Babylon Berlin (2017) s04e02 Episode Script

BORN 11/17/1888
DIED 6/14/1930
Come join us.
Come on, let's sing his song.
Stennes.
Age before beauty.
Comrades, I'll see you outside.
Do you personally want to accompany
me outside, Councillor?
On the contrary.
I wanted to take a closer look
at your residence
for the coming weeks or even months.
I'll be out of here tomorrow.
For that, people would need to know
that you're in here.
Still in here.
What exactly is the purpose
of your little mutiny,
Lieutenant Stennes?
I want traitors of the movement to be put
up against the wall as soon as possible.
Traitors like you.
If the public finds out
you'll no longer be
the head of the political police, Wendt.
And I will inform the public.
I've long overcome it.
Go on!
Get a move on, gentlemen.
What did Stennes say?
He warmed up some old stories.
That's all.
Happy New Year, Senior.
Junior. To you, too.
- Does it say something?
- Read it yourself.
Page six.
"Death came at midnight."
Are National Socialists
behind the department store gang?
- What happened?
- It wasn't us.
- Who was it?
- Two misfits.
- They were on the roof.
- Misfits.
One of them fell.
They're blaming us. I don't believe this.
Read this.
This sounds very different.
You're the heroes.
NATIONAL PROTEST MARCH
"Germany, wake up."
- Where did you go afterwards?
- Party.
With the comrades. You?
Same.
- Is this your case?
- What?
The dead boy.
From the department store.
Don't think so.
The guys from the late shift will do it.
Did they arrest someone?
I don't know.
Want to become a police officer now?
Definitely not.
- When's your train?
- In an hour.
Can I take a bath before I go?
Don't you have water
at the boarding school?
Only cold water.
POLICE STATION 14
BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG
Not in there.
- Who?
- The redhead.
She saw everything.
We need to find her.
I'll go to the canal, you to the black
market, and you to the shelter.
There you are, finally.
Where's Benni?
There is no more Benni.
The bastards from Station 14 got to him.
- What does that mean?
- Benni is dead.
During the burglary?
And what did you take out?
Nothing.
Didn't work out, the burglary.
I don't believe a word of it.
I don't have anything, I swear.
I don't have anything!
Coming back with empty pockets.
Who do you think you are?
He's not the first one to croak.
Stop blubbering.
I'm the pasha now.
Yeah, get lost, bitch!
Don't you dare come back here!
Miss?
Dance marathon at Moka Efti!
One thousand marks prize money.
Dance marathon! Want to? One week,
at Moka Efti. You can win 1,000 marks.
- Lottchen, come here, look.
- Do you have a new job?
Dance marathon.
You can win 1,000 marks.
One thousand marks?
For the ladies, whoever has
the most stamina. Want to take part?
When is it?
In a week, I think.
You have time to practice.
- I'll ask for time off.
- Definitely.
- The Buddha is wishing you well.
- I'll ask him.
And I'd love to dance again.
And with that moolah?
We'll do fifty-fifty if I win, okay?
- And if I do?
- Seventy-thirty for you?
We'll do that.
Dance marathon!
You can win 1,000 marks.
Dance marathon at Moka Efti.
1,000 marks prize money.
- Rath. Very good.
- Detective Superintendent.
- Happy New Year.
- And to you too.
What did you get up to last night?
Why?
The president wants to see you.
It sounded urgent.
- Right now?
- No. He's in parliament. Later.
Come on now.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
I am to deliver this
to the homicide squad.
- Up there.
- Fourth floor.
Thank you, sir.
By the way, there is a new case.
The first murder of the year.
- Yes?
- I've never been here before.
I might meet someone important.
What the heck? Let's take the stairs.
My doctors says
I need more exercise. Come.
"Statements of the officers of Station 14
"concerning
a Jane Doe at the crime scene."
Hagedorn: "Well, the redhead."
Kuschke: "No, she's not part of it."
- Do we get to have lunch?
- Enjoy your meal.
- Hello, gentlemen.
- Hello yourself. We're on lunch break.
- Take a seat outside.
- Wait!
I'm supposed to deliver this.
What is it?
A customer found it
in the ladies' department
where the boy fell off the roof.
I see. Thanks.
Off you pop.
It smells.
- Who was that?
- A footboy from Tietz Department Store.
- What a spiv.
