This is the story about my mom and my dad and how they fell in love.
It was very late at night, and my mom was out all alone.
She was really scared. That's because she was lost.
But then... then, along comes my dad.
He appears all of a sudden, and he rescues her.
And from the very first moment, they fall in love.
They move into a house and have children and become a happy family together.
DEAR CHILD
GRANDFATHER
I don't understand.
The young girl...
She looks exactly like our daughter.
But when she was a child.
Yeah. Exactly like Lena at that age. Like her clone.
We used to be neighbors.
Look.
The woman has the scar, Gerd.
But it isn't her.
Are you sure?
The doctor said that, with all the injuries to her face,
it'd be difficult to--
You think I wouldn't recognize my own daughter?
The girl stated that the victim of the accident is her mother.
Why don't we just ask that woman who she is?
Because she is still unconscious.
- As soon as she's fit for questioning... - Can't we find a way to wake her up?
No. We can't.
I'll need the case files and the DNA profile for Lena Beck.
- I'll take care of it. - Mmm.
The girl mentioned something to the nurse about a house.
What house?
Apparently, there's another child there.
Another child?
Her younger brother, she said.
That was lovely, Lena.
Thank you.
Why don't you go home?
DNA tests can sometimes take eight or nine hours.
Huh.
I'll let you know once I get the results.
I'm staying here with my granddaughter.
Do you know what your daughter's blood type is?
AB negative. Like me.
Thank you.
So, you're close friends with the family?
- Matthias and I, we were friends... - And yet you were in charge of the case?
And your supervisor, he was okay with this?
Am I being questioned?
Did he know about it?
At the time, I didn't exactly publicize it.
You jeopardized the entire investigation.
Every lead, every clue.
It would have all been for nothing, because of your conflict of interest.
And that's why no one needs to know.
Fuck!
You have to understand that that girl, that woman,
they are the first real leads in 13 years.
In all those years, you haven't had a single lead?
Never anything solid.
Uh, and we tried everything back then.
A huge search operation, appeals on national television,
a special investigation team, tons of officers, thousands of tips.
Absolutely nothing.
And after, you know how it is.
New cases, new mugshots on the board.
And every now and then, someone calls us,
thinking that they saw her in Tenerife.
Or at a McDonald's.
Yeah?
On my way.
Send me the location, okay?
The Becks don't want to go home.
- Can you... - Yeah.
And if the patient wakes up...
Then I'll talk to her and keep you posted.
Promise.
Mmm.
Lei!
I'll take you home,
Hannah.
My name is Gerd Bühling.
State Police, Düsseldorf.
I'd like to ask you a few questions.
Can you hear me?
Um, maybe you can give me a sign? Move your finger?
You have the scar, but you're not Lena.
Who are you?
Tell him.
What's your name?
Tell him your name.
Everything's okay!
- What are you doing here? - Detective Bühling.
Breathe deeply. Calm down.
You're in a hospital. You were in an accident.
Breathe deeply.
- Breathe in and out. - If you scream, I will kill you.
- If you don't do as I say, I'll kill you. - I'm Dr. Alexandridis.
If you think the wrong things, I will kill you.
- The rules, Lena. - What's your name?
- That's enough. - My...
...name is...
Lena.
That was very good, Lena.
And now, time to get up and do your work.
At 7:45 p.m.,
breakfast for the children.
One glass of milk, one vitamin bar.
The children need a regular daily routine. They need rules.
And they need a mother who takes care of them.
Catch me if you can!
Ooh, you can't catch me, you can't catch me!
I'll get Miss Tinky and she's gonna bite you!
Would you be quiet?
Mama?
Can I help you, Mama?
Help me.
Please, help me.
Ow!
Oh! I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Hannah. Did I hurt you?
No. You'd never hurt me, Mama.
I'm sorry.
Papa! Mama's having another attack.
He creates the day and the night.
Like God.
I will take care of Hannah.
Understood?
Oh.
- Where have you been? - Cappuccino, one sugar.
I called in sick at the school and left a message at your office, okay?
Mm-hmm. Perfect.
The woman was hit by a car.
We are assuming that there is another child at the place where she escaped from.
