History Series / Trace

* GiftForAnOutgrwonInterest: In "Not in the Brow but in the Eye", Larisa Gavrilova tries to get back into her daughter Masha's life after effectively abandoning her, and attempts to give her a Barbie doll. The problem is that Masha is seventeen and tells her bluntly that she hasn't been interested in dolls in years; she views Larisa's sister Albina as more of a real mother, wants nothing to do with her, and Larisa is just trying to mooch off of Albina's family.

''Trace'' (Russian: ''След'') is a ForensicDrama with CopShow elements which focuses on special forensic department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs - Federal Expert Service (FES). FES can investigate the most difficult cases from all over the Russia (but mostly from Moscow and Moscow oblast), ranging from organised crime to [[SerialKiller serial killers]]. FES in headed by colonel Galina Nikolaevna Rogozina who is strict but loyal and devoted policewoman who [[AlwaysGetsHisMan always gets her men]] with the help of the detectives and forensic specialists.

This show started in 2007 on ''Channel One'', and, after moving to ''Channel 5 - St. Petersburg'' in 2011 is still running on air, having more than 2700 episodes (mostly unrelated with each other). It makes ''Trace'' the longest-running show on Russian TV and one of the longest-running shows in the world.

* AgentMulder: Tikhonov, of all people, tends to believe in paranormal.

* AssholeVictim: Many an example.
** In "The Laughers", Anatoly turns out to be [[spoiler:guilty of at least two rapes]]; in addition, he helped cover up [[spoiler:Vasily's AccidentalMurder of the second victim]].
* AttractiveBentGender: Subbotin is disguised as woman (due to need for physical force during arrest) in "Secret Mission" and looks pretty good.
* AxesAtSchool: Most notable example is "Wonderful School Years" where bullied teenager takes hostages (including Antonova, who came to give DrugsAreBad lecture and ends with chest wound).

* BadassBiker: Sergey Mayskiy. It's even shown in his EstablishingCharacterMoment.

* BasicInstinctLegsCrossingParody: In "Peculiarities of the National Car Service", Amelina complains to Kholodov about the bad treatment of women by the car repairmen. Suddenly, she goes from complaints to seduction, using the said trope as her FinishingMove. She does it to show how easily men can be manipulated. (For those who are interested: we see nothing special, since Amelina is wearing pantyhose).

* BigDamnKiss: Lisitsyn and Sokolova in the end of SpinOff "The Gardener".

---> '''Antonova''': "Kholodov can eat a plywood with jam! And Tikhonov... He doesn't even need a jam."

* BlackHumour: Given the nature of the show, it is inevitable.

** "Falcon Hunt" provides example bordering with SnuffFilm. Criminals run a website with videos of scantily-clad women who fight (and kill) in gladiator-like fights. Sokolova, who was sent to infiltrate fight club in order to investigate women's disappearances, [[spoiler: is abducted herself and turned into a fighter but saved by Kruglov and SOBR]].
* BookSafe: Danilov hides a gun there in "Right to Trust".

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Ivan Tikhonov is the most notable example in FES.
* BusmansHoliday: "Strictly Cottage Murder", where Shustovs (Igor and Elena) go to the countryside and find the body of a local thug (who was getting on nerves of everyone (including Igor and Lena)). The episode ends with Shustov [[spoiler: being poisoned with kompot from the berries used for poisoning the thug and saved by Lena at the eleventh hour]].

* TheCoroner: Two active (Valentina Antonova and Artyom Tukaev) and two retired (Pyotr Romashin and Boris Selivanov).
* CrazyJealousGuy / ClingyJealousGirl: Tikhonov and Sokolova for Amelina and Lisitsyn, respectively. Former example was PlayedForDrama in "Right to Trust".

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Alyona Karpova from "Diagnosis: Blonde" shows all shades of DumbBlonde (including pink rolling luggage) and BrainlessBeauty... yet creates a plan to cover her MealTicket's murder complex enough to make Iit a real thorn in FES' side.

* DeadpanSnarker: All characters have their moments, but most notable one is Margarita Vlasova.

* DirtyHarriet: Oksana Amelina usually works undercover as prostitute or stripper. However, "The Supermarket Girl" shows Sokolova in this quality.

