High Water (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
A NETFLIX SERIES
All residents of the village
are required to evacuate.
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1997, KĘTY
All residents of the village of Kęty
are required to evacuate immediately.
The flood banks will be secured...
...Personnel are on their way.
This place looks calm.
Too calm, I think.
Maybe they've already evacuated.
You think they'd leave
the sirens turned on?
To warn other people.
Know what?
I don't know anybody
who'd leave their home voluntarily,
even if there was a flood coming.
Fuck.
Fucking hell!
- Oh.
- Ma'am, you all right?
I don't know.
- Come here! Right away!
- Okay, I'm coming.
Here. Come this way.
Okay, okay.
Are you fucking blind? Huh?
- What is this?
- Sir, we'll tow it immediately.
- Niciński!
- Yes, sir?
Don't just stand there. Pull it out!
Hey, come on!
Let's get them!
Let's go, guys.
You won't go any further.
With all due respect, ma'am,
I'm afraid you're not in charge here.
I'm the head of the village.
So I am in charge here!
We'll cart you away in wheelbarrows.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are here on behalf of the Province.
Listen. I don't care
if Saint Peter himself sent you, lady.
As long as I'm alive,
I won't let you blow up any flood banks.
Who said anything
about blowing up flood banks?
That Mercury TV said so!
They said that.
You want to drown us
so you can save the city.
We want to save both you and the city.
If we don't do anything,
Wrocław will be completely wiped out.
We don't give a shit
what happens to Wrocław.
Our houses and fields are here.
Take your little soldiers
and get the hell out of here.
Wait, wait, wait!
Look at him! What's that guy doing?
People! Calm the fuck down!
Calm down, everyone!
Calm down!
We don't want any fights here.
Then march your soldiers
the fuck out of here.
Everyone, that's enough!
You're currently standing on a floodplain.
I'm telling you, Wrocław won't survive
if we don't do anything.
It just won't!
If this was a floodplain, the Germans
wouldn't have built their houses here.
And yet they did.
- They did anyway.
- To hell with your anyway!
I promise you,
you will get help. I promise you
everyone will get help.
I promise we won't abandon any of you.
Do you understand?
And what did the Prime Minster say
about compensation, huh?
"You people should've taken out
flood insurance!"
Enough of this fucking bullshit!
Get the wheelbarrows!
Hey!
Hey!
Stop this!
Stop it!
- No!
- Hey!
Ma'am.
Everyone has their reasons,
here and in Wrocław.
But no one asked us for our opinion.
You think you can just come here
and kick us out of our homes?
Is that right?
- I don't think so.
- Yeah!
You're currently standing on a floodplain.
- Do you understand?
- There's never been a flood here.
How can this be a floodplain?
The water level in the Oder
hasn't been this high since 1903, okay?
But this is the land of our fathers
and we won't let it get flooded.
- Yeah.
- It's that simple!
- That's right.
- We have exactly the same rights
to protect our property
as they do in the city.
Your dad's in that city's hospital.
That's not relevant.
If he were here,
he'd be standing next to us.
That hospital will be underwater,
you know.
I think you should leave now.
You really won't accomplish anything.
We're not going to leave the flood banks.
You'll have to come
and take us away by force.
Don't worry. We won't take you.
The water will do that
when it spills over.
- We'll see.
- Yeah, we will.
Fuck you!
- Fuck off!
- Get out of here.
Let's go!
Mańka, get the people away.
Go home!
Break it up.
- Come on!
- Get the tractor!
Henio!
We're back! You ready?
I'm coming.
Good dog. Come on.
Did you ask if you could wear
my sweatshirt?
Can I?
And you, you furry monster.
You run away again, I'll give you away.
Just like me now?
Klara...
Instead of camp,
you're leaving me with that old bat.
Don't call Jadzia that.
You know the situation.
I promise, you'll go somewhere in August.
Why can't you just take me to Tremer's?
Mrs. Tremer?
She's gone.
Did you notice she has
the same sweatshirt as me?
You mean as me.
But isn't that strange to you?
What's strange about that?
After all,
skulls are trending everywhere now.
Your mouth stinks like hell, Idler!
WROCŁAW, KOZANÓW HOUSING ESTATE
Come on.
Have a good day.
Wait.
Hold on. Where are you going, wacko? Sit.
Maybe I could go to your office with you.
Honey.
I've explained this to you.
Not gonna happen.
So what? You'll sleep at Maja's tonight?
Go.
Find Jadzia.
- Find her.
- Hey there.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Come on, come on.
Why are you yanking
at the leash today, huh?
Stay. Watch out for the door.
No.
Sit there.
Ah!
There you are, my loves. Come in, please.
Hello.
- Come in.
- Come on, come on.
Sit there. Be good.
Get off the couch!
Jadwiga, I have to go now.
Sure.
We'll settle up later, okay?
Yeah, sure. No problem at all.
I'm sorry. It's only for a bit.
I'll come back for you as soon as I can.
I love you.
Klara, come over.
Come on. It'll be fun.
I made milk pudding.
We'll play cards. We'll have fun, okay?
Hello, hello!
- How did the explosion training go?
- Piss off.
That good, huh?
- Where's Kubuś?
- Oh, hello.
I think you stepped on something there.
It's into something. Where is he?
At the press conference
on the ground floor.
What press conference?
About the situation in Wrocław,
Jaśka.
What do you know
about the situation in Wrocław?
