"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 7:" "ALL FOR NAUGHT" "It's that big?" "I thought you meant a toy excavator." "We told you: a real excavator." "And, you want to take a drive?" "Maybe so." "Papa promised." "But today is the last day." "Are you coming?" "School will be starting any minute, now." "So, last line." "The cube network is ready." "So, who knows how to fold it, so that we get a cube?" " That's my pen!" " No, it's mine." "Ms. Niemeyer, I don't want to sit next to Basti anymore." "Ah." "Why not?" "I just sat next to him because I came late the first day of school." "This is really unfair." "Well then, pack your stuff." "Who wants to swap with Ralf?" "Well, come on." "Who wants to sit next to Basti?" "Well, we seem to have a problem." "I want you to sort it out yourselves." "You're old enough." "Why doesn't anyone like Basti?" "He's just different, somehow." "A bit weird." "Well, we're a bit weird, too." "Yes, but he always tries to turn everything into a business." "Really?" "There, look!" " Looks kind of suspicious." " The CD's?" " They look fine." " Not the CD's." "The hand over." "Something is fishy." "Hello, Mama." "Is Papa home yet?" "No." "Why?" "Oh, nothing." "A voucher for one hour construction action." "Who wants to go?" " Me!" " Cool." "Super." "I'd rather buy an ice cream and watch you dig." "Good idea." "We'll go on a really nice family outing." "Now I have an idea." "Mrs. Rosenbaum wanted to see how Schlunz has settled into the family." "Let her come along." "A family outing is the very best thing for that." " You really think so?" " Yeah, sure." "Don't you?" "Well..." "Rosenbaum." "Mr. Schmidtsteiner." "Yes." "Ok." "Right now?" "Well, it's quite unexpected, but..." "Why not?" "Yes, I'm coming." "Goethe street?" "Yes, yes, very nice." "See you soon, yes." "She's coming." "I think I don't need to say that you shall behave perfectly." "Ha, as if we ever had a problem with Rosenbaum." "Taxi." " Taxi!" " Taxi?" "Police?" "Can I drop you somewhere?" "I just got off duty." " Are you really allowed?" " Well, allowed..." "From time to time I take the car home." "Conserves the wallet." "The next morning I park the car discretely at the bureau." "Nobody notices." "Well, if you reckon." "I have to unexpectedly go to an excavator event." "In Goethe Street." "Excavator?" "Yes, then come with me." "My car is just around the corner." "I've loved excavators since I was three." "You look like it." "Hello." "What are the police doing here?" "No idea." "Hello, everyone." " Good day." " Hello, Mrs. Rosenbaum." " Hello." "This is quite something." " Can I try?" " Yeah, sure, Schlunz." "Mom, can we go?" "There's no ice cream here." "Yes, we'll go right away." "It's so boring." "Yes, super, Schlunz!" "Give me five!" "That lever!" "Schlunz, not this lever." "Parking discreetly is fun!" "My cat!" "The action yesterday was really the last straw." " And we will..." " But Schlunz is not to blame." "The police car was parked way too close." "Let me finish, please." "Tuesday at 3 o'clock we will clarify this at the Youth Services Committee meeting." "We'll decide then whether the boy can continue to stay with you." "I expect a fairly clear vote." "I would like to add, that the police car is covered by insurance." "But I'm very affected over the loss of my brand new porcelain cat." "This damage will not be covered by the insurance." "So, any more questions?" "So we'll see each other on Tuesday." "Dr. Müller, what's that supposed to mean:" "I get no car?" "Mr. Tillschneider, you parked your police car too close to the excavator." "I have to take vigorous action." "But..." " You have already totaled three vehicles this year." "Well, totaled, totaled..." "I'm sure you'll be happy with your new company vehicle." "Oh." "Does that mean I never get a car again?" "Not as long as this wonderful eco-vehicle is running." "Yes, but..." " Now what is your problem?" " Well, I..." "I can't ride a bike." "Ok." "Change of plan." "Learn to ride before going on patrol." "Or would you prefer company roller skates?" "I'm joking." "We did it again." "Congrats." "You must never give up." " I got it." " Now I'm curious." "Rosenbaum was so very excited about her demolished cat." "You don't want to buy her some stupid thing, right?" "That will calm her down." "How much does such an animal cost?" "No idea, but I think I know where to get one." "120 Euro for this ugly thing?" "But that's what we need." "But we spent all our pocket money on football shoes and shirts!" "Then we'll have to do whatever job until Tuesday." "And how do we get this "whatever" job?" "At the supermarket." "Behind the checkout are ads." "We take every job we can get." "Ok." "But first I have to see it." "Out of the way." "Hey, what are you doing?" "56, 57 58" "Only half-way there." "And tomorrow is Sunday." "We have to speed it