* DumbBlonde: Two complete aversions (Amelina and Antonova) and one rather straight example (Alla Semenchuk).

* EvilTwin: PlayedWith in "Where Evil Hides". FES detectives found a grave of famous psychologist's twin [[spoiler: who never existed. It was part of the village's believings while the real cause of killings was SplitPersonality of psychologist]].
* ExplosiveLeash: [[spoiler: Bankrupt businessman in cooperation with disabled [[UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars Chechen War veteran]]]] use them for revenge in "Blasted City". [[spoiler: Aforementioned businessman]] puts one on Rogozina in the end of the episode, but her collar is dismantled by Kholodov and Amelina who found the vulnerability in its design.
* FacialDialogue: PlayedForLaughs in "Monster Hunt". Amelina [[DirtyHarriet was working undercover as stripper.]] She got an order to dance for the client. The client was... Tikhonov. HilarityEnsues.
* FairCop: Pretty much ALL female roster.

* FieryRedhead: Yuliya Sokolova is ginger and has rather tough demeanor.
* FilleFatale: One of the episodes features [[VictimOfTheWeek Victim of the Day]] who was sleeping with rich men while being underage[[note]] Age of consent is 16 in Russian Federation. [[/note]] Since she turns 16, [[spoiler: she used staged rapes for blackmail, instead of being underage]].

** In "A Trap in Time", a businessman obsessed with the idea of time travel suddenly finds himself [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor in Nazi-occupied Pskov, captured by the Nazis as an apparent spy]]. He manages to escape, shooting the German officer who interrogated him, and soon finds himself (and the officer's dead body) back in the 21st century. [[spoiler:The "time travel" was an elaborate but harmless prank, a gift from his friends, but the director of the company that staged it deliberately put real shells into the gun, since he had a personal vendetta against the actor who played the officer]].

** "Seeking Charon" focuses on the murder of the mobster Kirill Kuzin. His corpse was found dressed in a typical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Russians "New Russian"]] style, which was typical for [[UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia the 90s]]. In fact, he spent 25 years in Portuguese prison and was completely out of touch with the world. For example, he had no idea about the smartphones or broadband Internet.
* FleshAndBombs: Bomb in a body kicks off the plan [[spoiler: to wipe Tikhonov's hacker friends out]] in "Morgue Explosion".
* FlippingTheBird: Played with in "Liquid Fire", where Amelina shows the perp ring finger without the ring.

* FootballHooligans: Igor Shustov, of all people, claims to be one in his early years.

** With every episode featuring Rogozina as head of FES, two detectives, two forensic experts and one pathologist, there are good chances to see one.

* GhostExtras: There are lab employees, whose job is just to be here.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: PlayedForDrama with Aristov. It's mentioned that he has an illegitimate daughter with a businesswoman, who didn't want Aristov to see her.
* GratuitousGerman: [[ChristmasEpisode New Year's Episode "Call Snowgirls"]] features Amelina pronouncing name of some cosmetics with erotic intonation and Tikhonov calling her "Mein kleine Schtrudel". Given that German language in Russia is associated with [[UsefulNotes/{{Pornography}} one certain movie genre]]...
* GratuitousSpanish: Kholodov's reply to Tikhonov's offer to call to Peru during the investigation made Andrey to show his fluence in Spanish this way: "Eres un tonto, pero yo te amo". (You're a bonehead, but I love you).
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Rogozina and Antonova; Kruglov and Mayskiy.

** Non-romantic example: Long-time coroners duo - Boris Selivanov and Valentina Antonova. Oleg Valkman (Selivanov) was 30cm taller than Anna Dankova (Antonova) and was big enough to qualify.
** Sergey Mayskiy with EVERY woman in the FES. The contrast is best seen with Tatyana Belaya.
* IfICantHaveYou: Very jarring example in "Everybody Hates Gleb", where trans teenager Gleb Skvortsov is constantly bullied at school and [[spoiler: is stabbed by his only girlfriend who can't handle the news he leaves for China for doubtfully legal sex-reassignment surgery]].
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter!]] [[spoiler: Vlasova]] in the end of "Deposit" after understanding that [[spoiler: her long-lost daughter grew in a cold-blooded killer]].

