[ Bomb Whistling ]
[ Bombs Exploding ]
[ Gunfire ]
[ Phone Ringing ] [ Woman ] THANK YOU FOR CALLING HOLCROFT ASSOCIATES.
PLEASE HOLD.
[ Phone Ringing ]
NOEL HOLCROFT'S OFFICE. MISS WILSON SPEAKING.
OH, I'M SORRY.
MR. HOLCROFT IS ON A BUILDING SITE AND CAN'T BE REACHED.
MR. HOLCROFT ? GENEVA, SWITZERLAND CALLIN'.
THEY SAID IT WAS URGENT.
HOLCROFT.
[ Ship Horn Blowing ]
[ People Talking, Indistinct ]
[ Female Announcer On P.A. Speaking Foreign Language ]
[ Female Announcer On P.A. ] YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE FOR GENEVA.
PIER NUMBER TWO. ALL ABOARD, PLEASE.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Doorbell Rings ]
[ Female Announcer On P.A. Continues ]
[ Children Laughing ]
MR. HOLCROFT. MR. HOLCROFT, I'M ERNST MANFREDI.
WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY.
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
[ Ship Horn Blowing ]
HOW GOOD OF YOU TO MAKE SO LONG A JOURNEY...
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE AND THEN TO AGREE TO MEET ME...
IN SUCH AN UNUSUAL SETTING.
MR. MANFREDI, I HAVE AN EXCELLENT WORKING RELATIONSHIP...
WITH THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
BUT DAVID ROCKEFELLER HAS NEVER ASKED ME...
TO FLY 4,000 MILES TO MEET HIM ON A FERRY BOAT.
[ Chuckling ] REALLY CHARMING FELLOW, DAVID. DON'T YOU AGREE ?
YOU TOLD ME ON THE PHONE THAT YOU HAD INFORMATION FOR ME...
THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT IT WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.
SO, I CHECKED YOU OUT.
YOU ARE, APPARENTLY, A SERIOUS AND HIGHLY RESPECTED BANKER.
AND SO I GOT ON A PLANE. I AM HERE.
I HAVE A TICKET ON THE PLANE BACK TONIGHT,
SO, IF WE COULD JUST GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
MR. HOLCROFT, WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU CONCERNS YOUR FATHER.
YES.
I'M SPEAKING OF YOUR REAL FATHER, GENERAL HEINRICH CLAUSEN.
I WAS AFRAID OF THAT, MR. MANFREDI.
I WAS 18 MONTHS OLD WHEN MY MOTHER AND I LEFT GERMANY.
I NEVER KNEW CLAUSEN. I HAVE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED HIM AS MY FATHER.
HE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, MY MOTHER, OR MY LIFE.
SHALL WE STROLL AROUND THE DECK ?
WHEN ONE RAISES ONE'S VOICE, ONE TENDS TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
NICELY NOW, ARM IN ARM, TWO OLD FRIENDS CHATTING HAPPILY.
WHEN YOU HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CERTAIN PRECAUTIONS.
WHY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNWISE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO MEET AT THE BANK.
[ People Talking, Indistinct ]
UH, MAY I ASK, WHAT DO YOU...
ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT CLAUSEN ?
IS THIS NECESSARY ? I'M AFRAID SO, YES.
WELL, UH, H-HIS NAME WAS GENERAL HEINRICH CLAUSEN.
HE WAS A NAZI AND A FINANCIAL GENIUS,
WHO, WITH OTHERS, HELPED TO MAKE HITLER POSSIBLE.
NOW, THAT'S ALL I KNOW ABOUT HIM...
AND THAT'S MORE THAN I EVER WANTED TO.
MR. HOLCROFT, YOUR FATHER WAS A COMPLICATED MAN...
AND THE WORD "COMPLICATED" DOES NOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HIM.
I KNEW HIM SLIGHTLY IN THOSE LAST TERRIBLE DAYS.
YES, I WAS A YOUNG MAN, A SWISS,
A NEUTRAL, AN APPRENTICE IN THE BANK.
AND I KNEW YOUR FATHER BECAUSE I WAS ONCE SENT TO MEET HIM...
AND BRING HIM TO THIS SAME FERRY WHERE CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS...
BETWEEN HIM AND MY OWN FATHER WERE CARRIED OUT.
HEINRICH CLAUSEN WAS ONE OF THE GENERALS...
WHO HAD TURNED AGAINST HITLER.
HE HAD BECOME OBSESSED BY GUILT,
BY THE HORRORS THAT WERE BEING COMMITTED.
HORRORS THAT HE HIMSELF HAD HELPED TO BRING ABOUT.
AND HE, IN HIS OWN WAY, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AMENDS.
MONIES WERE INTERCEPTED. WEHRMACHT PAYROLLS DIVERTED. MILLIONS WERE STOLEN,
AND A FOUNDATION WAS SET UP HERE IN GENEVA IN THE BANK OF WHICH I AM NOW DIRECTOR...
TO HELP THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN SHATTERED AND THEIR CHILDREN...
AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. [ People Talking, Indistinct ]
WHAT HAS THIS GOT TO DO WITH ME ?
WELL, YOU, CLAUSEN'S ONLY SON, ARE TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE FOUNDATION.
YOU WILL MAKE ALL DECISIONS CONCERNING THE DISPOSITION OF THE FUNDS.
SORRY. I'M AN ARCHITECT, NOT A FINANCIAL GENIUS.
GIVE IT TO CHARITY.
YOU MAY FEEL DIFFERENTLY...
WHEN YOU DISCOVER THE AMOUNT INVOLVED. I DOUBT IT.
MR. HOLCROFT,
I'M TALKING OF YOU HAVING ABSOLUTE, WELL, ALMOST ABSOLUTE,
CONTROL OF $4 1/2 BILLION.
4 1/2 BILLION ?
[ Chattering Continues ]
[ Chuckles ]
4 1/2 MILLION I-I CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT...
4 1/2 BILLION ?
LET ME HELP YOU VISUALIZE THE DIFFERENCE.
THERE ARE 60 SECONDS TO THE MINUTE.
3,600 SECONDS TO ONE HOUR.
ONE MILLION SECONDS IS 12 DAYS.
AND, MR. HOLCROFT, ONE BILLION SECONDS IS 32 YEARS.
[ Laughing ]
YOU SAID ALMOST COMPLETE CONTROL.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?
WELL, THERE ARE TWO OTHER MEMBERS ON THE BOARD:
THE ELDEST SURVIVING CHILDREN OF ERICH KESSLER...
AND WILHELM VON TIEBOLT,
YOUR FATHER'S PARTNERS, IN THIS MOST EXTRAORDINARY ENDEAVOR.
DECISIONS CONCERNING THE DISPOSITION OF MONEY...
WILL BE MADE BY YOU IN CONCERT WITH THEM,
BUT YOU WILL BE CHAIRMAN AND SPOKESMAN.
OH, WHY WOULD I BE THE CHAIRMAN ?
I MEAN, WHY NOT ONE OF THE OTHER TWO ?
BY THE TIME THE COVENANT WAS DRAWN UP,
YOUR MOTHER WAS IN ENGLAND MARRIED TO AN AMERICAN, RICHARD HOLCROFT.
YOU ARE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, ABOVE SUSPICION.
THE OTHERS ARE CHILDREN OF NAZIS.
DOES MY MOTHER KNOW ABOUT THIS ?
SHE WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING.
NOW, THE FIRST THING TO BE DONE IS TO TRACE...
THE SURVIVING CHILDREN OF KESSLER AND VON TIEBOLT.
AND THAT WILL TAKE TIME.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE,
OR UNDER WHAT NAMES THEY MAY BE LIVING.
[ Chuckles ] I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
BUT YOU WANT TO.
YES, I DO.
A LETTER FROM YOUR FATHER WRITTEN TO YOU IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR.
AN HOUR AFTER IT ARRIVED IN GENEVA,
YOUR FATHER AND HIS TWO COMRADES TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES.
BY THE TERMS OF THE COVENANT,
IT COULD NOT BE OPENED UNTIL NOW.
YOU WILL NOTICE THE SEALS AREN'T BROKEN.
[ Heinrich Clausen ] BERLIN, APRIL 20, 1945.
MY SON, MY ONLY SON.
IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM WRITING THIS TO A MAN MY OWN AGE,
A MAN I KNEW ONLY AS A BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS.
I AM WRITING TO YOU IN ENGLISH, AS THAT IS YOUR NATIVE TONGUE.
♪ AS I WRITE, MY BELOVED BERLIN IS...
A CITY OF RAGING FLAMES.
THE THIRD REICH, WHICH KESSLER, TIEBOLT AND I...
SO MINDLESSLY SERVED, IS DYING.
TELL YOUR MOTHER, IF SHE IS STILL LIVING, THAT SHE WAS RIGHT,
AND I WAS WRONG.
TELL HER THAT I, THROUGH YOU,
AM TRYING TO MAKE AMENDS.
BUT BE WARNED.
BY THE TIME YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER,
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE, PERHAPS GROUPS OF PEOPLE,
EVEN ORGANIZATIONS NOT YET DREAMED OF,
WHO WILL KNOW ABOUT THE COVENANT,
AND WILL TRY AND STOP YOU BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.
♪ [ Continues ] [ Female Announcer On Intercom ]
LOOK TO THE CAR. VERY WELL, SIR.
[ Announcer Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Heinrich Clausen ] YOU WILL NEED GREAT COURAGE, AS WELL AS GREAT WISDOM,
BUT I HAVE FAITH.
I AM YOUR FATHER. YOU ARE MY SON.
HOWEVER LACKING I HAVE BEEN IN WISDOM,
HISTORY WILL, I HOPE, PROVE THAT I WAS NOT WITHOUT COURAGE.
THE MANFREDIS HAVE BEEN FINANCIAL GENIUSES FOR GENERATIONS.
TRUST THEM.
AND TRUST THE SONS OF MY COLLEAGUES, KESSLER AND VON TIEBOLT,
WHO JOIN ME NOW...
IN THIS OUR JOURNEY TO VALHALLA.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU AND THE SONS...
OF KESSLER AND VON TIEBOLT TO BEGIN TO REPAIR THE HARM...
YOUR FATHERS HAVE DONE.
THIS IS OUR COVENANT.
IT IS AN HONORABLE ONE.
IT IS AN HONORABLE THING I ASK YOU TO DO.
IT IS THE DYING WISH OF YOUR FATHER, HEINRICH CLAUSEN.
♪ [ Continues ]
[ People Talking ]
[ Silenced Gunfire ]
OH ! [ Yells ]
[ People Yelling, Gasping ]
WHAT-- WHAT HAPPENED ? WHO KNOWS.
THE WORLD IS FULL OF LUNATICS SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER IN THE STREETS.
CAN YOUR DRIVER TAKE ME TO THE AIRPORT ?
THERE'S ONE PERSON I WANT TO SHOW THIS TO BEFORE I DO ANYTHING ELSE.
COME ON. GO.
[ Mumbling, Indistinct ]
YES, YES. THIS IS HIS HANDWRITING.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WHAT IT SAYS IS TRUE.
HE ALWAYS WAS A CONSUMMATE LIAR.
I KNOW THAT YOU WANT VERY MUCH FOR THIS TO BE TRUE, DON'T YOU ?
WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG THERE. THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG.
LOOK, THE MONEY IS RIGHT THERE IN THE BANK. A HUGE SUM.
MONEY THAT CLAUSEN RISKED HIS LIFE TO STEAL FROM THE NAZIS...
TO BE USED TO, UH, WHAT DOES HE SAY-- MAKE AMENDS.
NOEL, I WAS MARRIED TO THE MAN.
I KNEW HIM INSIDE OUT, AND I TELL YOU.
THIS MIRACULOUS CHANGE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
ALL RIGHT ! HE-HE WAS A SORT OF GENIUS IN A WAY.
BUT MAD, A FANATIC LIKE THE REST OF THEM.
HE BELIEVED WITH ALL HIS HEART THAT...
HE HAD HELPED BUILD A 1000-YEAR REICH.
WELL, 40 YEARS WITHIN 1000 IS VERY LITTLE, ISN'T IT ?
I BEG YOU.
HAVE NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH THIS.
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MOTHER, JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
THERE ARE $4 1/2 BILLION IN A SWISS BANK,
PUT THERE BY MY FATHER FOR ME TO USE...
IN ANY WAY THAT I THINK TO MAKE AMENDS.
YEAH, BUT THE OTHERS, THE VON TIEBOLTS AND-AND KESSLERS.
TIEBOLT WAS A NAZI. KESSLER WAS A NAZI.
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE LIKE ?
THIS DOCUMENT CAN'T EVEN BE ACTIVATED UNTIL I'VE SIGNED IT.
AND EVEN AFTER I DO, NO ONE CAN SPEND A NICKEL UNLESS I SAY SO.
I AM THE CHAIRMAN AND THE SPOKESMAN.
I MEAN, KESSLER AND VON TIEBOLT ARE ONLY THERE AS ADVISORS,
OR UNLESS I DIDN'T REACH THE AGE OF 43, WHICH I DO SEEM TO HAVE DONE.
NOEL, YOUR JOB.
YOU'RE A-- YOU'RE AN ARCHITECT.
ADMINISTERING $4 BILLION.
WELL, THAT'S-- THAT'S A LIFETIME'S JOB.
BUT THAT'S NOT A BAD WAY TO SPEND A LIFETIME EITHER.
A MAN WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY.
HE CAN DO A GREAT AMOUNT OF GOOD.
AND I DO THINK THAT NEW YORK CAN SURVIVE...
WITHOUT ANOTHER OFFICE BUILDING.
I KNOW I-- I KNOW I CAN'T STOP YOU.
I CAN ONLY BEG YOU WITH ALL MY HEART.
THAT'S RIGHT, MOTHER.
YOU CAN'T STOP ME. BUT I DO LOVE YOU.
SO PLEASE DON'T TRY.
[ Male Announcer On Radio, Indistinct ]
[ Sirens Blaring ]
SORRY, SIR. YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE. WHY NOT ? I LIVE HERE.
MAY I HAVE YOUR NAME, PLEASE ?
HOLCROFT, NOEL HOLCROFT. APARTMENT 10D.
JUST WAIT A SECOND, OKAY ?
MR. HOLCROFT ? YEAH ?
COME ON IN.
I'M LIEUTENANT MILES. YOU BEEN OUT OF TOWN ?
OUT OF THE COUNTRY. I GOT BACK TWO HOURS AGO.
I'M SORRY. I REALIZE YOU'RE PRETTY TIRED, BUT A MAN'S BEEN MURDERED.
NOW, I WON'T KEEP YOU A MINUTE,
BUT DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW SOMEONE CALLED PETER BALDWIN ?
BALDWIN. PETER BALDWIN. NO, I DON'T.
YOU SURE ? ABSOLUTELY.
MM-HMM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS,
BUT WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A LOOK AT THE BODY ?
YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM WITHOUT KNOWING HIS NAME.
HOW WAS HE MURDERED ? HE WAS GARROTTED.
VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB.
[ Answering Machine Beeps ]
[ Secretary ] MR. HOLCROFT, MR. SUSSMAN CALLED FROM THE JOB SITE.
HE IS FURIOUS.
[ Answering Machine, Fast Forwarding ]
[ Machine Beeps ]
[ Althene ] NOEL, I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING DINNER TONIGHT.
[ Answering Machine, Fast Forwarding ]
MR. HOLCROFT, MY NAME IS PETER BALDWIN.
IT'S URGENT, EXTREMELY URGENT, THAT I TALK TO YOU AT ONCE !
PLEASE CALL ME AT THE ST. REGIS HOTEL AS SOON AS YOU GET IN.
753-4100. I REPEAT, IT'S MOST URGENT.
[ Woman On Telephone ] ST. REGIS. GOOD EVENING.
COULD I SPEAK TO MR. PETER BALDWIN, PLEASE ? HE'S IN ROOM 411.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
SORRY, MR. BALDWIN'S CHECKED OUT.
THANK YOU.
[ Answering Machine Beeps ]
[ Woman on Machine ] MR. HOLCROFT, SUSSMAN AND MR. CONDON HIMSELF CALLED.
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE--
[ Answering Machine Beeps ]
MR. HOLCROFT, PETER BALDWIN AGAIN.
SINCE YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY NOT RETURNED,
LET ME TRY AND EXPLAIN ON YOUR DAMNED MACHINE.
