In Face of the Crime (Im Angesicht des Verbrechens)

FACE TO FACE WITH CRIME

BERLIN IS PARADISE

Grandmother said,

"Lenotschka, child, you will see the man you love under water."

That's what happened to her, to Mom,

and it would happen to me, too.

But all I ever saw

was a German tank from the Great Patriotic War.

But no man to take me away from here.

Back then, I only dealt with petty criminals.

That was before I switched to organized crime.

We were going to enforce an arrest warrant. That was our livelihood.

Okay, get a good look at this guy's face.

Max Weber, early 20's.

He didn't show for his jail sentence, so we're bringing him in.

Lives with Mom and Dad, little brother.

No mutts, no predators.

Got it?

Shit!

Eva Padelski: Moves like the eternal police cadet.

Always wants to be first, hardly any sense of humor.

Anja Kirchner: She's already had two disciplinary complaints.

Once for getting involved with a material witness.

Sven Lottner: He can't wait to get out of our unit,

and into the LKA (State Bureau of Investigation).

He's going to make it too, but he doesn't know it yet.

And me? Marek Gorksy: Unit six.

I'm satisfied with the work and pay,

till now.

Police! - Clear.

Hands up! - Stay down!

Are they all Vietnamese? - Affirmative.

Anybody speak German? - What do you want?

Is this the Weber apartment?

No Weber here. Wrong apartment.

But this is the Weber apartment. - Not here.

On the other side of the hall. - Shit!

We're leaving your apartment. Everything's okay.

The police will replace your door. I'm sorry.

Do you understand? Do you understand?

I understand. I'll tell them.

You got the sides mixed up. - Great, you can write the report.

Yes, but nobody can read that.

Be quiet, please.

Police! - Police!

Hands in the air!

It's okay, we're from the police. He's not here.

Secure. - Can you understand me?

We're here to arrest Max. He didn't show for his jail sentence.

What did Max do? - He robbed a gas station.

He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

He failed to report to prison yesterday.

My son isn't here. - Stay calm.

We don't know where he is.

Excuse me.

What about the door, huh?

The door's broken! What did you do?

Weapon!

You should've just rung the doorbell! Now it's broken!

Boris!

It's okay.

Gas pistol.

Unloaded. - What were you doing with it?

I wanted to hide it.

Does it belong to your brother?

No.

You want to help your brother, huh?

That gun got him in trouble.

It was just a robbery, but...

Once you hold a gun in your hand, you want to load it.

Once you load it, you want to fire it, and then...

Let me tell you something.

I had a big brother too. They shot him.

I miss him.

What about the weapon? - We say it's lost property, okay?

He only wanted to hide his brother's gun. - Yeah.

No, target person wasn't found. Understood. Over.

Could you understand his parents?

Yes. His dad wanted to rat on him, but him mom was against it.

Mothers.

He said Max is at a girlfriend's, or at a club tonight.

I think I even know which club.

Wanna go after work?

I'll probably be feeling like shit. Can I call you guys?

No. Why? - I'm getting divorced today.

Why marry a coworker? You shouldn't even sleep with 'em.

There are exceptions. - Yes, and you're one of them,

but not your ex. He's as screwed up as we are.

Should we come along? - I can handle it.

It can't get any worse. - We won't abandon you.

A pretty girl's supposed to live here. - Who says?

It's what I heard.

We'll find out in a second.

Yeah, yeah. Everything's easy in the Ukraine.

I lied, and said it was a kitchen job.

She's not the pretty one. - She's okay.

Ask her where her friend is.

She's looking for her friend.

Dad says she's swimming. She should come home

before she turns into a fish.

They'll pay for the trip, and get us visas.

We're getting work! What's there to think about?

Svjeta, I'm afraid of going abroad.

They promise the world,

but it will only end in tears.

Don't be afraid. Don't be stupid, Lenka.

Maybe we'll marry some nice Germans,

have kids, a good life...

We'll be happy. I know we'll be happy.

You speak German? - Grandma has an old dictionary.

This is like at the Black Sea in Turkey, where my grandparents come from.

Just your grandparents? - My parents live in Germany.

What's Berlin like?

Too many Germans.

Whose horse is that? Can I ride it?

Just try, and you'll see.

Look, Ahmed, I'm going to ride the horse!

Watch how I ride the horse!

What about your friend? Does she want to come?

What's her name? Lenka?

Are you taking us to Germany on horseback?

I'll get you there. Don't you worry, Lenka.

Ahmed!

Where are they going to work? - In Berlin,

in the kitchen of a good restaurant.

Berlin! You're lucky. You'll make lots of money.

Do you believe him?

Earn a lot, earn more, earn less,

earn nothing at all, Earn a lot, earn more, earn less,

So, now you're legally divorced.

Yes.

Hello. - Hello.

Maybe it was my fault. We could've worked it out.

What, you want to marry him again? - No.

Come on. Start something new.

Who can be sad in great times like these?

Come on, we'll show you how to really live.

Get ready! No!

Crash landing!

Shit!

Look, over there! Hey, Lotte!

Come on! Come on!

Let's drink to your first jump!

Like this? - Yup.

Come on! - Pull!

Now you're stuck too!

You're stuck too!

To your first jump!

Take a real sip.

I always get his women. - Yeah, yeah.

I give them what they've been missing!

Sascha,

do you remember? He was such a loving boy.

And he used to sing with such a lovely voice.

And he made everybody laugh.

How could I forget?

You used to bring me your shoes,

Marek. Did I do such a bad job

that you stopped coming? - You're still working?

What else is there for me to do?

Russian ice cream!

It tastes just like it did when I was a kid.

It brings a tear to my eye when I eat it.

I'll tell a story. In the winter of 1943,

Churchill was in Moscow.

He visited Stalin.

He walked through the streets,

and everywhere he looked, people were eating ice cream.

And he said,

"A nation that eats ice cream in winter

can't be conquered."

Cigarettes will be the death of you.

Everybody has to go sometime.

What are you doing? - It's not for you,

it's for your heart.

Your good heart has always made us happy.

You should take care of it a while longer,

with the best possible medicine.

Keep it.

Remember

how I came here from Odessa, with nothing?

You helped me, welcomed me into your house.

I'm only returning what's rightfully yours.

Go to this professor.

And if he can't help you,

I'll personally...

send him packing.

You wolfed down your ice cream.

But that's nothing new, is it?

Thanks, Sylvia.

Hello?

Can't you look at my brother? Is he invisible, or what?

Do I have to look a mussar in the eyes? - "Mussar" is a pretty bad word.

She used to stare at you. You've become so handsome.

That's enough.

You're such a handsome young man.

The spitting image of Grischa.

I don't look like Grischa.

Sylvia doesn't look at you because of your job.

Promise me you'll find a real woman,