"WITNESS OUT OF HELL" "I removed 12 rows, is that enough?" " Alright Boro, where should I put Johnson?" "On the right, of course." " Boro, telephone." " Yes, I'm coming." "Hello?" "Some German?" "Hoffman?" "Yes, alright." "He's already here?" "Show him to my room." "Mister Petrovic?" " It's me." " Hello, my name is Hoffman." "You came from Germany today?" " Yes, I came straight from the airport." "Thank you." " You want something to drink?" "Coffee?" "No, thank you very much." "Mister Petrovic, I won't keep you busy, I'll tell you why I came here." "Did you hear for Ludwigsburg?" " Yes, that's your bureau for prosecuting war criminals, right?" " Yes, I'm a prosecutor there, here's my ID." " No need." "What can I do for you?" " Mister Petrovic, you are an author of a book ' Witness out of hell'." "Germans translation was released a few months ago." "Original was written 1945, immediately after the war." "Yes, that's all true." " In book there's something about Dr. Berger, you mention him often." " Yes, he was a criminal." "Now he's a consultant for a big pharmaceutical company." "Great." " Mister Petrovic, you wrote this book like some kind of... story." "Confessions of a former inmate." "Listen, Doctor Hoffman." "For that report I was... a writing machine." "An instrument if you'd like." "All that was dictated to me by a girl who just came back from the prison camp." "I'm collecting evidences against Berger for 6 months." "I didn't collect much for now." "Most of the witnesses are killed, missing or dead." "Man witness would be Lea Weiss, the girl who dictated you those reports." "Did you ask Dr. Berger himself, what does he think about that... story!" " Yes, of course he denies everything." "He's claiming that everything is fake, exaggerated, pure mystification." "Then you have to find Lea." "Heroine from your book also claims that the book is almost completely false, exaggerated, and that is pure mystification." "Listen, that's impossible!" "We wanted Lea Weiss, her last name is Clemant now, because she was married for a French reporter who died in Indochina." "We wanted to propose her to the court as the main witness of the prosecution." "She was very accessible at first, very open, but suddenly she refused to witness." "Mister Petrovic, you and Lea were good friends, am I right?" "Yes." " I came to ask you to come to Germany, and to meet with her." " I know, but business." "I can't leave my redaction just like that." "Mister Petrovic, please, understand me." "I need your help." "And I'd say that Lea Clemant needs it too." "Hello, Mrs. Clemant?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" " Hello?" "Mrs. Clemant?" "One mister is in the hall that wants..." "What?" "Yes, here in the hall." "How many times have I told you not to disturb me?" "How dare you?" "If you don't leave me alone, I'll leave the hotel." " I'm sorry, madam." "I'm sorry, but I told you." "Mrs. Clemant doesn't want to be disturbed by anyone." "Alright." "Listen, there's got to be some possibility." "Mister came from Belgrade with the purpose to meet the madam." "Thank you." "Since the mister is staying in the hotel, I'll do something." "Don't worry." "Madam is waiting for you." "That's the only visitor who Mrs. Clemant is receiving at any time." "Alright..." "Tell you what..." "I'll try again, tonight." "Or in the morning." " Alright, I'll telephone you in the morning." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." "You're leaving?" " I have to, I have a meeting at 11." "Some Americans, they want to get rid of some Chrysler." "I mediate for 10 percent." "Should we buy it?" "What do you think about that?" " Chrysler?" "Why should we?" "To resell it, we'd get 3000." " You're swindling again." "But not with small things." "I was thinking, you could..." "borrow me money." "And I'd pay you back right away." "You give me a cheque, I put it under noses of Americans, then I drive the car a bit further, other buyer is waiting me there, he's paying in cash." "We earned 3000, I'm giving your cheque back to you." "They're waiting me downstairs in the bar!" " Nino, don't insist." "You know very well that I can never refuse you." "What is it?" "Why are you not answering?" "Leave it, I'll do it." "Hello?" "Yes, yes..." "I understand." "Alright, I remembered." "And address and phone number." "Hello." " Hello, gentlemen, what do you want?" " One information." "Certainly." "Are you buying or selling?" " It's not about cars, it's something private." "Private?" " Yes." "Alright." "Where is frau Clemant?" " Frau Clemant?" " Yes." "I'm her friend, that's true, but I don't know where is she now." "Don't waste your time." "You drove her somewhere last night." "Where, Bianchi?" " To her friend." "What friend?" "Where?" "Out of town?" " Yes, out of town." "Continue, tell