The situation in Wrocław is under control.
Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
Um, all right, but what about
the flooded Łatka Dairy?
A few hundred people
lost their jobs, right?
Listen, sir.
That was necessary
for the good of the public.
It helped us
to significantly lower the water level.
As for Łatka, I promise we'll renovate it.
- So you're saying the city center is safe?
- Yes.
Because we actually heard that it...
You always hear things, don't you?
But, according to the opinion
of Professor Nowak,
who is an authority in this field,
as well as Dr. Piepka,
who's here with us today,
it's clear that in general,
the city is safe.
I mean, there might be small,
local flooding, but that's about it.
Mr. Marczak, what about Kęty?
Will their flood banks
be blown up as well?
Uh, we had public consultations
in Kęty, and... and...
based on the aforementioned expertise,
we made a decision
for the good of everyone.
Uh, so we won't be undertaking
any radical actions
in Kęty,
and the city will be fine.
So where can we expect
these local floods to occur?
Minor, localized floods.
- Most likely in the north. Am I right?
- Yes, but our men are already there.
So is the mayor.
They're handling the situation.
Well, there may be temporary
power outages and running water shortages,
but,
ladies and gentlemen, believe me.
The flood is already retreating.
What about your campaign?
Um, yes. Extreme situations
push politics way into the background.
Therefore, I'm suspending the campaign.
Thank you all for coming.
That's it for today.
Ugh!
Fucking hell! For fuck's sake!
- Are you insane?
- Ah!
- Ah!
- The flood is retreating?
There were public consultations?
Do you not have any fucking shame?
First you drag me out here and now you
send me to be strung up by some hicks?
- Now you want to play fucking politics?
- Jaśka, it's not like that.
It's not like that, my ass!
Then you tell me what it's like.
Or better yet, tell me where the kid is.
Oh, so now you want to know where she is?
She's safe.
I assure you.
You assured me that you'd blow up
the flood banks in Kęty, but you didn't.
So tell me where she is
since you're going to drown Wrocław.
She's on the eighth floor
at my housekeeper's.
Address?
You don't think that I'm just gonna...
- Fine. All right, all right!
- Just give me the fucking address!
Calm down, okay? Relax.
Dzielna 54.
- Apartment?
- You're a damn pain in the ass.
It's 75.
I won't forget
the fucking flood bank in Kęty.
Fine, then don't.
Are you free?
Yeah.
Ah!
- What happened?
- Nothing. I bumped into something.
- And this would be...
- What's up?
You look like a whipped dog.
Things have gotten a little complicated.
And what exactly does
"a little complicated" mean?
Gierżoniów.
Quite a mess
with this flood, ma'am.
You can't believe anyone.
You weren't convinced by the press
conference at the Emergency headquarters?
They're not in charge.
Pardon my French,
but they're a load of crap.
What station is this?
It's a cassette tape.
Beautiful soprano.
Lena Tremer.
You know, she's from Wrocław.
Can you turn it up, please?
- Oh...
- Hey.
Dad said you already left town.
Uh...
I guess I came back.
Come in.
No. Uh, your dad asked me to check on you,
if you needed anything.
Klara? Who is it?
Listen to me.
I'd like you to stay in this building,
at least for the next couple of days.
Okay?
And my dog?
Your dog? Um, well...
Walk him
and then get back as soon as you can.
- Okay.
- All right. I've got to go.
Hold on, Mrs. Tremer.
- Hmm?
- Can I show you something?
Well? Who was at the door, then?
Nobody.
What? Nobody?
Jehovah's Witnesses.
Do you know where they're
reinforcing the flood banks in the north?
Yeah.
Then let's go.
Move on.
NORTHERN WROCŁAW
Thanks.
Mr. Mayor?
Look who it is. What happened to you?
Nothing.
I see you're finally
preparing for the worst, huh?
Well, yes, we are.
Get new sandbags.
I'm preparing for the worst
because there's a flood coming.
That's what you told the media, right?
That wasn't nice.
- I got so upset, I had to go jogging.
- It'll do you good.
What's this about? Because you
didn't come here to carry sandbags.
Because we're carrying sandbags, right?
The flood is coming,
but it's heading to the other side
of the city.
What other side?
- You mean the city center?
- Uh-huh.
- Professor Nowak...
- Professor Nowak doesn't know jackshit.
On the old Oder, before the Oława estuary,
the water will rise.
You need to build up that area.
But it won't help anyway
unless the Kęty flood banks get blown up.
You heard it yourself.
There were public consultations, right?
Wrocław has nothing to worry about.
Yeah, right.
You ever see hordes of rats fleeing?
That's happening right now
at the Szczytnicki Weir.
We're talking about the safety of tens
of thousands of people in this region.
So please, I beg you to give an order
to blow up the Kęty flood banks.
I'm the mayor of a city,
not some small village.
- Uh-huh.
- But I can't do anything in Kęty.
These decisions have to be made
at the provincial level.
And that's it.
Talk to your friend Marczak about it.
Actually, I'm not talking
to that man anymore.
You must be joking.
You've got to be kidding.
So that just leaves you with the governor,
and right now he's in Denver.
So what am I supposed to do?
Talk to Marczak then, why don't you?
About 10,000 sandbags,
20kg each, were laid along the Oder river.
More sandbags...
Hey! The bridges should be weighed down.
Don't remove any cars from the bridges.
