Episode 5

"Episode 5" (originally: "Vichnaya Pamyat") is the fifth and the final episode of Chernobyl. It was written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck. The episode first aired on June 3, 2019 on the US pay TV channel HBO.
== Summary ==
Legasov is to be honored as a "Hero of the Soviet Union", the highest honor the USSR can bestow. But before that, KGB man Charkov has one condition. 
== Plot ==
According to Legasov's testimony at the IAEA in Vienna, to which he lied, Dyatlov, Bryukhanov and Fomin will be tried in the abandoned city of Chernobyl. Legasov is called first to give his testimony. He explains how a nuclear power plant works. Khomyuk and Legasov testify how the accident happened. They rely on the statements of the people in the control room. In flashbacks, it is revealed that the trigger for the accident was a safety test that was delayed by 10 hours. Dyatlov's impatience to conduct the test causes the reactor to first stall and then run away due to the disabled safety mechanisms. Akimov presses the AZ-5 button, the emergency safety shutdown, but a design flaw causes the control rods to increase the reactor's power tenfold before it explodes. Legasov also reveals the censored information about the incident at the Leningrad power plant. With that he admits that he lied in his testimony in Vienna. He is arrested by the KGB and informed that his testimony will not be published in the state media. In addition, he is forbidden to talk to anyone about Chernobyl. He will receive no credit for his role in combating the disaster. And he will never work again. The end shows pictures and video recordings of the real Legasov and other important helpers and their fates. It also shows the enduring aftermath of the accident.
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