the name, place." "Excuse me, I'm sorry, but I don't see the reason why do I have to tell you that." "That is madam Clemant's private thing." "Don't you worry about madam Clemant's interests." "We are worrying about that." " Do you want us to legitimize?" "No, thanks." "I already understand everything." "But I have to tell you that I don't know why is she changing her apartment often." "Where did you drove her last night?" "To Forhain." "At the village entry, on the right, there's some kind of mansion." "It's called Zonek, I left her there." "But please, don't tell her that you found that from me." " Alright, Bianchi." "I swore on Madonna, that I won't tell where is she." "What did you write to her." " Just that I came because of her and that I want to see her." "And there, she didn't want to meet with me." "As far as I know, she was already packed when she received your letter." "Then why should she run away from me?" "She's disavowing your book, she won't be pleasant to tell you that in person." "People who survived the camps usually avoid the suspicion." "They're scared, they tend to depression, they isolate, they often think that someone is provoking them." "It's not easy for them to testify about things they saw, or even experienced." "Yes, but there must be something else in Lea's case." "Good afternoon." " Who are you looking for?" "I'd like to speak with Mrs. Clemant" " I don't know who is that." "And the house owner, is she here?" " No, I'm home alone." "But Mrs. Clemant arrived here last night." " When last night?" "I don't know nothing about that!" "Lea!" "Lea, it's me, Bora." "Hey mister, come here!" "Hello, Lea." " Hello, Boro." "Why are you in dark?" "I can barely see you." "If you want, I'll open." "Is it better?" "It is." "Light is bothering you?" "Are you ill?" "Health is 40% damaged." "That's the commissions finding." "Since when?" " When I requested a indemnity all the specialist examined me to determine in what shape are my eyes, ears, abdomen, heart." "They just didn't care much about soul." "You came alone?" " Yes, why?" "Nothing, just asking." "You received my message in hotel?" "Yes, but I didn't read it until I came here." "How did you find me?" "Bianchi." " You know him?" " No." "I saw him for the first time yesterday." "I visited him in the garage." "So he was babbling." "Hello?" "Rudy, is that you?" "That is the point." "That's the worst!" "How do you not understand, Boro?" "Why did I not try to forget?" "And now you're coming saying 'Go back to the camp again!" "'" "It's not about that." "Memories are just memories." "That's not life." "Lea, you just have to tell everything to the court one more time." "Because of you, and because of all the others that are silent forever." "But I don't remember anything clearly." " You know so much, Lea just the things in my books are enough for Berger to be sentenced to maximum!" "Please, don't mention that book." "This is all its fault!" "If it weren't that book, they'd forget me, like so many others." "And they wouldn't call me on court!" " It's pointless to deny the book, it's a undisputed document." " Document?" "Nonsense!" "You were naive, you believed me, and I was lying, fantasizing!" "That's not true, Lea." "You're lying now." "You weren't able to lie then." " Who was in camp?" "You or me?" "Who knows better what is the true?" " Something is not right with you, Lea." "You don't know what are you saying." "Something is not right with me for a long time!" "And where were you all that time?" "You remembered me just now?" "You were annoyed when you heard that I don't recognize your book like a gospel!" "What do you think?" "Couldn't I ask you with more right, where were you all that time?" "Leave me!" "Go away!" "And don't come back anymore." "You visited Madam Clemant?" " That's right." "Petrovic." " Erika Richter." " Nice to meet you, madam." "You're a Yugoslavian too, right?" " Yes, I'm from Belgrade." "Unfortunately I was never in Balkan." "Can I offer you a cup of coffee?" "They're waiting me, some other time." " Goodbye..." "What was your name again?" "Bora, Bora Petrovic." "Bora?" " Bora." "That sounds so exotic." "I'll have to remember." "Come again soon, Herr Petrovic." "I think I should go back to Belgrade." "I have no influence on here anymore." "I don't believe in that." "Herr Petrovic, she still needs you." "Believe me." "Alright, you tell me, what else could I do?" "I don't understand." " Here you go, sir." "You could go and drink some coffee with Mrs. Richter who has... who has weakness towards exotic names." "Isn't that a great idea?" "I asked the local police to supervise Zolek mansion." "And you too." "One can never be too sure." "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "I don't want that, doctor!" "I don't want