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR MOVEMENTS.
IT WAS A NEAR THING ON THE FERRY THIS MORNING.
YOU MUST REALIZE THAT YOU'RE IN TERRIBLE DANGER.
VON TIEBOLT'S DAUGHTER, HELDEN, IS LIVING IN LONDON.
IT'S VITAL THAT YOU MEET WITH HER.
LISTEN CAREFULLY. MY COLLEAGUE, LEIGHTON,
WILL BE WAITING TO MEET YOU IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE AT NELSON'S COLUMN...
AT 5:00 P.M. LONDON TIME TOMORROW AND FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
DO NOT LOOK FOR HIM. I REPEAT, DO NOT LOOK FOR HIM. HE WILL FIND YOU.
I WILL TRY TO MEET YOU TONIGHT, IF I CAN, BUT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,
DESTROY THIS TAPE.
[ Phone Beeping ]
[ On Machine ] GODDAMN IT, HOLCROFT ! THIS IS BERNIE SUSSMAN !
[ Phone Ringing ]
[ Miss Wilson ] HELLO ?
MISS WILSON ? I-- YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED !
NO, I'M FINE. I'M FINE, FINE, FINE.
WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU GET ME ON THE NEXT PLANE TO LONDON, PLEASE ?
MR. LEIGHTON. WE MEET AT LAST.
NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, MR. HOLCROFT.
[ Church Bells Ringing ]
YOU MUSTN'T SPEAK TO STRANGERS. COULD BE HARMFUL TO THE HEALTH.
[ Bell Ringing Continues ]
YOU WERE TOLD, I BELIEVE, NOT TO LOOK FOR ME, THAT I WOULD FIND YOU.
IN THIS BUSINESS, STRICT ATTENTION TO DETAIL...
IS MUCH THE BEST POLICY.
LEIGHTON ? EXACTLY.
COMMANDER LEIGHTON. BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, FIVE BRANCH.
WELL, I'M-I'M SORRY, COMMANDER. I'M SO PUNCHY.
I'VE BEEN ON AND OFF OF AIRPLANES.
BUT THAT OTHER GUY-- I-I'M SURE I KNOW HIM. HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME,
WHICH IS WHY I ASSUMED HE WAS YOU. OH, DEAR. OH, DEAR.
ASSUMPTION, MR. HOLCROFT, IS,
AS WE SAY IN MY PROFESSION, THE MOTHER OF FUCKUP.
HE WAS ON THE GENEVA FERRY.
THERE WAS A MURDER ON THE DOCK,
AND HE BRUSHED PAST ME, AND HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS CLOTHES.
BLOOD ? YEAH.
HE'S USUALLY MORE FASTIDIOUS.
HIS NAME, IN ENGLAND, IS BEAUMONT.
HE'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID HIT MEN IN THE WORLD.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST PICK HIM UP ?
NOTHING WOULD GIVE ME GREATER PLEASURE.
BUT A SHOOT-OUT IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE IS SOMETHING THAT JUST ISN'T DONE.
WELL, I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME WE'RE MOVING ON.
MISS TENNYSON, NEE VON TIEBOLT, IS WAITING.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF VILLAINOUS CHARACTERS LURKING ABOUT.
I'M GLAD TO SAY MOST OF THEM ARE MINE. SHALL WE GO NOW ?
[ Leighton ] ABOUT BALDWIN. I GATHER YOU NEVER ACTUALLY MET.
HE WAS DEAD IN THE LOBBY WHEN I GOT THERE.
POOR PETER. WHAT A NUISANCE FOR YOU.
OH, DEAR. OH, DEAR. WHAT A SHOCKING BUSINESS WE'RE ALL IN.
I'M NOT IN ANY BUSINESS. I'M-I'M JUST HERE TO-- SHH. SHH. SHH. SHH.
FRONT PEW ON THE RIGHT.
I'M NOT A RELIGIOUS MAN MYSELF, BUT IF I WERE YOU,
I MIGHT JUST SAY A SMALL PRAYER.
AND YOU COULD PUT IN A WORD FOR OLD PETER, IF YOU LIKE.
OH, WELL. DOESN'T DO TO BROOD, DOES IT ?
OFF YOU GO THEN.
[ Man Coughs ]
DON'T TURN AROUND. WHAT ?
DON'T TURN AROUND !
DON'T SPEAK FOR A MOMENT. JUST LISTEN.
THESE PRECAUTIONS MAY SEEM FOOLISH TO YOU,
BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY, I PROMISE YOU.
LISTEN, LADY, THREE DAYS AGO,
I WAS 40 STORIES IN THE AIR...
OVER NEW YORK IN A GALE-FORCE WIND,
HIDING FROM AN INSANE BUILDING CONTRACTOR.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I FELT SAFER THEN THAN I DO NOW.
SO ANY PRECAUTIONS YOU WANT TO TAKE ARE OKAY WITH ME.
NEXT QUESTION. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU WERE AMERICAN,
BUT I THINK WE'VE ANSWERED THAT ALREADY.
I'M A FOREIGN-BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
MY FATHER WAS HEINRICH CLAUSEN, BUT MY NAME IS HOLCROFT.
I AM BRITISH. MY FATHER WAS WILHELM VON TIEBOLT. MY NAME IS TENNYSON.
DID YOU KNOW A MAN NAMED PETER BALDWIN ?
NO, BUT I KNOW WHO HE IS. YOU SAID DID I KNOW.
YEAH, HE'S DEAD. HE WAS MURDERED.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MANFREDI AND THE COVENANT THAT OUR FATHERS--
PETER BALDWIN WAS MURDERED ? YES. DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS ?
I HAVE AN ELDER BROTHER, JOHANN. MURDERED BY WHOM ?
I'VE NO IDEA. JOHANN IS THE ONE I SHOULD BE TALKING TO. HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM ?
PETER BALDWIN MURDERED. MY GOD !
WE CANNOT POSSIBLY TALK HERE.
THIS WASN'T MY IDEA. DON'T LOOK AT ME.
THIS WASN'T MY IDEA, YOU KNOW. I DON'T USUALLY MEET PEOPLE IN CHURCHES.
I MEET PEOPLE IN THEIR OFFICES, OR AT LUNCH.
LISTEN. I HAVE TO-- HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.
CAN'T WE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE ? LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK OR SOMETHING.
IT'S ALL BEEN ARRANGED, BUT WE CANNOT BE SEEN LEAVING TOGETHER.
WHEN I GO, YOU GET UP CASUALLY.
GO OUT BY THE SIDE DOOR ON THE LEFT, GO TO THE CORNER,
TURN RIGHT, YOU WILL BE MET.
DO WE REALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS ?
THERE ARE PEOPLE, VERY SERIOUS PEOPLE, WHO THINK SO.
YOU WILL MEET ONE OF THEM TONIGHT.
MR. HOLCROFT !
WILL YOU PLEASE COME HERE AND GET IN THE CAR ?
DRIVE. I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
I BEG YOUR PARDON ? THAT IS THE STEERING WHEEL. "D" IS FOR DRIVE.
I DON'T DRIVE A CAR.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T DRIVE ? EVERYBODY DRIVES.
NOT IF THEY LIVE IN NEW YORK. THERE'S NO POINT.
THE TRAFFIC'S TERRIBLE, YOU CAN'T PARK.
DO YOU REALIZE YOU'RE ENDANGERING OUR LIVES BY YOUR INCOMPETENCE ? GET OUT.
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN HOUR FROM 42nd STREET.
A LIE ! THE ONLY THING THAT'S AN HOUR FROM 42nd STREET IS 43rd STREET.
[ Dog Barking ]
I APOLOGIZE, MR. HOLCROFT.
AS I TOLD YOU, MY LIFE IS IN DANGER.
[ Speaking Foreign Language ]
[ Barking Continues ] MR. LEIGHTON AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO PROTECT ME.
IF YOU ARE IN DANGER, AND MI-5 IS PROTECTING YOU,
HOW COME THEY WERE DUMB ENOUGH...
TO LET YOU GO OFF ALONE IN A CAR WITH ME ?
SUPPOSE I TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE BAD GUYS ?
LET'S JUST SAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE NUISANCE.
[ Grunting ] AN EXCRUCIATINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE JOURNEY.
