Deutschland 83 (2015) s01e01 Episode Script
Quantum Jump
1 (President Ronald Reagan) The greatest evil is not done now, but it is conceived and ordered in clear, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks.
They are the focus of evil in the modern world.
Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness.
Some would have us accept them at their word, and accommodate ourselves to their aggressive impulses.
But if history teaches anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking - about our adversaries is folly.
- (Telephone ringing) So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze (Speaking in German) the temptation of pride, the temptation of blatantly declaring yourselves above it all, to ignore the facts of history between right and wrong, and good and evil.
(Applause) (Indistinct chatter) Hmm? (Both laughing) (Indistinct chatter) (Gasps) (Woman laughing) (Distant indistinct chatter) (All singing German song) Music: 99 Luftballons by Nena (Woman) Martin! (All singing German song) (Peter Schilling sings "Major Tom - Coming Home" 4, 3, 2, 1 earth below us, drifting falling floating weightless, calng calling home Coming coming home (Radio plays indistinctly) (Door bell sounding) Shh! Shh! Uh-hmm.
- (Bones cracking) - Ah! (Sirens blaring in distance) (Indistinct chatter) (Indistinct police radio) (Door chime sounding) (Annie Lennox singing "Sweet Dreams are Made of This") who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas everybody's looking for something some of them want to use you some of them want to get used by you some of them want to abuse you some of them want to be abused (Gasping): Come on.
(Birds chirping) (Bells tolling in distance) (Gun fires, silenced) (coins clinking) (Busy signal) (Telephone ringing) (Ringing continues) Aha! (Man coughing) (Knock on door) General Edel! General! Good to see you again.
Lunch? (Indistinct chatter) (Indistinct chatter, German) (Door squeaking) (Keys jingling) (Distant chatter) (Distant chatter) (Typewriter motor humming) (Typewriter keys clacking) (Indistinct party chatter) (Indistinct party chatter) (Gen.
Jackson) Off duty.
Yeah, and I'm hungry.
(Applause) (Guitar) (Woman singing, German) (Dial tone) (Woman continues singing) Ursela (Whispering in German) (Whispering) (Faint applause) (Indistinct chatter, laughter) (Indistinct party chatter) (Indistinct chatter, German) Ya, ya.
(10cc singing "I'm not in Love") it's just a silly phase (Laughing) I call you up don't get me wrong that doesn't mean you mean that much to me I'm not in love, no-no Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me Ooh, you'll wait a long time I'm not in love, so don't forget it it's just a silly phase and just because I call you up (Dogs barking in distance) (Dogs barking) (Car door squeaking) (Moaning) (Breathing deeply) (Birds singing) (Gasping)
They are the focus of evil in the modern world.
Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness.
Some would have us accept them at their word, and accommodate ourselves to their aggressive impulses.
But if history teaches anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking - about our adversaries is folly.
- (Telephone ringing) So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze (Speaking in German) the temptation of pride, the temptation of blatantly declaring yourselves above it all, to ignore the facts of history between right and wrong, and good and evil.
(Applause) (Indistinct chatter) Hmm? (Both laughing) (Indistinct chatter) (Gasps) (Woman laughing) (Distant indistinct chatter) (All singing German song) Music: 99 Luftballons by Nena (Woman) Martin! (All singing German song) (Peter Schilling sings "Major Tom - Coming Home" 4, 3, 2, 1 earth below us, drifting falling floating weightless, calng calling home Coming coming home (Radio plays indistinctly) (Door bell sounding) Shh! Shh! Uh-hmm.
- (Bones cracking) - Ah! (Sirens blaring in distance) (Indistinct chatter) (Indistinct police radio) (Door chime sounding) (Annie Lennox singing "Sweet Dreams are Made of This") who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas everybody's looking for something some of them want to use you some of them want to get used by you some of them want to abuse you some of them want to be abused (Gasping): Come on.
(Birds chirping) (Bells tolling in distance) (Gun fires, silenced) (coins clinking) (Busy signal) (Telephone ringing) (Ringing continues) Aha! (Man coughing) (Knock on door) General Edel! General! Good to see you again.
Lunch? (Indistinct chatter) (Indistinct chatter, German) (Door squeaking) (Keys jingling) (Distant chatter) (Distant chatter) (Typewriter motor humming) (Typewriter keys clacking) (Indistinct party chatter) (Indistinct party chatter) (Gen.
Jackson) Off duty.
Yeah, and I'm hungry.
(Applause) (Guitar) (Woman singing, German) (Dial tone) (Woman continues singing) Ursela (Whispering in German) (Whispering) (Faint applause) (Indistinct chatter, laughter) (Indistinct party chatter) (Indistinct chatter, German) Ya, ya.
(10cc singing "I'm not in Love") it's just a silly phase (Laughing) I call you up don't get me wrong that doesn't mean you mean that much to me I'm not in love, no-no Ooh, you'll wait a long time for me Ooh, you'll wait a long time I'm not in love, so don't forget it it's just a silly phase and just because I call you up (Dogs barking in distance) (Dogs barking) (Car door squeaking) (Moaning) (Breathing deeply) (Birds singing) (Gasping)