Yes.

Yes.

If you're interested in a promotion, we recommend that you fulfill the Ministry's quotas.

What kind of quotas?

They're based on statistics of how many potential and actual offenders ride in a car on average.

So what do I have to do?

Submit at least three reports and at least five character-evidence files.

They can concern one passenger or several different ones. It's up to you.

Got it.

Hello?

Hello, Winston.

Who is it?

You know who.

Where did you get this number?

Come on, did you really think we'd never find you?

What do you want?

The $1500 you owe us, for starters.

And hurry up, if you don't want the cops to find out about your affairs.

Winston Smith?

Yes.

An opportunity for promotion to first-class conductor has just opened up for you.

What do I have to do?

It's simple. Do your job well and earn enough authority.

The Ministry will monitor your progress.

Once you qualify, we will call you and notify you of the next steps.

What happens if I can't do it in time?

Then our conversation will attract too much attention.

And we'll both get arrested. So hurry up.

Your last task before taking up your new position is to prepare the car for the Triumphant Anniversary celebrations.

Get on with it.

You did well, Winston Smith.

Your last task before taking up your new position is to prepare the car for the Triumphant Anniversary celebrations.

I'm afraid you haven't lived up to our expectations, Winston Smith.

As I said, the Ministry has been closely monitoring your successes and failures.

Now the only way for you to get this promotion is through a substantial bribe.

Prepare $15,000 by the time specified, otherwise we will lose our interest in you.

In addition, you have to prepare your car for the Triumphant Anniversary celebrations.

Get on with it.

You've proven yourself useful, Winston Smith.

You are now officially promoted to first-class conductor.

The third-class car is no longer your responsibility.

Go to your new workplace.

Hello?

Are you the conductor of car No. 5 on the Determination Bringer?

I am. Who is this? Why can't I see your number?

Because we can afford it.

And you too can one day afford more if you do as we say.

So you're not from the Ministry?

Are Bekir Shakhin and Elif Beyaz riding in your car?

That information is confidential.

Okay. Make sure they don't get off the train before you arrive in Kaspre.

You'll be handsomely rewarded.

Hello?

Were Bekir Shakhin and Elif Beyaz on the train during the raid?

How do you know about the raid?

Yes or no? Were they on the train?

Yes.

Good. You have earned your reward.

How did you know about the raid? Hello?

Hello!

Yes.

I hope you're not lying. We'll be sure to check.

How did you know about the raid? Hello?

Hello!

No.

Too bad. You could have made good money on that.

Hello?

Dad, is that you?

What?

Jack?

You recognize me? My voice has gotten a bit rougher over time.

Jack, is that really you?

Yes, I'm with New Tomorrow now.

What happened to you? Why isn't Martin getting in touch?

There was a raid. The car was fired upon. He died.

That's bad...

What about mom? How did you survive? Can you put her on?

Dad, something ...ad is ...rewing.

We ...ave to ge... to the Amb...dor and find out the real ...ssion of the Det...tion Bring...

Son, you're breaking up. Hello? Son! Hello?!

Hello?

I want to talk to my son.

Dad? Did you learn anything?

Yes, I know for a fact that the ambassador is going to peace negotiations with Valverde.

That doesn't match up with our intelligence... There has to be something else.

Any additional information about the situation on the Determination Bringer would be helpful.

Perhaps you found out some other details?

There's an old man riding with the ambassador.

He is a former third-class conductor, but he has been given a secret mission and granted access to the VIP car.

What kind of mission?

I haven't learned any details yet.

You must. It may be important.

All right. I'll try to find something out.

There's an old man riding with the ambassador.

He is a former third-class conductor, but he has been given a secret mission and granted access to the VIP car.

What kind of mission?

When the ambassador meets the delegation from Valverde, he has to kill the ambassador and shout out "Glory to Valverde".

...

So they are setting up a provocation.

And the ambassador is clearly in the dark.

They want to sacrifice him.

But why?

We need more details to see the whole picture.

One thing is clear: this provocation has to be prevented. The ambassador must not die.

Eva Gray is on this train, too

THE Eva?

Yes, the Leader's woman.

And she's having an affair with the ambassador.

Are you sure?

Yes, I found her personal belongings in his compartment.

That explains why they chose the ambassador, but it still doesn't explain what the purpose of this provocation is.

There's another oddity. Another assignment of Bart's was to kill Henry Colt, the owner of Chemprom.

I don't get it. Why kill him, too?

We need more details to see the whole picture.

I found a strange letter in the Chemprom owner's compartment.

What did it say?

It mentioned a bomb. As if he was in cahoots with the Valverde authorities and was transporting it for sale.

An ordinary bomb?

There were no details in the letter.

Well, let's assume that he was ordered to be removed as a traitor.

Maybe a nuclear bomb?

That would be difficult to hide. Is there anything resembling one on the train?

I don't know what it's supposed to look like, but I saw some law-enforcement officers carrying some kind of box.

And I think Colt was supervising its loading...

Was it a big box?

The size of a dog house.

No, they haven't yet learned how to make nuclear bombs that small. It would be much bigger. It's something else.

What if it's just the fuse?

The fuse?

I got into a conversation with a scientist from Chemprom.

She said that in order to detonate a nuclear bomb you need an ordinary bomb as a sort of "fuse".

Where is this fuse now?

Looks like they carried it into the locomotive.

Then you need to get in. The nuke might be there.

I'll try.

If there really is a nuclear bomb there, then the meaning of this provocation is getting clearer.

They want to kill the ambassador and detonate a nuclear bomb as a show of force.

This will change the course of the war and strengthen the Leader's position.

What if we prevented the assassination?

That might work.

But they might detonate the bomb anyway.

Just without a pretty pretext.

We need to find the bomb, and if possible — prevent the assassination of the ambassador.

Have you collected the full amount, Winston?

Yes.

Okay. Our guy will contact you soon and ask for a favor.

We suggest you don't refuse him.

No.

The clock's ticking, Winston. Hurry up if you don't want to go to jail.

Hello?

Yes, Winston Smith? Have you collected the required amount?

Yes, I have the money.

You're not completely useless, after all.

Our man will contact you soon.

No, not yet.

Then stop wasting our time! Get a move on!

I have completed your task, what next?

Yes, we can see that.

You did well, Winston Smith.

We'll call you soon with further instructions.

Stand by.