** Selivanov needs to calm himself down this way after examining the hanged boy's body in "Dead Partisans".

* InMediasRes: Some episodes (like "Worthier than Money" and "Order of Choice") start this way.

* ItsAllAboutMe: In "Children in a Cage", when Yana's baby daughter is kidnapped, Yana is more worried about the ransom being too large than about her child's safety, because if her husband pays the kidnappers such a lot of money, he won't be able to afford a new car for Yana.

* KillItWithFire: The notorious anniversary episode "The Hottest Greetings" features burning people alive, starting with [[spoiler: [[KilledOffForReal retired FES detective Pavel Granin]]]].
* LetOffByTheDetective: Subverted in "Blood on the Hands". When it turns out [[spoiler:Alexey killed his utterly sociopathic brother]], Lisitsyn suggests to pass it off as self-defense (it was dark, there were no witnesses, and [[spoiler:Alexey]] is known as a very honest man). However, [[spoiler:Alexey]] refuses to lie and says he deserves to be tried for murder [[spoiler:for not being able to raise his brother right]].

* LighterAndSofter: Episodes dedicated to New Year's Day or the 8th of March (International Women's Day, which is widely celebrated women's holiday in Russia). They are definelely lighter and rarely connected with murders.

** It's stand-by communication mode for Sokolova and Lisitsyn and also for Tikhonov and Amelina. Being heavily [[ShipTease Ship Teased]], well, guess...
** Kholodov and Amelina performed one while being undercover as... well, long-married couple in "Resented Husbands' Club".

* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities: Averted with Sokolova (who was ranked up after some secret Middle East mission) and Belaya. With any other character the trope is played straight.

* {{Manchild}}: Tikhonov is a geek with [[{{Troll}} interesting sense of humour]].
* MadnessMantra: "Free the clams"[[note]] rus. Освободите мидий [[/note]] said by drugged Danilov in "Insanity".
* MamaBear: Valentina Antonova who has four children and is ready for everything to protect them.

** In "The Pharaoh", a professor in his sixties is married to his former student, more than thirty years his junior. She cheats on him, [[spoiler:and he is so obsessed with her he kills her to invoke TogetherInDeath]].

* MockMillionaire: In "Played Too Much", [[spoiler:Irina and Leonid]], [[spoiler:each]] living on a miniscule salary, pretend to be wealthy to impress [[spoiler:each other]].
* MotorMouth: Belaya and (to a lesser extend) Tikhonov.
* MsFanservice: Oksana Amelina, who usually wears short skirts and high heels with blouses. She is also featured in most notable [[spoiler: [[RapeAsBackstory unconsenual]]]] sex scene in "Night Witness".
* MurderDotCom: "Shadow in the Cave" features live streaming of a murder which was [[spoiler: overtaken by man who was denied position in FES to conspire an attack on squad]].

* MyBelovedSmother: Mother of Konstantin Kotov is mentioned this way in some episodes.
* NearDeathExperience: Dunaeva after being [[spoiler: strangled with plastic bag]] in "Beyond".
* NecroCam: in the end of the episode, during the perp interrogation.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In "The Prince", [[spoiler:Pavel]] pretends to be George Douglas, famous animal conservation enthusiast, to catfish [[spoiler:his classmate]] who spurned him. She realizes she has been swindled, her enraged father contacts the real George Douglas… and the girl falls mutually in love with the latter.
* NightmareFetishist: "Hangman's Rope" features Artyom Zhuk whose collection consists of portarits of people painted with their ''ashes'', book with an autograph of Ian Brady, handgun with was used for execution of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Golovkin Sergey Golovkin]] (mistakenly "Golovkov") and, finally, rope which Sergey Yesenin used for his suicide. [[spoiler: The rope turns out to be fake]].

** There was some incident with ants and popcorn at the lab, which left scars on Oksana's body.
** Mayskiy once did something... unusual while being drunk at New Year's party (it's mentioned in "Absinth Admirer" episode), but it's not explained.

