"Schlunz!" "* Recently, something is going on. *" "* We're having lots of fun. *" "* Since Schlunz moved in with us. *" "* It'll never be the same as before. *" "* We hope he stays with us for a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* He's funny and clever, Schlunz. *" "* And even more a friend and helper. *" "* That's why we do everything we can * * so that our friend can stay here. *" "* We hope he stays with us a long time. *" "* We hope he stays with us, Schlunz. *" "* He stays with us. *" "* Schlunz. *" "He was anxious and scared when we found him in the woods." "He'd lost his memory." "All he knew was that he was called "Schlunz"." "The police said that he could stay with us until they found his parents." "But Rosenbaum wants to put him in the orphanage." "Turbulent times, I tell you." ""Schlunz" " The Series" From an idea of Harry Voss" "Direction  Script" " Rainer Hackstock" "Episode 9:" "On the Run Direction  Script" " Rainer Hackstock" "Episode 9:" "ON THE RUN" ""Mrs. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Rosenbaum," "Who would believe that today's the day..."" "This is the most imbecile poem I've ever heard." "All this fuss, just because Rosenbaum has worked 20 years for the Council." "25 years and I find the poem very well done." "Because it is yours." "You had no time." "For days I've been asking you to write something." "And what happened?" "Nothing." "Well children, you could have put in more effort." "The poem really is a bit kindergarten." "What is it?" "Did I miss something?" "No, we'd better go." "Again, the Children's Home Festival was three days ago." "I'm not paying rent for a device that's just sitting around." "Even worse: a device that is not working properly." "No, you come collect it immediately." "Yes, good-bye." " Hello." " Hello." "Nice that you could come." "Hello." "There you are." "Thank you." "Red Roses..." "But, Mr. Schmidtsteiner." "If I could ask you to come to the meeting room." "Just the three of us, please." " Got it." " All right." "It's really boring here." "Shall we practice the poem again?" "Oh, no." "Reciting it just once in my life is enough." "What is that thing?" "A fog machine." "No." "Fog machines look different." "I know from the school theater." " Wanna bet?" " You're on." "It should say somewhere, what it is." "Nowhere to be seen." "Just leave it alone." "We're not doing anything." "We could switch it on." "Otherwise we'll never find out what it is." "You don't want to turn it on." " Only for a second." " Don't, Schlunz!" "It's bubbling a bit." "Right." "Fog machines do not blow bubbles." "So, Lukas has won." "Can we please turn it off, now?" "No, perhaps fog will still come out." "So, we should wait and see." "I know, in recent weeks there have been no major surprises with the boy, but can we be sure that it will stay that way?" "But what about our request to become his foster family?" "Can't we propose that?" "Yes." "It will take longer anyway to process." "You said so yourself." "Before one can make such a request, one has to be 100% sure that everything runs smoothly." "The boy has surprised us again and again." "Things have really been better, lately." "That's what I think, anyway." "Oh, no." "I won." "This is a foam gun." "Switch it off, Schlunz." "Quickly!" "Mrs. Rosenbaum," "I as a father, as a father of two children, have a sense for children." " It's not responding!" " Pull out the plug!" "He learns so fast." "And yes, I think that he's willing, to start mellowing out." " This thing has no plug." "It runs on batteries." " Great." "What do we do now?" "He helps other people." "He is there for us." "And for himself." "He is athletic." "Mens sana in sana corpo." "(Latin: "A Sound Mind in a Healthy Body")" "Let's just wait." "Maybe it will stop on its own, eventually." "But can't you tell us about when we can officially take Schlunz in with us?" "Let's be honest." "The chance of his real parents showing up is low." "That's what I think, too." "Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that he can just be placed with the first family that comes along." "Everything has to be right." "But everything is right with us." "I'd like to believe that." "We need to plug it up with something." "Are you crazy?" "The thing is flying around." "But we must do something." "We'll just say, "this thing went off by itself."" "Oh, yeah, she'll surely believe that." "You can be completely assured, the things with Schlunz will level off, you won't even notice he's there." "That would make me very happy, Mr. Schmidtsteiner." "But I am, and will remain, a realist." "Push." "If we just hadn't turned it on..." "Maybe we can practice the poem again." "But we already know it." "But it should really stick." "The kids have something..." "For heaven's sake." "Oops." ""Mrs. