I R A K L I C H E D I Y A

DAVID C H E D I Y A
MASTER KLOTZs
VIOLIN

or
A DAY in the LIFE of Mr.
ROSNER in BERLIN

Ao!t the oo".
Ven!e# $ Ber%in . T&o ti'e (erio)s #
*.Ber%in A(ri% *+, *-.. .
The first 'onths of /o'in0 to (o&er of the N1tion1% So/i1%ist
2er'1n 31rt4 , 1n) the first 1tte'(ts of 5fin1% so%!tion5 of so
/1%%e) 6e&ish 7!estion.
B!t the ti'e of tot1% e8ter'in1tion of (eo(%e e/1!se of their
ethni/it4 h1s not /o'e 4et .
9 :est Ber%in on *.$*+ A!0!st *-;* .
Ti'e &hen /onstr!/tion of 5Ber%in :1%%5 h1s e01n 4 the
initi1ti<e of the /o''!nist (1rt4 of the =SSR 1n) the /o''!nist
re0i'e in the 2DR 1n) the :1%% h1s )i<i)e) 2er'1n4 1(1rt 1s
1n 5iron /!rt1in5 for '1n4 4e1rs
S!''1r4#
In *-.. . The fee%in0 of fe1r of %osin0 r1re <io%in so )e(resse) the
'!si/i1n th1t one )14 in Ber%in, he re'e'ere) 1s 1 )re1)f!%
)re1'. I<io%inist /1n re1/he) ntern1% 1n) /re1ti<e free)o' on%4
1fter 1 <o%!nt1r4 e8i%e fro' N1>i 2er'1n4 .
In *-;* . In (1r1%%e% stor4 %ine is )es/rie) the f1te of 1nother
frien) of Rosner, Hein> , h!rr4in0 to 1 'eetin0 &ith 1 f1'o!s
'!si/i1n ? instr!'ent1%ist.
Hein> , 4 /oin/i)en/e, is one of the first to )ie 1t the Ber%in :1%% .


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:EST BERLIN.
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3osters, (osters, (osters A
te%%in0 the &or%) th1t BEN6AMIN
ROSNER is /o'in0 to :est Ber%in.
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31(ero4s ? o4s in /1(s
sho!t o!t in (hr1ses %e1rne) 4 he1rt#
BB E N 6 A M I N R O S N E R
in
:EST BERLINCD
BT:O DAYS ONLY ? THE *.TH AND *+TH OF A=2=ST
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B T:O CONCERTS
IN BERLIN KONZERTHA=SCD
BDO NOT DELAYCD
BM=SIC BY THE 2REAT MENDELSSOHN 3LAYED
BY THE :ORLD RENO:NED VIOLINISTCD
E E E
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Ber%in Kon>erth1!s /on/ert h1%%.
The <io%in /on/erto fin1%e &ith the Fe%i8 Men)e%ssohn
Or/hestr1 $ Con/erto in E 'inor. O(.;+.
The so%oist is &or%)$reno&ne) '!si/i1n BEN6AMIN
ROSNER.
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The 1(otheosis. The %1st stro"e of the o&. The e/st1ti/
1!)ien/e is f1s/in1te) 4 the f1'o!s <io%inists (%14in0.
The /on)!/tor th1n"s the '!si/i1n. He is ri''in0 &ith
1rtisti/ s1tisf1/tion.
The or/hestr1 rises to its feet in re/o0nition of the <io%inist.
The f1/es in the h1%%# e'otion, the (%e1s!re of the 2re1t
Men)e%ssohns &or" 1n) its <irt!oso e8e/!tion 4 '1estro Mr
Rosner.
The 1!)ien/e# s(1r"%in0 Fe&e%sG o(!%ent 1%% 0o&ns &ith )ee(
ne/"%inesG %1/" s!its 1n) )inner F1/"etsG (in/e$ne> 1n) h1n)$
he%) 11ni/o f1nsG o!7!ets of f%o&ers he%) here 1n) there 4 the
<io%inists fe'1%e fo%%o&ers.
Yes, this /on/ert, &itho!t 1 )o!t, &1s 1 '!si/1% /e%er1tion,
1s 1%&14s so e10er%4 1&1ite) 4 '!si/ %o<ers.
A((%1!se, 1((%1!seA
HBr1<o, r1<o, Benn4CI 4e%% Rosners si%<er$h1ire) frien)s, his
/%1ss'1tes 4e1rs 10o 1t Ber%ins Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/.
The '1estro o&s efore the (!%i/. The or/hestr1 H1((%1!)sI
ROSNER &ith their o&s he%) 101inst the o)ies of their <io%ins,
<io%1s, /e%%i 1n) )o!%e$1sses in the tr1)ition1% &14.
The /on)!/tor, 1t first hesit1nt%4, e8ten)s his h1n) to the
<io%inist, 1n) then, h!00in0 hi', o&s to the 1!)ien/e, s'i%es
1n) s&ift%4 he1)s off st10e.
ROSNER is h1n)e) 1s"ets f!%% of f%o&ers.
The <io%inist %e1<es the st10e, !t re(e1te)%4 /o'es 1/" on
J1t the ehest of the 1!)ien/eCKG &1<in0 1n) o&in0 he th1n"s the
(eo(%e &ho so <1%!e his t1%ent.
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The so%oists )ressin0 roo'.
The )oor o(ens 1r!(t%4G the '!si/i1n enters his s(1/io!s
roo'G he r!s his <io%in &ith 1 (ie/e of soft <e%<et 1n) /1ref!%%4
(%1/es it into its 'et1%%i/ /1se, %ine) insi)e &ith 1 soft, re)
(1))in0.
There is 1n ins/ri(tion on the <io%in /1se ? BEN6AMIN
ROSNER
BEN6AMIN, or BENNY 1s those /%osest to the '!si/i1n /1%%
hi', ROSNER 1((ro1/hes the &in)o&.
A!0!st *., *-;*.
The r1in4 &e1ther of Ber%ins s!''er. The <ie& of the /it4 in
the e<enin0 insti%s 1 s1) 'oo).
The %i0ht fro' /1rs he1)%ines is ref%e/te) on the &et t1r'1/.
Bi%%o1r) %i0htin0 f%i/"er 1%on0 the streets.
The <io%inists e4es 'eti/!%o!s%4 oser<e the 0re4 !i%)in0s,
the (1r"s, the streets /ro&)e) &ith )ri((in0 !'re%%1s, 1n) the
%1te e<enin0 )1r"enin0 si%ho!ettes of the ri)0es o<er the ri<er.
E E E
JHe !se) to st!)4 1t Ber%ins Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/G he
"no&s Ber%in &e%%, !t Mr ROSNER &1s orn 1n) 0re& !( in
Vienn1, the (%1/e &here, 1s 1 /hi%), his 4o!n0 h1n)s first (i/"e)
!( 1 <io%in 1n) e8(erien/e) the s!r(rise of the first so!n)s '1)e
4 1 o& to!/hin0 the strin0sK
E E E
R1in.
The tr1ffi/ on the streets of :est Ber%in is e1sin0.
There, /o'in0 )o&n the &i)e ste(s of the /on/ert h1%% the
1!)ien/e 0r1)!1%%4 )is(erses, f!%% of !nfor0ett1%e i'(ressions.
A f1'i%i1r s/ene for the '!si/i1n# <irt!osi/ (%14in0, 1((%1!se,
f%o&ers, tire)nessG 1s 1%&14s, 1 s%i0ht fee%in0 of )iss1tisf1/tion
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1fter 1 /on/ert (erfor'1n/eG 1 0!%( of /h1'(10neG 1 )r10 on 1
C!1n /i01r.
The /i01r s'o"e s%o&%4 )rifts 1n) )issi(1tes in the )ressin0
roo'A..
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A /1r is '1"in0 its &14 )o&n 1 &i)e 1<en!e, its %1/"
/o%o!rin0 0%istenin0 in the r1in. The /1r sto(s o!tsi)e the
'10nifi/ent !i%)in0 of the Kon>erth1!s.
S!''er r1in.
T&o '1n %e1<e the /1r ho%)in0 !'re%%1s 1n) 0o !( the ste(s.
Le1ther /o1ts, so1"e) 'o//1sinsG 'o<in0 1 %itt%e ner<o!s%4, !t
)e'!re%4.
One h1s in his h1n)s 1 s%i0ht%4 &orse$for$&e1r %1/" rief/1se,
the other ? 1 <io%in /1se.
The4 %e1<e their !'re%%1s in the /%o1"roo', 1fter &hi/h the4
'1"e their &14 ste1)i%4 1%on0 the (!r(%e /1r(et fitte) o<er the
'1r%e ste(s of the st1irs.
Se/on) f%oor. The /orri)or h1s een fi%%e) &ith the 1s"ets of
f%o&ers 0i<en to ROSNER 4 his 1)orin0 1!)ien/e 1fter the
(!%i/ (erfor'1n/e.
There, the )oor to the f1'o!s '!si/i1ns )ressin0 roo'.
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Three (eo(%e 1re sittin0 in the )ressin0 roo'# ROSNER 1n)
t&o 'en th1t h1<e 1rri<e) to t1%" !siness &ith hi'.
ROSNER# Ci01rsM I h1<e so'e fro' H11n1 &hi/h h1<e the
'ost e8tr1or)in1r4 1ro'1. 3erh1(s 1 'iner1%
&1ter or 3errierM A si( of /h1'(10neM
:EBER# Th1n" 4o!. 3%e1se )ont 0o to 1n4 tro!%e,
'1estroC
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KNHLER# No, noC
The4 th1n" the <io%inist 1n) )e/%ine.
ROSNER# H1<ent &e 'et efore, Mr :EBERM
:EBER# I) r1ther not re'e'er itC I fee% so 1&"&1r)
1o!t itA
ROSNER# A %ot of ti'e h1s (1sse). It &1sA *-.., A(ri%.
Yes, no 'ist1"e, A(ri%C An) &here &1s it th1t &e
'et 1/" thenM
:EBER# :e 'et in Mitten&1%), in the 3ost Hote%. I
re'e'er 1s if it &ere 4ester)14 ho& the Festi<1%
Or01nisin0 Co''ittee se/ret1r4 to%) !s 4o! &ere
/o'in0, FRIDA :IRT. :e &ere &1itin0 for 4o!.
If tr!th e to%), o!r on%4 interest &1s in the
<io%inA
ROSNER# Is th1t soM
:EBER# Cir/!'st1n/es, /ir/!'st1n/esA
ROSNER# I' not 1//!sin0 4o! of 1n4thin0. 2o) fori). Yes,
4o!re 1so%!te%4 ri0ht ? the /ir/!'st1n/es &ere
not the 'ost (%e1s1nt. I h1)nt /o'e to Mitten&1%)
1%one. Yo! 'i0ht re'e'er, I h1) 1 4o!n0 %1)4
&ith 'e...
:EBER# I) s14 H1 e1!tif!% r!netteI.
ROSNER# A0ree). An) 4o! "no&, I' 1/t!1%%4 <er4 0r1tef!%
to 4o!.
:EBER# Re1%%4M O!t of interest, &h4M
ROSNER# Th1ts for 'e to "no&.
:EBER# Yo! intri0!e 'e.
ROSNER# E<en so, I /1nt s14. Ri0ht, %ets (!t th1t to one
si)e. Do&n to !sinessC
:EBER# 3re/ise%4 &h4 I /1'e.
ROSNER# Di) 4o! '1"e it to the /on/ertM Mr :EBER, I h1)
the Kon>erth1!s o8 offi/e (!t so'e
/o'(%i'ent1r4 ti/"ets 1si)e in 4o!r n1'e.
:EBER# I &1s %1teC :e &ere )e%14e) 1t the /he/"(oint.
Yo! 4o!rse%f !n)erst1n), 1n o%) <io%in
J(1rti/!%1r%4 one e%on0in0 to M1ster K%ot>CK
1ro!ses e<er4ones s!s(i/ions, !t nothin0
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h1((ene), th1n" 2o)C :e &erent 1rreste) 1n)
&ere %et thro!0h. I' Fo"in0, of /o!rse, !t
ho%)in0 1 (ie/e of fine 1rt %i"e th1t is tro!%eso'e.
Besi)es, theres 1 'ore /o'(e%%in0 re1son &e
&ere )e%14e)# 4o! '!st "no& th1t %1st ni0ht,
A!0!st the *.th, 1t *1', the Co''!nist 1re1
)e/i)e) to st1rt !i%)in0 the Ber%in :1%%, &hi/h
h1s )i<i)e) the /it4 into t&o (1rts ? E1st 1n)
:est. The or)er et&een the so$/1%%e) 2er'1n
De'o/r1ti/ Re(!%i/ 1n) :est Ber%in is sh!t. It
&1s 1 re1% fe1t 0ettin0 here to 'eet &ith 4o!.
E<er4ones h1) it !( to here &ith &h1ts 0oin0 on.
ROSNER# :e 1re 1&1re of &h1ts h1((enin0. I h1) ho(e)
4o! &o!%) /o'e to the /on/ert. S!/h 1 (it4, !t
not 4o!r f1!%t, of /o!rseC The e<ents s!rro!n)in0
the Ber%in :1%%, 1s I "no&, 1re !nfo%)in0 <er4
7!i/"%4. M1n4 e%ie<e for/e &i%% e !se) to
reso%<e the iss!eC
:EBER# The sit!1tion is /riti/1%C As 4o! "no&, 1s re/ent%4
1s 4ester)14, 0ettin0 fro' :estern 2er'1n4 4
/1r or r1i%&14 &1s so'e&h1t tri/"4 !t &1s
entire%4 (ossi%e. :h1t 1o!t to'orro&M I<e no
i)e1C 3%e1se e8/!se 'e, I see' to h1<e 0ot in 1
'!))%eC 3%e1se 1%%o& 'e to intro)!/e to 4o!# &ith
'e is Mr KNHLER ? 1n e8(erien/e not1r4 fro'
M!ni/h ? 1 (rofession1% of the hi0hest or)er.
The <io%inist 0reete) the not1r4 for 1 se/on) ti'e &ith 1
0ent%e no).
ROSNER# I 1' (%e1se) to see 4o!, Mr KPh%er.
:EBER# Mr ROSNER, 4o! of /o!rse "no& 1o!t o!r, ho&
sho!%) I (!t it ? )e%i/1te 'issionC I 1' (resentin0
the 2er'1n si)e, the M!se!' of Strin0e)
Instr!'ents in Mitten&1%)C
ROSNER# An4one &ho %o<es strin0 '!si/ "no&s 1o!t
HStrin0 Cit4I in Mitten&1%) in the foothi%%s of the
A%(s ? the %1n) of the K%ot> '1ster )4n1st4.
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:EBER# An) e<en so, I /1nt /1%% '4 'ission 1 so%e'n
oneA
ROSNER# R!ite so ? it &1s 1 )iffi/!%t /1seC M1ster K%ot>s
<io%in, %i"e 1 /1(ri/io!s %1)4, 01<e 'e her f1ir
sh1re of h1ss%e 1 n!'er of 4e1rs 10o. B!t, 4o!
/o!%) 1%so s14 it &1s the other &14 ro!n)# :ithin
1 4e1r she &1s Htire)I of 'e ? )r100in0 her
1ro!n) the &ho%e of Ber%in. I' s!r(rise) she
)i)nt f1%% 1(1rt 1n) t!rn into 1 s(%inters. Its
str1n0e. Then the <io%in 0r1/ef!%%4 Hretire)I fro'
'e 1n), on '4 %ife, I si0he) &ith re%ief ? I &1s
h1((4 it h1).
:EBER# I 1(o%o0ise 101inC
ROSNER# :h1t )o 4o! h1<e to )o &ith itM :ere 4o! ser<in0
&ith the stor' troo(ersM :ere 4o! 1 'e'er of
the N1>i 31rt4 or s4'(1thise &ith Hit%erM
:EBER 2o) fori)C I' 1n or)in1r4 fifth$0ener1tion
B1<1ri1n, 1n) th1ts 1%%. I' F!st 1 ser<1nt ? I ser<e
the H'!se!' /1!seI, 1s the4 s14C
ROSNER# 2%1) to he1r itC
KNHLER# I h1<e the 1!thorit4 to 1nno!n/e th1t the K%ot>
F1'i%4 M!se!' of Strin0e) Instr!'ents h1s
)e/i)e) to ret!rn Hso'ethin0 th1t &1s %ostI to 4o!.
The Ministr4 of C!%t!re is in f!%% 10ree'ent &ith
the'. The iss!e 1t h1n) is of f!n)1'ent
i'(ort1n/e. I h1<e een /h1r0e) &ith )r1&in0 !(
the offi/i1% )o/!'ent1tion 1o!t the re/ei(t 1n)
h1n)in0 o<er of ite' n!'er...
The not1r4 t1"es so'e )o/!'ents fro' his rief/1se 1n) %e1f
thro!0h the'.
ROSNER# HLostIM HThe4I si'(%4 too" the <io%in fro' 'e.
Yes, no& its (ro1%4 not &orth 0ettin0 into the
nitt4$0ritt4 or )e%<in0 into the (1stC This ite', 1s
4o! /1%%e) it, is 1 &or" of 1rtC 3ie/e is 1 f!nn4
&or) to !se &hen t1%"in0 1o!t so'ethin0 so
0r1n). I 'e1n, 4o! &o!%)nt /1%% the Mon1 Lis1 1n
ite'C
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KNHLER# For 4o! this is M1ster M1thi1s K%ot>s <io%in, 1
H/1(ri/io!s %1)4I 1s 4o! (%e1se) to s14, !t for
'e, 1n o%) !re1!/r1t, this instr!'ent is 1 (ie/e ?
1n) /onse7!ent%4 is 1 n!'ere), <1%!1%e ite',
&hi/h I, 4o!r h!'%e ser<1nt, 1re o%i0e) to h1n)
not to 1 '!si/i1n, !t to 1 /iti>en of the =nite)
St1tes of A'eri/1, one BEN6AMIN ROSNER ? 1
0ent%e'1n &ith 1 (1ss(ort 1n) 1 (1ss(ort n!'er.
ROSNER# B!t 4o! )ei0ne) to /1%% the <io%in 1 Hn!'ere)
ite'IM
KNHLER# Yo! /1nt not n!'er the'C E<er4thin0 h1s to e
1//o!nte) forC Astron1!ts h1<e 1%% the st1rs
n!'ers, 1s f1r 1s I "no&C
ROSNER# I ho(e, the4 &ont 1ssi0n 'e ? 1 6e&ish <io%inist ?
1 n!'erC 3%e1se for0i<e 'e, I too" th1t o!t on
4o!, !t 4o! 4o!rse%f !n)erst1n)A
:EBER# :e) etter reso%<e the iss!e of ret!rnin0 it.
KNHLER# Yes, &e h1<e to h!rr4. :e h1<e to Hre1" o!tI of
:est Ber%in H1t 1%% /ostsIC :ere 'e1nt to e in
M!ni/h 4 to'orro&, so 4o!, Mr ROSNER, nee)
to (!t 4o!r si0n1t!re on 1 fe& )o/!'ents.
ROSNER# Yo!%% e s!r(rise), !t the '!se!'s )e/ision to
ret!rn the <io%in to 'e is stirrin0 !( so'e
!n(%e1s1nt 1sso/i1tions in '4 he1). A%% to )o &ith
the (1st. For t&o 'onths I tho!0ht 1o!t on%4 one
thin0 ? to 1//e(t or not to 1//e(t 4o!r offer. I
)ont &1nt to e !n0r1tef!%, !t for 'e (i/"in0 !(
this instr!'ent, &hi/h e%on0e) to M1ster K%ot>,
'e1ns ret!rnin0 to the &orr4in0 1n) /on/erns of
1/" then, !t 0i<in0 4o! 1 /1te0ori/1% HNOI
&o!%) e in/onsi)er1te oth to the '!se!', 1n)
to the :est 2er'1n 1!thorities. :h1t h1((ens if I
en)e) !( /h1n0in0 '4 'in) 1n) s14in0 Sno to the
<io%inM
:EBER# :hen &e &ere on o!r &14 to :est Ber%in, &e
&ere s!re 4o! &o!%) 1//e(t the )e/ision on/e 1n)
for 1%%. Th1ts &h4 &e /1'e. Other&ise &e
&o!%)nt h1<e 0one 1n4&here. Its (1inf!%%4
)iffi/!%t 0ettin0 into :est Ber%in. T!rne) )o&nM
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Are 4o! "i))in0M This is the &or" of M1ster
K%ot>C
KNHLER# If 4o! ref!se, 4o! &i%% h1<e to rei'!rse !s ? the
'!se!' re(resent1ti<e 1n) the not1r4, i.e. the
Hite' ret!rnI (1rt4 ? for o!r %ossesC
ROSNER# Not 1 (ro%e'.
KNHLER# I s14 101in, it &1s no e1s4 for !s to 0et to :est
Ber%in, (1rti/!%1r%4 &ith s!/h (re/io!s /1r0o. The
'1r"et (ri/e for this <io%in is &e%% "no&n.
Besi)es, ti'e is 'one4, 1s the4 s14.
:EBER# T!rne) )o&nM On &h1t 0ro!n)s /1n 4o! t!rn it
)o&n, Mr ROSNERM Its 1 HK%ot>IC HM1thi1s
K%ot>IC
ROSNER# In no &14 1' I e%itt%in0 the 1/hie<e'ents of the
0re1t '1ster, !t no& I h1<e this, %oo", in th1t /1se
there HrestsI 1 Str1)i<1ri!sC M4 (ro(ert4, I%% h1<e
4o! "no&C An) 4o!r instr!'ent, I &e%% "no&A
:EBER# Is ein0 h1n)e) to 4o! for 4o!r o&n !seA
KNHLER# For ten 4e1rsC Th1t is the (erio) 10ree) 1/" in
e1r%4 *-.9, &hi/h /1n e /onfir'e) in &ritin0. I
1ss!re 4o!, 4o!%% e 1%e to e8ten) the ter' &ith
the 10ree'ent of oth (1rties.
ROSNER# =nfort!n1te%4, 1/" then I h1)nt h1) the
o((ort!nit4 to ho%) 1n instr!'ent '1)e 4 M1ster
K%ot> &hen I &1s (%14in0 in (!%i/. Mr :EBER,
1s 1 '1tter of interest, is the <io%in sti%% in 0oo)
/on)itionM
:EBER# Mint /on)ition. :o!%) 4o! %i"e to h1<e 1 %oo"M
ROSNER# NoC No &14C 6!st %oo"in0 1t th1t o%) /1se, &hi/h
I<e "no&n for so %on0, 0i<es 'e 1%% sorts of
)ifferent fee%in0sC
:EBER# Are 4o! 1/t!1%%4 s14in0 Sno to the <io%inM
ROSNER# E<en this 'ornin0 I &1s so %oo"in0 for&1r) to o!r
'eetin0, !t no&A I !n)erst1n) I /1nnot /1rr4 on
(%14in0 M1ster K%ot>s <io%inC An), &e%%, h1n0in0
1 '1ster(ie/e %i"e th1t on the &1%%, 1s 4o! /1n see,
&o!%) e 1n 1/t )e<oi) of /ons/ien/eC
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He %it 1 /i01r, &ent !( to the &in)o& 1n), st1n)in0 &ith his
1/" to the /it4, fo%)e) his 1r's 1/ross his /hest.
KNHLER# A not1r4 )oes not %oo" for 1 re1son. I /1n on%4
st1te the f1/t of 4o!r t!rnin0 )o&n the <io%in, 1n)
/onse7!ent%4, fi%% o!t 1%% the )o/!'ent1tion 1n)
'o<e on. M4 'ission &i%% h1<e een e8h1!ste).
:EBER# L1st &or), Mr. ROSNER.
ROSNER# After '1n4 4e1rs on the ro1), ret!rnin0 to 1 on/e
/herishe), !t ostin1te &o'1n /1n %e1<e 4o!
)efiniti<e%4 )isen/h1nte). For0i<e 'e.
:EBER# Yo!re 1 str1n0e 3ERSON.
KNHLER# A &o'1n, 101inM
ROSNER# Yes, I<e 1%&14s 1sso/i1te) <io%ins &ith 1 %1)4.
So'eti'es I f1%% in %o<e 1t first si0ht, !t
so'eti'es I h1<ent e<en %1i) 1 fin0er on so'e
Site's $ 1s 4o! s14 $ '1)e 4 res(e/te) '1sters. I
&1s 1t first, of /o!rse, f1s/in1te) 4 the instr!'ent
4 M1ster K%ot>, fro' the first so!n)A ho&e<er,
it t!rne) o!t 1/" then th1t o!r Hfrien)shi(I &1s
not (ossi%e. Yo! &e%% "no&, 4o! /1nt ste( into
the s1'e ri<er t&i/e.
:EBER# HYo! /1nt for/e %o<eI, 1s the4 s14C Mister
KNHLER, fi%% e<er4thin0 o!t 1s is ne/ess1r4, 1n)
%ets 0et o!t of here. I' sorr4, <er4 sorr4 1o!t
this.
ROSNER# An) 4et# I) %i"e to e%ie<e th1t 4o! !n)erst1n)
'4 )e/ision 1n) &ont F!)0e 'e.
KNHLER# 6!)0e 4o!M I' not (1i) to F!)0e (eo(%e. Yo! &i%%
(14 1 fine, th1ts 1%%.
:EBER# I tr!st the re1son ehin), 1n) the /ontents of, o!r
/onfi)enti1% 'eetin0 &i%% /ontin!e to re'1in
se/ret. Its in neither or o!r interests th1t the
'!si/1% /o''!nit4 %e1rn of the '1estros
reFe/tion of 1n instr!'ent '1)e 4 M1thi1s K%ot>.
ROSNER# Oh, 7!iteC I "no& ho& to "ee( 7!iet.
KNHLER# Jh1n)s )o/!'ents to <io%inist to si0nK# Here 4o!%%
see the fee th1t 4o!%% h1<e to (14 for o!r tro!%eC
*9

ROSNER re1/hes into his (o/"et for his /he7!e oo" 1n)
)oes e<er4thin0 the not1r4 re7!ires of hi', 1n)
si0ns the (1(ers.
The 0!ests s14s 0oo)4e to Mr ROSNER &ho, so'e&h1t
re0retf!%%4, 0r1>es 1 h1n) o<er the o%) /1se ho%)in0 the instr!'ent
th1t he h1s F!st t!rne) )o&n.
E E E
A!0!st *., *-;*.
9.#+L
The <io%inist is 1%one.
He sits in 1 %1r0e %e1ther 1r'/h1ir, s'o"es 1 /i01r, %oo"s 1t his
ref%e/tion in the 'irror 1n) there ? 1 s'i%e of re0ret )istorts his
f1/e.
Yes, 1 %ot of ti'e h1s (1sse) sin/e then.
No& the 'e'ories '1"e '1estro ROSNER s'i%e itter%4, !t
in those )ist1nt )14s the ho(e%essness of the sit!1tion 'e1nt he
&1s <er0in0 on 1 ner<o!s re1")o&n.
Me'ories, 'e'oriesA
3 A R T T : O
F E A R
JA fe& e(iso)es fro' the 4o!n0 6e&ish '!si/i1ns %ife in Ber%inK
E E E
M!si/ in the 1/"0ro!n)# HI STILL HAVE MY S=ITCASE IN
BERLINI s!n0 4 M1r%ene Dietri/h.
The 'e'ories fro' 9@ 4e1rs 10o t1"e Mr ROSNER 1/" to
Ber%in 1t the t!rn of the 9@th /ent!r4.
The 'e%o)ies of M1r%ene Dietri/hs son0s 1%tern1te) &ith
those of N1>i '1r/hes, 1se) on the /onte8t of e<ents.
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HHORST :ESSELI /1n es(e/i1%%4 often e he1r).
E E E
$
E(iso)e L
BERLIN.
E1r%4 *-.@s.
The first 'onths of N1>i r!%e.
A%'ost )o/!'ent1r4$st4%e, %1/"$1n)$&hite shots#


E1r%4 'ornin0.
The /it4 is &1"in0.
Street /%e1ners 1re s&ee(in0 the ro1)s. Mi%"'en 1re h1n)in0 o!t
)r!'s of 'i%" to sho( o&ners. Fresh$o!t$the$o<en re1) 1n)
1"e) 0oo)s 1re ein0 ro!0ht to the re1) st1%%s fro' the
1"eries. B1re%4 1n4one is on the tr1's th1t 1((e1r, th!n)erin0
1%on0 the r1i%s. D!st'en e'(t4 ins into &1itin0 /1n<1s$to((e)
)!st/1rts.
:1ter s(r14s o!t of enor'o!s r!er hoses onto the streets.
Sh!tters 1re ein0 o(ene) !( here 1n) there !( on the hi0h$rise
!i%)in0s ? &o'en 1((e1r on the 1%/onies &e1rin0 1(rons. First
the4 &1ter the f%o&ers, then the4 e4e the street fro' 1o<e, their
01>e to the 0%oo'4 Ber%in s"4 1n) then t1%" to nei0ho!rs, &ho
1re %e1nin0 o!t on their &in)o&si%%s to &his(er the' H0oo)
'ornin0I &ith 1 no) of the he1)#
$ 2oo) Mornin0C
$He%%o,C
$ Loo"s %i"e ni/e &e1ther to)14, )ont 4o! thin"M
$ Yo! )ont s14C M4 h!s1n)s Foints st1rtin0 (%14in0 !( 101in
4ester)14. :hi/h (ro1%4 'e1ns r1in.
$ Its 1 s!re si0nC Nothin0 4o! /1n )o 1o!t itC :e%% F!st h1<e
to )r10 o!r !'re%%1s 1ro!n) &ith !sC
$ Aso%!te%4.
As )1&n s%o&%4 re1"s, the )1r" 0re4 streets 0r1)!1%%4 /h1n0e
/o%o!r, t!rnin0 si%<er4 in the first r14s of 'ornin0 s!n.
There is no r1in in si0ht. The he1<4 /%o!)s )r!)0in0%4 (!%%
1(1rt, re<e1%in0 %on0 stri(s of %!e s"4.
A s!nn4 'ornin0.
*+

The first (1ssers$4 h!rr4in0 1ro!n) on their err1n)s 1((e1r,
1%on0 &ith /1r 1n) &10ons /1rr4in0 t1n"s f!%% of "erosene.
Tr1)ers 1re o(enin0 !( their st1%%s 1n) sho(s, %iftin0 !( the
sh!tters ? 1n) here /o'e the first /h1n/e !4ers# t1"in0 ho'e
&1r' 10!ettes, !ns, ott%es of 'i%"A
E<er4thin0 is 1s it !s!1%%4 1n) )o00e)%4 is ? fro' the 0et$0o
2er'1n or)er sho&s its /ontro% o<er the %1&$1i)in0 /it4
)&e%%ers, !t there is 1nother Ber%in ? 1 /it4 of Bohe'i1ns 1n)
)e1!/her4, of h1r)$nose) /ri'in1%s, 1n) thie<es 1n) %oo)ie)
"ni<esG 1 /it4 of os/ene rh4'es in the 1ir, of )r!0 1))i/ts,
ho'ose8!1%s, (rostit!tes 1n) 01n0sters.
Ber%ins !n)er&or%) &1s sti%% 1s%ee(# its )re1's fi%%e) &ith the
fo!% %1n0!10e of street fi0hts, !rstin0 &ith the stret/he) f1/es of
1n1e'i/ 'or(hine 1n) /o/1ine %o<ers, of /it4 )&e%%ers shrie"s 1s
the4 1re roe) 4 thie<es, &ho )!'( their e'(tie) &1%%ets into
the tr1sh. These )re1's 1re fi%%e) &ith the soin0 of %1)ies of
e1s4 <irt!e, e1ten %1/"$1n)$%!e 4 their (i'( '1sters, 1n)
&ith the so!n)s of 1 t1n0o 1n) 1 Ch1r%estonA
The /1(it1%s entert1in'ent <en!es 1re in no h!rr4 to he1<e
o(en their sh!tters 1t this !n0o)%4 ho!r# $ Its sti%% 1 %on0 ti'e ti%%
the e<enin0 1n) 1 res(e/t1%e 0ent%e'1n, s!/h 1s Herr MT%%er,
&ho s/!rries to his /%er"s offi/e e1r%4 in the 'ornin0, 1%1s Jor
(erh1(s th1n"f!%%4K )oes not fre7!ent /11rets 1n) other s!/h
see)4 (%1/es.
B!t no&, the )1&nin0 of 1 r1n) ne& er1# the stor' troo(ers,
)o0s f1ithf!% to the N1tion1% So/i1%ist (1rt4 ? the &inners 1t the
%1st e%e/tions.
S!s(i/io!s$%oo"in0 4o!n0sters &1n)er in (1/"s, !t for %on0er
)ist1n/es the4 (refer ho%)in0 on to tr!/"s, %1rin0 Horst :esse%s
son0 1t the to( of their <oi/es, 1 son0 he1r) 'ore 1n) 'ore on
the r1)io sin/e .@ 61n!1r4 *-.., )ro&nin0 o!t the 'e%o)i/ tones
of Ber%iners e%o<e) M1r%ene Dietri/h.
An) so, t&o tr!/"s th!n)er o<er the /o%es of one of Ber%ins
'1n4 streets, t1"in0 stor' troo(s so'e&here, or r1ther 4o!n0
(eo(%e &ho h1<e s!n0 the'se%<es ho1rse &ith son0s of the ne&
ti'es, (eo(%e &ho &o!%) h1n0 the (oorest 1n) 'ost &ret/he)
e%)er%4 6e& fro' the ne1rest (ost &itho!t 1 se/on)s hesit1tion ?
(eo(%e &ho Jto their 'in)K 1re the 0re1test e<i% on this E1rth.
*L

An) there, st100erin0 1%on0, 1 )r!n" <10r1nt /o'es
>i0>100in0 )o&n the ro1) JB%!'enstr1sse, for inst1n/eK, he1)in0
to&1r)s his fi%th4 1se'ent of 1 hi)eo!t, &hen he s(ots Fr1!
Ke("e ? so'ethin0 %i"e th1t ? 1n) ti(s his 0r!4 h1t to her, 1n)
&ith 1 sho!t, 0reets the (%!'( 2er'1n %1)4#
$ 2oo) 'ornin0 to 4o!, )e1r %1)4C
$ Mornin0, 'ornin0, $ the %1)4 1ns&ers, then %o!)%4 1))ressin0
the entire nei0ho!rhoo) &ith the Ht&o &or)sI, $ Not %on0 no&C
O!r FThrer &i%% soon rin0 or)er to the (%1/eC
As if in res(onse, so'eone t!rns on the r1)io, thron0in0 the
1ir &ith the !i7!ito!s Horst :esse% 'e%o)4#
$ HB1nners !(AI
Ber%in &e%/o'es the ne& )14 &ith 1 son0 (enne) 4 one of
the to&ns (e))%ers &ho &1s re/ent%4 '!r)ere) 4 the s1'e t4(e
of s/!' of so/iet4 ? 1 /o''!nist &ith 1 /ri'in1% (1st, &ho &1s
%1ter sent in 1 f%1sh to Hthe other &or%)I 4 :esse%s (1%s in
ret1%i1tion.
Ho&e<er, the stor' troo(ers 1n) (1rt4 %e1)ers '!/h$%o<e)
h4'n h1s re'1ine) ? 1n) fro' )14re1" it fi%%s the /it4 1ir, 1s if
1s 1 &1rnin0 to oth 4o!n0 1n) o%) Ber%iners#
$ Different ti'es 1re here, /iti>ensC R!ite )ifferent ti'esC
E(iso)e ;
BEN6AMIN JBENNYK ROSNERs <oi/e, o<er%1i) 4 shots of
'ornin0 in Ber%in#
$ After 0r1)!1tin0 fro' '!si/ s/hoo% in Vienn1, sti%% 1
(ro'isin0 4o!n0 <io%inist, I &1s )eter'ine) to /ontin!e '4
e)!/1tion not in A!stri1, !t in Ber%in, in the Hi0her S/hoo% of
M!si/, !n)er 3rofessor CARL FLESCH, &ho h1) ret!rne) to
2er'1n4 fro' B1%ti'ore Jin the =SAK 1n) in *-9Q he1)e) the
HVio%in C%1ssI.
A%so in *-9Q, h1<in0 &1<e) 0oo)4e to '4 (1rents, I 1rri<e)
in Ber%in, rente) 1 roo' in 1 /o''!n1% f%1t ne1r 2!st1< A)o%f$
3%1t>, 1n) s!//essf!%%4 (1sse) '4 e81's in the Hi0her S/hoo% of
*;

M!si/, the Conser<1tor4, 1n) in the s(1/e of ne1r%4 fi<e 4e1rs
hone) '4 (%14in0 s"i%%s !n)er M1estro FLESCH.
The res!%ts of '4 '!si/1% e)!/1tion &ere so i'(ressi<e th1t
1t the en) of *-.9 JDe/e'er 9+K, 1t 1 for'1% 01therin0 of the
Hi0her M!si/ S/hoo%s (rofessors 1n) st!)ents Jto '4 s!r(rise
1n) i''ense )e%i0htCK 1 s(e/i1% )e/ision 4 the re/tor4 &1s
1nno!n/e).
E E E
E(iso)e O
De/e'er 9+, *-.9.
*Q#@@
Conser<1tor4 H1%%.
For'1% 01therin0.
3rofessor FLESCH 1s"s to s(e1".
A((%1!se.
CARL FLESCH# 2ent%e'enC Yo!r 1ttention, (%e1seC :e ?
the Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/ 1n) the
M!se!' of Strin0e) Instr!'ents in Mitten&1%) ?
1re 0i<in0 M1ster K%ot>s <io%in to o!r st!)ent,
ROSNER, to !se for ten 4e1rsC BENNY, 4o!r
t1%ent h1s e1rne) 4o! this 0re1t hono!r. M4 'ost
he1rt$fe%t /on0r1t!%1tionsC In A(ri% ne8t 4e1r 4o!
&i%% t1"e 4o!r s"i%%s to the tr1)ition1% M!si/
Festi<1% in Mitten&1%), in the irth(%1/e of the
K%ot> f1'i%4 <io%ins '1sters.
ROSNER# This is 1 h!0e hono!r for 'eC
CARL FLESCH# No&, &ere 1%% intereste) to "no& &h1t
4o! &i%% s!r(rise the '!si/$s1<<4 2er'1n (!%i/
&ithM :h1t &i%% 4o! (%14 there, if its not 1 se/retM
ROSNER# Men)e%ssohn$B1rtho%)4C
A((%1!se.
CARL FLESCH# :on)erf!%C I &ish 4o! &e%%C
VOICES# Br1<o, Br1<oC :e%% )one, BENNYC
*O

Th1ts ho& the4 h1n)e) 'e M1ster K%ot>s <io%in.
M4 h1((iness "ne& no o!n)s.
$
E(iso)e Q
E<er4thin0 &ent on 1s !s!1%. I &or"e) %i"e 1n o8. M1estro
)i)nt hi)e ho& s1tisfie) he &1s &ith '4 res!%ts.
No, no, &e &ere /ert1in th1t 1 f!rore &1s ine<it1%eC
E E E
It h1((ene) 1%re1)4 1fter the i%%$f1te) )14 ? 61n!1r4 .@, *-..
? the )14 &hen the N1>i 31rt4 1/t!1%%4 /1'e to (o&er, &hen o%)
Hin)en!r0 '1)e Hit%er Rei/hs"1n>%er JCh1n/e%%or of 2er'1n4K.
One )14 JA(ri% O or Q, I )ont re'e'er e81/t%4 &hi/hK the
'1estro 1n) I, 1s &e often )i), st14e) so'e ti'e in 1 s'1%% /1fU
in Ber%in /1%%e) Ber%o01 ? o((osite o!r '!si/1% instit!tion.
:e )r1n" /offee, 1te /1"es, 1n) /h1tte)A
S!))en%4 the (rofessor to!/he) on the s!Fe/t of the
!(/o'in0 Festi<1% in Mitten&1%), &hi/h &1s tr1)ition1%%4 he%)
on/e e<er4 three 4e1rs.
CARL FLESCH# BENNY, I' re1%%4 0%1) th1t 4o!
%o<e Men)e%ssohn so '!/h, !tA
ME# 3ro%e'sM
CARL FLESCH# :e%%, )ont 4o! re1) the (1(ersM
Loo" 1ro!n) 4o!, 1t the <er4 %e1st.
ME# I (%14 <io%in fro' )1&n ti%% )!s".
CARL FLESCH# An) it sho&s. Yo! h1<e s!//ee)e) 1s 1
'!si/i1n !t H%oo" o!t the &in)o&I. Loo"
1t &h1ts h1((enin0, F!st %oo" 1t itC :ere
in for ro!0h ti'es 1he1).
ME# Are 4o! t1%"in0 1o!t th1t 6e&$fe1rin0
'1)'1n Hit%erM M4 nei0ho!r, Fr1!
SCHE=BNER s14s th1t horne) /h1r1/ter
&ont %1st h1%f 1 4e1r in (o&erC
*Q

CARL FLESCH# Hit%er h1tes 6e&sC
ME# Yes, !t &e h1<e eno!0h ene'ies
&itho!t Hit%erC
CARL FLESCH# B!t F!st i'10ine# Men)e%ssohn, the 6e&ish
/o'(oser, (%14e) 4 Rosner, the 6e&ish
'!si/i1n, &ith F%es/h, the 6e&ish
/on)!/torC :ith th1t, '4 o%) frien), the
R1i of M!ni/h, &ho is 1 i0
Men)e%ssohn f1n, is 1%so 0oin0 to e sittin0
in Mitten&1%) f1'o!s /on/ert h1%%. Its
(r1/ti/1%%4 1 s4n10o0!eC At %e1st /h1n0e
the /o'(oser. T1"e so'ethin0 fro' 4o!r
2er'1n re(ertoire or, 1t &orst, (%14
T/h1i"o<s"4s <io%in /on/erto ? 1n0e%i/
'!si/ in)ee). 3%!s 4o! (erfor'e)
T/h1i"o<s"4s first <io%in /on/erto in
H1'!r0 the 4e1r efore %1st )!rin0 the
st!)ent ho%i)14s. A fe& rehe1rs1%s 1n)
e<er4thin0 &i%% e shi(sh1(e, '4 frien)C
:e%%, F!st '1"e 1 )e/isionC
ME# Do /1%' 4o!rse%f, '1estroC Antise'itis'
&i%% ne<er serio!s%4 1ffe/t !s. I 'e1n, of
/o!rse, 4o! 'i0ht /o'e 1/ross so'e
e<er4)14 e8/esses, !t th1ts it. :e 1re
1(o%iti/1% '!si/i1ns 1n) nothin0 'ore. I'
not e<en 1 2er'1n /iti>en.
CARL FLESCH# Th1t so!n)s <er4 n1V<e,
4o!n0 '1n. E<er4)14 e8/essesC
ME# Yo! thin" th1t if I )ont (%14 Men)e%ssohn
the N1>is &i%% sto( (erse/!tin0 the 6e&sM
CARL FLESCH# So'eti'es it see's th1t 4o!r
(erfor'1n/es 1t the Festi<1% 'i0ht &e%% not
h1((en 1t 1%%. I s1i), H'i0htIC C1!tion is 1
<1%!1%e 1sset these )14s, !t, I /onfess,
these 1re F!st the 1ss!'(tions of 1n o%),
s%i0ht%4 /o&1r)%4 (rofessorC
ME# Co&1r)%4M
CARL FLESCH# :e%%, F!st 1 %itt%eC I &1nt to ho(e th1t the
1!thorit4 of the Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of
*-

M!si/ &i%% not 1%%o& (o%iti/i1ns or their
1//o'(%i/es to interfere &ith the s1/re)
1rts. 3%!s, the Festi<1% is 1n intern1tion1%
e<ent. It see's to 'e th1t 1t the e0innin0
of their ti'e in (o&er the N1>is &o!%)
01in %itt%e 4 o((osin0 1 '!si/1%
/e%er1tion. 3%!s, I &1s to%) 4 (eo(%e in
the "no& th1t there 1re 1 %ot of (eo(%e in
the N1tion1%$So/i1%ist 31rt4 &ho 1re
)e/ent, e)!/1te) 1n) %o41% to h!'1nisti/
i)e1%s, 1n) )ont fin) this /%o&n Hit%er to
their %i"in0.
ME# Then &e%% (%14 T/h1i"o<s"4 ne8t ti'e,
!t this s(rin0, )e1r M1estro, %et the <io%in
of 2er'1n4s M1ster K%ot> (14 ho'10e to
the t1%ent of Men)e%ssohn, the 6e&. The4
)eser<e e1/h otherC
The '1estro &1<e) his h1n).
CARL FLESCH# FineC A0ree). Yo!<e /on<in/e) 'e.
Let it 1%% e the &14 it &1s (%1nne).
ME# Men)e%ssohns '!si/ sho!%) so!n)
e<er 'ore '1Festi/ to s(ite the N1>isC
CARL FLESCH# Yo! s%4 o%) )o0, BENNYC
6e&ish 1n) so /!nnin0C
ME# An) (erh1(s I' 2er'1n or,
&orst /1se s/en1rio, It1%i1nM
CARL FLESCH# As the N1>is s14, 4o!, 4o!n0 '1n, h1<e
H&ron0 noseIC :hi/h 'e1ns 4o!re 1 6e&,
1n) 1 /!nnin0 oneC
:e st1rte) %1!0hin0 %o!)%4.
ME# I ho(e the )1te of '4 (erfor'1n/e &ont
e /h1n0e)M Are &e sti%% on for A(ri% the
9@thM
9@

CARL FLESCH# Yes, Th!rs)14, A(ri% 9@, *-.. it is. 21rWon,
t&o /o0n1/s 1n) 1nother t&o /offees Jhe
1s"s the &1iterK.
ME# B!t (rofessor, I' F!stA
CARL FLESCH# One s'1%% 0%1ss, '4 o4, &ont )o 4o! 1n4
h1r'. B!t no 'ore, no 'ore. :e h1<e to
)rin", &e re1%%4 )o, to 4o!r i'(en)in0
s!//ess 1n) to M1ster K%ot>s <io%in.
In)ee) the4 s14, H1 Yi) h1n0e) hi'se%f for
the Co'(1n4IC
ME# I%% )o it.
CARL FLESCH# No, no, this is the st1rt of 1 ri%%i1nt /1reer.
Yo!re 1 <er4 t1%ente) <io%inist. The ti'e
&i%% /o'e &hen 4o!%% h1<e 1 <io%in 4 the
0re1t Str1)i<1ri!s in 4o!r h1n)s to sho&
off. B!t for no&, '1"e frien)s &ith th1t
i'(e//1%e instr!'ent, '1)e 4 the
2er'1n '1ster fro' Mitten&1%). Be%ie<e
1n e8(erien/e) '!si/i1n ? fort!ne &i%%
1%&14s e on 4o!r si)eC BENNY, %oo"
1fter 4o!r 2o)$0i<en 0ift 1n) in/re1se it
&ith h1r) &or". To 4o!C To M1ster K%ot>s
%e01/4 1n) to 'e 1s &e%%, 2o) )1'n itC
ROSNER# M1estro, it is 1 0re1t (%e1s!re to e /1%%e) 4o! st!)entC
To 4o!r he1%thC
Th1t e<enin0, '4 he1) &1s s(innin0 F!st 1fter th1t one ? one
0%1ss of /o0n1/G 1fter 1%%, it &1s the first 0%1ss I)
e<er h1).
Then, I 0r1)!1%%4 soere) !(, /1'e to '4 senses, 1n) /1%'%4
1//o'(1nie) the '1estro ho'e.
E E E
B!t (re/ise%4 th1t e<enin0, on the &14 ho'e, re'e'erin0 the
%oo" of 1%1r' on the (rofessors f1/e &hen he s(o"e 1o!t the
(o%iti/s of the N1>is, the st1rt of the o((ressin0 of the 6e&s, the
H1)<1nt10esI of T/h1i"o<s"4 o<er Men)e%ssohn, I first
e8(erien/e) th1t fee%in0 of FEAR th1t I h1)nt (re<io!s%4 "no&n,
the fee%in0 of %e1" !n/ert1int4 EMER2IN2 INSIDE ME, !t
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<er4 soon the H/!%(rit of the 1%1r'I h1) een i)entifie)# the first
0%1ss of /o0n1/ I) e<er h1)C
I re%18e) 1n), h!''in0 the 'e%o)4 fro' the fi%' B%!e An0e%,
7!i/"%4 he1)e) ho'e, /1ref!%%4 /r1)%in0 in '4 1r's the /1se
ho%)in0 M1ster K%ot>s <io%in.
E E E
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Ber%in. *-...
A t4(i/1% 'ornin0 1t n!'er .. on 2%T/"%i/hstr1sse ? 1n o%),
&e%%$!i%t Ber%in ho!se. SV resi)ents in the /o''!n1% f%1t e1/h
0reete) the ne& )14 in their o&n &14# r!nnin0 )o&n the %on0
/orri)or, 1n0in0 1n) /r1shin0 in the "it/hen, 1 )iss1tisfie)
0r!'%in0 4 the )oor to the 1throo' or the toi%et, so!n)s fro'
the r1)io, /on<ers1tions, %1)ies 0ossi(in0A
A 4o!n0 '1n JBENNY ROSNERK 0oes o!t onto the 1%/on4,
/%!'si%4 &1<in0 his 1r's 1ro!n) ? 1s if 1tte'(tin0 'ornin0
e8er/ises. Fro' )ee( insi)e the roo', M1r%ene Dietri/h /1n e
he1r) sin0in0 on the r1)io.
E E E
BENNY ROSNER e8(%1ins#
In o!r f%1t there %i<e) %o)0ers Jin/%!)in0 'eK &ho rente)
roo's fro' the o&ner, 1 Mr KRA=SE, &ho o&ne) fi<e$roo'
1(1rt'ents on the se/on) f%oor, ri0ht 1o<e 1 (! /1%%e) the
He%%es?Ber0s/h%oss?ier.
In the roo' ne8t to 'ine %i<e) 1 /11ret sin0er 1n) )1n/er ? 1
(rett4 thin0 /1%%e) MARIKA ERDELY.
She s%e(t )!rin0 the )14, 1n) &hen e<enin0 /1'e she &ent to
&or".
MARIKA /1'e to Ber%in fro' B!)1(est 1n), 1s &ith 1%%
/11ret sin0ers, she )re1'e) 1o!t &or"in0 in 31ris. So
)es(er1te%4 &1ntin0 to 0et on 1 tr1in fro' Ber%in to 31ris, the
2er'1n /1(it1% &1s F!st 1 sto(o<er (oint for MARIKA.
E(iso)e *@
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MARIKA 1n) I often s1& e1/h other in the 'ornin0s on the
st1ir&e%% in the ho!se, &hen I &1s he1)in0 to the Conser<1tor4
1n) she, 7!ite the o((osite, &1s ret!rnin0 ho'e fro' &or", 1s in
the HBer%in Be1r C!I /11ret.
:hen &e 'et, MARIKA &o!%) 0ent%4 to!/h '4 h1n), 1n) &e
&o!%) stri"e !( 1 /onser<1tion.
MARIKA# BENNY, 4o!<e (!t on &ei0ht 101inC
JIn tr!th, she &1s ri0ht# I &1s 1%&14s Hsne1"in0I s&eet 1n)
re1)4$t4(e thin0s, 1n) I %o<e) fine &ines 1n) %i7!e!rsK
ME# JBr1>en%4 )en4in0 '4 /h!inessK
Aso%!te%4 notC Yo! F!st thin" th1tC
MARIKA# I "no& <er4 &e%% 4o! /1nt 0o (1st Mrs His%ers
1"er4 &itho!t 1 se/on) %oo"C Dont 0o o<ero1r)
on the s&eet 1n) re1)4$t4(e thin0s. No&, F!st
%oo" 1t 'eC
Ri0ht then she 0r1e) onto her thi0hs &ith oth h1n)s
(ro<o/1ti<e%4, s(!n on the s(ot 1n) r1>en%4 st!/" o!t her
1/"si)e, re(e1tin0 the s1'e (hr1se.
MARIKA# Ah, '4 o4, on%4 31ris /1n 1ss!10e 'eC On%4
31risC
ME# :e%%, there 1re eno!0h entert1in'ent <en!es in
Ber%inC Yo!re e1!tif!%, (o(!%1r, h1<e 4o!r o&n
/ir/%e of '1%e f1ns 1n) erser" fe'1%e f1ns, 4o!
e1rn &e%% 1n), I' s!re, 4o!%% soon e/o'e 1 st1r
of E!ro(e1n /11retC
M4 &or)s of (r1ise '1)e her %1!0h.
MARIKA# Th1n" 2o) I<e een %o!n0in0 1ro!n) in e)
1%re1)4 1n) th1t h1<ent seen th1t 0re4 'onstrosit4
o!tsi)e the4 /1%% Ber%in. An) the /11ret 1rs here
1re on%4 refine) (!s. The 3r!ssi1ns h1<e no
i'10in1tion. I sho!%) e %i<in0 %ife to the f!%%, 1n)
9.

seein0 not 4o! e<er4 'ornin0, '4 %itt%e one, !t
the s1i%s s(innin0 on the Mo!%in Ro!0e, or 1t the
<er4 %e1st, the Eiffe% To&er.