Hundreds of volunteers
gathered here to help with this emergency.
Meanwhile,
the water level continues to rise.
We'll keep you updated. However, everyone
should prepare to evacuate this area
in the event the floods become dangerous.
You got that? What's up?
- Your news story isn't here.
- What?
- Not here.
- Why not?
So where? The city center? Where?
Look. Say something,
because I don't get it.
I don't have the governor's number.
He's somewhere.
I don't fucking know where.
Get me his number.
I'll tell you where to put the camera.
Okay. Give me an hour.
Everything will work out as planned.
We've been working on the plans for
the welcoming ceremonies for over a year.
I'm expecting a great...
"THE GOLDEN KEEL REGATTA"
I don't fucking believe it.
Why wasn't the water released?
What was unclear about my order?
Mr. Marczak.
Well, we had to hold the Regatta.
- We had an order from the top.
- What fucking top?
The very top.
The Minister wanted to get some publicity
before the elections.
But don't worry.
We'll release the water.
Impossible at this point.
And who are you?
Professor Nowak, the hydrologist
responsible for the safety of Wrocław.
Under no circumstances
are you to release the water.
We can't afford that.
We've already crossed the critical point.
The water is yellow
from washing against the dam.
Then you should have listened to me
and not held the Regatta, you idiot!
Now you have to hold it.
Maybe I'll manage to hold it,
but the water
will still spill over the top.
- We have to release it.
- Even if you have to drink it,
like your vodka,
you can't release the water.
Sir, the award presentation.
Ah, there's the manager!
In third place,
the Sea Dogs!
Second place,
the Pirates of Sosnowiec!
And the winners are...
the Sons of Boatswains!
Excuse me.
Hello, Basia.
Hey, miss. There's a line.
One second. What's happened to you?
Don't worry about it.
Is Mom upstairs already?
- She won't move.
- What do you mean, she won't move?
You know the situation.
There's nothing on earth that could
drag that woman up the stairs.
Excuse me.
Is this supposed to be a shop or a café?
A shop.
Well, then move.
Do you have the keys with you?
No, but Kazio does.
You can find him at home.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
Anything else?
Don't exaggerate.
- Yes?
- Hello.
I'm Lena Tremer's daughter. Basia sent me.
Oh, yeah. I know exactly who you are.
I remember you well, kiddo.
You set fire to the dumpster back then.
Hmm.
I only came for the keys.
All right. Hold on.
Kuba?
It's you.
So exactly what has happened
that you have graced me
with your presence?
You need to leave the apartment.
The whole floor
will be underwater very soon.
You come here after all these years
and that's all you have to say to me?
To leave the apartment?
I'm begging you, Mom.
- This is not the time...
- "Mom?"
And what are you begging me for?
Huh, baby?
You're in serious danger here.
Do you even understand that?
My God.
You're really worried about me.
You're really worried?
That's why you're sliding letters
under my door, aren't you?
I'm not going anywhere.
Besides, I don't even believe the rumors.
They're not rumors. The flood's coming.
I heard the press conference.
They said Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
I heard it from Kuba.
- Kuba!
- I always regretted it.
- That you two didn't work out.
- Jesus, Mom.
Kuba doesn't know what he's talking about.
He was too good for you anyway.
What could you have given him, honey?
Right?
You should just leave me alone.
What were you thinking, huh?
You can return here after so many years
and tell me what to do with my life?
Get out of here!
Go back to where you came from!
And just stop pretending that you care.
Okay?
I promise you,
I'm gonna leave you alone forever,
as soon as you go upstairs.
Do this one thing, please, for me.
I'm begging you. Go upstairs.
And I really gave birth
to something like this.
You haven't changed, Jasia.
Not one bit.
You always treated me like a thing,
like all your father's knick-knacks
that you locked up in the basement,
so you would never have to see them.
So they'd rot away!
Talking to you is like talking to a wall.
Dad was your doormat his entire life.
So don't act like a caring wife now.
Both Dad and I barely got to see you.
I... I would just hear
about where you were,
that you were in Vienna or New York,
or in fucking Berlin.
Did you even bother to call us once?
Did you ever think of writing a card?
No. Fuck that.
So don't fucking bullshit me
about who left whom, okay?
And for once in your life,
don't fight me about it
and move the fuck upstairs, okay?
You, you don't know what I can
or what I can't do.
I have absolutely no intention
of moving, anywhere.
I lived on my terms.
- Now I'll die the same way.
- Okay, then.
What? What? What are you...
- What are you doing?
- Fucking nothing!
Shit!
What are you doing?
Oh!
What are you doing there?
What are you doing, Jasia?
What the hell are you doing?
I'll throw every fucking thing
out of this fucking fridge!
You have to leave!
Stop! Don't do that, please!
- Don't do this to me.
- I don't give a shit!
Stop it!
Just stop!
Stop and look at me!
I can barely fit through the door.
Don't you see?
Don't you see I'm trapped in this house?
Why would you want to humiliate me?
I feel so ashamed.
And what...
What will people say when they see me?
I'm not going out again.
That's that!
Leave me here, please!
Please!
Please!
Please! Please!
What?
Is everything okay in there?
Yeah.
I need to make a call from your place.
Okay.
- Hello?
- Ewa? Uh, hey.
This is Jaśmina. Did you get that number?
- I got it.
- A pen, please.
Wait a sec.
Okay, go.
- It's the Hilton, room 245.
