Olga was hired as the new accountant — which means, she and Semyon would regularly meet each other at work. She thinks that this is her chance to restore relationship (or at least friendship) with Semyon, but he not only found a new girlfriend, but decided to keep his past with Olga hidden from Irina, which hurts Olga's feelings. Olga decides to just tell everything about her ex-husband to Irina by herself, without calling him by name; Irina says that he was an utter bastard and she did the right thing when divorced him. Then Olga finally gathers enough courage to tell that it was Semyon who was her husband, which leads to awkward situation.
Varya finds a pursue with money (and some child's photo), and now wants to find its owner. But how? Anyone can claim that it belongs to them, but how she would check wether they're telling the truth? Gleb suggests to ask any candidate a very specific questions about pursue to filter all impostors; and there are many impostors. In the end, when yet another guy asks her about money she found, Varya (loudly, so everyone can hear) accuses him of being a thief... except, it is his pursue (he'd lost it when he got drunk). Oops...
Bykov accuses Phil of not trusting him when Phil refuses to accept a candy from him. Bykov is offended by his stubborn refusal, and would not help him with his problems, until Phil does as Bykov asks, and eats that candy. Phil finally accepts, but it's not enough for Bykov — he did this under duress, and Bykov needs sincere trust. Phil does another "trust test" with Bykov, classic "fall, I would catch you". Realising that Bykov doesn't plan to backstab him, Phil accepts his advice... only to find out that this advice is, in fact, Bykov's prank. Why Bykov did this? Because he wants for Phil to trust him, but not trust blindly — as the old say goes, "trust, but verify". So, may Phil trust Bykov or not? Bykov spices his and Phil's tea with laxatives (of course he knows that he spiced his own cup, too; this is a reason why Bykov did not drink himself)... only to reveal that there were no laxatives... and then reveal that this was a lie. And then, when Phil leaves, Bykov quietly drinks his tea, which means — nope, there're no laxatives after all. With Bykov, you never may let your guard down, so learn to think, Phil!
This episode provides examples of:
- Blatant Lies: When Phil finally starts trusting Bykov, Bykov suggests him to give recto-colonoscopy to a patient with... pneumonia. It's a lesson to never trust blindly, but Phil doesn't bother with even asking and sincerely thinks that it was genuine advice.Phil: Sometimes, the source of disease can be found in unexpected place.
Patient: Don't you think that this place is too unexpected? - Crying Wolf: Phil knows Bykov well enough to suspect that he has some ulterior motifs when he offers him candy, and refuses (Bykov strongly insisting after initial refuse only reinforces his suspicions). But Bykov's offer was sincere, and he feels offended by Phil's lack of trust. Phil does trust him later, though... and runs into genuine prank.
- Failed a Spot Check: That pursue Varya had found and now wants to find its owner? It has not only a photo of some kid, but also a photo of its owner. She realises this only after she accuses that owner of being a thief, loudly.
- Innocently Insensitive: When Irina asks why Olga knows Semyon, Lobanov tells her that they adhered the same school (he keeps in secret the fact that Olga is his ex-wife). This harms Olya, since she though that he was harmed by their breakup (instead, he is now in a new relationship), and she thinks that Semyon was unready to have kids, despite her wanting them (Irina already has a son). She feels that Lobanov is a bastard: he lied to her, and now lies to Irina.
- Is This Thing Still On?: When Vera tells Kisegach about a new visit from one of her subordinates (who once again plans to bother her), Kisegach absent-mindedly says that "she's so tired of this old cow", only to be reminded by Vera that intercom is still on.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Even if Bykov did this as part of his prank, what he says to Phil isn't wrong: a doctor can't blindly take someone's advice, even of another doctor; they must double-check that suggestion first, and only then use it, as the price of mistake is too high.
- Let Me Tell You a Story: When Olga describes her problems with ex-husband to Irina, she actually describes Lobanov, hoping that Irina would take the clue (she must already know that this description fits him), but she doesn't get it.
- Love Triangle: At first Olga refuses to work at the hospital (as accountant), because now Semyon is in a new relationship, and they both would feel uncomfortable about this. But when she sees Semyon with Irina after leaving Kisegach's office, she immediately changes her mind: this is a precisely why she would work here. But Semyon decides to keep his real relation with Olga hidden from Irina.
- Moving the Goalposts: When Phil eventually takes that candy from Bykov, so Bykov would help him with a patient (he previously refused, and Bykov thinks that this is because Phil distrusts him), Bykov considers that he did this out of desperation, and ergo, this can't be considered to be sincere. He needs another test.
- Terrible Interviewees Montage: Varya finds a lost pursue with money (and some child's photo) and wants to find its owner. She leaves notification about this, but everyone who tries to claim that it's his/her pursue, does something wrong: they either mistakes pursue's colour (or its structure), can't remember the amount of money (or currency), or mistakes the child's gender (or worse, don't even know that there's a photo). One guy even tries approaching her several times, each time mistaking something different.
- Troll:
- When Bykov offers him candy, Phil refuses, suspecting some kind of a prank; there's none. Same with "fall, I would catch" test. But when Phil calms down and lowers his guard, Bykov gives him a wrong advice with his patient, leading to said patient kicking Phil's butt. Bykov explains his motivations as him wanting to teach Phil when he may trust, and when he must double-check first, particularly when it comes to medicine (in this case, Bykov suggested to give recto-colonoscopy to a patient with pneumonia, and Phil didn't even question this, with even the patient pointing that it's complete bullshit).
- Bykov spices both his and Phil's tea cups with laxatives (he only tells this when Phil already drinks some). When Phil points that Bykov's cup is spiced, too, Bykov says that he knows, and that's why he didn't drink his tea. When Phil starts standing up, Bykov tells him that this was a joke, and tea was not spiced... only to tell him that this was a joke, too, when Phil sits again. When Phil finally leaves, Bykov drinks his cup, which means that tea was not spiced, and he just messed with Phil.
- Trust-Building Blunder: Doubly Subverted. When Bykov offers him candy, Phil instantly thinks that it was an attempt to prank him (Bykov never changes). It isn't, which Phil recognises much later when he actually takes it (he needs Bykov's help, and Bykov's condition is for Phil to trust him). Since Phil only accepted this candy out of desperation, Bykov still needs something more sincere, so he suggests standard "fall, I would catch you" test. Despite Phil's expectations, Bykov catches him. But when Phil finally trusts him sincerely, Bykov "helps" him with his patient (who suffers from pneumonia) by suggesting recto-colonoscopy, which predictably results in Phil being kicked out of the ward when patient (angrily) disagrees.
- Working with the Ex: Olga now is Kisegach's accountant, which means, she and Semyon would regularly meet each other. She thought it may be their opportunity to restore their relationship (or at least friendship), but not only Semyon is now in another relationship, he keeps his old marriage hidden from Irina. Olga is also harmed by him being okay with Irina's son, despite him not wanting children was one of the main reasons why they divorced in the first place (and Olga does want children, so this situation is painful for her).
