Breathe very calmly.
Breathe in... and out.
Don't try to put your thoughts into order.
Just let them go.
And breathe in very deeply...
and out again.
And when I say "now" you will open your eyes.
Now.
Yes, close your eyes again.
Good. Good.
And now delve twice as deeply into your relaxed state than before.
Take your time.
I will now take you back...
to the source.
The source of your fear.
I... will guide you...
step by step.
Step by step...
all the way to the source of your fear.
To the truth.
You are in Cologne.
In your home town.
It is the summer shortly before you are drafted.
There's your father.
You long for the war so much,
you can't wait to go away and leave everything behind you.
There is the woman you love.
But there is something that keeps you apart from her.
NOVORSHEV, SOVIET UNION 1496KM TO BERLIN
- Clothes. - Don't hurt us.
Don't worry. Your clothes. Uniform. Then no harm.
We do nothing. Just clothes.
On your knees!
BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN 5:53AM
You got the runs or something?
It's packed in there.
Go on, do it.
Give it some more. Paul, faster.
Turn around some more, I can't see anything.
Vice squad.
This is a raid. Show is over.
Ladies and gentlemen, form an orderly row.
Pack away your genitals. And keep your mouths shut.
Move it. Faster!
We have to take it all.
Every photo, every can, every film, everything.
You're in charge. We mustn't lose any detail.
You with the trumpet, stand here. On the double.
You two, pack everything into the car.
Everyone's here.
König.
Paragraph 118. Art is free.
You will have to prove I'm not an artist.
A rat, that's what you are.
And you're a bluebottle. Can't ever get rid of you, huh?
Too much shit stuck on you.
No offence, but we can't let him get away with that.
We're not done here.
Won't be long, they're almost done with the holy couple. Look, sweetie.
Closing time.
I know you.
Get them all out of there.
Come on out.
You'll shoot me up here
and let my colleague downstairs take you down?
- The fat guy won't get me. - Sure he will. He's got a gun.
- A bigger one than your toy. - Toy!
Thanks.
Maybe you do things differently in Cologne,
but here in the capital it's a good idea to draw your weapon first.
Yes, I'm afraid it fell down the shaft back there.
Tell Willi, you'll have it back tomorrow.
Right, you nitwit. Say thank you.
- You what? - Can't hear you.
Thank you.
And do you know what for?
I just saved your arse from being tried as a cop killer.
You've still got the attempted cop murder going for you,
apart from the filth with those little boys.
- But I didn't do... - You speak when I ask you a question.
But...
Maybe this bullet was never fired.
And somehow you got away up here.
You know what I mean, right?
Right.
And now introduce yourself to my colleague from Cologne. Name?
- Krajewski. - Beg your pardon?
- Krajewski, Franz. - Rank and regiment?
Private, infantry.
Second Hanseatic, w...
- You what? - West front.
Residence?
The ruins on Hermannplatz.
I see. I get it.
Now listen. Erwin in the kiosk...
at the underground station. He's our guy.
You'll report to him at 12 sharp.
And when we ask you a question then, you'll have the answer.
Come on, you trembler.
Pull yourself together.
It's alright.
Where's Lotte?
Lotte?
Where have you been?
Everywhere.
Haven't you slept at all?
- No. - And now off to work?
I don't know how you do it.
But you know the deal. If you sleep you miss being awake.
And I have to be on watch.
What about here?
Paradise.
Leopold?
Your eyes are magnets
And they beam like the stars
Your kisses
Connecting wires
Between the earth and heaven
A little technique
A little love
A little bliss and a little pain
They are the engine of the machine
And busy is the stupid heart
- Left pocket. - Did you bring something?
Yellow.
I haven't got that one yet.
What's this?
Nothing. Just a bruise.
Can you bring me my stockings? The fine ones, please.
It's no big deal, Toni.
What's with the bloody noise? And where's the rent?
- On the table. - No. Half is missing.
I'll have it tonight.
Hey, watch it.
Who can piss with a hard-on?
Why don't you touch it?
You pig.
Lotte!
We need 20. Schröder will kick us out.
Tonight, I promise.
Lotte?
Here, a little souvenir of your exciting time in the capital.
- Where do you know that guy from? - Krajewski?
Believe me or not, he used to be one of us.
A police officer.