Jonathan, a young boy, about eight years old.
We're hoping that he is still alive.
Ines? There's someone over there.
Okay, let's finish up.
The road's closed?
It's gonna take some time.
What happened?
Car accident.
- Lot of fuss for an accident. - You take this road a lot?
It's a shortcut for my work.
Security guard?
You're a smart one.
Well, by any chance, did you drive past here last night?
Last night?
My rounds are mornings and evenings. Night, it's dark as hell up here.
Drive safe.
So what happened here?
- Yeah? - Hey, it's Bühling.
The patient was awake for a second.
- And? What'd she say? - Just that her name is Lena.
- But it's not her? - No.
And the scar Mrs. Beck mentioned?
She has it, but it's way too recent.
That's strange.
Okay. If you learn anything else...
I'll call you. I know.
I can imagine that.
When will the big shots get here?
I think that's her.
Fuck. Where the hell are we?
Here you go.
Time for some breakfast.
And look, Dr. Hamstedt is back to see you.
Good morning, Hannah.
That hurts.
I'm so sorry.
Is Grandfather still here?
What grandfather?
The grandfather from last night.
The old man is my mother's father.
Last night, there were two visitors at the hospital
who became hysterical when they saw Hannah.
Those who whisper lie!
So last night, that was your grandfather?
Yes.
And you've met this man before?
Where was that?
On holiday.
But that's a secret between my Mama and me.
Grandfather!
But that's impossible.
- Hannah claims she's visited him. - You believe her?
It's quite possible that she distorts parts of reality,
at least to some degree,
in order to make it fit her own feelings and her own experiences.
What she says can be an accurate description of her reality,
without having happened exactly as she says,
which doesn't mean she's lying either.
Hang on a second. Are you saying that
Hannah might have actually met her grandfather before?
I can't rule that out.
Is he really her grandfather?
We'd need to take a DNA sample from the girl to determine that.
Okay, but I'll need approval from Child Protection Services.
Yeah.
Mama and I went on a lot of trips together.
We went to the sea and to Paris.
And we went up the Eiffel Tower.
You went up the Eiffel Tower?
The Eiffel Tower is 324 meters high.
It was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Hannah, look.
For you. A gift so your eyes won't hurt anymore.
A gift is a gift. And taking it back is stealing.
That's true. Try them on.
Want to take a look outside together?
Anything new?
The patient told me her name is Lena.
I know. It's not her, but...
But there's something else too.
The girl, Hannah...
She says you're her grandfather.
Matthias, I need you to tell me.
Have you ever seen that girl before?
Gerd?
Have you ever seen that girl before?
I don't understand, Gerd?
Hannah claims she recognized you.
And what do you think?
Do you think I kidnapped Lena?
My own flesh and blood?
Matthias, listen. I...
All right, okay...
It's okay. I'm fine.
Is it possible that he has seen the girl before?
You're crazy.
You're doing really well.
Done.
I'll bring this down, and I'll see you later, okay?
Later today, Hannah,
Dr. Hamstedt will take you to his clinic.
Can't I just stay here with you?
I'm afraid that's not possible, sweetie.
But I'll come visit you, okay?
Can I go see my mama now?
Yes.
But it's going to remain our little secret, okay?
Base. This is Körber and May. We found something.
I repeat, we've found something.
A piece of fabric on the fence.
It looks like a decommissioned military compound. Over.
Got it. Send the coordinates to the team right away.
Understood.
He is always with you.
So, are you okay?
The site of the find? It's back there.
- Behind the fence? - Yes, ma'am.
Damn it.
- Don't upset her. - Okay.
- The patient needs rest. - Mm-hmm.
I know you're not Lena.
Would you like to tell me your real name?
Did you know Lena?
This policeman is talking about you in the past tense, Lena, but...
but if you are no more, then all of this...
all of this happened
to me.
Did you meet her?
What...
What was she like?
She was...
adorable.
A charming person.
She loved life. She was smart. Everybody liked her.
I always thought that she'd become a writer or an artist.
She was really good at drawing.
But she decided to study law.
She was in her fourth semester.
She had... such a vivid imagination.
...having fun!
She would make up all sorts of crazy stories
and entertain all of us with them.
