Subteran (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Don't answer that!
It's my mother!
No. It's my mom, and she's with my son.
I have to let them know I'm okay. No!
Just two days.
We need everyone to believe you're dead
for two whole days.
It's all I ask you.
36 HOURS EARLIER…
Hey, sweetheart?
So I'm already running super late.
- Is there any way you could--
- Pick up Matei?
Yes, exactly.
Pick up Matei from school for me.
We complement each other perfectly.
I keep telling you.
Yes, you do. Thanks again.
I have to go in now. I'll see you tonight.
Wait, wait, just one second.
Will you be late?
No, no, no. I'll be there
at six o'clock tops. Promise.
Okay then.
Smooches and hugs, my love. Bye.
"Smooches and hugs, my love"?
What the hell are you doing?
- Well, it drives her insane.
- I'm with her.
- It's awful, seriously!
- It's efficient. Two birds, one stone.
Let's go. He's waiting.
- Camelia Serbu, IT consultant.
- Pleasure.
So what's the problem here?
Well, I was hoping you'd be able
to tell me that.
NATIONAL AGENCY
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMEN
Well,
this is why you've got a slow connection.
- Hmm.
- Who is Alina?
Um… Alina is the one
who has the red hair, over there.
Look at this. She's downloading the
complete series of Game of Thrones in 4K.
And then there's a gentleman here
who is watching porn.
- Also in 4K. I'll let you guess who it is.
- Hmm. Ieftimoaie.
The one in the gray shirt.
Well, at least now you know
who you've got to fire.
Yeah.
Doesn't work that way.
Wish I could though.
- There might be another way.
- I'm listening.
Yes, we're on it.
Yes, we'll be quick about it.
I promise. Yes, sir. Don't worry.
Listen,
it's a simple petty medicine theft here.
It's 50 kilos.
It doesn't matter. If two of my best men
can't come up with anything,
then I have to handle the victims,
the insurance…
BONES
Already we've got 70 hours
of surveillance-camera footage.
You want me to wait 70 hours?
By all means,
if you need to get that, go right ahead.
No, sorry, boss. It's, um…
We're having some plumbing problems.
Luca, what do you want me to tell you?
Really?
I just need five. That's all.
- Why do you keep calling?
- 'Cause you won't answer.
Isn't that your job?
To answer when informants call?
My ass is on the line.
We talked about this.
Here, in front of the station?
Hurry. Over this way.
- I really hope this is worth it.
- Tonight, 7:30, you need to see The Bank.
He's leaving Tănase.
He wants witness protection,
and he'll give you everything.
Yeah? He want a massage as well?
I don't work alone. I have bosses.
I need to write reports, get approvals.
It doesn't work like that.
Tonight is going to be our one shot,
you understand?
Ours? This is our shot?
You'll get Tănase here.
Don't you get that?
All his distribution network,
his informants, his dirty guys.
The Bank is his accountant.
He has papers, contacts.
- He's giving you everything.
- And what's in it for you?
Forget about me.
Tănase is my business.
Doesn't matter. Just leave it.
I've been on his ass for a long time.
He finally gave in.
- If we miss this--
- No! Stop it.
There's no "we" in this equation.
We're not partners.
I don't even know
if what you're telling me is the truth.
Yeah, and if it's real? What if this is
your chance to stop being a lowly clerk
and do something important for once?
Half past seven.
Bucharest Grand. I'll text you the room.
Hey.
What the hell are you doing?
Have to know who I'm reporting
if you screw me over tonight.
Do I really look like I wanna screw you?
Yeah, I would say so.
- Do you need anything else?
- I'm good.
Thank you.
Ah.
- Yes, hello, Lars.
- Are we on for next week?
Sure. I got the money. The deal is on.
I'll come over.
Hey! Quiet now.
- See you in Romania.
- Done.
- In a week.
- Yeah.
Yeah. Nice doing business with you.
Thank you.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Who are they, Crisi?
