Synopsis:
Raskolnikov returns home from the Haymarket and falls into a deep sleep on the sofa. Waken by the sound of a clock striking six o’clock the following evening, he decides that it is time to prepare for the crime. First, he sews a loop inside his overcoat to carry the axe that will serve as the weapon to attack Alyona, the pawnbroker. He then prepares a fake pledge and goes downstairs to steal an axe from the kitchen, but Nastasya is inside. However, he finds an axe in the yard keeper’s room. Having gathered the materials he needs, he sets off to Alyona’s apartment. He climbs to Alyona’s apartment and rings the doorbell several times. The elderly pawnbroker opens the door a mere crack. Raskolnikov forces his way into the suite and hands her the pledge that he wrapped with a difficult knot, explaining that it is a silver cigarette case. As she attempts to undo the knot, he reaches for the axe and swings it down on her head. After several more blows, he takes her keys and her purse. Using the keys, he manages to find several trinkets in her bedroom. Suddenly, Lizaveta, Alyona’s half sister, enters the apartment. Raskolnikov immediately takes out his axe and strikes Lizaveta’s head, committing the second murder. Realizes that the door has been open the entire time, he begins to consider confessing and washes the blood from his clothes, his hands, and his axe. When he is about to leave, two men ring the doorbell. When they finally leave, Raskolnikov escapes unnoticed and returns to his room after he returns the axe.