WE SHOULD GET LARGER CARS,
OR SMALLER AGENTS.
OH, WELL. ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. MUSTN'T GRUMBLE.
BETTER ?
MUCH.
[ Barking Continues ] SHALL WE GO IN, MR. HOLCROFT ? HERR OBERST IS WAITING.
WHO THE HELL IS HERR OBERST ?
HE'S THE HEAD OF THE ORGANIZATION I WORK FOR. HE'S LONGING TO MEET YOU.
[ Man On Intercom Speaking German ]
[ Speaking German ]
[ Leighton ] GOOD EVENING, HERR OBERST. MAY I INTRODUCE MR. HOLCROFT.
MY DEAR FELLOW. I REALLY MUST APOLOGIZE...
FOR THE WAY YOU WERE BROUGHT HERE,
BUT $4 1/2 BILLION, EVEN IN THESE INFLATIONARY TIMES,
IS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.
YOU'D BE AMAZED HOW BADLY SOME PEOPLE BEHAVE...
WHEN FACED WITH JUST THE CONCEPT OF SUCH A SUM.
SO, BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY, EH ?
GOOD EVENING, HERR HOLCROFT.
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
DO YOU SPEAK GERMAN ? NO.
OF COURSE NOT. WHY SHOULD YOU ?
OBERST MEANS COLONEL, WHICH WAS NOT MY RANK.
IT IS A CODE NAME THAT WE HAVE USED FOR SOME YEARS.
- I SEE YOU HAVE-- - HERR OBERST,
I AM TRYING TO STAY CALM.
BUT IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T TELL ME WHY I AM HERE,
- WHAT BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IS-- - MR. HOLCROFT,
LET ME BE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT.
YOU ARE HERE TO REASSURE ME...
THAT YOUR 4 1/2 BILLIONS WILL NOT BE USED...
FOR ANY PURPOSE OF WHICH I DISAPPROVE.
AS FAR AS I KNOW,
THE COVENANT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A MR. OBERST...
HAVING TO COUNTERSIGN MY CHECKS.
AND HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS ANYWAY ?
MR. HOLCROFT, DO YOU HONESTLY IMAGINE THAT...
A SUM OF MONEY OF THAT SIZE COULD REMAIN UNDETECTED ?
EVEN IN A SWISS BANK ?
I ASSURE YOU THAT THE AMOUNT IN THE TRUST...
TO THE LAST PENNY IS KNOWN AT THIS MOMENT...
TO OUR INLAND REVENUE, TO YOUR IRS, TO THE RUSSIANS.
IN ANY CASE, IT IS CERTAINLY KNOWN TO MY ORGANIZATION.
TO ENLIGHTEN YOU, SIR, I AM THE HEAD OF WOLFSSCHANZE.
[ Oberst ] IT IS OUR FUNCTION TO MAKE SURE THE HORRORS OF THE THIRD REICH...
ARE NEVER REPEATED AGAIN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
- I-- - HERR CLAUSEN, INDULGE AN OLD MAN.
CONVINCE ME THAT YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE NEO-NAZIS.
INDEED, THAT YOU ARE NOT THEIR ANOINTED LEADER,
AND THAT THESE VAST SUMS WILL NOT BE SPENT TO CREATE A FOURTH REICH.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS ! I DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT I AM HEARING !
MY NAME IS NOEL HOLCROFT.
I AM AN ARCHITECT. I AM A FOREIGN-BORN AMERICAN CITIZEN,
WHICH MEANS THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING OVER THERE EXCEPT BECOME PRESIDENT.
YOU GUYS ARE AS OBSESSED AS MY MOTHER !
CONVINCE ME, PLEASE.
TELL, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW YOU PLAN TO USE THIS MONEY.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE ONE GODDAMN THING !
BUT MY DEAR SIR, YOU DO.
OTHERWISE, I WILL KILL YOU.
TELL ME, HOW WILL YOU SPEND THE MONEY ?
MR. HOLCROFT, I'M A VERY SERIOUS MAN.
AND YOU HAVE A GUN, AND IT IS POINTED AT ME.
AND YOU ARE CERTIFIABLY INSANE.
BUT I MUST ADMIT, IT DOES ADD...
A CERTAIN URGENCY TO THE, UH, SITUATION.
UH, TO BEGIN WITH, HIGH,
HIGH ON MY LIST OF THINGS...
THAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO WITH IT...
IS START A NEW NAZI PARTY.
I'M PRETTY SURE ON THAT ONE.
NEITHER AM I GOING TO FINANCE A REDESIGNED EDSEL,
OR A BROADWAY MUSICAL,
OR SHAVE MY HEAD AND GIVE IT TO THE MOONIES.
UH, COULD YOU PLEASE POINT THAT GUN THE OTHER WAY ?
YOU ARE MAKING ME VERY NERVOUS.
BUT IT DOES WONDERS FOR YOUR ELOQUENCE. CONTINUE.
LOOK, I'M SUPPOSED TO USE THIS MONEY, UH, TO MAKE REPARATIONS.
WELL, NOW THAT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO DO...
ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AFTER ALL THIS TIME.
SO, WHAT I'LL PROBABLY DO IS...
ENDOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN ISRAEL,
OR IN, UH, POLAND, IF THEY'LL LET ME.
UH, I'LL SET UP UNIVERSITIES...
IN AFRICA.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU SEE.
I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS.
I MEAN, FOR THIS KIND OF MONEY, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT...
PUT 15 GUYS AND A MASHIE NIBLICK ON THE MOON !
IT'S A SIX IRON.
IT'S A VERY USEFUL CLUB,
ESPECIALLY ON THE SHORT PAR THREE.
YOU REALLY -- OKAY, RIGHT ! NOW TAKE IT EASY,
AND DO EXACTLY AS I SAY.
[ Clock Chiming ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO, MR. HOLCROFT ?
UH, PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.
I DON'T KNOW. THE USUAL THINGS.
SOME KIND OF NAZI, HUH ?
GOT A GUN AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE WOLFSSCHANZE, HERR OBERST,
BUT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT IS CONVINCED THAT MR. HOLCROFT IS NOT THE NEW FUHRER.
DO GIVE ME THE GUN, MR. HOLCROFT.
YOU'D BE LESS USE TO HUMANITY IF, IN A BURST OF BOYISH ENTHUSIASM,
YOU ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT OFF A TOE.
THANK YOU. I, TOO, AM CONVINCED.
MR. HOLCROFT, YOU MAY GO.
MISS TENNYSON WILL DRIVE YOU BACK TO LONDON.
GOOD-BYE, MR. HOLCROFT.
AND MY APOLOGIES.
[ Dog Barking ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
WHERE ARE WE ? WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
WE'RE IN BATTERSEA AT THE FOOT OF THE ALBERT BRIDGE.
AND I'M PARKING IN A NONEXISTENT PARKING SPACE.
WE GET OUT HERE. WHAT ?
HAVE YOU GOT AN UMBRELLA ? AN UMBRELLA ?
WHERE WOULD I GET AN UMBRELLA ? WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
MEN HAVE UMBRELLAS. THEY CARRY THEM.
WELL, THIS IS LEIGHTON'S CAR. HE MUST HAVE ONE.
WOULD YOU HAVE A LOOK IN THE BOOT ?
THE TRUNK. IT'S OPEN.
THAT'S OUT THERE. YEAH.
THIS UMBRELLA'S FOR THE BEACH !
IT'S A GOLF UMBRELLA ! LEIGHTON'S A SCRATCH GOLFER.
HE SHOT A 68 AT ST. ANDREWS ONCE, OR SO HE SAYS.
COME ON.
[ Holcroft ] THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT MY GAME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK, DON'T YOU ?
I THINK I SHOULD GET A GUN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE ABOUT, AND THEY'RE ALL ATTRACTED TO ME.
DO YOU THINK THAT YOU OR OBERST OR SOMEBODY COULD POSSIBLY GET ME A GUN ?
I'D GET ONE MYSELF, EXCEPT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.
ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO MEET YOUR BROTHER, JOHANN.
SO WHEN CAN I SEE HIM ?
I DON'T KNOW. HE'S A JOURNALIST.
HE WRITES BRILLIANT BUT MYSTERIOUS ARTICLES...
ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE FOR THE GUARDIAN.
