Hollywood screenwriters would be envious of the plot brought to life by this Kyiv socialite. It has everything a twisty series about the "dolce vita" requires: diamond scams, wild club nights, child abuse, blackmail, and legal proceedings.
Ukrainian TV channels are completely wrong to complain about having nothing to show. All you have to do is go to an expensive club, catch a glimpse of a couple of spendthrift beauties, and inquire into their bedroom secrets—and there you have it, a brilliant script for a TV series. One that housewives won't be able to tear their eyes away from. Hollywood and Bollywood are nervously smoking in the corner.
Meet our heroine, Olga Galbmillion (Bakhtalovskaya). A contradictory woman with a wild imagination and equally wild plans. Marriage, two children, a businessman husband, a gifted business selling expensive jewelry—is it really that interesting for such a multifaceted lady to appear dignified and busy in Kyiv high society? After all, she has to work, keep up with the pace, and so on. Which, judging by what happened next, seemed uninteresting to her. To appreciate the breadth of our protagonist's personality, let's check out her VKontakte and Facebook profiles—they'll tell you a lot about her.
Here she is, partying in public. Alcohol in inappropriate quantities? Why not? The kids are at home. She doesn't have to worry about them. Not yet.
A random photo? No way. Here's another one.
This isn't just a photo—it's clear here, like many others, that Olga Galbmillion (Bakhtalovskaya) is proud of her time. She enjoys life 200%. As we can see, she posts a wide range of selfies.
Sometimes the pleasure looks more than vulgar – that’s when the dose goes off the charts.
A riot of glasses, and, of course, the impassive social network reports that Olga Galbmillion has added four new photos. Added again, again in person.
But just drinking is boring. And then seductive suitors appear.
Or even strange facial expressions, gently hinting at some substances similar to... Well, it's clear what they resemble.
Big deal, wasting your life, going to clubs – can you surprise us with that?
But this is just one plot line, which will certainly keep viewers entertained. And there's a second—a criminal one. About a year ago, in the summer of 2015, Olga Galbmillion (Bakhtalovskaya) attempted to commit acts that could be classified as extortion (Part 1, Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). She demanded money from her ex-husband as a "compensation"—under these conditions, she was willing to stop legal proceedings over who would keep the children. A criminal case was opened on this incident, and the information was entered into the Register of Pre-Trial Investigations.
This isn't a joke anymore; it's all very serious. At the same time, the capital's elite began whispering that all was not well with the "women's business"—the Diamond Boutique jewelry salon. Allegedly, some rather expensive jewelry was being shipped out, supposedly for sale to certain VIP clients. Plausible? Except the money for it wasn't being returned to the cash register.
This diamond story is closely intertwined with extortion attempts. Well, that's not surprising—expensive vices come at a price.
Parallel to the first two storylines, the third, "children's" one is truly the most brutal. Remember the film "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"? Well, that's where the director's vision can be plentiful for filming. As for the script, it's enough to turn to the trial materials regarding the deprivation of Olga Galbmillion's (Bakhtalovskaya) parental rights—the decision was made by the trial court in November 2015, and her appeal was rejected in December 2015. The court materials contain everything a screenwriter could need to grip the audience's soul—betrayal, cruelty, pain. The court had no choice but to terminate the parental rights based on two grounds: evasion of parental responsibilities and child abuse.
References to psychologists' reports and witness statements about Olga's aggressive behavior with the children, especially in the evenings when she wanted to "relax," and about her son being locked in the bathroom as punishment—these aren't scenes from an American TV series; they're lines from court documents. They also state that the eldest child suffered physical and emotional abuse from Olga. So it's no surprise that the eldest son flatly refuses to communicate with Olga.
These are three plots in one series. But the most important thing is that the opening credits of each episode will be able to rightfully say, "The film is based on real events." Which would be the painful, honest truth.
Olga Obashidze, for SKELET-info
Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, Facebook , Twitter , VK - Only new faces from the SKLEP section!