- I'll take it to records.
- No, we can do that.
- I need to go to pathology anyway.
- Thanks.
- You go have lunch.
- Well, we are hungry.
- But penal labor in district 14.
- My condolences.
- Yes. Thank you, you too.
Same.
Like a drunk, he was sitting
on the park bench, sleeping.
Has the dead man been identified yet?
According to his ID card, it's one
a civil official.
Has the family been notified?
His wife is waiting in pathology for you.
- I see. I'll go back down again?
- Thanks for the escort party.
Need to go to the vice squad.
Come with me.
This is Dr. Schwarz, head of pathology.
I'm ready, you can begin.
It's him.
- Your husband?
- Yes.
59 years old, in the service
of the city of Berlin.
My colleagues
are waiting for you upstairs.
They'll take your statement.
To Inspectorate A, please.
What was the cause of death?
First of all, he drank a lot.
2.3 alcohol level in the blood.
And ate a lot.
In his stomach scrambled eggs,
Malossol, the good stuff.
And all of it in large quantities.
Happy New Year to you.
- Did you have a nice evening?
- Too right.
I see.
Lottchen! Good day. Happy New Year.
- Hi, Rudi. To you too. How far are you?
- I just started.
It's not easy with a boy
who has fallen 15 meters from a roof.
Listen to this. Just before you arrived
When was the last time
we secluditioned?
- Yes.
- About the cause of death.
A precise cut on his throat.
Someone knew exactly how it's done.
Any other marks?
I'm afraid this is the work of an artist.
Fine. Thanks for now.
age around 16 to 18.
Head trauma. Various broken bones
in arms and legs.
Famine oedemas,
which is indicative of malnutrition.
Worms and scabies.
So-called street scars.
Must have been homeless for years.
On top of that, syphilis.
- Secondary stage.
- Why that?
It's almost unavoidable.
They're at it like rabbits in the gutter.
The broken bones
can be explained by the fall.
not so much.
External use of force.
Is that so?
Yes.
- I'd say so.
- I see.
Yes.
Would you mind if I had a look myself,
Mr. Assistant?
Why, of course not.
We will be in touch
when we have findings, miss.
Rather than speculation.
Very well.
Charlotte.
- Charlotte!
- What?
You need to talk to me.
I love talking to the DS Rath I know.
If you meet him, let me know.
What is this? Just 'cause I have a certain
political view, I'm not a different man.
Yes! What does beating up
innocent people in the street
have to do with political views?
Jews are not innocent.
What did they do?
They are the only ones
who profit from the crisis.
While people in Germany go hungry
and cold, in their own country.
We don't want to tolerate this.
I don't recognize you anymore.
You're a police officer.
You're supposed
to ensure order and safety.
That's what we're doing.
But proper safety, proper order.
From the inside,
not forced from the outside.
The entire foundation is corrupt
and rotten. We need to make it crumble
and build it up from scratch.
- For whom?
- For all decent citizens, Charlotte.
And him in there?
- Who, the boy?
- Yes.
Not for him.
But people like him are hungry, that's
why they steal. They are no criminals.
Yes, they are scum.
What?
That's it.
You're dead to me, Mr. Rath.
Dead and buried.
I beg you.
After I was informed yesterday,
I was able to calmly drive into the city
where I witnessed the uniformed police
finally arrive at the crime scene
an entire hour late
to finally restore order.
What are you talking about?
Why am I not privy to goings-on
which concern my department?
Mr. President?
Councillor.
- Am I interrupting?
- No.
Come on in.
- You wanted to see me?
- Indeed. What has gotten into you?
If you are talking about my involvement
It should be well-known
to a police officer of your rank
that it is absolutely preposterous
to publicly show himself
as a member of the Sturmabteilung.
- Don't interrupt me!
You were seen
harassing innocent citizens
and wantonly destroying their shops,
and actively so.
Are you well acquainted
with Walter Stennes?
I know him, yes, of course.
But we're not well acquainted.
Not particularly. Why do you ask?
Because then your political commitment
would at least be useful to us.
The detective will have to curb his
political commitment as of now,
or else his days
with the Berlin police are numbered.
You social democrats
are simply beyond help.
You won't take advantage of the chance
of undercover observation
even when it is more or less in your face.
We won't antagonize the SA.
Stennes is but small fry.