HE'S THE WORLD'S SECOND FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON THE PRICE OF THE POUND,
WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
ACTUALLY WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT HE'S NOT EASY TO FIND.
HOLCROFT BOOKSHOP. SPEAKING.
YES, THIS IS SHE. WHO'S THAT ?
MY GOD.
[ Speaking German ]
OH, DAMN ! LOOK AT THAT !
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT YOU,
AND THE WINDSCREEN IS FESTOONED WITH PARKING TICKETS.
I SHOULD GET 20 YEARS TO LIFE AT LEAST.
NOW INTO THE CAR, PLEASE, AND OUT OF SIGHT WHILE I CALL JOHANN.
CALL JOHANN ? WHAT HAPPENED ?
HOW COME SUDDENLY HE'S SO EASY TO FIND ?
IT'S BEEN EXACTLY ONE HOUR SINCE WE LEFT HERR OBERST'S. THE CAR'S STILL HERE.
THAT MEANS THEY'VE DECIDED IT'S SAFE FOR YOU TO MEET HIM.
PLEASE GET IN OUT OF THE RAIN !
IT'LL TAKE ME A FEW MINUTES TO GET THROUGH.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ! IT SEEMS YOU'VE PASSED THE TEST !
TEST ? THERE WAS A TEST ? YEAH !
- AND I PASSED IT ? - YEAH !
- WHAT IF I HADN'T ? - TO USE MR. LEIGHTON'S PHRASE,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE NUISANCE !
WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS ?
IT'S A RIDING CLUB. JOHANN AND I ARE MEMBERS.
WE HAD BEAUTIFUL HORSES IN SOUTH AMERICA WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN.
IT WAS TERRIBLE HAVING TO GIVE THEM UP WHEN WE CAME TO ENGLAND.
[ Horse Snorting ]
COME ON. WE'LL FIND YOU SOME GEAR.
YOU DO RIDE, DON'T YOU ?
MISS TENNYSON. IT IS 11:30 AT NIGHT.
I DO NOT GO HORSEBACK RIDING AT 11:30 AT NIGHT.
NOBODY GOES HORSEBACK RIDING AT 11:30 AT NIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER.
SO TELL HIM TO GET OFF THE GODDAMN HORSE.
AND DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING ? IT'S FUNNY.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO HORSEBACK RIDING AT 11:30 AT NIGHT.
YOU HAVE RIDDEN BEFORE, HAVEN'T YOU ?
CERTAINLY. TWICE.
YOU SURE THIS IS THE SLOWEST HORSE THEY'VE GOT ?
MR. HOLCROFT. WELCOME TO LONDON.
[ Miss Tennyson ] MR. HOLCROFT, MY BROTHER, JOHANN.
LISTEN, JOHANN. THERE'S A GENTLEMAN IN THE BAR.
HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME.
I'VE BEEN TOLD HE IS WHAT THEY CALL A HIT MAN.
MY DEAR SIR, I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR--
WE'VE NO TIME FOR GOOD MANNERS.
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE SO WE CAN TALK.
IF WE ARE BEING WATCHED,
AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S SAFEST TO ASSUME WE ARE,
MAY I SUGGEST WE BEHAVE AS NATURALLY AS POSSIBLE.
[ Clausen ] MAY I SUGGEST THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...
FOR A MAN IN A GRAY FLANNEL SUIT...
TO BEHAVE NATURALLY WHILE RIDING ON A HORSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SHOOT AT HIM.
A SENSE OF HUMOR UNDER PRESSURE. I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. HOLCROFT.
IF I SAID SOMETHING HUMOROUS, MR. TENNYSON,
IT'S PURELY UNINTENTIONAL.
I HAVE NEVER FELT LESS HUMOROUS IN MY LIFE.
SHOULD WE DISMOUNT ? I THINK, PERHAPS, YOU MIGHT BE A BIT MORE COMFORTABLE.
- IT WOULD BE A START. - AND INCIDENTALLY, THE HORSES DO PROVIDE EXCELLENT COVER.
YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. HOLCROFT,
WE ARE IN DANGER AND WE DO NEED TO TALK.
I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THE COVENANT SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
WHAT I DID NOT KNOW WAS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED,
NOR WHO MY TWO PARTNERS WERE TO BE.
THOUGH I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THEM MIGHT BE AN AMERICAN.
NOW TONIGHT, HELDEN TELLS ME THAT KESSLER'S SON IS THE THIRD.
THAT MAKES ABSOLUTE SENSE.
SHALL WE, UH, WALK THE HORSES A LITTLE ? COOL THEM OFF ?
YOU UNDERSTAND, THE REASON WHY IT MAKES SUCH SENSE...
IS THAT CLAUSEN, VON TIEBOLT, AND KESSLER WERE A TRIUMVIRATE.
NOW WHAT WE MUST DISCOVER IS IF KESSLER'S SON IS STILL ALIVE.
AND IF HE IS, WHERE HE'S LIVING AND UNDER WHAT NAME.
THE BEST PLACE TO DO THAT IS THE CENTRAL ARCHIVES IN BERLIN.
YOU TWO SHOULD FLY TO BERLIN TOMORROW,
BUT TRAVEL SEPARATELY, OF COURSE. SEPARATELY ?
FORGIVE ME, MR. HOLCROFT, BUT, UH, I'VE BEEN ON THE RUN...
AND IN HIDING MOST OF MY LIFE.
I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCED AT THIS THAN YOU ARE.
DO YOU, UH, REMEMBER THE HOTEL ON THE FALKENSTEINSTRASSE ?
[ Chuckles ] THE SCHONFAHR.
NOT THE MOST FASHIONABLE PLACE IN THE WORLD,
BUT IN THE OLD DAYS, WE USED IT AS A SAFE HOUSE.
HELDEN WILL GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS.
I'LL MAKE WHAT INQUIRIES I CAN HERE, AND THEN I'LL CALL YOU.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THAT YOU TRAVEL SEPARATELY.
FROM WHAT YOU WERE TELLING ME, NONE OF US IS SAFE UNTIL THAT COVENANT IS SIGNED.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW.
THERE'S A BACK WAY OUT, AND HELDEN WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY.
CIAO.
[ Car Horn Honking ]
[ Engine Starting ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
- [ Alarm Ringing ] - MY SHOP !
[ Shouts ] SHH !
[ Ringing Continues ]
DANKE SCHON.
[ Speaking German ]
HOLY SHIT !
[ Speaking German ]
SEVENTY MARKS. EIGHTY IF WE WANT A HAND TOWEL.
OH, I THINK WE CAN AFFORD A HAND TOWEL.
[ Speaking German ]
WELCOME TO BERLIN, MR. HOLCROFT.
HOMEY, VERY HOMEY.
I LIKE IT. I REALLY DO.
THE CRUMBLING PLASTER. THAT'S A NICE TOUCH.
AND THE MIRROR OVER THE BED.
I SLEEP ON THAT, RIGHT ? RIGHT.
[ Telephone Ringing ] THAT MUST BE JOHANN.
DON'T ANSWER IT. IF IT IS JOHANN,
HE WILL RING THREE TIMES, HANG UP, AND CALL BACK IN 60 SECONDS.
OH, COME ON, HELDEN. I SWEAR TO YOU.
I PROMISE YOU ! THESE PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY.
DO YOU THINK I LOVE BEING DRESSED LIKE THIS ?
YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER ! MY LIFE IS IN DANGER !
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO KILL US.
THIS ROOM WITH ITS CRUMBLING PLASTER IS SAFE.
YOU NOTICED AT THE DESK HE DIDN'T ASK TO SEE OUR PASSPORTS ?
WE'RE COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS.
IF THAT WAS JOHANN, HE SHOULD BE CALLING BACK JUST ABOUT NOW.
[ Telephone Ringing ]
HELLO ? HOW GOOD OF YOU TO CALL.
THAT MEANS IT'S SAFE TO TALK.
YOU'RE JOKING. YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS. I WILL. I WILL.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK AT 11:00 YOUR TIME. THREE RINGS, 30 SECONDS, TWO RINGS.
THREE RINGS, 30 SECONDS, TWO RINGS. I MEAN, THIS IS ALL SO--
IT'S PART OF WHAT WE CALL THE DRILL.
NOW, YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT...
JOHANN AND I SPENT MOST OF OUR LIVES IN HIDING.