E E E
Then she %oo"e) intent%4 1t her 1ttr1/ti<e re1sts,
&hi/h &ere 1%'ost f!%%4 !n/o<ere) for the &or%)
to see, t!00e) the (%!n0in0 ne/"%ine of her ti0ht$
fittin0 )ress )o&n 1n), s(ottin0 'e %!sh, f%!n0
herse%f 1t 'e.
ME# H1<e 4o! 0one '1)C Fr1! Sont10 &i%% thro& !s
oth o!t of the &in)o&C She 0oes to see H1ns
A8'1n the 'i%"'1n 1t this ti'eC More to the
(oint, I' en010e)C
MARIKA# BENNY, 4o! "no& th1t its &o'en th1t '1in%4
0et 'e 0oin0C Dont 0et !(set. I' /ert1in%4 not
(%1nnin0 on 0ettin0 '1rrie) to 4o!, 1n) Fr1!
Sont10 is 1 'onsterG %et her 0o 1n) t1"e /1re of her
f1t$otto'e) 2er'1n &o'en, &ho 0et !( to 0o)$
"no&s$&h1t 1fter their S!n)14 ser<i/es 1t Ch!r/hC
B!t /o'e on, BENNY, &h4 )ont &e 0o to 31ris
to0etherM I%% sin0 1n) )1n/e, 1n) 4o!%% (%14 the
fi))%e in, %ets s14, the Mo!%in Ro!0eC At the <er4
&orst 4o!%% e entert1inin0 (eo(%e on the
Ch1'(s$E%4sUes ? street '!si/i1ns 0et (%ent4 of
'one4C
ME# H1<e 4o! for0otten 101in th1t I h1<e 1 fi1n/UeM
Mo!%in Ro!0eM Ch1'(s$E%4sUesM If on%4 '1estro
CARL FLESCH /o!%) he1r 4o! no&C
After this &e &ent o!r se(1r1te &14s ti%% the ne8t 'ornin0.
Yes, she )i)nt hi)e th1t she &1s 1ttr1/te) 'ost%4 to &o'enG
!n)ers/orin0 her H1/ti<eI e0innin0, MARIKA
ERDELY re0!%1r%4 )resse) in %1/"$1n)$&hite
'ens s!its.
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C%ose$fittin0 F1/"ets, f%1re) tro!sers, &hite shirts &ith 0o%)
/!ff%in"s 1n) thi/" ties of <1r4in0 /o%o!rs or si%" s/1r<es ? th1t
&1s her st4%e.
She %oo"e) <er4 e%e01nt )resse) th1t &14, 1n) e<en 'ore so
&hen she )e/or1te) her e1!tif!% he1) &ith 1 &i)e$ri''e) h1t,
t&i>>%in0 1 si%<er$tri''e) /1ne in her h1n).
A e1!tif!% %1)4C I enFo4e) t1%"in0 &ith her.
I%% s14 it o(en%4# th1t rest%ess 1n) te'(er1'ent1% M1041r &1s
of /onst1nt 1'!se'ent to 'e, 1n) th1ts 1%%, for I %o<e) 1 0ir%
/1%%e) ESTHER.
E(iso)e **
On/e I ne1r%4 hit the roof &hen MARIKA, h1<in0 'et 'e
so'e&here in to&n, st1rte) t1%"in0 1o!t o!r nei0ho!r
HEINRICH STETKE, 1n 1rtist 1n) s/!%(tor fro' the si8th f%oor.
Ao<e the 1(1rt'ent, he h1) 1n enor'o!s &or"sho( inste1)
of 1n 1tti/, &hose &in)o&s s(1r"%e) &hen the /o%), northern s!n
%oo"e) in, e<en in &inter.
MARIKA# H1<e I 0ot ne&s for 4o!, BENNY. Yo!%% )ie
%1!0hin0. Yester)14, th1t i)iot STETKE Jfro' the
si8th f%oorK 1s"e) 'e to (ose for hi' &ith h1%f '4
/%othes off or e<en Jif I 10ree)CK tot1%%4 n1"e)C He
&1nts to )r1& HThe B1thin0 of Br!nhi%)1 in the
M10i/1% S(rin0I.
ME# STETKE the 1rtistM The 0i01nto'1ni/ (1inter
&hos 1%so 1 'on!'ent1%ist s/!%(torM The
!(ho%)er of N1tion1%$So/i1%isti/ i)e1sM I )etest
hi'C An) &h1t )i) 4o! te%% hi'M
MARIKA# O, BMeine LieeD, the 1ns&er I 01<e hi' &1s
7!ite <10!e. Let hi' ho(e I%% stri( off in front of
hi'C
ME# Do 4o! re1%%4 &1nt to Ht!rn intoI Br!nhi%)1M
MARIKA# Te%% 'e 4o!re Fe1%o!s 1n) I%% "iss 4o!C 6!st on/eC
No 'oreC Yo!re en010e), 1fter 1%%C :e%%, 1n) I'
'ost%4 t!rne) on 4 &o'enC Re'e'er th1t 1n)
sto( o0%in0 '4 otto'C
ME# Yes, I' en010e) to 1 'o)est,
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e1!tif!% 6e&ish 0ir%, 1n) 4o!r STETKE is 1
N1>iC
MARIKA# M4 STETKEM H1$h1..
ME# I )o not re/o''en) 4o! t1"e 4o!r /%othes off for
r1n)o' N1>i 1rtistsC
MARIKA# JL1!0hin0K Oh 4e1hM An) '14e 4o!re in %o<e
&ith 'eM If th1ts so, I%% te%% STETKE Sno.
6o"in0, Fo"in0A
ME# Br!nhi%)1C
MARIKA# Fine, 1n) &ho is she, this Br!nhi%)1M
ME# I )ont "no&C M!st e so'ethin0 fro' 1n o%)
2er'1n f1ir4 t1%e or '4th.
MARIKA# Fro' 1 f1ir4 t1%eM Ho& ro'1nti/C STETKE &i%%
fi%% the 1th !( &ith hot &1ter, I ? /o'(%ete%4
n1"e) ? &i%% s%i)e into the t!. An) then he &i%%
)r1&, )r1&, )r1& 'e, 1n) s14 1 %ot of <1rio!s
st!(i), st!(i), st!(i) thin0s. I 1%re1)4 fin) it
1'!sin0C
ME# Ah, &h1t h1((4 %itt%e thin0s &e 1re.
MARIKA# This is no ti'e for iron4. After 1%%, I h1<ent '1)e
'4 'in) !( 4et.
ME# I ho(e 4o! h1<e eno!0h &its 1o!t 4o! to te%%
STETKE ? &hos 0ot eno!0h on his (%1te ? 4o!
&ont )o it# hes een '1"in0 s"et/hes of 1 s!(er
(ortr1it of Hit%er.
MARIKA# :h1tM :e%%, th1t is ne&s.
ME# Dont (reten) no&C
MARIKA# Ho& sho!%) I "no&M I /o'e ho'e in the 'ornin0,
0o o!t %1te in the e<enin0. Do 4o! 'e1n to s14 th1t
Hit%er h1s een 1t '4 sho&sM 2o) s(ee)C
ME# I h1<ent seen hi', !t Fr1! SCHE=BNER, &hos
not een est$(%e1se) 4 these <isits, is 1%&14s
0r!'%in0, 1n) Fr1! SONTA2, the 1rtists
ho!se"ee(er, is on the <er0e of /r4in0 &ith
e/st1s4C It t!rns o!t the4 ne1r%4 /1'e to %o&s
o<er it. ARNO &1s te%%in0 'e 1o!t it.
MARIKA# :e%%, the thin0s th1t 0o on in o!r ho!se.
ME# C1n 4o! i'10ine, STETKE h1s to )r1&
1 (ortr1it . 'etres t1%%C
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MARIKA# An) &h4 not L or *@ 'etresM
A((1rent%4 these N1>is h1<e 1 (en/h1nt for
1%% thin0s 0i01nti/.
ME# The 1) thin0 is th1t Hit%ers <isits (1r1%4se the
entire street ? there 1re stor' troo(ers on e<er4
/orner sto((in0 1n) se1r/hin0 (eo(%e for no 0oo)
re1sonC Hit%ers 1ro!n)M Then 4o! /1n et 4o!
/1nt 0o into 4o!r ho'e !nti% the fresh%4$1"e)
Rei/hs"1n>%er h1s %eft the (%1/e.
MARIKA# An) &hen &i%% 1%% this nonsense en)M
ME# As" STETKEC Yo!re his frien) 1fter 1%%C
MARIKA# C1n 4o! i'10ine if I s!))en%4 see Hit%er in th1t
1rtists &or"sho( or in the entr1n/e to o!r
!i%)in0. I%% )ie of fri0htC O", BENNYC I 0i<e
4o! '4 &or), there%% e no Br!nhi%)1.
ME# HonestM
MARIKA# I sti%% h1<e to thin" 1o!t itA
An) %1!0hin0, she s1i) 0oo)4e to 'e, 1)<1n/e) 1 fe& ste(s
1n) then s(!n ro!n) 1r!(t%4 1n) s1i)#
MARIKA# Honest, honest, BENNYC
E E E
T1%"in0 &ith MARIKA I fe%t %i"e 1n 1so%!te%4 %ier1te)
(erson ? often Fo"in0, (%14e) the !ffoon 1n) e<en 0et !( to
'is/hief.
:hen it h1((ene) th1t &e )i)nt see e1/h other in the
'ornin0, I fe%t 1 %itt%e f%1t, !t I %o<e ESTHER 1n) on%4 herC
E(iso)e *9
A(1rt fro' MARIKA, the others %i<in0 in the /o''!n1% f%1t
&ere#
*. OTTO BRACK ? 1 %one%4, f1t 3ERSON, 1o!t LL 4e1rs o%) ?
o&ner of 1 st1%% on Mitte%str1sse &here his tr1)e is 1%% this s'o"e)
1n) /!re) ? s1!s10es, Kr1"o& s1!s10es, h1' 1n) so on. He &1s 1
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<ehe'ent N1>i %o41%ist ? he &1s /onst1nt%4 in stor' troo(er
!nifor'.
9. Fr1! HEL2A SCHE=BNER Jt4(i/1% 2er'1n ho!se"ee(erK
1n) her h!s1n) Mr KONRAD SCHNE=BER J)is1%e) ::I
<eter1n, hero of the B1tt%e of Artois, &ho 0ot 1o!t in 1
&hee%/h1ir 1n) &1s 1%&14s )resse) in 'i%it1r4 o<er/o1t
)e/or1te) &ith the /rosses 1&1r)e) to hi', /o<erin0 his %e0s %i"e
1 S/ottish sh1&%G he &1s 1%&14s 'eti/!%o!s%4 sh1<en 1n) for
so'e re1son 1%&14s ho%)in0 1 %o1)e) rif%eK.
.. ARNO BACH, .Q 4e1rs o%) ? 1 <er4 interestin0 s!Fe/t ? 1
(h4si/ist, en0ineer, &hose /1%%in0 &1s to e 1 (4rote/hni/
/h1r0e'1n, 1 h1n)4'1n ? 1 /o'(%ete s/1tterr1in, !t I fo!n)
hi' %i"e1%e 1s 1t %e1st he h1) s!/h 1 '!si/1% s!rn1'e. In the
ti'e he )i)nt s(en) (re(1rin0 e8(%osi<e )e<i/es Jo's,
fire/r1/"ers, fire&or"s, 1n) so onK he, 1s I fo!n) o!t, &1s r1ther
fon) of &1t/h 'e/h1nis's.
E E E
OTTO BRACK, of /o!rse, h1) no s4'(1th4 for 'e 1s 1 6e&.
:hen I (%14e) the <io%in 1t ho'e, th1t (oisono!s '1n )!rin0 his
r1)io !( f!%% %1st, fro' &hi/h A)o%f Hit%ers 10it1te) <oi/e
/onst1nt%4 e'1n1te) J(1rti/!%1r%4 1fter 61n!1r4 .@, *-.. ? the
)14 the N1>is 1/t!1%%4 &onK.
So th1t is ho& this ho!se'1te &1nte) to interfere &ith '4
'!si/ (%14in0, !t this !nfort!n1te fe%%o& )i) not "no& 1o!t '4
e8tr1or)in1r4 1i%it4 to /on/entr1te of '4 f1<o!rite thin0# &hen I
(%14e) on the <io%in, '4 he1rin0 1((1r1t!s t!ne) o!t the FThrer
1n) I, BENNY ROSNER, /o!%) &ho%ehe1rte)%4 enFo4 the &or"
of 0re1t /o'(osers.
For 1n o!tsi)er %oo"in0 on, the (i/t!re &1s si'(%4 /o'i/1%#
For e81'(%e#
*. To the 'e%o)4 fro' T1rtinis De<i%s Tri%% son1t1, OTTO
BRACKs r1)io 1))e) the so!n) of Hit%ers <oi/e 0i<in0 these
instr!/tions#
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HIf 4o! re'e'er th1t Fre)eri/" the 2re1t stoo) !( to his
1)<ers1r4, t&ent4 ti'es 0re1ter in stren0th, then 4o!%% e<en see'
%i"e 1 shitt4 %itt%e f1i%!re to 4o!rse%fAI
9. O<er 1 1/")ro( of 'e%o)io!s (1ss10es of 2rie0s Son1t1 No.
9, Hit%er sho!te)#
HNor&14 &i%% e/o'e Northern E!ro(es /entr1% e%e/tri/ (o&er
st1tion. Th1t &14, Nor&e0i1ns &i%% fin1%%4 f!%fi% their )!t4 to
E!ro(eAI
.. Beetho<ens Son1t1 No. L &1s )e/or1te) &ith the ne&%4$
'inte) Rei/hs"1n>%er or)erin0 2er'1ns 1o!t 101in#
H:e &i%% no %on0er 1%%o& 2er'1ns to e'i0r1te to A'eri/1AI
+. The FThrers <oi/e oo'e) o<er the 'e%o)4 of :ieni1&s"is
3o%on1ise#
HM1n4 6e&s 1re !n1&1re of the )estr!/ti<e n1t!re of their
e8isten/e. B!t he &ho )estro4s %ife /on)e'ns hi'se%f to )e1th,
1n) nothin0 e%se /1n h1((en &ith hi'CI
L. Fr10'ents of 'e%o)ies fro' Br1h's Con/erto for <io%in 1n)
or/hestr1 Jin D '1ForK &ere ro"en thro!0h 4 Hit%ers <oi/e#
HYo! sho!%) not <1%!e the %ife of e<er4 sin0%e %i<in0 /re1t!re so
hi0h%4. If th1t %ife is ne/ess1r4, it &i%% not )ieCI
An) so on.
Of /o!rse, Mr BRACK &1s s!r(rise) 4 '4 (1tien/e 1n) '4
not enterin0 into /onf%i/t &ith hi'.
It ne1r%4 )ro<e the sho("ee(er to ins1nit4 ? he t!rne) off the
r1)io, /1'e o!t into the /orri)or, sto((e) 4 '4 )oor 1n) 4e%%e)
&ith 1%% his 'i0ht#
BDie F1hne ho/hC Die R1ihen f1st 0es/h%ossenC
SA '1rs/hiert 'it r!hi0 f1ste' S/hrittC....D
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I 1ns&ere) the Horst :esse% son0, &hi/h h1) set '4 teeth on
e)0e, &ith (1ss10es of f1nt1sies on the'es fro' C1r'en the
o(er1 in the inter(ret1tion of S1r1s1te.
In '4 (erson1% fi0ht &ith N1>is' '4 O%4'(i/ %e<e%s of
(%1/i)it4 &ere &innin0, 1n), of /o!rse, '4 t1%ent for not %istenin0
to 1n4thin0 esi)es '!si/ $ %et 1%one for not t1"in0 the r1<in0s of
1 '1)'1n, ho&e<er hi0h the (o)i!' fro' &hi/h he s(o!te) it
'i0ht e.
E<er4thin0 en)e) &ith Mr BRACK iss!in0 1n 100ressi<e
1tt%e$/r4#
H6e&s o!t of 2er'1n4C 2er'1n eer &i%% i'(ro<e &itho!t
the'CI
E(iso)e *.
:hi%e I &1s in the "it/hen re&in0 '4 'ornin0 /offee, 1s
!s!1%, I s1& 1 fe& of '4 ho!se'1tes 1n), )es(ite '4 <1rio!s
s4'(1thies 1n) H1nti(1thiesI, &ishe) e<er4 one of the' 1 0oo)
'ornin0.
ME# 2oo) 'ornin0.
FRA= SCHE=BNER# He%%o, Mr ROSNER.
BRACK# Hei% Hit%erC
JHe thr!st for&1r) his ri0ht 1r'K
FRA= SCHE=BNER# I '1)e 4o! so'e 'e1t (ies 4ester)14 1n)
"e(t the' for 4o!, BENNYC There the4
1re on the (%1te /o<ere) &ith the n1("in.
He%( 4o!rse%f, too, OTTO.
ME# Th1n" 4o!.
BRACK# Th1n" 4o! <er4 '!/h. The4 1((e1r to e
fro' (or" 'e1t, !t the (ies 1re )e%i/io!s,
1s 1%&14s, 1n) 4o!%% re1%%4 %i"e the', Mr
ROSNER.
FRA= SCHE=BNER#Yo! ono8io!s (erson, OTTOC :h1t 1re
4o! t1%"in0 1o!t S(or", the4re eef (iesC
ME# I "no& the4re eef (ies, !t to s(ite 4o!,
Mr BRACK, I &o!%) e1t (or" ones, tooC
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BRACK# :h1t 1 heroi/ 0est!reC An) (erh1(s 4o!re
not 1 6e&M
ME# An4thin0s (ossi%e.
BRACK# The sh1(e of 4o!r s"!%% s(e1"s <o%!'e# I
"no& etter th1n th1tC I ho(e th1t soon o!r
1(1rt'ent &i%% e ri) of not on%4 this
i'(ro(er s"!%%, !t 1%so of th1t i'(ro(er
'!si/ 1n) 4o!, to the Fo4 of )e/ent
2er'1ns, &i%% ret!rn to Vienn1.
ME# I'(ro(erM An) (r14 te%%, &hi/h '!si/ is
(ro(er '!si/M
BRACK# Fo%" '!si/ 1n) Fo%%4 '1r/hesC
ME# An) &h1ts :10nerM :here )i) 4o! %ose
hi'M
FRA= SCHE=BNER#OTTOs ne<er he1r) 1n4one of th1t n1'eC
BRACK# Th1ts &here 4o!re &ron0. O!r FThrer
h1s this to s14# H:hen I %isten to :10ner, I
sense the rh4th's of the An/ient :or%)I.
FRA= SCHE=BNER# H1h1C Ho& s&eetC Si8 'onths
fro' no& 4o!r Hit%er &i%% e no&here to
e seenC E<er4one "no&s hes 1 te'(or1r4
fi0!re. :e 2er'1ns 1re not so st!(i) 1s to
(!t !( &ith 1 '1)'1n 1t the he1) of the
0o<ern'ent. Yo! %oo", its not BENNY
&ho sho!%) e %e1<in0 Ber%in, !t 4o! 1n)
4o!r HFo%%4I /o'(1n4 th1t sho!%) e
s/!tt%in0 o!t of 2er'1n4 to the so!n) of
th1t '1r/hin0 '!si/.
BRACK# :e &on the e%e/tion, 1n) &e /1'e to
(o&er to !i%) the Thir) Rei/hC
FRA= SCHE=BNER# I, 1 2er'1n, s14 to 4o!, 1n) I 1'
)e1)%4 serio!s# 4o! /o'e to )estro4 !s, !t
this &i%% ne<er h1((enC
BRACK# I s!s(e/t 4o!, Fr1! SCHE=BNER, 1re
re1)in0 M1r8 4 ni0ht, 1n) 'eetin0 the
R1ise) FistXRe) Front /o''ittee'en 4
)14C
FRA= SCHE=BNER# An) &h1ts it 0ot to )o &ith 4o!M
BRACK# I 1' 1 (1triotC
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ME# C1%' )o&n, Mr BRACK. Its (%1in to see
4o!r %oo) (ress!re h1s 0one !(. Yo!re
1%%, e8/!se the /o%o!r, re). I &i%% 'ost
/ert1in%4 e %e1<in0 2er'1n4 1fter I<e
(erfor'e) '4 Men)e%ssohn <io%in
/on/erto 1n) sh1%% not 1tte'(t to te1/h
4o!, 2er'1ns, 1n4 sense. Its 0ot nothin0
to )o &ith 'e &ho sits in the Rei/hst10 ?
Hit%er or so'e other Hohen>o%%ernC Th1n"
2o) in A!stri1 the 6e&ish /o''!nities
%i<e in (e1/e 1n) tr1n7!i%%it4.
BRACK# :h1t A!stri1 is thereM :here h1<e 4o!
seen this A!stri1M A!stri1 is 1 (1rt of the
0re1t f1ther%1n), 1n) Men)e%ssohn is 1
6e&, 1n) I )o not %i"e the so!n) of 4o!r
/on/ertC
ME# :ere 1%re1)4 (rintin0 the (osters. So, I'
0oin0 to e (%14in0 Men)e%ssohn on
Th!rs)14, A(ri% the 9@th, in Mitten&1%) ?
to s(ite 4o! 1n) 4o!r (1rt4C It &1s 1%%
1%re1)4 )e/i)e) t&o 'onths 10oC
BRACK# T&o 'onths 10o 2er'1n4 &1s ein0 r!n
4 i)iotsC H1 h1 h1A
FRA= SCHE=BNER# The4 'i0ht &e%% h1<e een i)iots, !t 1t
%e1st the4 &erent '1)'enC
BRACK# :h1ts the )ifferen/eM
FRA= SCHE=BNER# 3oor 2er'1n4C
BRACK# OK. Lets t1%" 1o!t the f1te of o!r
f1ther%1n) 1nother ti'e. I h1<e 1 f!%% )14
1he1) to)14.
FRA= SCHE=BNER# Re1%%4M An) I<e 0ot h1'
th1t nee)s se%%in0C
BRACK# I' on offi/i1% !sinessC
FRA= SCHE=BNER# :e%%, th1t is ne&s. :h1t 1n hono!r,
&h1t 1n hono!rA
BRACK# Theres nothin0 to hi)eC This e<enin0
&ere 0oin0 to e !rnin0 oo"s th1t 1re
h1r'f!% to o!r n1tionC The f%1'es of the
(4re &i%% /%e1nse the fi%th4 1ir o<er Ber%inC
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ME# An) &hose oo"s 'i0ht 4o! e !rnin0,
Mr BRACKM
BRACK# I )ont "no& 4et, !t the %ist h1s een
r1tifie) 4 the St!)ent =nion 1n) there 1re
no 'ist1"esC
FRA= SCHE=BNER# An) there I &1s thin"in0 4o! &ere
0oin0, H1s (er !s!1%I, to the the1tre or the
o(er1 this e<enin0.
BRACK# Are 4o! Fo"in0M
FRA= SCHE=BNER# :h1t 1re 4o! t1%"in0 1o!tC After
1%% 4o!re the Hinte%%i0entI one ro!n) hereC
BRACK# Inte%%i0entM 3%e1se )o not offen) 'e, )e1r
%1)4C As for the1tres 1n) o(er1s, &e
N1tion1%$So/i1%ists &i%% 0et to those
hote)s of 6e&ish /!%t!re, 1n) I 'e1n
&e%% 0et to the'C :hen I he1r the &or)
H/!%t!reI I &1nt to fire 1 0!nC
FRA= SCHE=BNER# Oh &e%%, OTTO, 4o! &ere in 1
h!rr4, it see's. An) no& I<e 0ot 1
he1)1/he fro' 1%% 4o!r t1%"in0C No& t1"e
4o!r te1 1n) 0o in (e1/eC
BRACK# :1it, &1it, &1it F!st 1 se/on)C BENNY,
4o! s1i) 4o!r /on/ert is s/he)!%e) for
A(ri% the 9@th, is th1t ri0htM
ME# Yes, A(ri% the 9@th, 1 Th!rs)14, 1t Q('
sh1r( in Mitten&1%).
BRACK# On o!r )e1r FThrers irth)14M
ME# :h1ts th1t 0ot to )o &ith 1n4thin0M 6!st 1
/oin/i)en/e, th1ts 1%%.
BRACK# No, Mr ROSNER, its not 1 /oin/i)en/e.
Th1t is '1%i/io!s intentC
ME# H1<e 4o! 0one /o'(%ete%4 '1)M
BRACK# Do 4o! thin" &e%% 1%%o&, on the )14 of
/e%er1tion for 1%% (1triots, '!si/ 4 1
6e&ish Men)e%ssohn to e (%14e) 4 1
6e&ish ROSNERM An) (erh1(s 4o!r
/on)!/tors 1 6e& 1s &e%%M I s!((ose
4o!<e 1%re1)4 %oo"e) 1n) 0ot so'e
ZionistC Co'e on, o&n !(A
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ME# None of 4o!r !sinessC :h4 )ont 4o! 0o
1n) st1n) 0!1r) o!tsi)e STETKEs )oor ?
the FThrers 0ot (%ent4 of ene'iesC At the
<er4 %e1st 0o 1n) (i/" !( fire&oo) for the
(4re to !rn so'e oo"s on. Its 4o!r (1th,
4o! &ere 1((ointe)C
BRACK# Yes, I fe1r for the %ife of o!r n1tions
%e1)er. I &1s 101inst these )o'esti/ <isits
for the sessions. Re1%%4, STETKE sho!%)
0o 1n) <isit the FThrer 1n) '1"e the
s"et/hes there, !t o!r Rei/hs"1n>%er is
<er4 h!'%e. He <1%!es the &or" of 1rtistsC
The FThrer )r1&s e1!tif!%%4 hi'se%f, 1n)
hes 1 )1$h1n) 1t 1r/hite/t!re, too. Hei%
Hit%erC
FRA= SCHE=BNER# 2oo) 'ornin0 to 4o!, OTTO, 1n)
(%e1se sto( tr4in0 to '1"e this
in/o'(rehensi%e HHei% Hit%erI 1 (1rt of
e<er4)14 s(ee/h, inste1) of the !s!1%,
nor'1% 0reetin0 &e !se.
BRACK# I 1)<ise 4o! to 0et !se) to the ne& ti'es,
)e1r %1)4. :e sh1%% in)ee) refine the
2er'1n %1n0!10e soon, 1s its re/ent%4
e/o'e 1 r1ther )!%% thin0 &ith no (1trioti/
s(1r". Here 1re so'e e81'(%es of
e<er4)14 (hr1ses 1n Ar41n nee)s# HH1n)s
!(CI, HO(en fireCI, HE<er4o)4 )o&nCI,
HDe1th to the 6e&sCI, HHei% Hit%erI. I h1<e
hono!r.
E(iso)e *+
Before %e1<in0 the ho!se, 1s !s!1% KONRAD SCHE=BNER,
tr!n)%in0 1%on0 into the /orri)or in his &hee%/h1ir, 1//o'(1nie)
'e o!t.
After 61n!1r4 .@, *-.., the /on<ers1tions &ere 1%&14s on the
s1'e s!Fe/t.
KONRAD# BENNY, ho& 1re 4o! )oin0M :hens the /on/ertM
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ME# Soon. I /1n t1"e 4o! to Mitten&1%).
KONRAD# Yes, of /o!rse 4o! /1n. Yo! 6e&s "no& ho& to
"ee( 4o!r &or).
ME# Fin1%%4 I<e he1r) so'ethin0 ni/e 1o!t '4se%f in
this ho!se.
KONRAD# H1<e I e<er to%) 4o! 1o!t Si%ersteinM He fo!0ht
&ith 'e on the &estern %ine 1n) &1s 1 s%4 %itt%e
thin0.
ME# Yo!<e to%) 'e 1 fe& ti'es.
KONRAD# So, 4o! %isten to 'e /1ref!%%4. Th1t Si%erstein
often &ent o<er the front %ine, sorte) o!t his
'is/hief &ith the Fren/h 1n) so, in the en), !s
2er'1ns &e ho%)in0 Fren/h rif%es, 1n) the Fren/h
&ere firin0 1t the ene'4, i.e. o!r so%)iers, &ith
2er'1n &e1(onsC F!nn4, noM
ME# I' %ost for &or)sC
KONRAD# An) 1/" then he &1s ser<in0 in the 9n) /o'(1n4
of the first reser<e 1tt1%ion, 4o! "no&, he &1s
e%e/te) Rei/hs"1n>%er 1n) STETKEs (1intin0
hi'C 3ffft, )1'n itA
ME# Hit%erC
KONRAD# H1<e I t1%"e) 1o!t hi'M
ME# Yes, of /o!rse, 'ore th1n on/e.
KONRAD# Ri0ht, so %isten to 'e /1ref!%%4. This Hit%er &1s
r1<e, no )o!t, !t he &1s 1%so 1 %itt%e /r1>4G he
ne<er to!/he) s/hn1((s or to1//o. I<e 1%&14s
een s!s(i/io!s of (eo(%e &ho )ont )rin". I
)i)nt %i"e Hit%er, 1n) he )i)nt %i"e 6e&s. Fro'
)1&n ti%% )!s" the on%4 thin0 he t1%"e) 1o!t &1s
6e&s. Th1t 'o!th4 /or(or1% )!'(e) not on%4 1%%
of 2er'1n4s, !t the entire So%1r S4ste's &oes
on the 6e&sC :e %1!0he) 1t hi', !t /1n 4o! see
&h1t 1n i'(ort1nt (erson1 th1t A!stri1n, Hit%er,
h1s h1t/he)M Heres '4 1)<i/e, BENNY# !( sti/"s
1n) %e1<e 2er'1n4, 1n) 7!i/"%4. I )ont %i"e this
N1>i %or) /o'in0 to (o&er, I )ont.
Often o!r /on<ers1tions &ere interr!(te) 4
the so!n) of 1 s'1%% e8(%osi<e S/r1/" /o'in0
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fro' ARNO BACHs roo'. A%re1)4 !se) to it, Mr
SCHNE=BER 1n) I !se) to 0o 1n) fe1rf!%%4 %oo"
in on the ho!se'1te, 1%&14s fin)in0 th1t en0ineer
1n) e8(%osi<es$e8(ert of o!rs in the s1'e (osition
? h1n0in0 4 one h1n) fro' the /h1n)e%ier, &ith 1
h1%f$/re'1te) th1t/h of h1ir 1n) 1 f1/e %1/"ene)
4 the s'o"e. An) of /o!rse his thin0s &ere
stre&n 1ro!n) the s(1/io!s roo'.
At the ti'e, the en0ineer trie) to s'i%e, !t his 0ri'1/e 1%&14s
&1nte) '1)e 'e &1nt to /r4.
ARNO BACH# 2oo) 'ornin0, 0ent%e'enC
:e retre1te) &itho!t s14in0 1 &or) 1n) then KONRAD
SCHE=BNER in 1 7!iet <oi/e 4et 101in insiste) on the /o'(%ete
r!ish ? not so '!/h to 'e, !t r1ther tr4in0 to /on<in/e
hi'se%f of the ho!se'1tes %!n1/4.
KONRAD# The4 s14 o!r en0ineer is )rin"in0 s!%(h!ri/ 1/i)
inste1) of his 'ornin0 /offeeC
M4 1ns&er '1)e 'e so!n) %i"e 1n i)iot.
ME# :h1t 1re 4o! on 1o!tC Is th1t (ossi%eM
KONRAD# I e%ie<e it isC Of /o!rseC
In the en), %1)en &ith 1%% the 'ornin0s ins(ir1tions, 1n) 1
%itt%e f1ti0!e) 4 the H"it/hen )e1teI et&een OTTO BRACK
1n) FRA= SCHE=BNER, I en)e) !( in the entr1n/e&14.
As I 0o )o&n the st1irs I nor'1%%4 !'( into MARIKA,
ret!rnin0 fro' her ni0ht shift 1t the inf1'o!s HBer%in Be1r C!I
/11ret.
M4 'oo) &1s 1%&14s %i0htene) 4 'eetin0 th1t h1((4
M1041r 0ir% so '!/h th1t, 1s I %eft ho'e, '4 s'i%e) 1t the &ho%e
of Ber%in, &hi/h in t!rn (ro'(te) so'e (1ssers$4 to e
s!s(i/io!s of the st1te of '4 'ent1% he1%th.
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E(iso)e *L
JA D14 in the Life of Benn4 Rosner in Ber%inK
A(ri% *+, *-...
@O#.@
Th1t 'ornin0 ARNOLD JARNOK BACH &1s &1itin0 for 'e
1t the )oor to o!r f%1t.
ARNO# BENNY, its )oneC
He &1s ho%)in0 '4 si%<er &1t/h &ith its 0o%) 1n) 0o%)$(%1te)
/h1in, &hi/h o!r en0ineer h1) een 'en)in0 for three 'onths.
E E E
Fr1n"%4 s(e1"in0, I ne<er re1%%4 e8(e/te) I) 0et it 1/" &ith 1
&or"in0 'e/h1nis'.
T&o or three ti'es I h1) (o%ite%4 1s"e) the en0ineer to ret!rn
H'4 0oo)sI, &hi/h '4 f1ther h1) o!0ht 'e 1o!t L 4e1rs 101in
in S&it>er%1n) 1s 1 (resent for '4 first (!%i/ 1!)ition 1t the
Z!ri/h Conser<1tor4.
ARNO f%1t%4 ref!se) to ret!rn the &1t/h to 'e, s14in0 th1t the
t!nin0 of the '!si/1% 'e/h1nis' re7!ire) 1 %ot of ti'e 1n)
1ttention.
I sho!%) note th1t '4 (o/"et &1t/h (%14e) Str1!sss B%!e
D1n!e e<er4 .@ 'in!tes 1n) I )i)nt e<en nee) to o(en the %i)#
1fter e<er4 .@ 'in!tes ti/"e) 4, the t!ne /1'e o!t of '4 F1/"et
(o/"et ? %iftin0 '4 he1rt 1n) re'in)in0 'e of VIENNA, '4
ho'eto&n 1n) the 'ost e1!tif!% /it4 in E!ro(e.
E E E
An) so, on the 'ornin0 of A(ri% *+ he t!rne) '4 &1t/h to 'eC
ME# Th1n" 4o!, ARNOC Fin1%%4C
Ho& '!/h )o I o&e 4o!M
ARNO# Ah, 4o! "no& I &ont 1//e(t 'one4
fro' '4 nei0ho!rs.
ME# B!t 4o!<e een tin"erin0 &ith '4 &1t/h for
ne1r%4 three 'onths. Yo!<e s(ent 10es on it. I fee%
1&"&1r).
ARNO# For the 'ost t1%ente) '!si/i1n in Ber%in, I )ont
'in).
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ME# Th1n" 4o!. Does it (%14M
ARNO# :or"s 1n) (%14sC An) )oes it (%14C 3%e1se, theres
no nee) to o(en the &1t/h !( no&.
ME# :h1ts &ron0M
ARNO# O(en it &hen 4o! 0o o!tC
He %1!0he) 1n) ro!0ht his ri0ht in)e8 fin0er !( to his
te'(%e.
ARNO# I' 1%so 1 %itt%e 0eni!s.
I %oo"e) 1t hi' s!s(i/io!s%4.
ME# I ho(e 4o! h1<ent (!t 1 o' in '4 &1t/hC
ARNO# Ho& 1)%4 4o! thin" of 'eC
I<e (r1/ti/1%%4 (!%%e) off 1 'ir1/%eC
A &1t/h &ith 1 s!r(riseC
ME# OK, ARNO, th1n"s 101in.
I' in 4o!r )et. See 4o!.
ARNO# 2oo) 4e, BENNYC
Re'e'er on%4 to o(en it on/e 4o!re o!tsi)eC
ME# OK, !t 4o!<e intri0!e) 'eC
Fin1%%4 I %eft the f%1t, !t ? to '4 1nno41n/e ? h1) 'isse)
MARIKAG o!r 'ornin0 'eetin0s &ere 1 0oo) si0n for 'e. I &1s
/onf!se), !t there &1s /ert1in%4 no ti'e for 1n4 )istr1/tin0
tho!0hts.
It &1s the )14 I &1s 'e1nt to e H(o%ishin0I the o(enin0 1n)
fin1%e se/tions of Men)e%ssohn$B1rtho%)4s <io%in /on/erto 1t the
Conser<1tor4.
E E E
There &1s (%ent4 of ti'e %eft !nti% the e0innin0 of the
rehe1rs1%.
First of 1%%, I )e/i)e) to sto( 4 the (rinters to '1"e s!re the
(osters h1) een (rinte) 1n) sent to Mitten&1%).
Besi)es &hi/h, I 1so%!te%4 h1) to 'eet ESTHERs f1ther, 1
t1i%or "no&n thro!0ho!t Ber%in, 4 the n1'e of SOLOMON
HIRSCH ? he &1s se&in0 '4 first e<er /on/ert t1i%s.
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L1st of 1%%, I h1) to '1"e s!re on/e 101in &ith the HIRSCH
f1'i%4 ? &ho &ere so )e1r to 'e ? th1t ESTHER 1n) I &ere
0ettin0 on the HM!ni/h tr1inI th1t ni0ht to 0o to Mitten&1%).
:e &ere en010e) 1n), of /o!rse, I &1nte) to )e)i/1te '4
1!s(i/io!s (erfor'1n/e 1t the Festi<1% to her, h1((i%4 )efi1nt%4
(resentin0 ESTHER, &ho &o!%) e &e%%in0 !( &ith te1rs, &ith
f%o&ers in front of the 1!)ien/e.
E E E
Mr HIRSCHs &or"sho( &1s on the &14 to the Conser<1tor4
Jthe Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/K 1n) I h1) (re<io!s%4
s1'(%e) the h1((iness of 'eetin0 Fr1!%ein ESTER, fro' the first
fittin0 for '4 t1i%s ? 1s I &1nte) to %oo" s'1rt for '4 Hf1tef!%
/on/ertI.
I h1) in '4 h1) the /1se ho%)in0 the <io%in '1)e 4 M1ster
K%ot> 1n) it see'e) (1ssers$4 &ere 0i<in0 'e %oo"s of
1)'ir1tion, 1s if the4 "ne& th1t the /1se he%) one of the 'ost
e1!tif!%$so!n)in0 strin0e) instr!'ents in 2er'1n4.
It &1s )ri>>%in0 A(ri% sho&ers.
I 1%&14s tre1te) the <io%in %i"e 1 e%o<e) &o'1n, he%) in the
1r's of 1n e'otion1% 'e)ie<1% "ni0ht in 1r'o!r, re1)4 to %14
)o&n his %ife to hono!r this )1r%in0 %1)4.
:1%"in0 1%on0 the (1<e'ent, I often sto((e) 1n) s7!ee>e) the
/1se !( 101inst '4 /hest, 1s if to fee% the instr!'ents he1rt
e1tin0 1s one &ith '4 (!%se.
Des(ite the r1in4 &e1ther, I &1s fee%in0 !(e1t.
E E E
At the tr1' sto( I re'e'ere) 1o!t the &1t/h ? 1n)
shi<erin0 &ith e8/ite'ent I too" the ti/"in0 )e<i/e o!t of '4
F1/"et (o/"et, 1n) /1ref!%%4 %ifte) !( the %i).
S!))en%4 ARNO BACHs s!r(rise "e(t 'e &1itin0 no %on0er#
I %istene) r1(t%4 to the &1t/hs '!si/. Then /%ose) it 1 fe& ti'es,
on%4 to reo(en the %i).
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Ah, '4 2o), the 'e%o)4 &1s the one 1n) on%4A the H1<1
N10i%1C
On%4 the %1st s/h'!/" on 2o)s e1rth )i)nt "no& the HH1<1
N10i%1I, the 6e&ish son0 &ith Ar1h1' Ze<i I)e%sohns &or)s set
to the o%) H1si)i/ 'e%o)4C
The son0 ? &hi/h 'e1ns HLets ReFoi/eCI ? &1s nor'1%%4
s!n0 1t f1'i%4 /e%er1tions 1n) &e /hi%)ren 1%&14s s1n0 it fro'
the otto' of o!r he1rts to the 0ro&n$!(s#
H=r!, !r! 1hi'C =r! 1hi' e$%e< /1'e1hI ? HA&1"e, 1&1"e,
rothersC A&1"e rothers &ith 1 h1((4 he1rtCI
Of /o!rse, I h1) nothin0 101inst the son0 itse%f, !t in Ber%in,
&here 1nti$Se'iti/ senti'ent &1s 0r1)!1%%4 01inin0 stren0th,
&1%"in0 1ro!n) the /it4 o(enin0 !( 4o!r &1t/h, te%%in0 so'eone
&h1t the ti'e &1s &ith the &1t/h %1rin0 o!t the HH1<1 N10i%1I,
to (!t it %i0ht%4, /o!%) e seen 1s 1 6e&ish (rotest 101inst the ne&
0o<ern'ents 1nti$Se'itis' .
I sho!%) 1)) th1t the 'e%o)4 (%14e) 7!ite %o!)%4, 1n) on%4 1
)e1f (erson &o!%)nt he1r it.
The &1t/h &1s on%4 si%ent &hen the %i) &1s /%ose), so fin)in0
o!t the ti'e &itho!t he1rin0 the HH1<1 N10i%1I &1s not (ossi%e.
:e%%, th1t &1s 1 s!r(riseC
ARNO BACH h1) re1%%4 stit/he) 'e !(C
I )e/i)e) I &o!%) h1<e 1 t1%" &ith hi' in the /orre/t '1nner,
!t for no& I &o!%) h1<e to &1%" 1ro!n) the /it4 es/orte) 4 the
e8tre'e%4 (o(!%1r 6e&ish son0.
An) in the en), I &1s 1%e to hi)e the &1t/h, !t '4 inner
)e/en/4 &o!%) not 1%%o& 'e to )e/ei<e (eo(%e# Lor) "no&s &ho
or &here I h1) to h!rr4 toC Th1ts ho& I re1sone) &ith '4se%f 1n)
s!))en%4 the tr1' /1'e into <ie& in the )ist1n/e, tr!n)%in0
noisi%4 1%on0 the r1i%s.
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So, I 0ot into 1 h1%f$e'(t4 Ber%in tr1' 1n) he1)e) off to&1r)s
the (rintin0 ho!se.
There &1s %on0 &oo)en se1tin0 1%on0 oth si)es of the
/1rri10e.
31ssen0ers &ere h1%f$he1rte)%4 %oo"in0 !( 1n) )o&n 1t e1/h
other, re1)in0 ne&s(1(ers or e1<es)ro((in0 on str1n0ers
/on<ers1tions.
The /on)!/tor &1s sho!tin0 o!t the n1'es of the sto(s 1t the
to( of his <oi/eG (eo(%e &ere 0ettin0 on 1n) off the tr1', 1fter
&hi/h the /1rri10e &ent the )ist1n/e et&een the streets 1n) the
s7!1res, 1n) 1/" 101in.
On the 'ornin0 of A(ri% *+, *-.., I re'e'ere) 1
/on<ers1tion et&een t&o 2er'1n &o'en sittin0 ne8t to 'e, s1t
&ith 10s &ith ott%es of 'i%" 1n) 10!ettes on their %1(s.
The4 &ere t1%"in0 1o!t the thin0s th1t the4 h1) oth o!0ht.
FIRST FRA=# :h1t &on)erf!%%4 1"e) re1)C
Do 4o! 'in) '4 1s"in0 &here 4o! o!0ht itM
SECOND FRA=# At Mit&o%s on B!terro)str1sse, !t hes 1
fe& (fenni0s 'ore th1n 4o!%% fin) in 'ost
1"eries, !t the4 se%% 'i%" for the s1'e
(ri/e e<er4&here, !t 1s 4o! "no&, theres
1 %1/" of it 1t the 'o'ent 1n) sho((ers
1rent 1%&14s 1%e to 0et so'e 1n) 1 for/e)
to 7!e!e !( 1%% 'ornin0. M4 )e1r %1)4, the
(ost$&1r ti'es, 1%1s, h1<e 0one on 1n) 1re
sti%% &ith !s.
FIRST FRA=# :e%% F!st h1<e to ho(e for the est. After
1%%, thin0s 1re /h1n0in0A
SECOND FRA=# An) the 0o<ern'ent is 1%so /h1n0in0.
FIRST FRA=# The4 s14 (eo(%e %i<e on ho(e. Do 4o!
thin" th1t one &ith the 'o!st1/he &i%% e
1%e to rin0 1o!t so'e or)erM
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SECOND FRA=# Oh, 4esC Hes !rstin0 &ith ener04C I fin)
his s(ee/hes on the r1)io so 1ro!sin0 ? I%%
te%% 4o! for nothin0, it t1"es *@ 4e1rs off
'e, 1n) I 0et the !r0e to (%14 1 n1!0ht4
%itt%e 01'e on the sof1 &ith '4 '1nC Ah,
honest to 2o)C
FIRST FRA=# Oh, /o'e off it. Re1%%4M
SECOND FRA=# O!r FThrer is hot st!ff. An) 'ost
i'(ort1nt%4, he (rote/ts the interests of
2er'1nsG hes tr4in0 to ret!rn !s so'e of
th1t %ost se%f$estee'. After &e %ost the &1r
1n) th1t h!'i%i1tin0 Tre1t4 of Vers1i%%es
&e &ere 1%% &1she) o!t, 1n) o!r on/e
HSt1te%4 Ber%inI &1s tr1nsfor'e) into
So)o' 1n) 2o'orr1h ? )r!0 1))i/ts
e<er4&here, thie<es, 01n0sters,
ho'ose8!1%s, (rostit!tes 1n) s&in)%ers.
An) &hose h1n)s )oes this 1%% (%14 intoM
The 6e&s, of /o!rseC 6!st %oo" 1ro!n)G
F!st %oo". The 6e&s 1re no& e<en f1tter.
FIRST FRA=# The4 s14 the H6e&ish 7!estionI is no&
'ore re%e<1nt th1n e<er eforeC
SECOND FRA=# I%% te%% 4o! 1 se/ret, fro' one 2er'1n %1)4
to 1nother, th1t there 1re i0 /h1n0es 1foot
oth here 1n) 1ro1).
FIRST FRA=# Ho& )o 4o! "no&M
SECOND FRA=# M4 rother Foine) the r1n"s of the
N1tion1% So/i1%ists efore the H<i/tor4I.
E<en &hi%e ti'es &ere to!0h for the (1rt4,
he 1%&14s !se) to he%( o!t his /o'r1)esC
FIRST FRA=# Yo! )ont s14C
SECOND FRA=# The N1>is h1<e it 1%% (%1nne) 'onth$4$
'onth. Re1% (%1ns, re1% thin0sC B!t to st1rt
&ith, the4%% sort o!t the 6e&s ? th1ts for
s!reC
FIRST FRA=# Ho&M
SECOND FRA=# Ho& sho!%) I "no&M B!t the4%% )e1% &ith
the', )ont 4o! &orr4C
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FIRST FRA=# Let 'e (!t it 1nother &14# (erh1(s theres
no (oint %1'in0 1%% o!r (ro%e's 1n)
f1i%!res on the (oor 6e&sM Loo", one of '4
re%1ti<es f1'i%ies &1s 1%&14s frien)%4 &ith
their nei0ho!rs, 1 /o!(%e /1%%e) the
K1t>ne%sons, 1n) %1ter the4 h1) 1 )1!0hter,
&ho &ent on to '1rr4 the K1t>ne%sons
son. Hes 1 )e/ent 4o!n0 '1n ? &or"s in
the 1n" 1s 1 /%er".
SECOND FRA=# The4 inter'1rrie) &ith 6e&sM M4 2o),
the4<e "i%%e) their )1!0hterC An) the4 h1)
no one to 0!i)e the' 1/" to the (1th of
the ri0hteo!sM 3%e1se (1ss on '4
/on)o%en/es to 4o!r nie/es 1n) ne(he&s.
The4 h1<e )iffi/!%t )14s 1he1).
FIRST FRA=# At the en) of it, the 4o!n0 (eo(%e &i%% en)
!( 0oin0 to :1rs1&. The K1t>ne%sons h1<e
re%1ti<es &ith 'one4 there. The4 o&n 1
)i1'on)$/!ttin0 /o'(1n4.
SECOND FRA=# Th1ts 1 0oo) so%!tion. The4re 1%% tr1sh ?
3o%es, R!ssi1ns or the 6e&s. The '1in
thin0 is to /%e1nse 2er'1n4, 1n) then &e
2er'1ns &i%% %i<e in 0%or4.
FIRST FRA=# An) &ho &1s it th1t tho!0ht 1%% this !(M
SECOND FRA=# O!r 0!4, &ith the 'o!st1/he.
Con0r1t!%1tions ? &e )ont e<en h1<e to
thin" 1n4'ore ? he "no&s e<er4thin0, 1n)
hes 1ss!'in0 1%% the res(onsii%it4 for
2er'1n (eo(%es 1/tions. Fin1%%4, 2er'1n4
h1s 1 tr!e, stron0 '1ster ? A)o%f Hit%erC
FIRST FRA=# Ho& interestin0C Yo!<e o(ene) '4 e4es,
!t &h1t 1 (it4C Ah, heres '4 sto(. I '!st
i) 4o! f1re&e%%. 2oo) 4e.
SECOND FRA=# 2oo) 4e 1n) e /1ref!%C St14 1&14 fro'
the 6e&s 1n) the Co''!nists. :e h1<e no
0re1ter ene'iesC F1re&e%%.
The FIRST FRA= %eft the tr1' 1t the sto( 1n) here I /o!%)
not sto( '4se%fG I t!rne) 1r!(t%4 to %oo" 1t the SECOND FRA=.
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The /on<ers1tion et&een the t&o &o'en h1) o(ene) '4
e4es to the re1%it4 of thin0s 'ore th1n 1n4 1rti/%e I h1) re1) in 1%%
those %ier1% ne&s(1(ers.
ME# Do 4o! not thin", )e1r %1)4, th1t this
notorio!s H6e&ish 7!estionI &i%% )ri<e h1%f
the (o(!%1tion of 2er'1n4 '1)M
SECOND FRA=# An) &h4 on%4 h1%f the (o(!%1tion, '4
0oo) '1nM... :1it 1 se/on), &1it 1 se/on)
? 1h, of /o!rse, 4o!re 1 6e&C Th1t nose
/o!%) /ert1in%4 '1"e !( for 1n4 (1ss(ortC
6!st 4o! re'e'er, 6e&, th1t &e 2er'1ns
1re no& one !nite) n1tion 1n), fo%%o&in0
the or)ers of o!r FThrer, &e %i<e 1s one ?
either &e rise to0ether o!t of the 1shes of
o!r h!'i%i1tin0 &1r )efe1t, or &e )ie
to0etherC There%% e no 'ore Hh1%<esI or
H7!1rtersI. 6!st one (eo(%eC 6!st one
(eo(%eC
The '1n in the %1/" 0%1sses sittin0 o((osite fro' 'e /o!%)
no %on0er "ee( 7!iet 1n) t!rne) to the SECOND FRA=.