- Two, four, five. Okay, thanks.
Can I make an international call?
- Where?
- United States.
- Oh.
- I'll pay for it.
- Can I?
- All right.
Two, four, five.
Only 15 seconds to go!
Hello? Yes?
Is this Governor Wolski?
Yes, speaking.
Jaśmina Tremer.
I'm a hydrologist from Wrocław.
What's this about?
Within two days,
the city will be underwater.
What are you saying?
I was told the situation's under control.
No. Go ahead and turn on Poland TV.
Just hold on, please.
Touchdown!
Unbelievable! What a run!
In the north of the city,
residents are strengthening flood banks,
assisted by the mayor himself.
The acting governor,
Jakub Marczak, assured
everyone at a press conference
the crisis management team
has the situation
entirely under its control.
The situation is under control.
Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
However, this morning
in the village of Kęty,
there was a clash between
the explosion unit and the villagers.
The army tried to blow up
the flood banks to reinforce...
Excuse me. To release the excess water
heading toward Wrocław.
Hey, nurse! Help, please!
I need to make a phone call!
Anybody!
...decided that
the best solution to the situation
is to fight the elements by reinforcing
all sections of the riverbanks...
We're very scared.
Not all the area is in danger. Not all.
But some people are scared, as you
can see. See the barrels and sandbags?
Some houses are barricaded, but I think...
I think it will miss us.
Maybe tomorrow the water level will fall.
Can I have one?
Sure. Here.
Thanks.
Oh.
The water can't possibly reach
the hospital.
Besides, they said on the news that
it would flood on the north side anyway.
That's what they say in Kłodzko and Opole.
Betty, for that to happen, the water level
would have to rise three, four meters.
Hear that?
Okay. We have rounds soon.
Shall we?
He needs two pills today
and two tomorrow, okay?
Sure, but there's also Paczkowska.
I gotta go.
Okay, go.
Where the fuck did they go?
Mr. Rębacz!
Mr. Szymon!
Come here! Doctor! Somebody help me!
Easy. Easy.
VILLAGE OF KĘTY
Evening.
Evening.
Oh, hi. Come on.
They bark like they're in heat.
Shut your damn trap!
Yeah.
Do you think
this is really necessary, ma'am?
You heard what that city lady said.
But will someone pay me for this?
How about your pay
is that your home doesn't flood, huh?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, fine.
Get to work!
- What about all the grain?
- On the ground!
The mice predicted the flood
and fucking ran already.
Why isn't Mrs. Tołłoczko leaving town?
She's like 100 years old.
Why would she make a fuss?
Hey, kid!
Take this antenna
and connect the cable to the generator.
- Take it.
- Here.
- One, two...
- There.
Don't forget this. Give me that.
There you go. Now we'll be up to date.
Barricades are being built
on many streets and intersections
from bags filled with sand.
Residents of Wrocław,
scouts and servicemen
are the ones setting them up.
The latest information shows
that the Oder River
between Kęty and the city center
has begun to rise rapidly.
Rural areas are in danger of flooding.
The Oder River in Wrocław
is still contained by the flood banks,
but it looks like the river
is continuing to rise...
People! Don't be afraid.
If the water is a meter over the banks,
we'll stack sandbags
one meter and ten centimeters!
If the water level is two meters higher,
we'll stack the damn sandbags
even higher than that!
Mirek, take Bartek
and go through Prawdziwek's field.
Check for leaks.
Stay tuned for more updates.
And the rest of us...
Back to work.
- What are you doing here?
- And you?
Mom's going crazy with worry.
You're not picking up your phone,
and they're talking about the flood on TV.
There's no reception here.
Andrzej!
The sandbags are leaking!
Over here!
Get more sandbags, quickly!
Lay out more at the bottom!
Krysia, call anyone you can.
Get everyone here.
Beata, come with me.
Wake up! Hey! Wake up!
The water has reached the garden.
Discharge the stable patients
and move the rest to the upper floors.
Stay calm and don't panic. Hmm?
Get to work.
- Beata, ground floor is yours, okay?
- I'll go to them.
Mr. Stanisław? Wake up.
We have to move you to a different room.
- Okay.
- This is Andrzej Rębacz.
- Please leave a message.
- Mr. Rębacz.
This is Dr. Góra. Please call me back.
It's urgent.
You need to come down to the hospital
immediately. As fast as you can.
The situation is critical.
This is a special report
from the zoo.
The mayor is with us. Good evening.
The water isn't letting up.
What's the situation in Wrocław?
The coming hours will be crucial.
We're doing everything
to keep the river in the bed
to prevent it from overflowing
and merging with other currents.
This, ma'am, is a force of nature.
Our city has never dealt
with something like this in its history.
One, two...
Careful, guys. Careful.
Come on.
That's it, gently.
Be gentle with him.
Well done, guys.
- Okay, so...
- Guys, wait a moment!
Wait a sec.
Mr. Jarmuż.
- He's gone.
- Who's gone?
Wally. He's gone.
What do you mean?
I don't know what happened.
I guess he escaped.
Oh, dear God.
Guys, Wally's disappeared!
What do you mean?
Check behind the monkey house.
- The rest, follow me!
- Okay. Come on!
NO ANIMAL WAS HURT
DURING THE SHOOTING OF THE SERIES.
THIS SERIES IS AN ARTISTIC VISION
OF THE CREATORS, INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS.