WHEN MOST GIRLS MY AGE WERE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR TO PARTIES,
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MEMORIZING THE DRILL.
FALSE NAMES ARE TO BE USED AT ALL TIMES, ROOMS CHANGED DAILY, HOTELS SWITCHED TWICE A WEEK.
PHONE CALLS MUST BE PLACED FROM OUTSIDE BOOTHS,
NEVER FROM ROOMS, NEVER FROM RESIDENCES.
PHONE CALLS MAY BE ANSWERED ONLY BY CONFORMING...
TO A CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING, PREARRANGED CODE.
WHEN PASSING THROUGH AIRPORTS, GUNS MUST BE DISMANTLED,
BARRELS SEPARATED FROM HANDLES, FIRING PINS REMOVED, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
ON ARRIVAL, THEY ARE TO BE REASSEMBLED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE GUN YOU ASKED FOR, MR. HOLCROFT.
AND NOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THAT MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALL WAS ALL ABOUT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE ARCHIVES.
JOHANN HAS TRACKED DOWN ERICH KESSLER, AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO HE IS.
♪ [ Orchestra Playing ]
[ Helden ] WHAT A BRILLIANT WAY TO HIDE. JUST BECOME A WORLD-FAMOUS PUBLIC FIGURE.
ISN'T HE SENSATIONAL ? YEAH.
I HAVE HIS RECORDING OF THIS,
BUT IT'S SO MUCH BETTER LIVE.
♪ [ Ends ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BETTER, MUCH BETTER.
MAYBE TONIGHT, WE CAN ACTUALLY GET IT RIGHT.
[ Conductor ] THANK YOU.
[ Man ] MR. HOLCROFT. MISS TENNYSON.
THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT, MAESTRO.
TRULY MAGNIFICENT.
THE SOUND OF ONE HOLCROFT CLAPPING. VERY GRATIFYING, SIR.
VERY GRATIFYING. LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.
HERR MAAS. HOW DO YOU DO ?
A SPLENDID NAME FOR A CONDUCTOR, DON'T YOU THINK ?
I COULD HAVE CALLED MYSELF ARTURO TOSCANINI,
BUT ALAS, THEY ALREADY HAD ONE.
ANYWAY, I DO NOT HAVE THE WARM, ITALIANATE NATURE...
SO NECESSARY FOR THE OPERAS OF VERDI.
PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
[ Deep Breath ]
LET ME LOOK AT YOU BOTH.
SO, YOU'RE REALLY THE DAUGHTER OF VON TIEBOLT, AND THE SON OF CLAUSEN ?
HOW WONDERFUL ! WONDERFUL ! HOW WONDERFUL !
FORGIVE ME.
I'M ALWAYS SLIGHTLY HYPER AFTER A REHEARSAL.
ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, I SWEAT LIKE A PIG.
THEY SAY CONDUCTORS LIVE TO ENORMOUS AGES.
IT COMES FROM ALL THE SWEATING AND WAVING THE ARMS. I HOPE THEY'RE RIGHT.
CROCODILES, ON THE OTHER HAND, LIVE SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS BY DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
[ Laughing ]
IT'S VERY HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE.
THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST EXCITING...
24 HOURS OF MY LIFE.
FIRST, THAT CALL YESTERDAY FROM JONATHAN TENNYSON OF THE GUARDIAN--
A NEWSPAPER, INCIDENTALLY, THAT HAS NEVER GIVEN ME A DECENT REVIEW IN MY LIFE,
EXCEPT, OF COURSE, FOR THE BEETHOVEN RECITAL,
BRINGING ME THIS MOST ASTONISHING NEWS.
I MUST CONFESS IT DID NOT COME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE.
MY MOTHER HAD, OVER THE YEARS, HINTED TO ME ABOUT IT.
BUT, TO BE TRUTHFUL, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OLD WOMAN'S FANTASY.
SO IT IS TRUE THEN ? IT IS ALL TRUE ?
IT SEEMS SO.
HOWEVER.
[ Maas ] HOWEVER. ALAS, THERE IS ALWAYS A "HOWEVER." TELL ME ABOUT HIS "HOWEVER."
[ Holcroft ] WELL, THERE ARE PEOPLE, QUITE A FEW OF THEM APPARENTLY,
WHO WOULD LIKE TO STOP ME...
AND PROBABLY YOU AND JOHANN FROM SIGNING THE PAPERS,
AND PUTTING IT ALL IN MOTION.
MY MOTHER'S AGAINST IT BECAUSE SHE THINKS...
IT'S ALL SOME EVIL PLOT OF MY FATHER'S.
AND A MAN NAMED OBERST. HE'S AGAINST IT.
[ Helden ] FIELD-MARSHALL FALKENHEIM.
WELL, A MAN NAMED FALKENHEIM. HE'S AGAINST IT...
BECAUSE HE THINKS THAT IT'S THE NEO-NAZIS, OR WHOEVER THEY ARE.
HE THINKS THAT THEY ARE GROOMING ME AS THE NEW HITLER.
[ Laughing ] NOW, I KNOW IT'S NUTS, ABSOLUTELY NUTS,
BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME HONEST-TO-GOD DANGER.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED.
TWO IN GENEVA AND ONE IN NEW YORK.
HERR MAAS, OR UH, HERR KESSLER, WHAT SHALL I CALL YOU ?
[ Maas ] OH, PLEASE. CALL ME ERICH.
ERICH, THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED SO FAST. BUT LOOK.
THAT MONEY HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR 40 YEARS.
IT CAN CERTAINLY SIT THERE A LITTLE LONGER.
NOW, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS VERY, VERY WRONG.
AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE SHOULD DO ANYTHING OR SIGN ANYTHING
UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
I THINK THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DELAYED.
TAKE SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR...
JUST THINKING AND PLANNING AND GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE ADVICE.
LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS...
SO THAT WE CAN ALL SPEND SOME TIME GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
AND FINALLY, I THINK THAT HELDEN AND I SHOULD GET THE NEXT PLANE BACK TO LONDON...
AND TALK TO JOHANN AGAIN. YOU ARE RIGHT.
BUT AT LEAST YOU SHOULD STOP AND CATCH YOUR BREATH.
WHY NOT COME TO THE CONCERT TONIGHT ?
I START WITH THE SCHUBERT YOU JUST HEARD,
THEN A RATHER DARING LEAP INTO BARTOK,
AND TO RESTORE ORDER, I WILL FINISH WITH SOME SOOTHING BRAHMS.
THANK YOU, ERICH. I'D LOVE THAT. YEAH. PLEASE, DO COME.
AND IF YOU SHOULD DOZE OFF, SCHUBERT TAKEN SUBLIMINALLY...
IS BETTER THAN NO SCHUBERT AT ALL.
[ Laughing ] ULRICHT !
ULRICHT WILL TAKE YOU OUT THE STAGE DOOR,
AND, UH, YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR ? NO.
FIND YOU A TAXI. MR. HOLCROFT.
MISS TENNYSON. HELDEN. NOEL.
I WOULD EMBRACE YOU. NOT UNTIL I'VE HAD A SHOWER.
I'M BEGINNING TO OFFEND EVEN MYSELF.
SEE YOU THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
I'M DANCING ON AIR.
YOU MADE ME A VERY HAPPY GENIUS.
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
IDIOT ! BUNGLER !
FOUR PEOPLE, A HIGH-POWERED MOTOR CAR AND A BOMB,
AND YOU CANNOT DEAL WITH ONE TOTTERING OLD LADY !
NOW, AS I FEARED, HE IS BEGINNING TO BECOME A PROBLEM.
IF YOU HAD HANDLED HIS MOTHER,
TONIGHT'S ADVENTURE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY.
HOWEVER, ONE WORD OF ADVICE:
DON'T FAIL AGAIN.
♪ [ Festive ]
[ Crowd Yelling ]
[ Speaking German ] OH, IT'S THE FESTIVAL OF ST. SELENA.
ST. SELENA OF THE STREETS IS THE PATRON AND THE GUARDIAN ANGEL...
OF THE OLDEST AND MOST NOBLE OF ALL PROFESSIONS.
THERE'S ALWAYS A PARADE GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT, FOLLOWED BY THE ORGY.
[ Crowd Cheering ]
HMM. IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, NO ? VERY.
