attempts to destroy the conceived child
by using medicine and aborts it.
You see,
the marital act, by its very nature,
aims for procreation of new life.
And whoever, while performing the act,
knowingly seeks to deprive it
of its natural effect,
whoever enters into the sanctity
of a marriage and purposefully
tries to prevent its procreative force,
violates God's law
and burdens their soul with mortal sin.
Amen.
Mom, I'm sorry.
I I'm not feeling too well.
So, you won't receive communion?
-[choir singing indistinctly]
-Come on.
I'll help you.
[priest] Corpus Christi.
[Róża] It's you, go on.
[priest] Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi.
Can't you walk quicker?
Excuse me.
[bell chiming]
-Róża.
-Come on.
Can we go to yours?
Do you have opium?
Lower your voice, Helena.
People are staring.
Maks is waiting for you in there.
I can't, Róża. I can't go back there.
Will you help me?
You know that I'm always willing to help.
Tell me, what is it?
-I'm scared.
-Of what?
No, I can't say.
-I can't.
-But of course you can.
We're like sisters.
I'm here for you, Helena.
You know I'm good at keeping secrets.
Helena, come on.
Good day.
The letters are from Maks.
Pure Hearted Jan, it's him.
She's not feeling well, that's all.
I'm so sorry. I'll go get her. One second.
Helena, come on.
[man] Over here.
Over here.
Have you told anybody else?
-[Maks] Lovely to see you too.
-I should report this.
[Maks] Thank you.
Darling, come on.
Let's go.
Come, come.
Slogan of boundless reproduction
is imperialism!
[woman] Mmm-hmm.
-Retaliation, and means another war.
-[man 1] That's right.
-[woman] Exactly.
-[man 1] Mmm-hmm.
-Yes. Yes.
-[woman] Mmm-hmm.
-Absolutely.
-And
-the day that a Polish woman
-[man 1] Did you know about that?
agrees with a German woman
on demobilizing the womb
-will mark a great day
-[man 2] That's right.
[Tadeusz] for peace and mankind.
[man 1] He's not wrong.
[Tadeusz] Demobilization of wombs,
as I called it,
this disarmament, could be said
to be of equal importance
-to another emblem of peace.
-Shame to waste a gifted physician.
-What brings you?
-[Tadeusz] The League of Nations.
[woman] Mmm-hmm.
[man 1] Yes. Hear-hear.
-Great speech.
-[woman] Absolutely.
-[man] He's right.
-Maksymilian
-was at Lew's burlesque house.
-[Tadeusz] And all nations,
-upon reading this manifesto here
-He went with my boss.
-will realize its importance.
-Another young female was raped.
-Could you step outside--
-[Tadeusz] And take up arms
to make birth regulation
an international issue.
[man 1] Bravo, boy! Bravo.
I went through her deposition.
There's not much but
details of the room,
where she claims
that she was, well, raped,
they're the same.
[Emil] My sister.
[Konieczny] Looks like they were both
raped in the same place.
[Emil] Where'd you get these?
I asked around on the black market.
Wait.
Why are you telling me?
I'm not risking taking this to my boss.
If he's protecting Wróblewski,
he could be part of it.
[man] Bravo!
Take these.
I'll leave it up to you, Dr. Heckmann.
Oh!
She's asleep.
He's up on the opium.
What, you thought I didn't know?
Although I'd rather she slept
than wandering around shaking.
Because it makes it easier
for you to cheat?
I'm sorry, whose side are you on?
Maks, you need to fire Hanka Stalowna.
-Yeah, I will.
-You need to get rid of her.
Or otherwise your wife
is going to use it to ruin you.
I'm tired of silly scandals
in this family.
-Get off.
-[chuckles]
Thank you.
[woman singing in other language]
Get well soon.
Róża
Help me.
Come on.
You've been in bed for three days.
I want you back in the office.
Is Miss Stalowna late?
I'm afraid she, uh, no longer works here.
[Helena] What do you mean?
[chuckles]
[man] Yeah, it's finished.
What have you done?
Have you sent her off to the circus?
Miss Stalowna has been fired.
[sobbing]
And what about Zuzanna?
Did you get rid of her, too?
Sweetheart?
Opium is known to cause
-powerful delusions.
-[laughs]
The pregnancy was yours.
So, you got rid of her.
You thought you covered your tracks,
but you forgot the song.
The words, "Dear sir,
your love is my joy.
Beside you I feel like a rose."
She was a lousy artist,
but an excellent whore.
You raped her.
And then you killed her.
I don't have to rape women
to make them mine.
You're disgusting.
Grześ?
What are you doing here?
Where's your mom?
She's at the shelter.
My sister's watching her.
Will you take me to her?
That's here.
There's a room in the back.
Wait, you knew?
Zizi wanted to be in the movies.
I told you that.
Pornographic movies, though.
Oh, get real, Emil, it's totally different
in your medical world.
You think a girl's life
is easy on the outside?
To be a wife or a whore.
That's the choice we get.
Who took the photos, Fela?
-Don't get involved.
-Jesus. I'm already involved.
We'll be entertaining
the gentleman tonight.
I'll ask around, Emil.
-I can do it.
-I know these people.
I'll be less suspicious.
She was my friend, after all.
[volunteer] Here you go.
Thank you.
-Here.
-[woman] Quick, get a rag.
This way, please.
[Helena] Cesia, stop.
Give it to me. That's it.
Will you watch your sister?
Uh-huh.
Do you have anything to eat?
I'll bring you something.
Can you wait a little while?
Here's some soup.
Here you go.
Hanka?
What's going on?
Hanka?
Can you hear me?
[Grześ] My mom pooped herself.
She can't hear you.
[woman] Thank you so much. That's great.
[laughing]
Crème de la crème
Superintendent.
Remember who's saving your ass here.
Grateful to you as ever, Marek.
Oh!
[laughs] Honey.
Oops, you dropped something.
[laughing]
Stop! Stop!
-No!
-[Janeczek] Easy.
[Fela] Okay, fine.
[moaning]
Have you still not found Zizi's rapist?
That makes me real angry.
[moans]
She posed for photos here.
-Yeah.
-Here?
Right here?
[moaning]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wasn't the other girl raped here as well?
[Janeczek] You don't need to be
forced like them.
You're begging for it.
Oh, God.
Are there photos of her, too?
They're probably here.
[Janeczek] Yeah, I know.
So why don't you ask around?
Look, the Heckmann girl's case
was dropped.
So what?
There's a new case?
Just do your job.
I charge double for assholes like you.
[Janeczek] Yeah, since when?
Since now.
[boy] But I don't wanna go to bed.
You said I didn't have to.
-Miss Stalowna.
-[boy] Mama. Tell him!
She's not responding.
-Hey, what's your name?
-Grześ.
I'm Emil. Give me your hand.
-Okay
-Okay. Go find your sister for me.
Mmm-hmm.
Come with me now, all right?
[Helena] I've seen women like this before.
[Emil] They'll be able
to treat her in the asylum.
No.
Let's wait a little longer.
The woman has kids.
[woman 1] Come away from there now!
My mother was put in the asylum.
And now
Maks is trying to make me look insane.
[man] You said you were gonna pay
last week, but you still haven't!
-Now let me in!
-[woman 1] No.
-[man] Let me in!
-[woman 1] Leave her alone!
-[woman 2] I said no!
-[woman] Get out of here!
Leave her alone!
[mysterious music playing]
[melancholy music playing]
[moaning]
[laughing]
Shh.
[man] I'll meet you outside in five.
[screams]