He actually thought he could go back to his old job after the war.
A trembler.
One day, there's an operation. There's a huge shoot-out,
and that chicken can't get a grip on himself.
They kicked him out.
Dishonourably.
Get out of my way, you ninny!
Don't.
Stop it.
I'm going to the police, no lie. Wanna come?
At the front, those chickens folded in droves.
Now you just have to breathe on them and the waterworks open.
I was in Belgium.
And France.
What about you?
Only the final game. The Siegfried Line.
They're broken automatons...
no more.
And broken automatons belong on the rubbish heap.
Probably.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS "RED CASTLE", BERLIN-MITTE
- Morning. - Excuse me.
- Excuse me, we're waiting too. - I've been waiting for an hour, too.
- Chewing gum? - I'll take it. Thanks.
- Has old Reckwitz been here? - Good morning, Councillor.
Once. Not much going today.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Morning, Jänicke. - Good morning, Mr. Gräf. What a load.
- Morning, girls. - Morning, Inspector.
- Who's the dressy guy? - There she is.
- Morning, ladies. - Good morning.
So, we need 12 transcripts...
I'll do it!
37 notices of annulment for B.
- 90 citations for H. - Here.
- And then we need someone who knows... - Me.
French?
- Here. - Miss Amelie, of course.
Right, ladies, that's it for now.
You're welcome to wait but I doubt there'll be much more today.
- Traudel? - Stay for an hour.
No, I don't have an hour. See you tomorrow.
Yes, there is something else.
Cataloguing the photography archive of the murder squad.
- I'd like the lady with the green hat. - You.
Thank you. Miss Ritter?
Right?
- The Buddha wants... - Who?
Gennat, the chief of the murder squad.
Chief Inspector Gennat wants to create a catchword register.
With descriptions of all murder cases of the last 13 years. Like this:
Crime scene, murder weapon,
condition of the body. Everything, really.
- And you want me to... - You describe what you see,
and in a systematic way.
Take this, for example. Axe murder, split skull, amputation.
The pictures are organised by case. On the back you find the date and case number.
- Catchword register. - Correct.
Later on, we can look for parallels.
Like if someone uses the same weapon several times or a perpetrator...
You took all the pictures?
Upstairs there are three times as many.
One Mark an hour, I'll sign off tomorrow morning.
Thanks.
Do you know all the stuff Inspector Rath has collected about you...
in the last few weeks since you left Cologne?
Let's talk about him.
Let's hear it. What kind of guy is he?
You want me to tell you stuff about your colleague?
He knows you, so you know him.
What's in it for me?
For you?
A kiss.
Wait...
you've got something there.
Come on, spill.
His father is the right hand of Cologne's Lord Mayor. High brass police.
I know that, mate.
He's ambitious.
Dogged.
A ferret.
I know.
Goes to church, prays, believes in God.
Yes, I know all that.
But what don't I know?
How would I know what you don't know, Chief Inspector?
Why is he with the vice squad?
- What? - Why not something decent?
Murder, corruption...
secret police?
- Inspector? The interrogation records. - Thank you.
- Can I do anything... - Thank you.
Right, where's Wolter?
He's interrogating König.
What?
What... do you want?
I want to know what's between you.
And what he wants from you. Don't tell me he's just here because of your filth.
He's a Catholic.
They don't like this kind of stuff.
Oh man.
You're almost begging to be taken to prison as a child shagger tonight.
You have no idea who you're dealing with.
Who are you talking about?
Gereon Rath?
We were just talking about you.
Good thing you're here.
I just wanted to go for a pee.
I'll deal with this.
You know what I'm looking for.
Where is the film?
Just tell him to pay.
He won't pay. That's why I'm here.
He will pay.
Get the paramedic.
Yes, sir.
And tell me when he can be interrogated again.
INSTITUTE FOR SUGGESTIVE THERAPY BERLIN-ADLERSHOF
Franz, how are you?
- Do you want to give us another try? - Please, yes.
Are you off the drugs?
- No, doctor, but I... - Those are the rules, Franz.
We got caught this morning.
And?
They've got König.
He didn't destroy the film.
Why not? I explicitly told him to.
He tried to make some money with the film.
On his own account.
That's not good, Franz.