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS
WERE CREATED FOR THIS STORY.
All residents of the village
are required to evacuate.
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1997, KĘTY
All residents of the village of Kęty
are required to evacuate immediately.
The flood banks will be secured...
...Personnel are on their way.
This place looks calm.
Too calm, I think.
Maybe they've already evacuated.
You think they'd leave
the sirens turned on?
To warn other people.
Know what?
I don't know anybody
who'd leave their home voluntarily,
even if there was a flood coming.
Fuck.
Fucking hell!
- Oh.
- Ma'am, you all right?
I don't know.
- Come here! Right away!
- Okay, I'm coming.
Here. Come this way.
Okay, okay.
Are you fucking blind? Huh?
- What is this?
- Sir, we'll tow it immediately.
- Niciński!
- Yes, sir?
Don't just stand there. Pull it out!
Hey, come on!
Let's get them!
Let's go, guys.
You won't go any further.
With all due respect, ma'am,
I'm afraid you're not in charge here.
I'm the head of the village.
So I am in charge here!
We'll cart you away in wheelbarrows.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we are here on behalf of the Province.
Listen. I don't care
if Saint Peter himself sent you, lady.
As long as I'm alive,
I won't let you blow up any flood banks.
Who said anything
about blowing up flood banks?
That Mercury TV said so!
They said that.
You want to drown us
so you can save the city.
We want to save both you and the city.
If we don't do anything,
Wrocław will be completely wiped out.
We don't give a shit
what happens to Wrocław.
Our houses and fields are here.
Take your little soldiers
and get the hell out of here.
Wait, wait, wait!
Look at him! What's that guy doing?
People! Calm the fuck down!
Calm down, everyone!
Calm down!
We don't want any fights here.
Then march your soldiers
the fuck out of here.
Everyone, that's enough!
You're currently standing on a floodplain.
I'm telling you, Wrocław won't survive
if we don't do anything.
It just won't!
If this was a floodplain, the Germans
wouldn't have built their houses here.
And yet they did.
- They did anyway.
- To hell with your anyway!
I promise you,
you will get help. I promise you
everyone will get help.
I promise we won't abandon any of you.
Do you understand?
And what did the Prime Minster say
about compensation, huh?
"You people should've taken out
flood insurance!"
Enough of this fucking bullshit!
Get the wheelbarrows!
Hey!
Hey!
Stop this!
Stop it!
- No!
- Hey!
Ma'am.
Everyone has their reasons,
here and in Wrocław.
But no one asked us for our opinion.
You think you can just come here
and kick us out of our homes?
Is that right?
- I don't think so.
- Yeah!
You're currently standing on a floodplain.
- Do you understand?
- There's never been a flood here.
How can this be a floodplain?
The water level in the Oder
hasn't been this high since 1903, okay?
But this is the land of our fathers
and we won't let it get flooded.
- Yeah.
- It's that simple!
- That's right.
- We have exactly the same rights
to protect our property
as they do in the city.
Your dad's in that city's hospital.
That's not relevant.
If he were here,
he'd be standing next to us.
That hospital will be underwater,
you know.
I think you should leave now.
You really won't accomplish anything.
We're not going to leave the flood banks.
You'll have to come
and take us away by force.
Don't worry. We won't take you.
The water will do that
when it spills over.
- We'll see.
- Yeah, we will.
Fuck you!
- Fuck off!
- Get out of here.
Let's go!
Mańka, get the people away.
Go home!
Break it up.
- Come on!
- Get the tractor!
Henio!
We're back! You ready?
I'm coming.
Good dog. Come on.
Did you ask if you could wear
my sweatshirt?
Can I?
And you, you furry monster.
You run away again, I'll give you away.
Just like me now?
Klara...
Instead of camp,
you're leaving me with that old bat.
Don't call Jadzia that.
You know the situation.
I promise, you'll go somewhere in August.
Why can't you just take me to Tremer's?
Mrs. Tremer?
She's gone.
Did you notice she has
the same sweatshirt as me?
You mean as me.
But isn't that strange to you?
What's strange about that?
After all,
skulls are trending everywhere now.
Your mouth stinks like hell, Idler!
WROCŁAW, KOZANÓW HOUSING ESTATE
Come on.
Have a good day.
Wait.
Hold on. Where are you going, wacko? Sit.
Maybe I could go to your office with you.
Honey.
I've explained this to you.
Not gonna happen.
So what? You'll sleep at Maja's tonight?
Go.
Find Jadzia.
- Find her.
- Hey there.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Come on, come on.
Why are you yanking
at the leash today, huh?
Stay. Watch out for the door.
No.
Sit there.
Ah!
There you are, my loves. Come in, please.
Hello.
- Come in.
- Come on, come on.
Sit there. Be good.
Get off the couch!
Jadwiga, I have to go now.
Sure.
We'll settle up later, okay?
Yeah, sure. No problem at all.
I'm sorry. It's only for a bit.
I'll come back for you as soon as I can.
I love you.
Klara, come over.
Come on. It'll be fun.
I made milk pudding.
We'll play cards. We'll have fun, okay?
Hello, hello!
- How did the explosion training go?
- Piss off.
That good, huh?
- Where's Kubuś?
- Oh, hello.
I think you stepped on something there.
It's into something. Where is he?
At the press conference
on the ground floor.
What press conference?
About the situation in Wrocław,
Jaśka.
What do you know
about the situation in Wrocław?