that!" "Give him his skin back!" "Frau Clemant, what happened?" "Frau Clemant, what's happening with you?" "They burned a Belgian tonight, first they removed a skin from his chest, it was tattooed!" " You had a nightmare, calm down." "Nightmare..." "Was I screaming." " Yes, you woke me up." "Ana!" "I'm sorry, I often scream at night." " Poor child, that's uncomfortable that's very uncomfortable." "Do you want some sedatives?" " No, I have medications." "Just a glass of water." " Right away, Mrs. Clemant." "Ana, bring glass of water but quickly!" "Hurry up!" "Please, light..." " Ah, light..." "Of course, Nazis, SS, Gestapo, that was awful." "One life wasn't to significant for those people." "But, are you serious?" "You're important for Herr Hoffman, he wants to get Berger!" "And he doesn't care what will happen with you." "They're getting you on old record." "On the sense of duty and similar nonsense's." "They could never understand that you can't testify against Berger, because he saved your life." "What do you mean 'saved your life'?" "Dear child, I'm an old fox, you shouldn't hide some things." "If they confront you with Berger on court, that could be very uncomfortable for you." "That mustn't happen!" " I'll do everything to spare you from that." "Repeat that name, please." " Von Walden ." "Mrs. Clemant told me that she wants to speak to him and Bianchi." "And you sure that Von Walden never visited Mrs. Clemant in hotel?" "I didn't see him." "I'm working until 8 o'clock." "Maybe he was coming later." "He was telephoning." " Often?" " Every two, three days." "I remembered that name well." "Frau Elsa, I know that you don't eavesdrop, you don't have much time for that, but, maybe you're able to catch some part of the conversation on the phone." "Here and there." "Some word." "Well?" "You said that some mail came for Mrs. Clemant today." "Yes, two letters." "Be so kind and bring that to me." "Thank you." "Tell us, frau Elsa, what did that Von Walden wanted from Mrs. Clemant?" "I don't know that." "He was always very polite." "I had the impression..." "Yes?" "He was her lawyer, or..." "What's the word..." "Financial counselor." "Thank you, frau Elsa, you may leave." "Hello?" "Yes, one moment." "It's for you." "Thank you." "Hoffman." "Ah, it's you Herr Petrovic, how are you?" " Lea doesn't want to see me anymore." "Yes, I mean that's what Mrs. Richter told me." "Yes, yes, I understand." "You did what you could, right?" "Alright." "I'll check that number with the police." "Herr Petrovic, I'll see you..." "In one hour in my bureau." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "This is not a custom here normally, but in this case, here you go." "Without senders address." "It isn't franked either." "Doctor Hoffman?" " Yes?" " Please, I'd like to tell you something else." "I'm listening." "Aha, alright." "Please come with me to the car." "Well, what is it?" " I was afraid to talk in front of the others, not because it was eavesdropping, but because it was terrible." "It's hard when I just think about it." "I should've told that to someone before or to report, but I didn't know to who." "And I was afraid too." "On moment." "This is just... so I don't have to write it down." "Now speak freely, what scared you?" " Threats." "Threats and curses." " For who?" "Who received threats?" "Mrs. Clemant?" " Yes, her." "First time, I heard that by accident, I couldn't believe my ears." "Yes, I understand." "Please, repeat now, without fear, everything you remember well." "One man said: 'Listen slut, if you go on court, we'll break your face so no one will recognize you again!" "'You know what SS fist is like!" "'" " Continue." "'You Jewish bitch, what are you still doing in this country?" "How did you now vanish trough the chimney?" "'" "Continue Elsa, carry on." " One woman's voice, one woman's voice said 'Lea, do you still remember beef tendon and bunkers?" "If you don't shut up, you'll be mute forever!" "'" "How many times did they phoned her?" "Often?" " Yes." "Countless times, almost every day at least once." "I started watching calls for room 312." "She was threatened all the time." "And here's what are they writing." "'If they arrest Berger, you won't live long either." "You've got your indemnity." "What do you still want, you bloodsucker?" "'" "Damn it, enough!" "Stop it!" "Will that last forever with you?" "Will you Germans never change?" " What is it, Boro?" "Never to be cured from that plague!" " Stop that stupid generalizing!" "What does 'we' mean?" " Alright, we better not talk about it." "Well?" "What do you think how do I feel when I have to read that rubbish, or to listen these impossible abominations?" "You're just angry." "And I'm embarrassed, that's worse, believe me." "Lea!" "I told you that she took sleeping pills." "You