Kommissar Rex (Inspector Rex) (1994) s10e02 Episode Script

INSPECTOR REX A MAN WlTH NO MEMORY I had a corpse once that hung in a chimney for a whole winter.
- One could only call it - Well smoked.
- We're hungry, Miss.
- Here I am.
One schnitzel one smoked ham.
Bring us a carafe of red, please.
Yes.
- Now now, Doctor! - Now now! You can broadcast the lot.
The Romanian firm, the girls' names Take it all, but I mustn't be in the story.
Still afraid of the police? Your bankruptcy stuff has lapsed.
The Romanians are after me, they know I'm going public.
They just kill you.
Martha must be your true love.
- Seeing you're risking it all.
- She is! Martha worked in a kindergarten.
I stupidly got her into the firm so she could earn more.
I didn't know the firm was into other business too.
Martha went for an interview.
I took her to the personnel chief.
Then she vanished.
All the evidence is in here.
All of it.
Sorry! I need some air.
Fresh air.
- Where's Plachinger? - He went outside.
He went outside? Plachinger! - Are you okay? - Yes.
The night air is great.
Good night.
I hope you get home safely.
Bye.
Bye! Hi, buddy.
I'm okay.
- What's the matter with him? - Take your hand away.
Call an ambulance.
Someone will be here soon.
Breathe in deeply.
Wow.
Not bad.
Okay these are yours.
There.
Now it's my turn.
Why? It's my turn.
I didn't really want that one.
I'll have another go.
Want to play ball, Rex? Okay it was still my go.
Let's see Your turn.
These are mine.
Your go.
A bun.
Not bad, pal.
Not bad at all.
Let's play some more ball.
Fetch it.
Fetch the ball.
I said fetch the ball.
Rex have you got my phone? Rex! What if it's important? Bravo.
Hoffmann Impossible.
If he wakes before we hand over the girls, we're in the shit.
The whole deal falls through and Kobera gets the cops in.
All because of love! Yes, well I have to admit we came here for a drink after the conference.
- We had fun.
- Great! Can you tell me if the victim was with anyone? No, I can't Maybe Plachinger can.
He's a colleague from Graz.
Sorry, but I think he's in a worse state than you.
Please! Did you see anything at all? I'm a doctor, not a witness! The shot came from over there.
Yes Got it.
See? He sure was lucky! Yes.
It looks like Rex found something too.
Rex! What have we here? A cartridge case and a cigarette butt.
Good, Rex.
Walter? Maybe you can hear me.
You can count on me.
I won't betray you.
I promise I'll put it on my show and come back.
Hang in there.
How is he? What's the situation, Doctor? The patient is still in a coma.
You have to be patient.
That's all I can tell you now.
Yes, I know.
Be patient Sorry When will he wake up? How long does this last generally? From experience, a latent brain oedema usually occurs following skull damage.
The condition can even deteriorate.
It's like this I know, it's like a knockout in boxing.
At best it's a concussion, at worst it's a brain contusion.
Precisely! - I'll ring you.
- Thank you, Doctor.
Oh great! Thanks.
- Is this all? - Yes.
His clothes and this chain.
It was around his neck.
No lD, driver's licence or credit card with his name? Nothing.
A taxi receipt.
West Railway Station to Neustift.
That's mad! There! A dog.
That's Rex.
The man had no personal items on him.
Rxcept for this locket.
Want to have a look? - What about showing it to me? - Yes, now your holiday's over - Pretty! - Is that all? She might miss him, file a report and we'll get his name.
I already have that.
You already have it? I thought he was still in a coma.
Correct, but we're the police.
Look.
This is a tailored suit.
Rxquisite quality.
"Jungmann Tailors for Mr Kobera.
" You're right.
We're going shopping.
Kunz Absolute news embargo so they think Kobera is dead.
A 24-hour guard in the hospital.
If the culprit is a professional, he'll have another go at Kobera.
Call the lab about that cigarette butt and check out the taxi driver.
Bye.
Sorry How was Tenerife? It was hot, I just sunbaked.
Why? You're Bye.
Kobera just a moment.
I'll find that right away.
I'll just need to check the register.
Yes, Walter Kobera His address was No.
3, Franziskaner Square.
A posh address.
He made a lot of money on the internet.
Then he suddenly disappeared.
He apparently went to Bucharest.
That was three years ago.
He paid me in full unlike the other gentlemen of the new economy.
Hold on I have just the thing for you.
Rex, are you mad? Give it to me! Here I am again.
Someone never came back for this.
It should fit you to a T.
- I'll help you.
- No thank you, Mr Jungmann.
You've been a great help.
VlRNNA GRNRRAL HOSPlTAL - Well? What's up? - Cigarette.
Hold it! Over my dead body! - I can't help it if he woke up.
- You were supposed to kill him.
- How? There are cops.
- You said there was just one.
They take turns.
Where's the guy with the rucksack? Haven't seen him again.
Maybe Kobera realises we're serious and will shut up, at least until you kill him.
Get going.
- Kobera - Yes.
That's you.
Me? Yes, your name is Walter Kobera.
Come over here.
So you managed to persuade the nurse.
Not bad.
Mr Kobera, this is Rex.
Rex, this is Mr Kobera.
Hello.
Look.
Do you recognise it? Do you remember it? No.
Who is that? I was hoping you'd tell me.
I'll leave that here with you.
Okay? Total mental blockout.
Such patients don't want to remember a certain event, or even who they are in extreme cases.
I understand.
He's trying to block out the trauma.
Is it possible he's feigning the whole thing? - Why would he? - Because he's scared.
He was shot at.
Maybe he thinks if he no longer talks, he's safe.
Too early to say.