* OffWithHisHead: Happens preety frequently. Sometimes [[{{Gorn}} it's shown too graphic]].
* OperationJealousy: In "Kruglov's Personal Case", where Kruglov tells Rogozina about his decision to marry other woman. It was part of the plan [[spoiler: to involve FES in the case of dangerous cult]] orchestrated by FSB, no less!
* PaedoHunt: Father of molested girl offers reward for the head of local paedophile in "Kill Katsugovsky". It drives to whole town going insane which costed the innocent townman life.
* PapaWolf: Igor Shustov, Boris Selivanov, Sergey Belozerov.
* ParentalSubstitute: In "The Erinys", Sharapov, longtime partner to Rona’s aunt, was like a father to Rona, so much that she called him "Dad". [[spoiler:His death is what triggered her RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].
* PersonalizedPledge: In episode "The Last Message", Karina swears on her unborn baby's health that she didn't kill her stepdaughter. [[spoiler:It convinces her fiance of her innocence, and they quickly put their brains together and realize who the real culprit is.]]
* PhonyPsychic: They are here and there. The most notable example of the trope is in "Don't Trust Anyone" where [[spoiler: Danilov's]] visit to them is shown as DespairEventHorizon.
* PoisonAndCureGambit: Rogozina performs one in "Hippocratic Oath" where she poisons criminals and promises to prepare the antidote recipe of which only she knew. It was done to save her life after surgery she performs on the gang's leader [[spoiler: who knew her and her husband during TheChechnyaWars]].
* PoliceAreUseless: In most cases, in contrast to FES.
* RailroadTracksOfDoom: "The Last Commuter" features [[VictimOfTheWeek victim]] who was hit by the train. Downplayed, as he was hit posthumously (he died of blunt force trauma), and, surprisingly, '''was not''' turned into bloody pulp by the train.
* RazorFloss: "Inverted Shakespeare" features the murder of a rock singer by decapitation with the wire across the road.
* ReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Rogozina is an expert in this.
** In "Kill Katsugovsky" Lisitsyn and Shustov give one TO WHOLE TOWN [[PaedoHunt which]] [[WitchHunt went insane]].
* ReclusiveArtist: In "Jokesters", which revolves around murder of member of once-famous comedy duo. They retired five years before the murder [[spoiler: and had a good reason for it. They raped and accidentally killed a woman. Said comedian was killed by his partner in order to prevent their TV appearance withous disguises, preventing from being identified by single witness.]]
* RecruitingTheCriminal: Rogozina needs high-class hacker in first FES case - "Bite of the Lancehead" - so she goes to jail to free Tikhonov (her former student) who was arrested for wire fraud (he spent all the money for drug rehabilitation centers, because [[FreudianExcuse his sister died of overdose]]).
* RefugeInAudacity: Oleg Arkhipov, bodyguard of Maria Chernetsova, daughter of the Mayor of Tsiolkovsk, is in fact [[spoiler: Oleg Voevodin, Federal Protection Service officer working undercover. His task was to infiltrate the protection agency, but he found out about the pedophile ring in the city. There was no reaction, so he decided to attract his bosses' attention by kidnapping the mayor's daughter.]] FES in involved in the case, and he even gets under Belaya's skin by flirting with her. The case ends [[spoiler: with him revealing the truth to Rogozina, so he becomes new FES detective]].
* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler: Liza for Pan'kov abd Lentova's deceased daughter]].

** The riddle which is yet to be resolved is Sokolova's secret mission in the Middle East. What kind of mission it actually was? Why she decided to leave FES?
** Ending of "After the Closure" show someone (face is not shown) stealing the medalion (related to female luck) from FES. Who had actually stolen it? And why?

** Shopping mall fire in "Don't Trust Anyone" is definetely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Kemerovo_fire similar one which occured in Kemerovo in March 2018]].

** One of the sublots in "Knight's Move" revolves around the letters with used condoms sent to underage female chess players, accompanied with lewd stories about them posted on chess forums. [[https://www.pravilamag.ru/news/society-news/07-02-2022/319643-neizvestnyy-bolee-10-let-otpravlyal-rossiyskim-shahmatistkam-pisma-s-ispolzovannymi-prezervativami-i-porno-zhurnalisty-ego-vychislili/ This subplot is based on a true story which occured in Russian-speaking countries]].

* RussianHumour: In assortment.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Rogozina in the opening titles.