The situation in Wrocław is under control.
Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
Um, all right, but what about
the flooded Łatka Dairy?
A few hundred people
lost their jobs, right?
Listen, sir.
That was necessary
for the good of the public.
It helped us
to significantly lower the water level.
As for Łatka, I promise we'll renovate it.
- So you're saying the city center is safe?
- Yes.
Because we actually heard that it...
You always hear things, don't you?
But, according to the opinion
of Professor Nowak,
who is an authority in this field,
as well as Dr. Piepka,
who's here with us today,
it's clear that in general,
the city is safe.
I mean, there might be small,
local flooding, but that's about it.
Mr. Marczak, what about Kęty?
Will their flood banks
be blown up as well?
Uh, we had public consultations
in Kęty, and... and...
based on the aforementioned expertise,
we made a decision
for the good of everyone.
Uh, so we won't be undertaking
any radical actions
in Kęty,
and the city will be fine.
So where can we expect
these local floods to occur?
Minor, localized floods.
- Most likely in the north. Am I right?
- Yes, but our men are already there.
So is the mayor.
They're handling the situation.
Well, there may be temporary
power outages and running water shortages,
but,
ladies and gentlemen, believe me.
The flood is already retreating.
What about your campaign?
Um, yes. Extreme situations
push politics way into the background.
Therefore, I'm suspending the campaign.
Thank you all for coming.
That's it for today.
Ugh!
Fucking hell! For fuck's sake!
- Are you insane?
- Ah!
- Ah!
- The flood is retreating?
There were public consultations?
Do you not have any fucking shame?
First you drag me out here and now you
send me to be strung up by some hicks?
- Now you want to play fucking politics?
- Jaśka, it's not like that.
It's not like that, my ass!
Then you tell me what it's like.
Or better yet, tell me where the kid is.
Oh, so now you want to know where she is?
She's safe.
I assure you.
You assured me that you'd blow up
the flood banks in Kęty, but you didn't.
So tell me where she is
since you're going to drown Wrocław.
She's on the eighth floor
at my housekeeper's.
Address?
You don't think that I'm just gonna...
- Fine. All right, all right!
- Just give me the fucking address!
Calm down, okay? Relax.
Dzielna 54.
- Apartment?
- You're a damn pain in the ass.
It's 75.
I won't forget
the fucking flood bank in Kęty.
Fine, then don't.
Are you free?
Yeah.
Ah!
- What happened?
- Nothing. I bumped into something.
- And this would be...
- What's up?
You look like a whipped dog.
Things have gotten a little complicated.
And what exactly does
"a little complicated" mean?
Gierżoniów.
Quite a mess
with this flood, ma'am.
You can't believe anyone.
You weren't convinced by the press
conference at the Emergency headquarters?
They're not in charge.
Pardon my French,
but they're a load of crap.
What station is this?
It's a cassette tape.
Beautiful soprano.
Lena Tremer.
You know, she's from Wrocław.
Can you turn it up, please?
- Oh...
- Hey.
Dad said you already left town.
Uh...
I guess I came back.
Come in.
No. Uh, your dad asked me to check on you,
if you needed anything.
Klara? Who is it?
Listen to me.
I'd like you to stay in this building,
at least for the next couple of days.
Okay?
And my dog?
Your dog? Um, well...
Walk him
and then get back as soon as you can.
- Okay.
- All right. I've got to go.
Hold on, Mrs. Tremer.
- Hmm?
- Can I show you something?
Well? Who was at the door, then?
Nobody.
What? Nobody?
Jehovah's Witnesses.
Do you know where they're
reinforcing the flood banks in the north?
Yeah.
Then let's go.
Move on.
NORTHERN WROCŁAW
Thanks.
Mr. Mayor?
Look who it is. What happened to you?
Nothing.
I see you're finally
preparing for the worst, huh?
Well, yes, we are.
Get new sandbags.
I'm preparing for the worst
because there's a flood coming.
That's what you told the media, right?
That wasn't nice.
- I got so upset, I had to go jogging.
- It'll do you good.
What's this about? Because you
didn't come here to carry sandbags.
Because we're carrying sandbags, right?
The flood is coming,
but it's heading to the other side
of the city.
What other side?
- You mean the city center?
- Uh-huh.
- Professor Nowak...
- Professor Nowak doesn't know jackshit.
On the old Oder, before the Oława estuary,
the water will rise.
You need to build up that area.
But it won't help anyway
unless the Kęty flood banks get blown up.
You heard it yourself.
There were public consultations, right?
Wrocław has nothing to worry about.
Yeah, right.
You ever see hordes of rats fleeing?
That's happening right now
at the Szczytnicki Weir.
We're talking about the safety of tens
of thousands of people in this region.
So please, I beg you to give an order
to blow up the Kęty flood banks.
I'm the mayor of a city,
not some small village.
- Uh-huh.
- But I can't do anything in Kęty.
These decisions have to be made
at the provincial level.
And that's it.
Talk to your friend Marczak about it.
Actually, I'm not talking
to that man anymore.
You must be joking.
You've got to be kidding.
So that just leaves you with the governor,
and right now he's in Denver.
So what am I supposed to do?
Talk to Marczak then, why don't you?
About 10,000 sandbags,
20kg each, were laid along the Oder river.
More sandbags...
Hey! The bridges should be weighed down.
Don't remove any cars from the bridges.
Hundreds of volunteers
gathered here to help with this emergency.