The actual problem is in Munich.
I think this is
a blatant misjudgment, sir.
Taking my leave.
Come.
I have been responsible
for a few undercover operations,
Was it really necessary
to expose yourself so blatantly?
I had no choice.
It wouldn't have been possible to hide
in the second row at such an action.
Stennes would have gotten suspicious.
It was the only way for me
to keep his trust.
It was a tough deployment site.
I thank you.
Jeez, Toni, you look like a boy.
Do you have scabies?
No, just a precaution.
Against rats like you.
What have you got?
Something glittery.
Where did you get that from?
I'm just selling it.
- On commission.
- Are you taking me for a ride?
Are we doing business or not?
Forget it, that's not my caliber.
Do you still do ads?
I might.
- Looking for anything in particular?
- Sure. Widows are best.
You can find all sorts in their pad.
Dough, silverware.
Look in the paper,
they always look for lodgers.
Right, child, you'll come with me now.
Stop!
Stop!
Stop! Freeze!
Freeze!
Stop! Freeze! Stop the thief!
Stop!
Hold him!
Thank you. Hey, hey!
Right, girl, now I've got you.
Now we'll go to the station.
If Kuschke gets his hands on you,
he'll snap your neck, you bitch.
And I'll watch him do it.
With great pleasure.
The utmost pleasure.
And I bent down,
With which hand?
The right one.
And then he slipped.
Right, now you'll get to know us.
Is she the redhead
from the department store?
- Well, is she?
- Hard to tell.
ULLSTEINHAUS EDITORIAL OFFICE
OF TEMPO, BERLIN-MITTE
Excuse me, Mr. Editor-in-Chief.
The people are all waiting for you.
Fine, Potocznik.
They've debated
for two days and two nights.
Something must have come out of that.
As long as they don't shut down
It's coming now.
What's the matter with him?
All right.
My speech will be brief and painful.
I know you expected me to come out of
these negotiations with a positive result,
but I'm afraid the opposite is true.
One year ago,
the economy collapsed, globally.
For a long time, we tried to dodge
the waves of these dislocations.
I'll be brief. The publishing house
needs to economize, and drastically so.
The number of our staff
will be reduced by 50%.
So half of all employees will be laid off.
I know this hits you hard,
and I'm very sorry.
That's it. Maybe the world will look
better again in a year's time.
Mr. Potocznik
will now give you the details.
Miss Sommer is about to put up a list.
If you find your name on it,
you are dismissed.
Please get in touch with our personnel
office in the next few days
to get your certificate of employment.
But not all at the same time, okay?
Here you go.
Miss Ritter.
Yes?
I think we need you
in interrogation room four.
- He's not to be found.
I think you're the right person.
We took the girl off the hands
of the officers of Station 14.
But she won't talk, not a peep.
So we thought maybe she'll talk
when a lady questions her.
After you.
At least sit down now.
- This is Miss Ritter.
- Good thing you're here.
She's royally pigheaded.
Doesn't even have a name.
I think it would be best if you leave me
alone with the witness.
- We'll wait outside.
- Yes, in the hallway.
Can you leave the cigarettes here?
Please.
But don't forget,
big meeting is on time.
Or there'll be trouble with the Buddha.
You're tall.
You've grown a lot in one year.
What's with your hair?
- Want one?
- I don't smoke.
Toni, what happened?
Don't bother,
you won't get anything out of me.
You better let me in on this,
or we'll both be in trouble, get it?
- You?
- Yes, me.
Don't make me laugh.
You're one of them.
- Who?
- The cops. The fuzz.
- You're all in cahoots.
- Toni, I risked my head for you.
- Yeah?
- Yes!
Like how?
I held back evidence and falsified
a statement to distract them from you.
- You're all cooking this up, right?
- Stop it!
Toni!
Murderers! You killed him!
- Let go of me!
Toni!
Hey!
- Now, now.
- Miss Ritter!
Calm down now.
- That's not what we had in mind.
- I know.
I guess we were wrong.
I apologize.
Renate.
She wants to apologize.
Go on and accept it, miss.
We're late.
- There'll be trouble.
- And a great deal of it. Come.
Sit down and wait.
Hang on.
- But you've composed yourself?
- Yes.
- See you in there.
A new year, a new case.
Will you fill us in, DS Rath?