won't wake her up easily." "It would be best if you come some other time." "I've never had strange visit like this one." "Even the Yankees were more polite in 1945." "In my opinion madam, they were too polite." "You dare to tell me that in my own house?" "You, stranger, to come with a police agent and to tell me that!" "That's outrageous!" "Yes, how can I help you." "Yes, hello?" "Speaking." "Not today, we have a guest." "Alright, fine." "I'll call you when I'm available." "Goodbye, Rudy." "Who was that?" "One friend." "His name, please." "You just heard it." "Good afternoon." "Where is Lea?" " Lea locked herself in." "Supposable, she's sleeping." " No one was coming." "Mister Rudy called on the phone," "Mrs. Richter acquaintance." " Rudy?" " Yes." "Ah, Rudolph Von Walden, is that right?" "These gentleman at least introduce themselves." " I'm sorry." "Hoffman, prosecutor." "Thank God, I didn't have to deal with the court yet." "Mister prosecutor." "Where is Lea's room?" " Up there." "Listen, Lea..." " Stop!" "Why don't you leave me alone?" "Why are you persecuting me?" " I'm sorry, but we don't do that." "We just want to help you." " I don't need your help!" "Stay here, sit down, and stop shouting!" "Calm down, and listen to me already!" "Frau Clemant, they were threatening you constantly, stroke fear in your bones." "We know that, that's why you refuse to testify, and denying Petrovic's book." "You're switching hotels, changing address." "Lea, forgive me about yesterday." "I didn't know." "I really thought you're playing something, that you're lying." "But you're afraid." "That's fear, that's just fear." "What fear?" "What gave you that idea?" "They didn't just write, they phoned too." " I know, they always want to scare you." "If you'd only reacted properly, or believed us more..." "Do you know, for example, who's your landlord?" "Sister of a SS General." "Madam Richter?" " Madam Richter." "The whole tows know that except you, because you're not going anywhere." "That's her with her brother." "SS Gruppenführer Richter." "I want to know, who connected you with Von Walden?" "Come on, speak, Lea!" "That would be better for you, surely." " I really can't remember who recommended him." "Yes, someone who he helped to get the indemnity." " Ah, I understand, he introduced himself as a benefactor." " Damn it, I can't stand this irony!" "Excuse me." " Anyway, I decided, I won't testify, not here, not there, especially not on court!" " But why, Lea?" "That has nothing to do with threats." "I decided that myself." " I don't understand." "You hated Berger!" "And now when you have the chance to confront him..." "I don't understand you." "That's what you care." "To punish Berger." "And that's why, you, 'because of me', came here!" "And how I lived so far?" "No one cared about that!" "I had many benefactors, Dr. Hoffman." "And each one had his calculation." "One wanted piano lesions for his children, other unprejudiced secretary, the third one wanted to prove how he's not prejudiced." "I was living alone for 11 years." "Don't ask me how." "When I was traveling, no one waved to me at the station." "When I was sick, no one beside my bed." "I was alone, always alone." "If you think that this helped me, you're wrong." "Some asked me 'Is this your phone number?" "'" " Lea..." " Leave me!" "You disturbed me enough." "Because of you I'm dreaming camps again, I'm hearing dogs," "And dying moans!" "I'm feeling it again, and smoke from crematorium." "Calm down, Lea." " I'd like that too!" "To calm down." "That's why I'm begging you, leave me alone." "Don't send me back to hell." "I can't do it anymore." "I can't!" "I can't." "I see," "Mrs. Clemant asked you to accompany her." "You could've phone me, madam." "But, as long as you're here, can I find out a purpose of your visit?" "Mrs. Clemant wants an explanation from you." "Of course, madam." " You sent me to Zolek mansion." "Yes, so?" " You said ' Mrs. Richter is your friend.'" " That's right." "But you didn't tell me that her brother is SS Gruppenführer." "No, I didn't tell you that." " Why didn't you?" "You know my history, you know what haunts me!" "But Mrs. Clemant, do you believe..." "I'm sorry, I didn't thought of that." "I'm sorry." "I have to tell you, colleague, that's a cheep trick from you." "To cause suspicion in Mrs. Clemant like that." "You're calling a trick informing Mrs. Clemant about General Richter?" "Wolfgang Richter is dead and forgotten." "His sister is living from renting rooms in the mansion." "And you convinced Mrs. Clemant, that she's in witch cave." "You were served by real Hoffman stories, madam." "Why did you help Mrs. Clemant to leave town?" "Be honest gentlemen, would you gladly go on court and testify about something that happened 20 years ago?" "Did you follow