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Rosenbaum," "Who would believe that today's the day?" "We wish..."" "I don't want to be a monster." "Today is my Jubilee." "But I want to see you at 8 clock tomorrow in my office." "Then we will discuss things further." "You know, maybe it's better if I go." "Never." "But I'm always making trouble." "Messing up your whole life." "But then what would I do?" "Lead a normal life." "Without one to spoil things." "I don't want to." "Neither do I." "Then just stay." "But what if it doesn't turn out that way?" "It usually goes quite well." "Eventually everything comes to an end." "You," "Schlunz." "Schlunz?" "Schlunz is gone!" "Schlunz is gone!" "What?" "Oh, what a shame." "Schlunz." "We need to find him!" "Schlunz!" " All because of yesterday." " Yes." "Schlunz." "Schlunz?" "What are you screaming for?" "Here I am." "You are in a hurry to go see to Mrs. Rosenbaum." "Actually, no." "I want to go to the place where you found me." "Ah?" "I thought, maybe I could remember, how it was with my parents." "Maybe I could find them again." "Yes, okay." "If you want, we'll drive there." "But we must hurry." "Here it is." "Here's where we had our picnic." "And the ball flew into the bushes over there." "And I saw you for the first time." "So Schlunz?" "Do you remember anything?" "No." "Nothing." "Oh well." "It's time." "Rosenbaum is waiting." "What is it?" "Something stung me." "Show me." "Show me." "It hurts so much." "But there's nothing to see." "It was certainly a bee." "No, then the stinger would still be in there." "Because of the barbs." "Maybe it was a wasp." "A wasp sting would also be seen clearly." "It must have been something really small, Nele." "You were lucky again." "It probably won't even swell." "All right." "We have to go now." "So, Schlunz..." "Schlunz, stop!" "Wait!" "Schlunz!" " Do you see him?" " No." "Schlunz!" "And, it is well again?" "Almost." "But Schlunz is more important, now." "Come" "Mr. Schmidtsteiner, I've turned a blind eye long enough." " This will have serious consequences." " Yes, yes." "I will consult a police specialist." "No, don't worry." "All very inconspicuous." "Through un-official channels." "And I will support you personally in your search." "Please?" "Sturdy shoes?" " Yes, of course." "I know where it is." " Good." "I'll be right there." "We will find the boy." " Bye." " And?" " Did you see something?" " No." "Schlunz!" "We have to be quieter." "This will drive him even further away from us." "It's best if we split up." "Then it's more likely that we'll find him." "You two go down." "Lukas and I will go up." "But I want to go with you." "Well, then you're going with me." "Hit." "I'm so sorry." "So am I." "I'll get you a new pair." "Come on, we'll go straight to the optician." "And then I have a special assignment for you." "That's a good start." "Goodbye." "Ha, perfect." "In three days I'll have my new glasses." "But you can see without glasses?" "After all, we have to find the boy quickly." "Of course, I'm not quite a mole." "You'll see I'm a specialist." " And how!" " Usually..." "Look, Papa, a boy!" "Hey, wait!" "Where is he going?" "Probably home for dinner." "Hello." "Who do we have here?" "I just wanted to stop by and ask..." " About the summer job?" " Summer job." "Then I have to disappoint you." "You're too small." "Summer job." "Yeah, uh." "Why am I too small?" "Well, around the horse farm there is plenty to do." "It's hard work." " But I'm strong." " Oh?" "Well, then today we'll have a trial day." "I am Johannes." "My friends call me Johnny." "I am Sch..." "Stefan." "Okay, Stefan." "Then I'll show you the farm." "Ok." " Mr Tillschneider." " Yes." "I am glad that I have a specialist here." "Yeah, sure." "I am, so to speak, the eyes of the law." "Well, he's not down here." "Good to know." "In here." "I'll show you something special." "My brother, Jacob." "We train horses." "Is this a circus horse?" "Not yet." "Recently, he was a real problem horse." "He constantly bucked and did what he wanted." "But slowly he learns to trust us." "Although he is still trying to run away." "I think I'm also a problem horse." " What?" " Nothing, just kidding." "Ah." "How do you do that, to get a horse to trust you?" "It requires a lot of time." "Patience, love." "The horse is a flighty animal." "If it has no confidence it runs away at the slightest opportunity." "But maybe the horse has confidence and still runs away." "No, I don't think so." "When it runs away, it has no confidence." "And how do you help the horse?" "You have to show him again and again that he must have no fear." "The poor horse." "It's not poor." "I'll show you something." "Jacob." "Show him what we practiced yesterday." "This is a great vote of confidence." "Horses lie down only when they feel extremely safe." "When a person or another horse, whom they trust, keeps watch." "It's okay." "The horse trusts us." "I can't imagine our family without Schlunz." "I don't even want to imagine it." "Maybe someone here saw him." "Let's ask." "Wait a minute." "Didn't we just pass here?" "That cannot be." "Still." "No, I know my way around here." "We have to go this way." " And?" " Nice contraption." "You want to drive?" "I'd rather not." "I don't seem to have a knack for vehicles." "Ok." "If you have finished mucking here, then please do the box of the grey over there." " Yes." "After that we'll eat something, okay?" "Yes, please." "We're still going in circles." "We've already walked past that tree before." "That can't be." "But I'm pretty sure." "Really?" "Dad, really." "Hey, everything all right?" "Yes, I finished cleaning out the box." "What should I do now?" "Ok, now make a short..." "Hey, who do we have here?" "Whoa!" "Stop, wait." "I want to come." "Make it quick." "He's running away." "I must've have left the box open." " That was you?" " Yes." "We'll