MAN IN BLACK 2LASSES# :h1t notion of H1shesI 1re 4o!
t1%"in0 1o!t, '1)1'M Yo!r th!0s fro' the
so$/1%%e) Hstor' troo(er r1n"sI 1n)
HSt!)ent =nionI 1re !rnin0 Heines
oo"s in 1 (4reC
SECOND FRA=# Not Heines ? Heine the 6e&s oo"sC
2oo) ri))1n/e to hi'C
MAN IN BLACK 2LASSES# His &or" is 1 /%1ssi/ of 2er'1n
%iter1t!re, 1%tho!0h 4o! &o!%)nt
!n)erst1n) th1t, 1n) it) e %ess (1inf!% for
'e to e )e1f, %in) 1n) )!' in '4 o&n
f1ther%1n) th1n see this /o'(%ete 'essC
ME# No& th1ts 1 0oo) so%!tion to the 7!estion
? e )e1f, %in) 1n) )!'C Yes, the
0ent%e'ens h1n)s &i%% e !ntie) 1n) then
++

the4%% (!sh the 2er'1n (eo(%e into the
14ssC
SECOND FRA=# :ere not fi0htin0 101inst the 2er'1n
(eo(%eG &ere fi0htin0 101inst 4o! ? 6e&s
? 1n) 4o!%% /ert1in%4 e thro&n onto the
he1(.
ME# Th1n" the Lor), I' 1/t!1%%4 fro' A!stri1
1n) 4o!r (ro%e's &ont 1ffe/t 'e, !t
&hi%e (4res !rn on the streets of 2er'1n
/ities, &hi%e the4 !rn Heines oo"s,
histor4 &i%% (1ss 1 se<ere senten/e on 4o!
2er'1ns.
An) this is &here it t!rne) into 1 re1% s/1n)1%. The (1ssen0ers
on the tr1' s(%it into t&o o((osin0 f1/tions 1n) st1rtin0 h!r%in0
1//!s1tions 1t e1/h other#
$ Do&n &ith the M1r8istsC
$ The N1tion1% So/i1%ists 1re 2er'1n4s tr!e )o&nf1%%C
$ The 6e&ish Cons(ir1/4 ? th1ts &h1t the &ho%e n1tion sho!%)
st1n) !( 101instC
$ Sho((in0 (ri/es 1re 0oin0 !(C
$ Hit%er &i%% (!t e<er4thin0 in its ri0htf!% (%1/eC Be%ie<e hi' 1n)
&e 1re s1<e)C
$ Hit%er is /ert1in%4 not the s1'e 1s Bis'1r/"C
AAAAAAAAA
I '1n10e) to F!'( off the tr1' 1fter I fe%t the hosti%e 01>e of 1
ro1)$sho!%)ere) '1n, &ho &1s /%en/hin0 his fists in re1)iness
to 1tt1/" ene'4 n!'er one ? the 6e& ? 1n) this &1s 1 6e& &ith
1 <io%in. If 1 fi0ht h1) ro"en o!t in the /1rri10e, then I &o!%)nt
e /1rr4in0 M1ster K%ot>s instr!'ent 1n4one, !t 1 !n/h of
&oo)en s(%inters.
An) then I )e/i)e) ? ne<er to 0et in<o%<e) in 2er'1n
7!1rre%s, F!st to /on/entr1te on '4 o&n thin0s 1n), 1fter A(ri% 9@,
%e1<e the /o!ntr4 1s f1st 1s (ossi%e ? 1 /o!ntr4 I &1s &itnessin0
t!rnin0 into so'ethin0 th1t &1s in/o'(rehensi%e 1n) 1%ien to
'e.
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At the 2!ttener0 Herit10e (rintin0 ho!se I "no/"e) on
)ire/tor MAY L=TZEs offi/e )oor, then (o"e) '4 he1) into
the roo' 1n) seein0 Mr L!t>e J1 (%!'(, 1%) '1n, &hose
tro!sers &ere he%) !( 4 &i)e, re) r1/esK &1<e) 'e into his
roo'.
:e 'et %i"e o%) frien)s, 1%tho!0h he 1n) I h1) on%4 s(o"en
on/e efore, here (re/ise%4 1 'onth 10o &hen &e )is/!sse) ho&
the (oster sho!%) %oo" for the /on/ert s%1te) for A(ri% 9@ th1t 4e1r
in Mitten&1%).
L=TZE# Ah, '4 )e1r ROSNER, he%%o thereC Ho& 1re 4o!
)oin0M :h1ts ne&M I<e een e8(e/tin0 4o!
sin/e 4ester)14C The Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of
M!si/ tr1nsferre) the 'one4 to /o<er the /ost of
(rintin0 the /on/ert (osters into '4 1n" 1//o!nt
e81/t%4 1 &ee" 10oC So, &e sent the' off to
Mitten&1%) 4ester)14 1n) the4<e (ro1%4
1%re1)4 een (!t !( 1%% o<er the /it4 4 no&. So,
(%e1se /on<e4 to )e1r 3rofessor FLESCH th1t
e<er4thin0 is in or)er. I h1<ent h1) the /h1n/e to
/1%% hi'. B!siness, !sinessA
ME# I' i''ense%4 (%e1se), Mr L=TZEC
L=TZE# So, h1<e 1 %oo", o(en one !(. Do 4o! %i"e itM
ME# Ver4 ni/eG <er4 ni/e in)ee)C
L=TZE# T1"e 1 se1t, t1"e 1 se1t, Mr ROSNERC
C1t/h 4o!r re1thC CoffeeM
ME# I &i%%, if its no other.
L=TZE# J1t the to( of his <oi/eK 2RETCHENC T&o /!(s of
/offee, )e1r. 3%e1se, t1"e 4o!r /o1t off, )e1r
BENNY, '1"e 4o!rse%f /o'fort1%e, %ets t1%", he$
he, &e%% h1<e 1 0ossi(.
ME# Th1n" 4o!, Sir.
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I s1t in the 1r'/h1ir ne8t to the )es".
L=TZE# I '!st 1)'it, I' <er4 (%e1se) &e<e 'et. Theres
een so '!/h s1i) 1n) &ritten 1o!t 4o!. Its 1
0re1t hono!r for 'e to h1<e (rinte) the first (oster
for 1 '!si/i1n &ith s!/h 1 i0 f!t!re 1he1) of
hi'. Yo!r '1estro FLESCH s14s the &ho%e &or%)
&i%% "no& 1o!t ROSNER in 1 fe& 4e1rs ti'e.
ME# Dont e8100er1teC I h1<ent sho&n '4se%f 1s
1n4thin0 s(e/i1% so f1r. :e%% see ho& the4 re1/t in
Mitten&1%). If e<er4thin0 0oes to (%1n, I%% 0o
1/" to Vienn1 &ith '4 he1) he%) hi0h.
L=TZE# An) &hen 1re 4o! (%1nnin0 on %e1<in0
for Vienn1M
ME# Soon. Theres nothin0 for 'e to )o in Ber%in
1n4'ore.
L=TZE# I &ish 4o! 1%% the est.
ME# Yes, I re1%%4 ho(e e<er4thin0 &or"s o!t. M4 /1reer
1s 1 '!si/i1n )e(en)s on it, 1n) 2o) fori) I
Hst!ff !(I '4 (erfor'1n/e. Its &e%% "no&n th1t
the 2er'1n (!%i/ is s(oi%e) '!si/1%%4. I' 1 %itt%e
&orrie), if tr!th e to%).
L=TZE# E<er4thin0 &i%% e fineG
e<er4thin0 &i%% e &on)erf!%, '4 4o!n0 frien).
ME# I "no& the Festi<1% or01ni>ers &i%% )efinite%4 sen)
4o! o!t 1n in<it1tion. I ho(e 4o! 1n) 4o!r &ife
&i%% 0r1/e 'e &ith 4o!r (resen/e in Mitten&1%).
L=TZE# Yes, of /o!rse. Its 1 0re1t hono!r for !s.
I &i%% /ert1in%4 /o'e.
Here 2RETCHEN ? 1 e1!tif!% %on)e ? ro!0ht in on 1 tr14
t&o /offees of /offee &ith is/!its 1n) s!01r, 1n) efore %e1<in0
the roo', she ten)er%4 to!/he) '4 sho!%)er, s14in0#
2RETCHEN# Yo! "no& I%% /o'e to the /on/ert &ith MAYC
The4 s14 theres sti%% sno& in Mitten&1%). M14e
I%% e 1%e to )o so'e s"iin0C
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She he1)e) for the )oor. M4 e4es, 1sore), fo%%o&e) herG this
2er'1n %1)4 &1s in)ee) (1inf!%%4 H1((eti>in0I.
L=TZE# Yes, if '4 &ife s14s no, I%% t1"e 2RETCHEN
&ith 'e. She "no&s 1 thin0 or t&o 1o!t '!si/
1n) %o<es sho&in0 off )!rin0 the entr1/te. He$
heA
ME# As 4o! &ish, Mr L=TZEC
E E E
:itho!t "no/"in0 or 1n4 !nne/ess1r4 /o!rtes4, t&o &or"ers
/1'e into Mr L=TZEs offi/e, /1rr4in0 in 1n enor'o!s,
see'in0%4 h1sti%4 (1inte) (ortr1it, 1s I h1) s!s(e/te), of so'e or
other 2er'1n "in0 or "ni0ht.
Si%ent%4 1n) &itho!t 1s"in0 (er'ission, the4 too" )o&n 1
/1n<1s &ith Re'r1n)t <1n RiFns The S1/rifi/e of Is11/ 1n)
re(%1/e) it &ith the sho))4 )r1&in0 4 1 %1t1nt 1'1te!r.
T1"in0 1&14 the &oo)en %1))er 1n) the /o(4 of the D!t/h
'1sters 1rt&or", the &or"ers /%!'si%4 1she) into to the
)oorfr1'e.
At this (oint 2RETCHEN /1'e into the roo'.
L=TZE# Ho& )o 4o! %i"e th1t, (o((etM
2RETCHEN# Oh '4 2o), ho& 1&f!%C
L=TZE# This, 4 the &14, is Frie)ri/h B1r1ross1 ? the
Kin0 of 2er'1n4, the Ho%4 Ro'1n E'(erorA
2RETCHEN# Its not 1o!t the "in0C
L=TZE# :h1t then, "i))oM
2RETCHEN# Its the (i/t!re ? its F!st terri%eC
L=TZE# An) &h1t 'ore )o 4o! )e'1n) fro' S/h%osser the
ho!se (1interM The 'ost i'(ort1nt thin0 is th1t
Frie)ri/h hi'se%f is h1n0in0 in the offi/eC Its
ti'es %i"e this th1t the 2er'1n (eo(%e, %oo"in0
into the f!t!re &ith ho(e, sho!%)nt for0et heroes
fro' ti'es 0one 4C A %ot of )ifferent (eo(%e /o'e
to see 'e in '4 offi/e. E1/h of the' %oo"s e1)i%4
1t the interior of the (rintin0 ho!se )ire/tors
offi/eC Re(resent1ti<es of the (1rt4 in (o&er
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&o!%)nt t1"e "in)%4 to seein0 (i/t!res of
Ar1h1' 1n) Is11/ on '4 &or"in0 roo' &1%%sC
2RETCHEN# S!/h 1 (it4 to (1rt &ith th1t (1intin0C
L=TZE# I%% 0i<e it to 1 '!se!' ? %et the' )e1% &ith itC
2RETCHEN# More /offee for 4o!M
ME# Th1n" 4o!.
L=TZE# Th1n"s. Th1t%% e 1%%, )e1r.
Le1<in0, 2RETCHEN 101in ten)er%4 r1n her fin0ers o<er '4
sho!%)er 1n) s1i)#
2RETCHEN# I '!/h (refer Is11/ to the s/ri%in0s of th1t
)r!n"1r) S/h%osserC B4eC
ME# I see 4o!re 7!i/"%4 )e1%in0 &ith the H6e&ish
7!estionI, SirC
L=TZE# Bet&een 4o! 1n) 'e, /1n 4o! i'10ine h1<in0 to
%oo" e1/h )14 1t th1t Frie)ri/h, &hos een
)efor'e) 1t the h1n)s of S/h%osser, o!r ho!se
(1interM
ME# HIs11/I &o!%) /ert1in%4 %1n) 4o! in it &ith the
ne& osses, !t Frie)ri/h is 0oo) for 1%%
o//1sionsC
L=TZE# It /ost 'e fo!r ott%es of s/hn1((s ? not 'ore th1n
th1t. H1$h1A B!t I%% h1<e it re(%1/e) &ith for
so'ethin0 'ore !($to$)1te %1terC
ME# :ho &i%% 4o! s&1( Kin0 Frie)ri/h forM Hit%er,
(erh1(sM
L=TZE# :h1te<er the4 s14C I thin" 1%% offi/e interiors in
2er'1n4 &i%% soon %oo" (rett4 1%i"e, 1n) (eo(%e
&i%% e si'i%1r to e1/h other, 1s &e%% 1s their
&or)s, 1n) their )ee)s, 1n) tho!0htsA
ME# Its re0rett1%eC :i%% 4o! (!t !( &ith it 1%%, this
'essM
L=TZE# Yo! "no&, the4re 1%% <er4 )e1r to 'e ? 1 stein of
B1<1ri1n eer 1fter %!n/hG 1 soft e) in the
e)roo'G 1 (o"er (1rt4 &ith '4 frien)G 1
Christ'1s tree &ith '!%ti$/o%o!re) shin4 to4s 1n)
!rnin0 /1n)%esG the f!n '4 "i)s rin0G '4
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(o((et, 2RETCHENA These %itt%e e1rth%4 Fo4s
1re )e1r to 'eC I' no heroC I' 1 B!r0er &ho
1i)es 4 the %1& 1n) s!'its to the %e0iti'1te,
1n) I re(e1t, %e0iti'1te Rei/hs"1n>%er ? th1t
'e1ns, 1((ointe) 4 Hin)en!r0 ? &hether its
Hit%er or, %ets s14, so'e HFrit> S/h&ein"o(ferIC I
)ont /1reC I F!st &1nt 1 7!iet %ife for '4se%f 1n)
'4 /hi%)ren. For this, '4 )e1r BENNY, I'
(re(1re) to %oo" 1t th1t (ortr1it of Frie)ri/h
B1r1ross1 for &h1t re'1ins of '4 %ife. M14 th1t
e '4 (!nish'ent for tr1n7!i%%it4 1n) (ros(erit4C
Yo! /1n e<en se%% 4o!r so!% to Me(histo(he%es for
th1t, h1$h1$h1A
ME# 3%e1se, %i<e ho&e<er 4o! (%e1se, !t the %i'its of
this h1r'on4 /1n e )estro4e) in 1n inst1ntC
L=TZE# :ho 4M =n)er &hi/h /ir/!'st1n/esM
ME# B4 1 '1)'1n (o%iti/i1n 1n)
the (o%iti/s of 1 '1)'1nC
L=TZE# If Ho!r B!r0erI sees th1t his o&n &e%%ein0 is in
)1n0er, he &ont re$e%e/t the N1tion1%$So/i1%ists
for 1nother ter'.
ME# 3%e1se )o not F!)0e 'e for '4 /1te0ori/1%
F!)0'ent# foo%s r!sh in &here 1n0e%s fe1r to tre1).
S/hi>o(hreni/s either Hst14 1t the he%'I or the4
f1%%, !t the4 ne<er '1"e their o&n &14 )o&n the
H%1))er of (o&erI.
L=TZE# If so, then I thin" 4o! /iti>ens of A!stri1 sho!%)nt
e fee%in0 7!ite so s1feC H1<e 4o! he1r) of s!/h 1
thin0 1s HAns/h%!ssIM
ME# An) 0%o1% (!%i/ o(inionM
L=TZE# F1ir4 t1%es for n1V<e (eo(%e.
ME# B!t theres so'e "in) of
Hintern1tion1% (o%iti/1% 'or1%it4I, isnt thereM
L=TZE# Its not 1%% th1t 1)C On the /ontr1r4, Hit%er &i%%
te1r the Tre1t4 of Vers1i%%es to shre)s 1n) ret!rn
2er'1n4 to its for'er 0%or4. An) 1%so, on%4 he /1n
/r!sh !ne'(%o4'ent, )estro4 the /ri'in1%
e%e'ent, ret!rn %ost %1n) 1n) rin0 territories
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inh1ite) 4 2er'1ns into the F1ther%1n) ? %i"e,
S!)eten%1n)C
ME# An) &h1t 1o!t the H6e&ish 7!estionIM
L=TZE# Its no i0 )e1%. 6!st e'(t4 r1<1)o. Hit%er on%4
too" the 1nti$Se'itis' /1r) fro' the )e/" )!rin0
the r!n$!( to the e%e/tion. He )oesnt nee) it no&.
ME# If 4o!r F!)0'ents 1re ri0ht, then h1n0 HAr1h1'
1n) Is11/I r1<e%4 1/" !( on the &1%% 1n) I &i%%
%e1<e here &ith (e1/e of 'in)C
L=TZE# Yo!re 1 /!nnin0 one, '4 frien)C C!nnin0C I see
4o!re not F!st 0oo) 1t the <io%in, !t 4o!re 1)e(t
1t )e1tin0 1s &e%%. N1'e ho& %on0 1n) 4o!r
HIs11/I &i%% ret!rn. It%% )efinite%4 ret!rn.
ME# I %i<e in ho(e, )e1r L=TZEC A%tho!0h in 1 /o!ntr4
&here the4 !rn the 0re1t Heines oo"s, ho(e,
e%ie<e 'e, is 1%&14s in short s!((%4C
L=TZE# The /ost of ti'eC
ME# The 1t'os(here here see's to e 0ettin0 1 %itt%e
s!ffo/1tin0.
L=TZE# I' s!re the /on/ert &i%% 0o 1he1) 1s (%1nne), 1n)
then 4o! /1n /1%'%4 %e1<e 2er'1n4 ? the (%1/e
&here 4o! )ont h1<e eno!0h 1ir to re1theC
ME# 2o) &i%%in0C
L=TZE# B!t (ro%e's 1rent tot1%%4 o!t of the 7!estion 1t
the Festi<1% either. O(en !( th1t (ie/e of (1(er 1n)
re1) o!t the s!rn1'es of the /o'(oser, /on)!/tor
1n) so%oist 101in. It /1!0ht '4 e4e 1s soon 1s I
s1& it, !t I )i) '4 &or" (ro!)%4. To)14
Mitten&1%) is /o<ere) in 4o!r (osters, 1%tho!0h
th1t )oesnt 'e1n 4o!r (!%i/ (erfor'1n/e is Hin
the 10IC
ME# Di) 4o! noti/e th1t its on A(ri% 9@M
L=TZE# The FThrers irth)14, 4esC :h1t 1n 1&f!%
/oin/i)en/eC
ME# I' re1%%4 re%4in0 on '1estro FLESCHs
1!thorit4C
L=TZE# Of /o!rseC
ME# :e%%, 1n) the Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/
1%so &ont 1%%o& the /on/ert to e 1 f1i%!re.
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L=TZE# Its 1n intern1tion1% festi<1%C
ME# 3erh1(s I' e8100er1tin0, !t the '!si/1% %ife of
2er'1n4 is 1so%!te%4 in)e(en)ent of (o%iti/s. Or
1' I &ron0M
L=TZE# I) &1nt to e%ie<e it is A
ME# If so, &ith 4o!r (er'ission I%% to e on '4 &14.
L=TZE# 2oo) 4e, '4 frien).
Yo!<e for0otten to t1"e 1 (oster &ith 4o!.
ME# Kee( it 1s 1 so!<enirC I%% fin) '4se%f one
in Mitten&1%)C
B!t no& I '!st h!rr4 to the t1i%ors.
L=TZE# I s!((ose th1t%% e for 4o!r t1i%sM
ME# SOLOMON HIRSCH
hi'se%f is '1"in0 it ?
in/i)ent1%%4, hes '4 fi1n/Ues f1therC
L=TZE# :e%% IA Con0r1t!%1tions, /on0r1t!%1tions.
ME# Yes, its 1 (%e1s!re for 'e, tooC I) %i"e '4
(1rents, '4 re%1ti<es 1n) frien)s to /o'e fro'
Vienn1 for '4 (!%i/ (erfor'1n/e. E<er4thin0 h1s
to e Hshi(sh1(eI, 1s the4 s14.
L=TZE# :on)erf!%, BENNYC I fee% %i"e I<e 1%re1)4 t1ste)
the s1tisf1/tion of 4o!r (%14in0C
ME# Th1n" 4o!, SirC An) (%e1se /o'e to Mitten&1%)C I
%oo" for&1r) to seein0 4o! thereC
:e (1rte) /o'(1n4 1t the )oor&14 of the 2!ttener0 Herit10e
(!%ishers.
As for 2RETCHEN, she %e& 'e 1 0oo)4e "iss o!t of 1n
o(en se/on)$f%oor &in)o&, 1n) then sho!te)#
2RETCHEN# He4, he4, Mr M!si/i1n, &i%% it e sno&in0
in the 'o!nt1inM E<en 1 %itt%eA
ME# Mitten&1%) is 1 &inter resort, '4 )e1r Fr1!%einC
:h1ts 'ore, I &1s to%) the rest1!r1nt there h1s 1
&on)erf!% 1n)C Yo!%% h1<e f!n &ith or &itho!t
s"iesC
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2RETCHEN# :1it for 'eC I 1)ore )1n/in0 the s%o& &1%t> or the
fo8trot &ith 1 /heerf!% /1<1%ier &ho "no&s ho& to
'o<e ? &h1t /o!%) e etterM
ME# On%4 the '!si/ of Men)e%ssohnC
2RETCHEN# Re1%%4M I )ont thin" so, !t I sh1nt 'iss 4o!r
/on/ert. Yo!re /!te &ith or &itho!t 4o!r <io%in.
3%e1se sen) 1 te%e0r1' /onfir'in0 the )1te of 4o!r
(erfor'1n/e, other&ise MAY &ont %e1<e e<en
the !i%)in0.
ME# Cert1in%4. See 4o! in Mitten&1%), )e1r Fr1!%ein.
2RETCHEN# See 4o!A In/i)ent1%%4, BENNY, &hen 1re 4o!
he1)in0 to B1<1ri1M
ME# Toni0ht, on the %1st tr1in for M!ni/h.
2RETCHEN# Bon <o410eC
E(iso)e *Q
A(ri% *+, *-..
@-#.@
H1<in0 o!0ht so'e s&eets, 1s !s!1%, I set off for SOLOMON
HIRSCHs &or"sho(, &hi/h &1s /%oser to 2en)1r'en(%1t>. His
&or"sho( &1s on the first f%oor of 1 t1%%, o%) Ber%in st4%e, fi<e$
store4 !i%)in0 !i%t 1t the t!rn of the /ent!r4, if I' not
'ist1"en, in the Neo/%1ssi/1% st4%e.
As for the f1'i%4 of the reno&ne) t1i%or, the4 %i<e) on the
se/on) f%oor, )ire/t%4 1o<e the &or"sho(G there &1s the &ife
JFr1! 3ERLE ? the ho!se&ifeK, their 9@$4e1r$o%) )1!0hter
JFr1!%ein ESTHER ? &ho h1) 1s(ir1tions of /ontin!in0 her
'!si/1% st!)ies in Vienn1K 1n) their *L$4e1r$o%) son J6OSEF or
6OSSY ? 1t hi0h s/hoo%X04'n1si!'K.
I h1) "no&n the HIRSCHES for 'ore th1n F!st 1 /o!(%e of
4e1rs.
:hen I first 1rri<e) in Ber%in, I often h1) to 1<1i% '4se%f of
SOLOMON HIRSCHs ser<i/es# I h1) t&o s!its 1n) 1 /o1t se&n
4 hi'. :e e/1'e frien)s.
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Soon o!r frien)shi( e8(1n)e) into so'ethin0 'ore si0nifi/1nt
? ESTHER 1n) I %i"e) e1/h other, 1n) then '4 (1rents /1'e to
Ber%in, h1<in0 "no&n the HIRSCHES for '1n4 4e1rs, 1n) in the
tr1)ition1% 6e&ish &14, &e 0ot en010e).
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Se<en E(iso)es J%1/"$1n)$&hite, s%i0ht%4 s(ee)e)$!( fr1'e
r1te 1//o'(1n4in0 4 '!si/ fro' M1r%ene Dietri/h e1r%ier
re(ertoireK in the st4%e of 1 si%ent 'o<ie, sho&in0 the re%1tionshi(
et&een ROSNER 1n) the HIRSCH f1'i%4, &ith the '!si/i1n
t1%"in0 o<er the (i/t!res#
*. J*Q1K As !s!1%, efore the fittin0 st1rte) I &ent !( to the
se/on) f%oor to see the t1i%ors f1'i%4, so'eti'es )rin"in0 te1
&ith the' Jh1<in0 1%re1)4 o!0ht so'e s&eet thin0s fro' Fr1!
HISLER for the t1i%ors &ife 1n) )1!0hterK, so'eti'es (%14in0
/hess &ith 6OSEF, 1n) on 6e&ish ho%i)14s I often h1) %!n/h &ith
the &ho%e f1'i%4.
9. J*QK The4 often for/e) 'e to (%14 on the 0r1n) (i1no 1n)
sin0 o%) H1si)i/ son0s th1t I h1) %e1rne) fro' '4 0r1n)f1ther,
&hi/h %i<es in Lin>.
I (%14e), the4 h1) 1 %1!0h 1n) s1n0 1%on0.
I 1%&14s tho!0ht th1t SOLOMON 1n) 3ERLE h1) 1tte'(te),
!sin0 their &e%%$"no&n intentions, to sort of rin0 ESTHER ?
1n) e1!tif!%, 'o)est 0ir% ? 1n) ME /%oser to0ether.
.. J*QZK At first, &hen she s1& 'e, she !se) to e0in
e'roi)erin0 '!%ti$/o%o!re) thre1te) on 1 &hite /1n<1s &ith
/onsi)er1%e >e1%, 1n) then &hen &e h1) e/o'e 1//!sto'e) to
one 1nother,
+. J*Q)K ESTHER !se) to sho& 'e f1'i%4 (hoto 1%!'s 1n)
then soft%4 /1ress '4 h1n) &ith her fin0ers.
L. J*Q[K ESTHER 1n) I often &ent for 1 &1%" 1ro!n) Ber%ins
streets 1n) (1r"s, (o((in0 into /1fUs, 0oin0 to the >oo, 0oin0 to
/on/erts in the Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/A.
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;. J*QfK An) 1 'onth 10o I first "isse) her on the /hee" &hen
&e &ere s1t on the 'err4$0o$ro!n).
O. J*QhK The en010e'ent.
The '!si/1% 1//o'(1ni'ent ehin) the 'ono%o0!e /1n e
inter/h1n0e) &ith 6e&ish 'e%o)iesG e.0. )!rin0 the en010e'ent.
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E(iso)e *Q J/ontin!e)K
Yes, the4 1re 1 ri/h, (ros(ero!s 6e&ish f1'i%4# /o'fort,
/1%'ness, /%e1n%iness, t1stef!%%4$/hosen f!rnit!re, sho( &in)o&s
oo>in0 &ith trin"ets, (or/e%1in 1%%erin1s 1n) she(her) 0ir%s, 1n
1nti7!e 0r1n) (i1no, /h1n)e%iers )ri((in0 &ith /r4st1%s, s/eni/
(ortr1its of their foref1thers 1s &e%% 1s (ortr1its of R1is &e%%$
"no&n in Ber%in /ir/%es, 1 s(it> )o0 &ith 1 re) o& 1n) 1 s'e%%
&1fte) o!t of the "it/hen of 0oose, %ets F!st s14, ro1ste) to fit the
ho%i)14 s(irit ? &ith 7!in/e.
The ti'e I s(ent &ith the HIRSCH f1'i%4 &1s <er4 enFo41%e
? I &1s 1%&14s re/ei<e) &ith their f1'i%4 &1r'th, &hi/h I h1)
een sore%4 %1/"in0 in Ber%in.
After 1%% I &1s %i<in0 in 1 Hn!tho!seI, ne8t to so'e e8tre'e%4,
e8tre'e%4 str1n0e s!Fe/ts, i.e. ARNO BACH, KONRAD
SCHE=BNER, OTTO BRACK, HENRICH STETKE the 1rtist,
Fr1! SONTA2, 1n) so on.
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I &ent in the entr1n/e, s%o&%4 /%i'e) the '1r%e ste(s to the
se/on) f%oor 1n) r1n0 the )oore%%.
ESTHER o(ene) the )oor to the 1(1rt'ent, 1n) she see'e)
so'eho& fri0htene), (1%e.
I h1n)e) her the o8 &ith the s&eets 1n) &e s(o"e to e1/h
other in the h1%%&14.
ESTHER# Th1n" 4o!. 3%e1se, /o'e in, BENNYC
F1thers ho'eC
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ME# I<e 'isse) 4o!. So 1)%4C De1r ESTHER, I' so
h1((4 to e 0oin0 to Mitten&1%) &ith 4o! to the
Festi<1%C On%4A On%4 4o!re (1%e, )1>e)C Are 4o!
OKM
ESTHER# :h4 1re 4o! 1s"in0 'e 1o!t th1tM
ME# =s!1%%4, 4o!r '1i) 1%&14s !se) to o(en the )oor.
ESTHER# Oh 4esM
ME# :h4 isnt 4o!r f1therM :h1ts &ron0M An) 4o!r
h1n)s 1re %i"e i/e. H1s so'ethin0 h1((ene)M
ESTHER# A((1rent%4 it h1sA
ME# Are 4o! &e%%M
ESTHER# Yes.
ME# T1"e 'e into the roo', (%e1se.
:e &ent into the s(1/io!s roo' 1n) the first thin0 I s1& &ere
the te1rf!% e4es of Fr1! 3ERLE 1n) the %oo" on SOLOMON
HIRSCHs f1/e, terrifie) 4 so'ethin0. He &1s s1t in his
1r'/h1ir, st1rin0 %1n"%4 1t the /ei%in0.
ME# If I '14 e of 1n4 !se, F!st 1s"C
I' 1t 4o!r ser<i/eC
FRA= 3ERLE# :h1t 1 )is1sterC :h1t 1 )is1sterC De1r BENNY,
ho& /1n &e e<en st1rt t!rnin0 to so'eone for
he%(M I' 1t '4 &its en).
ME# H1<e 4o! een !r0%e)M Ber%ins /r1&%in0 &ith
thie<es 1n) 01n0sters, not to 'ention )r!0 1))i/ts.
FRA= 3ERLE# B!r0%e)M NoC I' not s!re &h1t its /1%%e).
ME# Sho!%) &e /1%% 1 )o/tor for Mr HIRSCHM
ESTHER# F1ther )oesnt nee) 1 )o/tor, he nee)s 2er'1n4C
FRA= 3ERLE#M4 )e1r, )ont e n1V<e. Ho& /1n 1 )o/tor he%( 1
/o!ntr4 th1ts 0r1)!1%%4 0oin0 stir /r1>4M
ME# Dont te%% 'e the4<e sh!t )o&n 4o!r &or"sho(M
FRA= 3ERLE# It h1snt /o'e to th1t 4et, !t it) e etter if
the4 F!st 01<e 1 sin0%e or)er s14in0 th1t 6e&s in
2er'1n4 h1<e no ri0hts 1n) th1t the4 h1<e 1 )14
to %e1<e e<er4thin0 the4 see here.
ME# The4 h1<ent sh!t )o&n the &or"sho(, 4o!re 1%%
'ore or %ess 1%i<e 1n) &e%%, noo)4s !r0%e) 4o!.
Ah, &heres 6OSSYM
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ESTHER# Hes in the offi/eC He h1snt e1ten sin/e this
'ornin0, hes F!st s1t 1t the /hesso1r) 1n) &ont
t1%" to 1n4oneC
ME# OK, I%% see hi' %1ter. I re(e1t, &h1t h1s h1((ene)
th1t is so !ni'10in1%e if the &or"sho( h1snt
een sh!t )o&n, 4o!re 1%% (resent 1n) /orre/t,
1n) the 1(1rt'ent h1snt een !r0%e)M :h1t /1n
it eM
SOLOMON# The h!'i%i1tionC
ESTHER# F1thers h1) his s/issors t1"en.
ME# T1"en or %ostM
ESTHER# No, F!st t1"enC
ME# :ho 4M
FRA= 3ERLE# This 'ornin0 the stor' troo(ers !rst into the
&or"sho( 1n) too" 1&14 SOLOMONs /!ttin0
s/issors, %e1<in0 ehin) the thre1)C The4 too"
the' 1&14, Fo"in0, in/i)ent1%%4, %1!0hin0 1n)
h!'i%i1tin0 the (oor o%) t1i%orC
ME# An) I tho!0ht \it &1s so'ethin0 1&f!%]C B!4 1
ne& (1ir of s/issors 1n) %et th1t e the en) of itC
FRA= 3ERLE# Not (ossi%e, BENNYC
ME# :h4M
SOLOMON# Be/1!se those s/issors &ere (1sse) )o&n to 'e
fro' '4 f1ther, 1n) to hi' 4 '4 0r1n)f1ther,
&ho &1s 1%so 1 t1i%orC Those o%) s/issors &ere 1
f1'i%4 re%i/C The4 &ere so o%)C :ho /1n s14 &ho
o%) the4 &ereC I<e ne<er e<en he%) 1nother (1ir of
s/issorsC No&, BENNY, I &ont e 1%e to &or"
e/1!se the4<e t1"en '4 t1i%ors so!% 1&14. Yo!
see, if I ho%) 1n !nf1'i%i1r (1ir, I%% 1%&14s e
re'in)e) of '4 %oss. An) if I' 1%&14s thin"in0
1o!t &h1t I<e %ost, I &ont e 1%e to re1%%4 (!t
'4 he1rt into '4 (rofession, or, I sho!%) s14, into
the 1rt of 1 t1i%ors !sinessG I%% t!rn into 1 s(%it
(ersonC Th1t "in) of 3ERSON is 0oo)$for$
nothin0. He /1n e 1 /r1fts'1n ? 1n) nothin0
'oreC I, SOLOMON HIRSCH, 1%&14s (ri)e)
'4se%f on ho&, t1"in0 1fter '4 foref1thers, I &1s
(1rt of the /ir/%e of (eo(%e &ho "no& the 1rt of
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/!ttin0 1n) se&in0. Do 4o! !n)erst1n) 'eM
3ERLE, '4 )e1r, the4 "ne&, the4 "ne& f!%%$&e%%,
&h1t the4 &1nt to t1"e fro' 'e 1n) '4 f1'i%4.
The &or"sho(M I /1n o(en 1 &or"sho( in 3r10!e
or H1'!r0 or Vienn1.. or e<en in B!enos Aires,
!t those s/issors ? %i"e ho%4 oo"s ? 1%&14s
1//o'(1nie) the Hirs/h f1'i%4 &here<er it &ent ?
for etter for &orseC The4 fe) !sC Liter1%%4 fe) !sC
I' )e1). I /1nnot '1"e 4o!r t1i%s, )e1r BENNYC
The t1i%s of '4 )re1's 1n) 4o!rsC I )re1't 1o!t
the'C I /o!%) s'e%% th1t /on/ert s!it 1n), e<en
tho!0h I h1)nt 4et '1)e it, I &1s 1%re1)4 (ro!) of
itC So th1ts it, of /o!rse. No one &i%% ret!rn 'e
'4 s/issors. No oneC
FRA= 3ERLE# :h1t 0riefC :h1t 0riefC
ME# Ho& I !n)erst1n) e<er4thin0, Mr HIRSCH.
SOLOMON# 3%e1se s4'(1thise &ith 'e, (eo(%eC
FRA= 3ERLE# This is &h1t h!'i%i1tion tr!%4 isC
ESTHER# M1'1, I )ont &1nt to %i<e in this /o!ntr4
1n4'oreC Its 1%ien to 'eC It &o!%) h1<e een so
'!/h etter if 31(1 h1) F!st %ost the' or if
so'eone h1) sto%en the s/issors.
SOLOMON# M4 /hi%), 4o!re ri0ht ? 1 h!n)re) ti'es ri0htC
The theft or %oss is nothin0 /o'(1re) to &ho the4
so r1>en%4 too" 1&14 1 t1i%ors s/issors, %1!0hin0.
The )oor o(ene), 1n) 6OSEF /1'e o!t of the offi/eG 1fter
so'e se/on)s of si%en/e, he s!))en%4 t!rne) to
'e.
6OSEF# I )ont &1nt to %i<e in this /o!ntr4 1n4'ore eitherC
I )ont re/o0nise it 1n4'oreC
SOLOMON# :e%% %e1<eC :e%% )efinite%4 %e1<e ? e it to the
en)s of the E1rth, !t &ere not 04(sies 1n) )o &e
not t1"e o!r thin0s &ith !sM :e nee) to sort o!t 1n
1&f!% %ot of thin0s.
The4 st1rte) &ee(in0.
E<er4one &1s /r4in0 ? the /hi%)ren, the (1rentsA
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At th1t 'o'ent these te1rs see'e) to 'e to e the st1rts of 1n
!ni'10in1%4 0re1t tr10e)4, the essen/e of &hi/h &1s sti%%
)iffi/!%t to 'e to !n)erst1n).
SOLOMON HIRSCHs &oes &ere /o'(%ete%4 !n)erst1n)1%e.
After the4) /1%'e) )o&n 1 %itt%e, I 101in 1s"e) to t1"e
ESTHER &ith 'e to the Festi<1% in Mitten&1%), 1n) then on to
Vienn1 to0ether.
ME# So 4o! &ont e 101inst the i)e1 of 'e t1"in0
ESTHER to Mitten&1%). After the Festi<1% &e
(%1n to 0o 1/ross the or)er. :e /1n t1"e YOSSI
&ith !sC
YOSSI I' st14in0 &ith 31(1 !nti% o!r 1ff1irs in Ber%in
1re (!t in or)erC =nti% then it &ont e e1s4 for 'e
to 0o to A!stri1.
ME# Yo!<e 0ro&n !(, YOSSIC
ESTHER# An) &e h1)nt re1%ise)C
After &hi/h 1%% three h!00e) the o4 1n) st1rte) /r4in0 101in.
ME# I ho(e the !(settin0 Hs/issors in/i)entI &i%% not
interfere &ith o!r tri( to Mitten&1%)M I h1<e t&o
ti/"ets for the ni0ht tr1in.
FRA= 3ERLE# No, of /o!rseC ESTHER is 0oin0 &ith 4o!.
The sit!1tion is 1re s!/h th1t it is est if oth 4o!
1n) &e %e1<e 2er'1n4 1s soon 1s &e /1n,
1%tho!0h '1n4 of o!r 6e&s 1re s!re th1t to)14s
1nti$Se'itis' is 1 te'(or1r4 thin0 1n) th1t
e<er4thin0 &i%% soon /o'e f!%% /ir/%e. :e%% see
4o! off.
ME# 3%e1se, )ont &orr4. E<er4ones h1<in0 1 )iffi/!%t
)14 to)14. :e &i%% F!st )ro( 4 to (i/" !(
ESTHERs thin0s 1n) &e%% s14 0oo) 4e here.
ESTHER# Yes, it) e etter th1t &14.
ME# 2oo) 4e. I' sorr4A
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E(iso)e *-
I &1s /onf!se) 1n), 1 %itt%e fri0htene), I %eft thro!0h the
h1%%&14 0r1in0 the <io%in /1se /ont1inin0 M1ster K%ot>s
instr!'ent, ho%)in0 it re1%%4 ti0ht%4 to '4 /hestG then I &1s
sto((e) in '4 tr1/"s 1n) /o!%)nt 'o<e fro' the s(ot.
:h1t /o!%) I )oM Ho& /o!%) I he%( the (oor '1nM
Co'(%ete he%(%essness, 1n0er 1n) ho(e%essness too" ho%) of
'e 1n) then I &1nte) to s/re1' to the entire /it4 th1t I )i)nt
&1nt to st14 in the /o!ntr4, 1 (%1/e &here the4 so r1>en%4
h!'i%i1te (eo(%e.
ESTHER /1'e !( to 'e.
She J)resse) in 1 <er4 e1!tif!% &hite )ressK stoo) there
si%ent%4. She &1s %i"e one of he1<ens 1n0e%s.
ESTHER &i(e) 1&14 her te1rs &ith 1 h1n)"er/hief.
She fi8e) her 01>e 1t the <io%in /1se th1t I &1s ho%)in0 &ith
oth h1n)s so ti0ht%4 101inst '4 /hestG 1fter 1 short (1!se she
s1i)#
ESTHER# BENNY, I thin" the4%% e 1fter th1t <io%in soonC
ME# :h4M
ESTHER# A <io%in th1ts the &or" of
2er'1n M1ster K%ot>M
An) &ere 6e&sC
ME# So &h1tC Then 4o! sho!%) )e(ri<e 2er'1n
&o'en of their Fe&e%s. After 1%%, their )i1'on)s
&ere /!t 4 6e&ish Fe&e%%ers in A'ster)1'C
ESTHER# Yo!re n1V<e, BENNYC
ME# An) th1ts 1 1) thin0M
ESTHER# I %i"e 4o! e<en th1t &14.
ME# 2oo) 4e, '4 )e1rC I%% /o'e 4 for 4o!.
The 7!i/"er &e %e1<e, the etter.
ESTHER# I /1nt &1it to %e1<e Ber%in either. I )ont re/o0nise
'4 o&n /it4. E<er4 )14 it e/o'es 'ore 1n) 'ore
1%ien to 'e.
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ME# I ho(e it%% e 1 %itt%e e1sier to re1the
in Mitten&1%).
ESTHER# 2o) &i%%in0, 1s the4 s14.
She "isse) 'e on the /hee" 1n) 7!i/" f%e& 1/" into the roo'
fro' the /orri)or.
On '4 o&n, I s&14e) &ith h1((iness, of /o!rse, 1n) it h1)
not een for the &1%%, I &o!%) h1<e )efinite%4 en)e) !( in 1 (i%e
on the /1r(et.
R!iet%4 I %eft the 1(1rt'ent, ti(toe) )o&n the ste(s 1n) onto
the street, &here not one of the /it4s i0 ro"en /%o/" f1/es h1)
1n4 of its h1n)s %eft.
E(iso)e 9@
A(ri% *+, *-...
*@#.@
M1"in0 '4 &14 )o&n the street, I he1r) %1!0hter er!(tin0
noisi%4 ehin) 'e, 'i8e) &ith os/ene re'1r"s 1n) thre1ts
to&1r)s 6e&s.
I t!rne) ro!n) to see 1 0ro!( of Bro&nshirts, &ho &ere
&1%"in0 1o!t ten (1/es ehin) 'e. I tho!0ht the s'!tt4 re'1r"s
1n) oorish eh1<io!r &ere ein0 %e<e%%e) in '4 )ire/tion.
Of /o!rse, I )e/i)e) to hi)e so'e&here to 1<oi) 1n4
)iffi/!%ties.
Fort!n1te%4, I &1s ne8t to the HBe1rsI /1fU.
I )i<e) 'o'ent1ri%4 into the )rin"in0 est1%ish'ent, &hi/h I
"ne& &e%%, in or)er to ri) '4se%f of '4 N1>i es/ort, )rin" 1 /!(
of /offee, s'o"e 1 /i01rette, re/o<er '4 senses, 1n) soon s%o&%4
set off for the Conser<1tor4.
I &1s 1 re0!%1r here.
:AITER# :e%/o'eC :h1t &o!%) Sir %i"eM Yo!r !s!1%, Mr
ROSNERM
ME# He%%o, HANSC Yes, (%e1se ? 1 Viennese /offee,
1 /heese s1n)&i/h 1n) so'e /i01rettesC
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:AITER# 3%e1se, !se the /h1ir for 4o!r instr!'entC
ME# I' 1fr1i) I%% h1<e to hi)e it !n)er the t1%e to)14.
:AITER# As 4o! &ish, Mr ROSNERC One se/on)C I%% e
ri0ht 1/"C
ME# Th1n" 4o!, HANSC
He &ent off 1n) I, &ith nothin0 to )o, st1rtin0 %oo"in0
in)ifferent%4 1t the (eo(%e in the /1fU. There &ere <1rio!s (eo(%e#
s1t 1ro!n) 1s /heerf!% /o'(1n4 &ere 4o!n0 (eo(%e, o%) (eo(%e,
sin0%e (eo(%e, /o!(%es# the4 &ere t1%"in0, so'eti'es %o!)%4,
)rin"in0 /offee, eer, s/hn1((s, /o0n1/, the Hes(e/t1/%e)I ones
&ere re1)in0 ne&s(1(ers, s'o"in0 /i01rs 1n) /i01rettes.
L1)ies of Hthe o%)est (rofessionI s1t 1%one in r1ther in)e/ent
(oses, so'e of &hi/h J7!ite o!t of the %!eCK st1rte) no))in0
She%%o to 'e 1n) s'i%in0.
I noti/e) th1t one of Ber%ins thie<es, HEINZ ? "no&n etter
1s HThe AYEI ? &1s here. He &1s &e1rin0 1n e8(ensi<e s!it,
s'o"in0 1 /i01r, si((in0 &ine 1n) t1%"in0 &ith 1n e8tre'e%4
e1!tif!% 0ir%, &ho s1t &ith 1 H%1/" fo8I /1s!1%%4 )r1(e) 1/ross
her 1re sho!%)ers, its si%<er hi0h%i0hts 0%itterin0.
She &1s so'e&h1t si'i%1r to 3i/1ssos HThe Asinthe
Drin"erI. I "ne& HEINZ thro!0h ARNO BACH ? he often /1%%e)
on '4 (4rote/hni/ s(e/i1%ist of 1 nei0ho!r 1n) JI /1n s14 &ith
/ert1int4K o!0ht h1n)'1)e o's off hi' &hi/h &ere not
(1rti/!%1r%4 (o&erf!%.
I &1s &orrie) th1t, sooner or %1ter, o!r en0ineer &o!%) %o& !s
s"4 hi0h.
ARNO to%) 'e 1o!t his H'is/hiefI &ith Ho'sI &hen he
%et s%i( ? %in) )r!n" ? th1t Ber%ins 01n0sters on%4 o!0ht fro'
hi' the e8(%osi<es re7!ire) to %o& o(en the %o/"s on s1fes.
A%so, HThe AYEI &1s 1%so intereste) in MARIKA ERDELY
1n) fre7!ent%4 %eft enor'o!s 1s"ets of the 'ost e8(ensi<e,
freshest f%o&ers o!tsi)e the sin0ers )oor, 1n) then o!r /orri)or
s'e%%e) %i"e the f%orists on B%!'enstr1sse.
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HThe AYEI, h1<in0 re/o0nise) 'e ? or r1ther the ho!se'1te
of B1/h the E8(%osi<es M1n 1n) the e1!tif!% M1041r ? he
&1<e) to 'e, &hi/h in<ite) /onsi)er1%e interest fro' the others
there 1s to "no& I &1s.
O!t of (o%iteness, I re(%ie) 1/" &ith 1 no) 1n) 1 s'i%e.
Soon, HANS /1'e 1/".
HANS# Bon 1((etite, Mr ROSNERC
ME# Th1n" 4o!C
As I )r1n" '4 HVienneseI /offee I &1s re'in)e) of '4 ho'e
/it4, Mother 1n) F1ther, the B%!e D1n!e, the H1s!r0 31%1/e
1n) &hist%e) the t!ne to one of Str1!sss &1%t>es ? I &1s 'issin0
Vienn1 &hi/h is, 1s I s14, the 'ost e1!tif!% /it4 in E!ro(e ? 1t
%e1st for 'eC The <oi/e of M1r%ene Dietri/h e'1n1te) fro' the
0r1'o(hone. The 1t'os(here in the /1fU &1s i)4%%i/.
A%% of 1 s!))en I h1) the !r0e to (%14 so'ethin0 so!%f!% ?
(erh1(s H!n01ri1n ? on the <io%in, !t 1/" then '4 Hst1t!sI 1s 1
serio!s '!si/i1n )i) not 1%%o& 'e to H'ess 1ro!n)I &ith the
instr!'ent.
E1r%ier, three 4e1r or so efore, I /o!%) h1<e F!'(e) !( on the
/h1ir, )ire/t '4 e4es to the 'ost e1!tif!% %1)4 in the )rin"in0
est1%ish'ent, 1n) )e)i/1te to her 1n Hinto8i/1tin0 Bess1r1i1n
04(s4 t!neIC
E E E
S!))en%4 stor' troo(ers ? or Bro&nshirts 1s the4 /1%%e) the',
the H/h1ine) )o0sI of the N1>i (1rt4 ? !rst into the /1fU. I
re/o0nise) the' fro' the street. A%1s, I h1) een !n1%e to sh1"e
the' off.
These Bro&nshirts ? si8 or se<en of the', I thin" ? &ere
/o''1n)e) 4 the 2R=33ENF^HRER ? the 2ro!( Le1)er.
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2R=33ENF^HRER# Attention, /iti>ens, 1ttentionC A!8i%i1r4
3o%i/eC I re(e1t, A!8i%i1r4 3o%i/eC H1<e
4o!r (1ss(orts re1)4C Do/!'ent /he/"C
Do/!'ent /he/"C No nee) to (1ni/C
S!))en%4, '4 0oo) 1/7!1int1n/e, HEINZ, the Ber%in
H/ri'in1% e%e'entI ? HThe AYEI 1s so'e (eo(%e /1%%e) hi' ?
s1r/1sti/1%%4 1n) not in the (o%itest &14 (ossi%e 1))resse) the
/hief stor' troo(er.
THE AYE# He4, ROLF, )ont 4o! re/o0nise 'eM Do
4o! re1%%4 thin" th1t I ? HEINZ THE AYE
? 1' 0oin0 to sho& '4 o%) /e%%'1te '4
(1ss(ort, &hi/h I )ont h1<e 1n) ne<er
h1<eM Yo!) e etter off Foinin0 'e o<er
here 1n) I%% intro)!/e 4o! to the 'ost
e1!tif!% 0ir% in Ber%in, M1)e'oise%%e
IRMAC :h1t )o 4o! re/"on, '4 frien)M
Dont &orr4G shes not 1 Co''!nist, or 1
6e&C
E<er4one st1rte) %1!0hin0.
The STORM TROO3ERS st1rte) %oo"in0 !n/o'fort1%eC
2R=33ENF^HRER# :e &i%% fi0ht 101in /ri'in1% e%e'ents %i"e
4o!, HEINZ, tooth 1n) n1i%C The on%4
thin0 I /1n s14 is# 0et o!t of here &hi%e
4o!re sti%% int1/tC Yo! 1n) 4o!r frien)s
h1<e no (%1/e in the ne& 2er'1n4C O!tC
IRMA# JTo the 2r!((enfThrerK
An) I' s!((ose) to st14 here &ith
4o!M C%e<er o4C
E<er4one %1!0he) 101in.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Both of 4o!, o!t. I re(e1t,
the Ne& 2er'1n4 h1s no s(1/e for 4o!.
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THE AYE# Yo!) e etter off o&nin0 !(, in front of
honest (eo(%e, to ho& 4o! str100%e) th1t
(oor HEri" the Short4I &ith 4o!r o&n
h1n)s in the (rison toi%et th1t ni0ht 1fter
4o!, ROLF, %ost 9@@ '1r"s to hi' in 1 /1r)
01'eC Not f1%sifie) 1n4 )o/!'ents for 1
&hi%eM The )e1th /h1'er 1n) the '1n$
e1tin0 r1t )!n0eon 1re H/r4in0I for 4o!C
H1$h1$h1A An) 1%so the 1r' of the %1&C
IRMA# ROLF, I nee) 1 <enere1% )o/tors note
/onfir'in0 I' tot1%%4 /%e1r of s4(hi%isC
Co!%) 4o! for0e oneM I%% (14 4o! &e%%A
E<er4one %1!0he) e8/e(t the stor' troo(ers.
The &1r of &or)s et&een the t&o Hfrien)sI &or"e) (erfe/t%4
for 'e ? fe1rin0 I &o!%) %ose the <io%in Jre'e'erin0 the
in/i)ent &ith HIRSCHs s/issorsCK I 7!iet%4 '1)e '4 &14
to&1r)s the toi%et, hi) in the /!i/%e 1n), &ith the )oor 1F1r,
&1t/he) &h1t &1s h1((enin0 in the '1in roo' fro' 1f1r.
A01in, '4 f%eein0 h1) to )o &ith the FEAR of %osin0 the
<io%in 1n) the tho!0ht of HIRSCHs s/issors &hi/h h1) een
e8(ro(ri1te) 4 the Bro&nshirts 1 fe& ho!rs efore.
Yes, I re1%ise) '4 !n)o!te)%4 e'1rr1ssin0%4 /o'i/1%
sit!1tion, !t %osin0 th1t instr!'ent ? M1ster K%ot>s &or" ?
&o!%) h1<e een 1 tr10e)4 for 'e.
HM14e I sho!%) h1<e ref!se) the <io%in in the first (%1/e 1n)
F!st )ro((e) e<er4thin0 1n) 0one to Vienne,I I &his(ere), 1%so
inst1nt%4 fri0htene) 4 '4 7!iet <oi/e 1n) /o&1r)i/e.
HI%% )ie, !t I &ont 0i<e the' &h1t I<e e1rne) 4 1%% '4
&or"CI, I (e((e) '4se%f !( 101in 7!iet%4, 1n) ho(e) for the est
? (erh1(s the4 &o!%)nt fin) 'e 1fter 1%% 1n) e<er4thin0 &o!%)
e OKC
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At th1t ti'e the !ns1<o!r4 )i1%o0!e et&een the
2R=33ENF^HRER, ROLF 1n) HEINZ THE AYE /ontin!e) in
the /1fU.
THE AYE# Le1<e 'e 1n) these (eo(%e 1%one, ROLFC
:ere tr4in0 to re%18 here 1n) h1<e no
)esire to st1n) in front of 4o! %oo"in0 1s if
&e<e een 1//!se) of so'ethin0C 2et o!t
of here, 4o! 1n) 4o!r hen/h'enC I' not
1fr1i) of 4o!, 4o! 'iser1%e %itt%e
/o!nterfeiterC
2R=33ENF^HRER# One 'ore &or) 1n) 4o! &i%% re0ret 1%% this,
HEINZC
THE AYE# I' 1n Hhonest thiefI 1n) I re'1in 1s s!/h
e<en !n)er the /!rrent Rei/hs"1n>%erC B!t
4o!, ROLF, 1re the 0!1r) )o0 of 1 r1<in0
%!n1ti/ 4 the n1'e of ADOLF HITLERC
H1$h1$h1A
2R=33ENF^HRER# Arrest hi'C T1"e hi' to the st1tionC Mo<eC
T&o stor' troo(ers, f1/es %i"e th!n)er, he1)e) to&1r)s THE
AYE.
THE AYE# Th1n"s, ROLFC I o&e 4o! one 1fter to)14C
An) I' !se) to (14in0 1/" '4 )ets on
ti'e.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Yo! &i%% e /on<i/te) of ins!%tin0 the
FThrerC
THE AYE# Th1n"s 4o!, ROLFC I' <er4 0r1tef!% to
4o!, ROLF, for 4o!r !n)erst1n)in0 1n)
frien)shi(C
2R=33ENF^HRER# Jto his hen/h'enK T1"e this '1%i0n1nt
/ri'in1% 1n) s%4 fo8 HEINZ REINECKE
Jother&ise "no&n 1s THE AYECK fro' this
(!%i/ e1tin0 est1%ish'entC
THE AYE# Me 1 s%4 fo8M Th1n" 4o!, ROLFC B!t F!st
%oo" 1t 4o!rse%f in the 'irror, 1s %on0 1s it
)oesnt sh1tter 1t the si0ht of 4o!C Yo!re
%i"e 1n or1n0$!t1n, ROLFC No, 1 0ori%%1C
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2R=33ENF^HRER# Sh!t !!!!(C
THE AYE# An) 4o!r Hit%er is 1 '100otC H1$h1$h1A.
The Bro&nshirts, sho!tin0 1n) s&e1rin0, 1re%4 '1n10e) to
t&ist THE AYEs h1n)s ehin) his 1/" 1n) )r10 hi' o!t of the
/1fU.
HTh1t HEINZ is 1 r1<e %itt%e one, I s&e1rCI I &his(ere).
IRMA, of /o!rse, r1n 1fter HEINZ THE AYE, !t s!))en%4
sto((e) in the )oor&14, 1n) t!rne) to 1))ress e<er4one in the
/1fU &ith 1 7!iet, /1%' <oi/e#
IRMA# Of /o!rse, I 'i0ht en) !( in (rison to)14,
!t 4o! 'iser1%e shee(, )ont 4o! foo%
4o!rse%f into thin"in0 4o!re freeC :hen 1
s/hi>o(hreni/ is s1t 1t the he%' of
0o<ern'ent, it 'e1ns &ere s!rro!n)e) 4
1re) &ireC Drin" 4o!r /offee, or it%% 0o
/o%)C Drin" 4o!r s/hn1((s !nti% the FThrer
%oo"s 'ore %i"e M1ri"1 RP""C Hei% Hit%er,
4o! s/!'C
Then she 1r!(t%4 r!she) off the h1n)s of the Bro&nshirt
&ho &1s 1tte'(tin0 to (!%% her ro!0h%4 thro!0h the )oor, 1n)
THE AYEs 0ir%frien) &ent o!tsi)e &ith her he1) he%) hi0h.
E E E
2R=33ENF^HRER# 2ent%e'enC The in/i)ent is o<erC :e &i%%
/%e1nse 2er'1n4 of /ri'in1%s, %i"e this
HAYEI 1n) his %o<erG &e &i%% /%e1nse it of
04(sies, of 6e&s, of Co''!nists 1n) 1%%
other s/!'C B!t no&, 6E:SC ON YO=R
FEEEEETC
A fe& 3EO3LE rose fro' the /h1irs 1n) stoo) si%ent%4 &1itin0
for the 2R=33ENF^HRERs or)ers. The stor' troo(ers
/he/"e) their (1ss(ortsG one of the' ? for so'e re1son, 1t the to(
of his <oi/e ? infor'e) the 2R=33ENF^HRER#
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STORM TROO3ER# Mein 2R=33ENF^HRER,
there 1re si8 6e&s in the /1fU ?
one &o'1n, fi<e 'enC
2R=33ENF^HRER# The 6e&s /1nnot st14 in the /1fUC O$o$o$!tC
This is '4 (erson1% initi1ti<eC Yo! '14
/o'(%1in &here 4o! &ish 1n) &hen 4o!
&ishC Ver4 soon 1%% 4o! 6e&s &i%% e
h1<in0 4o!r o&n H/1fUsI 1n) Hrest1!r1ntsI,
!t there%% e 1nother *@@ (eo(%e ro!n)
the t1%eC 6!st re'e'er# 1fter 61n!1r4 the
.@th, %ife in 2er'1n4 /h1n0e) r1)i/1%%4C
E1/h to his o&nC B!t &or", on%4 )1i%4
&or" &i%% '1"e 4o! free (eo(%eC 6e&s, o$
o$o!tC R!i/", 7!i/"A
The 6e&s stoo) !( 1n) 7!iet%4 %eft the /1fU.
It &1s so (1inf!% for 'e to &1t/h it 1%%# the4 %eft in si%en/e, not
1 &or) of (rotest, not 1 (ee(, F!st )roo(in0 he1)s 1n) si%en/eC
The stor' troo(ers &ere /he/"in0 (1ss(orts, oth the <isitors
1n) the st1ffs.
:hi%e this )is0r1/e &1s 0oin0 on, the 2R=33ENF^HRER
&1s sho!tin0 o!t ?
2R=33ENF^HRER# :e &i%% re/%1i' A%s1/e 1n) Lorr1ine, &e
&i%% free o!r S!)eten rethren fro' the
S%1<i/ rot, 1n) &e &i%% re!nite &ith o!r
A!stri1n 'other%1n)C :e%% e%i'in1te
!ne'(%o4'entC :e%% !i%) 1!to1hns,
hos(it1%s, t!nne%s, ri)0es, (o&er st1tions
1n) s(orts f1/i%ities for 4o!n0 04'n1stsC
:e%% !i%) ne& /ities &ith ne&
1r/hite/t!re 1n) ne& 'on!'entsC Bre1)
1n) 'i%" &i%% e freeC Me)i/ines &i%% e
freeC :or" &i%% e 1<1i%1%e to 1%%
2er'1nsC If &e so or)er, the Rhine &i%%
f%o& to the E1stC A s/r1( of (1(er is 1%% th1t
;Q

&i%% re'1in of the Tre1t4 of Vers1i%%esC
:e%% !i%) the Thir)XTho!s1n)$Ye1r
Rei/hC 6e&s &i%% "no& their (%1/e, 1n) 1%%
Co''!nists 1n) 31/ifists &i%% e (!t !(
101inst the &1%%C F%10s hi0hC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A stor' troo(er "i/"e) o(en the /!i/%e )oor 1n), 0r1in0
'e 4 the /o%%1r, too" 'e to the 2R=33ENF^HRER to0ether
&ith the <io%in /1se.
2R=33ENF^HRER# 6e&ishM
I "e(t '4 si%en/e, !t stoo) !(ri0ht 1n) ti0ht%4 /%1s(e) the
h1n)%e of the /1se &ith '4 fin0ers.
2R=33ENF^HRER# 31ss(ortC
I h1n)e) hi' '4 (1ss(ort.
2R=33ENF^HRER# BEN6AMIN ROSNERC A 6e&C O(en the
/1seC I' te%%in0 4o!, o(en the /1seC
S(4in0 the <io%in, 1n) not 1 %oo)ie) !t/hers "nife, he %ost
interest 1n) &1<e) his h1n) in )is1((oint'ent.
2R=33ENF^HRER# An A!stri1n /iti>enM
ME# An A!stri1n /iti>enC
The stor' troo(er %e1)er tho!0ht for 1 se/on).
2R=33ENF^HRER# :h1t )o 4o! )oM
ME# I' 1 st!)ent 1t Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo%
of M!si/C
2R=33ENF^HRER# Hi0herM
ME# Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/C
2R=33ENF^HRER# Sit )o&n in 4o!r (%1/eC
Yo! /1n st14C :h1t inF!sti/eC He /1n st14C
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The stor' troo(ers %oo"e) s!r(rise), shr!00in0 in )ise%ief,
!t 1t the s1'e ti'e the4 si0he) )ee(%4 1n) e<en see'e) s1).
S!))en%4, this ROLFs e4es fi8e) on the 0i%)e) /h1in of '4
&1t/h, %4in0 si%ent%4 in '4 (o/"et.
:itho!t 1s"in0, he too" the S&iss 'e/h1nis' fro' '4 (o/"et
1n), ho%)in0 it in his h1n)s, /1ref!%%4 %oo"e) 1t the /o<er, 1n)
s'i%e) '1%i/io!s%4.
ME# Do 4o! &1nt to "no& the ti'eM
2R=33ENF^HRER# :h1te<er ne8t, 1n Ar41n 1s"in0 1
6e& the ti'eCM H1$h1$h1A.
The stor' troo(ers %1!0he).
ME# Th1ts 4o!r !sinessC
To '4 s!r(rise, I !n)erstoo) th1t he &1snt (%1nnin0 on t1"in0
'4 &1t/h fro' 'e, !t the fee%in0 th1t the H1<1 N10i%1 &1s
1o!t to (%14 to the &ho%e /1fU s/1re) 'e.
:h1t &1s 'e1nt to h1((en, h1((ene) ? he o(ene) the %i) 1n)
inst1nt%4 the H1ssi)i/ 'e%o)4 st1rte) (%14in0.
The 'e/h1nis' &or"e) e<er4 ti'eC
:e%% )one, ARNOC
The 'e%o)4 &1s re1%%4 (%14in0 7!ite %o!)%4C
The 2R=33ENF^HRER )i)nt e<en %oo" 1t the /%o/"f1/e.
He 1))resse) his 'en.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Frien)sC Co'r1)es on 1 /o''on fi0htC
6e&s /!nnin0 "no&s no o!n)sC 6!st %oo",
%isten, 1n) then ne<er e<er F!)0e 4o!rse%f
for "i%%in0 1 6e&C This Hnon$h!'1nI h1),
h1$h1, the 'e%o)4, h1$h1, of 1n A!stri1n, or
r1ther, T4ro%e1n fo%" son0 (!t into his
&1t/hC B!t there is no A!stri1C No A!stri1C
A!stri1 is 1 (ro<in/e of o!r /o''on
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ho'e%1n)C Yo! /1nt foo% 'eC I<e een to
Innsr!/".