reports from those trials?" "Who can remember after 20 years, if on that day, on that year, 1943 in the Struthof concentration camp happened something." "Was it raining, or it was just cloudy." "Come on..." "They're making a fools of witnesses." "And they're releasing accused because of lack of evidences." "Be honest, isn't that the case?" "To expose Mrs. Clemant to that, it would be indelicate." " Be honest, was it delicate to entrust Mrs. Clemant to a sister of an SS Gruppenführer?" "Herr Hoffman, I was never in politics," "I wasn't a Nazi, nor anti Nazi." "My interests were always directed to something more permanent." "I'm collecting it whole my life." " Now I only want to know why are you trying to help one mass murderer?" "Excuse me, colleague!" "That's not fair!" "My motives..." "Frau Clemant, I'm very sorry, but the circumstances are forcing me to denounce you any further help." "You'll understand that I care most for my own peace." "I today's world, no one knows what is right, and what's not." "Just like on these paintings." "Dead things are alive, and live ones are falling apart." "It seems that I answered your questions clearly and exhaustively." "If I didn't, I'm at your disposal, when you call me." "That will happen soon, of course." "Beer for our reconciliation." "How do you say 'prozicht?" "'" "Cheers." " Chee... ?" " Cheers." " Che-ers!" "I have to tell you something, Dr. Hoffman." " Drop that 'Dr.'." "Alright, we might fight again." "I envy your optimism, you know what you want, and you're going directly to your goal." "You mean that conversation with Von Walden?" " You should pay for dinner." "Why?" "Ah, I mention Von Walden first." "Bet is a bet." "Another bottle, please." "Laugh suits you very well." "Your present, I'm keeping it." "You know, Hoffman, once we loved each other." "We were happy." "We should've get married." "At least we planned to, we wanted that." "We were waiting for that day." " I didn't know that." "But you see, that day, never came." "She left me one morning." "But Boro!" " Why?" "Hoffman is a friend, he knows how we met." "I described that in my book." " Promise me, that tonight, no one will mention that book again." "Alright." "Cheers!" "I have an impression that I'm completely redundant here." " Oh, no!" "Cheers!" "Wait for me for a minute." "Your guardian angel." "Will this guy always follow me?" " Another will replace him when gets tired." "There's a battalion standing by." " Hoffman is keeping you safe, as you see." "Good night." " Goodbye, good night." "Lea?" "Maybe today you can tell me, why did you leave then?" "Tell me, why did you leave?" "Because you wanted children." "But damn it, who told you that?" " You did." " I did?" "How could've I said something like that when I knew that you can't..." "You didn't tell me, but when your friend got a daughter, you told him 'I'll have sons only!" "'" "But... that's ridiculous." "Listen, Lea, that's just..." " I heard that you have a son now." "Yes." " How old is he now?" "10 years old." " What's his name?" "Dragan." "For Dragan." "Good night." "Wait, I have something for you, I'm carrying it all evening." " What?" "You left it at my place." "When you left." "Your father?" "That's the house where you were hiding in 1941?" " They captured me there." "That was my window." "Do you see it?" "It was high, but I didn't dare." "If I'd jump that night, when they came to get me, everything would be fine now." "Everything would be fine?" "You're calling that fine?" " That would be nice death, pure, girly." "But I wasn't brave." "I heard those three coming up." "I heard the sound of their boots." "I looked down the window, from 4th floor, but I didn't jump." "I'll always regret that." "I couldn't'..." " You know, that house is gone." "It's a cinema there now." "Look at this." "Do you recognize yourself?" " Was I really looking like that?" "Boro, leave now." "Please." "Good night." "There was nothing in our house to remind me that I'm a Jew." "I only remember that mother put me to sleep, when I was a child, with some song about dry grapes and almonds." "We celebrated holidays at my grandfathers house, while he was alive." "He had to interpret me every time, why on Paska, everyone has to taste unsalted bread, apples with nuts, and bitter grass." "Bread without salt and yeast baked on the sun was eaten by our ancestors in the desert, on their way to the promised land." "And bitter grass, that was our bitter life in exile." "Who is it?" " It's me, Bora." "You didn't eat anything?" "Boro, you and Hoffman are right." "My duty would be to testify against Berger." "But understand, Boro" "at least you do." "I can't I don't have the strength for that." "I'm not afraid of anyone else." "I'm afraid of myself, of memories." "You thought I told you everything