** In "Witch Hunt", where man murdered fortune-tellers to hide his first murder, because those one accidentally named him his father's killer.
** "Jackal Breed" has Alexey Skorikov, higher-class father [[spoiler: killing his daughter's fiance to prevent their marriage. He doesn't want his daughter to marry a tow truck driver, so he killed the daughter's boyfriend and hid it among the similar murders]].
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Artyom Tukaev likes to speak this way (and annoy the detectives, too).

--> '''Danilov''': Please, cover yourself. There are people watching you. (gives Alyona a towel)

** Tikhonov/Amelina also show the dynamics with many teasing and flirtations (mixed with mutual trolling). And some of it (like "Female Insticts" and "Right to Trust") was PlayedForDrama.
** After [[MultiPartEpisode feature-length episodes "Don't Trust Anyone" and "Deposit"]] it seems to be that [[spoiler: Danilov and Vlasova]] are in relationship. And it isn't forgotten after aforementioned episodes.
* There were examples of the trope which now look unexplainable (for example, teasing Rogozina and Selivanov).
** There was some between Kotov and Dunaeva in "Mokosh" (Dunaeva asked whether Kotov can marry a woman like her).
** FES detectives and experts also get some ShipTease with perps. Most notable one is Vlasova with drug dealer Alexey Zakharov in "Order of Choice".

* SilverFox: Kruglov is silver-headed, looks good for his years and has a beautiful voice.
* SinisterDeerSkull: The body of Elina Nikiforova, the victim in "Teeth on the Shelf" (who was making fineries of animal's skulls and teeth), is found with deer's skull [[OffWithHisHead instead of her head]].

** Kruglov's fiancee disappeared many years ago.
** Shustov is SerialSpouse (he is married third time) and single father (according to "The Gardener") (though his son has grown up).
** Vlasova is divorced. She has a son [[spoiler: who lives with his father. And daughter, who was abducted 20 years ago.]]
** Tikhonov lost his drug-addicted sister and got behind bars for wire fraud.

** Aristov [[GlorifiedSpermDonor have never seen his daughter because of her mother's decision]].

** And Danilov. [[DeusAngstMachina Sweet baby Jesus...]]
* StartToCorpse: Usually from one to three minutes.

** "Life Without Swag" has subplot about Tikhonov wanting to create a viral photo. He decides to plank in ''morgue refrigerator''. He scared Antonova and spent rest of the episode sneezing and taking cold medicine.
** "Best Intentions" ends with Belozerov trying to break a brick with headbutt... and falling unconsciously after the try.
* SweetTooth: Tikhonov who basically runs on chocolate.

** "Most Terrible Enemy" features jab at ''The Sniffer'':

** The funniest part of this jab is that said episode features Vlasova. Nina Gogaeva (who plays Rita) played protagonist's LoveInterest in ''The Sniffer''.
* TeamDad: Kruglov to Rogozina's TeamMom.

* TechnoWizard:
** Ivan Tikhonov, one of the best hackers in Russia, is presented that way.
** So is (to a lesser extent) Amelina.

* UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars: Nearly half of FES squad (and many defendants and suspects) took place in the warfare.
* ThemeSerialKiller: "The Most Important Of Arts" features SerialKiller basing his crimes on murder scenes from Russian silent movies. It was his revenge [[spoiler: for leaving him being brutally beaten when he was walking home in St.Petersburg in drag as a lost bet during silent cinema festival.]]
* ThisIsNotADrill: Poisoning of FES squad (combined with kidnapping of Tikhonov and Amelina) in [[MilestoneCelebration anniversary episode "Quest"]]. Ruslan Sultanov (police general responsible for FES creation) explains this to Rogozina over the phone.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Oksana Amelina (see above) and Yuliya Sokolova (FieryRedhead in plain clothes who likes bouldering).
* TraumaButton: "Take it easy" said by Tikhonov in "Night Witness" drops Amelina into PTSD attack reminding her [[spoiler: of rape she survived during her college years in her native Novosibirsk.]]

