Despite the Falling Snow Page #3

if you know where to look.

How is your uncle feeling

about you being here?

Well, he's not happy.

But I want to find out

more about Katya for myself.

Why?

She was a spy.

You might need some help.

It's only bad when you're tired.

And in a bloody arms race with the

Americans, when am I not tired?

- What does the doctor say?

- He says there's nothing to be done.

And now reading's a problem,

and, in five years, I won't be able to

see my own hand in front of my face.

I need your help.

Read these tonight and tell me about them

in the morning. All right?

I'm not cleared

for these files.

Who can I ask

if not you, Sasha?

Who is this girl

you're seeing?

Um, you mean Katya. She's... Well, it's only

been a couple of times.

Four..

Parents shot as dissidents.

Brother Yuri went with a dance troupe

to America and never came back.

She deserves to be judged

on her own merits.

That's very modern

of you, Sasha.

Luckily, she was head of

her pioneer brigade at school.

Denounced her father

in writing when asked.

Mmm, hasn't put

her foot wrong.

- Will that be all, sir?

- Mmm, yes, yes.

Watch where you're going!

- You okay?

- Yeah.

- We're closed.

- I have clearance for extra research time.

I'll tell my daughter I met you.

We read all your articles.

We need 1961. KGB.

Thirty minutes.

Do you really think they would have

documented what happened to Katya?

Hard to know.

Do these names mean

anything to you?

- "Andrei Gorodovsky, dead 1961."

- No.

- "Anna Petrova," also dead.

- No.

- "Mikhail Ardonov..."

- Wait, "Ardonov"?

My uncle's best friend

was Misha Ardonov.

"Misha" is the diminutive

for "Mikhail."

According to this, he was the

leader of Katya's spy cell,

and he's still alive.

- Oh, just play, Misha.

- Mmm-mmm.

Genius can't be rushed, my friends.

- Checkmate.

- Ah...

I didn't want to embarrass

him in front of you.

Oh, very kind, Misha.

You hungry?

Very.

Again?

Thinking up some new chess moves?

He's good at chess.

What about other things?

You need to be careful, Katya.

You start off playing a role, and suddenly it

doesn't feel like acting anymore.

He's nice.

It makes it easier.

A little easier.

I think it's time you took something from him.

It's too early.

I thought blind Dmitri gave him papers

to read every night.

- Sometimes.

- Good. Well, take whatever he brings next time.

Photograph it. You remember it if you have to.

Hungry?

Mmm. Starving.

What is the maestro chef cooking today?

A chicken.

Hardly anyone

can buy a whole chicken.

I know, but I wanted

you to have it.

Please don't make me feel guilty

for wanting to buy you things.

How was work today?

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