Gentlemen, the dead man's name
59 years of age, administrative clerk.
He was admitted this morning, 7 a.m.
The wife states that her husband
was in charge of clubs and associations.
His particular job was to determine
whether a club could be deemed
nonprofit or not.
What else?
Seven applications for nonprofit status
for the year 1931.
None of them processed yet.
It would be rather unusual
for a municipal clerk
to process applications
on New Year's day,
and several of them, no less.
His lifestyle went far beyond
what his salary would make possible.
His stomach alone contained foods
worth several hundred reichsmark.
- Any suspicions?
- Indeed.
The applicants are all known to us.
It's the heads of the city's
largest Ringvereins.
Libelle, Apachenblut,
Deutsche Eiche and Mitteldeutsch.
That's almost the complete set
of gangsters.
Did you sleep well?
- Please take a seat.
It's nice to have you in our midst
in the new year, too.
All right, Detective. You will give the
chairmen of these so-called associations
a proper talking-to and grill them.
The officers know
where to find those gentlemen.
Okay, next. Department store gang.
One dead at Tietz Department Store.
I don't know.
- No one knows.
- Not one.
Well, Miss Charlotte?
So you're the only one of us who can
report straight from the crime scene.
Yes.
- Pardon?
- DS Rath was also there.
Albeit not in his official capacity.
I see?
He was one of the SA's ringleaders
during the riots on Ku'damm.
You are a member
of theSturmabteilung, Detective?
Yes.
You obviously had
more important things to do
than support Miss Ritter with the
investigations at Tietz Department Store.
So, burglary with lethal consequence.
- Station 14.
Yes, we have. Their statements match
The boy slipped when he tried to escape.
We don't have the autopsy report yet.
- Has he been identified?
- Not yet.
We are hoping to get further details
of the goings-on.
on your own cases anymore?
On the contrary, sir.
I managed to solve
the department store case.
Well, then, fire away.
This morning, a coat was delivered here
from Tietz Department Store
which had been left at the crime scene
by the burglars.
Oh, right.
to the records department.
I'm sure you meant to.
And I wonder
why the coat never arrived there.
Maybe Miss Criminal Assistant
can shed some light on this?
- I can speak for myself, thank you.
You're quiet
because you have nothing to say.
I concur with DS Rath.
Miss Ritter, is this the coat
that was delivered?
- And?
We know this coat. All of us
in this room know this coat, don't we?
Miss Ritter used to wear it
almost every day.
This is a run-of-the-mill coat.
Remaining stock from Tietz.
A lot of women bought one.
I know at least two.
Is it yours or not?
No.
If Miss Charlotte says no, she means no.
Correct?
But maybe you also mean yes.
A receipt from the hygiene station
in Berlin-Wedding.
Forced fumigation because of nit
Antonie Ritter.
Antonie Ritter,
isn't she your sister, Miss Ritter?
that your sister has red hair?
Charlotte?
Just like the witness whom Henning and
Czerwinski took to interrogation room 4,
if I got this right.
- It was your sister?
- Yes, it must have been.
But a more important question is,
where is your sister now?
According to the officer on duty,
she was able to free herself
from the locked room single-handedly,
after she had a chat with you,
Criminal Assistant Ritter, in confidence.
So I ask you again.
Where is your sister now?
With the coat, you clearly withheld
incriminating evidence
in order to divert suspicion
from your sister, which I have proven.
And rest assured,
I will also prove
that you helped your sister escape.
You can bet your life on it.
Is that true?
Did you withhold this coat?
Did you know about this?
Please wait in my office.
Gentlemen, this is regrettable,
but we have to do our job.
I thank you.
- Please sit down.
Miss Ritter.
Your behavior doesn't give me a choice.
Your employment
is not subject to civil service law.
Suspension with subsequent disciplinary
action is not possible in your case.
The gravity of your misconduct
is conclusive.
I have to dismiss you.
What?
A return to criminal police service
is impossible.
Your salaries will be stopped as of today.
I will make no secret of the fact
that I am also
personally disappointed in you.
I had believed that you could
become a good police detective.
But I guess I was wrong.
Goodbye.
One more thing.
Yes?
Your badge, please.
I want you to take over
Miss Ritter's tasks for now.
was that really the final word?
It very much looks like it.
CINEMA
And did you get the time off?
No.
But I have time now.