up." "Tuesday is the all-important meeting." "Seems that way." "Morning, boys." "We overslept." "But we want to go to church, right?" "In the middle of the night?" "It is a quarter to ten." "We'll only be a few minutes late." "So, hop, hop." "We're coming." " Down there." " No, up there." "Hey, wait." "Where are you going?" "It's that way to worship." "This is a route description by Adelheid." "She's waiting for us at the finish." "And where is that?" "Yoo Hoo!" "Up here." "Here I am." "Yoo Hoo!" "What's this about?" "This has to do with today's Bible story." "Come sit down here, then we can start." "In a city lived a rich man, named Zaccheus." "He was chief tax collector and demanded a lot of money from anyone entering town." "Many people were annoyed and insulted him." "Zacchaeus had no friends." "One day Jesus came into town and everyone wanted to see Him." "The curious Zaccheus was too short to see above the crowd." "He therefore ran down the road and climbed a tree." "When Jesus passed by, He saw Zacchaeus and called out to him:" ""Come down, I want to visit your house."" "Joyfully, Zacchaeus climbed down and led Jesus to his home." "The people complained." ""Jesus went to such a mean fellow." "This is unfair."" "Zacchaeus told Jesus:" ""I'll stop with the scams."" ""Sharing is much nicer than cheating." "Half of all I posses, I will give to the poor." "And if I took too much money from someone, I'll give it back four fold."" "Jesus rejoiced." ""Today, happiness and joy has entered your house." "Your whole family is now closer to God."" "So God wants us today, to come down from our tree and invite Jesus in." "We?" "b It's you sitting in a tree." "No, we all are." "Far away from Jesus." "Huh?" "Jesus wants to be our friend." "But we're afraid to let Him get too close to us." "That's why we sit, figuratively speaking, in a tree." "I think that's very strange." "Do you always sit in a tree?" "No, not me." "I have taken Jesus into my house." "Cool." "May we come visit you later on?" "Play with Him?" "Are you asleep?" "Not if you keep babbling." "You know what I was thinking today during Adelaide's story?" "How she got into the tree?" "No, that the description of this Zach..." "Zack..." " Zick Zack Zackus guy." " Zacchaeus!" "Right!" "That it somehow exactly fits Bastian." "Right." "Whether Jesus would also visit someone like Basti?" "Definitely." "It would certainly be part of His mission, as Adelheid would say." "Do you think Basti has his good side?" " Don't know." " Okay, maybe it's our mission to find out." " Sounds like an important mission." " Exactly, we now have an mission." "It didn't work, uh." "With half of the titles, the music skips." "We want our money back." "These are second-hand goods, they don't have to function at all." " Are you totally crazy, now?" " Into the dumpster with him." "No, let me go." "Let me go." " Get in!" " No, let me go." "Hey, you can't just leave me in here." "Get me out." " Mission?" " Mission!" "Hey, are you helping the cheater now, or what?" " You want problems?" " Another time" "Oh come on, let them go." "Help. police." "Hey." "Thank you." "But why did you help me all of a sudden?" "That is our mission." "And we'll also come to your house." "To my house?" " Yes." " Ok." "Here we are." "You live there?" "Your parents must be rich." "They were rich." "They had a car accident." "Now my aunt moved in with me." " Hello, Aunt Dagmar." " Hello, Bastian." " I brought two friends." " Since when do you have friends?" "They can help you hang the laundry." "Alone it takes you forever." "No, they don't have that much time." "Now what does that mean?" "But..." "Mrs. Rosenbaum?" " Have we met?" " Jutta Rosenbaum from Social Services?" "Nonsense." "That's my unable-to-cope-with-life sister." "Fortunately I've had nothing to do with her for a long time." "Please, Aunt Dagmar." "Not that same story again." "Let's go." "Stay." "You can help Bastian with the cooking." "No, they don't have time." "I'm just going to show them the garden." "I can't do anything." "I always have to work and don't even get pocket money." "I'll inherit it all one day, but until then it's hell here." " Can we help you somehow?" " Help how?" "Well, just as friends." "Friends?" "I never had any." "Times are changing." "So..." "Well, you could make copies of MP3's." "But that's prohibited." "Oh no, you can download and copy any song." "Really?" "Cool." "Then Papa doesn't know his stuff." "He thinks it's prohibited." "Adults..." "So, I need 50 CD's burned by the day after tomorrow." "25 tomorrow." "You can get the blanks from me." "And for every burned CD, we get two Euro." " Why don't you do it yourself?" " Aunt Dagmar took away my laptop." ""It distracts you from gardening..."" "Oh well." "Just this one time." "Then we'll also have the money for the cat." " Which cat?" " Another time." "It's a long