BORDER STATION TAUROGGEN 1046KM TO BERLIN
FRONTIER OF THE GERMAN REICH
Stop.
Hello.
What's your freight in there?
All pesticides.
- Documents. - What?
We need the freight documents.
Yes.
- He wants to see the freight papers. - We'll just drive on.
Are you nuts? Calm down. I'll handle this.
- Alright? - Do it.
The Reichswehr.
What's going on? Why did you stop the train?
We're doing our checks, Major.
- Let the train pass. - Major, according to our regulations...
It is running by order of the Reichswehr.
It says that here, but someone has to sign off the freight documents.
I need the full name.
It's Major General Seegers.
IMPORT LICENCE GRANTED
Have a safe trip.
Let's go.
UNCLE JUST PASSED THE BORDER GIFT IS ON ITS WAY TO BERLIN
Sveta.
It all went well.
You are my hero.
Alexey.
One, two, three.
That's untypical. Sandor is never late.
Times change.
- What's that supposed to mean? - Your brother's reliability has waned.
More precise, please.
You deliver 35,000 bottles of arrack per year.
I supply the entire city, you keep stumm, I pay you well, we could all be happy.
- But? - There have been complaints
about the alcohol's quality. More and more often.
Then I had them investigate
and made an interesting discovery.
What is this? I don't drink arrack with my octopus.
Yes.
Your good, thoroughly honest and very punctual Sandor
simply swapped your fine brew for cheap booze.
Did he think I wouldn't notice?
Did he think the fine tongues of our guests would fail?
But the tongue is the most sensitive human sensory organ, best supplied with blood.
Where is Sandor?
What's with the whimpering?
Mr. Kardakov, please.
One, two, one, two, three.
Thank you.
The tongue...
is unique.
A small miracle of nature. Which is why it is also a delicacy.
Where is my brother?
Dr. Schmidt is outside.
Enjoy your octopus, Mr. Gosztony.
Doctor.
I don't want to waste your valuable time.
Oh, please. How can I help?
I have been told that our mutual friend is doing business for his own account.
König?
König.
He put one film aside.
The man is endangering our entire operation.
I'll deal with it.
Good.
THIRD ACT
Hey, busy bee.
A beer after work?
I've still got work to do.
Suit yourself. See you tomorrow.
Listen, Bruno.
Why did you start without me?
Sometimes that's better.
Tomorrow we'll swap.
If you want.
Here's the file. For your interrogation.
Clocking off time.
- I beg your pardon. - I'm sorry.
I think those are yours.
Yes, thanks.
This must be yours.
- This should be yours. - Yes, thank you.
I hope you're with vice.
And I hope you're with the murder squad.
Goodbye.
EVERYONE ONE TIME IN BERLIN
Everyone one time in Berlin.
- Good evening. - Good evening, Mr. Rath.
I have mail for you.
It looks like I need to stay longer. Thank you.
- You were due to leave tomorrow, correct? - Correct.
I'm afraid we have a union group from Leverkusen coming. First of May.
- The workers' fight day. You know. - I'd take the broom cupboard.
I'm really sorry. We're fully booked until the weekend. All rooms.
Thank you.
My dearest Gereon...
it's been four weeks exactly today since you left Cologne.
Slowly it's beginning to feel like those days
when you two and your brother went to war
and the days were creepingly becoming longer.
You said in yesterday's letter that you're about to solve the case.
This keeps tormenting me.
Promise you'll be careful.
Berlin's streets are rougher than anywhere else in the Reich.
Even though I know you'll be back soon,
I can't conceal the fact that my heart is afraid
when I switch off the light at night
and try to wrestle a little bit more mercy out of God
so that nothing may happen to you in this big, strange city.
With greetings and kisses. Yours, Helga.
P.S. Moritz also sends his regards to the capital of the Reich.
Evening.
Want a shot with that?
Thank you.
WORKERS! 1ST OF MAY WORLD REVOLUTION
- Hi, Sergey. Everyone here? - Everyone's here.
Comrades.
A few hours ago I received a message from our comrades at home.
The train crossed the border this morning.
It's coming straight to Berlin!
Long live the Fourth International!
Down with Stalin!
Long live our comrade Trotsky!
Long live the Red Fortress!
- Re-invent the world in a better way. - No less!
Subtitles by Stephanie Geiges