to the forest and then buried. Work in the bunker continued, but Melnikova alone could not satisfy Komin's increased appetite, and he then released Talpayeva to help find him a new prisoner. Komin's calculation here was also accurate - he knew that, being an accomplice in the murder of Shishov, she would not betray him. On July 16, 1995, Talpayeva brought another future prisoner to the garage - Tatiana Kozikova. Ironically, after five days in it she was to be held in court for petty theft, and, without waiting for it, was immediately in "prison". Melnikova taught Kozikova the basics of tailoring, and soon the garment factory had a full working force. Komin was merciless - the slaves had to work 16 hours a day, and he had incredible standards: for example, they had to sew 32 dressing gowns per day. Then Melnikova and Kozikova decided to escape. However, the implementation of the plan was made difficult by the fact that it was open and the staircase was cut off from the current only when Komin was inside. Having a perfect opportunity, they locked Komin in one of the rooms, jamming the door with a frying pan. However, they did not manage to escape - Komin broke out and caught them. He offered them a choice - either he cut their mouths to the ears, or would stamp "РАБ" (rab, Russian for "slave") on their faces. They chose the latter, and Komin did it. From now on, the regime was toughened - now, when Komin entered the garage, he signaled a light bulb, and the prisoners had to put on their collars and shackles, and put the keys on a table. Meanwhile, Talpayeva had to look for new prisoners, but she unexpectedly disappeared. Deciding that she had left town, Komin himself continued the search. While visiting the station, he drew attention to a young woman - 27-year-old Tatyana Nazimova, who had been a homeless person for several years, travelling around different stations of the Gorky Railway. The food and lodging offered by an amiable stranger was to her an unexpected gift of fate, and soon another prisoner appeared in the bunker. However, Komin soon realised that this time he was mistaken. Nazimova was seriously ill mentally and physically, so he and Mikheev only had use for her as a lover. A year later, however, Komin became bored with his companion,