last time?" "I told you just one part." "And it was enough to disgust you." "And me?" "I have to bring that back to life." "Do you understand?" "I can't do that." "At least you understand me, Boro." "I understand, Lea." "But what would happen if every witness refuses to testify?" "What would happen?" "I don't know." "How long are you staying?" " I should've go back already." "Everything is different while you're here, it's much easier." "You don't know how much it means to me that you came." "Alright, I'll call the redaction and ask them not to count on me." "It'll be fine." "Let's go for a walk, somewhere." "You and me, alone." "You could've phone, I have to go now." "So you don't have the time for me?" " Hands to yourself, Nino." "Great, first you send police on my neck, and then you're cheating on me!" "Don't touch me!" " You think you're allowed to do everything?" "To take me or reject me, on your will?" " Wait Nino, allow me to explain." "You have nothing to explain to me!" "I understood!" "You hooked up with your compatriot, but I'll show you who I am!" "Get out, or I'll call the police!" "You to threat me!" "You're threatening me!" "There's no point, it's no use." "And then, we have some business." "No!" "Let me go!" "What's that, again?" "There's too many of us here." "It has became stuffy here." "If I find you here again..." " You won't have the chance." "Do you want to go out?" "Get ready." "Tell me, Lea, your husband?" "What kind of man was he?" " A good man, in love with his work." "Just in his work?" "He loved me too." "And in the end, report, missing." "I could've cry only on the grave of the unknown hero." "And you?" "How's your marriage?" "It's better than most." "And how did you find..." "That Bianchi of yours." " Bianchi?" "I was alone for a long time." "Fear of people, pride." "I don't know what was that." "I had desire for some tenderness." "And then I met Bianchi." "You're probably surprised with that." " I understand you." "Completely." "Do you know him?" " Yes, he took my place." "I was playing a piano for a long time here, for two years. 20:55." "It's strange, despite everything you've been trough, you didn't change much." "I did, of course I did." "Lea, now it seems that I could write a second part of the book about you." "Boro, even the first part is not completed." "I haven't told you everything back then." "For example?" "That I was living with Berger." "He forced you?" " Of course, he could do with me whatever he want." "That was the only chance not to kill me like a guinea pig, not to burn me." "I did whatever he want." "To discourage me from testifying, Von Walden told me in what embarrassing situation would I be in court." "What embarrassing situation, Lea?" "That's absurd." "You're the victim, and you to be embarrassed?" "You didn't believe that?" " No, I experienced and suffered too much to owe anyone an explanation how did I stay alive." "Something else scares me." "I won't be able to handle that confrontation with the past." "I won't manage!" "And if I ask Hoffman to be pleased just with your written statement?" "That would be over in day or two." "Then you could go away somewhere." "To get some rest." " Maybe, but he won't agree." "Leave that to me." "Are you sure that Berger didn't do those injections himself?" " No." "Just a moment, I don' know." "Maybe at first, while he was experimenting." "When I came, his assistants did that." "You're claiming that he was the boss and that he experimented himself," "How did you conclude that?" " Everyone knew about that." "Frau Clemant, I don't care what others knew, I want to know how do you know that." "He bragged to me himself, that he found a method of sterilization." "You're claiming that the SS member, Dr. Berger, talked about those things to you?" "To one simple inmate?" " Yes, is that strange to you?" "I know that, between you, there was... how should I say..." "Some closer contact." "He loved music, and you were playing for him." "But, you were very young." "And the victim of his method." " That didn't bother him later." "Should I be more accurate?" "Let me ask you something." "Dr. Hoffman." " Yes, please." "Wouldn't be uncomfortable to go on court as Dr. Berger's lover?" "Please, Lea, this is not the right moment for irony." " Alright." "But the court has to hear all." "If I'm testifying, I'm going to the end!" "Or should I say that we chatted by the piano with tea?" "He was entrusting me!" "He was nervous, he couldn't sleep. he liked to think out loud." "You'd prefer that your witness could be clean, innocent victim, accusing angel, angel of justice." "I'm sorry gentlemen, that angel of yours went trough hell, and burned his wings." "Lea, stop it!" "Wait a minute!" "Do you want to know all?" "Then listen until the end." "When Berger