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Soviet Jeans
Episode 3
Season 1
Episode 3
Renars gets on a call with Crook and Tina. They strike a deal with Strautmanis to secretly produce fake Levi’s jeans in the hospital’s sewing workshop. Renars and his wardmates begin sewing jeans, which are later sold on the black market. The KGB becomes aware of the sudden appearance of jeans, and Maris is determined to uncover their origin.
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58:51
Renars is seen as a traitor. Maris offers him freedom--if he joins the Soviet cause.
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52:08
Maris ignores Tatyana’s plea to stop the probe and intensifies pressure.
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56:32
Renars loses support. Maris recruits new help to expose the gang.
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51:13
Renars throws a party to win back trust as Maris closes in.
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52:53
A missing pair of jeans sparks an internal probe.
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56:21
Renars wakes in a mental hospital, deemed a threat to society.
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1:01:01
Tailor Renars meets Finnish director Tina, sparking romance.