- I got them for the party.
Those guys are awful.
Everyone will pay them
just so they won't sing, okay?
Get them out of here.
Yes, Daddy.
Wait. Just make sure he doesn't leave,
and I'll send someone over.
What's wrong, Dracu?
We've got a problem to deal with.
Of course we do.
Why should I start my day with good news?
It's gotta be trouble.
I was made to have trouble.
So, then, what's going on?
This one is really bad.
I went over our accounts this morning,
and they're all empty.
What? Did they evaporate? How?
We don't have a single bitcoin
in the accounts.
That bastard The Bank cut me out
and transferred it
through a private network.
Dracu, are you fucking with me?
I just promised that I would get
two million euros over to Lars,
and he's coming next week.
Wait, are we still doing that? I thought--
Hold on. Wait a second.
We aren't, no. We're not doing it! Right?
No. I'm the one doing it.
You keep your mouth shut and work.
That's what you do.
And don't let me find out
you told the girls about this.
You just focus on getting my money back.
I'm on it. I got a call from my guy
at Bucharest Grand.
The fat asshole is there making a fuss.
I'll sort it today.
- And my money?
- Crypto's a different kind of business.
It's a lot harder for him to sell.
What's that, crypto? What is it? Crypto?
Come on, tell me. Isn't it money?
Didn't I buy it with money?
Didn't you tell me to?
Didn't you say that using banks
is for old farts and losers?
Goddamn idiot.
If you think you are capable
of running my business,
tell me how I'm getting my money back.
It's in a crypto wallet.
We have to get his laptop.
So, tell me, right this second,
how much do I have?
Hey.
Let's go. Get outta here now.
Just our savings
and what's coming from the street.
Where's your sister?
Thought you didn't care about her.
Last I checked her Instagram,
she was dancing over at a club.
- Mm.
- If you need anything, I can do it.
You're working on setting up
my birthday party, remember?
You're helping me more doing that.
Go get Tili. Right now.
Royalty… ♪
- So, are we done?
- Yeah, Chief, we're done.
Ah, good work.
All right then.
- What is it now?
- I deserve a better tip, right?
See how good your car looks?
Always wanting a little more,
that's how it is.
Always wanting more.
- Here, sweetheart. Good?
- Why so cheap, huh?
After all, our families know each other.
We're friends.
You don't say.
How are the two of us friends?
- Well, my dad, you know.
- Seriously?
- Who do I know?
- Nicolae Tănase.
Dad got upset when he heard
you didn't wanna sign
for the casino
he's putting up in the Old City.
It's okay.
He'll work it out with your replacement.
What replacement now?
Really, come on. No one's doing that.
Get out of here, little girl.
Wanna bet on it?
So, tomorrow, you know how to vote
at the board meeting.
- Is that clear?
- Yeah.
- So you already miss me?
- You take care of the guy?
- I took care of it.
- Good.
- We have another job for you.
- Of course.
He wouldn't call me but still wants me
to take care of his problems.
Yes. He says it's your kinda job.
- See you when you're done.
- All right. Bye.
Ah. Come in.
It's been set for 7:30.
His name is Luca Voinea.
He works as a detective.
Couldn't you find someone higher up
for me?
The stuff I have is premium.
The higher up we go, the likelier
they've been bought by Tănase.
And Voinea, I trust him.
Be sure that you tell him everything,
and he'll help.
Hey, I've gotta have
at least one last party
before they start to move me
through the courts and all of that shit.
I have plans for tonight.
What plans are those?
Well, reading the scripture.
Blow, some booze, and a hot woman. Chaos!
Those plans.
Stay off the internet,
and keep your head down till he comes.
A new report shows us
what our civil servants are doing
while they are working.
The results
are shocking. Some are mining bitcoin,
while others download whole TV shows
or are watching pornography.
The source publishing these findings
has asked to remain anonymous, however.
Get him! There! No! Over!