We'll see in the next few days.
Careful.
The memory normally returns gradually, albeit not completely.
It requires patience and loving care.
Loving care He needs someone he can trust to overcome his trauma.
- Couldn't Rex do that? - Your dog? Animals as therapy? I've read about it but - We've never done it here.
- I say let's give it a go.
Thanks, Rex.
Now I get it.
You're thirsty.
I'll get you some water, buddy.
Here we are Good boy.
Homicide.
Kunz speaking.
What? Marc? Anything wrong? Hoffmann.
Yes, disappeared.
- I don't know where he is.
- He can't be far.
Rex would have alerted you.
He's barking right now.
That's Rex.
- Where is he? - Thank God, he's found him.
Yes, Rex found him.
He's at the computer.
Martha! Who is Martha? Is she your wife? Your girlfriend is called Martha? Can you remember last night? You were at the computer.
Remember? Why? What were you looking for? You were on the internet.
We mustn't overtax Mr Kobera.
Don't worry, Mr Kobera.
Take your time.
You're a good dog.
I I I was looking for my friend's name.
We were sitting here.
My friend sat there, I was here.
Okay you can't remember his name, but what did you talk about? Let's assume I'm your friend.
Please sit down.
Okay Now tell me what you wanted to tell him that day.
It was about Martha.
- And about the Romanians! - Did they shoot you? Mr Kobera you took a taxi here from West Railway Station.
The taxi driver said you had a brown rucksack.
Yes! Where is it? - It wasn't with your things.
- Rverything's in there! - What is? - Rverything! Sorry.
The lab contacted us, Marc.
They didn't find any matching DNA.
So the sniper is unknown.
He could be from Romania.
The lab found that the tobacco in the butt is from east Rurope.
- And our Bucharest colleagues? - They work differently.
We're running out of time.
Let's see what we've got.
A Viennese goes to Bucharest because he's bankrupt.
Suddenly he reappears, meets a friend in a remote pub and that's when he's shot with a sniper's rifle.
Why doesn't the friend call the police? And the rucksack? Maybe the friend took off with the rucksack.
- He'll be shot next.
- It's also about a girl.
Martha.
Correct.
Romanian, sniper's rifle, girl what comes to mind? A cop got shot for something like that a while ago.
Wake up! Aren't you hungry? Pizzas are here! Do I have to scream to wake you up? Anna! Maria! Gabriella! Martha Darling, don't you want some? Aren't you hungry, you beauty! Baby - How could that happen? - Well Where were you? Sorry.
I was only gone for a minute to have a smoke.
When I came back the room was empty.
Okay, that's from Rex.
What's he trying to tell me? They were watching TV They watched TV, but what? Danube City TV.
What would they have seen? It must have to do with his story.
Yes.
That's why he took off.
Who? Rex? One more time and you'll be issuing parking fines! What is it, Rex? Rverything okay? Stop it, Rex! They can't have just disappeared.
They must be somewhere.
I'm off to the TV station to check this morning's program.
Walter Kobera, early 30s, I'll give you ten minutes to find him.
It can't be that hard.
Rex is with him.
Can you zoom in there? Thanks.
You broadcast this segment today from 9 to 9.
30 a.
m.
For that whole time? We do one daily about the sights of Vienna.
Kobera's leaving the hospital has to do with the Brunnenmarkt.
I'm sure there's a connection.
Thanks.
Got anything new? Problems? I'll put yours on TV!.
Quiet! That was Rex.
Rex! Hey, Rex! Looking for a dog? Yes.
Did you see him? - A large Alsatian? - Yes.
- He even came in here.
- In here? - What did he do? - He barked.
- He's gone now.
- Marc! There.
Look.
"Problems? I'll put yours on TV.
"Call us.
" That could be the friend he met in the pub.
Rrnest Jung.
Danube City TV.
Stay calm, Walter.
We'll get it all together.
First tell me where you are.
Yes, where you are right now.
What do you see around you? I'm still disoriented.
I was where I first saw your poster when I arrived in Vienna.
At that market.
From where I rang you.
Come to my place.
That's safest.
Rxactly.
We can talk about how we proceed.
Hello.
They took off with the whole lot.
Rverything! Give me a rundown, Mr Jung.
In three sentences.
Hold on.
Kunz, call in and order a search for the two men.
I want the entire area watched.
If Kobera and Rex are on their way here, they'll try it again.
I didn't tell them Walter was coming here.
You'd have done your friend a favour by calling the police.
Rspecially after he got shot at.
I couldn't.
I promised him I wouldn't.
He found out that the import-export firm in Bucharest was using its transportation to Vienna for illegal trade.
Romanian girls are smuggled into Vienna and then sold into prostitution.
How can I get onto the roof? Why onto the roof? Hey! Kobera! Get into that house! Rex! Get him inside! Good boy! Hurry up.
Throw down your gun! Good one, Marc.
I have some good news too.
Customs arrested a Romanian and a Turk.
They had Kobera's rucksack.
See you later.
- Where is it? - Back there.
That one? Okay, boys, let's go! Cover that side! Police! It's all okay.
I'm from the police.
You're safe now.
- Anyone speak German? - Me.
Do you? Good.
Come out, please.
It will be okay.
I'm from the police.
It will be okay.
You've made it.
It's okay.
Rxcuse me - Yes? - I just want to say thank you.
- For myself and for the girls.
- You needn't thank me.
But you can thank someone else.
They're coming.
Martha! What? I've been wanting to ask you You remind me of a leopard.
It's the spots.
I've had enough.
If you really want to know the weather was awful.
- So I went to a solarium and - Burned your face.
Yes.
But they said that if I used this for ten days Oh well