talk about it later." "Climb up, quickly." "We have no time to lose." "There, there is someone." "Sorry, did you perhaps see a little boy?" "About this tall." "Hello?" "Oh." "Carry on." "I think I know where he went." " Really?" " Yes, yes, yes." "I know my horses." "So, come on." " And here is the end of the farm." " We'll never find him." "We will, we'll keep searching." "We won't give up until we find him." " We won't." " But I need a break." "Five minutes." "Maybe he'll pass by." "Ok, let's do it this way:" "You stay here and I'll walk on a little further." "Maybe I'll get lucky." "But don't go away." "I don't want to have to look for you as well." "Okay." "A deer?" "No, the boy." "This looks very much like a kidnapping." "I don't think so." "Let's get closer." "In any case, it reminds me of a story." "What story?" "Of the lost sheep." "I don't know it." "The one Jesus told one day." "I know Him." " Mom and Dad have often talked about Him." " Ok." "That's the one I mean." "In any event, in the story a man has 100 sheep." "Then he suddenly notices one is missing." "What does he do?" "I don't know." "He leaves the other 99 and looks for so long till he finds that one, the hundredth." "Then he takes it upon his shoulder and carries it home." "Geez." "A sheep must be pretty heavy." "Yes." "But maybe it's injured." "And can't walk." "In any case, when he gets home, he celebrates with his friends because he found the one sheep." "Why was that?" "He still has 99 others." "The one is not that important." "However, every single one is important to him." "Especially the one that is injured." "He wasn't mad at the sheep because it ran away?" "No, he wasn't mad." "He was instead relieved that he found it." "And what's the meaning of the story?" "Well, that God looks for every individual." "Because to Him, every one is important." "He wants each of us as a friend." "As a best friend." "Therefore he seeks each of us." "God seeks me as well?" "Why?" "Have you also run away?" "Just kidding." "Of course, He is also looking for you." "There he is." "There you are." "We found you." "Yes, just relax." " Wonderful." " Why don't we just grab the boy?" "I don't want to raise attention." "We'll just wait until he's alone." "So." "Now we have to go around." "Never mind." "The main thing is we have the horse." "Yes." "Come." "Come on." "We'll take the shortcut." "Why simple when it can be complicated?" "Hi, honey!" "Nothing here either." "Where are you?" "We are here at some kind of a horse farm." "He isn't here, either." "Horse farm?" "Maybe you want to come here so we can chat a bit." "No idea where it is." "I do." "I saw horses in the pasture before." "This way." "We know where it is." "Ok." "See you soon." "Very good." "Stop." "Stop." "Come on, get up." "No, that's too bouncy." "I'd rather walk." "Okay, as you please." "I have to get back, there's work waiting." " Papa?" " Yes." "Don't they say that men cope better in the wild than women?" "Yes, why?" "I think it's cool that with us it's the other way around." "Yes, very cool." "You go that way." "I'll go this way." "We'll round him up." "Round-up?" "Us two?" "Unheard of." "Stop!" "Stand still, I said!" "Boy?" "I need a stick." "But a large one." "There's the horse farm." "Nele, you're the best scout of the Schmidtsteiner family." "Try this one." "Papa!" "Finally." "Hello." "And?" "No trace, no one saw anything." "It makes no sense..." "What should we do?" "It's best to take a stroll through the farm and then we'll comb the forest once more." "We won't give up." "Yes." "Well, where were you?" "Where were you?" "There he is!" "Mrs. Rosenbaum!" "You are really in top form today, Tillschneider." "Since when do you walk with a staff?" "Since I'm Santa Claus, you smart-aleck." "Why did you come back?" "You could have fled." "Something told me I should help." "My heart, or God." "I'm no expert on the matter." "After all, the shepherd also helped his lost sheep." "And you're also a..." "Uh..." "I mean, you had lost something down there." "Like me." "There's the Schmidtsteiners over there." "They're also looking for you." "They miss you." "You belong with them?" "Yes." "Then run, boy." "Hello." "Schlunz!" "There you are!" "Finally." "What luck." "I was so worried about you." "Don't ever do that again." " Do you hear?" " Okay." "You belong to us, Schlunz." "However, this is not quite the end." "We've run our legs off, put ourselves in mortal danger, and here the boy is already reunited with his family." "But we..." "I mean, that's not true." "Because..." "Can anyone here tell me what's going on?" "Yes, this is quite a long story." "You really want to hear it?" "Well, sure." "But first we go eat something, right?" "When he's right, he's right." "Let's see what there is." "Anyone want another bratwurst?" "Yes, when everyone takes one." "One for me as well." "I'll get it." "In two minutes there will be more ready." "Mrs. Rosenbaum." "How is the foot?" "It's not swollen." "If I'm lucky, I'll be walking normally again by tomorrow." "What a day!" "An adventurous story, Stefan." "Schlunz!" "But the shepherd, the Great Shepherd up there, is looking after you." "Yes." "So, that's it." " What is it?" " Something stung me." "Then have a look." "Oh." "My emergency glasses." "Those were your emergency glasses?" "They won't help in an emergency anymore."