Agh. What was that? Come on!
Sorry.
I told you, you need to aim for the heart.
- But first I wanna mess up their hands.
- That's not efficient enough.
If you want to kill it,
you have to shoot it. In the heart.
Mm? All right? Go.
Okay, now hit it in the…
Hey, what did I tell you?
Tell me what week it is.
- The week of no screens?
- And what's this?
- Hold on a minute.
- Hey!
- Help me!
- Don't be mad.
He was close to leveling up.
I really wish you would support me
once in a while.
I don't have the energy
to be your mom as well. Bubu, go.
- Go do your homework, now.
- All right. Bye.
Sorry I was late.
The whole day was just "bleh!"
- Do you… want some wine?
- Uh, no. Later.
- I have some stuff to do for work.
- But you already finished work today.
- I did. Just give me an hour or two.
- All right.
- I'll save a glass.
- Mm.
Or two.
Ew.
Hey, don't you have homework to do?
Didn't you have to go to work?
Bubu? Matei.
Listen, if you finish all of your math
and geography…
BONES
DELUXE APARTMENT, 7:30 PM
…we might forget
about the week of no screens for tonight.
Ooh!
Good!
See.
I did put in a good word for you, huh?
- Now work. Go.
- I want it all done!
I was just reading how gaming online
is good for the brain, you know?
- Mm?
- Yeah!
- Science says that it helps develop the--
- Brain things?
- Yeah!
- Mm.
- So those games you play are all just…
- Yeah, I'm helping with his development.
Like the development I'm working on
with you, you know?
- It's getting real serious.
- Mm?
Well, you know I was serious
when I said I might, um…
I might consider that ring you got, hmm?
Oh yeah, the ring.
Well, I guess that means I have
to, uh… get it back from the pawn shop.
Who's there?
Luca Voinea. Bones sent me.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
- Is this one taken?
- Huh? Uh, um…
No. Go right ahead.
Champagne, if you would.
Is this a team that is closer
to victory than they were a year ago
or further from victory?
- Hi to you too.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's what this match is all about.
- Don't worry. I'm alone.
Oh. Sorry.
I'm meeting with someone.
Come on.
- Uh…
- Bottoms up!
Champagne shots.
I want immunity, new identity,
witness protection, the whole shebang.
And don't keep me here.
I want someplace a bit more tropical.
Thailand is good.
- I want style.
- You want style?
We'll give you style.
If the stuff is five stars,
you'll get your five stars.
What I'm giving you
is worth six stars.
I have a computer worth ten million euros.
Not that one.
This one.
Yeah. That's… so much better.
- You can't even play Solitaire on that.
- That's the beauty of it.
There's no way to hack this one.
There's no wi-fi,
and it only works
when connected to a desktop.
In here, you'll find everything you need
to get Tănase.
I transferred all his bitcoin
into a volume on this hard drive.
You can only access it
through this laptop.
And I encrypted the volume.
This here is the decoder key.
It'll only work on this laptop right here.
To gain access to the bitcoin,
you have to have both,
so this right here's important.
Also there's a folder
I put on the hard drive with some files.
There are names,
dates, payments, details.
Dirty cops, politicians, journalists
that Tănase is feeding.
I named the folder for it Corrupt Files.
Get it? Corrupt Files.
Yup. Genius.
I want a second opinion.
- What's goin' on, cutie?
- How are you?
I'm doing all right.
Hanging around with a book.
Waiting for you, not sleeping.
- You're coming, right?
- Yes. Uh…
There's just a few things I have to do.
- Oh.
- I'm calling because I want your opinion.
- Go ahead.
- Uh… Check this out.
Who's the hot chick?
- She a cop?
- She's my fiancée.
- Oh.
- Really now?
Well… considering it.
No, I… No. Uh… I'm all right. Really.
Oh.
It's for your own good, really.
I know the guy. He's a pig.
Oh, look at that!
That Compaq is vintage!