And she had her whole life ahead of her.
And then... one night after a party,
she just disappeared.
According to the other guests, she had quite a lot to drink
and probably some other stuff.
The last phone call was registered at 4:10 a.m.
She was on her way home then.
Okay, yes. I admit Flo was with me.
Is that why you're calling?
Come on, it was just for fun. I mean...
it was just a flirt.
Lucie.
Lucie?
After that, her phone remained switched off, and she disappeared.
Flo?
Disappeared from the face of the Earth.
Is that you?
We looked into every possibility, questioned everyone.
Party guests, fellow students.
We suspected her boyfriend.
Well, her ex-boyfriend.
Their relationship was always kind of on and off.
But the fact is,
to this day, we don't know what happened to her back then.
And the reason that I'm telling you this
is because Lena's parents are here.
And they've been looking for their daughter for the past 13 years.
So if you can help us in any way...
He...
I'm always with you, Lena.
- I'm always with you, Lena. - What? He...
You need to stop.
Now.
Stop it!
You're okay. Everything's all right.
Just relax.
Breathe slowly.
- Everything will be fine. - I...
There's something I need to know.
What is it?
I need to know if I'm pregnant.
Come here, Mama.
Mama, you have to sit here.
That's the way you always do it.
Now you tell us a bedtime story. Like you always do.
I want a story with the airplanes.
No, I'm the eldest. I get to choose.
- You always get to choose! - Enough!
You can't agree, so story time is canceled.
Get up, Lena.
Mama.
Lena,
get
up
now.
Mama, you have to get up.
Eat something?
- Karin? - Hmm?
- They're taking her away. - Yeah.
They're taking her from me.
Matthias?
- I won't run away. - Hmm.
This is a safety belt.
To make sure nothing happens to you.
See you later, little Goliath.
See you later, Nurse Ruth.
Where are they taking her?
I'm sure it's all been arranged with the people at Child Protection Services.
Matthias?
Bike.
Tree.
Traffic light.
People.
Bench.
Scooter.
- Bus! - Hannah?
Do you like music?
I like music. Puts me in a good mood.
Did Nurse Ruth tell you where we're going?
We're going to a clinic that takes care of children who have mental illnesses.
But I'm not sick.
It's a nice place. Really.
There's a big library.
There's other children. There's a garden.
You'll like it there.
Cappuccino?
Mmm. With one sugar.
Where's Matthias?
I don't know.
That...
I'm sorry about earlier.
- It's all right. - He's just so...
Are you okay?
You know, Gerd,
recently, things had started to get better.
He even accepted to attend the support group.
He was like his old self again.
- He was funny. - Matthias?
We had planned to go to Paris for our anniversary.
I thought that we had finally moved on.
And now this.
And you? How are you?
I'm stable.
It's good to be back at work.
You don't look well, Gerd.
Thanks.
- You should go home, Karin. - Yeah.
I'll give you a call if I learn anything new.
So, here we are.
One more song?
All right.
5 MISSED CALLS KARIN
- They're not answering the phone. - Yeah.
Can you get me another number?
What about jurisdiction?
- We're waiting for clarification. - Yeah, I'll hold.
Aida, this is a military compound.
- Without authorization... - The boy who's in there...
- Probably in there. - He's eight years old.
Presuming he's still alive, he's in there alone with his dead father.
Max, you have kids.
Just imagine if it was one of yours.
Wait.
Hello?
Aida Kurt, Aachen Police.
- Are you in charge of this facility? - Yes.
- You're the guy from the accident site. - Have you got authorization?
So who can give it to me?
The people at NATO.
- Would you have a name? - No, I don't.
- They know at the office. - Give me their number.
There's no one there.
I'm the one in charge here.
- Do you know your way around the grounds? - No. I just check outside the fences.
I don't have access.
- It's restricted. - Uh, yeah.
Move in!
I'll need to see your ID.
And then I'll need to take your statement.
As soon as the SWAT team gives the all clear,
we go in with the dogs, okay?
Max is inside. We're just waiting...
All right, my boss says this is NATO territory under military rule.
Without authorization you...
Stop! Don't move!
Booby traps! There are mines everywhere!