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Overview

A young woman named Kaya is thrown into chaos when her father is released from prison—but her homecoming is immediately tense. The first “welcome” for her father becomes awkward and humiliating when Kaya’s appearance is covered in temporary tattoos/drawings, which her conservative household strongly dislikes.

Kaya insists on her self-expression and explains that the choice to be called “Kaya” (not “Galya”) is also tied to who she is.

Kaya’s desperate escape

Kaya’s situation soon spirals into money trouble. Making a risky, fast decision, she leaves without a phone and tries to escape being tracked. She searches for work, but after collapsing from hunger and heat, she meets an older woman, Zinaida, nicknamed “Baba Zina.”

Baba Zina offers food and shelter—turning what starts as compassion into a chain of misunderstandings.

Comedy of misunderstandings (and the near-mistake with police)

The situation escalates when:

• Baba Zina, who suffers from dementia, mistakes Kaya for a thief.
• Kaya is locked inside and threatened with police action.
• A police call follows, and Kaya is nearly implicated in a “crime” caused entirely by faulty memory.
• Once the officers understand that Kaya is actually a helper/caregiver—and that her presence was invited—the tension defuses.

The clever workaround: a recorded video message

To prevent another mix-up, Baba Zina and Kaya solve the problem creatively. They make a recorded video message in which Kaya is introduced as a helper/caregiver, so Baba Zina can remember later.

Tattoo studio job reversal

After the ordeal, Kaya begins to stabilize. Using an iPad at Baba Zina’s place, she applies for work and eventually gets an interview at a tattoo studio, taking an administrator role.

What surprises her is her employer’s reaction: they treat her tattoos and dyed hair as a plus, not a problem—suggesting that judgment based on appearance isn’t always inevitable.

Backstory revelations

Kaya explains why she ran away: her father, newly freed, was opposed to her look and represented danger and conflict.

Baba Zina counters with her own confusing history: her daughter isn’t truly abandoning her—Baba Zina was simply misled/mistaken because her memory fails.

Final jolt

The episode ends with another unsettling twist: Kaya worries Baba Zina may have left her alone and locked her in, since there are no spare keys—leaving the humor shadowed by lingering danger.

Highlights / notable jokes & reactions

• Tattoo/drawing conflict: the family’s outrage versus Kaya’s insistence it’s temporary and tied to self-expression.
• “Prison release” punchline energy: humor built around the father’s release and the family’s exaggerated reaction.
• Police misunderstanding: the dementia “thief” accusation escalates quickly, then resolves as a dramatic mix-up comedy.
• Creative memory workaround: using a recorded video introduction to solve a dementia-related problem.
• Tattoo studio interview reversal: the feared judgment flips into acceptance.

Main personalities appearing

• Kaya (young runaway with temporary tattoos/drawings)
• Ira / Galina (family figure enforcing discipline and appearance control)
• Baba Zina / Zinaida (grandmother with dementia)
• Stesh (mentioned as someone Kaya asks for money/help from)
• Duck (a caretaker-friendly nickname used in conversation)
• Police officers / police dispatcher (involved in the mistaken theft call)