- Jeez. Is it still working?
- Of course it's still working.
Obviously. I upgraded it.
The hard drive, the ports, all of it.
Hello, miss. Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- So?
Oh, I loved that one. It was so modular.
The hardware was so easy to change.
Look. See that little slot? To the left.
- There.
- Mm-hmm.
You could access the floppy drive
and put in a CD-ROM instead.
- That's the girl I'm waiting for.
- No, no, no. Stay here.
- Luca?
- Baby, one minute.
All right.
Hey, hon! Go have a shower.
The gentleman was just leaving.
Come in.
I'll get the laptop over to the station.
I think you should come with me.
Now.
He's now in control
as he takes the ball,
and he appears to be making a run
for the goal,
and oh! Kollar steals the ball!
Kollar is rushing towards the goal now.
Luca? Can you hear me?
Oh, the crowd is not pleased
after Turcu's error.
- And it's in!
- Jeez.
Oh my…
I swear it's like we're cursed.
- Our goalkeeper, Niculescu, looks furious.
- Hello!
It seems that the referee
isn't interested in…
Wait! Aren't you--
Hi. Bye.
Hurry! God, hurry!
- 112. What's your emergency?
- Please, I have to request an ambulance!
Send police with it.
I think my boyfriend's been shot!
- Where should we send it?
- I have no idea. He just, um…
Bucharest Grand Hotel. The Deluxe Suite.
I heard shots go off.
- Mr. Chief Prosecutor.
- What do we know?
This one is Horaţiu Uncheşelu.
The room was his.
The Bank? Tănase's accountant?
Yeah, he had his ID on him.
Easy to confirm.
Even with that big hole
he's got in his head.
Now, the most probable scenario
is that the gunman came out of here,
first he killed Luca,
uh… I mean Agent Voinea…
One to the chest.
Gun still in the holster.
He was caught by surprise.
The Bank got killed by the same MO.
A single bullet to the forehead.
He could've used a silencer on the gun.
We have a laptop charger over here.
But we don't have a laptop.
Gunman must have taken it.
There's one other thing. Cipri?
This old thing.
Why would The Bank
carry that thing around?
We'll take it to IT.
- Have you gotten the security footage yet?
- We're working on the footage right now.
- An amateur wouldn't use a silencer.
- Uh, no.
What the hell was Voinea doing here?
Check his accounts,
and go through his apartment.
- On it already.
- Family?
Has a girlfriend. Uh… Or he did.
He passed away a hero.
In the line of duty, like your father.
He was killed in a hotel
he went to by himself.
And I told him, Mom. I warned him, I said,
"I won't fall in love with you until…"
- Oh, sweetie. I know.
- "…you promise you won't die."
I know it's hard right now.
I know it hurts.
But you can't give up.
Don't give up. Not now.
Matei needs you to be strong for him,
okay?
You're right.
Be with me when I give the news?
- Would you?
- Yes.
Just be strong.
My baby.
I need to speak
with the head of investigation.
Yes, of course.
"You can't even imagine."
It was those words
that were given to us today
by the officer investigating
the crime scene at the Grand Hotel
when our reporters asked him
what was going on.
We still don't have a full picture
of the events that unfolded,
but it's clear that this…
Daddy, did you see?
My sister was busy last night.
Look here. Tili helped us out big time.
Once again, she helped us out.
She solved everything.
The only thing I wanna know
is when the money will be in my account.
Today.
Tili said she's seeing someone
for the laptop and bringing it over later.
Okay.
Our people in town,
I want you to go over there
and make sure they're ready to sell
as soon as the stuff gets off the truck
today for me.
- You understand?
- Yes.
Go.
46TH PRECINC
HORAŢIU UNCHEŞELU
(BANK)
Let's go check the footage.
Turn it.
This is at the Grand Hotel.
Woman, around five five to five seven.
This is from the floor
where we found the bodies.
And she was at the bar with her.