The stor' troo(ers &ere s'i%in0 1n) t1%"in0 1'on0st
the'se%<es#
$ Yo! /1nt /1t/h o!r ROLF o!tC Its 1 2er'1n 'e%o)4C O!r
'!si/C
$ Hes seen 1 %ot on this E1rthC
$ The 6e&s 1re hi)in0 ehin) 2er'1n /!%t!reC
$ Yes, e81/t%4, 2er'1nC A!stri1ns )o not e8ist in the &i%)C
$ :e%% )one, ROLFC
$ He%% sho& those 6e&s, 04(sies, S%1<s 1n) B%1/"s H&h1ts forIC
$ O!r ROLF ? Hthe 0!4 )oesnt 'iss 1 shotCI
$ He &ent to (rison to0ether &ith o!r )e1r FThrerC
$ :h1t 1n hono!rC :h1t I &o!%)nt 0i<e to e in the s1'e /e%%
&ith o!r )e1r FThrerC
$ Yo! h1<e e<er4thin0 in front of 4o!C Ho(e 1n) &1itC
$ Hei% Hit%erC
2R=33ENF^HRER# Yes, I "no& this son0 &e%%C The T4ro%e1n
2er'1ns sin0 it, nor'1%%4 in eerho!sesC
Its /1%%e) HMein V1ter ist ein
A((en>e%%erCI 1n) the /hor!s is 1%&14s
1)orne) &ith 1 4o)e%. H1$h1$h1A Yo$4o$
4o$A.
I &1s, of /o!rse, st1rtin0 to serio!s%4 7!estion the st1te of the
2R=33ENF^HRERs 'ent1% he1%th st1t!s, !t, &h1t /o!%) I )oM
I h1) to st1n) 1n) he1r o!t the !tter nonsense the4 &ere s(e&in0.
Fin1%%4, he ret!rne) the &1t/h to 'e 1n) H&r1((e) !(I &h1t
he &1s s14in0.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Frien)s, 1s 4o! see, he is 1 %o!s4
6e&, !t hes 1 /iti>en of A!stri1C I /o!%)
of /o!rse h1<e hi' thro&n o!t of this
(%1/e, for ein0 1 6e&, 1n) it &o!%) e
F!stifie)C B!t !nfort!n1te%4, I /1nnot for/e
1 forei0n n1tion1% o!t of 1 /1fU, 1fter 1%% I
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1' %1&$1i)in0C For no& A!stri1 is 1n
in)e(en)ent st1teC M4 rothers$in$1r's,
4o!r he1rts 1re (1ine), I see the te1rs of
)is1((oint'ent &e%%in0 in 4o!r e4es, !t
!n)erst1n) th1t I 1' not e<en 1!thorise) to
re'o<e /iti>ens of o!r /o!ntries fro'
(!%i/ toi%etsC B!t &hen A!stri1 e/o'es
(1rt of 2re1t 2er'1n4 1n) if, in those not$
so$)ist1nt, %esse) ti'es I see this
'iser1%e <io%inist st1n)in0 1n4&here ne1r
1n Ar41n /hi%), or 1 2er'1n (!%i/ toi%et, I
s&e1r to o!r /o''on /1!se, he &i%% e
shotC Hei% Hit%erC
THE STORM TROO3ERS, IN =NISON, CRY# Hei% Hit%erC
Sin0in0 HF%10s Hi0hI, the4 %eft the /1fU.
E E E
I s1t in '4 se1t, %1n"%4 st1rin0 into 1 t1%% /!( &ith /o%),
Viennese /offee.
E<er4one &1s si%ent, !t I noti/e) th1t (eo(%e &ere e1tin0
their s1n)&i/hes in 1 fren>ie) '1nner, 0ree)i%4, &ith their he1)s
he%) )o&n /%ose to the t1%e to(s, 1s if the4 &ere h!n0r4
1ni'1%sA
Me1t, /heese, re1) ? &1she) )o&n &ith eer, &ine, s(irit,
/offee, te1A
The4 /o!0he), snee>e), 0ro1ne)A
It &1s )iffi/!%t to 'e to st1n) !( 1n) %e1<e the (%1/e.
Soon I noti/e) th1t sittin0 in this /1fU h1) e/o'e !n(%e1s1nt
for 1so%!te%4 e<er4one# (eo(%e &ith their he1)s )o&n st1rte)
%e1<in0 the e1tin0 est1%ish'ent in si%en/e 1n) then s/1ttere) in
1%% )ire/tions.
E(iso)e 9*
A(ri% *+, *-..
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I &1s %1st to %e1<e 1n) he1)e) to&1r)s the Conser<1tor4,
h1<in0 re1%ise) on th1t )14 for the first ti'e th1t the streets of
Ber%in &ere 1 )1n0er to 'e for one re1son 1%one ? I &1s 1 6E:.
I fe1re) th1t Bro&nshirts /o!%) 1((e1r fro' no&here 1n) t1"e
M1ster K%ot>s <io%in fro' 'e 1t 1n4 'o'ent.
The4 &o!%) t1"e it for one re1son 1%one ? I &1s 1 6E: 1n)
th1t 'e1nt th1t on 2er'1n soi% I )i)nt h1<e the ri0ht to ho%) in
'4 h1n)s 1n instr!'ent '1)e 4 1 2er'1n '1ster &itho!t the
(er'ission of the 1!thorities to )o so.
:h1ts 'ore, I )is/o<ere) so'ethin0 tot1%%4
in/o'(rehensi%e# I &1s 1 6E:, 1n) th1t 'e1nt th1t in this
/o!ntr4 I HAD NO RI2HT to )o &h1t I %o<e) J&hether it e
FISHIN2 e<en, or TI2HTRO3E :ALKIN2, or KEE3IN2 A
HERBARI=M, et/.K &itho!t the 1!thorities s14$so.
Sho<e%, (i/", hoeC 3%e1se, Mr ROSNER, /hoose oneC
The Mitten&1%) /on/ert 1n) the f1te of the HIRSCH f1'i%4
'e1nt I /o!%)nt F!st r!n 1&14 1n) s1<e '4se%f.
For 'e it &1s /r!/i1%%4 i'(ort1nt to 1/hie<e &h1t h1) een
(%1nne).
Other&ise e<er4thin0 &o!%) h1<e een for nothin0 ? 1n) I
&o!%) h1<e %ost res(e/t for '4se%fC
Yes, it &1s M1ster K%ot>s <io%in th1t I sho!%) e ho%)in0
)!rin0 the /on/ert, s/he)!%e) for A(ri% 9@, 1 Th!rs)14, in
Mitten&1%). There &1s no other o(tion.
B!t re'e'erin0 the stor4 &ith HIRSCHs s/issors t!rne) '4
sto'1/h.
On the &14 to the Conser<1tor4 t&o 7!estions &ere
tor'entin0 'e#
:i%% the4 t1"e the <io%in off 'eM :i%% the4 not t1"e the <io%in
off 'eM
:i%% the4 t1"e the <io%in off 'eM :i%% the4 not t1"e the <io%in
off 'eM
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Yes, the HHirs/h S/issor /o'(%e8I th1t h1) (ossesse) 'e
sin/e the 'ornin0 1n) t1"en ho%) in '4 r1in, %i"e 1 h1r'f!%
<ir!s, &o!%) not %e1<e 'e e.
He1)in0 to the Conser<1tor4, I &1s not thin"in0 1o!t the
'!si/1% (1ss10es, 1%1s.
In short, I &1s thin"in0 1o!t e<er4thin0 e8/e(t '!si/.
HTh1ts f1r eno!0hCI I ne1r%4 s/re1'e) o!t %o!) &hen I
re1%ise) ho& f1r '4 'in) h1) str14e) fro' Men)e%ssohn.
S(ottin0 Bro&nshirts in the )ist1n/e on the other si)e of the
ro1), I hi) in entr1n/e&14s, /o!rt41r)s, /ro!/he) ehin)
)!'(sters, stoo) (resse) !( 101inst the fo%i10e of i0 trees, (!t
the /1se on the "er 1n) s1t !(on it, hi)in0 it fro' the intr!si<e
01>e of stor' troo(ers or H)e/entI /iti>ens, &ho &ere (re(1re) to
/on)e'n (eo(%e H&ith or &itho!t 1 re1sonI.
Yes, I trie) &1%"in0 &ith '4 h1t o<er '4 e4es, 1tte'(tin0 not
to )r1& 1ttention to '4 Se'iti/ f1/e.
I nee)e) to 0et to the Conser<1tor4 1n) %e1<e M1ster K%ot>s
<io%in in the '1estros offi/e, in 1 s'1%%, (ri<1te (%1/e ? the s1fe,
1t %e1st for 1 fe& ho!rs !nti% I %eft for Mitten&1%). I %i"e) the i)e1.
6!st one thin0 '1"e 'e fee% /1%'er 1o!t the Festi<1% of
<io%in '!si/ ? th1t it &1s 1n intern1tion1% sho&/1se of '!si/i1ns
1n) th1t, to '4 re/"onin0, there &1s nothin0 the N1>is /o!%) )o
there.
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One &14 or 1nother, I >i0>100e) 1n) s7!i00%e) '4 &14
thro!0h the streets of Ber%inG I &1s 1/tin0 e//entri/1%%4 1n)
(1ssers$4 &ere noti/in0 the f1/t. 3eo(%e &ere %oo"in0 1t 'e
s!s(i/io!s%4.
In the en), it 1%% /1'e to 1 (oint &hen I 'et 1 (o%i/e offi/er.
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H1<in0 ins(e/te) '4 (1ss(ort, the offi/er /1ref!%%4 %oo"e) 'e
in the e4e, 1%'ost s7!1shin0 his nose 101inst '4 f1/e 1n),
s1tisfie) I &1s /o'(%ete%4 soer, he s'i%e).
The (o%i/e offi/ers Hs'i%eI s!r(rise) 'e so '!/h th1t I &1s
re1)4 to h!0 1n) "iss hi'.
Yes, the Bro&nshirts re1%%4 fri0htene) 'e.
I sho!%) note th1t the 2er'1n (o%i/e s4ste' in *-.. &1s sti%%
in the o%) st4%e, 1n) the N1>is h1) 4et to 0et in the H)ri<ers se1tI.
3OLICE OFFICER# C1n I he%( 4o!M
ME# :h1t )i) 4o! s14, offi/erM
3OLICE OFFICER# C1n I he%( 4o!M
He s'i%e) 1 se/on) ti'e.
M4 Lor), this !ne8(e/te) "in)ness 4 so'eone fro' the
2er'1n 1!thorities, to&1r)s 1 6e&, ne1r%4 sent 'e so /r1>4 1s to
offer to 0i<e hi' M1ster K%ot>s <io%inC I' Fo"in0, of /o!rse, !t
'4 0oo) fee%in0s to&1r)s the 3o%i>ei &ere %i'it%ess.
3OLICE OFFICER# C1n I he%( t1"e 4o! so'e&hereM
:h1t 1ttentionC :h1t 1ttention this &1s to 1 s!Fe/t of 1
)ifferent n1tion1%it4 1n) one H(itte) hosti%e%4I 101inst the
2er'1nsC A shi<er &ent thro!0h '4 o)4.
ME# T1"e 'eM Are 4o! Fo"in0M Theres no nee)
to '1"e Fo"es 1t this 6e&ish <io%inists
e8(ense.
3OLICE OFFICER# :e fo%%o& instr!/tions. :e he%( (eo(%e.
I re'e'ere) the e8(ression on the s%i0ht%4 %oon4
2R=33ENF^HRERs f1/e ? th1t ROLF fro' the HBe1rsI /1fU
? 1n) I 1s"e) the offi/er 1 st!(i), !t 0i<en the /ir/!'st1n/es to
2er'1n4 1t th1t (oint, /o'(%ete%4 re1son1%eJMK 7!estion#
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ME# Do 4o! /onsi)er the 6e&s in 2er'1n4
(eo(%eM
3OLICE OFFICER# Of /o!rseC
ME# Re(e1t it, (%e1seC
3OLICE OFFICER# 6e&s in 2er'1n4 1re (eo(%eC
ME# :here )i) s!/h 1 ni/e (erson 1s 4o! /o'e
fro'M
3OLICE OFFICER# I &1s orn in Z&i/"1!C
ME# No, no, 4o! &ere orn in A'eri/1C Yo!re
1n A'eri/1n (o%i/e offi/erC
3OLICE OFFICER# :h4s th1tM
Of /o!rse, this offi/er &1s ter'in1%%4 st!(i), !t re1%%4 r1ther
0oo)$n1t!re).
He re1%%4, re1%%4 '1)e 1 '1r" on 'eC
ME# :h4M Te%% 'e, &h4 )o 4o! e%ie<e 6e&s
1re (eo(%eM
3OLICE OFFICER# :h4 notM I<e h1) no &or) 1o!t ne&
0!i)1n/e on this '1tterC In the offi/e &e
h1) 1 'eetin0 1 fe& )14s 10oG there &1s 1
s(ee/h 4 Chief Ins(e/tor :ERNICKE,
&ho 01<e the %o&er$%e<e% r1n"s ne&
(o%i/iesG there &1s nothin0 s1i) 1o!t
6e&s.
ME# Then &h4 1re the stor' troo(ers in s!/h 1
r10eM C1n 4o! e8(%1in th1t to 'e, Herr
H2oo) Co(I.
3OLICE OFFICER# The4re re(e1tin0 &h1t the ne& Ch1n/e%%or
h1s een /onst1nt%4 t1%"in0 1o!t, th1tA I
'e1nA &h1ts hisA the one &ith the
'o!st1/heC
ME# A)o%f Hit%erC
3OLICE OFFICER# Hit%erC Th1ts it, Hit%erC
ME# :e%%M
3OLICE OFFICER# An) &hos %istenin0 to hi'M An) 4o!
sho!%) /1%' )o&n 1 it, MrA
ME# ROSNERC
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3OLICE OFFICER# Mr ROSNER, I %oo" 1t 4o! 1s 1 (o%i/e
offi/er 1n) thin"# &h1t 1 F!'(4 4o!n0 '1n
4o! 1reC Const1nt%4 &in"in0 1t 'e, 1n)
4o!r h1n)s 1re sh1"in0C Yo! 1re si/" 1s
&e%% 1s ein0 1 6e&M
ME# I<e h1) 1 )iffi/!%t )14 to)14C
3OLICE OFFICER# :here 1re &e off toM
ME# To 1 rehe1rs1% in the Conser<1tor4C I' 1
<io%inist ? tr1$%1$%1, tr1$%1$%1A
3OLICE OFFICER# A%% the s1'e. I%% &1%" 4o!. 2o) "no&s
&h1t 'i0ht h1((en to 4o!. Yo!n0, !t
F!'(4C Yo! "no&, 4o! nee) to h1<e 1 0oo)
rest. Best of 1%%, !( in the 'o!nt1ins. The
'ost &on)ro!s (%1/e is Mitten&1%)C M4
1!nt %i<es !( thereC If 4o! %i"e, I%% 0i<e
4o! the 1))ress. 2o there 1n) /1%' 4o!r
ner<es, )rin" fresh 'i%" 1n) 0et to e)
e1r%4. :i%% 4o! e 1%e to re'e'er Fr1!
2REINERs 1))ress or sho!%) I &rite it
)o&nM I' 1t 4o!r )is(os1%. Mitten&1%)C
Its ne8t to 21r'is/h$31rten"ir/hen ? .@
'in!tes 1&14 4 tr1inC
ME# On the or)er &ith A!stri1.
3OLICE OFFICER# E81/t%4 ri0ht. Yes, fro' there 4o! /1n 0o
o<er to 4o!r ho'e%1n) 4 footC
ME# It%% )efinite%4 0o, Herr H2oo) Co(IC Dont
(!t 4o!r 1!ntie to 1n4 other. I%% fin)
so'e&here to st14.
3OLICE OFFICER# Th1ts 4o!r !siness, Mr Vio%inist. I /o!%)
h1<e he%(e)A B!t I%% t1"e 4o! on no&,
other&ise 4o!%% en) !( !n)er 1 tr1'C
ME# Off &e 0o thenC
:e h1) set off. He &1%"e) 1he1) 1n) his enor'o!s fi0!re
tot1%%4 e/%i(se) 'e ? I &o!%) 0o ehin) hi', 1s if in<isi%e ? in
/o'(%ete s1fet4.
M4 h1((iness "ne& no o!n)s# it &1s 1 (%e1s!r1%e &1%"
1%on0 the street, "no&in0 th1t the4 &o!%)nt h1r1ss 4o!, 1rrest
4o!, t1"e 1n4thin0 fro' 4o! or 1sh 4o! o<er the he1).
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Fee%in0 (rote/te), I 0ot 1 it /o/"4.
There &ere so'e Bro&nshirts he1)in0 to&1r)s !sG there &ere
fo!r of the'G )e/i)in0 to h1<e 1 it of f!n, 1 it of te1se, I st!/"
'4 ton0!e o!t 1n) th1t <er4 inst1nt, the stor' troo(ers, %i"e
0!1r) )o0s, (re(1re) to 1tt1/". B!t 1ss!'in0 th1t the enor'o!s
(o%i/e offi/er 1n) I &ere Hin it to0etherI, the4 hesit1te), 1ss!'in0
the offi/er &1s t1"in0 'e to the st1tion 1s so'e "in) of %!n1ti/.
B!t &e /ontin!e) on 1n) soon, h1<in0 th1n"e) '4 0!1r), I
he1)e) to the '1in )oor of the Conser<1tor4 !i%)in0, 1n) then
s!))en%4 t!rne) 1n) sho!te)#
ME# He4, th1n" 4o!, "in) 3OLICE OFFICERC
S14, &h1ts 4o!r n1'eM
3OLICE OFFICER# ADOLFC
=nto&1r) 1sso/i1tions &ith Hit%er 'o'ent1ri%4 ret!rne) 'e to
'4 /%ini/ st1t!s of the notorio!s HHirs/h S4n)ro'eIC
I r1n into the %1r0e h1%% on the first f%oorG I e01n to s(in,
t&istin0 et&een the '1r%e (i%%1rs, !nti% I /1%'e) )o&n 1 it.
After&1r)s, I &ent to the rehe1rs1% h1%%, &hen M1estro 1n) the
St!)ent S4'(honi/ Or/hestr1 ense'%e &ere &1itin0 for 'e.
E(iso)e 99
A(ri% *+, *-..
*.#@@
The Rehe1rs1%
A s'1%% h1%% &here st!)ent or/hestr1s 1n) /hoirs )i) their
H)irt4 &or"I.
M1estro FLESCH /on)!/tin0.
:e (o%ishe) the first (1rt of Fe%i8 Men)e%ssohns <io%in
/on/erto &ith or/hestr1 ? the A%%e0ro 'o%to 1((1ssion1to Jin E
'inorK.
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I /1n 1%&14s /on/entr1te on '4 &or" 1n) ri) '4 he1) of 1n4
)1i%4 !(s$1n)$)o&ns, 1n) it see'e) to 'e th1t M1ster K%ot>s
<io%in so!n)e) /o'(%ete%4 1((ro(ri1te for '!si/ of this st1t!re.
On the te/hni/1% si)e of thin0s, I ne<er h1) 1n4 (ro%e's, 1n)
I h1) not nee) to &or" on '4 ins(ir1tion for I fe%t /o'(%ete%4 1t
one ? he1rt 1n) so!% ? &ith the 0eni!s of Men)e%ssohn.
In short, I tho!0ht M1estro &1s s1tisfie).
The <io%in so!n)e) f%1&%ess ? /%e1n, 'e%o)io!s, fi%%in0 the
entire h1%% &ith '10i/1% so!n)s, 1n) I 0ot the i'(ression of &h1t
effe/t &o!%) e /re1te) 4 1n e<en i00er /on/erto h1%%, &here
M1ster K%ot>s instr!'ent sho!%) sho& e<er4one &h1t it &1s
/1(1%e of.
Yes, i''ort1% '!si/ re7!ires instr!'ent of the hi0hest or)erC
So'eti'es &hi%e he &1s /on)!/tin0, the (rofessor &o!%) sho!t
o!t ?
FLESCH# Te'(o, te'(oA
He &1s t1%"in0 to the or/hestr1. He )i)nt e<en )1re %oo" in
'4 )ire/tion, for fe1r of Hoffen)in0I 'e &ith the &1<es of his
1ton. He &1s /ert1in of ROSNERs '1ster4 1n) (r1/ti/1%%4 h1)
not in(!t into the so%oists (%14in0.
R!ite the /ontr1r4 ? the (rofessor '1in%4 &or"e) on fittin0 1%%
the instr!'ents of the or/hestr1s h1r'onio!s so!n) to M1ster
K%ot>s <io%in.
In the Hre1thersI, M1estro s1t ne8t to 'e, si%ent%4 1n) (!t his
h1n) on '4 sho!%)er ? 1 0est!re hi0her th1n 1n4 other (r1iseC
Yes, Mitten&1%) &o!%) sti%% fin) o!t &ho EDDIE ROSNER
&1sC
After t&o ho!rs &e 'o<e) onto the thir) 'o<e'ent ? the
A%%e0retto non tro((o ? A%%e0ro 'o%to <i<1/e Jin E 'inorK.
It see'e) to 'e th1t here there &ere (rett4 '!/h no iss!es
&ith '4 (%14in0, !t the or/hestr1 sti%% nee)e) so'e &or".
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I h1) een 0i<en M1ster K%ot>s <io%in to !se for ten 4e1rs 1t
the en) of *-.9 1n) &ithin three 1n) 1 h1%f 'onths &e Jthe <io%in
1n) IK h1) e/o'e one.
M1estro /on<in/e) 'e th1t Str1)i<1ri!ses 1n) A'1tis so!n)
(1rti/!%1r%4 f1s/in1tin0, 1n) th1t in the not$so$)ist1nt f!t!re I
&o!%) e (%14in0 on (r1/ti/1%%4 (erfe/t instr!'ents. I h1) 1 %on0
&14 to 0o efore '4 h1n)s &or"e) 1n4 &on)ers on 1
HStr1)i<1ri!sI.
Of /o!rse, there &1s 1so%!te%4 no sense in 0oin0 to
Mitten&1%) &itho!t this &on)erf!% <io%in.
After 1%%, 1 (erson !se) to ri)in0 3e01s!s 1ro!n) the /%o!)s
&o!%) h1r)%4 then 0et on 1 )on"e4C
Ho%)in0 so'ethin0 %ess H(erfe/te)I, I /o!%) f1i% 1s 1
(erfor'er.
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D!rin0 the (ro/ess of /re1ti<e He/st1s4I, 1s I &1s (%14in0 the
/on/erto fin1%e, the rehe1rs1% h1%% )oor &1s ne1r%4 t1"en off its
hin0es 4 so'eone "no/"in0 on itG &hoe<er it &1s (ersistent%4
"no/"e) se<er1% 'ore ti'es.
:e h1) to the o(en the )oors.
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2oo) 2o)C
I &o!%) r1ther h1<e seen 1 tho!s1n) )e<i%s )1n/in0 on B1%)
Mo!nt1inC
I &o!%) h1<e r1ther 10ree to see 31(!s J&ith his 0o1ts horns
1n) hoo<esK th1n to r!n into 2R=33ENF^HRER ROLF &ho
h1) )es/en)e) !(on the HBe1rsI /1fU F!st 1 fe& ho!rs 10o,
H/1noo)%e)I the 6e&s in his o&n, N1>i$es7!e &14C
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2R=33ENF^HRER# A$1$1$1$1, Mr A!stri1n Citi>enC I
re/o0nise) 4o!C Yo!r s!rn1'es ROSNER
if I' not 'ist1"enC :h1t 1re 4o! )oin0
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hereM I%%e01% 01therin0M 3rintin0 1nti$
0o<ern'ent %e1f%etsM
FLESCH# 2ent%e'en, this is 1 rehe1rs1% of the Hi0her
S/hoo% of M!si/ or/hestr1C Kin)%4 %e1<e
the h1%%C
2R=33ENF^HRER# Are 4o! 1 6e& %i"e Mr ROSNERM
FLESCH# I' Conser<1tor4 3rofessor CARL
FLESCHC
2R=33ENF^HRER# Yo!re not 1ns&erin0 '4 7!estionC
FLESCH# Yes, I' 6e&ish 1n) I' (ro!) of itC
2R=33ENF^HRER# JTo the stor' troo(ersK
Hes fo!n) so'ethin0 to e (ro!) ofC
H1$h1$h1A
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
If &e &ere 6e&s,
&e &o!%) 1%% h1n0 o!rse%<esC
2R=33ENF^HRER# JTo the stor' troo(ersK
Yo!re 1so%!te%4 ri0ht,
'4 rothers$in$1r'sC I) h1n0 '4se%f 1s
&e%%C H1$h1$h1A
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
Th1n" 4o! for the <ote
of /onfi)en/e, Herr 2R=33ENF^HRERC
FLESCH# 3%e1seA
2R=33ENF^HRER# :1it 1 'in!te, theres no nee) to r!shC
So, &h1t )o 4o! /1%% 1 rehe1rs1%M
FLESCH# ItsA
2R=33ENF^HRER# A$1$1$1, tro!%e 1ns&erin0M I%% te%% 4o!C
Yo! &1nt to (oison the (eo(%e of the
0%orio!s /it4 of Ber%inC
FLESCH# This is 1s!r), 'i%it1r4 /iti>enC
2R=33ENF^HRER# I' not 'i%it1r4C
I' 1 re(resent1ti<e of the HA!8i%i1r4 3o%i/eIC
FLESCH# Then 4o! sho!%) "no& e<en etter th1t o!r
intentions )o not in/%!)e (oisonin0 the /it4
&e &ere %i<eC ALi<e for no&C
2R=33ENF^HRER# Th1ts itC HFor no&IC Yo!re (oisonin0 o!r
heroi/ /it4 &ith Hi'(ro(er '!si/IC H1$h1$
h1A
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STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
HI'(ro(er '!si/IC
2R=33ENF^HRER# :e re/ei<e) &or) fro' 1 tr!e 'e'er of
the N1tion1%$So/i1%ist 31rt4 th1t 4o! 1re
(%14in0 '!si/ 4 1 s&orn ene'4 of 1%%
2er'1n (eo(%e ? Men)e%ssohn the 6e&C
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
=n1//e(t1%eC
2R=33ENF^HRER# :e re/ei<e) &or) th1t oth the /on)!/tor
1n) the so%ist 1re 6e&sC H1$h1$h1A
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
=n1//e(t1%eC
2R=33ENF^HRER# An) &e 1%so re/ei<e) &or) th1t this !0%4
'ess &1s ein0 /re1te) &ith 1 <io%in '1)e
4 2er'1n M1ster K%ot> ? 1 tr!e tenth$
0ener1tion Ar41nC
STORM TROO3ERS#JIn !nisonK
:h1tM A 2er'1n instr!'ent in the h1n)s
of 1 6e&M Yo!re Fo"in0, Herr
2R=33ENF^HRERM
Th1ts !ni'10in1%eC
Te%% !s 4o!re Fo"in0 1n) &e%% /1%'
)o&nC
2R=33ENF^HRER# The horror of it 1%% is th1t I h1<e 4et to
re/ei<e s(e/ifi/ instr!/tions to /onfis/1te
the instr!'ent 1n), 1s s!/h, /1nnot (rote/t
the Ar41n <io%in fro' its Zionist
/ons(ir1/4C
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
:h4M
2R=33ENF^HRER# M4 %o41% /o'r1)esC :e 1re not 4et stron0
eno!0h to sto( this Hi'(ro(er '!si/I ?
Hene'4 '!si/I ? fro' ein0 s(re1)C Its
not e<en een three 'onths sin/e o!r
FThrer h1s een /1'e to (o&erC
ME# Co!%) 4o! then (%e1se e8(%1in
&h1t H(ro(er '!si/I isM
2R=33ENF^HRER# Fo%" '!si/ 1n) 2er'1n '1r/hesC
:e%%, 1n) '14eA :10nerC
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FLESCH# On eh1%f of Ri/h1r), I th1n" 4o! C
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
Hes %1!0hin0 1t !sC
2R=33ENF^HRER# M4 rothers$in$1r'sC Sho& these
H'!si/i1nsI 1n e81'(%e of H(ro(er
'!si/IC C%e1nse their r1ins of 1%% th1t
r!ishC H1$h1$h1A Listen 1n) %e1rn fro'
2er'1n fo%"C H1$h1$h1A
In !nison, the STORM TROO3ERS %o!)%4 st1rte) sin0in0 1
fo%" '!si/#
E E E
HO, )! s/hPner :ester&1%)
He!te &o%%en &ir '1rs/hir_n,
einen ne!en M1rs/h (roieren,
in )e' s/hPnen :ester&1%),
F1 )1 (feift )er :in) so "1%t
=n) )ie 2rete !n) )er H1ns
2ehen )es Sonnt10s 0ern >!' t1n>,
:ei% )1s T1n>en Fre!)e '1/ht
=n) )1s Her> i' Leie %1/ht.
Ist )1s T1n>en )1nn <orei,
2it es 'eistens S/h%`0erei,
=n) )e' B!rs/h, )en )1s ni/ht fre!t
S10t '1n, er h1t "einen S/hnei)CI
E E E
2R=33ENF^HRER# M4 ener04 h1s een re"in)%e)C
Theres 1n e81'(%e of H(ro(erI
'!si/ for 4o!C
Then !ne8(e/te)%4, s!r(risin0 e<en the STORM TROO3ERS,
the 2R=33ENF^HRER t!rne) to f1/e the '!si/i1ns Jthe4 &ere
st1n)in0, %oo"in0 1t e1/h other 1n) s%4%4 s'i%in0CK 1n) s/re1'e)
in 1 &i%) <oi/e.
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2R=33ENF^HRER# E<er4one sitC E<er4one sit )o&n in 4o!r
(%1/esC ROSNER 1n) the 3rofessor, 4o! sit
tooC
:e oe4e).
The 2R=33ENF^HRER st1rte) s%o&%4 (1/in0 in front of the
stor' troo(ers, &ho &ere st1n)in0 in 1 %ine, h1n)s /rosse) ehin)
his 1/".
The Bro&nshirts %oo"e) 1t their %e1)er e/st1ti/1%%4, e8(e/tin0
hi' to )o so'ethin0 e8tr1or)in1r4. The4 t1%"e) 1'on0st
the'se%<es, /%e1r%4 ho(in0 ROLF &o!%) he1r the'#
STORM TROO3ER * # O!r ROLF ne<er 'isses 1 shotC
STORM TROO3ER 9# He%% sho& those 6e&s 1n)
Co''iesC
STORM TROO3ER .# O!r ROLF is the FThrers rother$
in$1r'sC
STORM TROO3ER +# :e sho!%) e (ro!) of o!r 'entorC
STORM TROO3ER L# ROLF &1s in St1)e%hei' (rison
&ith the FThrerC
STORM TROO3ER ;# He &1s in the Beer H1%% 3!ts/hC
STORM TROO3ER *# He )i) 1 h!0e 1'o!nt for o!r
/o''on <i/tor4C
STORM TROO3ER 9# :ere stron0est !nite)C :ith ROLF
&e /1nt f1i%C
STORM TROO3ER .# On Fer!1r4 the 9Oth he
1rreste) th1t Co''!nist L!e ?
the Rei/hst10 r1tt%erC
STORM TROO3ER +# ROLFs o!r 0!4C
S1tisfie) &ith &h1t his s!or)in1tes &ere s14in0, the
2R=33ENF^HRER st1rte) &hist%in0 the t!ne to 1 Horst :esse%
son0 1n), sto((in0, /1ref!%%4 %oo"e) )o&n 1t his s(1r"%4 /%e1n
oots.
Then he 1))resse) his troo(s.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Do 4o! re'e'er '4 /o''1n) )!rin0 the
H6e& /he/"I in the /1fUM
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STORM TROO3ER *#Ri0ht 4o! 1re, 2R=33ENF^HRERC
Yo! s1i) H6e&s on 4o!r feeeeetCI
2R=33ENF^HRER# Aso%!te%4 /orre/tC B!t no& &ere in 1
(%1/e of '!si/C :ho%% te%% 'e &h1t 1
H(%1/e of '!si/I isM
STORM TROO3ER 9# A hote) of Zionis'C
STORM TROO3ER .# A se/on) s4n10o0!eC
STORM TROO3ER +# A s1fe ho!se for Co''!nists
1n) 31/ifistsC
STORM TROO3ER L# 3ersonne% reser<e for the HRot FrontIC
STORM TROO3ER ;# Its so'e&here th1t e<er4 (i1no
'i0ht h1<e 1 o' hi))en insi)e itC
2R=33ENF^HRER# A%% /orre/t, '4 /o'r1)esC I' (ro!) of
4o!C O!r fi0ht is on%4 e0innin0 1n) I'
s!re &e h1<e eno!0h stren0th et&een !sC
:e%% e si((in0 /h1'(10ne in 31ris,
Lon)on, Mos/o&, Ne& Yor" 1n) e<en 1t
the North 3o%eC H1$h1$h1C
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
Hei% Hit%erC
2R=33ENF^HRER# AttentionC AttentionC 2i<en th1t &e 1re
no& in the Conser<1tor4, '4 /o''1n)
&i%% so!n) )ifferent.
The STORM TROO3ERS %oo"e) 1t e1/h other e8/ite)%4,
e8(e/tin0 so'e /on0eni1% fro' their %e1)erA
An) then, t!rnin0 to !s, the '!si/i1ns, the
2R=33ENF^HRER s!))en%4 ro1re) %i"e 1 &o!n)e) %ion.
2R=33ENF^HRER# 2er'1nsC On 4o!r feetC
6!st t&o )o!%e$1ss (%14ers stoo) !(C Th1ts 1%%C One, t&o ?
/o!nt the' on one h1n)C
The st!(i) STORM TROO3ERS )i)nt !n)erst1n) 1 thin0.
The4 re'1ine) si%ent. Of /o!rse the4 &1nte) to "no& &h1t
ROLF 'e1nt 4 his H!()1te) or)erI, 1n) &ere to sh4 to 1s" their
%e1)er.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Yo! see th1t t&o (eo(%e 1re st1n)in0C
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An) &h1t )oes th1t 'e1nM
The STORM TROO3ERS re'1ine) si%ent, st1rin0 1t the
Conser<1tor4s (1r7!et f%oor. The4 &ere 1sh1'e)C The4 h1)nt
!n)erstoo) ROLFs Hri%%i1nt /o''1n)I. :h1t sh1'eC
2R=33ENF^HRER# T&o (eo(%e st1n)in0C More 1//!r1te%4, t&o
2er'1ns st1n)in0C
The STORM TROO3ERS h1) nothin0 to s14 for the'se%<es.
2R=33ENF^HRER# If t&o 2er'1ns h1<e stoo) !(,
then those &ho re'1ine) se1te) 1reA
Si%en/e.
2R=33ENF^HRER# AreA.
Si%en/e.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Those &ho re'1ine) se1te)
1re 6e&sC =n)erst1n)M
The STORM TROO3ERS, o<er&he%'e) 4 their %e1)ers
inte%%e/t, s%o&%4 /1'e 1ro!n). The4 %oo"e) 1ro!n) 1n) then
sho!te) in !nison#
STORM TROO3ERS# The ones s1t )o&n 1re 6e&sC
2R=33ENF^HRER# Yes, the ones s1t )o&n 1re 6e&sC
STORM TROO3ER * B!t there 1re 1 %ot of the' hereC
2R=33ENF^HRER# Its 1 Conser<1tor4C
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
A1111111111hA.
2R=33ENF^HRER# Do 4o! no& !n)erst1n) &h1t 1
)1n0ero!s (%1/e &ere inC
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
Ri0htC
=n)erstoo), Herr 2R=33ENF^HRERC
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2R=33ENF^HRER# This is not the HBe1rsI /1fUC Yo! nee)
e4es in the 1/" of 4o!r he1) hereC :e%%
th1n" the Lor) 1o<e if &e %e1<e here 1%i<e
1n) &e%%C To '4 0re1test re0ret, &e nee)
0o 1n) %e1<e this (%1/eC This &1s 1n
ins(e/tion, 1 tri1% /he/", or 'ore si'(%4 ?
1 7!i/" %oo" 1t Ber%ins n1tion1% '1"e!(C
=nfort!n1te%4, I )o not 4et h1<e the
1!thorit4 to shoot, on site, ene'ies of the
NSDA3 or the &ho%e 2er'1n (eo(%eC
Inst1nt%4, &e re1/te) to &or) fro' 1 tr!e
'e'er of o!r H'o<e'entI 1n) &e h1<e
s1tisfie) o!rse%<es th1t here, in the Ber%in
Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/, 6e&ish '!si/i1ns
1re (%14in0 6e&ish '!si/, 1n) the4 1re
ein0 1//o'(1nie) Jthe sh1'e, the
sh1'eCK 4 t&o 2er'1ns, t&o 'is/re1nts ?
&ho 1re not e<en 2er'1n, !t (ro1%4
6e&sC I' t1%"in0 1o!t the )o!%e$1ss
(%14ersC
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
Hei% Hit%erC
2R=33ENF^HRER# An) no&, I s(e1" to 4o!, !n$s%1!0htere)
)es/en)1nts of Ar1h1' 1n) Is11/C :e 1re
%e1<in0C B!t soon 'i%%ions of 2er'1ns,
e)e<i%%e) 4 the 6e&s, &i%% re1" in here,
into this s4n10o0!e of 1 Conser<1tor4, 1n)
rin0 or)erC
STORM TROO3ERS# JIn !nisonK
The 0%o1% 6e&ish /ons(ir1/4 the N1>is
h1<e 1%&14s &1rne) 1o!t &i%% not /o'e to
(1ssC
2R=33ENF^HRER# Troo(s, f1%% inC ROSNER, 0et 4o!r &1t/h
o!t 1n) %ets fin1%%4 he1r 4o!r HT4ro%e1n
t!neI. It%% e Fo%%ier for !s to '1r/h toC
AttentionC To the ri0htC St1rt sin0in0C
R!i/" '1r/hC
:h1t I &1s &itnessin0 &1s /o'(%ete%4 1s!r).
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The Bro&nshirts &ere '1r/hin0 h1r) o!t of the h1%% to the
t!ne of the HH1<1 N10i%1I, sin0in0 1 son0 fro' 1 H/o'(%ete%4
)ifferent o(er1I, 1s the4 s14#
HTo'orro& 'ornin0 S1nt1 /o'es
Brin0in0 &ith hi' 0ifts so f!n.
S1re, (i(es 1n) 1%so 0!ns,
Brin0in0 &ith hi' f%10s 1n) )r!'s,
Yes, I) re1%%4 %o<e to fin)
An entire 1r'4 F!st of 'ine.I
EEE
HMor0en "o''t )er :eihn1/hts'1nn,
Ko''t 'it seine' 21en.
Tro''e%, 3feifen !n) 2e&ehr,
F1hn !n) S1e% !n) no/h 'ehr,
61, ein 01n>es Krie0esheer
MP/ht i/h 0erne h1en.I
E E E
E(iso)e 9.
:e rehe1rse) for 1o!t 1n ho!r 'ore, 1n) then, h1<in0 %eft the
!i%)in0, the 3rofessor 0r1e) 'e 4 the 1r' 1n) 7!iet%4 s1i) in
1 s%i0ht%4 ho1rse <oi/e.
FLESCH# BENNY, I h1<e t&o 7!estions for 4o!.
First# Mi0ht 4o! h1<e for0otten th1t the
stor' troo(ers !rst in )!rin0 o!r
or/hestr1% rehe1rs1% to)14M H1<e 4o!
for0otten the f%10r1nt )is0r1/e the4 (!t onM
Se/on)# :h4 )i) 4o! so &1nt to hi)e
M1ster K%ot>s <io%in in the Conser<1tor4,
in the s1fe, &hen 4o! 1re %e1<in0 for
Mitten&1%) on the %1st tr1in for M!ni/h
toni0htM H1<e 4o! for0otten 1o!t th1tM
Ans&er 'e# 1re 4o! e8tre'e%4 fri0htene)
4 this N1>i or04 t1"in0 (%1/e in o!r
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/o!ntr4M Its i'(ort1nt for 'e to he1r &h1t
4o! h1<e to s14.
ME# I'(ort1ntM :h4M
FLESCH# After the Bro&nshirts %eft 4o!
(%14e) &on)erf!%%4C Br1<oC
ME# Then &h1ts the (ro%e'M
FLESCH# Be/1!se efore the4 /1'e, 4o! ?
'4 frien) ? &ere (%14in0 %i"e 1 2ODC
ME# The i'(ressions ROLFs stor' troo(ers
first '1)e &hen I 'et the' in the HBe1rsI
/1fU, I '1n10e) to hi)e the' so'e&here
)ee( in '4 so!%, 1n) then I /1'e to
rehe1rs1%s /o'(%ete%4 free of the, fr1n"%4,
!n(%e1s1nt 1sso/i1tions the4) '1)e. B!t I
)i)nt '1n10e it the se/on) ti'e. An) 1fter
the Bro&nshirts %eft the rehe1rs1% h1%%,
&hen I &1s (%14in0, I &1snt 6=ST
thin"in0 1o!t Men)e%ssohns '!si/, !t
1o!t th1t Hro&n fi%thI 1s &e%%C :e%%, 1n)
I hi) the instr!'ent in the s1fe o!t of
FEAR THAT ID LOSE THE VIOLINC
M4 2o), h1) I for0otten 1o!t '4 tri(
to)14M I' ein0 (%10!e) 4 the f1/t th1t
the4 h!'i%i1te) HIRSCH the t1i%or 1n)
sto((e) hi' &or"in0# the Bro&nshirts
too" 1&14 his SCISSORSC
FLESCH# Yo! sho!%) )efinite%4 %e1<e Ber%in for
Mitten&1%). A01in, 4o! sho!%) not st14 in
the /1(it1% ? here the SKY IS CLO=DED
:ITH HA 2IANT BLACK S:ASTIKAIC
I ho(e th1t FEAR &i%% not /1t/h 4o! !( on
the &14C
ME# Its th1t serio!sM
FLESCH# I th1n" 2o) 4o!re %e1<in0C H1((i%4 4o!
1re not on%4 1 &on)erf!% '!si/i1n !tA
:e%%, 4o! !n)erst1n) th1t I 'e1nC Do 4o!
h1<e 4o!r tr1in ti/"etsM
ME# Yes. B!t, (rofessor, I 'e1n, B1<1ri1 isnt
in A'eri/1C
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FLESCH# I &1nt to ho(e th1t the 1ir in H/%e1nerI in
Mitten&1%) th1n in HBro&n Ber%inIC
C%e1ner for no&C
ME# M14e 4o!re ri0ht.
FLESCH# Tr4 to 0et 4o! 1n) 4o!r fi1n/Ue to A!stri1,
4o!r ho'e%1n), 1fter the Festi<1%C T1"e
4o!r thin0s &ith 4o!C
ME# :h1t 1o!t 4o!M
FLESCH# I%% see 4o! in Mitten&1%). One the 9@th,
the /on/ert, 1n) thenA I' s!re the N1>is
&i%% soon t1"e '4 (rofessorshi( fro' 'e
1n) thro& 'e o!t of the /o!ntr4. Th1ts the
est$/1se s/en1rioC
ME# An) 4o! thin" it /o!%) e so'ethin0
&orseM
FLESCH# Oh, 4esC For inst1n/e, (rison, s!))en )e1th
fro' 1 ri/" f1%%in0 on '4 he1) or, 1t the
en) of the )14, e8e/!tionC Yo! "no& '4
&ife is 1%so 6e&ishC So, I' )o!%4 in the
firin0 %ineC
ME# So then, see 4o! in Mitten&1%), M1estroC
FLESCH# I tr!%4 ho(e so, )e1r BENNYC B!t in '4
/ons/io!sness FEAR is 0ettin0 )ee(er 1n)
)ee(er into '4 rootsC Dont F!)0e 'e ? its
F!st 1 soer %oo" 1t to)14s e<entsC
Loo"in0 into e1/h others e4es, &e rief%4 stoo) si%ent, 1n)
then (1rte).
E E E
It so h1((ene) th1t 1fter A(ri% *+, *-.., I &o!%) ne<er 'eet
M1estro FLESCH A2AIN.
I%% s14 &h4 $ %1ter.
L1ter, I fo!n) o!t fro' the ne&s(1(ers th1t in *-.L the N1>is
thre& the (rofessor 1n) his &ife o!t of 2er'1n4 Jh1<in0 re<o"e)
oth of the' of their /iti>enshi(K.
CARL FLESCH )ie) in L!/erne in S&it>er%1n) in *-++.
E(iso)e 9+
A(ri% *+, *-...
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*Q#.@
Ni0ht f1%%in0.
Stor' troo(ers s7!1)rons &ere '1r/hin0 )o&n the streets,
'1in%4 '1)e !( of those fro' the N1>i 31rt4 1n) the H2er'1n
St!)ent =nionI &ith the Hit%erF!0en). The %1st t&o &ere
(r1/ti/1%%4 %e1)in0 the tor/h '1r/hes 1n) oo"$!rnin0
/ere'onies.
The4 &ere sho!tin0 o!t 1nti$6e&, 1nti$M1r8ist 1n) 1nti$
31/ifist s%o01ns. It &1s 1%% ter'e) 1 (re(1r1tion for the HR1%%4
A01inst the Non$2er'1n S(iritI.
The stor' troo(ers &ere /h1ntin0#
$ A)o%f Hit%er is the 0re1t 0eni!s of 1%% ti'esC
$ A)o%f Hit%er is the e'o)i'ent of stren0th 1n) 'i0ht, 0oo)ness
1n) F!sti/eC
$ :e %o<e o!r FThrer 'ore th1n %ife itse%fC
$ :ith A)o%f Hit%er to 1 etter f!t!reC
$ 2er'1n4 &i%% %i<e, e<en if &e '!st )ieC
$ A (erson 'i0ht f1%%, the f%10 ? ne<erC
$ :1"e !(, 2er'1n4C
After &hi/h the4 1%% st1rte) sin0in0 Horst :esse%s HF%10s
Hi0hCI in 1 frien)%4 &14.
As if !n)er 1 &it/hs s(e%%, I &1s 0oin0 1%on0 the (1th
1%on0si)e the '1r/hin0 stor' troo(ers, 0ri((in0 the <io%in /1se to
'4 /hest.
Besi)es '4se%f, /ro&)s of to&nsfo%" &ere 1//o'(1n4in0 the
/ere'on4. 3eo(%e "e(t /o'in0 1n) /o'in0.
After 1 &hi%e, /o'in0 to '4 senses, I t!rne) 1n) re1%ise) I
/o!%) not 0o 1/" or 0et 1&14 fro' the '1r/h.
3eo(%e &ere (!shin0 'e for&1r), 1n) it &1s 1%re1)4 (oint%ess
tr4in0 to fi0ht 101inst this Hri<er of ironI.
I &1s 1fr1i) I /o!%) re1" or %ose the <io%in.
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S!))en%4, e<er4one sto((e) 1n) %istene) in to &h1t 1 ho1rse
<oi/e &1s s14in0.
VOICE# O!r 'ost )1n0ero!s ene'4 is the 6e& 1n) those
&ho )e(en) on the'. A 6e& /1n on%4 thin" in 1
6e&ish &14. :hen he &rites in 2er'1n, hes
%4in0. A 2er'1n &ritin0 in 2er'1n, !t not
thin"in0 in 2er'1n, is 1 tr1itorC A st!)ent not
t1%"in0 1n) &ritin0 in 2er'1n is !tter%4
!nthin"1%e 1n) he &i%% not e tr!e to his inten)e)
!se. :e &1nt to root o!t %ies, &e &1nt to
sti0'1ti>e tre1/her4, 1n) &e &1nt st!)ents not of
fri<o%o!s tho!0hts, !t of )is/i(%ine 1n) (o%iti/1%
e)!/1tion. :e &1nt to /onsi)er 6e&s 1s forei0ners
1n) &e &1nt to /1(t!re (eo(%es s(irits.
HHei% Hit%erCI the stor' troo(ers 1ns&ere) in !nison, 1n) the
'1ss of (eo(%e /ontin!e) 'o<in0. Des(ite it not ein0 )1r"
eno!0h of the streets, the '1r/hin0 N1>is %it h!n)re)s of f%1'in0
tor/hes.
I h1) 0!esse) th1t the Bro&nshirts &ere he1)in0 to&1r)s the
2en)1r'en(%1t> &here %iter1t!re the N1>is fo!n) oFe/tion1%e
&o!%) e !rne).
M4 (osition &1s !nen<i1%e#
Yes, first%4 I &1s 1fr1i) th1t the <io%in /1se &o!%) f1%% o!t of
'4 1r's, e /r!she) 4 the /ro&)s 1n) t!rn M1ster K%ot>s
/re1tion into s(%inters.
Of /o!rse, I &1s 1%so &orrie) for '4 o&n %ife# if 1n4 of the
H)e/ent B!r0ersI of the 0%orio!s 3r!ssi1n /it4 of Ber%in &ere to
%oo" /1ref!%%4 eno!0h 1t the Se'iti/ fe1t!res on '4 f1/e, the4
&o!%) ten)eri>e 'e into 1 Kosher 6e&ish /ho(C
The 10it1te) '1ss of (eo(%e &1s eh1<in0 %i"e one, )er1n0e),
hi0h$1n)$'i0ht4 (erson# it &1s sho!tin0 the s1'e s%o01ns, 1t the
s1'e ti'e, in one <oi/e 1n) it &1s re1)4 to "no/" the %o/"s off
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1n4 of the FThrers ene'ies in one %o&# 6e&s, 04(sies, M1r8ists,
31/ifists 1n) e<en 61(1nese (eo(%e, sho!%) the4 not e 1%e to
(ro<e the4 &ere 61(1nese, &hi/h &o!%) 'e1n the4 &ereA 6e&sC
I /o!%) h1<e %1!0he) 1t the st!(i)it4 the 2er'1n h1) so
7!i/"%4 1/7!ire), &ere it not for the o'en of tr10i/ e<ents ? 1n)
not on%4 on 1 2er'1n s/1%e.
The Bro&nshirts s1n0#
E E E
HDe!ts/h%1n), De!ts/h%1n) Ter 1%%es,
Ter 1%%es in )er :e%t,
&enn es stets >! S/h!t> !n) Tr!t>e
rT)er%i/h >!s1''enh`%t.
Von )er M11s is 1n )ie Me'e%,
<on )er Ets/h is 1n )en Be%t,
De!ts/h%1n), De!ts/h%1n) Ter 1%%es,
Ter 1%%es in )er :e%tCI
Behin) the '1r/hin0 /o%!'n of N1>is, 1 tr!/" f!%% of oo"s
&1s s%o&in0 1)<1n/in0.
Seein0 the4 &ere oo"s fro' 1 )ist1n/e &1s, of /o!rse,
i'(ossi%e.
Seein0 1n e%)er%4 '1n &ith 1 s/1re) %oo" on his f1/e, I %oo"e)
1ro!n).
I 1s"e) hi', &itho!t e8(e/tin0 1 /%e1r 1ns&er#
ME# :hose oo"s 1re the4 !rnin0M
MAN# Does it '1"e 1n4 )ifferen/eM This is F!st
the (re%!)eC 6!st re'e'er, &here the4re
!rnin0 oo"s no& e<ent!1%%4 the4%% e
!rnin0 (eo(%eC Yo! )i)nt 1s" 'e 1n) I
)i)nt te%% 4o! 1n4thin0. Yo! )i)nt see 'e
here, 1n) I )i)nt see 4o!C A%% the est,
e8/!se 'eA
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I thin" he sho/"e) hi'se%f 4 his e%o7!en/e.
E E E
Its not &orth st1rtin0 !( 1 /on<ers1tion &ith 1 str1n0erC I h1)
%e1rne) 1nother of HNe&I 2er'1n4s %essons.
Yo! 0!1r1ntee 4o!r s!r<i<1% 4 ein0 )e1f 1n) )!'.
Yo! 0!1r1ntee 4o!r s1fet4 4 ein0 1 N1>is' 1(o%o0ist.
The ne& nor's of /i<i% eh1<io!r, to '4 s!r(rise, &ere <er4
7!i/"%4 ein0 1sore) into (!%i/ /ons/io!snessC
E E E
A MAN :ITH 2IN2ER HAIR stoo) !( on 1 /1r )oor ste(
1n), re1)in0 o!t 1 (ro(101n)1 %e1f%et, sho!te) 1t the to( of his
<oi/e#
$ SNo to /%1ss &1rs 1n) '1teri1%is'C SYes to n1tion1%is' 1n) 1n
i)e1%isti/ o!t%oo".
I /o''it the &or"s of M1r8 1n) K1!ts"4 to the f%1'esCCC
Do&n &ith )e/1)en/e 1n) 'or1% )e/14C An or)er%4 f1'i%4 for 1n
or)er%4 st1teC
I /o''it the &or"s of Henri/h M1nn, Ernst 2%e>er 1n) Eri/h
K`stner to the f%1'esCCC
:e &i%% s(e1" !( 101inst (o%iti/1% )e<i1nts 1n) tr1itors, 1n) 0i<e
1%% o!r for/es to the (eo(%e 1n) the 0o<ern'entC
I /o''it the &or" of Frie)ri/h FPrster to the f%1'esCCC
SNo to the /orr!(tion of the so!% 1n) se8!1% (ro'is/!it4C Lon0
%i<e the noi%it4 of the h!'1n so!%C
I /o''it the &or" of Si0'!n) Fre!) to the f%1'esCCC
SNo to the f1%sifi/1tion of o!r histor4 1n) the t1rnishin0 of 0re1t
n1'esG &e &i%% s1n/tif4 o!r (1stC
I /o''it the &or"s of E'i% L!)&i0 1n) :erner He0e'1nn to the
f%1'esCCC
SNo to 1nti$(o(!%1r, De'o/r1ti/$6e&ish Fo!rn1%is' in the 4e1rs
of the n1tion1% ren1iss1n/eC
I /o''it the &or"s of Theo)or :o%ff 1n) 2eor0e Bernh1r) to the
f%1'esCCC
SNo to the 0!tter (ress &hi/h etr14s the &or%) &1r heroes. Lon0
%i<e e)!/1tin0 the 4o!n0 in the s(irit of tr!e histori/is'C
I /o''it the &or" of Eri/h M1ri1 Re'1r7!e to the f%1'esCCC
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SNo to the /ont1'in1tion 1n) '!ti%1tion of o!r n1ti<e 2er'1n
%1n0!10eC Fortif4 4o!r /on/ern 1o!t o!r %1n0!10e ? the 0re1test
tre1s!re o!r n1tion h1s. Fire, )e<o!r A%fre) Kerrs &or"CCC
SNo to inso%en/e 1n) 1rro01n/e. SYes to res(e/t 1n) )eferen/e to
the 2er'1n n1tion1% s(iritC
M14 the f%1'es s&1%%o& the &or"s of T!/ho%s"4 1n) Osets"iCCCC
I %istene) /1ref!%%4 to the stor' troo(er. It &1s 1 s&ee(in0,
in)is/ri'in1te %ist of 1!thors, so'e of &ho' I )efinite%4 )i) not
s4'(1thi>e &ithG ho&e<er, e<en to thin" 1o!t !rnin0 their
oo"s, not to 'ention 'o/"in0 the', on%4 so'eone &ho &1s
'ent1%%4 !n&e%% /o!%) )o.
:ith e<er4 (1ssin0 ho!r, I &1s 'ore 1n) 'ore /on<in/e) th1t
'4 )e/ision to %e1<e 2er'1n4 &1s the ri0ht oneC
E E E
The (ro/ession of stor' troo(ers &ith !rnin0 tor/hes, 1n)
the to&nsfo%" 1//o'(1n4in0 the', /1'e to the s7!1re. The
Bro&nshirts for'e) 1 /ir/%e 1ro!n) 1 %1>in0 (4re '1)e o!t of
1%es of o%) ne&s(1(ers. This &1s the o(enin0 s/ene ? so to
s(e1" ? of this (1rti/!%1r sho&C
At the s1'e ti'e, I )i) not '1n10e to (!sh '4 &14 o!t of the
/ro&).
Fe1rin0 '1"in0 1n4 r1sh 'o<e'ents, 1n) thin"in0 1o!t ho&
est to "ee( the <io%in in one (ie/e, I )e/i)e) to st14 (!t 1n)
&1t/h the sho& to the en). I h1<e no i)e1 &h1t to /1%% itG (ro1%4
1 Hf1r/e &ith e%e'ents of tr10i/ /o'e)4I.
Yes, I &1s (1ine) 1n) 1sh1'e) for the 2er'1ns, (1rti/!%1r%4
1s I &1s /o'(%ete%4 s!rro!n)e) 4 their r1)i1nt%4$h1((4 f1/es,
&ho, in the s(1/e of ne1r%4 three 'onths, h1) 4et to '1ster the
ne& 0reetin0s Js!/h 1s SHei% Hit%erK, 1n) so si'(%4 /heerf!%%4
sho!te) o!t the n1'e of the ne& Rei/hs"1n>%er#
BERLINERS# A)o%f, A)o%f, A)o%fC
Me'ers of the HSt!)ent =nionI, )resse) in stor' troo(er
!nifor', (rett4 '!/h %e) this or04 of e8/ite'ent.
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It h1) 1%% een 'eti/!%o!s%4 (%1nne).
For e81'(%e, 1 4o!n0 3ERSON he%) !( 1 oo" &ritten 4
so'eone &ho &1s HoFe/tion1%e to the 2er'1n s(iritI to the
e/st1ti/ /ro&), 1n) %o!)%4 st1te) the Hh1r'f!%I &riters or (oets
or s/ientists s!rn1'e, 1n) thre& their (rinter &or" onto the (4re.
After this, 1nother N1>i /1'e onto the st10e 1n) e<er4thin0
re(e1te) 101in.
The fire &1s !rnin0 intense%4.
The /ri'son /o%o!r of the f%1'es f%i/"ere) in &1<es 1/ross the
f1/es of those s!rro!n)in0 the fire.
The s(e/t1/%e &1s (h1nt1s'10ori/1% 1n) it sent sh!))ers of
fe1r thro!0h '4 o)4.
At ti'es I sh!t '4 e4es 1n) 0ri((e) the <io%in /1se e<en 'ore
ti0ht%4.
Then 1 /on<ers1tion et&een t&o 'en st1n)in0 efore hi'
/1!0ht '4 e1r.
I /o!%)nt see their f1/es, !t 4 &h1t the4 &ere s14in0 I /o!%)
te%% th1t I h1) H)o!%esI of the H/1fU 2r!((enfThrerI, Ro%f, 1n)
'4 N1>i s1!s10e$se%%in0 ho!se'1te OTTO BRACK, st1n)in0
ehin) 'e.
HROLFI# I !n)erst1n) &h4 the &riters, !t &e )efinite%4
nee) to e8ten) o!r %ist. S14, &h4 1rent &e !rnin0
/o'(osersM
HBRACKI# Yo!re ri0ht, !t ho& )o &e )o itM
HROLFI# Si'(%eC :e sho!%) )estro4 their notesC
HBRACKI# 2oo) '1nC Ri0ht )e/isionC
HROLFI# :e sho!%) &rite to the re%e<1nt 1!thoritiesC I ho(e
the HSt!)ent =nionI &i%% res(on) 7!i/"%4 to the
&or"in0 '1ssesC
HBRACKI# I &on)er, &ho sho!%) &e st1rt &ithM
HROLFI# Men)e%ssohnC I%% te%% 4o! fr1n"%4, &e h1<e
eno!0h (ro%e's &ith the 2er'1ns ? 1n) there
1re 1 %ot of 6e&s hi))en 1'on0 the'C
HBRACKI# A0ree)C A(1rt fro' :10ner 1%% o!r /o'(osers
1re 1 it s!s(e/tC
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HROLFI# M4 frien) s14s S/h!ert ne<er to!/he) (or"C
HBRACKI# Then &e "no& 1%% &e nee) to 1o!t hi'C
T!rns o!t he &1s 1 6e&C B!rnC
HROLFI# An) then &e%% )estro4 the (1intin0s 1n) the
s/!%(t!resG &e%% %o& !( the 1r/hite/t!r1%
'on!'ents, the /ities ? &e%% &i(e 1 %ot of
/o!ntries off the f1/e of the E1rthA En0%1n),
Fr1n/e, 3o%1n), R!ssi1, It1%4A Ah, sorr4, &e%%
%e1<e It1%4 for the 'o'ent.
HBRACKI# An) &h1t )o &e )o 1o!t sin0ers, '!si/i1ns,
1rtistsM
HROLFI# A%% on the (4re, 1%i<eC
HBRACKI# 3eo(%eM
HROLFI# The4 1re not (eo(%eC
HBRACKI# Ah, I /o'(%ete%4 for0otC
:e %1!0he), s1tisfie) &ith ho& !s4 their (%1ns &ere %oo"in0.
E E E
Ao!t .@ feet 1&14 fro' 'e I s1& ESTHER, s7!1she) in
1'on0st 1%% the other (eo(%e. She %oo"e) %i"e she %oo"in0 for
so'eone.
HTh1ts 1%% I nee) efore I %e1<e Ber%inCI I tho!0ht 1s I st1rte),
&ith 0re1t )iffi/!%t4, to (!sh '4 &14 thro!0h to her.
In the &hir%(oo% of (eo(%e she of /o!rse &o!%)nt e 1%e to
noti/e, so I sho!te) 1t the to( of '4 <oi/e, in 1n 1tte'(t to 0et
her 1ttention#
ME# Fr1!%einC Fr1!%einC
:h1t )i) I h1<e to hi)eA I )i) not &1nt to sho!t o!t her
n1'eC
ESTHER so!n)s (rett4 6e&ish, (1rti/!%1r%4 in 1 /o!ntr4
&here HS/h!ert )i)nt to!/h (or"IC
It &1s )iffi/!%t, !t I '1n10e) to re1/h her.
ME# ESTHERC
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I &his(ere) in her e1r 1s I (!t 1 h1n) on M1)e'oise%%e
HIRSCHs sho!%)er.
ESTHER# BENNY, &h1t 1re 4o! )oin0 hereM 2osh, I' so
h1((4 to see 4o!C So h1((4C Ho& )i) 4o! /o'e
fro'M
ME# I &1s 0oin0 ho'e 1fter rehe1rs1%s 1n) I h1((ene)
to en) !( in the thi/" of itC The '1ss of (eo(%e,
%iter1%%4, )r100e) 'e onto the s7!1reC An) &h1t
1o!t 4o!, )e1rM Co!%)nt 4o! fin) so'e&here
etter to e in Ber%inM For 4o!r infor'1tion
the4re !rnin0 M1r8 on the (4re, 1n) if 'e'or4
ser<es, he &1s 1 re%1ti<e of 4o!r 0r1n)f1ther
ABRAHAM.
ESTHER# Yo!<e sti%% 0ot 4o!r sense of h!'o!r, seein0 this
'essM
ME# Theres nothin0 th1t /1n e )one 1o!t it. Yo!
"no&, the4re (%1nnin0 on %o&in0 !( 1%% the /ities
1n) &i(in0 ne1r%4 1%% the /o!ntries fro' the f1/e
of the E1rthM
ESTHER# JL1!0hin0K :h4M
ME# So &e, 6e&s, h1<e no&here to r!nC The4re Hnot
to!/hin0I It1%4 7!ite 4etC 6o"in0 1si)e, &h1t '1)e
4o! /o'e hereM
ESTHER# I' %oo"in0 for YOSSIC
ME# :h1t h1((ene)M
ESTHER# T!rns o!t YOSSI &1s o1stin0 in front o!t o!r
1"er, Mr DREYF=S, th1t he &1s 0oin0 to sho&
these stor' troo(ers H&h1ts &h1tI. An) Fr1!
COHEN s1& '4 %itt%e rother 0oin0 fro' o!r
)istri/t to&1r)s the s7!1re &ith other 6e&ish o4sC
I' in so'e terri%e ni0ht'1reC M4 f1ther is
"i%%in0 hi'se%f o<er those s/issorsG '1'1 is /r4in0
1%% )14G 1n) no& this &ith YOSSIC As if there
&1snt eno!0h 1%re1)4C 31rti/!%1r%4 to)14 th1t
&ere %e1<in0. :e h1<e to fin) hi' str1i0ht1&14C
Oooh, on his o&n he1) e itC
ME# Loo"in0 for hi' hereC :h1tCM
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ESTHER# Then &e nee) to 0et o!rse%<es o!t of this )1'ne)
/ro&) 1n) %oo" in the 1%%e4&14s, /o!rt41r)s, /!%$
)e$s1/sA e<en on the roofs.
ME# :e%% tr4C :e h1<e 1 %ot of ti'e !nti%
o!r tr1in %e1<esC
E E E
S!))en%4 I &1s str!/" 4 1 0eni!s i)e1C
ME# JSho!tin0 1n) (!shin0 (eo(%e o!t the &14K E8/!se
'e, (%e1se, (re0n1nt %1)4 /o'in0 thro!0hC E8/!se
'e, (%e1se, (re0n1nt %1)4C
ESTHER fo%%o&e), 0ri'1/in0, sho&in0 th1t so'eone here on the
s7!1re &1s 1o!t to 0i<e irth 1n) n1'e it A))4, or A)o%fC
O!r 1/tin0 )!et &or"e).
ME# 3re0n1nt 2er'1n %1)4C
3re0n1nt 2er'1n %1)4C
O!t the &14, (eo(%eC O!t the &14, (eo(%eC
ESTHER# 3%e1se, (%e1seA
ME# JM4 re7!est t!rnin0 into 1n or)erK
3re0n1nt Ar41n %1)4C O!t the &14, 0ent%e'enC
3re0n1nt Ar41n %1)4C Let Fr1! Br1!n thro!0hC Let
Fr1! Br1!n thro!0hC
3eo(%e, e4ein0 o!r 7!ite !n$Ar41n fe1t!res &ith so'e
s!s(i/io!s, 1%tho!0h 1&"&1r), /%e1re) the &14, /re1tin0 1
01n0&14 1%%o&in0 !s to te1r o!rse%<es to free)o'.
E(iso)e 9L
A(ri% *+, *-...
*-#.@
:e en)e) !( on 1n e'(t4 street /orner &here &e /o!%) /1t/h
o!r re1th, (!%% o!rse%<es to0ether 1fter the '1)ness on the
s7!1re.
ME# Ho& )o 4o! fee%, Fr1! Br1!nM
ESTHER# Hei% Hit%erC
ME# Not e<en &orth s14in0 th1t 1s 1 Fo"eC
--