Meanwhile,
the water level continues to rise.
We'll keep you updated. However, everyone
should prepare to evacuate this area
in the event the floods become dangerous.
You got that? What's up?
- Your news story isn't here.
- What?
- Not here.
- Why not?
So where? The city center? Where?
Look. Say something,
because I don't get it.
I don't have the governor's number.
He's somewhere.
I don't fucking know where.
Get me his number.
I'll tell you where to put the camera.
Okay. Give me an hour.
Everything will work out as planned.
We've been working on the plans for
the welcoming ceremonies for over a year.
I'm expecting a great...
"THE GOLDEN KEEL REGATTA"
I don't fucking believe it.
Why wasn't the water released?
What was unclear about my order?
Mr. Marczak.
Well, we had to hold the Regatta.
- We had an order from the top.
- What fucking top?
The very top.
The Minister wanted to get some publicity
before the elections.
But don't worry.
We'll release the water.
Impossible at this point.
And who are you?
Professor Nowak, the hydrologist
responsible for the safety of Wrocław.
Under no circumstances
are you to release the water.
We can't afford that.
We've already crossed the critical point.
The water is yellow
from washing against the dam.
Then you should have listened to me
and not held the Regatta, you idiot!
Now you have to hold it.
Maybe I'll manage to hold it,
but the water
will still spill over the top.
- We have to release it.
- Even if you have to drink it,
like your vodka,
you can't release the water.
Sir, the award presentation.
Ah, there's the manager!
In third place,
the Sea Dogs!
Second place,
the Pirates of Sosnowiec!
And the winners are...
the Sons of Boatswains!
Excuse me.
Hello, Basia.
Hey, miss. There's a line.
One second. What's happened to you?
Don't worry about it.
Is Mom upstairs already?
- She won't move.
- What do you mean, she won't move?
You know the situation.
There's nothing on earth that could
drag that woman up the stairs.
Excuse me.
Is this supposed to be a shop or a café?
A shop.
Well, then move.
Do you have the keys with you?
No, but Kazio does.
You can find him at home.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
Anything else?
Don't exaggerate.
- Yes?
- Hello.
I'm Lena Tremer's daughter. Basia sent me.
Oh, yeah. I know exactly who you are.
I remember you well, kiddo.
You set fire to the dumpster back then.
Hmm.
I only came for the keys.
All right. Hold on.
Kuba?
It's you.
So exactly what has happened
that you have graced me
with your presence?
You need to leave the apartment.
The whole floor
will be underwater very soon.
You come here after all these years
and that's all you have to say to me?
To leave the apartment?
I'm begging you, Mom.
- This is not the time...
- "Mom?"
And what are you begging me for?
Huh, baby?
You're in serious danger here.
Do you even understand that?
My God.
You're really worried about me.
You're really worried?
That's why you're sliding letters
under my door, aren't you?
I'm not going anywhere.
Besides, I don't even believe the rumors.
They're not rumors. The flood's coming.
I heard the press conference.
They said Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
I heard it from Kuba.
- Kuba!
- I always regretted it.
- That you two didn't work out.
- Jesus, Mom.
Kuba doesn't know what he's talking about.
He was too good for you anyway.
What could you have given him, honey?
Right?
You should just leave me alone.
What were you thinking, huh?
You can return here after so many years
and tell me what to do with my life?
Get out of here!
Go back to where you came from!
And just stop pretending that you care.
Okay?
I promise you,
I'm gonna leave you alone forever,
as soon as you go upstairs.
Do this one thing, please, for me.
I'm begging you. Go upstairs.
And I really gave birth
to something like this.
You haven't changed, Jasia.
Not one bit.
You always treated me like a thing,
like all your father's knick-knacks
that you locked up in the basement,
so you would never have to see them.
So they'd rot away!
Talking to you is like talking to a wall.
Dad was your doormat his entire life.
So don't act like a caring wife now.
Both Dad and I barely got to see you.
I... I would just hear
about where you were,
that you were in Vienna or New York,
or in fucking Berlin.
Did you even bother to call us once?
Did you ever think of writing a card?
No. Fuck that.
So don't fucking bullshit me
about who left whom, okay?
And for once in your life,
don't fight me about it
and move the fuck upstairs, okay?
You, you don't know what I can
or what I can't do.
I have absolutely no intention
of moving, anywhere.
I lived on my terms.
- Now I'll die the same way.
- Okay, then.
What? What? What are you...
- What are you doing?
- Fucking nothing!
Shit!
What are you doing?
Oh!
What are you doing there?
What are you doing, Jasia?
What the hell are you doing?
I'll throw every fucking thing
out of this fucking fridge!
You have to leave!
Stop! Don't do that, please!
- Don't do this to me.
- I don't give a shit!
Stop it!
Just stop!
Stop and look at me!
I can barely fit through the door.
Don't you see?
Don't you see I'm trapped in this house?
Why would you want to humiliate me?
I feel so ashamed.
And what...
What will people say when they see me?
I'm not going out again.
That's that!
Leave me here, please!
Please!
Please!
Please! Please!
What?
Is everything okay in there?
Yeah.
I need to make a call from your place.
Okay.
- Hello?
- Ewa? Uh, hey.
This is Jaśmina. Did you get that number?
- I got it.
- A pen, please.
Wait a sec.
Okay, go.
- It's the Hilton, room 245.