When the firemen came, they found
the young lady sleeping in the bathroom.
An escort. She had a client
in the room that The Bank was staying in.
Suspect drugged her and took her place,
but nothing explains
what Luca Voinea was doing there.
Sorry to interrupt. Excuse me.
We went to his place.
It was clean.
We didn't find any drugs or money.
There's nothing weird in his accounts.
Either he saw The Bank
to offer his services to Tănase,
or he was trying to get him
to betray his boss for us.
If it's the second one,
how did he get in contact with him?
And why didn't he report it?
- That laptop that we took?
- IT said it'll take a while. Dobrescu.
Ioan Dobrescu, IT. Hello.
Well, the thing is 30 years old.
I need to find the right cables.
They're discontinued,
so I'll go to a flea market. I'm on it.
Voinea's girlfriend.
Hey! What's wrong with you?
Crisi, what the fuck are you doing
in my backseat?
- Coming along!
- No, you're not. I'm busy.
I'm taking you back.
How is my sister?
Or I guess… mm… your girlfriend?
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Yeah, right.
Did she fuck your brains out for real?
You think I'm stupid enough to fuck her?
You think I'm too stupid to not know
that you're fucking?
I could always tell… Daddy, you know?
I wanna see some action.
Let's go! Show me what you do all day.
Come on. One day. That's it.
Buckle up.
Um…
I was on a video call with him…
when it happened.
The woman who murdered him was blond
and had a big snake tattoo on her chest.
Her?
Yeah.
Yeah, that's her. Do you know who she is?
We're trying to find out.
So… he called you last night?
Yeah. Um…
They had this computer there
that was really old, a Compaq laptop.
They wanted to know more about it.
- Do you work in computers?
- Yes.
I have a small IT company.
I'm pretty sure the laptop
belonged to the guy he was with.
He was proud
of all of the upgrades he did.
Who was that?
That man was part of a dangerous gang.
Do you know why Luca was seeing him?
No. Do you?
No reports were made prior from him,
which is unusual.
Luca named you as his next of kin.
These are his things.
We're keeping the phone.
There might be something helpful
for our investigation in it.
Thank you for everything.
It's Bones.
- 'Sup, man?
- What's up?
- We got company here.
- Oh yeah?
If you want something to drink,
you know where to get it.
- Did he say anything about me?
- Said you're a good singer.
- That's all?
- Yeah.
- Who's this?
- Bones. He's one of ours.
- Hello.
- Crisi Tănase.
- Why are you called Bones?
- He offed some guy, threw him in acid.
Bones he didn't break down.
That's how they got him. With the bones.
- How long did you get?
- It was eight, in Spain.
Ah, he knows what to do
with the bones now at least.
'Ey, you live and you learn.
Yo, the boss wants to talk to us.
Yo.
Get out. Don't let your Dad see you.
Is this thing working?
Yeah, it's okay.
Hey, Dracu. I'm in a hurry right now.
Is everyone there already?
- We're here.
- I have a problem that needs solving.
We retrieved a laptop last night.
Unfortunately, it was the wrong one.
The one we need is in the evidence room
at the police station,
so here's what we do.
I'll have a chat with my guy
on the police force.
He'll take care of it,
and you can go get it for us.
- You sure that's a good idea?
- Who's that?
Um… Me.
- Sorry, who the fuck are you?
- Oh, uh, boss, he's…
Bones, he's one of ours.
You know, he's the one who--
- The guy who took care of The Baron?
- That's the guy.
'Cause you took care of the body for me,
now you feel like you're able
to make fun of me?
Oh, no, no sorry, I didn't mean
for it to sound like that. Um…
Here's what I think.
I don't know why you want the computer,
but I know something's on it.
You can call a cop,
and he'll take it out for you.
Thing is,
I'd wonder what was so important about it.
I'd make sure to find out what was on it,
and that might give me some leverage.
What do you think, Dracu?