ESTHER# Do 4o! "no& the )ifferen/e et&een the 6e&s 1n)
the N1>isM
ME# H1<ent re1%%4 /o'(1re)C
ESTHER# The N1>is /1nt %1!0h 1t the'se%<esC H1<ent 4o!
noti/e)M
ME# Yo! hit the n1i% on the he1)C Yo!re 1so%!te%4
ri0ht. Seein0 their ref%e/tion in the 'irror, the4
often /h!/"%e !t ne<er s'i%e.
ESTHER# It 'e1ns thin0s 1re 1) for the'C
I 'e1n, not e<er4one /1n %1!0h 1t
the'se%<es )e%i/1te%4.
ME# Yes, 1fter 1%%, N1>is /1nt e /heere) !(, !t !nti%
the4 fin1%%4 )is1((e1r, the4 1re /1(1%e of /1!sin0
1n 1&f!% %ot of e<i%.
E E E
The se1r/h of ESTHERs rother sho!%), of /o!rse, h1<e een
/1rrie) o!t se(1r1te%4, !t &e )i)nt &1nt to s(%it !( 1n) &ent
ro!n) the s7!1res to0ether, thro!0h the s'1%% streets, ho(in0 to
fin) YOSSI &ho (ro1%4 &1nte) to 1<en0e the stor' troo(ers
o<er the s/issors.
3erh1(s this n1V<e 4o!n0ster &1nte) to so%<e 1%% of 2er'1n4s
(ro1%4 &ith this Hheroi/ 1/tIM
Yes, &e%%, H%esse) 1re those &ho e%ie<eIC
:e &1%"e) 7!i/"%4, %oo"in0 1ro!n), !t for o<io!s re1sons,
&e )i)nt &1nt to e sho!tin0 o!t the 6e&ish n1'e HYOSSII.
ESTHER h1) her &its 1o!t her#
ESTHER# BrotherC BroooootherC
:e %oo"e) 1t e1/h other 1n) &e so'eho& fo!n) o!rse%<es
!n/o'fort1%e 1t the entire 1s!r)it4 of the sit!1tion.
Cert1in%4, %i<in0 in 1 /o!ntr4 &here (resentin0 4o!rse%f !sin0
4o!r n1'e 1n) s!rn1'e &1s 1 /1!se for fe1r, &1s h1r)%4 1 h1((4
&14 for 1n4one to %i<eA
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E(iso)e 9;
:e h1) t!rne) into 1 )1r" )e1)$en) ro1) 1n), 1s &e t!rne)
1ro!n), &e i''e)i1te%4 noti/e) the )1r"$0re4 si%ho!ettes of three
'en %o/"in0 o!r (1th 1/" onto the street.
ME# The4<e /o'e for !sC
ESTHER# M4 2o), the <io%inC
C%i/". One of the 'en f%i/"e) o(ene) 1 s&it/h%1)e, '1"in0
his intentions of roin0 !s <er4 /%e1r. A f%1sh of the "nife %1)e
insti%%e) terror in !s 1n) ser<e) 1s 1 si'!%t1neo!s, /o%) re'in)er
of the !n)is(!t1%e f1/t th1t *-.@s Ber%in re1%%4 &1s 1 /it4 of
thie<es 1n) 01n0sters. Their 1((e1r1n/e, foot&e1r, eh1<io!r ?
1%% /h1r1/teristi/ of Ber%ins /ri'in1% e%e'ent.
ROBBER *# JT1%"in0 to si)e"i/"K
K=RT, 0o 1n) retrie<e the thin0s the4<e
sto%en fro' honest (eo(%eC
K=RT /onsi)ere) Hthin0s &e h1) sto%en fro' honest (eo(%eI
to e '4 &1%%et, Esthers (!rse, 1n) the
<io%in.
The4 too" &h1t %itt%e 'one4 there &1s, !t their interest in the
<io%in see'e) !n/ert1in. The4 %oo"e) M1ster K%ot>s <io%in !(
1n) )o&n 1n) )ithere) o<er &hether to t1"e it &ith the' or to
thro& it 1/" to !s.
Re1%i>in0 the <io%in h1) een %ost, I /o!%) sense 1 ner<o!s
fee%in0 en0!%fin0 'e ? '1"in0 'e tre'%e fro' he1) to toe, 1n)
I re1)ie) '4se%f to (o!n/e.
I )e/i)e) to 0o for it# either I fo!0ht for the <io%in, or I )ie).
Bein0 roe) 1n) h!'i%i1te) %i"e th1t for 'e 'e1nt not on%4
%osin0 the instr!'ent, !t 1%so '4 hono!r 1n) ESTHERs
res(e/t.
K=RT# :h1t )o &e )o, CA3TAINM
CA3TAIN# :e nee) to 1s" HTHE AYEIC
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ROBBER .# An) &h1t 1o!t these t&oM Do &e "i%%
the' or &h1tM
CA3TAIN# No %oo)C
ROBBER .# Dont 4o! 0et Fo"esM
:e%%, I' off. I%% /1%% 4o!.
CA3TAIN# R!i/" 1s 4o! /1n, =RIC Hes in the Be1rs
/1fU, to0ether &ith th1t %itt%e /!tie IRMA.
Te%% hi' to h!rr4. An) 4o! sho!%) 0et 1
s(!rt on, too. I' not &1stin0 '4 ti'e.
The Hh1r<estI /o!%) e '!/h etter
e%se&here. The4 )ont /1%% 'e the
CA3TAIN for nothin0C 2o))1'n itC
K=RT# O"14C I' 0oin0C
I re1the) 1 si0h of re%ief# HTHE AYEI )efinite%4 "ne& &ho I
&1s ? 1fter 1%% he h1) een !4in0 o's Jor &h1te<er it &1sK
fro' '4 ho!se'1te, ARNO BACH. Sti%%, I &1s ho(in0 th1t there
/o!%) not e t&o HAYESI in Ber%in. S!re%4 there &1s F!st one.
Th1t 'e1nt ESTHER 1n) I &o!%) soon e free) fro' the
h!'i%i1tion of ein0 the <i/ti's of 1 roer4.
I &1s !o4e) 4 the f1/t th1t I h1) seen HEINZ THE AYE
F!st 1 fe& ho!rs 10o in the Be1r /1fU, &here he h1) een in<o%<e)
in 1 /onfront1tion &ith the stor' troo(ers.
I &1s ho(in0 he &o!%) 0et 'e o!t of this sti/"4 sit!1tion.
Des(ite '4 (ositi<e 'oo), I "e(t '4 e'otions hi))en 1n)
&his(ere) to ESTHER#
ME# C1%' )o&n, '4 )e1rC
The4re 0oin0 to 0i<e !s e<er4thin0 1/"C
ESTHER# H1<e 4o! h1) 4o!r &its /o'(%ete%4
fri0htene) fro' 4o!M This CA3TAIN is 1
re1% !t/her, 1n) HTHE AYEI is e<en
&orseC The4) /!t )o&n e<er4one in
Ber%in for 1 (fenni0C I<e re1) 1o!t the'
in the /ri'e se/tion of one of the e<enin0
(1(ers. This is terri%eC
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ME# HTHE AYEI 1n) I 0o &14 1/"C B!t I
)ont "no& this CA3TAIN ? he '!st e
ne&.
ESTHER# Are 4o! 7!ite s1neM
ME# Co'(%ete%4C
ESTHER# No, BENNYC Yo!re notC
ME# JC1refree, &hist%in0 1 t!ne fro' '4
/ri'in1% re(ertoireK I re'e'er ho& &e
roe) 1 1n" three 4e1rs 10oA
ESTHER# Sh!t !(, or I%% /osh 4o! o<er the he1) &ith
4o!r 'iser1%e <io%in /1seC
ME# An4thin0 !t the <io%in /1seC Its een
'1"in0 1 'o/"er4 of 'e 1s it isC I%% e
7!iet. B!t soon 4o!%% seeA
CA3TAIN# JS(e1"in0 to 'eK He4, &hi/h of 4o! is the
'!si/i1n ? 4o! or 4o!r 0ir%frien)M
ME# Lets s14 its 'eC
CA3TAIN# The <io%in %oo"s o%).
ME# :h1ts it to 4o!M Let HTHE AYEI sort it
o!tC
K=RT# Yo!re <er4 r1<e 1%% of 1 s!))en,
s!nshineC 3erh1(s the 1n0e%s 1re f%1((in0
their &14 to he%( 4o! o!t ri0ht no&. Yi"es,
&h1t 1 r1<e o4C
CA3TAIN# A%% sorts of f!nn4 thin0s h1((en to (eo(%e
&hore f1/e) &ith )e1th ? so'e 0et )o&n
on their "nees, others 0et 1%% ro&)4C
K=RT# Yo! )ont s14, CA3TAINC Ho& )o 4o!
"no& 1%% 1o!t th1tM
CA3TAIN# I &or"e) 1s 1n e8e/!tioner in (risonA
31rt ti'eC H1$h1$h1A
ESTHER# Yo!re 0oin0 toA
CA3TAIN# If 4o! eh1<e, 4o!%% 0et 1&14 &ith 1
fri0ht 1n) h1<in0 these thin0s, &hi/h
e%on0 to the (eo(%e, /onfis/1te).
Other&iseA Yo!re for itC
ESTHER# Dont t1"e 1n4 noti/e of '4 BENNY. Hes
'ent1%%4 !nst1%eC
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CA3TAIN# I )ont e<en t1"e noti/e of the Lor) 2o). I
s1!nter 1ro!n) %i"e 1 street /1t fro'
K1iserstr1sseC
ESTHER# JF%1tterin0 hi'K M14 4o!r ene'ies ne<er
(ros(er. :o&, 4o!re 1 r1<e 3ERSONC
K=RT# Yo!re ri0ht thereC O!r CA3TAIN is 1n
1'1>in0 0!4C
CA3TAIN# Yo! &o!%)nt &1nt to e one of '4
ene'iesC H1$h1A.
K=RT# No si0n of HTHE AYEI, 1n) &ere /!ttin0
it fineC An) &ere in this (o84 (%1/e ? 1
)e1)$en)C Yo! &ont 0et 1&14 if the4
/o'e 1t 4o! &ith 1 &e1(on fro' ehin)C
CA3TAIN# Ho%) itC
K=RT# An) &h1t e%se h1<e &e 0ot to )o, !t h1<e
1 s'o"e 1n) &1itC
Ten 'in!tes or so &ent 4 1n) HTHE AYEI t!rne) !(
1//o'(1nie) 4 =RI, &ho &1%"e) 1 fe& ste(s ehin) the oss 1s
1 si0n of res(e/t, o&in0 s!'issi<e%4.
HTHE AYEI# :h4 )i) 4o! /1%%M So'ethin0 serio!sM
CA3TAIN# Loo" 1t this <io%inC See's re1%%4 o%)C I)
h1<e t1"en it for '4se%f &itho!t 1 se/on)s
tho!0ht, !t if the instr!'ent is i'(ort1nt,
4o! &ont e 0ettin0 4o!r /!tC The
Hsnoo(sI re1%%4 0o 1fter these thin0sC Yo!
re'e'er &h1t the4 sent HH!'(1/"
:1%terI )o&n forM It &1s nothin0 to %oo"
1t, !t then it t!rne) o!t it &1s 1 s/!%(t!re
of so'e It1%i1n 0!4, C1no<1C
HTHE AYEI# I re'e'erG ho& /o!%)nt 4o!C
HH!'(1/" :1%terI is sti%% ste&in0 in the
H>!0!n)erIC
K=RT# Yo!r &or), HAYEIC
HTHE AYEI# I see the instr!'ent is 1n 1nti7!eC Yo!
"ee( 4o!rse%f o!t of tro!%eC :ho )i) 4o!
t1"e it fro'M
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=RI# Fro' th1t 0!4 1n) his 0ir%frien) o<er
thereC
HTHE AYEI# JT1%"in0 to !sK Co'e for&1r)C
JT1%"in0 to the CA3TAINK :ere 0i<in0 it
1/" 1n) th1ts the en) to it ? &ere honest
thie<es, not tr1'(sC
ESTHER 1n) I 1((ro1/he) HEINZ THE AYE ? the terror of
1%% of Ber%ins 01n0sters Jth1n" 4o!, Lor)CK re/o0ni>e) 'e
i''e)i1te%4.
HTHE AYEI# B1hC F1'i%i1r f1/esC
:e%%, !))4, t&i/e in one )14C
:e sho!%) /e%er1teC
ME# He%%o, HEINZC
HTHE AYEI# Yo! &ith 4o!r 0ir%frien), BENNYM
ME# This is ESTHER, '4 fi1n/UeC
HTHE AYEI# ESTHER, for0i<e '4 frien)sC
JTo the 01n0K
2i<e the' 1/" &h1t 4o!<e t1"enC
ATHE AYEs /o''1n) r1n0 o!t 1n) inst1nt%4 the &1%%et, (!rse
1n) <io%in &ere ret!rne) to their o&ners.
HTHE AYEI# CA3TAIN, K=RT 1n) 4o!, =RIC Before
4o! st1n)s 1 f1'o!s <io%inist ? BENNY
ROSNER, 1n) his fi1n/Ue M1)e'oise%%e
ESTHERC M1"e s!re 4o! re'e'er their
f1/es. A01in, re'e'er their f1/esC I tr!st
there &i%% e no 'ore 'is!n)erst1n)in0sC
CA3TAIN# 2ot itC
K=RT# :h1te<er 4o! s14, HAYEIC
=RI# It &1s F!st 1 s'1%% 'ist1"eC For0i<e !sC
HTHE AYEI# CA3TAIN, 4o! 1re 1! f1it &ith the r!%es of
Ber%ins roers, 1rent 4o!M The r!%es 1re
stri/t !t f1irC
CA3TAIN# I<e "no&n the' sin/e I &1s 1 /hi%)C
HTHE AYEI# SoC The r!%e s14s# no t1"in0 thin0s fro'
(eo(%e th1t the4 nee) for &or"C For '4
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frien), BENNY, his <io%in is his &or" too%C
2ot itM An) 4o!, K=RT, %isten /1ref!%%4# if
the4 too" 1&14 4o!r "nife, &ho &o!%) 4o!
eM Ri0htC Yo!) e 1 (o84 shee( th1t
e<en 1 /hi%) /o!%) !(setC B!t &ith 1 "nife,
4o!re 1 01n0ster &ho 1%% of 3r!ssi1
"no&s# K=RT THE FI2HTIN2
COCKERELC A RES3ECTED 3ERSONC
It 'e1ns 1 "nife is 4o!r H&or"I too%, 4o!r
H!sinessIC A' I s(e1"in0 senseM
CA3TAIN# A%% /orre/t 1n) 4 the oo"C
=RI# An) &e sho!%) h1<e %eft the &1%%ets 1n)
(!rsesC
HTHE AYEI# Yo! 0oo)$for$nothin0 6e&, =RIC Roin0
fro' 4o!r o&nC Di)nt I te%% 4o! this is
BENNY ROSNERCM
=RI# I )i)nt he1rC
HTHE AYEI# Di)nt he1rC
CA3TAIN# The iss!es een )e1%t &ith.
O"14, &ere off, HAYEI. It%% e )1r" toni0ht.
HTHE AYEI# I )ont re/o''en) 4o! &1%" 1o!t toni0ht.
Thin0s 1re 0oin0 off 1%% 1ro!n). Yo! /1n
see &h1ts een h1((enin0 on the s7!1re.
The4re !rnin0 oo"sC I fe1r the )14 the4
st1rt thro&in0 (eo(%e on the (4re isnt so
<er4 f1r 1&14. Its ti'e to !( sti/"s 1n)
%e1<e this '1)ho!se th1t 2er'1n4 h1s
e/o'eC O"14, see 4o!, rothersC
The4 1)e e1/h other 0oo)4e 1n) the CA3TAIN, in 1n
!tter%4 refine) '1tter, "isse) ESTHERs h1n).
HTHE AYEI# JT1%"in0 to !sK :o!%) 4o! )o one thin0 for
'eM
ME# :e%%, of /o!rseC :e o&e 4o! oneC
ESTHER# An) I h1<ent e<en h1) the /h1n/e to th1n"
4o!, Mr HAYEIC
HTHE AYEI# M1)e'oise%%e, (%e1se /1%% 'e HEINZ. An)
the s1'e 0oes for 4o!, BENNY ROSNER.
*@;

I res(e/t 4o!r t1%entC I re'e'er on/e I
h1) to 0o to 1 /on/ert 1t the Ber%in Hi0her
S/hoo% of M!si/. The <isit &1s (!re%4 of 1
(rofession1% n1t!re. I%% s(1re 4o! the
)et1i%s. I thin" 4o! !n)erst1n) &h1t &1s
0oin0 on. An4&14, &e &ere (re(1rin0
o!rse%<es for H&or"I 1n) I &1s si'(%4
enthr1%%e) 4 4o!r (erfor'1n/e. If I' not
'ist1"en, 4o! &ere (%14in0 2rie0s Son1t1
No.. for Vio%in. M4 2o), 4o! (%14e) %i"e 1
2ODC I%% ne<er for0et itC :e en)e) !(
%e1<in0 1%% the 'in" f!r /o1ts h1n0in0 in
the /%o1"roo'. After the 2rie0 I )i)nt
&1nt to r!in 1n4ones e<enin0C Yo! "no&,
I h1) 1%&14s &1nte) to 'eet 4o!. I &1s
te%%in0 ARNO th1t re/ent%4.
ME# :e%%, th1t is ne&s to 'eC Yes, I &1s
(%14in0 the 2rie0C
HTHE AYEI# Ne&sM I &1s orn to 1 tr1)ition1%,
3r!ssi1n, '!si/1% f1'i%4. M4 f1ther &1s 1
/h!r/h or01nistG '4 'other h1) 1
'1r<e%%o!s 'e>>o$so(r1no. At ho'e &e
often (!t on Hf1'i%4 /on/ertsI 1t
Christ'1s 1n) E1ster. Then &1r /1'e. M4
f1ther &1s "i%%e) so'e&here in
Tr1ns4%<1ni1. M4 'other )ie) of t4(hoi). I
&1s %eft on '4 o&n 1n) h1) to /hoose '4
o&n H(1thI in %ife. So'ethin0 I re0ret it,
!t on%4 so'eti'esC
ME# :h1t 1 s1) stor4C
Te%% 'e, HEINZ, &h1t )o 4o! nee) fro' !sM
HTHE AYEI# Its een 1 to!0h )14. IRMA, '4
0ir%frien), 4o! "no&, %eft 'e ? (ro1%4
%oo"in0 for /o/1ine. Soon I%% h1<e to
/hoose# (rison or e'i0r1tion. Thin0s 1rent
0oin0 o!r &14. So I &1nte) 4o! to /o'e
1n) sit &ith 'e in the Ber%in Be1r C! to
ro!n) the )14 off, &hi%e the4 sti%% /1%% 'e
the Kin0 of the Thief)o' of Ber%inC
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ESTHER# Yo!re in<itin0 !s to 1 /11retM
HTHE AYEI# Dont &orr4C The Be1r C! is 1 (erfe/t%4
)e/ent (%1/e. Yo! /o!%) e<en /1%% it
Hres(e/t1%eI. 2erin0 &1s in there F!st the
)14 efore 4ester)14C
ESTHER, ME# JTo0etherK
:hos 2erin0M
HTHE AYEI# One of the 01n0ster /hiefsC
ESTHER# JN1V<e%4K
I' sorr4, )oes he H&or"I &ith 4o!M
HTHE AYEI# 2o) fori)C He H&or"sI for
Hit%ers 01n0C
The4re /o'(%ete%4 )ifferentC
ME# HEINZ, 4o! "no&, &ere re1%%4 in 1 sti/"4
sit!1tionC :e (ro1%4 /1nt t1"e 4o! !(
on 4o!r "in) offer. For0i<e !sC 3ro%e's,
4o! "no&. An) 1%% th1t 1si)e, &ere off to
Mitten&1%) toni0ht. On the M!ni/h tr1in.
HTHE AYEI# The M!ni/h tr1inM Th1ts not for 10es ?
'i))%e of the ni0htC An) for the ti'e
ein0, I so%<e Ber%ins (ro%e'sC For the
ti'e ein0C
ESTHER# I' %oo"in0 for '4 rother, YOSSI. He
'!st e on the s7!1re so'e&here &ith his
frien)s ? '1in%4 6e&ish "i)s, 1n) I' s!re
hes (%1nnin0 so'ethin0 terri%e to )o to
those Bro&nshirts.
HTHE AYEI# Ho& o%) is heM
ESTHER# He%% soon e si8teen. His n1'e is YOSSI
HIRSCHC
HTHE AYEI# Are 4o! 1&1re of &h1t he h1s )e<ise) th1t
is so Hterri%eIM
ESTHER# Of /o!rse not.
HTHE AYEI# As for 4o!r rother 1n) this 1n) of 6e&ish
r1s/1%s, I%% fin) the' ? &hi%e the4 h1<ent
!rnt )o&n the Rei/hst10 for 1 se/on)
ti'eC
ME# Are 4o! s!re 4o! /1n, HEINZM
*@Q

HTHE AYEI# No, I' not s!re 1n), &e%%, if I' not s!re,
th1t 'e1ns 4o! )efinite%4 &ont fin) the
%itt%e tro!%e'1"ersC
ESTHER# :h1t /1n &e )oM
HTHE AYEI# :h1t /1n &e )oM Lets 0o to
the Be1r C!.
:e%% e 1%e to see fro' there.
ESTHER# B!t 4o!%% '1"e s!re &e 1rent %1te for o!r
tr1inM
HTHE AYEI# M4 )e1r Fr1!%ein, &hen I s14 so'ethin0 I
'e1n itC I%% h1<e 4o! "no& I' 1%&14s
one ste( 1he1) of those (o%i/e ho!n)s
&hen its 0ot to )o &ith se1r/hin0 for %ost
(eo(%e 1n) %ost thin0sC
ME# In 1%% honest4, &e h1<e no other o(tionC
Yo!, HEINZ, 1((e1re) %i"e 1 0!1r)i1n
1n0e%C
ESTHER# Th1n" 4o! in 1)<1n/e for the he%(C
HTHE AYEI# O"14. As th1ts the &14 it is, thin0s &ont
&1it. M4 (eo(%e nor'1%%4 01ther ne1r the
/11ret, 1s it h1((ens. If the4 /1nt he%( !s,
&ho /1nM
:e /1'e o!t of the street 1n) he1)e) for HEINZ THE AYEs
/1r.
E(iso)e 9O
A(ri% *+, *-..
9@#.@
It &1s 1 B!01tti L@T ? 1 e1!tif!%, &e%% %oo"e)$1fter /1r. THE
AYE 0ot !s to the front )oors of the Ber%in Be1r C! /11ret in 1
f%1sh. There &ere /ro&)s of (eo(%e 1ro!n) the entr1n/e# the f1/es
of Ber%ins Bohe'i1n 1n) /ri'in1% !n)er&or%)s.
Yo! /o!%) see stor' troo(ers 1n) (o%i/e offi/ers in so'e
(%1/es, 1s &e%% 1s the se/!rit4 ser<i/e 10ents ? hi0h%4
*@-

/ons(i/!o!s 4 their eh1<io!r# ho%)in0 !( ne&s(1(ers !nfo%)e)
1n) %oo"in0 the other &14, &e1rin0 )1r" 0%1sses &hi/h the4
fre7!ent%4 str1i0htene) &ith 1 (o"e of their in)e8 fin0er.
:e 0ot o!t of the /1r 1n), 1s &e s%o&%4 '1)e o!r &14 !( the
&i)e st1ir/1se, I noti/e) (eo(%e &ere ste((in0 1si)e to %et !s
thro!0h. Men, &o'en, e<en Bro&nshirts &ere res(e/tf!%%4
no))in0 to 0reet THE AYE, 1n) so'e of the (eo(%e there &ere
/%e1r%4 sho&in0 off to the &ho%e &or%) th1t the4 &ere H%i"e th1tI
&ith one of Ber%ins 01n0ster /hiefs.
M1n4 of the' &1<e) 1t hi' to s14 She%%o, sho!tin0#
$ Ho& 1re 4o! )oin0, HEINZM
$ :here<e 4o! een, !))4M
$ The4 s14 4o! /%e1ne) !( 1t the /1sino %1st ni0htC
$ Ho(e 4o! h1<e 1 0re1t ti'eC
$ Yo! %oo" 0re1tC
$ He4, AYE, 4o!r ir) 0one off &ith so'eoneC
$ Oi, o%) '1n, %ets h1<e 1 /hin&10 1o!t the o%) )14s in the
F1t'1n S/hi/"e)1n>s
rest1!r1ntC
$ Hi, HEINZC
E E E
:ith 1n 1%'ost i'(er/e(ti%e 0est!re of his fin0er THE AYE
/1%%e) o<er 1 'i))%e$10e) '1n.
The4 &ent off to0ether.
I /o!%)nt he1r &h1t the4 &ere t1%"in0 1o!t, !t I s1& th1t the
'1n &1s no))in0 1n) %oo"e) 1ro!n) hi'se%f &1ri%4 1t the s1'e
ti'e. Then he %eft 1n) THE AYE /1'e 1/" 1n) 7!iet%4
Hre(orte)I to !s.
HTHE AYEI# Th1t &1s BLOODY R=DOLF. :e /1%%
hi' R=DDY THE RASCALC
M1)e'oise%%e ESTHER, he /1n fin) not
on%4 4o!r rother, !t 1%so his abcdefg of
the Bi%es Moses, So%o'on 1n) Is11/,
e<en if the4re not in Ber%in to)14C
**@

ESTHER# This R=DDY see's to 'e to e 1 <er4
ni/e (ersonC
HTHE AYEI# I see 4o! %i"e %1/" h!'o!rC
ME# Yes, of /o!rse she &1s Fo"in0, !t I' s!re
this HBLOODY R=DOLFI is 1 hi0h$f%4in0
ir)C
HTHE AYEI# Hes sh1r(C Hes 0ot 1 net&or" of
infor'ers. Yo!r rothers /1%%e) YOSSI
HIRSCH, ri0htM
ESTHER# Th1ts ri0ht.
ME# I' re1%%4 /o!ntin0 on 4o!, HEINZC
HTHE AYEI# :e%% then, on &e 0oC
E(iso)e 9Q
A(ri% *+, *-..
9*#@@
The '1n10er of the /1sino 0reete) !s &ith o!tstret/he) 1r's.
MANA2ER# :e%/o'e on/e 101in, HEINZC
HTHE AYEI# JIntro)!/in0 !sK M4 frien)s ? the
&on)ro!s ESTHER 1n) &or%)$f1'o!s
<io%inist, Mr ROSNERC
MANA2ER# 2oo) e<enin0C As 4o! enter, VI3 t1%e
n!'er t&o &i%% e set for 4o!. 3%e1seA.
Ho&e<er /o'i/1% it 1%% %oo"e), I h1) '4 fi<e fin0ers /%1s(e)
so ti0ht%4 1ro!n) the <io%in /1se h1n)%e th1t there &1s no %oo)
r!nnin0 in the'G !t I &1snt 0oin0 to %et it o!t of '4 si0ht e<en
in the /1sino.
E E E
:e s1t ro!n) the t1%e &hi/h &1s 1%re1)4 s(ortin0 1 ott%e of
Ve!<e C%i/7!ot Fren/h /h1'(10ne /hi%%in0 in 1 !/"et of i/e,
(%1tes of 0%istenin0 %1/" 1n) re) /1<i1r Ji'(orte) fro' So<iet
R!ssi1 in e8/h1n0e for 2er'1n '1/hiner4K, re1), !tter 1n)
itter /ho/o%1te. A 'in!te %1ter, 1 &1iter ro!0ht o<er so'e
Br1>i%i1n /offee.
***

HTHE AYEI# :ere in %!/"C The sho& h1snt st1rte) 4et.
I%% te%% 4o! no& th1t the hi0h%i0ht of the
sho& is 1 (erfor'1n/e 4 so'eone 4o!
"no& &e%%A
ME# I /1n 0!essC
HTHE AYEI# Yes, 4o!r ho!se'1te ? MARIKA
ERDELYC
ME# :h1t Fo4C I re'e'er those &on)erf!%%4$
s'e%%in0 roses 4o! %eft o!tsi)e th1t
e1!tif!% M1041rs )oorC
HTHE AYE#I Its 1 sin, !t I<e 1%&14s %i"e) herC
ESTHER# JTo THE AYEK Oh, rosesM No& I re1%%4
res(e/t 4o!, HEINZC She is e1!tif!%. I
s1& 1 (i/t!re of her in Art Ne&. BENNY
often t1%"s 1o!t her. He 1%&14s )es/ries
her 1s /heerf!% 1n) entert1inin0.
HTHE AYEI# Ah, &h1t 1n interestin0 ho!se 4o! h1<e,
)e1r BENNYC E8(%osi<es e8(ert 1n)
en0ineer ARNO in 1 roo' ne8t to /11ret
st1r MARIKA ERDELY 1n) BENNY
ROSNER ? 1 <io%inist &ith 1 i0 f!t!re
1he1) of hi'C
ME# JContin!in0K :e 1%so h1<e 1 N1>i
sho("ee(er, OTTO BRACK ? 1n) 1 B1tt%e
of Artois hero, KONRAD SCHE=BNERC
As &e%% 1s SHTETKE the 1rtist
Jinterestin0%4, Hit%er hi'se%f /o'es o<er to
his (%1/e for (ortr1it )r1&in0 sessionsCK ?
the4 s14 SHTETKEs '1"in0 1n enor'o!s
(ortr1it of the FThrerC
HTHE AYEI# The &ho%e of Ber%in "no&s 1o!t th1tC
Yo!r ho!se, n!'er .. 2%T/"%i/hstr1sse ?
no offen/e, !t its 1 re1% '1)ho!seC
Yo!re etter off sittin0 in (rison th1n
sh1rin0 1 ho!se &ith (eo(%e %i"e th1tC I'
s!r(rise) '4 frien) ARNO BACH h1snt
'1n10e) to %o& 4o! 1%% !( 4etC Y!(, 1
re1% '1)ho!se 1%% ri0htC
**9

ME# I )re1' of the )14 I /1n %e1<e th1t (%1/eC
The MANA2ER /1'e !( to o!r t1%e ? he &1s 1 1%) MAN
in 1n e<enin0 s!it &hi/h h1) een e87!isite%4 se&n, 1n) /%ose%4
e4ein0 its stit/hin0, I re'e'ere) th1t I &o!%) h1<e to 0o to the
Festi<1% &itho!t /on/ert t1i%s )!e to SOLOMON HIRSCHs 1s$
4et !nreso%<e) (ro%e's ? h1<in0 een %eft ereft of his 1nti7!e,
f1'i%4 s/issors.
I s!))en%4 fe%t s1), )ist1n/e) fro' re1%it4 4 '4 re/o%%e/tions,
!t then the MANA2ERs 1ss4 <oi/e inst1nt%4 sn1((e) 'e
1/" to the /1sino.
MANA2ER# The sho& &i%% e0in on 4o!r s14$so,
HEINZC The 1rtists 1re &1itin0C
HTHE AYEI# :h1ts on to)14M
MANA2ER# :e<e 0ot 1 ne& (ro0r1''eC
HTHE AYEI# 2%1) to he1r itC :h1ts it /1%%e)M
MANA2ER# HThe Cheerf!% :i)o&I
HTHE AYEI# :e h1<e 1 Fr1!%ein in o!r /o'(1n4.
I ho(e the sho& &ont '1"e her %!shC
MANA2ER# Nothin0 s'!tt4 in itC E<er4thin0s 1o<e
o1r) ? nothin0 'ore th1n 4o!) see in the
Mo!%in Ro!0eC The f%4er is 1nti$6e&ish,
!t its 7!ite )e/entC
ME# Con0r1t!%1tionsC Ho& 'o)ernC
MANA2ER# :e ho(e the sho& &i%% rin0 in i0
1!)ien/esC
ESTHER# 31rti/!%1r%4 stor' troo(ersC
MANA2ER# Non o%et (e/!ni1C Mone4 )oesnt stin", 1s
the4 s14C No e1rin0 1 0r!)0e, no& ? its
F!st 1 Fo"eC
ME# Yo! /1n e Fo"in0 &hi%e (!ttin0 !( 4o!r
01%%o&s in the s7!1reA
MANA2ER# I (ro'ise 4o! 4o!%% enFo4 the sho&C
HTHE AYEI# O"14. :h1ts there to 1r0!e 1o!tM
A&1it '4 si0n1%C
MANA2ER# As 4o! &ish, HEINZC I' &1itin0.
**.