got enough of me, he gave me to some colleague, who also did experiments." "He was doing some defrosting." "I talked about that to you." "You know what is it about." " Yes, I know." "For Luftwaffe, it had to be tested how to save shut down pilots when they are pulled out of Atlantic or North Sea." "How to revive them." " I was doing everything they asked me to do." "Otherwise, they'd send me..." "To the selection." "She'll be asleep for a few hours." " I'm scared for her, doctor." "Will that happen again to her?" " She can't stand any excitements." "I should examine her thoroughly." "Call me when she recovers." "Where is that?" " Here, across I think." "Thank you." "I read your book, Mr. Petrovic as soon the German translation was available." "I'm glad to see you." " Fischer is a passionate reporter." "He was on a manhunt to Berger independently of me." "Can we?" " Yes, start." "It's alright." "Why do you think, Dr. Berger, that your system was more humane than others?" "It didn't require surgical procedure." "It was fast and simple." "How many women could be sterilized daily with your system?" " I theory, 1000." "But that was never done." "You see, I created the whole system to save women from gas chamber." "To prevent burning." "I had to try it on sever people, but later, I saved thousand of lives to select them for sterilization." "You want to say, Dr. Berger, that with the perfection of your system, you were saving human lives?" " Well, of course!" "Some women had to sacrifice their health." "But what can you do?" "That was inevitable." " But there are witnesses that claim that the objects of your experiments had to suffer from great pain." "That claims every patient at the dentist." "Do you know this book?" " I do, it came from east block, behind iron curtain." "They do everything there to decrease our reputation." "That's their politics." "It says here that Lea Weiss, in the camp, had the number 23735." "Who could remember all those numbers." "Maybe you didn't read this book." "Lea Weiss claims that she played piano for you." "You ordered to bring you a pianino." "That's right!" "I saved the life of that girl too, I remember now." " How?" "By keeping her beside me for a while." "If I hadn't she'd end up in gas chamber for sure." "And why did you keep her by your side?" "She was musical, for us too, life in camp was awfully, heavy life." "And my research was very, very tiring, a man had to entertain himself." "Do you know what happened to her?" " They brought her from camp brothel, and when I was re-assigned, they brought her back to brothel, to her duty." "In brothel?" " Yes, don't you know what is that?" " No." "I feel sorry for you." "Thank you, it's enough." "Enough." "What did he say?" "You heard him." "I found out this morning that this film is lying here for 6 months." "Tell me Herr Fischer, why this interview was never aired?" "Can I tell you that, prosecutor?" "Berger called his lawyer right after the interview." "And he's a very charming man too." "At once, on Berger's request, forbade this interview to be published." "Now I understand why Berger didn't run away from the country." "He's playing innocent, and claims that he was only preventing bigger evil." "Do you want to see the interview with Dr. Berger's legal advisor?" "I wanted to include it to this show, but since it never happened..." "Should we watch that too?" " As you wish." "Alright." "Listen, give me the other roll." "It's only 5 minutes long." "When did this happen?" " 6 months ago, when I was interviewing him." "You see, Herr Fischer, I was never in politics," "I wasn't a Nazi, nor anti Nazi." "My interests were always directed to something more permanent." "For example, these paintings." " Stop, please!" " As you wish." "Stop, turn on the lights." "Herr Fischer, you did us a great favor, thank you!" " How, if I can ask." "There... you'll find out soon." " Listen sir, I'm a reporter, if there something bombastic about it, I'd like to know that first." "Alright, Dr. Berger is arrested today." "Goodbye." "That really is a bomb!" "Yes, that explains everything." "Berger gave money to Von Walden, and he played a good man to Lea, Right?" "Now, everything is clear." "What do you think, is all that true, what Berger was saying?" "She didn't tell anything to me." "I understand her." "Do you have an idea what was a camp brothel?" "Do you know for who were those facilities intended?" "Look at this." "For privileged inmates, professional criminals, supervisors..." "For the worst scum." "Women were working in that Moulin Rouge for an extra piece of bread, for a spoon of soup, for a lump of sugar." "They only wanted to survive." "To save themselves at any cost." "Why are you telling me that?" "At this point, I only want to know should we tell Lea what we found