* TurnInYourBadge: Danilov is forced to do this in "Right to Trust" (after being accused of stealing the gold).
* TwinSwitch: A very sinister version in "From the Head to the Heels", where [[spoiler:Katya is murdered]] and [[spoiler:her organs are donated instead of those belonging to her recently-deceased twin sister Alina]]. It is done because [[spoiler:Katya poisoned her sister]], and the surgeon, who is also the latter’s fiancé, realizes [[spoiler:the poison will cause the recipients to reject Alina’s organs]]. That, and [[spoiler:he wants to avenge his beloved Alina, so he kills Katya and gives her organs to be transplanted instead]].
* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler: Alexey Pan'kov and Inna Lentova from "Deposit". They used to kidnap babies and kids and put them to orphanages before asking the ransom ''years'' after it. Oh. and Pan'kov later had fallen in love with Liza, who was used as ReplacementGoldfish for their deceased daughter.]]
* ViewerFriendlyInterface: It's one of the genre's staples, so... It is used for both computers and phones.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** Amelina and Sokolova go the way from mutual antipathy to this kind of relationship.
** There are some shades of this between Tikhonov and Danilov.
* WakingUpAtTheMorgue: Played more-or-les lighheartedly in "Comrades' Posse". Guy is drugged with tranquilizators [[spoiler: (and guilty of rape)]] wakes up at the morgue. All he sees is Antonova's face in laptop's screen light with surgical scissors in her hand. She speaks very softly, and the guy is ready to tell everything... but Rogozina enters the morgue and turns the lights on.
* WalkAndTalk: There is a long corridor in FES office. It is used for this purpose.
* TheWarRoom: There is a meeting room in FES office, which has a round table for discussion of cases by all six participating squad members.
* WaterSourceTampering: In "Water", where [[spoiler: nurse in local hospital]] poisoned tap water with antibiotic. It caused death of more than 40 people [[spoiler: including her only target - surgeon whose negligence led to their son's death]].
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: "Stolen Face" tells us how Selivanov became FES forensic examiner.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Danilov reacts this way in "Diagnosis: Blonde", when he knows that [[VictimOftheWeek 70-yers old Victim of the Day]] has medicine for ''curbing'' sexual potence in his blood.

* DropDeadGorgeous: "Necroromantic" starts with the police officer seeing the photo of a woman whose murder he was investigating two years before. Then, the plot revolves about A Sher, well-known photographer. His shtick was staging photoshoots with models posing as murder victims. But hte real killer is [[spoiler: his assistant]], who wants to vershadow him. [[spoiler: So he strangles the woman and makes photos of her minutes after her death]].

* DropDeadGorgeous: "Necroromantic" starts with the police officer seeing the photo of a woman whose murder he was investigating two years before. Then, the plot revolves about ASher, well-known photographer. His shtick was staging photoshoots with models posing as murder victims. But hte real killer is [[spoiler: his assistant]], who wants to vershadow him. [[spoiler: So he strangles the woman and makes photos of her minutes after her death]].

** In "Farewell", Rogozina has to make one. When FES detectives understand that Rodin [[spoiler: killed himself by changing blank ammo for the live ones to get the insurance money]], she has to choose whether [[spoiler: to report his death as suicide and deprave his family of insurance money, stealing the chance for surgery from his ill daughter, or send to jail his epileptic assistant (who knew nothing about his will to kill himself) to jail for murder.]] [[spoiler: She selects the second option]].

* SadisticChoice: In "Proof of Love", burglars force a woman to choose [[spoiler:which of her daughters gets raped]]. If she keeps silent, they threaten to have the entire family killed. The mother, sobbing, [[spoiler:finally tells them to take Liza, the elder one. It has devastating consequences, since Liza goes AxCrazy after that]].

* DateRape: Heavily implied in "Friday!", where [[spoiler: Sokolova goes to [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Tsiolkovsk]]]] to investigate deaths of teenagers due to drug overdose. She meets her school sweetheart Grigory Melnik. Yuliya performs some weird dances before being found by Subbotin in Melnik's car wearing nothing but lingerie and boots. It's because [[spoiler: Melnik poisoned her with the drug dissected in a bottle of water and filmed all that happened with her to compromise her]].

* DateRape: Heavily implied in @Friday!2, where [[spoiler: Sokolova goes to [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Tsiolkovsk]]]] to investigate deaths of teenagers due to drug overdose. She meets her school sweetheart Grigory Melnik. Yuliya performs some weird dances before being found by Subbotin in Melnik's car wearing nothing but lingerie and boots. It's because [[spoiler: Melnik poisoned her with the drug dissected in a bottle of water and filmed all that happened with her to compromise her]].