At this (oint /o!(%es &ere )1n/in0 the fo8trot, 1//o'(1nie)
4 1 fine$so!n)in0 or/hestr1 ? e<er4thin0 &1s <er4 (%e1s1nt.
I %oo"e) 1ro!n). Ne1r%4 1%% the t1%es &ere t1"en.
The Be1r C! 1ttr1/te) the "in) of (!%i/ 4o! &o!%) e8(e/t to
fin) in 1n est1%ish'ent of this sort# the /ri'in1% e%e'entG
h100%ersG %1)ies &ith their /1<1%iers J&ith no f1'i%4 tiesCKG hi0h$
so/iet4 (rostit!tes se1te) se(1r1te%4, &1itin0 for the ri0ht
fin1n/i1% offer to /o'e their &14G 'i))%e$r1n"in0 'i%it1r4 /%er"sG
ri/h, 4o!n0 sons of 3r!ssi1n %1n)o&ners &ho h1) F!st 1rri<e) in
the /1(it1%G R!ssi1n U'i0rUs J&hi/h &ere n!'ero!s in Ber%in 1t
the ti'eK 1n) so on 1n) so forth.
I noti/e) stor' troo(ers sittin0 1t 1 fe& t1%es. The4 %oo"e)
!n/o'fort1%e, !t 1t the s1'e ti'e tr4in0 their est to 1)1(t
7!i/"%4 to the ne& settin0# the Bro&nshirts &ere /1/"%in0 %o!)%4,
)rin"in0 1 %ot, o//1sion1%%4 sho!tin0 o!t Hei% Hit%er &hi/h I
fo!n) re(!0n1nt, 1n) &ith 'o!ths 101(e, tr4in0 to ho%) 1/"
their s1%i<1 1s the4 o0%e) 1t the e1!tif!% %1)ies &ho &ere )1n/in0
1n) thr!stin0 o!t their 1/"si)es 1s the4 )i) so.
Asi)e fro' the 'in)%ess N1>is (resent, e<er4thin0 &1s re1%%4
7!ite &on)erf!%. Nothin0 /o!%) /h1n0e th1tC
Ti'es h1) /h1n0e) 1n), of /o!rse, the f1<o!re)$ones h1) 1%so
/h1n0e)C
It 1%so see'e) to 'e th1t the /11rets re0!%1rs &ere tr4in0 not
to 'i8 &ith the stor' troo(ers ? 1n) so &ere i0norin0 the'.
Then, ri0ht in front of 'e, 1 n!'er of res(e/t1%e %1)ies ref!se)
to )1n/e &ith the FThrers Hr1<e o4sI ? !t the stor' troo(ers
then 7!i/"%4 fo!n) so'e Fo%%4, 0i00%in0 %1)ies ? re)$/hee"e)
2er'1n %1)ies &ith /h!n"4 thi0hs.
The4 s(!n 1ro!n) on the (1r7!et f%oor %i"e (e1s1nts fro'
S&1i1# )1n/in0 e8tre'e%4 7!i/"%4, noisi%4, in)e/ent%4, 1n) not 1t
1%% in ti'e &ith the '!si/.
**+

So'eti'es the stor' troo(ers &o!%) 1&% o!t so'e
fo%"son0s, o!n/in0 !( 1n) )o&n on their /h1irs.
The4 &ere the ones &ho fo!n) this H(!nishin0 n!'erI the
f!nniest, 1n), of /o!rse, there &1s no en) to their %1!0hin0,
s'!tt4 Fo"es 1n) e'(t4 &ine 0%1sses 1fter e1/h s!se7!ent
%i1tion to the rotherhoo)C
E E E
S!))en%4, I s1& BLOODY R=DOLF Jor R=DDY THE
RASCALK '1"in0 his &14 h1sti%4 o<er to !s, &ith 1 "in) of
/1re%ess, 1rro01nt %oo" on his f1/e &hi/h s1i) he h1)nt /o'e
e'(t4$h1n)e).
HTHE AYEI# Loo", here /o'es o!r <1%i1nt R=DDYC I
see he h1s so'ethin0 to /heer !s !(C
ESTHER# JSt1n)in0 !(K It /1nt e th1t the4<e
fo!n) '4 rother. So 7!i/"%4M
ME# I thin" the4 h1<eC Lets see
&h1t he h1s to s14C
R=DDY /1'e !( to o!r t1%e 1n), &itho!t (14in0 ESTHER or
'e 1n4 hee), re(orte) the res!%ts of the se1r/h to THE AYE.
R=DDY# I<e ro!0ht 1 &ho%e 1rr14 JheiejeK of
4o!n0stersC The4re 1/" there stoo) in 1
7!iet /orner 4 the /%o1"roo', &1itin0 for
!s.
ESTHER# YOSSIM
R=DDY# :e<e 0ot one of thoseC YOSSI KIRSCHC
ME# NoC Its HIRSCHC
R=DDY# Oh, KIRSCH, HIRSCH ?
&h1ts the )ifferen/eM
The '1in thin0 is th1t hes hereC
HTHE AYEI# :here )i) 4o! /1t/h the', o%) o4M
R=DDY# On 1 roof of one of the !i%)in0sC The4
thre& 1n enor'o!s )r!' of en0ine oi%
fro' there, s'1/"$1n0, F!st fi<e 'in!tes
efore the '1r/hin0 stor' troo(ers too" to
the streets &ith !rnin0 tor/hesC
**L

ESTHER# M4 2o)C
HTHE AYEI# Not 1), not 1)A
ME# An) &h1t h1((ene)M
R=DDY# First, !sin0 the (1ni/ the4 0ener1te), I
'1n10e) to t1"e the 0ro!( of (i(s7!e1"s
off the roof 1n) 0et the' to 1 s1fe (%1/eC
Se/on), I s1& &ith '4 o&n e4es &h1t then
h1((ene) on the street &hen the r1%e of
Bro&nshirts st1rte) s%i((in0 o<er on the
en0ine oi% &ith !rnin0 tor/hes in their
h1n)sC
E E E
E(iso)e 9QA
R=DDYs stor4 is 1//o'(1nie) 4 %1/"$1n)$&hite, s%i0ht%4
s(ee)e)$!( (i/t!res, sho&in0 the /o'i/1% s/ene of the stor'
troo(ers f1%%in0 o<er, s%i)in0 1ro!n), t!'%in0 1n) 0ettin0 !rnt,
s%i)in0 1ro!n) on the en0ine oi%.
M!si/1% 1//o'(1ni'ent ? Horst :esse%s B1nners Hi0hC
E E E
HTHE AYEI# Th1ts 7!ite so'ethin0C
R=DDY# HEINZ, 4o!%% re0ret th1t 4o! )i)nt
see th1t si0ht for the rest of 4o!r %ifeC
HTHE AYEI# I /1n on%4 i'10ineC
R=DDY# Its 1 sh1'e 'ost of the other N1>is &ent
1%on0 1 )ifferent streetC If the4 h1)nt, 1%%
the stor' troo(ers &o!%) h1<e !rne)
1%i<e. There &ere on%4 1ro!n) 9@$.@
(eo(%e there 1n) the4 0ot 1&14 &ith %i0ht
inF!ries, !rns ? !t &h1t 1n !ni'10in1%e
)e%i0htC
ESTHER# Mr R=DOLF, (%e1se t1"e 'e to '4
rotherC
R=DDY# Nothin0 /o!%) e si'(%erC
ME# :e%%, &h1t 1o!t the 'one4C
**;

HTHE AYEI# Lets 0o.
E(iso)e 9-
Ne1r the /%o1"roo' &e s1& the H1n) of /ri'in1%sI 1n), of
/o!rse, 4o!n0 HIRSCH. JThere &ere 1o!t fi<e or si8 (eo(%e
there, if I re'e'er /orre/t%4K.
I !n)erstoo) th1t ESTHERs rother h1) een sh1"en$!( not
so '!/h 4 the in/i)ent &ith the N1>is, or the (ossi%e
/onse7!en/es for it 4 the 1!thorities Jh1) he een 1rreste)K, !t
r1ther 4 his 'eetin0 s!/h 1n inf1'o!s fi0!re of Ber%ins
/ri'in1% &or%) 1s BLOODY R=DOLFC
R=DDY# JIntro)!/in0 !s to the Hheroes of the )14IK
Here 4o! 0oC 3%e1se h1<e 1 %oo"C
ESTHER r1n o<er to her rother 1n) h!00e) hi' &itho!t
s14in0 1 &or).
Stoo) there 1((1rent%4 inse(1r1%e fro' '4 <io%in, I %oo"e)
%i"e 1 '!si/i1n &ho h1) /o'e to 1 re7!ie' 1t so'eones f!ner1%
? st!(i) 1n) f!nn4.
HTHE AYEI# He%%o, honest /o'(1n4C
The o4s, he1)s o&e), stoo) si%ent%4, %oo"in0 o!t 1t THE
AYE ? 7!ite /ert1in%4 the 'ost %e0en)1r4 01n0ster of the ti'e ?
fro' !n)er their e4ero&s.
R=DDY# JTo those &ho h1) een )et1ine)K
A%% 6e&sM
ESTHER# Yes. I<e "no&n the' sin/e the4 &ere
1%% "i)s. The4re o!r nei0ho!rs.
R=DDY# JA((ro1/hin0 THE AYEK
I%% te%% 4o! this, HEINZ, 1 6e&ish
/ri'in1% is three ti'es 1s )1n0ero!s 1s 1
2er'1n one.
**O

HTHE AYEI# :h4s th1t thenM
R=DDY# 6e&s )re1' i00erC Hes )ee( in tho!0htC
HTHE AYEI# The i)e1 &ith the oi% &1s 0oo)C I &o!%)nt
h1<e tho!0ht of th1tC
R=DDY# There ? I to%) 4o!, i00er )re1'sC
ESTHER# These 1re o4s fro' )e/ent f1'i%ies. The4
&o!%)nt h!rt 1 f%4C Its F!st &hen the4 e1t
4o!, 1n) I 'e1n e1t 4o! 1)%4, 4o! h1<e
to res(on)C NoM
R=DDY# The4 e1t !s too, )e1r Fr1!%einC No one is
orn 1 /ri'in1%, 1n) no one h1s 4et een
orn 1s s!/h, e8/e(t for M18 L1n) or
HMAY THE CANNIBALI, &ho 1te
H2ERMAN FROM HAMB=R2I JHTHE
SAY 3LAYERIK 1%i<e &hi%st the4 &ere in
/!sto)4 to0etherC HEINZ%% 1/" 'e !(C
HTHE AYEI# The N1>is &i%% re1( &h1t the4 so&, !t I
thin" the4<e 0ot (%ent4 of e<i% in the'
4etC
R=DDY# So &h1t sho!%) &e )o &ith the "i)s,
HEINZM
HTHE AYEI# :h1t sho!%) &e )oM T1"e the' one$4$
one to their ho'es 1n) '1"e s!re the4
)ont (o"e so '!/h 1s their noses o!tsi)e
their front )oors for 1 &ee".
ESTHER# C1nt YOSSI st14 &ith !sM
HTHE AYEI# I )ont thin" soC I thin" Hho!se 1rrestI
&o!%) e etter for hi' th1n sittin0 in 1
(rison /e%% &ith the r1ts.
R=DDY# JA))ressin0 the o4sK Yo! 1re 1%% to "ee(
4o!r %i(s fir'%4 se1%e) 1n) not t1%" to e1/h
other for the ne8t 'onthC =n)erstoo)M
BOYS# JR!iet%4 1n) !nener0eti/1%%4K =n)erstoo).
R=DDY# First &e%% 0et 4o! /%e1n 1n), &e%%, then I%%
0et 4o! sorte) o!t. St14 /1%'. HEINZ, I
&ont see h1r' /o'e to the'. Th1t tri/"
&ith the en0ine oi% re1%%4 ti/"%e) 'e. :e
sho!%) e thin"in0 of thin0s %i"e th1t.
Re/ent%4 I 0ot to see 1 /ir/!s for freeC H1$
**Q

h1 ? the4 F!st fe%% o<er e1/h other, ho%)in0
!rnin0 tor/hesC :e sho!%) 0et o!r
thin"in0 /1(s on.
ESTHER 1n) I s1i) 0oo)4e to YOSSI, &ho see'e) 1 %itt%e
0%oo'4 !t 1%so 1s if he h1) re1%%4 0ro&n !( in the s(1/e of 1
sin0%e )14.
ESTHER# JS(e1"in0 to her rotherK The4%% e t1"in0
'e ho'e. No nee) for '1'1 or (1(1 to
&orr4.
YOSSI# O"14. B!t &h1t 1re 4o! )oin0 in 1 /11retM
Doesnt 4o!r tr1in %e1<e toni0htM
ESTHER# I' here &ith BENNYC =n)erstoo)M
YOSSI# A111h. So 4o! &ont e %1teM
ESTHER# For the tr1inM
YOSSI# :e%%, 4e1h.
ESTHER# Of /o!rse not. B!t if I' not ho'e
4 'i)ni0htA.
YOSSI# Then I%% e 1t the (%1tfor' &ith
4o!r s!it/1se.
ESTHER# Th1ts F!st the e'er0en/4
s/en1rio, re'e'erC
YOSSI# I' no foo%, )ont 4o! &orr4C
ESTHER# JTo her rotherK Ri0ht 4o! 1reC An) I "no&
it &1s 4o! &ho tho!0ht !( th1t tri/" &ith
the en0ine oi%. Yo!re 1 (ro(er 01n0sterC
ME# JTo YOSSIK
6!st 4o! %isten to !n/%e R=DDYC
BLOODY R=DOLF see'e) Jto 'e 1t %e1stCK to e 7!ite t1"en 4
the (hr1se H=n/%e R!)o%fIC After 1%% it &1s the first ti'e in his
%ife &hen he h1) fe%t %i"e 1 (erson &ith 1 f1'i%4.
BLOODY R=DOLF, &in"in0 to THE AYE, he1)e) &ith the
o4s to&1r)s the 1throo' ? the4 nee)e) to 0et the 1tti/ )!st off
the 0ro!( of 6e&ish 1)o%es/ents.
E(iso)e .@
**-

Re$enterin0 the h1%%, HEINZ 01<e 1 s'1%% 0est!re of his h1n)
to the MANA2ER, &ho in t!rn &ent o<er to the /on)!/tor,
&his(ere) t&o &or)s into his e1r, 1n) the /o%o!rf!% sho& ? HThe
Cheerf!% :i)o&I ? e01n.
:e s1t ro!n) t1%e 9. The &1iter to((e) !( o!r /h1'(10ne
0%1sses.
HTHE AYEI# To o!r 'eetin0 1n) to o!r (ros(erit4C
I h1((i%4 )r1n" '4 fi>>in0 0%1ss of /h1'(10ne 1n) st1rte) to
fee% 'e%%o&, free 1n) e<en %i"e 1 h1((4 (erson, !t it &1s sti%%
&orth "ee(in0 1 r1n)o' e4e on th1t i%%$f1te) <io%in /1se !n)er the
t1%e, &hi/h 'e1nt I &1s ne<er /o'(%ete%4 1t e1se.
HTHE AYEI# BENNY, &e sho!%) )rin" 'oreC
:e<e h1) 1 to!0h )14C
ME# :h1t 1o!t the tr1inM
HTHE AYEI# Tr!st 'e, th1t tr1in isnt 0oin0
1n4&here &itho!t 4o!C
ME# I )ont )o!t it, !t, if 4o! &o!%), te%% 'e
ho& 4o! '1n10e) to s%i( 1&14 fro'
ROLFs stor' troo(ers in the Be1r /1fUM
HTHE AYEI# The 1ns&er is si'(%e# for the ti'e ein0,
Ber%ins 01n0sters 1re (1rt of 1n
1!thorit1ti<e or01ni>1tionC The HBro&niesI
'1)e s!re not to 'e))%e in o!r !siness.
Ri0ht no& Hit%ers '1in ene'4 1re the
Co''!nistsC An) then, its the 6e&s, 1fter
&hi/h it%% e ti'e for 2er'1n4s /ri'in1%
f1/tions ? thie<es, roers, )r!0 )e1%ers,
rothe%s 1n) the rest of the'. The FThrer
&i%% then 0o 1fter the 'ent1%%4 i%%,
h1n)i/1((e), ho'ose8!1%s 1n) &e%%, 1fter
th1tA
ME# :h1ts 1fter th1tM
HTHE AYEI# :1rC
ESTHER# Ho& )o 4o! "no& th1t, HEINZM
*9@

HTHE AYEI# A%&14s "ee( '4 e1r to the 0ro!n). I
1%&14s "no&C
ME# =n)erstoo).
ESTHER# Theres (%ent4 I )ont !n)erst1n).
E<er4thin0s /h1n0in0 so 7!i/"%4 ? for the
&orse. To)14 '4 (1rents, %ife%on0
Ber%iners, )e/i)e) to 'o<e 1&14 fro'
Ber%in ? (ro1%4 to 3o%1n). Its 7!ieter
there, 1%tho!0h the4 s14 the 3o%es )ont
re1%%4 %i"e the 6e&s. :e h1<e 1 %ot of
re%1ti<es in Kr1"o&, !t o!r f1'i%4 %e1<in0
&i%% in<o%<e i0 e8(enses. The ho!se, the
&or"sho(A. Yo! !n)erst1n).
HTHE AYEI# Its 7!ite (ossi%e the4re rethin" their
)e/ision to %e1<e 2er'1n4. :h1te<er the4
'i0ht s14, (eo(%e 1%&14s %oo" to the f!t!re
&ith ho(eC Mr HIRSCH &i%% not fin) it
e1s4 to H&ei0h 1n/horIC
ESTHER# Do 4o! "no& (1(1M
HTHE AYEI# Hes 1 f1'o!s t1i%or in Ber%in. He se&s '4
s!its for 'e.
ESTHER# For0i<e 'e, I )ont re'e'er 4o! ein0 in
the &or"sho(.
HTHE AYEI# M4 He8tre'e !sinessI re7!ires 'e to e
1%e to /h1n0e oth '4 e8tern1% 1n)
intern1% &or%)s ? 1 %itt%e '1"e$!(, the ri0ht
&i0 for the sit!1tion re7!ire) 4 the s!it,
the ri0ht 'o<es, 1 t&e1" of the <oi/e
1n)A theres 1 )ifferent (erson st1n)in0
efore 4o!C
ESTHER# A11h. Yo! /o!%) (ro1%4 0et !( on 1
st10e 1n) (%14 so'eone fro' Sh1"es(e1re.
HTHE AYEI# Sh1"es(e1re1n (1ssionsM I%% te%% 4o!
so'ethin0, I<e 1%&14s )re1'e) of th1t, !tA
ESTHER# Its not too %1teC
HTHE AYEI# An4thin0 /o!%) h1((en, !t I%% (ro1%4
s14 Sno to 1n4 ro%es in<o%<in0 /ri'in1%s or
(o%i/e'enC
ME# JR1isin0 1 0%1ssK To 4o!r f!t!re
*9*

1rtisti/ s!//ess, HEINZC
ESTHER# He1r, he1rC
HTHE AYEI# An) I &ish th1t 4o!, BENNY,
e/o'e the hi0hest$(1i) <io%inist
in the &or%)C
ESTHER, ME# Fine 4 !sC
L1!0hter
:e )r1n" /h1'(10ne, t!rne) to the st10e 1n) enFo4e)
o!rse%<es.
ME# I' h1((4 e<er4thin0 en)e) &e%%.
YOSSI is (ro1%4 1%re1)4 ho'e.
HTHE AYEI# R=DDY &i%% "ee( his &or).
ESTHER# Th1n" 4o!, HEINZC
HTHE AYEI# To 4o!C Oh, 1n) (%e1se, )ont &orr4
1o!t ein0 %1te for the M!ni/h tr1inC
E<er4 )r1ine) 0%1ss of /h1'(10ne '1)e 'e fee% etter, !t the
&ho%e ti'e the <io%in 1n) I re'1ine) o!n) to0ether ? I h1) the
/1se /%en/he) et&een '4 "nees. I) h1) eno!0hC
Yes, fe1r of %osin0 the instr!'ent 'e1nt I /o!%)nt re%18 f!%%4.
I 1)'it, I &1s e<en &orrie) 1o!t 0oin0 to the toi%etC Of /o!rse, it
&o!%) h1<e een f!nn4 to 0o there ho%)in0 the <io%in /1se, !t
ho&e<er the /o'i/1% the sit!1tion 'i0ht e, I &o!%) h1<e e<en
0one to the %1<1tor4 Jfor0i<e 'eCK on%4 &ith M1ster K%ot>s <io%in
&ith 'e.
The sho& /ontin!e)A.
E E E
ESTHER &1s r1(t%4 fo%%o&in0 the sho& 1n) &1s /%e1r%4
enFo4in0 herse%f, !t &hen MARIKA too" to the st10e 1s the
H/heerf!% &i)o&I, Fr1!%ein HIRSCH e<en st1rte) 1((%1!)in0.
*99

There &1s no en) to the son0 1n) )1n/e, 1n) there &1s nothin0
1nti$Se'iti/ in it th1t I noti/e), e8/e(t for the s%i0ht%4 %oose
)1n/e of one )r!n" R1i# if of /o!rse 4o! /1n /1%% the )1n/in0
'ini1t!re of HThe Fi1n/U fro' the S4n10o0!eI 1nti$Se'iti/.
The (%ot of the sho& &1s si'(%e# 1 ri/h 6e& h1s )ie)G the
&i)o& is (%1nnin0 to '1rr4 101inG she is <isite) 4 fi1n/Us J&ith
son0s 1n) )1n/esKG one in/onso%1%e '1)1'e 1%so sin0s 1n)
)1n/es fr1nti/1%%4G the %1te h!s1n) is Fe1%o!s of his &ife 1%% the
&14 Hfro' the other si)eI 1n) often <isits her in the 0!ise of 1
/o'i/1% 0host, &hi/h the (!%i/ see'e) to fin) (1rti/!%1r%4
1'!sin0. An) so on 1n) so forthA.
MARIKA &1s Hon fireIC
F1ns thre& her f%o&ers, 1n) sho!te)#
$ Br1<o, r1<oooooC
Bo&in0 )o&n, t!rnin0 to f1/e <1rio!s )ire/tions, she sho&e)
e<er4one her 1ttr1/ti<e oso' 1n) se)!/ti<e ehin) 1n)A. It
e01n 101in#
$ Br1<o, r1<oooooC
E E E
S!))en%4, !ne8(e/te)%4, 1 '1n )resse) in stor' troo(er
!nifor', 1 i0 stein of eer in his h1n), '1r/he) in 'i%it1ri%4
st4%e o<er to o!r t1%e ? it &1s '4 ho!se'1te Jt1%" of the )e<i%CK
? the notorio!s OTTO BRACK. It &1snt )iffi/!%t to te%% he &1s
/o'(%ete%4 )r!n".
Sh1'e I h1)nt noti/e) his (resen/e 1t the /11ret e1r%ierC It
&1s not one of %ifes ni/er s!r(rises, 1n) of /o!rse there &1s no
&14 &e /o!%) s%i( 1&14. I tho!0ht he &1s 1o!t re1)4 to '1"e 1
s/ene, ins!%t 'e 1n) the &ho%e 0ro!( of (eo(%e I &1s &ith.
E E E
BRACK# A11111, '4 )e1r ROSNERC
HDe1rIM Th1t &or) (1rti/!%1r%4 '1)e '4 e1rs (ri/" !(C
This heino!s '1n h1) 1%&14s h1te) 'e for ein0 1 6e& 1n)
1%&14s trie) to (%14 )irt4 tri/"s on 'e ? 1%so for 'e ein0 1 6e&.
*9.

BRACK# I' so h1((4 to see 4o!C I' so h1((4 to see 4o!C
After 1%%, &e 1%% st1rte) &ith A)1' 1n) 1%% (eo(%e 1re
r o t h e r sC
He &1s '1"in0 1 (oint of i0norin0 ESTHER 1n) HEINZ, !t
the4 &ere (14in0 no hee) to the fr1nti/ Bro&nshirt.
To e1se the 1&"&1r) sit!1tion, I too" the ho!se'1te o<er to
the 1r.
BRACK# M4 )e1r ROSNERC M4 )e1r ROSNERC
I st1rte) to )o!t th1t the (erson in front of 'e re1%%4 &1s Mr
BRACKC :h1t Hrotherhoo)I &1s he t1%"in0 1o!tM M14e he)
f1%%en o!t of e)M
BRACK# I' the h1((iest '1n in the &or%) to)14C
ME# H1<e 4o! 0ot '1rrie), OTTOM
BRACK# Not on 4o!r %ifeC I /1nt st1n) &o'enC
The4re st!(i) 1n) on%4 thin" 1o!tA
&e%%, 4o! !n)erst1n)A1o!tA h1$h1A
ME# Are 4o! )r!n"M
BRACK# Oh, 4esC I<e een )rin"in0 s/hn1((sC I'
)rin"in0 0oo) o% 2er'1n eerC I h1<e 1
serio!s re1son for 0ettin0 )r!n", !t I'
not )r!n"C I' F!st 'err4C
ME# :h4 1re 4o! so h1((4, OTTOM H1<e 4o!
"i%%e) 1 6e&M H1<e 4o! '1rt4re) so'e
6e&ish /hi%)renM B!rne) )o&n 1
s4n10o0!eM H1<e 4o! %o&n !( the
Co'intern $ HThir) Intern1tion1%IM Sho!%)
I e /on0r1t!%1tin0 4o!M
BRACK# I h1<ent een "i%%in0 1n4oneC I h1<ent 0ot
to th1tA 4etA
ME# S!/h 1 (it4C I )o s4'(1thi>e, re1%%4 I )oC
Yo! h1<e e<er4thin0 1he1) of 4o!C No
nee) to &orr4 soC Yo!%% sti%% sho&
4o!rse%fC Oh, ho& 4o!%% sho& 4o!rse%fC
*9+

BRACK# Ye1h, !tA
ME# A1111, 4o! &1nt to hit 'e on the he1) &ith
1 s%e)0eh1''er 1n) 4o!re 0ettin0 1 t1ster
of the enor'o!s enFo4'ent 4o!) 0et fro'
th1t 1he1) of ti'eM
BRACK# I )ont &1nt to hit 4o!C On '4 &or)C At
%e1st not to)14C
ME# Th1n" 4o!, OTTOC
BRACK# If I &ere to e8(%1in to 4o! &h4 I' so
h1((4, I) h1<e to te%% 4o! so'ethin0
e8tre'e%4 se/retC
ME# Then 4o!re etter off not te%%in0 'eC I' 1
6e& 1fter 1%% ? ene'4 of the st1te 1n)
1ni'1%s &ith non$/%o<en hoo<esC
BRACK# :h1t )o non$/%o<en$hoo<e) 1ni'1%s
h1<e 1n4thin0 to )o &ith thisM
ME# For 4o!r !n1)!%ter1te) h1((inessC
BRACK# Are 4o! (%1nnin0 on (oisonin0
1%% the (oor non$/%o<en$hoo<e)
1ni'1%s in 2er'1n4M
ME# No f%ies on 4o!, OTTOC
BRACK# An) the 0r1ssho((ers, tooM
ME# Th1ts &h1t 1%% 6e&s )re1' 1o!tC
BRACK# Do 4o! (eo(%e h1<e no (it4C B4 )14 4o!
(%14 the <io%in, 4 ni0ht 4o!re 1fter (oor
inse/ts 1n)A.
ME# Non$/%o<en$hoo<e) 1ni'1%sC
BRACK# Th1ts ri0htC Arent 4o! tor'ente)
4 re'orseM
ME# :e 1re. I' 7!ite )is0!ste) '4se%f
th1t I' 1 6e&C
As 1%&14s, '4 iron4 &ent str1i0ht o<er BRACKs he1). I h1)
%e1rne) one thin0 tho!0h ? 1 )r!n"en OTTOs inte%%e/t &1s no
)ifferent fro' th1t of 1 soer OTTO.
BRACK# Th1ts &h4 I %o<e 4o!, BENNYC I "ne&
4o! &ere tor'ente) 4 4o!r 6e&ishnessC
*9L

Nothin0 4o! /1n )o 1o!t itC Not e<er4one
/1n e orn 1 BRACKC
ME# Or 1 Hit%erC
BRACK# Hit%erC Oh, th1ts not e<en h1((iness
? th1ts %esse)C
ME# :e%%, o"14, 1%% the est to 4o! 1n) I &ish
4o! !n1)!%ter1te) HN1tion1%$So/i1%ist
h1((inessIC
BRACK# Yo!re %e1<in0M
ME# I<e 0ot 1 %ot to )oC I' off to Mitten&1%)
soon, to the Festi<1% of M!si/C An) then
there 1re '4 frien)s# its 1 %itt%e it
1&"&1r) in front of the'.
BRACK# Mitten&1%)M :e nee) to /e%er1teC
ME# For0i<e 'e, I<e h1) 1 to!0h )14 to)14.
BRACK# Yo!re in<ite) to o!r t1%eC
ME# To )rin" 2er'1n eerM
BRACK# Sorr4, !t 4o! h1<ent 7!ite e1rne) th1t
4etC 2er'1n eer for 1 6e& is %i"e one of
the FThrers s(ee/hes for so'eone &hos
)e1f 1n) )!'C H1$h1A.
ME# No&, I %oo" 1t 4o!, Mr BRACK, 1n) I
&on)er &here 4o! &ent to s/hoo%, &h1t
"in) of f1'i%4 4o! 0re& !( in, &hi/h
oo"s 4o! re1).
BRACK# I h1) no 1si/ e)!/1tion, I 0re& !( in 1n
or(h1n10e, I %e1rne) to re1) in (rison ?
&hi/h is &here I en)e) !( 1fter the Beer
3!ts/h, 1n) I<e on%4 re1) one oo" ? '4
te1/hers oo" ? Mein K1'(fC
ME# So 4o! h1<ent %i<e) %ife in <1in 1fter 1%%C
BRACK# I &1s HornI &hen I first (i/"e) !(
Hit%ers oo"C
ME# So ho& o%) 1re 4o! no&M
BRACK# Yo!re 1 s%4 one, Benn4C B!t heres &h1t
I%% s14# e<er4 4e1r I%% e 4o!n0er 1n)
4o!n0erC The FThrer nee)s ener0eti/
2er'1ns. So '!/h to )oC So '!/h to )oC
*9;

ME# I sh1nt 0et in 4o!r &14C 2et those "ni<es
sh1r(ene), kllkC
BRACK# FineC M4 rothers$in$1r's &ere &1itin0
for 'e, !t 1s 4o!re %e1<in0 I%% te%% 4o!
&h1t h1((ene) (re/ise%4 1n ho!r 10oC Its
1 se/retC
ME# I' %istenin0C R!i/" 1s 4o! /1n, (%e1seC
E E E
E(iso)e .@A
B%1/"$1n)$&hite, s%i0ht%4 s(ee)e)$!( Ho%) /ine'1I (i/t!res,
in the 1/"0ro!n) 1s OTTO BRACK is te%%in0 his stor4 1n)
so'ethin0 fro' :10ner 1//o'(1n4in0, e.0. V1%"4rie, Sie0frie)
or, 1s 1 %1st resort, Rin0 of Nie%!n0.
T h e s t o r 4 o f 1 N 1 t i o n 1 % ? S o / i 1 % i s t
BRACK# An ho!r 10o 1 n!'er of /1rs (!%%e) !(
o!tsi)e o!r ho!se. I stoo) 4 the
entr1n/e&14, ho%)in0 o!r /o(4 of the Der
S/ht!r'er JStor' troo(erK &ee"%4
'101>ine, re1)in0 its 1rti/%es on !rnin0
to(i/s, %e1rnin0 1 %esson or t&o, )r1&in0
!(on )ee( "no&%e)0e, 1s it &ereC
I te%% 4o!, BENNY, not to offen) 4o! !t
Der S/ht!r'er h1s 1%&14s '1n10e) to te1r
the '1s" off the f1/e of 2er'1n4s 6e&ish
(o(!%1tion, sho&in0 it for &h1t it re1%%4 is.
The '101>ine sho&e) their tr!e essen/e,
1s the ene'ies of (ro0ressi<e h!'1nit4. So
thereC
I s1& the shinin0 /1rs,
1n) re1%i>e) th1t it &1s HIMCCCCC
Yes, o!r )e1r %e1)er h1) /o'e to see
SHTETKE, for 1 (ortr1it session, the %!/"4
thin0 ? the FThrer of the 2er'1n (eo(%e,
A)o%f Hit%er.
*9O

It &1s the h1((iest 'o'ent of '4 %ifeC I
st1rte) /r4in0C
I )e/i)e) I sho!%) 'o<e 1si)e ? &1ntin0 to
/%e1r the &14, !t I &1s so &orrie) I
/o!%)nt 'o<e 1n in/hC The
Rei/hs"1n>%ers 0!1r)s r1n !( to 'e 1n),
seein0 the !ne8(e/te) /onf!sion of one of
the FThrers %o41% so%)iers, the4 (o%ite%4
1s"e) 'e to ste( 1si)e.
The on%4 thin0 I /o!%) )o &1s to stret/h
o!t '4 ri0ht h1n) 1n) sho!t Hei% Hit%er 1t
the to( of '4 <oi/eC
E E E
HE 'o<e) for&1r) 1n) 1s"e) the 0!1r)s to %e1<e 'e 1%one,
then HE /1'e !( to 'e 1n), 1s 1 si0n of frien)%iness, (!t his
h1n) on '4 sho!%)er.
HE JHITLERK# Yo!r n1'e, stor' troo(erM
ME# BRACKC OTTO BRACK, '4 FThrerC
HE# :h1t 1 e1!tif!% s!rn1'eCC
I !rst into te1rs &ith h1((inessC
S!))en%4 the FThrer %!she) 1n) in his
01>e I s1& the iron &i%% of the 2er'1n
(eo(%e. HE st1rte) to s(e1", 0est!rin0 &ith
oth h1n)s.
Yes, his &or)s &ere 1%&14s
)ire/te) str1i0ht 1t '4 he1rt.
I /1nt re'e'er '!/h of &h1t he s1i),
!t 1 fe& &or)s &ere !rne) onto '4 so!%
%i"e 1 r1n) of N1tion1% So/i1%is'.
The FThrer s(o"e tire%ess%4.
HE# There is one &or) th1t h1s ne<er een
f1'i%i1r to 'e ? /1(it!%1tionC I F!st (!t '4
!nifor' ? &hi/h is )e1r 1n) s1/re) to 'e ?
1/" on. I &i%% not t1"e it off !nti% &e 1re
<i/torio!s, for I &i%% not s!r<i<e )efe1t. M4
&ho%e %ife e%on0s to '4 (eo(%e ? 'ore
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th1n e<er efore. No& I' the first so%)ier
of the 2er'1n Rei/h. In the f1/e of o!r
0re1t 0o1%, no s1/rifi/es /1n e too i0. He
&ho &1nts to %i<e '!st fi0ht, 1n) he &ho
)oes not &1nt to fi0ht for his (%1/e in this
&or%) of etern1% 1tt%e, he )oes not )eser<e
to %i<e. Choose 4o!r (1th 1n) fo%%o& it to
the en).
ME# Yes, '4 FThrerC
HE# 6e&s 1re (1r1sites on the o)4 of other
(eo(%e, /re1tin0 1 st1te &ithin 1 st1te &ith
no )esire to %e1<e. 6!)1is' isnt e<en 1
re%i0ion. Its 1 (eo(%e &ith /ert1in r1/i1%
/h1r1/teristi/s. The T1%'!) is not 1
re%i0io!s oo" 1i'e) 1t (re(1rin0 (eo(%e
to %i<e in eternit4, its F!st 1 (r1/ti/1% 0!i)e
for 1 /o'fort1%e %ife in to)14s &or%). The
re%i0io!s )o/trines of 6!)1is' 1re
)e)i/1te) to the (reser<1tion of the (!rit4
of 6e&ish %oo), 1n) not 1 re%i0ion 1s s!/h.
The 6e&ish s(irit is &or"in0 on the
)estr!/tion of 2er'1n4. For ho!rs on en),
the 4o!n0 )1r"$h1ire) 6e& %ies in &1it &ith
S1t1ni/ h1((iness in his e4es for
!ns!s(e/tin0 Ar41n 0ir%s, &ho' he &i%%
t1int &ith his %oo) 1n), in so )oin0, ro
the n1tion... An4 'e1ns th1t he /1n 0et his
h1n)s on he &i%% !se to )estro4 the r1/i1%
(e/!%i1rities of the 2er'1n (eo(%eA 6e&s
e<en ro!0ht Ne0ros to the 1n"s of the
Rhine &ith one /%e1r 0o1% in their 'in)s ?
to 1horrent &hite r1/es 4 Hh4ri)i>1tionI
? /%1shin0 their /!%t!re 1n) (o%iti/1%
hei0hts so the4 /1n s/1r1 into the ne&%4$
<1/1te) s(1/e.
ME# Yes, '4 FThrerC
HE# F1re&e%%, '4 %o41% so%)ierC :e%% 'eet on
the 1tt%efie%) to e1t the ene'4 or &e &i%%
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f1%% to0ether, !t *@@@ 4e1rs hen/e &e sh1%%
rise fro' the 1shesC
ME# Yes, '4 FThrerC
He shoo" '4 h1n) 1n) too" she%ter in the
entr1n/e&14. After th1t, the 0!1r)s &ent
into the ho!seG then, 1%% of 1 s!))en,
Hit%ers (1rt4 )e(!t4 /1'e !( to 'e,
2enosse R=DOLF HESSC He e'r1/e)
'e %i"e 1 rother 1n) /on0r1t!%1te) 'e.
HESS# :h1t 1 %!/"4 '1n 4o! 1re, BRACKC Yo!
&ere s(e1"in0 &ith o!r )e1r
Rei/hs"1n>%erC Re'e'er this )14
fore<erC Th1ts so'ethin0 to te%% 4o!r
0r1n)/hi%)renC
ME# I /rie), ho%)in0 '4 1r' !( in the si0n of
the 0reetin0, 1n) sho!tin0 1t the to( of '4
<oi/e Hei% Hit%erC
Th1t, &ith the ine8(%i/1%e ho&%in0 1n) 0i00%in0 of h1((iness,
is ho& the %o41% 'e'er of the N1tion1% So/i1%ist 31rt4 en)e) his
stor4.
E E E
BRACK# An) th1ts &h1t h1((ene) to 'e to)14, F!st
1n ho!r 10o, '4 )e1r BENNYC M4
h1((iness e/%i(ses 1%% the h1tre) I h1<e
to&1r)s 4o!, 6e&, 1n) th1ts &h4 I'
ein0 so 0oo)$n1t!re) 1n) h1<e the ri0ht
to 1 0%1ss or t&o, 1n) 4o!, !nh1((4 (erson,
/1n 0o to 4o!r 6e& frien)s 1n) )rin"
s/hn1((s. Yo! h1<e '4 %e1<e. Oh, ho& I
en<4 th1t 1st1r) SHTETKEC Ri0ht no&
he h1s o!r )e1r FThrer stoo) ri0ht in front
of hi', 1n) hes )r1&in0, )r1&in0,
)r1&in0A.
St100erin0, OTTO %eft 'e 1n) I re1the) 1 si0h of re%ief.
E E E
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The sho& soon finishe) 1n) I en)e) !( not seein0 the fin1%
(1rt of the &i)o&s /heerf!% stor4. Th1t sense%ess BRACKs
'ono%o0!e h1) sto((e) 'e 0ettin0 into &h1t &1s h1((enin0 on
the st10e, 1%tho!0h I re1%%4 h1) nothin0 to /o'(%1in 1o!t. :hen
the s(e/t1/%e finishe) the &hist%es 1n) &1r' 1((%1!se of the
Fo4o!s 1!)ien/e )ro&ne) o!t e<er4thin0 ? 1n) it &1s 1s if I &ere
so'e&here in So!th A'eri/1, 1t 1 foot1%% st1)i!', 1t the <er4
'o'ent 1 0o1% &1s s/ore) in the 1/" of 1 E!ro(e1n te1's net.
MARIKA stoo) in front of the r1'( 1n) (eo(%e ro!0ht her
1s"ets f!%% of f%o&ers. She %e& "isses to her 1!)ien/e in th1n"s,
1n) one o<er%4$e8/ite) 'e'er of the 1!)ien/e st1'(e) 1n)
sto'(e) his feet in e/st1s4.
:here<er 4o! %oo"e), )r!n"en stor' troo(ers &ere r!nnin0
!( to the /11ret st1r, ho%)in0 her 1%oft 1n) /1rr4in0 the M1041r
e1!t4 in >i0>10s et&een the t1%es.
S!))en%4, s(ottin0 'e, (1rti/!%1r%4 &ith '4 terri%e <io%in
/1se, MARIKA st1rte) to &i(e her e4es in s!r(rise 1n), f!%%4 s!re
it &1s ME, st1rte) %1!0hin0 %o!)%4. Nothin0 to hi)e, it &1s '4
first ti'e in 1 /11ret 1r.
MARIKA# He4, BENNYC :e%%, &h1t 1 )14C
Dont %e1<e &itho!t 'eC
HTHE AYEI# M4 )e1r, &ere &1itin0C 2et 4o!rse%f
/h1n0e) 7!i/"%4 1n) 0et 4o!rse%f o<er to
o!r t1%eC
MARIKA# HEINZM I )i)nt noti/e 4o! thereC
ME# JSho!tin0K He4, 4o! &ere 1'1>in0AC
B!t she )i)nt he1r '4 /o'(%i'ent. The stor' troo(ers
/ontin!e) /1rr4in0 her 1ro!n) the h1%%.
ESTHER# HEINZ, 4o! '!st fee% ri0ht 1t ho'e here.
E<er4one "no&s 1n) res(e/ts 4o!.
HTHE AYEI# Th1ts '4 Fo, Fr1!%ein ESTHERC
E E E
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ESTHER h!rrie) ho'e# of /o!rse, she &ho%ehe1rte)%4 &1nte)
to e there for her fo%"s 1fter s!/h 1 ni0ht'1re of 1 )14.
The in/i)ent &ith the f1'i%4 s/issors 1n) YOSSIs (r1n"
&o!%) h1<e sent 1n4one ro!n) the t&ist.
Des(ite e<er4thin0, &e &ere (%1nnin0 on 0ettin0 o!t of Ber%in
1s f1st 1s (ossi%e to Mitten&1%), 1n) fro' there J1fter the
Festi<1% &here I inten)e) to &in o<er the so(histi/1te) 2er'1n4
(!%i/ 4 '4 (erfor'1n/eCK he1) for A!stri1.
An) 1fter the in/i)ent &ith the s/issors, ESTHERs (1rents
h1) 1%so e8(resse) 1n interest in %e1<in0 2er'1n4, !t it &o!%)
re7!ire 'ore th1n 1 /o!(%e of &ee"s for the ri/h f1'i%4 to (!t
their 1ff1irs in or)er 1n) reso%<e 1 strin0 of iss!es en/o!ntere)
&hen to 'o<in0 fro' one /o!ntr4 to 1nother.
As I s14, '4 (erfor'1n/e 1t the Festi<1% &1s for 'e 1
si0nifi/1nt e<ent# s!//ess there &o!%) o(en the )oors of '1n4,
'1n4 of E!ro(es /on/ert h1%%s. Des(ite the o!tr10es ein0
/1rrie) o!t 4 the stor' troo(ers 1n) the noti/e1%e /h1n0es to
Ber%ins so/io$(o%iti/1% /%i'1te ? for the &orse ? I &1s s1) to e
%e1<in0 the 2er'1n4 th1t I %o<e) 1n) res(e/te)G ho&e<er, the
)1r" /%o!) h1n0in0 in front of 'e, one of FEAR, h1stene) '4
)e(1rt!re.
E E E
Sittin0 in the Ber%in Be1r C! /11ret to0ether Jto '4 0re1t
s!r(riseCK &ith th1t H)e/entI 01n0ster JHEINZ h1) een /1rr4in0
hi'se%f &orthi%4, inte%%i0ent%4, e8tre'e%4 reser<e)CK, those &or)s
!ttere) to 'e 1 fe& ho!rs efore in the Conser<1tor4 4
3rofessor FLESCH "e(t re(e1tin0 in '4 he1)#
$ Before the N1>is !rst into the rehe1rs1% h1%% 4o! &ere
(%14in0 %i"e 1 2 O DC
$ After the N1>is %eft the rehe1rs1% h1%%, 4o! (%14e) si'(%4
'1r<e%%o!s%4C Br1<oC
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An) then, F!st 1 fe& 'in!tes e1r%ier, re'e'erin0 '4
(erfor'1n/e in the Ber%in Hi0her S/hoo% of M!si/ &here I (%14e)
2rie0s Son1t1 No.., HEINZ h1) reiter1te) M1estro FLESCHs
&or)s, s14in0 th1t I (%14e) %i"e 1 2OD thereC
:h1t )i) it 'e1nM I h1) &1nte) to 1s" HEINZ THE AYE
&h1t the )ifferen/e &1s et&een (%14in0 1 (ie/e (erfe/t%4 1n)
%i"e 1 2 O DC
E E E
ESTHER 1n) I &ere in 1 h!rr4, !t the o((ort!nit4 to sit
ro!n) the s1'e t1%e 1s /11ret st1r MARIKA ERDELY, &ho h1)
(ro'ise) she &o!%) )efinite%4 /o'e 1n) see !s, F!st s%i0ht%4
o!t&ei0he) '4 0ir%s.
Fe'1%e /!riosit4, seein0 so'eone f1'o!s for her s/1n)1%o!s
1)<ent!res in the f%esh, too" its /o!rse 1n) ESTHER &1s %oo"in0
to&1r)s the st10e &in0s ? &1itin0 i'(1tient%4 for Ber%ins
Bohe'i1 1'1ss1)or to (!t in 1n 1((e1r1n/e.
The or/hestr1 /1rrie) on (%14in0 (o(!%1r t!nes. Co!(%es
t&ir%e) ro!n) )1n/in0 1n) the e<enin0 &1s 1/" in the s&in0 of
thin0s.
I &1s 1) 1t )1n/in0G I re1%%4 /o!%)nt 0et 1 fee% for it, &here1s
ESTHER &1s 1%&14s note) for her 0oo) 'o<es, fee% for rh4th',
1n) her '!si/1% e1r. She %o<e) to e seen )1n/in0.
31r)onin0 '4se%f, I 1s"e) HEINZ to (1ir !( &ith '4 0ir% 1n)
in<ite her o!t for the T1n0o, !t !nfort!n1te%4 it t!rne) o!t THE
AYE /o!%) not te%% the )ifferen/e et&een 1 &1%t> 1n) 1 (1sso
)o%e ? he &1s 1/t!1%%4 &orse th1n I &1sC
In f1/t, none of the 0ent%e'en in the Be1r C! h1) the ner<e
to 1((ro1/h ESTHER for one si'(%e re1son ? (eo(%e &ere
fri0htene) of THE AYEC ESTHER &1s ore).
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She h1) to (1ss the ti'e &1itin0 for MARIKA ERDELY to
1((e1r 4 )rin"in0 /h1'(10ne, &1t/hin0 the 0%eef!% 1!)ien/e
1n) o//1sion1%%4 41&nin0, /o<erin0 her 'o!th &ith her h1n).
E E E
Fin1%%4C
She re<e1%e) herse%f to the (!%i/ ho%)in0 1 /1ne 1n) &e1rin0
1 &hite 'ens s!it, &hite h1t 1n) &hite /1(e &hi/h /o<ere) her
sho!%)ers. The /o%o!r of her thi/", re) tie &ith 1 s(1r"%in0,
'o)est%4$(ri/e) (re/io!s stone ? m %1 ri%%i1ntC ? s%i/e) thro!0h
the sno&$&hite s/ener4.
A((%1!se ro"e o!t. Men &ent !( to her 1n) in<ite) her to
their t1%e, "isse) her &hite 0%o<es 1n) h1n)e) M1)1'e
ERDELY <1rio!s (ie/es of (1(er 1n) !siness /1r)s. Their
)e%i0ht &1s en)%ess.
:e%% 1//!sto'e) to th1t sort of (!sh4 1ttention fro' her f1ns,
MARIKA "e(t her /oo% 1n), &1%"in0 to&1r)s !s %i"e 1 31risi1n
'o)e%, the e1!tif!% M1041r s'i%e), se)!/in0 e<er4one 1n)
e<er4thin0 in her (1th, 1%tho!0h there &1s no one in (1rti/!%1r
th1t she &1s 1i'in0 her s&ee($4o!$off$4o!r$feet s'i%e 1t# it &1s
1s if she e%on0e) to the entire &or%) 1n), 1t the s1'e ti'e, to
noo)4.
I &i%% e honest# this &1s the first ti'e I h1) seen this
MARIKAC
I &1s (ro!) I /o!%) to s14 th1t the st1r of the /11ret &1s '4
ho!se'1te, 1n) th1t o!r re%1tionshi( /o!%) e /1%%e) Hrother$
1n)$sister%4IC
:e stoo) !(, &e%/o'in0 the heroine of the e<enin0. She /1'e
/%ose to !s, (r1/ti/1%%4 r!in0 /hee"s, s'i%e) 1n) &ith her
1ttenti<e fe'1%e 01>e st!)ie) '4 fi1n/Ue, ri0ht fro' he1) to toe.
MARIKA# A11111, this '!st e ESTHER,
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the 0re1t '!si/i1ns %1)4.
A' I ri0ht, BENNYM
ME# JCh!/"%in0K
Ho& )i) 4o! 0!essM
MARIKA# JTo 'eK
B4 4o!r s(1r"%in0 e4esC
ESTHER# JTo M1ri"1K
2oo) e<enin0C Yo! &ere '1r<e%%o!sC
I' so 0%1) &e /o!%) 'eetC
HTHE AYEI# JTo M1ri"1K
Ah, I t1"e '4 h1t off to 4o!, '4 )e1rC
Toni0ht 4o!r t1%ent, sin0in0 1n) )1n/in0,
e/%i(se) e<en the /h1ris'1ti/ M1r%ene
Dietri/hC I s&e1r I' not e8100er1tin0C
ME# JTo M1ri"1K
I h1) no i)e1 4o! &ere so /h1r'in0C Yo!r
(%1/e re1%%4 is in the Mo!%in Ro!0e or on
Bro1)&14C M!si/1%s re1%%4 1re 4o!r thin0C
Br1<oC
HTHE AYEI# Con0r1t!%1tions, '4 )e1rC
MARIKA# I' sh1ttere)C Lets sit for 1 &hi%e, '4
)e1rsC Lets h1<e 1 /h1tC A )rin"C :e%%
)one, BENNYC Yo! h1<e 1 <er4 e1!tif!%
0ir%C Yo!re &on)erf!%, ESTHERC Yo!
h1<e 1n E1stern f1/e, 1n) th1ts re1%%4
&orth so'ethin0 in Ber%inC
ESTHER# Th1n" 4o!, MARIKAC
MARIKA# I &1nt to to1st 4o!r f!t!re, ESTHER 1n)
BENNYC A%% the h1((iness to 4o!C
L/h1i'C
ESTHER, ME# JTo0etherK
L/h1i'C
HTHE AYEI# I &ish 4o! oth the <er4 estC
ESTHER, %oo" 1fter BENNYC
Hes 0ot t1%entC
ESTHER# H1<e 4o! he1r) hi' (%14M
MARIKA# HEINZ, no fis no&C
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HTHE AYEI# It &1s 1 %on0 ti'e 10oC He &1s (%14in0
2rie0s Son1to No.. in the Ber%in Hi0her
S/hoo% of M!si/.
MARIKA# An)M
HTHE AYEI# JRe(e1tin0 the &or) I fo!n) so s1/re) for
1 se/on) ti'eK
He (%14e) %i"e 1 2 O DC
MARIKA# HAYEI, &e%% it t!rns o!t 4o!re
1 '!si/$%o<erC :ho) h1<e tho!0htC
ME# HEINZ 0re& !( in 1 '!si/1% f1'i%4C
MARIKA# :e%%, th1t is 1 s!r(riseC I tho!0ht the on%4
thin0 4o! &ere intereste) in &ere 1n"
s1fesC
HTHE AYEI# E<en /ri'in1%s h1<e their &e1"nesses.
MARIKA# De1r HEINZ, I /1n F!st i'10ine 4o!
&hist%in0 the t!ne to so'ethin0 4 Feren>
Lis>t &hi%e 4o!re 1t H&or"IC
HTHE AYEI# Its not HFeren>I, its HFr1n>IC
MARIKA# I%% h1<e 4o! "no&, in H!n01r4 &e /1%%
hi' HFeren>IC B4 the &14, BENNY,
&h1ts this /1se 4o!<e efrien)e)M Yo!re
s1t there, /%!t/hin0 this )1'ne) /1se &ith
oth h1n)s, %oo"in0 1t it 1n8io!s%4, 1%'ost
&ith fe1rC H1<e 4o! 0ot 1 <io%in in there or
so'e "in) of 6e&ish 0o%)M Or (erh1(s
so'e A'ster)1' )i1'on)sM
ESTHER# Its 1 <io%inC
ME# M1ster K%ot>s <io%inC M1thi1s K%ot>
fro' Mitten&1%).
MARIKA# :e%%, if its 1 <io%in, 0i<e !s 1 %oo"C
:1ri%4, I o(ene) the %i) of the /1se F!st 1 /r1/", 0i<in0 the'
F!st 1 (ee" 1t the &on)ro!s instr!'ent.
MARIKA# :o&, it re1%%4 is 1 <io%inC
HTHE AYEI# Is it e8(ensi<eM
ME# YesC
HTHE AYEI# More th1n 1n A'1ti or 1 Str1)i<1ri!sM
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ME# Of /o!rse not, !t instr!'ents '1)e 4 the
K%ot> )4n1st4 1re hi0h%4 re01r)e) in the
'!si/ &or%).
MARIKA# No& 4o!<e intri0!e) 'e, BENNYC
Co'e on, (%14 !s so'ethin0C
ME# 3%14M HereM
MARIKA# Dont e sh4C Yo! re'e'er ho&
it &1s th1t &on)erf!% Ber%in 'ornin0A
E E E
E(iso)e .@B
T h e s t o r 4 o f M 1 r i " 1 E r ) e % 4
JB%1/"$1n)$&hite (i/t!res, s%i0ht%4 s(ee)e)$!(, ehin) M1ri"1s
stor4K
MARIKA# Yo! re'e'er, I &1s /o'in0 1/" ho'e
fro' the /11ret. H!rr4in0 to the
Conser<1tor4 1s 4o! 1%&14s &ere, 4o! 'et
'e on the st1ir&e%% in the entr1n/e&14 to
o!r ho!se. I &1s in 1 (o84 'oo)
e/1!seA I )ont re/1%% &h4A &e%%, I
&ontA its not interestin0 1n4&14A
An4&14, &hose !siness is it &h4 1n
1rtiste fro' 1n entert1in'ent <en!e %i"e
this 'i0ht h1<e te1rs in her e4es.
I "no& 4o! &ere r!nnin0 %1te for 1
rehe1rs1%, BENNY, !t noti/in0 th1t
so'ethin0 si'(%4 &1snt ri0ht &ith 4o!r
M1041r, 4o! sto((e), h!00e) 'e 1n)
%oo"e) into '4 e4es &ith s4'(1th4,
&1ntin0 to sort thin0s o!t 1n) to he%( 'e.
BENNY# He4, !))4, &h1ts 0ot 4o! 1%% sh1"en$!(M
ME# Nothin0.
BENNY# B!t 4o! see'e) to e /r4in0.
ME# I &1s. :o'en often /r4.
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The4 s14 the4 /r4 for no re1son 1t 1%%.
BENNY# Oh '4C I thin" &o'en /1'e !( &ith th1t
the'se%<es. Te1rs )ont F!st h1((en for no
re1son.
ME# It h1((ens.
I s'i%e) r1n)o'%4.
BENNY# Th1ts etterC
ME# O"14. E<er4thin0s fine. 2o to the
Conser<1tor4 other&ise 4o!r (rofessor &i%%
(!nish 4o! ? (!t 4o! in the /orner or '1"e
4o! /r1&% !n)er the (i1noC
BENNY# Le1<e 4o!, '4 frien), "no&in0 th1t
so'ethin0 isnt ri0htM
Yo! /1%%e) 'e Hfrien)I, not H0ir%frien)I ? so'eti'es 4o! e<en
/1%%e) 'e HrotherI, &e%%, 4o! "no&
&h4A
ME# So &h1tM I "no& ho& to s'ooth thin0s
o<erC
BENNY# So )o IC
ME# Ho& )o 4o!M
BENNY# C%ose 4o!r e4es.
I /%ose) '4 e4es 1n), honest%4, )i) not (ee". After so'e ti'e
I he1r) 4o!r <oi/e ? it &1s 1 %itt%e hi0her !( 1n) f!rther 1&14.
BENNY# Yo! /1n o(en the'C
Of /o!rse, I &1s s!r(rise) &hen I s1& 4o! st1n)in0 !(st1irs
&ith 1 <io%in in 4o!r h1n)s.
ME# Oh, BENNYC
I /1nt )es/rie ho& h1((4 I &1sC I re'e'er 4o! e01n to
(%14 1 'e)%e4 of H!n01ri1n 1n) 04(s4 t!nesC
*.Q