out about her." "Only that." "That would be a new shock for her." "I'm afraid there's no other way." "You heard what Berger said." "'I saved a life of that girl.' She has to reply" "'He sterilized me, abused me, then pushed me back to the brothel." "So you want to convict a villain, even by cause of destroying the witness?" "Why?" " You saw how she reacted yesterday!" "Doctor says that she's calm now." " Yes, with narcotics." "Alright, what do you suggest?" "To abjure the testimony of Lea Clemant?" "Boro, do you know how much trouble I had to discover that Berger and to push him against the wall?" "Do you know how much was he protected, taken care of, day and night!" "How they helped him financially?" " I can imagine." "And now the main witness is giving up cooperation." "That heartless killer will be sentenced to some ridiculous punishment." "What should I do now?" "I don't know anymore, I don't know." "Everyone is judging us that we're not facing our past," "And when we try everything that's possible, then witnesses, people because all Bergers should be locked, they tell us 'We don't want to anymore, we don't, stop that, leave us alone!" "'" "You should've think about that sooner." "Isn't that right?" "Those things that Berger and people like him did, should've been prevented." "Anyway, I wanted to ask you many times," "What were you doing?" "During the war." "I was in school in Dresden, until it was destroyed by bombs." "If you want to know, my parents died on that day." "Hoffman, couldn't you give Lea, some kind of... vacation?" "Thanks to her, you arrested Berger." "Couldn't you postpone the process?" "Until she's recovered, calm?" "Yes, that will be hard." "But I'll try." "I'm going back, to the hotel." " One moment." "No thank, I'll walk." "A bit of fresh air." "I have to phone Ludwigsburg, and I have to call my wife and children." "I haven't seen them for a week." "Goodbye." " Goodbye." "20 marks even, mister." "Thank you very much." "Here's the bill." "I'll call taxi right away." " Thank you." "Please, everything should be ready in my room at 7." " It will be, madam." "My guest are arriving at 19:30." "Did you talk to the chef?" " Don't worry." "They are three young men, they are here for the first time, you'll give them my room number." " Of course, miss Nelly, don't worry." "Someone should take my puppies for a walk, and right away please." "Yes, yes." "Hans!" " Yes, please?" "Hans, take these rats to the streets to pee, quickly!" "If they're in a hurry, I'm not." "Good evening, did Hoffman ask for me?" " Yes, he called." "He called?" " He asked for you." " Hans, be careful with them!" "hello?" "Hello, who is that?" "Lea?" "Boro, close the window, I'm choking!" " Why?" "Because of smoke, when it's cloudy, smoke is low and its coming trough the window." "Lea." "Lea, dear Lea." "Calm down, calm down." "I think you're wrong." "Come on, lie down, please." "Lea, why are you shivering, what is it?" " Boro!" "They're after me again!" " Who?" "They called, they're checking if I'm here, so they can send three men!" "What three men?" "What are you saying?" "That was probably a wrong connection." "Let's bet, I'll ask the operator." " No!" "They'll come to get me tonight, I know that!" "Sometimes they kill everyone right away, and sometimes first..." "They take them to camp." " But no, Lea." "There are no camps now." "There are no more camps." "That was a long time ago, long time ago." "Calm down, Lea, and don't think about that." "What is it now?" " Everything is full of smoke!" "What smoke?" "From where?" " From crematorium!" "Calm down, Lea." "Calm down." "It's them!" " Not a chance!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hoffman." "Yes?" "We're both here." "Alright, I'll come right away." "Listen Lea, Hoffman has something to tell me." "Hoffman?" " Hoffman." "He's waiting me downstairs." "I'll be right back." "Promise me that you'll wait for me quietly." "Lie down now." "And wait quietly for me, will you?" "I'll be right back." "Good evening!" " Miss Nelly is expecting us." " Of course." "Room 310, elevator is over there gentlemen." "I don't want these packages to be empty or I'll go home on my hands!" "Let's go by the stairs.!" "Hotel Savoy?" "Yes, mister Von Walden." "Mrs. Clemant is in her room, one moment." "Listen Lea, be ready for one long journey." "You don't need luggage." "We'll give you everything you need." "Please, give me this number." "Dr. Shultz." " Just a moment, mister Petrovic." "Mrs. Clemant is speaking with Mr. Von Walden!" " Von Walden?" "Are you sure?" " Yes!" "Listen to that, please!" "Listen, we'll come to get you tonight." "It's one of them, he's threatening her." "Tell Hoffman to come here." "Open!" "Boys, what are you doing at that door?" "THE END" "Translated by Inglourious @KG"