YOU NEED DATE FOR ORGY LATER ?
HE'S SPOKEN FOR. SORRY.
HI THERE ! MY NAME IS FRITZEL.
OH, LOOK, IT'S FRITZEL. WHO ?
FRITZEL. THE NICE YOUNG MAN WHO'S ACTING AS IF HE KNOWS US.
WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS ? HELLO, FRITZEL.
HELLO. OH, I ONLY DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS DIRECT FILMS.
[ Groaning ]
MR. HOLCROFT, YOU'LL GET US BOTH KILLED.
I'M HARTMAN. I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
GET BACK TO THE HOTEL. THIS IS NO CONCERN OF YOURS. [ Helden ] NO !
IT'S NOT EASY KEEPING YOU ALIVE, MR. HOLCROFT.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT HERE ?
A 9 MM. BROWNING.
AT LEAST LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO USE IT.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SHOOT ANYONE WITH THIS.
YOU'VE GOT THE RETURN SPRING IN WRONG.
NOW IT'S FIXED.
HAVE YOU SEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN ? MANY, MANY TIMES.
[ Train Clacking ] [ Helden ] NO !
DOWN THERE. I'LL GO HERE.
[ Helden ] NO !
[ Gun Fires ]
GET DOWN ! GET DOWN !
[ Tires Screeching ]
[ Car Accelerates ]
[ Car Horn Blaring ]
[ Horn Stops ] HE'S DEAD.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ? YEAH.
WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE ! COME ON !
[ Sirens Wailing ] OH !
THE HOTEL ! [ Sirens Continue ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
[ Helden ] NO ! [ Breathing Heavily ]
NO ! [ Mumbling, Indistinct ]
NO ! OH, PLEASE, NO.
NO ! OH !
NO ! OH, MY GOD.
NO ! OH, GOD.
NO ! NOEL.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
[ Breathing Heavily ] IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M SORRY, HELDEN.
I WAS HAVING A NIGHTMARE.
I DREAMT THAT--
I WASN'T DREAMING, WAS I ?
I JUST KILLED A MAN, DIDN'T I ?
I MEAN, IT REALLY DID JUST HAPPEN.
[ Whispers ] OH, MY GOD. I KILLED HIM.
NO. NOEL, YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.
YOU WERE WONDERFUL. YOU WERE VERY BRAVE.
HE WAS TRYING TO KILL US, AND YOU SAVED OUR LIVES.
YOU WERE VERY BRAVE, VERY WONDERFUL.
I LOVE YOU, NOEL. I REALLY LOVE YOU.
I'VE NEVER MET A MAN LIKE YOU BEFORE.
SO KIND. SO BRAVE.
SO CRAZY. SO WONDERFUL.
NOEL, MAKE LOVE TO ME.
[ Train Clacking ]
[ Phone Ringing ]
IS THAT HIM ?
YES.
YOU SURE ? YES, IT'S HIM.
JOHANN !
HI. I'M A FOOL. I WAS SURE BERLIN WAS SAFE.
THE COVER WAS PERFECT, AND I'VE GOT NO IDEA HOW IT WAS BLOWN.
BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE HOW IMPERATIVE IT IS...
THAT THE COVENANT BE SIGNED AT ONCE.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED TONIGHT, AND MY SISTER'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER.
WITH $4 BILLION WE CAN HUNT DOWN THESE CRIMINALS,
THESE FANATICS, WHOEVER THEY ARE.
I HAVE NOT FOUGHT AND RUN AND HIDDEN ALL THIS TIME...
JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING HAPPEN TO HELDEN NOW.
JOHANN, SHOULD WE BE STANDING OUT HERE IN THE OPEN LIKE THIS ?
THE BRANDENBERG GATE IS THE MOST HEAVILY GUARDED PLACE IN THE WORLD.
NOEL, WE MUST TALK QUICKLY.
YOU MET WITH KESSLER ? YES, THIS AFTERNOON.
GOOD. NOW, THE BANKER. CAN HE BE TRUSTED ?
MANFREDI. I-I THINK SO. MY MOTHER THINKS SO. WHAT ABOUT OBERST ?
ON NO ACCOUNT. HE'S MAD.
HE'S STILL FIGHTING SOME OBSCURE AND STUPID WAR OF HIS OWN.
NO, WE MUST TRUST NO ONE EXCEPT OURSELVES.
IT'S JUST YOU, KESSLER, ME, AND OF COURSE, HELDEN.
AND WE MUST GET TO GENEVA AT ONCE.
WE CAN TAKE A PLANE TONIGHT. NO, NO, NO. THE AIRPORT'S NOT SAFE.
I SUGGEST THAT YOU AND HELDEN DRIVE TO GENEVA,
TAKING THE BACK ROADS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I'LL GO BY TRAIN.
KESSLER, AS JURGEN MAAS, IS ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE.
CALL HIM ON A PUBLIC PHONE...
AND TELL HIM TO TAKE A PLANE TO GENEVA...
AND MEET US THERE IN, SAY, UH, THREE DAYS.
WE MUST STAY AT SEPARATE HOTELS.
I'LL STAY AT THE ROYALE.
I'LL BE THERE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HELDEN CAN MEET ME THERE AT 6:00 EXACTLY.
THEN SHE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING I HAVE TO KNOW.
AND I CAN RELAY ANY MESSAGE THAT I HAVE FOR YOU.
THE THREE OF US MUST NOT TALK ON THE TELEPHONE.
CALL MANFREDI AND TELL HIM WE WILL MEET...
AND SIGN THE COVENANT ON THURSDAY AT 11:00.
AND NOEL ? YES, JOHANN ?
JUST ONE THING I MUST KNOW.
I MUST BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE TRULY AND SERIOUSLY COMMITTED. ARE YOU ?
I KILLED A MAN TONIGHT.
IN THAT CASE, WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMON BOND.
I TOO WAS FORCED TO KILL SOMEONE,
A LONG TIME AGO IN SOUTH AMERICA.
WE'RE BROTHERS.
WE ARE TRULY BROTHERS.
DAMN HEINRICH CLAUSEN. DAMN !
I HOPE HE'S TWISTING AND TURNING...
IN SOME SPECIAL HELL OF IT.
[ Dog Barking ] DIDN'T HE DO ENOUGH HARM WHILE HE WAS ALIVE ?
DOES HE HAVE TO RUIN MY SON'S LIFE FROM THE GRAVE ?
TRY, PLEASE, TO BE CALM.
THE QUESTION IS,
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PERSUADE YOUR SON NOT TO SIGN ?
[ Speaking German ] HOW CAN I DO THAT ? HOW DO I KNOW ?
THERE IS SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, WHO THINKS YOU CAN.
OTHERWISE, WHY YESTERDAY'S ATTEMPT ON YOUR LIFE ?
YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT ?
I WASN'T GOING TO TELL YOU.
[ Sighs Heavily ] IT WAS HORRIBLE.
MY BOOKSHOP IN RUINS.
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED, OF COURSE, BUT...
[ Birds Chirping ] IF MY SON'S LIFE IS IN DANG--
IT WAS YOU. IT WAS YOUR MAN WHO SAVED MY LIFE ?
FELDMARSCHAL, YOU'RE A MARVEL.
NO WONDER I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
YOU WERE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
BUT LIKE ALL YOUNG GIRLS IN THOSE DAYS, INSANE FOR UNIFORMS.
I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
MY ONLY EXCUSE IS THAT I WAS 17 WHEN I MARRIED CLAUSEN.
AND HE WAS SO HANDSOME AND TERRIFYING...
IN HIS BLACK UNIFORM.
AND I WAS FLATTERED BY THE ATTENTIONS...
OF SOMEONE SO EXALTED.
[ Speaking German ] WHERE'S MY SON NOW ?
YESTERDAY HE WAS IN BERLIN...
WITH VON TIEBOLT'S DAUGHTER.
THERE WAS A GUN BATTLE IN THE STREET.
FOUR MEN DIED.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOUR SON KILLED ONE OR MORE OF THEM.
MY NOEL-- KILLED ?
WHERE IS HE NOW ?
NOEL, THERE'S A HUGE MERCEDES BEHIND US.
IT'S BEEN FOLLOWING US FOR THE PAST THREE MILES,
AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO CLOSE IN.