Yes, 4o! (%14e) %i"e 1 2 O DC
M4 he1) /1rrie) on s(innin0, 0i))4 &ith h1((iness, for 1n
eternit4C :hen the Hst1ir/1se /on/ertI finishe), I /o!%)nt
re'e'er the re1son ehin) '4 'ornin0 te1rs.
Yo! 7!i/"%4 (1/"e) !( 1n) %eft, %e1<in0 'e 1stonishe), !t
1%so h1((4.
MARIKA finishe) her stor4.
E E E
I JBENNY ROSNERK re'e'er th1t 'ornin0 &e%%.
MARIKA# Isnt the /11ret etter th1n n!'er ..
2%T/"%i/hstr1sseM Yo!re 1n 1rtist, 1fter 1%%C
To he%% &ith &h4 e<er 4o! 'i0ht e
)o!tin0 4o!rse%fC 3%14 1n) sho& the
(!%i/ &h1t re1% '!si/ isC After HThe
Cheerf!% :i)o&I the4 nee) so'ethin0
0oo) to (!t their r1ins ri0htC
BENNY# I &o!%) (%14, its F!stA
ESTHER# :ere not e81/t%4 1s"in0 for Beetho<enC
3%14 1 &ho%ehe1rte) (! t!ne, or 1t %e1st
so'ethin0 H!n01ri1n or Ro'1ni1nC :e)
1%% %o<e itC E<en those so!se) stor'
troo(ers ? &ho thin" Horst :esse%s son0
is the e 1%% 1n) en) 1%% ? e<en the4) %o<e
itC
HTHE AYEI# For the N1>is, histor4 e01n on 61n!1r4
.@, *-..C
MARIKA# BENNY, /o'e on, sho& those Fo4%ess
Bro&nshirts th1t theres 'ore th1n F!st
N1>i '1r/hes ? theres T1rtinis De<i%s
Tri%% or so'ethin0 %i"e th1tC 3%14 !s
so'ethin0 to ro!n) off the e<enin0C After
1%%, 4o!re off to :esster&1%) toni0ht,
1rent 4o!M
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ME# Mitten&1%)C 3%14M I' s/1re)C Yo!
!n)erst1n) 'e, '4 )e1r frien)s, I'
s/1re)C I' s!re these '1n04 N1>is &i%%
t1"e M1ster K%ot>s <io%in fro' 'e, 1n)
then I &ont e 1%e to (%14 1t the Festi<1%
in Mitten&1%)C I h1<e <er4, <er4 %itt%e ti'eC
I h1<e to '1"e it to Mitten&1%) 1n) r!n
onto the st10e str1i0ht1&14C Different
ti'es 1re !(on !s# 1 <io%in '1)e 4 1
2er'1n '1ster in the h1n)s of 1 6e&ish
fi))%er is /o'(%ete 0o%e)40oo"C I F!st
h1<e to 0et thereC Other&ise 1%% th1t &or"
&i%% e for nothin0 1n) I &ont e 1%e to
ri0ht the sit!1tion for 4e1rsC Do 4o!
!n)erst1n)M Its e1s4C
HTHE AYEI# M4 Lor), &h1t 1 %ot of e'otionC 31ni/C At
the <er4 &orst 4o! /o!%) (%14 on 1nother
<io%inC
ME# No, no, noC 3eo(%e, th1ts 7!ite i'(ossi%eC
No &14C
MARIKA# :h4M There 1re 1 %ot of 0oo) <io%insC
ME# C1nt 4o! seeM I' 1i'in0 for
3ERFECTIONC E<er4thin0 h1s to e in its
ri0htf!% (%1/e# 0eni!s '!si/, 1 &or%)$
reno&ne) /on)!/tor, 1 (erfe/t$so!n)in0
or/hestr1, 1n instr!'ent '1)e 4 1 '1ster,
1n) 1 /%1ssi/ (erfor'1n/e 4 the so%oist
&ith 2o)$0i<en t1%entC IT 2OES
TO2ETHER ? AS A :HOLEC
HTHE AYEIG M14e I' &ron0, !t 4o!, BENNY, h1<e
for0otten 1o!t ONE THIN2 in th1t %on0
%ist.
ME# :h1t e81/t%4M
HTHE AYEI# I%% te%% 4o! 1 %itt%e %1ter. 6!st 4o! &1it.
MARIKA# Sin/e o!r )e1r BENNY is not &i%%in0 to
0i<e !s 1 %itt%e /on/ert, I &i%% F!st h1<e to
'1"e 1 to1stC
ME# Th1ts 'ore %i"e itC :ere 1%% e1rsC
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MARIKA# JSt1n)in0 !(K To Ber%inC Ber%in ? the /it4
&here &e 'et e1/h other, %o<e) e1/h other,
1n) the /it4 &e sh1%% ne<er for0et &here<er
this %itt%e )e<i% /1%%e) F1te 'i0ht )r10 !sC
HTHE AYEI# JSt1n)in0 !(K He1r, he1rC
ESTHER# To the /it4 &here I &1s ornC
ME# To the /it4 &here I fo!n) '4 %o<eC
:e )r1ine) o!r 0%1sses.
MARIKA# JTo ESTHERK M4 )e1r, )o 4o! )1n/eM
ME# She &1s orn to )1n/eC
MARIKA# I see th1t these t&o 'en 1re s1t here 1s if
n1i%e) to their se1ts, &hi%e 1%% the ti'e this
e1!tif!% Fr1!%ein is 0ettin0 7!ite ore).
HTHE AYEI# BENNY 1n) I &ere not orn to )1n/eC
MARIKA# I h1<e 1n i)e1C
MARIKA &his(ere) so'ethin0 into ESTHERs e1r 1n), to
e<er4ones 1'1>e'ent, the st1r of the /11ret, )resse) in 1 '1ns
s!it, s!1<e%4 in<ite) ESTHER, 1 %itt%e %ost 1n) f%!stere) 4 this
(oint, to )1n/e.
She 10ree) 1n), efore t1"in0 to the )1n/e f%oor, &in"e) 1t
'e. Asi)e fro' the f1/t th1t oth )1n/ers &ere &o'en, there &1s
no re1% <is!1% )isson1n/e# the )ress ESTHER &1s &e1rin0, &hi/h
/ert1in%4 &1s no 1%% 0o&n, h1) een se&n so s"i%f!%%4 4
SOLOMON HIRSCH, th1t 4o! /o!%) h1<e e1si%4 &orn it to 1
ro41% re/e(tion 1t B!/"in0h1' 31%1/e.
The4 )1n/e) 1 Boston :1%t> 1n), it &1s the first ti'e I h1)
seen 1n i'(ro<ise) Boston :1%t>C
The tri/" &1s th1t MARIKA 1n) ESTHER r1re%4 'er0e) %i"e
1 /o!(%e. The4 &ere /onst1nt%4 )1n/in0 /%ose to0ether, then
)1n/in0 f!rther 1(1rt, s(innin0 ro!n) 1n) ro!n) e1/h otherA.
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O//1sion1%%4, &hen the t!ne (e1"e) '!si/1%%4, the )1n/e
'o'ent1ri%4 tr1nsfor'e) into 1 tr1)ition1% Boston :1%t>, Hthe
!nit4 of t&o (eo(%eI.
The f%eetin0 f%1shes &here the4 /1'e to0ether )e%i0hte)
e<er4one, 1n) then, to '4 )e%i0ht, the /ro&) 1((%1!)e)
in/ess1nt%4.
=ns!r(risin0%4, the other /o!(%es &ho &ere )1n/in0 0r1)!1%%4
'1)e &14 for the', h1n)in0 the f%oor to the )1n/in0 f1nt1sies
th1t &ere MARIKA, 1n) ESTHER, too.
Enthr1%%e), &e &1t/he) the f1ir4 t1%e (erfor'1n/e. Of /o!rse,
&or)s /1nnot )es/rie 1%% the ins(ire) 'o<es the /o!(%e &1s
)1n/in0.
The or/hestr1 ? in the s(1/e of one 1r ? (%14e) three )ifferent
t!nes, &hi/h fitte) the Boston :1%t>, three ti'es. The )r!n"en
stor' troo(ers, F1&s )1n0%in0 o(en in 1'1>e'ent, &1t/he) on 1s
the /o!(%e )1n/e), 'e1nin0 e<en THEY )i)nt see' to fee% the
nee) to sho!t Hei% Hit%er e<er4 ten 'in!tes#
$ Hei% Hit%erC Hei% Hit%erC
E E E
Yes, the )1n/e %eft e<er4one s(ee/h%essC
For0ettin0 1o!t the or)e1%s the )14 h1) ro!0ht, 1n) the
Ber%in$M!ni/h ni0ht tr1in &e h1) to /1t/h f1r fro' '4 'in), I
re%ishe) the t&o %1)ies rit>4 ste(s, !t '4 %issf!%ness /1'e to 1
s!))en en) &hen the /!rse) <io%in /1se s!))en%4 s%i((e) 1n)
<er4 ne1r%4 /r1she) onto the (1r7!et f%oor.
Th1ts &hen e<er4thin0 /1'e f!%% /ir/%e# I finishe) off the
0%1ss of /h1'(10ne I &1s )rin"in0 1n) re'in)e) HEINZ#
ME# HEINZ, 4o! s1i) th1t I) for0otten
ONE thin0 in '4 %on0 %istC
HTHE AYEI# JConf!se)K
I )ont fo%%o&, BENNYC
ME# I &1s t1%"in0 1o!t the '1in /o'(onents
to r1ise 1 s!//essf!% (erfor'1n/e to one of
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(erfe/tion# the /o'(oser, /on)!/tor,
or/hestr1, so%oist 1n) the 7!1%it4 of the
instr!'ent.
HTHE AYEI# AhhC B!t 4o!) for0otten one thin0C
ME# Te%% 'eC I' 1%% e1rsC
HTHE AYEI# Te%% 4o!M Ah, 4o! &ont !n)erst1n)C
ME# :h4s th1t, thenM
HTHE AYEI# Dont 1r0!e &ith 'e, (%e1se,
BENNYC Yo!re 1 2o)$0i<en
'!si/i1n !tA
ME# 2o on, 0o onA
HTHE AYEI# FEAR h1) 1 ho%) o<er 4o!C
ME# Aso%!te%4 ri0htC I' /o'(%ete%4 1&1re of
it ? so'eti'es FEAR h1s sto((e) 'e fro'
'o<in0 1%to0etherC Its not F!st 1o!t
%osin0 M1ster K%ot>s <io%in. It 1%% st1rte)
this 'ornin0 &hen I re1%i>e) th1t (eo(%e
&ere fo%%o&in0 'e 1n) the /ir/!'st1n/es
1re s!/h th1t I, 1s 1 /iti>en 1n) '!si/i1n,
1' 1so%!te%4 )efen/e%ess.
HTHE AYEI# Yo! %isten to 'eC I h1<e roe) 1n"s 1n)
(ost tr1ins, '!se!'s, 1(1rt'ents,
e8hiition h1%%s, !t I &o!%)nt )es/en) to
s%1shin0 (1ssen0ers 10s in 1 tr1', t1"in0
(ennies fro' their &1%%ets 1n) (!rses for
1'!se'ent ? 0oin0 !nnoti/e)C Yo! te%%
'e, &h1ts the 'ost i'(ort1nt thin0 for
so'eone of '4 H(rofessionI, or ? 'ore
1//!r1te%4, 1n) if the )efinition )oesnt
offen) 4o!, '4 H1rtIM
ME# Mone4C
HTHE AYEI# JS'i%in0K Do 4o! re1%%4 thin" th1t %o& of
'eM
ME# A %ot of 'one4C
HTHE AYEI# JL1!0hin0K
Th1t) e too e1s4. I thre& 'one4
1&14 &hen I &1s ehin) 1rs.
ME# Sto( t1%"in0 in ri))%esC
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HTHE AYEI# Listen, for 'e the 'ost i'(ort1nt thin0 is
the free)o' to /hoose, free)o' to 1/t.
:hen I' ore), I 0et on 1 tr1', 1n) I
tr1ns'o0rif4 into 1 (i/"(o/"et. I' 1 Hfree
10entI, &hose st10e is the streets, the
s7!1res, )1r" 1%%e4&14s, 1n"s, (ost tr1ins,
other (eo(%es 1(1rt'ents, '!se!'s,
e8hiition 01%%eries 1n), 4es, tr1's. I'
sinf!% !t its '4 /hoi/e. HEINZ is HTHE
AYEI# 1%&14s h1s een, 1%&14s &i%% e.
HCr1fts'enI ? 1<er10e /ri'in1%s ?
)e(en)s on 1 %ot of thin0s. The4 1re )e<oi)
of 1rtisti/ t1%ent, intern1% free)o', 1n) the4
h1<e no inf%!en/e on e<ents. Do 4o! 0et
'eM
ME# I' tr4in0A
HTHE AYEI# The <er4 est of %!/"C Dont 1s" 'e
for 1n4 'ore e8(%1n1tions.
ME# Yo! "no& &h1t 1 M1ster K%ot>
<io%in so!n)s %i"eM
Yo! /1nt e8(ress it in &or)sA
HTHE AYEI# Ah, the <io%inC :h1t 1 tre1s!reC A (erson
&o!%) thin" th1t this '!/h$res(e/te)
instr!'ent fro' Mitten&1%), &itho!t
1s"in0 1n4ones (er'ission, F!st HF!'(sI
o!t of the /1se 1n) st1rts (%14in0 4 itse%fC
So, I' intereste) &here th1t %e1<es 4o!,
BENNY.
ME# I )ont !n)erst1n). :h1t 1re 4o!
0ettin0 1tM
HTHE AYEI# If 4o! /1rr4 on f!'%in0 1ro!n) in the
s1'e <ein, then Mr ROSNER &i%% soon
fore<er %ose Mr VIOLINISTC
HEINZ %1!0he) he1rti%4.
I s!s(e/te) he &1s enFo4in0 e8(%1inin0 e<er4thin0 to 'e
1s so'e "in) of ri))%e.
HTHE AYEI# To 4o! 0oo) he1%th, BENNYC L/h1i'C
*++

ME# JA %itt%e /onf!se)K
L/h1i'C
E E E
It t!rne) o!t the &on)ro!s %1)ies )1n/e &1s f1r fro' ein0
o<er &hen stor' troo(ers !rst into the /11ret ? there &ere
1o!t ten of the'. The or/hestr1 fe%% si%ent inst1nt%4.
The /hief Bro&nshirt, the 2r!((enfThrer, F!'(e) !( onto the
st10e, (!%%e) o!t 1 re<o%<er fro' its ho%ster, &1<e) it 1ro!n) 1n),
seein0 th1t the 1%1r'e) (!%i/ &1s sti%% '1"in0 1 r1/"et, fire) 1t
the /ei%in0 three ti'es.
The stor' troo(ers &ho &ere 1%re1)4 in the /11ret 1n) those
&ho h1) F!st 1rri<e) fro' o!tsi)e 1((ro1/he) the st10e. The4
stoo) to f1/e !s ? %e0s s(%14e), h1n)s oth /%1s(e) 1ro!n) their
%e1ther e%ts, 1n) %oo"in0 thre1tenin0%4 1t e<er4one in the roo'.
3eo(%e st1rte) &his(erin0 to e1/h other#
$ :h1ts h1((ene)M
$ :h1t 1 sh1'%esC :here<er 4o! %oo", there the4 1reC I<e h1)
eno!0hC
$ A((1rent%4, their to( '1ns een !'(e) offC
$ The Rei/hs"1n>%erM
$ Yes, the one &ith the 'o!st1/heC
$ His n1'e is Hit%erC Hes een in offi/e for o<er t&o 'onths
no&C Its ti'e 4o! re'e'ere)C
$ The4<e "i%%e) th1t 1nor'1% '1nM :e sho!%) /e%er1teC
$ Arent 4o! 1fr1i)M E<en the &1%%s h1<e e1rs hereC
$ The4<e !rne) the oo"s, no& theres F!st the n1("ins, t1%e
/%oths 1n) rest1!r1nt 'en!s to 0oC H1$h1$h1A
$ So'ethin0s )efinite%4 h1((ene)C
The stor' troo(er &ith the re<o%<er, st1n)in0 'en1/in0%4 on
the st10e, fin1%%4 s(o"e#
STORM TROO3ER :ITH 2=N#
AttentionC AttentionC H1%f 1n ho!r 10o the )irt4 h1n) of 1
Co''!nist or 1 6e&s ? or (erh1(s othC ? 4es, the )irt4 h1n) of 1
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/ons(ir1tor set off 1 o', ho(in0 to H"i%% 2er'1n4I, 1nnihi%1te
the 2er'1n (eo(%e, 1n) %e1<e !s 1%% &itho!t 1 f!t!re, &itho!t 1
f1ther, !t the 1ss1ssin1tion 1tte'(t on the FThrer &ent 1&r4C
Hit%er is 1%i<eC He is in the Rei/hs"1n>%ers he1)7!1rters,
&or"in0 for the 0oo) of the n1tionC I s!00est 1%% (1triots (rotest
&ith 1 tor/h$%it '1r/h, 1n) 1%% stor' troo(ers he1) to the s/ene of
the /ri'e in 1n or01ni>e) !t s(ee)4 '1nner, /or)on off the
!i%)in0 1n) sho& the in<esti01tors &h1t to )o 1n) ho& to )o it.
The4 )ont /1%% !s the H1!8i%i1r4 (o%i/eI for nothin0C Hei% Hit%erC
Of /o!rse, the Bro&nshirts ro1re) 1/" &i%)%4#
$ Hei% Hit%erC
H:here sho!%) &e 0oM :here 1re &e he1)e)MI ? sho!te) the
N1>is, &1<in0 their h1n)s 1n) sto'(in0 their feet.
STORM TROO3ER :ITH 2=N# $
N!'er .., 2%T/"%i"hstr1sseC
H:hereM :hereMI ? 1 fe& (eo(%e 1s"e) the stor' troo(er to
re(e1t the 1))ress.
STORM TROO3ER :ITH 2=N# $
N!'er .., 2%T/"%i"hstr1sseC
E E E
Ah, '4 2o)C Th1ts O=R HO=SEC
Si%ent%4, &e %oo"e) 1t e1/h other, 1fter &hi/h HEINZ
&his(ere) into '4 e1r#
HTHE AYEI# Th1t ARNOs %o&n hi'se%f !(C
Theres no other e8(%1n1tionC
MARIKA# JHe1rin0 THE AYEs s!00estionK
Th1ts itC ARNOC It &1s o!n) to h1((enC
ME# An) this is no 1ss1ssin1tionC O!r &ho%e 1(1rt'en
&1s sittin0 on 1 <o%/1noC
ARNO BACH 0ot &h1t &1s /o'in0 to hi'C
ESTHER# The 1ss1ssin1tion theor4 (%14s ni/e%4 into th
h1n)s of the N1>is, F!st %i"e the theor4
of the Rei/hst10 ein0 set on fire 4
so'e B!%01ri1n Co''!nist.
MARIKA# So it st1rts.
HTHE AYEI# Its 1%re1)4 st1rte)C
ME# :e h1<e to 0et ho'eC
*+;

2o) "no&s &h1t the he%%s h1((enin0 there.
E(iso)e .*
A(ri% *+, *-..
99#.@
:hen the /1r (!%%e) !( o!tsi)e o!r ho!se, 1 terrif4in0 s/ene
0reete) !s#
The t&o to( f%oors &ere en<e%o(e) in s'o"e, 1n) f%1'es &ere
(o!rin0 o!t of the &in)o&s.
There /o!%) e no )o!t th1t SHTETKEs &or"sho( h1) een
serio!s%4 )1'10e) ? &ith 1%% his )r1&in0s 1n) st1t!es 1n), of
/o!rse, the s"et/hes of Hit%ers (ortr1it /o!%) e nothin0 !t 1sh
4 no&.
Of /o!rse, E!ro(e1n 1rt &o!%) e none the &orse$off for it,
!t the o//!(1nts of the ho!se h1) /ert1in%4 een %eft &ith
nothin0.
B4 '4 initi1% re/"onin0, it &1s the 1rtist (%!s his ho!se'1i),
the SCHE=BNERS, ARNO BACH, OTTO BRACK, MARIKA
ERDELY 1n) I &ho &ere 1'on0 the /1s!1%ties.
Three of !s, MARIKA, BRACK 1n) I, h1) !nti% 1 fe&
'in!tes 10o een in the Ber%in Be1r C! /11ret. So it re'1ine)
to see ho& the 1rtists, his ho!se"ee(er ? Fr1! SONTA2, 1n) the
Artois 1tt%e hero 1n) his &ife h1) f1re).
The fire ri01)es &ere 1t the s/ene, st1n)in0 %on0 %1))ers !(
the si)e of the !i%)in0, 1n) fi0htin0 1 heroi/ 1tt%e &ith the
f%1'es# &1ter &1s ein0 (o!re) on fro' 1o<e, firefi0hters &ere
r!nnin0 into the !i%)in0 &ie%)in0 18es, he1)in0 !( the st1irs to
the fifth 1n) si8th f%oors.
The stor' troo(ers /or)one) off the !i%)in0. It &1s o<io!s
th1t the (o%i/e for/es 1n) the firefi0hters &ere oe4in0 their
or)ers &itho!t 7!estion.
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:e%%, these &ere the Hne& or)ersI in HNe& 2er'1n4IC
E E E
:e nee)e) to 0et to the otto' of the sit!1tion, &hi/h /o!%)
h1<e t!rne) o!t to e !nfort!n1te for !s ? 1fter 1%%, MARIKA 1n)
I oth %i<e) in this 1(1rt'ent &here J4 o!r re/"onin0CK 1 o'
'1)e 4 ARNO BACH h1) e8(%o)e).
It &1s not o!t of the 7!estion th1t the4 /o!%) in/%!)e !s on the
%ist of terrorists 1n) ene'ies of the REICHC
A M1041r 1n) 1 6e& ? the N1>is /o!%) 7!ite si'(%4 (!t
to0ether 1 /1se, 1n o!tsi)e /ons(ir1/4, (itte) 101inst the FThrer,
(1rti/!%1r%4 0i<en th1t the '1in s!s(e/t in the 1rson 1tt1/" on the
REICHSTA2 &1s B!%01ri1n Co''!nist DIMITROVC
HEINZ, in 1n 1tte'(t to "ee( MARIKA 1n) 'e fro'
!nne/ess1r4, !n(%e1s1nt sit!1tions, 1s"e) !s to st14 in the /1r
&hi%e he F!'(e) o!t 1n) )is1((e1re) so'e&here.
MARIKA &1s s'o"in0 1 /i01rette in 1 ho%)er.
ESTHER, see'in0%4 enthr1%%e), s1t in si%en/e.
At this ti'e, I &1s thin"in0 1o!t the thin0s of 'ine th1t h1)
een t!rne) to 1sh, &hi/h ? fort!n1te%4 ? &ere of %itt%e
/onse7!en/e# t&o of '4 f1/tor4$%ine <io%ins h1) 0one !( in
s'o"e, 1%on0 &ith strin0s, rosin, t&o <o%!'es of '!si/ s/ores
J&hi/h e%on0e) to the Conser<1tor4K, 1 s!it 1n) 1 fe& other
thin0s.
I &1s /%!t/hin0 onto M1ster K%ot>s <io%in ti0ht%4, 1n) o!r
(1ss(orts 1n) ti/"ets for the ni0ht Ber%in$M!ni/h tr1in &ere in
'4 insi)e F1/"et (o/"et.
MARIKA# He4, BENNY, &1"e !(C
:h1t 1re 4o! )re1'in0 1o!tM
ME# 6!st tottin0 !( &h1t I<e %ost.
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MARIKA# :e%%M
ME# Nothin0 s(e/i1%. Yo!M
MARIKA# L!/"i%4, I 1%&14s %eft the )resses 1n) s!its
fro' '4 '1in &1r)roe 1t the /11ret. Of
/o!rse, I%% h1<e %ost 1 fe& thin0s not
&orth &orr4in0 '4se%f 1o!t. I h1) 1
fee%in0 o!r e8(%osi<es e8(ert &o!%) e the
)o&nf1%% of this ho!se.
ME# I &1s 1%&14s 7!ite 1t !ne1s4 1o!t it, too.
Th1n" the Lor) I "e(t K%ot>s <io%in &ith
'e. Other&iseA
ESTHER# R!iet. I /1n i'10ine &h1t 4o!) h1<e
)one.
MARIKA JTo ESTHERK He) h1<e trie) to 0et into
the ho!se 1n)A
ME# I) h1<e !rne), to 1%% the N1>is )e%i0htC
There) h1<e een one %ess 6e&C
MARIKA# :e sho!%) to1st to 4o! ein0 s1<e)C
ME# Fine 4 'eC
ESTHER# Me, tooC
MARIKA# Yo!) e 0one &itho!t 'eC
An) then she &ent to her 10 1n) too" o!t 1n !n/or"e) ott%e
&ith s/hn1((s in it. :e e01n to )rin", (1ssin0 the ott%e
et&een e1/h other 1n), Lor) for0i<e !s, st1rte) %1!0hin0.
It &1s the "in) of %1!0hter th1t often 1//o'(1nie) 1 ner<o!s
/on)ition.
At this (oint, HEINZ (o"e) his he1) into the /1r 1n) &e fe%%
si%ent.
HTHE AYEI# O"14, %isten to 'e /1ref!%%4# the4<e fo!n)
the /h1rre) o)ies of t&o (eo(%e. The &ife
of the )is1%e) 0!4, 1n) the 1rtists
ho!se"ee(er. An) 4 the &14, 4o!r
ho!se'1te )ie) 1 'in!te 10o..
ME# :hi/h ho!se'1teM
HTHE AYEI# The N1>i sho("ee(erC SCHRACK,
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if I' not 'ist1"enC
ME# OTTO BRACKC
HTHE AYEI# A((1rent%4 1 0r1nite !st of Bis'1r/" fe%%
on hi' fro' the si8th f%oor ? fro' the
1rtists !rnt$o!t &or"sho(C The4 s1i)
BRACK &1nte) to 0o into the )1'ne)
&or"sho( 1n) ris" his %ife to t1"e o!t the
s"et/hes of the FThrers (ortr1it. The4
)i)nt %et hi' in, 1n) (!t !( 1 fi0ht 1n)A
ME# Ho& s4'o%i/C BISMARCK fe%% on the
h1' 1n) s1!s10e se%%ers he1)C
HTHE AYEI# Aso%!te%4 ri0ht. The stor' troo(ers
/o<ere) his o)4 &ith 1 re) 1nner &ith 1
%1/" s&1sti"1C The4 &ere 'o!rnin0 hi'
1s if he &ere HORST :ESSELC
ME# The 'or1%e of the stor4# ne<er sto( 1 N1>i
0oin0 into 1 !rnin0 ho!seC
MARIKA# 3oor Fr1! SCHE=BNERC
ME# The on%4 nor'1% &o'1n in th1t '1)ho!seC
I' re1%%4 sorr4, too.
MARIKA# ARNO BACH is /riti/1% inF!re) ? the4 s14
hes 1re%4 re1thin0. An) theA :h1ts$
his$n1'eM
ME# KONRAD SHE=BNER ?
the Artois hero, 1%&14s 1r'e)C
HTHE AYEI# Hes 0ot /on/!ssion JnopigqcrKC 6!st %oo"
to&1r)s the entr1n/e&14 ? the4re %e1)in0
the' so'e&here, 1//o'(1n4in0 4 the
0!1r)s. The4re oth no& s!s(e/ts in the
1ss1ssin1tion 1tte'(t on Hit%erC
The soot$/o<ere) e8(%osi<es e8(ert &1s %4in0 on 1 stret/her,
1n) ehin) hi' the4 &ere (!shin0 the Artois hero thro!0h in his
&hee%/h1ir. The4 &ere s!rro!n)e) 4 stor' troo(ers.
Th1t (oor HArtois heroIC The f1/t he &1s 1%&14s /1rr4in0 th1t
rif%e h1) (ro1%4 1/"fire) on hi'.
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The N1>is &ere (ro1%4 /on<in/e) th1t o!r &1r /1s!1%t4 &1s
0oin0 to shoot Hit%er )e1) &ith the rif%e 1fter the e8(%osionC Mr
SCHE=BNER &1s not in his ri0ht 'in). I /o!%) 1re%4 he1r &h1t
he &1s s14in0 fro' the /1r.
MR SCHNE=BNER# Att1/"C Ki%% those Fren/hiesC A)<1n/eC
Att1/"C
The t&o of the' &ere !n)er the &1t/hf!% 01>e of the stor'
troo(ers.
Then those 1rreste) 1n) the /on<o4 of 1!8i%i1r4 (o%i/e &ere
/o<ere) in the )1r" 1r/h&14 of the nei0ho!rin0 !i%)in0. There
&1s no &14 o!t fro' there.
I )e/i)e) th1t the 1'!%1n/e te1's &o!%) t1"e /1re of the
ho!se'1tes th1t h1) een serio!s%4 inF!re) in the fire, 1n)
1fter&1r)s BACH 1n) SCHE=BNER &o!%) e t1"en to 1 (rison
hos(it1%.
HTHE AYEI# :h1t 1re &e 0oin0 to )oM
ME# :e nee) to 0o to the tr1in st1tion ? &e
&ont h1<e ti'e to s14 0oo)4e to
ESTHERs re%1ti<es, th1ts for s!re.
HTHE AYEI# O"14C An) &e%% (!t MARIKA !( in 1
f1n/4 hote%C If 4o!re not 101inst, M1)1'e
ERDELYM
MARIKA# Fin1%%4, I%% e %i<in0 in nor'1% %i<in0
/on)itions, 1n) there%% e noo)4 tr4in0 to
%o& 'e !( e<er4 'ornin0C
HTHE AYEI# JE4ein0 the ott%e of s/hn1((sK :h1t 1
/os4 01therin0C S14 no 'ore. 3er'it 'e to
Foin 4o!.
MARIKA# Sit, HEINZ. Its so'eho& orin0
&itho!t 4o!.
E<en the <io%in /1se h1) 0ot 1
it orin0.
HTHE AYEI# An) 4o! h1<ent offere) Hhi'I 1 )rin"
4etM
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ME# HHeI )oesnt )rin"C
MARIKA# So &h1tM
He%% %e1rnC BENNY )i)nt )rin" either,
if 'e'or4 ser<esA
ESTHER# BENNY is F!st re1%%4 fri0htene).
MARIKA# Ah, '4 )e1r, th1ts ho& 4o! (1n)er
to 4o!r f!t!re h!s1n)s )r!n"enness.
HTHE AYEI# O"14, 0!4sC I h1<e to 0oC I tr!st there 1re
no s1%<10e1%e thin0s of 4o!rs %eft
!(st1irsM
ME# Th1n"s to 1 (!re%4 6e&ish h1it, I 1%&14s
/1rr4 &ith 'e 1 /o(4 of the HHo%4 Boo"I ?
'4 (1ss(ort, 'one4 1n)A
HTHE AYEI# The 'ost i'(ort1nt thin0, the instr!'entC
ME# Yes. :h1ts s!r(risin0 1o!t th1tM
HTHE AYEI# :itho!t it, BENNY, 4o!) )efinite%4
s!//!'C
ESTHER# He) )ieC
MARIKA# I' not 1))i/te) 1s stron0%4 1s th1t to
1n4thin0C A((1rent%4 I h1<e so'e 04(s4
%oo) in 'eC
:e )r1n" the s/hn1((s 1n) 7!iet%4 /h1tte).
The ni0ht'1re )14 h1) en)e) &ith 1 tr10i/ fin1%e ? o!r
1(1rt'ent 1t N!'er .., 2%T/"%i"hstr1sse, h1) !rne) )o&n, 1n)
there /o!%) e nothin0 &orse in store, !tA
E E E
HEINZ st1rte) !( the en0ine.
:e sho!%) <er4 soon e H'1"in0 tr1/"sI, 1s o!r '!/h$res(e/te)
)ri<er s1i)#
HTHE AYEI# Yo! &1nt to "no& the %1test ne&sM
ME# Of /o!rseC
MARIKA# :h4 1s"M Te%% !s &h1t 4o! "no&.
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HTHE AYEI# As it h1((ens, I )ont "no& 1n4thin0, !t
there, /o'in0 ri0ht to&1r)s o!r /1r is 1
re(orter fro' Ber%iner T10e%1tt )1i%4
ne&s(1(er, HELM=T SAILER. I%% 1s"
'4 on%4 (rison !))4 ? he (ro1%4
"no&s 1so%!te%4 e<er4thin0C
ESTHER# 3risonM
HTHE AYEI# Mr SAILER &1s 1//!se) of <io%1tin0
so'eones (ri<1te %ife. He fo!n) his &14
!n)er the e) of 1 <er4 f1'o!s, !t 1%so
<er4 s/1n)1%o!s, 1/tress 1n) st14e) there
for t&o )14s 1n) t&o ni0hts, /o!ntin0 her
%o<ers.
MARIKA# He /o!nte) the'M
HTHE AYEI# T!rne) o!t to e SEVEN of the'C
ME# :e%%, I%% eC
HTHE AYEI# The ei0hth %o<er ro"e the e), 1n) Mr
SAILER s!ffere) 1 he1) inF!r4.
Con/!ssionC The4 fo!n) hi' 1n) sent hi'
to the (rison si/" 14C B1si/1%%4, hes not 1
1) 0!4. He4, HELM=TC
The re(orter /1'e !( to the /1r 1n) shoo" h1n)s &ith HEINZ.
RE3ORTER JSAILERK# 2oo) to see 4o!, HEINZC
I &ont 1s" &h1t 4o!re )oin0 hereC
HTHE AYEI# Yes, 4o! )ont %i"e (o"in0 4o!r nose
into other (eo(%es !siness.
RE3ORTER# Of /o!rse. I &1s on '4 &14 to the
offi/e 1n) s!))en%4 I s(otte) the fireC
HTHE AYEI# :h1t 1re the4 thin"in0M
RE3ORTER# 6!st one theor4# e8(%osion 1n) 1tte'(t on
Hit%ers %ifeG I h1<ent fo!n) o!t &h1t he
&1s )oin0 here. He %eft SHTETKEs 1t
fi<e$fifteen, 1n) the o' &ent off 1n
ho!r$1n)$1$h1%f or t&o ho!rs 10o.
HTHE AYEI# Th1ts itM
RE3ORTER# No, th1ts not itC A /o!(%e of resi)ents
fro' the fifth f%oor ? ARNO BACH 1n)
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KONRAD SCHE=BNER ? &ere shot
&hi%e the4 &ere tr4in0 to es/1(e.
HTHE AYEI# Yo!<e %ost it, HELM=TC Es/1(eMC The4
&ere oth on%4 F!st 1%i<eC I s1& the' &ith
'4 o&n e4esC
RE3ORTER# I s1& the', tooC The4 &ere h1%f$)e1)C
HTHE AYEI# Then &h1ts 1%% this 1o!t tr4in0
to es/1(eM
RE3ORTER# I thin" the stor' troo(ers &1nte) to s(i/e
!( the 1t'os(here 1n) sho& their &orth in
front of the osses. The4re s(re1)in0
r!'o!rs th1t BACH &1s 1 6e&, 1n) th1t
SCHE=BNER se/ret%4 fre7!ente) 1
s4n10o0!e, tooC
ME# B!t BACH /1nt h1<e een 1 6e& 1s hes 1
BACHC
RE3ORTER# Sir, '4 s!rn1'e is SAILER, !t sin/e 1
/ert1in Mr 2in)en!r0 '1)e 1 /ert1in
Hit%er Rei/hs"1n>%er on 61n!1r4 .@, *-..,
s!rn1'es h1<e not 1%&14s een 1 f1/tor
&hen it /o'es to )efinin0 1 (ersons
n1tion1%it4 ? no& the ACC=SATIONS 1re
1s 0oo) 1s 3ROOFC
MARIKA# ARNO )!0 his o&n 0r1<eC M4 2o), so s1)
1o!t =n/%e KONRADC
ME# He &1s 1n Artois heroC
HTHE AYEI# Ti'e to 0et o!rse%<es 1&14 fro' this shitC
ESTHER# The4<e 1%re1)4 st1rte) e8e/!tions &itho!t
tr1i% or e<i)en/eC An) this is on%4 the st1rtC
HTHE AYEI# Tr4in0 to es/1(eC H1$h1C
The4 /o!%) h1<e h1%f of Ber%in shotC
RE3ORTER# I )ont thin" 4o! sho!%) e s1t here in 1 /1r
in front of 1 !i%)in0 &hi/h &1s 1((1rent%4
ho'e to 1 HnestI of notorio!s terroristsC
The4 /o!%) 1rrest 4o! for ein0
1//o'(%i/es. Ti'e for 'e to e off, too.
A%% the est to 4o!, HEINZC See 4o! in
etter ti'esC
HTHE AYEI# No (oint &1itin0 for Hetter ti'esI here.
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The re(orter 7!i/"%4 %eft 1n) o!r /1r 1%so s(e) 1&14. :e
he1)e) for the tr1in st1tion.
E(iso)e .9
A(ri% *+, *-..
9.#.@
The tr1in st1tion (%1tfor'. H1%f 1n ho!r !nti% the tr1ins
)e(1rt!re.
HEINZ t!rne) o!t to e ri0ht ? &e &ere not %1te, 1n) no& &e
/o!%) /1%'%4 s14 0oo)4e to MARIKA 1n) HTHE AYEI, &ho
h1) )one so '!/h for !s. I too" o!t '4 S&iss &1t/h &hi/h
(%14e) the H1<1 N10i%1 fro' '4 F1/"et (o/"et 1n) 01<e it to
HEINZ 1s 1 (1rtin0 0ift.
HTHE AYE#I :h1ts thisM
ME# To re'e'er 'e 4C
HTHE AYEI# It %oo"s e8(ensi<e, S&issA
ME# Oh, it &1snt th1t e8(ensi<e, !t 4o! &ont
h1<e 1n4 sh1'e t1"in0 it o!t in (!%i/C
HTHE AYEI# Yo! )ont 'in)M
ME# Not 1t 1%%C Yo!%% often e re'in)e) of 'eC
B4 the 4e, ARNO BACH fitte) the
'e/h1nis'.
HTHE AYEI# Oh 4esM So th1t !nfort!n1te /h1( &1snt
F!st into '1"in0 o'sC 3oor ARNOC I'
1 %itt%e she%%$sho/"e)C Yo! "no&, I<e
1%&14s sto%en thin0s, or t1"en the', !t
I<e ne<er een sho&ere) &ith 0ifts, %eft
1%one e8(ensi<e ones.
He o(ene) the %i) F!st 1 /r1/" 1n) A..
the H1<1 N10i%1 t!ne st1rte) !(.
HTHE AYEI# :e%% I ne<erC
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ESTHER# Dont for0et !sC
MARIKA h!00e) 'e, then ESTHER, 1n) she &1s h1<in0
tro!%e ho%)in0 1/" the te1rs. O!r HRoin Hoo)I ? YOSSI ?
1((e1re) &ith his sisters s!it/1se.
YOSSI# A' I on ti'eM
ESTHER# Yes. :h1ts h1((enin0 1t ho'eM
YOSSI# The s1'eC :ere (ro1%4 %e1<in0 for
Kr1"o& in 1 'onth. E<er4thin0s see'e)
to e )e/i)e) <er4 7!i/"%4. A%tho!0h %ots
of (eo(%e h1<e st1rte) tr4in0 to t1%" !s o!t
of it ? the4 s1i) theres no (ro%e'C
ME# I' <er4 (%e1se) 4o!re %e1<in0C See 4o!
soon. Theres no nee) to &orr4. The 'ost
'1in thin0 is th1t &e &ont e here. Yo!%%
e 1%e to set 4o!rse%<es !( ni/e%4 in
3o%1n) 1n) %e1) nor'1% %i<es. No Hit%er
there, th1n" 2o)C
ESTHER# :h1t 1o!t 4o!, MARIKAM :i%% 4o!
st14M
MARIKA# I<e 0ot 1 fi<e$4e1r /ontr1/t th1t I' on%4 1
4e1r$1n)$1$h1%f into. I%% h1<e to &or"
thro!0h '4 1)<1n/e 1t the Ber%in Be1r
C!. An) then, then I ho(e ? fin1%%4 $ to
see 31risC
ME# I &ish 4o! s!//essC
MARIKA# I re1%%4 )o /1re for 4o!, )e1r BENNYC
ME# 6!st re'e'er SHTETKEs 1rtists h1n)s
1re sti%% 1%i<e 1n) he%% sti%% tr4 to )r1& his
HBr!nhi%)1 1t the '10i/ so!r/eIC
MARIKA# JL1!0hin0K I%% h1<e to thin" 1o!t th1tC
HTHE AYEI# There%% e so'eone &ho%% %oo" in on 4o!
in 4o!r /1in. He%% %oo" in on 4o! 1n)
then %e1<e. After th1t theres no nee) for
4o! to %o/" 4o!r )oor.
MARIKA# E<er4thin0%% e fine, '4 )e1rsC Bon
<o410eC
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ESTHER# I h1<e so'ethin0 to 1s" of 4o!, HEINZ.
3%e1se t1"e YOSSI ho'eC
HTHE AYEI# Aso%!te%4C
ME# An) one 'ore thin0C
HTHE AYEI# I' %istenin0.
ME# H1<e 4o! 0ot the ti'eM
The H1<1 N10i%1 r1n0 o!t on/e 101in !n)er the 1r/h of the
Ber%in tr1in st1tion. :e h!00e) e1/h other 1n), of /o!rse, &ishe)
&e) see e1/h other soon in Vienn1, Kr1"o&, 31ris ? on the
Moon if it h1) to e ? 1n4&here !t N1>i 2er'1n4.
E(iso)e ..
A(ri% *+, *-..
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The Ber%in$M!ni/h tr1in %eft the (%1tfor'. ESTHER 1n) I
stoo) 4 the &in)o& 1n) s1)%4 %oo"e) 1s HEINZ, MARIKA 1n)
YOSSI f1)e) into the h1>e of the tr1in st1tion. Soon their f1/es
&ere %ost in the )1r"ness, 1n) then their si%ho!ettes (1%e) into the
0%oo'.
E E E
:e s1t o((osite one 1nother in si%en/e# 1 'i8t!re of Fo4 1n)
s1)ness.
:e ho(e) to'orro& &i%% 0i<e !s e<er4thin0 &e &1nte).
E E E
After 1 &hi%e so'eone "no/"e) on o!r )oor, 1n) then /1'e
into the /1in &itho!t &1itin0 for o!r (er'ission to )o so. :e
&ere o<erFo4e) to see the CA3TAIN, o!r HEINZ.
ESTHER# 3%e1se h1<e 1 se1t, CA3TAIN. :h1t 1re
4o! )oin0 hereM
CA3TAIN# I' es/ortin0 the tr1in.
ME# Are 4o! 0oin0 to h1<e 1 %ot to )oM
CA3TAIN# I h1<e to 0et to the otto' of thin0sC
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Then he /1%%e) so'eone 1n) 1 4o!n0 (erson in 1 /1(, &hi/h
h1%f$/o<ere) his f1/e, /1'e into the /1in ? he ro!0ht in 1
1s"et.
CA3TAIN# No&, this is for 4o!C THE AYEs &or" is
)oneC No nee) to %o/" the )oors for the
ni0htC There 1re no 01n0sters on the tr1in
e8/e(t for 'e 1n) th1t r1s/1% K=RTC H1$
h1A
He %1!0he) 1n) %eft !s 1%one.
ESTHER# I &on)er &hen HEINZ '1n10e) to
0i<e the or)er 1o!t rin0in0 this 1s"etC
ME# 2ot 'eC He )i)nt %e1<e !s for
1 'in!teC :h1t 1 str1n0e (ersonC
ESTHER# Hes 0ot 1 0oo) he1rtC
ME# I h1<e to 10reeC Lets h1<e 1 %oo"
&h1t the4<e ro!0ht !s.
E E E
There is (ro1%4 no nee) to t1%" 1o!t ho& o<erFo4e) &e
&ere 1t HEINZs 1ttention to )et1i% ? in the 1s"et &e fo!n),
1'on0 other thin0s, &ine 0%1sses &r1((e) in n1("ins, "ni<es,
for"s 1n) (%1tesA
:e )r1n" the e8(ensi<e 2er'1n Beeren1!s%ese &ine.
Tho!0hts of the !n!s!1% 1n) tr4in0 )14 &e h1) F!st een thro!0h
!%e) to the s!rf1/e, 1n) then fi>>%e) 1&14. :e t1%"e)
/onst1nt%4, 0est!rin0, %1!0hin0, so'eti'es r1ntin0 1n) r1<in0 1
%itt%e, re0rettin0 1 %ot of thin0s, s14in0 ho& &e 'isse) MARIKA
1n) HEINZ ? 1n), of /o!rse, %oo"in0 ho(ef!%%4 to the f!t!re.
E E E
ESTHER# BENNY, /1n 4o! )o so'ethin0 for 'eM
ME# :e%%, of /o!rse, '4 )e1rC
ESTHER# Sto( h!00in0 th1t &ret/he) /1se 1n)A
ME# An)M
ESTHER# An) /o'e 1n) h!0 'eC
:e (1sse) on the CA3TAINs 1)<i/e 1n) h1) the )oor to o!r
/1in %o/"e) sh!t 1%% ni0ht.
*LQ

E E E E E
E(iso)e .+
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Mitten&1%)
:e &ere !>>in0 on the freshness of the e8tre'e%4 (!re 1ir.
ESTHER 1n) I i''e)i1te%4 e%ie<e) th1t this sinf!% &or%) )i)
h1<e 1 %itt%e (ie/e of he1<en# the 'o!nt1ins, forests, the s!n, the
ir)son0 'i8e) in &ith the 1%'ost /o'(%ete si%en/e ? e<er4thin0
'1)e o!r s!rro!n)in0s fee% &on)erf!%# &e h1) een fi%%e) &ith
Fo4 4 the first r14s of the %i0ht of the ne& 'ornin0.
:1%"in0 o!t onto the 'o)est$si>e) s7!1re in front of the tr1in
st1tion, 1 /o1/h'1n /1%%e) o!t to !s, 0reetin0 !s &ith 1 H0oo)
'ornin0I 1n) s'i%in0 1t ESTHER 1n) ME fro' 1f1r 1s if &e
&ere o%) frien)s.
To0ether &ith ESTHERs s!it/1se 1n) the <io%in /1se &ith
&hi/h I &1s inse(1r1%e, &e he1)e) to the t&o$(erson horse$
)r1&n /1rri10e 1n) 1s"e) the /o1/h'1n to t1"e !s to the hote%.
COACHMAN# :e%/o'e to Mitten&1%) ?
ho'e to the '1sters of strin0 instr!'entsC
There /o!%) e no )o!t th1t these &or)s h1) %on0 een
%e1rne) 4 he1rt. After 0re4ish Ber%in 1n) o!r (ro%e's there, the
'1n see'e) to s(e1" in so'e "in) of <er4 Hsin0son04I 2er'1n.
ME# :e 1re so 0%1) to e in Mitten&1%)C
ESTHER# :h1t 1 )e%i0htC
ME# :ere F!st so h1((4C
COACHMAN# :on)erf!%, &on)erf!%A
I sh1nt 1s" &hi/h hote% to t1"e 4o!
toC
ESTHER# :h4s th1tM
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COACHMAN# Be/1!se I<e 1%re1)4 s(ie) th1t /1se th1t
4o!n0 '1ns ho%)in0 &hi/h, I ho(e, h1s 1
<io%in insi)eC
ME# Ho& )o 4o! "no& it )oesnt h1<e 1 )o!%e
1ss insi)eM
E<er4one %1!0he). Ver4 s%o&%4, &e st1rte) 'o<in0.
COACHMAN# JT!rnin0 to f1/e !sK 2oin0 to the Festi<1%M
ME# YesC
COACHMAN# Then 4o! nee) to 0o to the Festi<1%s
Or01ni>in0 Co''itteeC Be%ie<e 'e, the4
re1%%4 )o %oo" 1fter '!si/i1ns there# 4o!%%
0et 4o!r hote% 1n) e8/!rsions to the
(i/t!res7!e 1re1s 1ro!n) Mitten&1%). Yo!
/1n 0o s"iin0 ? theres sno& hi0h !( in the
'o!nt1ins ti%% the en) of A(ri%. Yo!%% h1<e
1 0re1t ti'e ? F!st 4o! %isten to =n/%e
:ILLIE STRA=SC
ME# STRA=SM
COACHMAN# M4 s!rn1'eC I' fro' H1r'is/h$
31rten"ir/hen '4se%f, !t on/e !(on 1
ti'e I '1)e 1 i0 'ist1"e ? I 0ot '1rrie)C
H1$h1$h1C Then I 'o<e) to Mitten&1%)C
M4 &ifes s!rn1'e is 2L^CKC F!nn4,
ri0htM An) &ere not so 1) 1t sin0in0C
ESTHER# This (%1/e re1thes '!si/C
ME# Th1n" the Lor), '4 )e1rC
ESTHER# The /on/ert on the 9@th 1n) thenA
ME# An) then ? Vienn1 ?
the 'ost e1!tif!% /it4 in the entire &or%)C
COACHMAN# :e<e h1) 1 %ot of (eo(%e 1rri<in0C Ne<er
een %i"e th1t eforeC Before, I re'e'er
the '!si/i1ns &o!%) 0o 1o!t their
!siness 7!iet%4, !t no& the4 1re%4 %e1<e
the (!s ? the4 h1<e f!n, )rin" 1n) )1n/eC
ME# Re1%%4M
COACHMAN# There 1re e<en !st$!(s 1t ni0ht.
ESTHER# :h1t on e1rthC These 1re serio!s (eo(%eC
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COACHMAN# The4 !se) to e, !t no& the %o/1%
(eo(%e 1re 1fr1i) to %e1<e their o&n ho'es.
ME# Yo!re "i))in0C Its serio!s '!si/C
A /%1ssi/1% re(ertoireC
COACHMAN# I )ont "no& 1n4thin0 1o!t
the re(ertoires. I' te%%in0 4o! &h1t I seeC
ESTHER# 3%e1se, 0o on.
COACHMAN# The )14 efore 4ester)14, so'e '!si/i1ns
0ot )r!n" in o!r Bierhofe 1n) 1 (1sser$4
0ot 'i8e) !( in the fi0ht ? 1 res(e/t1%e
/iti>en, Do/tor Z!'1is(ie% C Con/!ssionC
ME# Ho&M
COACHMAN# A stoo% o<er the he1)C
ESTHER# :hoM
COACHMAN# The '!si/i1ns, of /o!rseC
ME# =n/%e :ILLIE, 1re 4o! s!re 4o!re
not /onf!sin0 thin0sM
COACHMAN# Yester)14, 1n) 4o! )i)nt
he1r it fro' 'e, the4 r1(e) %itt%e Li>e%otC
ME# :hoM
COACHMAN# The '!si/i1nsC E<er4one "no&s 1o!t itC
ESTHER# Ho&M
COACHMAN# A((1rent%4 the4 &ere )rin"in0 s/hn1((s
to0ether 1n) then the4 &ent for 1 &1%" in
the &oo)s 1n)A.
ME# I' sorr4, 1re &e in Mitten&1%)M
COACHMAN# Most /ert1in%4 4o! 1reC
ME# An) this is &here the Festi<1% of
C%1ssi/1% Vio%in M!si/ t1"es (%1/eM
COACHMAN# C%1ssi/1%, Non$C%1ssi/1% ? I h1<ent 0ot 1
/%!eC
ME# :h1t )r!n"enness, &h1t r1(in0 1re 4o!
t1%"in0 1o!t, =n/%e :ILLIE, &hen
Mitten&1%) o!0ht to e &here 4o! /1n
he1r BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN, 2RIE2
1n) MENDELSSOHNC
COACHMAN# Dont 1s" 'e 1o!t 2rie0s or
Men)e%ssohns, !t this 4e1r the '!si/i1ns
h1<e F!st hit the roofC 3erh1(s the4<e
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een )rin"in0 the &ron0 eerM 2o) "no&sC
A it of )r!n"en si%%iness 1n) the o))
s/!ff%e B1<1ri1ns /1n (!t !( &ith, !t r1(e
1n) sin0in0 r!)e son0s 1%% ni0ht %on0,
th1ts e4on) 1 Fo"eC Are 4o! 4o!n0!ns
re1%%4 '!si/i1nsM
ESTHER# M4 h!s1n) is 1 <io%inistC
COACHMAN# Hes )resse) "in) of f!nn4C
ME# F!nn4M Are 4o! o"14, =n/%e :ILLIEM
COACHMAN# M!si/i1ns !se) to )ress %i"e th1t, !t
no&A
ESTHER# I' 0oin0 '1)C
COACHMAN# No& its 1%% B1<1ri1n n1tion1% /ost!'esC
B14ris/he Tr1/htC The 'en 1re &e1rin0
%e1ther tro!sers, e'roi)ere) shirts, <ests,
/o1ts, 01iters, /1(s &ith fe1thers or
horseh1ir r!shes in the', thi/"$so%e)
oots, 1n) the &o'en 1re &e1rin0
(in1foresC
ESTHER# Are 4o! Fo"in0M
COACHMAN# At the %1st Festi<1%, t&o or three 4e1rs 10o,
the '!si/i1ns &ere )resse) /o'(%ete%4
)ifferent%4C The4 &ent ro!n) in s!its,
&hite shirts, ties, o&s, e1!tif!%%4 shine)$
!( shoes, e<en to( h1tsA.
ME# This is so'e "in) of st!(i) )re1'C
COACHMAN# 6!st %oo"C There the4 0oA 6!st )ont into 1
fi0ht &ith the', (%e1seC