If The Bank used it
for what I think he used it for,
it is kind of a bomb.
Okay.
So then we'll get it back ourselves.
You figure out what to do.
That is what I pay you for.
Until then, go through the apartment
of that police officer,
and find out what he did with The Bank,
who he told,
what he knew, and what he was doing.
- Bones, you're on this one.
- Yes sir.
Dracu, you take to the streets
and go to all of our pimps and dealers.
Until we get that laptop back,
we need cash flow.
Yes, boss.
Let's go.
- I'll go with you.
- No, you won't.
I'll go with you then.
Out of order.
ROMANIAN POLICE
POLICE ID
What's your Insta? I'll follow you.
- I'm really not into this Instagram stuff.
- Well, you should be.
I'm on all of it. That's how you know
what your friends are doing.
- Socialize, you know?
- Crisi.
Everyone I know is in prison
for murdering someone,
so I know what they're doing.
Jesus.
You're really no fun at all.
CAMI, I LOVE YOU. LUCA
I'll go in alone.
You stay in the hallway. Got that?
Do you understand
that I am your boss's daughter?
So just spare me, okay?
Come on.
Take me to church when we're finished.
I have to see the priest.
Can I help you?
Um… We came here so we could offer
our condolences about Luca.
- We worked together.
- We're good friends of his.
- He always talked about you.
- Yeah?
- So what did he say about me?
- Um…
Wait. Are you his,
uh… sister or girlfriend?
Well, don't worry.
He really did love the both of you.
- Luca didn't have family.
- Hold on. Excuse us. Stop!
We're sorry for this.
Quiet. We don't want to hurt you.
Again, we don't wanna cause you harm.
We just wanna talk.
I'll take my hand off.
Please don't scream.
Okay?
- What's your name?
- What's yours?
Why are you here?
I wanna find out what happened to Luca
and why he was killed.
It's clear.
He was working with The Bank.
Tell us, sweetheart,
who else knew he was seeing The Bank?
Well, the woman who killed him sure did.
- How'd you know it's a woman?
- Because I saw her.
I saw it all.
Wait up.
We have a witness.
An eyewitness.
So, Doctor, what do we do about her now?
- Crisi.
- Please! No! Don't!
- Wait!
- Please, no! I have a kid! Don't shoot!
Did you think your father
could possibly wanna talk to her?
I don't have to ask my father
about everything I do!
Hey, my father and boyfriend
were both police.
If you think I can't defend myself,
you're wrong!
- Wait a minute. Just talk with me.
- Yes, you'll be talking to the cops.
No! If you call the cops,
then we'll both be dead.
I don't know when but before we see
the inside of a courthouse.
I was working with Luca.
Someone set a trap for him yesterday.
You killed the daughter
of a very dangerous crime boss right now.
Nicolae Tănase.
He has police working for him.
What the fuck are you saying?!
We were working to try and find out which
of the police was working for Tănase.
If they managed to get to Luca,
you can be sure we're next.
Luca would have wanted me to protect you.
If you get the police through that door,
I won't be able to.
- I want you to show me her chest.
- What?
I said I want you to show me her chest,
now!
I knew it.
She was the one who did it.
Listen, you're in a lot of danger.
You have to disappear.
Shit. Wha…
- What are you saying, disappear?
- You need to die.
I mean, everyone needs to believe
that you're dead.
I need 48 hours tops,
and I can protect you and your family,
but you have to be willing
to do exactly what I tell you.
Why trust you?
Because I could've killed you already.
I didn't though.
I can't believe I killed someone.
I can't believe I killed someone.
What did I tell you? I want you
waiting for me naked with a hard cock.
We need to talk about something.
Not now. Later.
Crisi is acting crazy,
acting like all of this
is an action movie,
and she knows what we're doing.
Fuck my stupid sister too.
I have somewhere safe.
You can sleep there.
And then we can continue
where Luca left off.
Get it through your head. You're dead.
May God forgive you. Amen.