- Two, four, five. Okay, thanks.
Can I make an international call?
- Where?
- United States.
- Oh.
- I'll pay for it.
- Can I?
- All right.
Two, four, five.
Only 15 seconds to go!
Hello? Yes?
Is this Governor Wolski?
Yes, speaking.
Jaśmina Tremer.
I'm a hydrologist from Wrocław.
What's this about?
Within two days,
the city will be underwater.
What are you saying?
I was told the situation's under control.
No. Go ahead and turn on Poland TV.
Just hold on, please.
Touchdown!
Unbelievable! What a run!
In the north of the city,
residents are strengthening flood banks,
assisted by the mayor himself.
The acting governor,
Jakub Marczak, assured
everyone at a press conference
the crisis management team
has the situation
entirely under its control.
The situation is under control.
Wrocław can sleep peacefully.
However, this morning
in the village of Kęty,
there was a clash between
the explosion unit and the villagers.
The army tried to blow up
the flood banks to reinforce...
Excuse me. To release the excess water
heading toward Wrocław.
Hey, nurse! Help, please!
I need to make a phone call!
Anybody!
...decided that
the best solution to the situation
is to fight the elements by reinforcing
all sections of the riverbanks...
We're very scared.
Not all the area is in danger. Not all.
But some people are scared, as you
can see. See the barrels and sandbags?
Some houses are barricaded, but I think...
I think it will miss us.
Maybe tomorrow the water level will fall.
Can I have one?
Sure. Here.
Thanks.
Oh.
The water can't possibly reach
the hospital.
Besides, they said on the news that
it would flood on the north side anyway.
That's what they say in Kłodzko and Opole.
Betty, for that to happen, the water level
would have to rise three, four meters.
Hear that?
Okay. We have rounds soon.
Shall we?
He needs two pills today
and two tomorrow, okay?
Sure, but there's also Paczkowska.
I gotta go.
Okay, go.
Where the fuck did they go?
Mr. Rębacz!
Mr. Szymon!
Come here! Doctor! Somebody help me!
Easy. Easy.
VILLAGE OF KĘTY
Evening.
Evening.
Oh, hi. Come on.
They bark like they're in heat.
Shut your damn trap!
Yeah.
Do you think
this is really necessary, ma'am?
You heard what that city lady said.
But will someone pay me for this?
How about your pay
is that your home doesn't flood, huh?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, fine.
Get to work!
- What about all the grain?
- On the ground!
The mice predicted the flood
and fucking ran already.
Why isn't Mrs. Tołłoczko leaving town?
She's like 100 years old.
Why would she make a fuss?
Hey, kid!
Take this antenna
and connect the cable to the generator.
- Take it.
- Here.
- One, two...
- There.
Don't forget this. Give me that.
There you go. Now we'll be up to date.
Barricades are being built
on many streets and intersections
from bags filled with sand.
Residents of Wrocław,
scouts and servicemen
are the ones setting them up.
The latest information shows
that the Oder River
between Kęty and the city center
has begun to rise rapidly.
Rural areas are in danger of flooding.
The Oder River in Wrocław
is still contained by the flood banks,
but it looks like the river
is continuing to rise...
People! Don't be afraid.
If the water is a meter over the banks,
we'll stack sandbags
one meter and ten centimeters!
If the water level is two meters higher,
we'll stack the damn sandbags
even higher than that!
Mirek, take Bartek
and go through Prawdziwek's field.
Check for leaks.
Stay tuned for more updates.
And the rest of us...
Back to work.
- What are you doing here?
- And you?
Mom's going crazy with worry.
You're not picking up your phone,
and they're talking about the flood on TV.
There's no reception here.
Andrzej!
The sandbags are leaking!
Over here!
Get more sandbags, quickly!
Lay out more at the bottom!
Krysia, call anyone you can.
Get everyone here.
Beata, come with me.
Wake up! Hey! Wake up!
The water has reached the garden.
Discharge the stable patients
and move the rest to the upper floors.
Stay calm and don't panic. Hmm?
Get to work.
- Beata, ground floor is yours, okay?
- I'll go to them.
Mr. Stanisław? Wake up.
We have to move you to a different room.
- Okay.
- This is Andrzej Rębacz.
- Please leave a message.
- Mr. Rębacz.
This is Dr. Góra. Please call me back.
It's urgent.
You need to come down to the hospital
immediately. As fast as you can.
The situation is critical.
This is a special report
from the zoo.
The mayor is with us. Good evening.
The water isn't letting up.
What's the situation in Wrocław?
The coming hours will be crucial.
We're doing everything
to keep the river in the bed
to prevent it from overflowing
and merging with other currents.
This, ma'am, is a force of nature.
Our city has never dealt
with something like this in its history.
One, two...
Careful, guys. Careful.
Come on.
That's it, gently.
Be gentle with him.
Well done, guys.
- Okay, so...
- Guys, wait a moment!
Wait a sec.
Mr. Jarmuż.
- He's gone.
- Who's gone?
Wally. He's gone.
What do you mean?
I don't know what happened.
I guess he escaped.
Oh, dear God.
Guys, Wally's disappeared!
What do you mean?
Check behind the monkey house.
- The rest, follow me!
- Okay. Come on!
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DURING THE SHOOTING OF THE SERIES.
THIS SERIES IS AN ARTISTIC VISION
OF THE CREATORS, INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS.
THE CHARACTERS AND EVENTS
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