I s1& 1 0ro!( of t&ent4$or$so (eo(%e,
1%% )resse) in B1<1ri1n n1tion1% /ost!'es.
The4 &ere 0oin0 )o&n the 'i))%e of the
roo', 1//or)ions %1rin0 1n) sin0in0
%o!)%4#
Oh, )e1rest A!0!stine, A!0!stine,
A!0!stine,
Oh, )e1rest A!0!stine, e<er4thin0 is %ost,
Theres no 'one4, no 0ir%s,
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E<er4thin0 is %ost, A!0!stine,
Oh, )e1rest A!0!stine,
E<er4thin0 %ostC
AAAAAAAAAAA
O, )! %ieer A!0!stin.
A%%es ist hin.
E E E
ME# H1) the4 /o'e for the Festi<1%M
ESTHER# I<e 0ot itC
There '!st e t&o festi<1%s h1((enin0
in Mitten&1%) 1t the s1'e ti'eC
ME# Yo!re ri0ht, '4 )e1rC
ESTHER# No& e<er4thin0 '1"es senseC
ME# To'orro& '1estro FLESCH is /o'in0
&ith the or/hestr1, 1n) in the e<enin0 &e%%
h1<e the )ress rehe1rs1%C :e 1re the ones
o(enin0 the Festi<1% of C%1ssi/1% Vio%in
M!si/ &ith Men)e%ssohns Con/erto for
Vio%in 1n) Or/hestr1C Are 4o! %istenin0 to
!s, =n/%e :ILLIEM
COACHMAN# I<e he1r) nothin0 1o!t this H)e/entI
se/on) festi<1%. So, I' t1"in0 4o! to the
Or01ni>in0 Co''itteeC The4%% sort
e<er4thin0 o!t thereC
ME# Then %ets 0oC
ESTHER# Th1n" 2o), th1ts e<er4thin0 (!t in its
(%1/eC
COACHMAN# Yo! "no& &h1tM
ME# :h1tM
COACHMAN# I<e st1rte) to )o!t '4se%f. I%% &1it for
4o! 4 the entr1n/e. If e<er4thin0s o"14,
then %et 'e "no& 1n) I%% e on '4 &14.
:e%%, 1n) if 4o! nee) to 0et 4o!rse%<es o!t
of Mitten&1%), =n/%e :ILLIE 1n) his
Rosin1nt 1re 1t 4o!r ser<i/e. O"14M
ME# E<er4thin0%% e 0re1tC
COACHMAN# Fin0ers /rosse)C B!t I%% &1it.
O"14, &ere hereC Dont for0et 4o!r /1seC
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ME# Oh, I) e he%(%ess
&itho!t th1t /1se, =n/%e :ILLIEC
ESTHER, 1re 4o! &ith 'eM
ME# Fore<erC
E(iso)e .L
A(ri% *L, *-..
*.#.@
:e &ent into the f1'o!s 3ost Hote%.
The first thin0 I noti/e) &1s the 01therin0 of (eo(%e# 'en,
&o'en, e<en /hi%)ren ? 1%% )resse) in B1<1ri1n /ost!'esG the4
&ere fi%%in0 the hote%s <1st fo4er ? s1t 1ro!n) in 1r'/h1irs, on
stoo%s, sof1s 1n) &1%"in0 1/" 1n) forth ho%)in0 1//or)ions,
/%1rinets, <io%ins, e%%s, r1t/hets, (i(es, )r!'sA
The so!n) of <1rio!s son0s &1s /o'in0 fro' <1rio!s (%1/es,
1n) it &1s )iffi/!%t to (i/" o!t one (1rti/!%1r t!ne. It &1s re1%%4
nois4C
I noti/e) the hote%s s'1%% B1<1ri1n eer ho!se thro!0h the
si>e1%e o(en )oor# on the t1%es, &hi/h h1) '1in%4 '!si/i1ns
sittin0 1t the', there &ere steins of eer, ott%es of s/hn1((s,
(r!ne (1stries, frie) N!rner0 s1!s10es 1n) f1'o!s Bes"i)en
s1!s10es, 1n) so on.
Of /o!rse, '1n4 of the '!si/i1ns &ere H'err4IC The4 &ere
on their feet )1n/in0 1n) sin0in0 1t the to(s of their <oi/es.
ESTHER 1n) I /o!%) see the (1rti/i(1nts of one of the
Festi<1%s, 1n) 1s for the 'ore Hso%i) (eo(%eI, those &ho h1)
/o'e for the /%1ssi/1% '!si/i1n festi<1%, the4 /o!%) not e seen 1t
1%%.
I fe%t 1s if these ? if 4o! %i"e ? Hserio!s '!si/i1nsI 'i0ht &e%%
tr4 to t1"e the <io%in /1se 1&14 fro' 'e, t1"e o!t the <io%in 1n)
(%14 so'ethin0 Fo%%4 on M1ster K%ot>s <io%in.
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Th1t HBer%in fe1rI h1) 101in t1"en o<er 'e.
ESTHER# C1%' )o&nC :e nee) to fin) so'eo)4
fro' the Festi<1% Or01ni>in0 Co''ittee
1n) then &e%% 0et e<er4thin0 sorte).
ME# Yes, )e1rC
E<er4thin0%% e/o'e /%e1r soonC
E E E
I /1ref!%%4 %oo"e) 1ro!n) the fo4er, 1n) there, f1r in the
/orner, I s1& '4 o%) <io%inist frien) fro' the Ber%in Hi0her
S/hoo% of M!si/, :ALTER LAN2E ? 1n in/re)i%4 t1%%, s"inn4,
s%o!/hin0 4o!n0 '1n &ith 0%1sses, ho%)in0 1 <io%in /1se ? F!st 1s
I &1s ? 1n) %e1nin0 his 1/" 101inst the &1%%.
ME# JTo ESTHERK LAN2E &i%% )efinite%4
"no& &here I /1n 0et '4 h1n)s on so'e
/on/ert t1i%s 1ro!n) here.
ESTHER# Yes, (1(1 re1%%4 %et 4o! )o&nC
ME# It &1snt his f1!%t, '4 )e1r. I !n)erst1n).
ESTHER 1n) I &ent !( to hi', s'i%in0 1n) h1((4 to see hi'.
LAN2E# JLoo"in0 non(%!sse) 1n) tire)K
Ah. Is th1t 4o!, ROSNERM
ME# Hi, :ALTERC Been here %on0M
He shoo" '4 h1n) in 1 r1ther !nener0eti/ &14.
LAN2E# Thir) )14 to)14C
ME# Is e<er4thin0 o"14M :hen 1re 4o! onM I
re'e'er 4o! &ere rehe1rsin0 the
BEETHOVENC
LAN2E# I /!rse the )14 I /1'e hereC
ME# :h1t h1((ene), '4 )e1r LAN2EM
LAN2E# The4 sto%e '4 'one4C I<e 0ot on%4 '4
ret!rn ti/"et to Ber%inC I h1<ent e1ten
1n4thin0 for t&o )14sC ROSNER, !4 'e
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so'ethin0C I' h1<in0 tro!%e F!st
st1n)in0C For0i<e 'e, BENNYC I nee) to
e1tC
ME# Of /o!rse, &e%% h1<e %!n/h to0ether. An)
&h1t )o 4o! 'e1n 1o!t Ber%inM The
Festi<1% is st1rtin0 on A(ri% 9@thC H1<e 4o!
h1) se/on) tho!0htsM :ere e8(e/tin0
M1estro FLESCH 1n) o!r Conser<1tor4
or/hestr1 1n4 'in!te no&C :e<e 0ot
e<er4thin0 1he1) of !s, 1n) 4o!re ?
Ber%in, Ber%inA
LAN2E# So 4o!re not 1&1re of &h1ts een
h1((enin0M
ME# NoC
LAN2E# O"14, I' not 0oin0 to e the one to
fri0hten 4o!. Yo! 0o !( to the se/on)
f%oor. First )oor on the ri0ht ? th1ts the
Or01ni>in0 Co''ittee offi/e. As" for
FRIDA :IRT ? shes 1 e1!tif!% &o'1nC
L1!0hs for no re1sonC She%% 0et 4o! !($to$
s(ee).
ESTHER# JNer<o!s%4K :h1ts h1((ene), Mr
LAN2EM
LAN2E# I )ont re1%%4 %i"e t1%"in0 1o!t it. Sorr4.
Fr1!%ein, )o 4o! h1<e 1n4 s&eets on 4o!M
ESTHER# NoC
LAN2E# Th1ts too 1)C
ME# 6!st 1 se/on), '4 )e1r.
I%% e 1/" soon. :h1t nonsense this is.
ESTHER# At %e1st %e1<e the <io%in /1se &ith 'e.
ME# No, I%% e )rin"in0 '4
H/!( of (oisonI to the en).
E(iso)e .L
Enterin0 the roo' &here the Festi<1% Or01ni>in0 Co''ittee
&1s 'e1nt to e, I !'(e) into the e1!tif!% %on)e ? 2er'1n
&ith 1n o(!%ent sh1(e 1n) 0ir%4 (i0t1i%s.
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ME# Sorr4, I' %oo"in0 for
Fr1!%ein :IRT. FRIDA :IRT.
LADY# JL1!0hin0 for no re1sonK
Th1ts 'eC
ME# Ver4 (%e1se) to 'eet 4o!C I' ROSNER,
BEN6AMIN ROSNER. I' t1"in0 (1rt in
the Festi<1% of C%1ssi/1% Vio%in M!si/.
LADY# JL1!0hin0 for no re1sonK ROSNERM
BEN6AMIN ROSNERM 6!st 1 'in!teC
3%e1se, t1"e 1 se1tC
I s1t )o&n 1n) %1i) the /!rse) <io%in /1se on '4 %1(.
Fr1!%ein :IRT J%1!0hin0 for no re1sonK o(ene) 1 '101>ine
1n) st1rte) 7!i/"%4 f%i/"in0 thro!0h the (10es, 1s if %oo"in0 for
so'ethin0 i'(ort1nt.
FRIDA# J:itho!t %oo"in0 !(, 1n) %1!0hin0 for no
re1sonK An) &h4 h1<e 4o! /o'e to
Mitten&1%)M
ME# JAn0ri%4, s1r/1sti/1%%4K I<e een )4in0 to
0o s"iin0.
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0 for no re1sonK Yester)14 &e %et
e<er4one &hos t1"in0 (1rt "no& th1tA
ME# JConf!se)K M4 Festi<1%M
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0K An) so'eone /1%%e) LAN2E
/1'e, too. Hes /o'(%ete%4 in/oherentC
S14s so'e B1<1ri1n '!si/i1ns sto%en his
'one4C :e%%, &e too" (it4 on the (oor
thin0 1n) o!0ht hi' 1 ret!rn ti/"et to
Ber%in o!t of Festi<1% f!n)s. I ho(e hes
0oin0 to)14C M4 2o), I' so tire)A
ME# C1n 4o! (%e1se te%% 'e &h1ts h1((ene)M
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0K ThereC
She stoo) !(,
&ent o<er to the &in)o&,
too" 1 ro%% of (1(er fro' the &in)o&si%%
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1n)A.. o(ene) it.
Lo!)%4 I re1) o!t the 1nno!n/e'ent#
IN ACCORDANCE :ITH THE DEMANDS
OF THE :ORKERS OF 2ERMANY
IN THE CITY OF MITTEN:ALD,
THE FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL VIOLIN M=SIC
:ILL INSTEAD BE RE3LACED BY
THE FESTIVAL OF B A V A R I A N
SIN2IN2 ENSEMBLES
THE FESTIVAL :ILL COMMENCE ON
A3RIL 9@, *-.., ON THE BIRTHDAY OF
s D O L F H I T L E R.
ENTRANCE FREE FOR ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS.
:ELCOMEC
THE OR2ANIZIN2 COMMITTEE
I noti/e) the te8t of the 1nno!n/e'ent &1s &ritten on 1 &hite
stri( of (1(er th1t h1) een st!/" o<er 1 (oster th1t I "ne& 1%% too
&e%% ? one th1t h1) /o'(%ete%4 )ifferent /ontents th1t I h1) 0ot to
"no& in Ber%in 1t Mr MAY L=TZEs 2!ttener0 Herit10e
(rintin0 ho!se.
FRIDA# JS!))en%4 &ith 1 <er4 stri/t toneK
Tr!e, it &1s %1te on, !t 1%% the s1'e &e
)i) infor' 1%% (1rti/i(1nts of 4o!r Festi<1%
th1t the o%) &14s 1re finishe). O!r %on0$
s!fferin0 /it4 is no& )e1%in0 &ith the
tr1nsfor'1tion of 2er'1n4s '!si/1%
/!%t!re itse%f. No& &e nee) 1nners,
'1r/hes, fo%"%ore 1n) :10nerC
Me# :h1t 1o!t o'sM
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0K :e h1<ent h1) 1n4
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or)ers re01r)in0 o's 7!ite 4etC
ME# Dont 4o! &orr4, the4re )efinite%4 on their
&14C B4 the &14, M1estro FLESCH 1n)
the Conser<1tor4 Or/hestr1 &i%% e
1rri<in0 to'orro&. :h1t 1re 4o! 0oin0 to
s14 to the'M
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0K The4re not /o'in0C
ME# Co'e 101inM
FRIDA# JSerio!s%4K The 7!estion is /%ose), Mr
ROSNERC B!t &e sti%% h1<e one thin0 &e
nee) to t1"e /1re of 1s re01r)s 4o!.
ME# I no %on0er &ish to %isten to 4o! &h1t 4o!
h1<e to s14C
FRIDA# Its to )o &ith
M1ster K%ot>s <io%in.
Do 4o! h1<e itM
ME# Yes.
FRIDA# Sho& it to 'eC
I o(ene) the %i) of the /1se, (!%%e) the instr!'ent o!t 1n) %1i)
it on Fr1!%ein :IRTs )es".
ME# ThereC
FRIDA# JSerio!s%4K
Does it (%14M
ME# I' sorr4M
FRIDA# JSerio!s%4K
:h1t )ont 4o! !n)erst1n)M
I' 1s"in0 &hether or not it (%14sC
ME# It )oes &hen I' ho%)in0 it. S1tisfie)M
FRIDA# JL1!0hin0K
Yes. 3%e1se &1it for 'e.
She %eft the roo', %e1<in0 'e /o'(%ete%4 )istr1!0ht.
M4 h1n)s sh1"in0, I ro%%e) !( the o%) (oster J&ith its st!/"$on
(ie/e of (1(er 1n) ne& 1nno!n/e'entK.
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I re1%%4 &1nte) to str1n0%e, %iter1%%4, e<er4one ? e<er4one ?
e<er4one &ho "e(t on s(e1"in0 on eh1%f of the (eo(%e.
E E E
ESTHER r1n into the roo'. Seein0 th1t I &1s <er0in0 on
!rstin0 into te1rs, she h!00e) 'e 1n) &his(ere)#
ESTHER# It%% soon e o<er.
ME# :h1t 1re 4o! on 1o!t, ESTHERM
ESTHER# I' not 0oin0 to "ee( 4o! 0!essin0
!t it%% 1%% soon e o<erC
ME# Yo! /1nt i'10ineA
ESTHER# I "no& e<er4thin0C Theres not 0oin0 to e
1n4 Festi<1% of C%1ssi/1% Vio%in M!si/ 1n)
the4re 0oin0 to t1"e M1ster K%ot>s <io%in
1&14 fro' 4o!C
ME# :ho to%) 4o!M :i%% the4 re1%%4 t1"e the
<io%in 1&14M
ESTHER# YesC R!iet )o&nC Th1t 01%in0 %on)eA
ME# Fr1!%ein :IRTC
ESTHER# Shes F!st H/1%%e) it inI 1n)
to%) the' the K%ot> is here in her roo'C
ME# Th1t 'e1ns the 1!thorities 1n) (eo(%e fro'
the '!se!' &i%% e sho&in0 !( 1n4
'in!te.
ESTHER# JKissin0 'eK Th1ts &h1t I' s14in0 ?
it%% 1%% soon e o<erC
ME# I' so tire), ESTHERC
ESTHER# C1%' )o&nC
E E E
M!se!' re(resent1ti<e Mr :EBER 1n) 'e'ers of the
1!8i%i1r4 (o%i/e ? the stor' troo(ers ? /1'e into the roo', 1n)
&itho!t so '!/h 1s 1 She%%o soon e8e/!te) (roto/o%
HConfis/1tion of <1%!1%e ite' n!'er s!/h$1n)$s!/h fro'
A!stri1n /iti>en BEN6AMIN ROSNER, to &ho' the
1fore'entione) ite' h1) een 0i<en for te'(or1r4 !seIC
E<er4one si0ne) ? e<en ESTHER 1n) /1/"%in0 Fr1!%ien
:IRT 1s (ro/e)!r1% &itnesses of the !n)ert1"en.
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E(iso)e .;
2oin0 )o&n to the hote% fo4er, &e &ere %oo"in0 for the
st1r<in0 :ALTER LAN2E to t1"e hi' o!t for %!n/h.
:e fo!n) the %1n"4 <io%inist in &h1t see'e) to !s 7!ite 1
nonsensi/1% (%1/e# h1<in0 f!n s1t &ith B1<1ri1n '!si/i1ns,
)rin"in0 eer 1n) enFo4in0 so'e 1ro'1ti/ s1!s10es.
LAN2E# JIn 1 &on)erf!% 'oo)K BENNY, /o'e
hereC M4 frien)s here 1re in<itin0 4o! 1n)
4o!r 0ir%frien)C Isnt th1t ri0htM
He t!rne) to the '!si/i1ns 1n) the4 &1<e) 1t !s. I &ent 1 it
/%oser 1n) in7!ire) 1s to &h4 '4 0oo) frien)s 'oo) h1)
i'(ro<e) so )r1sti/1%%4.
LAN2E# Yo! "no& &h1t, the4<e fo!n) 1 (%1/e for
'eC An) the4%% fin) one for 4o! if, of
/o!rse, 4o! )ont t!rn the' )o&n. :h1t
)o 4o! s14M
ME# Yo!re 0oin0 to (%14 in 1 fo%" ense'%eM
After e<er4thin0 4o!<e een thro!0h &ith
Beetho<enM
LAN2E# I' 2er'1nC I sho!%) t1"e (ri)e in '4 fo%"
herit10eC I' 0oin0 to (%14 /heer4 t!nesC
I<e h1) eno!0h of 4o!r Beetho<en 1n)
th1t Br1h's of 4o!rs 1s &e%%C I' in 1
0oo) 'oo)C B1<1ri1ns &ont %e1<e 1
(erson in the %!r/hC The4re re1% frien)sC
I' 0oin0 to (!t on 1 n1tion1% /ost!'e ?
short tro!sers 1n) 1 h1t &ith fe1thers in itC
After to)14 4o! /1n /onsi)er 'e 1 (1rt of
'4 (eo(%eC :ere 0oin0 to te1r !( the
Tre1t4 of Vers1i%%esC HeiA Hei%C
He &1s )r!n", /heerf!% 1n), it see'e) to 'e, /o'(%ete%4
/ontentC
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In !nison the B1<1ri1ns 1s"e) ESTHER 1n) ME to Foin the'
1t their t1%e.
ME# For0i<e 'e, I' in 1 h!rr4. :h1ts 'ore
H!nfort!n1te%4I &e 1re 6e&s 1n), I' s!re,
4o! &o!%)nt fee% /o'fort1%e sh1rin0 the
t1%e &ith !s.
It see'e) the '!si/i1ns /o!%)nt 0i<e 1 )1'n 1o!t the
st!(i) H6e&ish R!estionI.
Be1rin0 their so!%s, the4 in<ite) !s to Foin the' 1 se/on) ti'e,
1n) one '1)e 7!ite (%1in &h1t he fe%t 1o!t the 1nti$Se'iti/
senti'ent 0oin0 ro!n).
BAVARIAN *# The 'ost i'(ort1nt thin0 for !s is th1t
so'eone is 1 0oo) (ersonC :e%% '1"e
roo' for 4o! in the 0ro!( so'eho&. Yo!
/1n e s!re of th1tC Loo", the
2ESENKLE:ERS nee) 1 fi))%er.
He%'!ts /o'(%ete%4 (isse) ? he s14s his
h1n)s h1<e 0ot the sh1"esC A' I ri0htM
BAVARIAN 9# He%'!ts 1 'e)io/re fi))%er, !tA
hes the ri0ht "in) of 0!4.
BAVARIAN .# He %eft for M!ni/h 4ester)14.
:e &ere s1t to0ether. It &1s f!n.
I th1n"e) the Hfo%"%oristsI 1n) 1)e the '!si/i1ns 1 &1r'
f1re&e%% &ho, sho&in0 their s4'(1th4 &ith the 6e& J!t 1%so
H0oo) (ersonIK, 1ffe/tion1te%4 1n) )e1fenin0%4 %o!)%4 st1rte) to
sin0#
Bier her, Bier her, o)er i/h f1%% !', F!/hee
Bier her, Bier her, o)er i/h f1%% !'.
:enn i/h ni/ht 0%ei/h Bier e"!''
S/h'eis i/h )ie 01n>e Knei(e !'
Bier herAA
ttttttttttt
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Beer o<er here, Beer o<er here, or I%% hit the f%oor,
Beer o<er here, Beer o<er here, or I%% hit the f%oor,
If I )ont 0et 1 eer ri0ht no&
I%% t!rn the &ho%e t1<ern !(si)e )o&n,
Beer o<er hereAA
E(iso)e .O
A(ri% *L, *-..
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:e %eft the hote%.
I h!00e) ESTHER 1n) inst1nt%4 &1s sho/"e) to fin) the 1r'
so !se) to /%!t/hin0 the <io%in /1se &1s s!))en%4 1s %i0ht 1s 1
fe1therC
I %oo"e) 1ro!n) 1t the forest$en/r!ste) 'o!nt1ins th1t
s!rro!n)e) Mitten&1%) 1n) s!))en%4 &1nte) to t1"e off 1n) f%4
!(&1r)sC
HCo!%) M1ster K%ot>s <io%in re1%%4 h1<e een th1t he1<4MI I
tho!0ht, 1n) then 1s"e) ESTHER.
ME# Co!%) M1ster K%ot>s <io%in re1%%4 h1<e
een th1t he1<4M
ESTHER# :h1t 1re 4o! t1%"in0 1o!t, BENNYM
ME# I' t1%"in0 1o!t 1
r!n$of$the$'i%%
'!si/i1n instr!'ent.
ESTHER# Yo!r f1/e h1s /h1n0e).
ME# JS'i%in0K
Oh, h1s itM
ESTHER# Its e/o'e /%e1r, %i"e this )14C
ME# Yo! "no& &h4M
ESTHER# I )oC Yo!re no %on0er &orrie) the4re
0oin0 to t1"e th1t <io%in off 4o!, 1n)
4o!re not /1rr4in0 th1t fe1r 1n4'ore.
ME# Yes, 4o!re ri0htC The4 too" 1&14 MY
FEAR 1s the4 /onfis/1te) the instr!'entC
ESTHER# I to%) 4o! e<er4thin0 &o!%) e o<er soonC
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ME# Yo! "no&, )es(ite e<er4thin0, Mitten&1%)
re1%%4 is 1 &on)erf!% /it4.
ESTHER# Mitten&1%) is 1 tr!%4 '1r<e%%o!s /it4C
ME# JS(ottin0 =n/%e :ILLIE &ho h1) een
e8(e/tin0 !sK An) so'e of the ni/est
/o1/h'en in the &ho%e of 2er'1n4 %i<e
hereC
ESTHER# JA%so noti/in0 :ILLIE STRA=SK
C1n 4o! i'10ine, he &1ite) for !sC
I tho!0ht &e) een 1n eternit4.
ME# I %oo"e) 1t the ti'e. The hote% /%o/" s14s
&e<e on%4 een he%) !( here 1n ho!r. Not
'ore th1n th1tA
ESTHER# A %ots /h1n0e) in th1t ti'eC
ME# Re1%%4 7!ite 1 %ot, '4 )e1rC
:e he1)e) for the Ht&o$se1terI /1rri10e.
COACHMAN# Th1t 7!i/"%4M
ME# Th1n" 4o! for not %e1<in0.
COACHMAN# Dont th1n" 'eC I<e 0ot it 1%% /1%/!%1te) ?
there 1re no 'ore tr1ins /o'in0 in to)14,
1n) (i/"in0 !( (1ssen0ers is e1siest
o!tsi)e hote%sC
ESTHER# An) there &e &ere thin"in0
4o! &ere ein0 1%% 1%tr!isti/C
COACHMAN# :h1ts th1t 4o! s1i), Fr1!%einM
ESTHER# A%tr!isti/AC
COACHMAN# M4 s!rn1'es STRA=S ? (%e1se /1%% 'e
=n/%e :ILLIEC I' 1t 4o!r ser<i/eC :e
1re &e he1)e)M
ME# A!stri1C
ESTHER# A!stri1C
ME# Lon0 %i<e A!stri1C
COACHMAN# :h1t 1o!t 4o!r Festi<1%M
ME# Another ti'e, =n/%e :ILLIEC
ESTHER# Another ti'e, =n/%e :ILLIEC
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COACHMAN# A!stri1 is s(ittin0 )ist1n/e fro' hereC M4
Rosin1nt &i%% 0et !s to A!stri1, or 'ore
(re/ise%4, to the st1te of T4ro%, in 1 f%1shC
:e%% then, '1"e 4o!rse%<es /o'fort1%eA
Ah, 4 the &14, &heres 4o!r <io%inM
ESTHER# Yo!re 1n e8tre'e%4 oser<1nt /o1/h'1nC
COACHMAN# :e%%, it &1s /%e1r ho& (1inf!%%4 )e1r it &1s
to 4o!C
ME# 31inf!%%4 he1<4C
COACHMAN# Then /on0r1t!%1tions on re%ie<in0 4o!rse%f
of th1t &ei0ht4 (ro%e'C The4 s14 its 1%%
for the estA
ESTHER# A%% for the estC
COACHMAN# O"14, %ets 0oC I%% t1"e 4o! to Seefe%),
so'e&here ni/eC Fro' Seefe%) 4o! /1n 0et
to Innsr!/" 1n) fro' there, Vienn1 isnt
f1rA
E(iso)e .Q
A(ri% *L, *-..
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:e 0ot o<er the or)er &ith no tro!%e 1t 1%%# 1/" then Jin
*-..K, the 2er'1n 1!thorities &ere h1((4 for 6e&s to e'i0r1te
fro' 2er'1n4.
So the or)er 1n) /!sto's offi/ers &ishe) 2er'1n /iti>en
ESTHER HIRSCH 1 (%e1s1nt Fo!rne4, !t not 1 ret!rn one.
E E E
The Hso'e&here ni/eI th1t h1) een (ro'ise) 1/" in
Mitten&1%) 4 =n/%e :ILLIE t!rne) o!t to e the Hote% Sees(it>
on Innsr!/"str1sse ? in the (rett4 A%(ine resort of Seefe%).
S14in0 0oo)4e, 1n) /o!ntin0 the 'one4 &e h1) (1i) for the
tri(, the COACHMAN 01<e !s 1 fin1% %esson#
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COACHMAN# Yo! "no& &h1tM A /%e<er (erson &o!%)nt
%e1<e Seefe%) for 1n4&here e%se, if of
/o!rse hes 0ot eno!0h in his &1%%etC Be
h1((4C
As the o%) horse ? n1'e) Rosin1nt ? t!rne) 1/" to&1r)s
2er'1n4 1n) then )is1((e1re) in the )!st fro' the ro1), &e 1)e
o!r Fo%%4 )ri<er, Mr Str1!s, f1re&e%% to0ether#
HSee 4o! in etter ti'es, =n/%e :ILLIECI
B1/" then, ESTHER 1n) I )i)nt s!s(e/t th1t those Hetter
ti'esI &o!%) on%4 /o'e in 1 %on0, %on0 ti'e.
E(iso)e .-
A(ri% *;, *-..
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H1<in0 )e/i)e) to st14 1t the hote%, &e &ere (%1nnin0 on
he1)in0 to Vienn1 J<i1 Innsr!/"K the <er4 ne8t 'ornin0.
:e &ere in '!/h etter s(irits 1n) if &e h1)nt &1nte) to see
the f1'i%4 so 1)%4, &e &o!%) h1<e st14e) in Seefe%) for '!/h,
'!/h %on0er.
E E E
:e '1)e %o<e in the Sees(it>, 1n) 1fter&1r)s I fe%t 1s if those
t&o h1n)s th1t h1) een re%ie<e) of the &ei0htiness of th1t
)1'ne) <io%in /1se h1) een !s!r(e) 4 ten %i's, %i"e Shi<1,
the In)i1n 2o)C
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Th1t ni0ht, %4in0 in the s1'e e) 1s ESTHER, %istenin0 to her
re1the in her s%ee(, for the first ti'e in '1n4 4e1rs I /1!0ht
'4se%f thin"in0 th1t %ife /o!%) e %i<e) h1((i%4 &itho!t '!si/
st10es. HIn the en), I /o!%) t1"e !( (i1no$t!nin0 ? th1n" 2o) '4
'!si/1% e1r h1snt f1i%e) 'e 4et,I I tho!0ht.
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Free fro' 2er'1n4s fe1rs 1n) /on/erns, 1t th1t 'o'ent I
s!))en%4 &1nte) not to (%14 the <io%in '4se%f, !t to %isten to
other (eo(%e (%14 1n) F!st enFo4 the '!si/.
Ho&e<er, '4 h1n)s ? &hi/h &ere not /onstr1ine) 4 free$
thin"in0 inte%%e/t ? !se) to (%14 4 the'se%<es 1%% the ti'e, 1n)
there &1s nothin0 I /o!%) )o 1o!t th1t /ontr1)i/tion.
E E E
E<er4thin0 for set for '4 )e(1rt!re &hen s!))en%4 I s1&
so'eone !s"in0 ne8t to the 0r1n) 1r/h of the hote%s '1in )oors.
He %oo"e) %i"e so'e "in) of /h1r1/ter fro' 1n An)ersen t1%e ?
&ith 1 0%o&in0 0in0er e1r), %on0 auev, 1 t1tt4 h1t on his he1)
1n) in front of his shoes ? 1n o(en /1se for A!stri1n (ennies, or
(erh1(s e<en shi%%in0s, to e thro&n into.
He see'e) to 'e %i"e so'e "in) of HChrist'1s &i>1r)I &ho
0r1nte) 1%% /hi%)rens &ishes.
He stoo) there &ith his e1r), ho%)in0 his <io%in 1n) o&,
%oo"in0 1t 'e 1n) s'i%in0.
M4 ESTHER &1s s1t on her s!it/1se, si%ent, 1n) ? 1s I noti/e)
? &1t/hin0 !s <er4 /%ose%4.
So'e "in) of !n"no&n for/e &1s &i%%in0 'e to &1%" o<er to
the street '!si/i1n. :itho!t 1 &or), the e1r)e) '1n he%) the
<io%in o!t for 'e. The instr!'ent &1s o%), !n/1re)$for, 1n) there
&ere 1 fe& sh1%%o& /r1/"s in (%1/es.
I t!ne) !( the strin0s 1n) st1rte) to (%14.
:h1t &1s so !n!s!1% 1o!t the sit!1tion &1s th1t, ao
abow[Zihcc hb[x[pc, I /o!%)nt re'e'er &h1t I h1) (%14e) in
front of the Sees(it> Hote%C
It &1s 1%so str1n0e th1t there &1snt 1nother so!% on
Innsr!/"str1sse )!rin0 '4 Hstreet /on/ertI, e8/e(t for 'e, the
'!si/i1n 1n) ESTHERG not one /1rri10e or /1r. Not e<en 1n4one
/o'in0 o!t of the hote% to see &h1t &1s h1((enin0.
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B!t I re'e'er &e%% th1t I (%14e) for 7!ite 1 %on0 ti'e 1n)
th1t I &1s thoro!0h%4 enFo4in0 '4se%f.
I h1) ne<er e8(erien/e) s!/h )e%i0ht fro' '!si/ in 1%% '4
%ife.
N e < e rC
:hen it finishe) 1n) I h1n)e) the <io%in 1/" to the '1n &ith
the e1r), he !ttere) the s1/re) &or)s#
HY o ! ( % 1 4 e ) % i " e ) 1 2 O DCI
After th1t, the '1n %iter1%%4 )is1((e1re), <1nishe) into thin 1ir.
So h1) there re1%%4 een 1 !s"er on Innsr!/"str1sseM
H1) I (%14e) on 1n o%), /r1/"e) <io%in on Inns!r/"str1sseM
To this )14 I &o!%) sti%% e 0!essin0 1s to &hether it h1) re1%%4
h1((ene) 1t 1%%, !t one testi'on4 %e1<es 'e in no )o!t#
HY o ! ( % 1 4 e ) % i " e 1 2 O DCI
ESTHERs &or)s.
E E E
3 A R T T H R E E
E 3 I L O 2 = E
E ( i s o ) e + @
:EST BERLIN
*-;*. A!0!st *+. Mornin0.
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The S1<o4 Hote%. The st4%ish 1(1rt'ent of &or%)$reno&ne)
<io%inist BEN6AMIN ROSNER.
BENNY ROSNER is in his roo'. He is s1t 1t his )es",
%istenin0 to the r1)io &hi%st sortin0 thro!0h so'e !siness
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)o/!'ents. He is &e1rin0 1n e8(ensi<e si%" 1throe 1n)
s'o"in0 1 C!1n /i01r.
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The soft tones of M1r%ene Dietri/hs son0s /1n e he1r)
/o'in0 fro' the r1)io, &ith !%%etins of the %1test ne&s re0!%1r%4
interr!(tin0 the '!si/. The to( stor4#
T h e B e r % i n : 1 % % $ B e r % i n e r M 1 ! e r C
The ne&sre1)er#
HThe &1%% is ein0 ere/te) !(on the reso%!te re/o''en)1tion
of the se/ret1ries of the Co''!nists 1n) :or"ers 31rties of
those /o!ntries si0ne) !( to the :1rs1& 31/tAI
H:e re'in) %isteners th1t !nti% the &1%%s /onstr!/tion the or)er
et&een the &estern 1n) e1stern (1rts of Ber%in &1s o(en.I
HThe )i<i)in0 %ine 0oes ri0ht thro!0h streets, ho!ses, 1n) L+
/1n1%s 1n) other &1ter&14sAI
HEi0ht4$one street /he/"(oints, thirteen inter/h1n0es on the
'etro 1n) the %o/1% o<er0ro!n) r1i% net&or" &ere offi/i1%%4 !(
1n) r!nnin0AI
HThirt4 tho!s1n) (eo(%e f%e) fro' the e1st to the &est of
Ber%in in 6!%4 *-;* 1%one.I
HOn A!0!st O, *-;*, the E1st 2er'1n Co''!nist 31rt4
3o%it!ro too" the )e/ision to /%ose the or)er of the 2DR &ith
:est Ber%in 1n) :est 2er'1n4AI
HYester)14 the E1st Ber%in 3o%i/e &ere (!t on 1 f!%% st1te of
re1)iness 1n) 1t *1' on A!0!st *., *-;*, the Ber%in :1%% e01n
to e !i%t ? 1ro!n) 9L,@@@ 'e'ers of 'i%it1ri>e) fi0htin0
0ro!(s fro' 2DR enter(rises h1<e o//!(ie) the or)er &ith
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:est Ber%in. Their 1/tions 1re ein0 /o<ere) 4 (1rts of the E1st
2er'1n Ar'4. The So<iet Ar'4 h1s een re1)ie) for 1/tion.I
E E E
BENNY ROSNER &1s &orrie)# the /on/ert th1t h1) een set
to 0o 1he1) this e<enin0 &1s <er4 /%ose to ein0 /1%%e) off.
3eo(%e ehin) the Iron C!rt1in, &hose /o!ntr4 h1) een s(%it
off )!rin0 the /o!rse of the ni0ht, h1) 1%so een f1/in0 so'e
serio!s (ro%e's o<erni0ht.
Tr!e, the ROSNER Con/ert ti/"ets h1) 1%re1)4 een so%)
(re<io!s to this, !t there &1s sti%% the (ossii%it4 the4 /o!%) e
ret!rne) to the o8 offi/e.
If th1t &ere the /1se, HE &o!%) h1<e to (%14 in front of 1 ne1r$
e'(t4 1!)itori!'.
The sense of fe1r he h1) en/o!ntere) thirt4 4e1rs 10o &1s
0r1)!1%%4 /o'in0 1/" to hi', 1%tho!0h it fe%t 1 %itt%e )ifferent.
In the e1r%4 *-.@s the Bro&nshirts h1) '1)e his %ife )iffi/!%t,
1n) no&, in the e1r%4 *-;@s, the Re)s &1nte) to )estro4 his
Hfr10i%e &or%)I.
The !i%)in0 of the Ber%in :1%% /1'e &ith '1ni(!%1tion 1n)
%1/"'1i% fro' the =SSR 1n) the 2DR.
The thre1t of 1 Thir) :or%) :1r &1s 1%% too re1%.
E E E
ESTHER &1s /1%%in0 fro' Ne& Yor".
The '1rrie) /o!(%es /on<ers1tions /o'(rise) the s1'e
e8(ressions 1n) inton1tion 1s 1%&14s.
ESTHER# C1nt 4o! F!st 0i<e it 1%% !( 1n) %e1<e
:est Ber%inM
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BENNY# Of /o!rse notC
ESTHER# :h1t h1((ens if theres on%4 one (erson
in the 1!)ien/eM
BENNY# Then I%% e (%14in0 to one (erson.
ESTHER# An) &h1t if theres no one thereM
BENNY# :e%%, th1t /1nt h1((en.
ESTHER# :h4M
BENNY# :hen theres 1 i0 ho!se on fire, theres
1%&14s so'eone %i<in0 there &ho tries to
sit it o!t &ith 1 h1n)"er/hief o<er their
nose to "ee( the s'o"e o!t.
ESTHER# Con0r1t!%1tions for fin)in0 one
Hh1n)"er/hiefe) %istenerI. Loo" 1fter
4o!rse%f. I sho!%)nt h1<e %et 4o! 0o to
2er'1n4.
BENNY# Yo! re1%%4 thin"M
ESTHER# Its 2er'1n4, 1fter 1%%C So'eti'es it see's
1s if the4 s(%it Ber%in in t&o F!st to s(ite
4o!, the f1'o!s 6e&ish '!si/i1nC Its
1%'ost f!nn4C
BENNY# Yo!re t!rnin0 into 1 re1% A!nt Ro>e%e
JT1nte Ro>e%eK fro' Bri0hton$Be1/hG
1%&14s 'issin0 her /o!rt41r) 0ossi(in0 in
O)ess1 1n) ne0oti1tin0 &ith herse%fC
ESTHER# Yo! 'i0ht e ri0htC I<e /h1n0e) o<er the
4e1rs. I' e/o'in0 7!ite the so/i1%
!tterf%4. 3o"in0 '4 nose in e<er4&here. I
enFo4 it. I sho!%) t1"e !( so'e /h1rit4
&or". I thin" I sho!%) 0et so'e &e%%$
"no&n 6e&s to0ether.
BENNY# :hi/h (ro1%4 'e1ns 4o!%% soon e
'1n10in0 1 Ki!t> so'e&here o!t in the
:i%) :estC
E E E
The4 %1!0he).
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An ho!r %1ter ESTHER /1%%e) 101in, 1n) the /on<ers1tions
/1rrie) on in the s1'e <ein.
E E E
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A!0!st *+, *-;*
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:hen there &ere F!st t&o ho!rs %eft !nti% the /on/ert &1s
'e1nt to st1rt, the Kon>erth1!s '1n10er ? 1 4o!n0 '1n &e1rin0
1 /he/"e) F1/"et ? r1n into Mr ROSNERs roo' &itho!t
"no/"in0 or 1n4 of the !s!1% ni/eties. He &1s /1rr4in0 1 10.
MANA2ER# Mr ROSNERC Mr ROSNERC I<e r!she)
here to 0i<e 4o! the 0oo) ne&sC Not 1
sin0%e Ber%iner h1s 4et ret!rne) 1 ti/"etC
Its !nf1tho'1%eC 3eo(%e h1<e so '1n4
&orries 1n) (ro%e's no&. B!t 1 f!%%
ho!seC :ho /o!%)<e 0!esse)M
BENNY# Yo!re s14in0 th1t nothin0s 0oin0 to
/h1n0e in the ne8t t&o ho!rsM
MANA2ER# Cert1in of itC Ans/h%10C F!%% ho!seC
BENNY# Str1n0e. Drin" so'e &1terC Yo! /1n 1re%4
re1theC
MANA2ER# Th1n" 4o!. F!%% ho!seC It re1%%4 is 1 si0n of
so%i)1rit4 &ith e1/h other, 1n) to the ne&
2er'1n4C
BENNY# Interestin0C
MANA2ER# E<en if the4 !i%) ten &1%%s ten 'etres
hi0h in Ber%in to s(ite the Co''!nists, the
i''ort1% '!si/ of Men)e%ssohn &i%% sti%%
e he1r). 3eo(%e h1<e e0!n <1%!in0
free)o', the4re re1thin0 free)o' 1n)
the 2er'1ns &i%% ne<er %et the S&1sti"1 e
t1"en o<er 4 the Re) St1rC
BENNY# Then I%% e <isitin0 4o! 1 0oo) )e1%.
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MANA2ER# Yes, Mr ROSNERC Yes, M1estroC :e &1nt
to %isten to '!si/, not three$ho!r s(ee/hes
4 Co''!nist %e1)ers ? &hether its
=%ri/ht or Khr!sh/he<C To he%% &ith
the'C
BENNY# Ti'e to 0et '4se%f to0ether. I%% e1t &ith
4o!. Ah, 1n) 'ore i'(ort1nt%4C Yo!
h1<ent for0otten 1o!t '4 re7!estM
MANA2ER# Ho& /o!%) I, M1estroC
Yo!r frien)s ti/"et is &1itin0
in the Kon>erth1!s o8 offi/e.
BENNY# :e h1) 10ree) to 'eet in :est Ber%in on
the e<enin0 of A!0!st the *+th. I re1%%4
ho(eA
E(iso)e +9
A!0!st *+, *-;*
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The Kon>erth1!s
On the st10e ? the Ber%in 3hi%h1r'oni/ Or/hestr1. The so%oist
? BEN6AMIN ROSNER.
F!%% ho!se. Ans/h%10.
3%14in0 Fe%i8 Men)e%ssohn Vio%in Con/erto No.* for
Or/hestr1.
E(iso)e +.
EAST BERLIN
A!0!st *+, *-;*
@Q#@@
A (1r"in0 %ot for tr!/"s, ti((er tr!/"s, !%%)o>ers 1n) he1<4
ro1) '1/hiner4.
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The 0!1r)s h!t. A s'1%% t1%e. A sof1. A /h1ir.
An OLD MAN is st1n)in0 4 the )oors. He is &e1rin0 1
thre1)1re 1n) s%i0ht%4 )irt4 /%o1" &ith 1 hoo). He is s'o"in0
1n) %oo"in0 thro!0h the &in)o&.
Loo"in0 onto the street. A YO=N2 MAN is &1%"in0 7!i/"%4
o<er to the (1r"in0 %ot? stoo(e), /1rr4in0 1 thi/" oo" !n)er his
1r'. He 1((ro1/hes the h!t.
YO=N2 MAN# J2oin0 into the h!t, 1))ressin0 the 0!1r)K
2oo) 'ornin0, Mr Senior 2!1r)C Ho&
&1s 4o!r shiftM
OLD MAN# Fine, 6OSEFC
The <ehi/%es 1re 1%% in (%1/e, 1s !s!1%.
6OSEF# :ho nee)s the'C
OLD MAN# :h1t 1re 4o! re1)in0M
6OSEF# Sher%o/" Ho%'es.
OLD MAN# An)M Is 4o!r Sher%o/" Ho%'es
/1t/hin0 01n0ster 1n) '!r)erersM
6OSEF# :here /1n the4 hi)eC
OLD MAN# I' s!re its no e1s4 !siness for hi'.
6OSEF# :h4M Yo! "no& fro' the st1rt
he%% so%<e 1%% the /1sesC
OLD MAN# Either En0%ish /ri'in1%s 1re th1t st!(i), or
4o!r Sher%o/" Ho%'es is shre&) 1n)
reso!r/ef!% in)ee). :hi/h is itM
6OSEF# BothC I on%4 /1re its 1n interestin0 re1).
OLD MAN# :e%%, 4o! "no& est.
I ho(e 4o! h1<e 1 (e1/ef!% shift.
6OSEF# :here 1re 4o! off toM Lets sit 1n) (%14
so'e /hessC Theres no one &1itin0 for
4o!C No &ife, no "i)s. An) I' s1t here 1%%
)14 1n) ni0ht on '4 o&n. Its orin0C
OLD MAN# :e%%, th1ts &here 4o!re &ron0C To)14 I
h1<e to 'eet !( &ith 1n o%) frien)C
6OSEF# A%% the est. :hen 1re 4o! ne8t on )!t4M
OLD MAN# In 1 /o!(%e of &ee"s.
I<e t1"en the ti'e off. I<e 0ot thin0s to )o.
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6OSEF# I &ont 1s". Yo! &ont te%% 'e 1n4&14.
Yo!re 1 /%ose) oo"C The4 s14 4o!re
often in :est Ber%in.
OLD MAN# I h1<e frien)s 1n) f1'i%4 there.
6OSEF# :o!%)nt it e etter for 4o! F!st to st14
thereM Yo! h1<ent 0ot 1 &ife or /hi%)ren
here.
OLD MAN# I %i<e the &14 th1ts est for 'e.
:h1t, 4o! 0ot so'ethin0 101inst th1tM
6OSEF# Its F!st str1n0e. A &ee" 10o I s1& 4o! 1t
the &hee% of so'e f1n/4 /1r. An) efore
th1t I s1& 4o! o!tsi)e 1n e8(ensi<e
rest1!r1nt. A%% )resse) !( in 1 f1shion1%e
s!it.
OLD MAN# Th1t &1snt 'eC Yo!<e 0ot it &ron0C
6OSEF# Co'r1)e Senior 2!1r), /o!%) it e
4o!re 1 s(4M
OLD MAN# An) &ho 1' I &or"in0 forM
6OSEF# The A'eri/1nsC
OLD MAN# S/1r4C
6OSEF# Yo!re 0oin0 to the :est to)14 1s &e%%M
OLD MAN# M14e.
6OSEF# So 4o! )ont "no& 1n4thin0M
OLD MAN# No. O!r r1)ios not &or"in0.
The !% h1s %o&n.
6OSEF# I he1r) the4<e /%ose) the or)er 1n) th1t
the4re !i%)in0 so'e "in) of &1%%. Yo!
/1nt 0et o<er there.
OLD MAN# NonsenseC
6OSEF# Its Mon)14. Sh1'e I )i)nt thin" to 0et 1
(1(er. An4&14, 4o!%% '1n10e. If 4o! &1it
for the &or"'en to 1rri<e then 4o!%% 0et
the %1test ne&s off the'.
OLD MAN# Yo! %o<e to t1%", 6OSEFC See 4o!C Yo!
re1) 4o!r Sher%o/" Ho%'es 1n) "ee(
4o!rse%f o//!(ie).
6OSEF# See 4o!, Co'r1)e Senior 2!1r)C
OLD MAN# Co'r1)eM
6OSEF# I "no& 4o! )ont %i"e th1t &or)C
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OLD MAN# Its fine, !t (eo(%e h1<e )r100e) it
thro!0h the '!). 2oo)4eC
E(iso)e ++
THE OLD MAN is on the streetG the first thin0 he )oes is !4
so'e ne&s(1(ers. Not &1%"in0 1n4 'ore s%o&%4, he o(ens !( the
(1(er 1n) re1)s the 2er'1n So/i1%ist :or"ers 31rt4s Ne!es
De!ts/h%1n) he1)%ine /1ref!%%4.
After 1 &hi%e he %e1fs thro!0h the other (1(ers 1n) then
thro&s the %ot into 1 tr1sh /1n .
He &1%"s 7!i/"%4 thro!0h the streets, &itho!t %oo"in0 1ro!n)
hi', his he1) o&e)G he sto(s 4 1 '!%ti$store4 1(1rt'ent %o/",
s/1ns the f1W1)e fro' to( to otto', 1n) then 0oes inG he 0oes !(
to the fifth f%oorG he 0oes into 1 /os4 one$roo' 1(1rt'entG first
he t1"es 1 sho&er 1n) sh1<esG he )rin"s 1 /offeeG then he (!ts on
so'e e8(ensi<e /%othes ? 1 s!it, &hite shirt, n1<4$%!e tie 1n)
'o//1sins.
Before o!r <er4 e4es, the o%) '1n tr1nsfor's into 1
res(e/t1%e 0ent%e'1n.
He 0oes o<er to his )es", o(ens 1 o8, 1n) t1"es o!t his
(1ss(ort, 1 &1) of )o%%1r i%%s, :est 2er'1n '1r"s, 1 0!n, 1n) 1
(o/"et &1t/h &hi/h he /1ref!%%4 (%1/es into his s!it F1/"et.
The '1n /1ref!%%4 %oo"s 1ro!n) the roo', s&it/hes off the
%i0ht, %e1<es the 1(1rt'ent 1n) /%oses the )oorG he t1"es the %ift
)o&n to the first f%oor 1n) %e1<es the !i%)in0.
:1%"in0 7!i/"%4, he /o'es to =nter )en Lin)en Bo!%e<1r).
He &1%"s !( to 1 three$)oor *-;* B!i/" S"4%1r" /1rio%et o!tsi)e
the Hote% A)%on. Th1t sort of /1r &1s not often seen in E1st
*Q;

Ber%in ? it &1s too e8tr1<101nt for 1 /o!ntr4 !i%t on So/i1%is',
!t !nti% the e<ents of A!0!st *., *-;*, %!8!r4 /1rs often '1)e it
into the 2DR /1(it1%.
The res(e/t1%e 0ent%e'1n st1rts !( the B!i/" 1n) he1)s
north, to&1r)s BORNHOLMERSTRASSE, !t short of his
)estin1tion, he (1r"s !( o!tsi)e 1 2er'1n eerho!se ? the
Biersto%>.
E(iso)e +L
A!0!st *+, *-;*
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He 0oes into the eerho!se. Its !s!1% /%iente%e h1<e een there
sin/e the 'ornin0. Men )rin"in0 eer, /offee, re1)in0 the
ne&s(1(er 1n) )is/!ssin0 the %1test ne&s. Of /o!rse, there is on%4
one to(i/ on the 10en)1 ? the BERLIN :ALL 1n) the ne& &14
of thin0s.
3eo(%e 1re o<io!s%4 not '1"in0 their /on/erns too o<ert, F!st
in /1se 2DR se/ret 10ents 1re in the /ro&).
The res(e/t1%e 0ent%e'1n 0reets 1 n!'er of those (resent,
sits 1t 1 t1%e, s'o"es his (i(e 1n) or)ers 1 /offee fro' the
&1itress.
:AITRESS# Ri0ht this 'in!te, Mr ADLERC
Mr ADLER %oo"s 1t the /%o/" on the &1%% ? *9#@@. Mi))14,
sh1r(.
MR ADLER# I' in no r!sh, =LRIKEC
A '1n &ith 1 'o!st1/he st1n)in0 1 &14 1/" 4 the /o!nter,
&ho is 'onotono!s%4 )r4in0 eer 1n) &ine 0%1sses &ith 1 &hite
te1 to&e%, s14s She%%o to Mr ADLER.
*QO

After 1 &hi%e, 1n e8tre'e%4 f1t '1n in 1 h1t /o'es into the
eerho!se 1n) (ro'(t%4 sits 1t Mr ADLERs t1%e, &itho!t
1s"in0 his (er'ission.
MR ADLER# :h1ts the ne&s, =VEM
=VE# Are 4o! he1)in0 for the :estM
MR ADLER# As it h1((ens th1ts &h1t
I' 1s"in0 1o!tC
=VE# The4) /%ose) e<er4thin0 sin/e A!0!st the
Qth, !t on the *.thX4ester)14 1 tho!s1n)
'en &ere !i%)in0 1 &1%%, 1n) 0ettin0
1/ross to the other si)e is no& i'(ossi%e.
MR ADLER# Mone4M BrieM I' fine &ith 1n4 of itC
=VE# M14e 1t so'e (oint, !t not to)14.
MR ADLER# B!t 4o! !n)erst1n)
I sho!%) e in :est Ber%in this e<enin0C
=VE# I "no&, !tA
MR ADLER# Thin"C
=VE# Yo! /o!%) re1" thro!0h in 1 /1r, 1tterin0
e<er4thin0 in 4o!r (1th o!t of the &14.
Th1t) /1t/h the' off$0!1r)C
MR ADLER# Its 1n i)e1C
Yo! thin" the4) st1rt shootin0M
=VE# :hi%e the4re (!%%in0
the'se%<es to0etherA
MR ADLER# 3erh1(s it) 0et 'e thro!0hM
=VE# :e%%, re'e'er 4o!re the %!/"4 oneC
MR ADLER# DoneC I%% ris" itC Yo! "no& there 1re
(%ent4 of re1sons I sho!%)nt st14 in E1st
Ber%inC An) 1fter 1%%, theres 1 &on)erf!%
re1son for 0oin0C Are 4o! &ith 'eM
=VE# NoC I<e 0ot 1 ton of thin0s to )o here. I'
not 0oin0 1n4&hereC I ho(e this
hi0hh1n)e)ness of theirs &ont %1st for
%on0. Thin0s%% e 1/" the &14 the4 !se)
to e in 1 4e1r. Yo! /1nt F!st s(%it 1 n1tion
into t&oC I%% t1"e 4o! 1s f1r 1s
Bornho%'erstr1sse, !t 4o!%% e on 4o!r
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o&n fro' there to BPserT/"e. I ho(e 4o!
/1n s/!rr4 thro!0h o<er the ri)0eC
MR ADLER# I &i%%C I<e 0ot %!/" on '4 si)eC
=VE# H1<e 4o! 0ot e<er4thin0 &ith 4o!M
MR ADLER# If 1n4thin0 h1((ens,
I%% e 1%% 0!ns %1>in0C
=VE# 2ot itC
As MR ADLER sett%e) his i%% &ith the &1itress for the
/offee, she &ishe) hi' &e%%.
:AITRESS# A%% the est, MR ADLERC
MR ADLER# Re'e'er, =LRIKEC M4 re1% n1'e is
HEINZC HEINZ REINEKEC The4
so'eti'es !se) to /1%% 'e HTHE AYEIC
6o"in0, of /o!rseA
:AITRESS# I%% re'e'er th1tC 2oo)4e,
Mr HEINZ REINEKEC
HEINZ# 2oo)4e, =LRIKEC
E(iso)e +;
A!0!st *+, *-;*
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The t&o 'en 1re s1t in the B!i/" S"4%1r" /1rio%et, he1)in0
for Bornho%'erstr1sse.
=VE# :hen 4o! see hi', s14 She%%o fro' 'eC
A%tho!0h I )o!t he%% re'e'er 'e. It
&1s 1 %on0 ti'e 10o 1n) &e &ere so
4o!n0C
HEINZ# I /ert1in%4 &i%%C
B!t e<en no& 4o! %oo" 0re1t, CA3TAINC
CA3TAIN# :ith this e%%4M
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HEINZ# Yo!<e 0ot to )rin" %ess eerC
CA3TAIN# I' 2er'1nC
HEINZ# Th1ts not so'e "in) of F!stifi/1tion for
4o!r <i/esC
CA3TAIN# Fine. Is he &1itin0 for 4o!M
HEINZ# I "no& theres 1 ti/"et for 1 %o00i1 &ith '4
n1'e on it in the Kon>erth1!s o8 offi/e.
Th1ts for s!reC Yo! /1n tr!st 1 6e&C :h1t
)o 4o! thin"M
CA3TAIN# Co'(%ete%4C
If 4o! /o!%) h1<e 0one 1 &ee" 10o
it &o!%)nt h1<e een 1 (ro%e'C
HEINZ# :ho) h1<e tho!0ht the e<ents of one
ni0ht /o!%) h1<e s!/h 1n i'(1/t on
(eo(%es )estiniesM
CA3TAIN# :ere hereC
The /1r sto((e).
HEINZ# If 1n4thin0A.
=VE# Yo!<e 10e), rotherC
HEINZ# :e%%, in th1t /1se, 0oo)4eC
=VE# See 4o!, HAYEIC
E(iso)e +O
:hen the BPserT/"e first ho<e into <ie&, initi1%%4 HEINZ
REINEKE s%o&e) )o&nG ne1rin0 the 'en in 'i%it1r4 !nifor' he
sto((e) the /1r, !t %eft the 'otor r!nnin0.
He &1s ein0 e8(%1ine) so'ethin0, to%) th1t so'ethin0 or
other &1s fori))en, thre1tene) &ith so'ethin0 or other, !t
HEINZ &1s not %istenin0 to their <oi/es.
He %oo"e) 1t the ro1) %oo"in0 for the est /h1n/e to re1"
thro!0h the /or)on.
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It &1s sti%% (ossi%e to 0et thro!0h here, !t 1s the4 s14,
hesit1tion /1n e f1t1%.
E E E
:ith 1%% his 'i0ht, HEINZ f%oore) the 1//e%er1tor ? the /1r,
s&ee(in0 (eo(%e o!t the &14 1n) /r!shin0 others, tore thro!0h to
the :est %i"e 1 torn1)o.
A!to'1ti/ '1/hine0!n ro!n)s r1n0 o!t. HEINZ stoo(e) his
he1). He he%) on ti0ht to the steerin0 &hee%, !t he &1s 1%re1)4
not in /ontro% of the &14 the /1r &1s 0oin0.
He h1) to 0o str1i0ht, &itho!t t!rnin0. There &1snt f1r to 0o.
A 0ren1)e e8(%o)e) ne8t to the /1r.
It f%!n0 HEINZ, %oo)ie), fro' the /1rio%et.
E E E
As he f1)e), str!00%in0, HTHE AYEI too" the 1nti7!e S&iss
&1t/h th1t BENNY ROSNER h1) 0i<en hi' on A(ri% *+, *-.. 1t
BERLIN Tr1in St1tion o!t of his F1/"et (o/"et.
HTHE AYEI !se) his %1st o!n/e of stren0th to o(en the %i) of
the 0o%)$(%1te) &1t/h.
To the so!n) of the H1<1 N10i%1, HEINZ REINEKEs e4es
/%ose) (e1/ef!%%4.
E E E E E E E E E E

AFTER:ORD
The HIRSCHES )ie) in A!s/h&it> in *-+..
E E E
YOSSI HIRSCH e'i0r1te) to 31%estine in *-.Q, efore the
::II st1rte).
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E E E
MARIKA ERDELY &ent to 31ris in *-.L. She )1n/e) 1t the
Mo!%in Ro!0e. She ret!rne) to her ho'e%1n) 1fter the &1r. She
)ie) on No<e'er L, *-L;, )!rin0 the H!n01ri1n =(risin0.
E E E
Artist HENRICH SHTETKE f%e) to L1tin A'eri/1 in *-+L. He
(1inte) (ortr1its of )i/t1tors in 31r10!14, Bo%i<i1, H1iti,
Ni/1r10!1A His tr1/"s )is1((e1r so'e&here in the A'1>oni1n
F!n0%e.
E E E
Henri/h Shtet"es (ortr1it of HBr!nhi%)1 1t the M10i/1% So!r/eI
&1s "e(t in the (ri<1te /o%%e/tion of 1 for'er 2r!((enfThrer 1n)
&1r /ri'in1% 4 the n1'e of Ro%f B!/hho%t>. He &1s free) fro'
(rison in *-;@.
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