story." "Ok, then." "I'll go in the house and get you the CD's." "Tillschneider?" " Are you okay?" " Yes, just having a little break." "And number 25." "Hours later..." "Hello, guys." "It's about time for bed, I think." "We copied MP3's the whole evening." "As a paid job." "Music from the Internet?" "Don't worry." "That's all allowed." "Basti said so." "Guys, just because someone says so, it doesn't mean you can." "The CD's will be disposed of immediately." " But they belong to Basti." " Well, then give them back." " But you don't take a cent for it, ok?" " Ok." "Finally." "25 pieces, this is the first and last delivery." "Huh?" "I thought we were friends." "So we are." "We're just out of the deal." "And you can keep your money." "But why?" "You urgently wanted to buy a cat." "A porcelain cat for Rosenbaum." "Our Rosenbaum." "But, it's all the same now." "So, see you." "A porcelain cat?" "Well, with the money on my desk we have 70, 71," "72 Euro." "Quite good." "But still not enough." "Then that's it." "The hearing is in 2 hours." "Come on, let's go." "Hello, Aunt Dagmar." "There you are." "I'm hungry." "I have to ask you something." "Actually, it's me who asks the questions here." "Whom do these belong to?" "Well, to me." "Both of them?" "Or is one your sister's?" "What do I care about Jutta?" "Which one belongs to aunt Jutta?" "The small one or the big one?" " The big one." " I'll give it back to her." "Did I understand you correctly?" "Yes." "Or should I tell aunt Jutta and the entire" "Youth Welfare Office what's going on here?" "Careful it doesn't break." "And no word of where the cat came from." " A warm welcome." "Good day." " Good day." "Good day." "Come in, please." "You wait here, please." "Basti, how did you know we were here?" "I saw you go inside." "I have something for you." "Wow!" "Is this from your house?" "Did your aunt send you with it?" "I can't say anything about it." "And you'd better not either, ok?" "All right." "Thanks a lot." "I have to thank you!" "You helped me with the bad boys and also came to visit." "You're welcome." "That's our mission," "Yes, I want to emphasize I'm glad the deadline... has been reached on such short notice and hand the meeting over to our valued Mrs. Rosenbaum." "Yes, ladies and gentlemen, dear Dr. Müller," "To start I'd like to comment on the foster child situation at the Schmidtsteiners, summed up in two words:" "Extremely critical." "So, see you." " Thank you, Bastian." " Bye." " And now?" " Let's go in there and give her the cat." "Sure, and Rosenbaum will say:" ""Oh, thank you for the great cat." "Does everyone see it?" "Schlunz is still ok." "Just great."" "You got a better idea?" "I've got it." "We'll send her a text message that she should come out." " You have her number?" " Nope." " But Dad does." " And he can forward it to her right away." "Good idea." "First there was the incident in which Mrs. Rosenbaum was knocked into the city pond by an illegal firework rocket." "Thanks for the reminder." "Papa's not paying attention to his cell phone." "Or Rosenbaum." "I guess that's it, then." "And this happened last week:" "I think any comment here is superfluous." "I think we've drawn an adequate picture of the Schmidtsteiner's situation, and now begin the secret ballot." "Mrs. Rosenbaum and Mr. and Mrs. Schmidtsteiner... are of course not entitled to vote." "I'm going to stretch my legs." "Maybe there's still a chance." "Oh, you don't even know all the things we've done." "So tell me." "We slaved away a whole week." "Really?" "What did you do?" "Washed cars, hauled shopping bags," "Took out garbage, delivered newspapers," "Mowed lawns, cut roses." "It was just crazy." "We've done everything." "Oh, Schlunz." "I just don't want to get taken away from you." "If I were Rosenbaum, I'd put myself in the orphanage." "She's right." "And you're too late." "Mrs. Rosenbaum?" "I had one as a child." "And my sister had one too." "Where did you get it?" "From a friend." "Here you go." "Mrs. Rosenbaum." "Come." "Come quickly." "Ladies and gentlemen, the vote is over." "And the result is no big surprise." "Sorry, Dr. Müller, but this will surprise you." "I withdraw my request to end the temporary custody... of the Schmidtsteiner family, with immediate effect." " What, please?" " You do what?" "Yes, I was wrong." "And want the boy to stay where he is." "Families like the Schmidtsteiners have unfortunately become very rare." "Then we all gathered here completely in vain." "No, not in vain." "I got back something very precious." "So then, ladies and gentlemen," "I thank you for coming and declare this totally unnecessary session finished." "Now I need some fresh air." "Dr. Müller, please, this isn't working." "I really need a car." "I told you not as long as you service bicycle runs." "Hey, you there." "Move it." "This time it wasn't me." "Just for once."