PROBABLY JUST ANOTHER SUNDAY DRIVER.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, AS IT IS TUESDAY,
WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ Helicopter Blades Whirring ]
[ Horn Blowing ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
DON'T ANY OF YOU BASTARDS SPEAK ENGLISH ?
I THOUGHT ENGLISH WAS THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE.
I THOUGHT YOU ALL LEARNED IT IN THE GODDAMN FIRST GRADE.
AH, MR. HOLCROFT.
AS FOR YOU, YOU BASTARD, I NEVER TRUSTED YOU. NOW, MR. HOLCROFT,
NOT TO WORRY.
EVERYTHING CAN BE EXPLAINED.
AND PLEASE, DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING TOO VIVIDLY CINEMATIC.
LEE, THANK GOD IT'S YOU.
I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR BEING DISTRAUGHT.
SUCH A GHASTLY NIGHT FOR YOU.
AND, OF COURSE, FOR POOR HARTMAN.
I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE'S ANY WHISKEY ABOUT.
THEN YOU'D HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING, WOULD YOU ?
THE GERMANS, MR. HOLCROFT, ARE SUCH A LITERAL PEOPLE.
WHEN I RADIOED FOR THEM TO STOP YOU AND DETAIN YOU UNTIL I ARRIVED,
I HAD NO IDEA THEY WOULD TURN IT INTO THE LAST ACT OF GOTTERDAMMERUNG.
IF THERE IS ANY WHISKEY, IT'LL BE IN HERE.
IN A LOCKED CABINET, NO DOUBT.
[ Door Rattles ] [ Chuckling ]
VERY MEAN ABOUT DRINK, THE GERMANS.
WORSE THAN THE ENGLISH, REALLY. SHALL WE GO ?
HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND US ?
TIP FROM THE PROFESSIONAL, MR. HOLCROFT:
WHEN YOU WANT TO DISAPPEAR, BEST NOT RENT AUTOMOBILES WITH CREDIT CARDS.
I TRIED TO PAY CASH, BUT-- [ Helden ] WHY DID YOU WANT TO STOP US, LEE ?
I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT IF IT WEREN'T IMPORTANT.
HERR OBERST WANTS TO SEE YOU.
NOW, JUST A MINUTE. HE HAS A GUEST, MR. HOLCROFT,
WHO'S FLOWN ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICA TO TALK TO YOU.
MY MOTHER ?
OH, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. NOEL, WE HAVE TO BE IN GENEVA.
YOU KNOW I HAVE TO BE AT JOHANN'S HOTEL ROOM TOMORROW AT 6:00.
IT'S NO BAD THING FOR YOU TO TRAVEL SEPARATELY.
I'LL SPIRIT MR. HOLCROFT BACK TO ENGLAND. YOU TAKE THE CAR, CONTINUE ON TO GENEVA.
WE'LL JOIN YOU THERE TOMORROW. OH, NO.
[ Bell Chiming ] NOW, JUST FETCH YOUR CASES OUT OF THE CAR.
IF WE HURRY, WE CAN BE IN ENGLAND IN TIME FOR TEA.
[ Dog Barking Furiously ]
[ Car Door Closes ] [ Barking Continues ]
[ Speaking German ]
GOOD AFTERNOON.
JONATHAN TENNYSON FROM THE GUARDIAN.
I WONDER IF I MIGHT HAVE A WORD WITH HERR OBERST ?
[ Dog Panting ] HERR OBERST DOES NOT SEE JOURNALISTS.
WELL, I THINK PERHAPS IF YOU MENTION MY NAME, HE MIGHT CHANGE HIS MIND.
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME ?
TENNYSON.
[ Speaking German ]
THE VON TIEBOLT BOY ? WERE YOU EXPECTING HIM ?
NO. DO YOU KNOW HIM ?
NO.
BUT I KNOW ABOUT HIM.
TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WE HEARD RUMORS OF THE COVENANT,
WE RECRUITED HIS SISTER.
AN INTELLIGENT, HONEST GIRL. USEFUL WHEN WE NEED A PRETTY FACE.
SHE WORSHIPS HER BROTHER...
AND TALKS FREELY ABOUT HIM.
SHE HAS NO IDEA WE ARE USING HER TO MONITOR HIS MOVEMENTS.
[ Electronic Humming ] YOU SHOULD GET ONE OF THOSE IN COLOR.
I WOULD HAVE HAD TO TALK TO HIM SOONER OR LATER. IT IS GOOD THAT HE IS HERE.
A HANDSOME BOY. I LOATHED HIS FATHER. DESPICABLE MAN.
FOR ALL I KNOW, THE SON IS EXACTLY WHAT HE SEEMS.
ON THE OTHER HAND-- [ Knocking, Door Knob Twisting ]
MR. TENNYSON, PLEASE COME IN.
HERR OBERST, FORGIVE MY, UH, BURSTING IN UNINVITED.
UH, AND DURING YOUR LUNCHEON TOO.
LOOK, PERHAPS I SHOULD TAKE A WALK IN THE GARDEN UNTIL YOU'RE FINISHED.
PLEASE. YOUR SISTER IS A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY, SO TO SPEAK.
THEREFORE, SO ARE YOU.
THIS IS ALTHENE HOLCROFT.
ALTHENE, MAY I PRESENT JONATHAN TENNYSON.
MR. TENNYSON, I KNEW YOUR FATHER.
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
SO YOU'RE NOEL'S MOTHER. WHAT A PLEASURE. YOU KNOW MY SON ?
UH, WE ONLY JUST MET, BUT, UH,
WE'RE GOING TO BE FIRM FRIENDS, I KNOW IT.
WE WENT RIDING TOGETHER THE OTHER NIGHT.
RIDING ? HORSEBACK RIDING ? NOEL ? [ Chuckling ] YES.
WITH MY SISTER. HE WAS-- HE WAS A BIT NERVOUS AT FIRST, BUT, UH, HE ENJOYED IT.
I THINK WE'LL HAVE HIM JUMPING IN NO TIME.
FRAU CLAUSEN,
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM THAT YOU ARE HERE.
WELL, I AM PLEASED THAT YOU'RE PLEASED, BUT I'M NOT FRAU CLAUSEN.
I'M MRS. HOLCROFT.
PLEASE, PLEASE, DO SIT DOWN. I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU.
FRAU CLAUSEN--
FELDMARSCHAL,
DO YOU FIND IT WARM IN HERE ? WARM ?
YES, I FIND IT VERY WARM IN HERE.
ALMOST, UM-- ALMOST UNBEARABLY WARM IN HERE.
FAR TOO WARM, I THINK,
FOR A THICK, HEAVY BLANKET ON YOUR KNEES.
[ Dishes Rattling ] YOU SENILE, OLD FOOL.
WHY ARE YOU HERE ?
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION...
THAT THE BOTH OF YOU...
DISAPPROVE...
OF NOEL HOLCROFT...
SIGNING THE COVENANT, HMM ?
AND THAT YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING...
IN YOUR HAPPILY LIMITED POWER...
TO STOP HIM.
MMM !
[ Smacking Lips ] POTATO SALAD IS EXCELLENT.
DID YOU MAKE IT, FRAU CLAUSEN ?
OH, IT'S DELICIOUS.
JUST A HINT OF TARRAGON, HMM ?
[ Chuckles ] NO WONDER NOEL LOVES HIS MUMMY.
JUST KEEP YOUR NASTY, TREMBLING,
LIVER-SPOTTED HANDS AWAY FROM THOSE BUTTONS...
AND IN YOUR LAP WHERE THEY BELONG.
[ Whispering ] THERE'S A GOOD FELDMARSCHAL. [ Gasps ]
FRAU CLAUSEN, DO NOT MOVE...
AND DO NOT SPEAK.
NOW, TO BUSINESS.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE COVENANT CANNOT BE ACTIVATED...
WITHOUT NOEL'S SIGNATURE.
AND SIGN IT HE WILL, AS SCHEDULED,
AT 11:00 ON THURSDAY MORNING.
AFTER WHICH,
HE, LIKE YOURSELVES,
WILL BECOME REDUNDANT.
[ Inhales Deeply ] I WONDER,
YOU DISGUSTING, REDUNDANT OLD MAN,
HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE LIST ?
- [ Silenced Gunshots ] - [ Althene Screams ]
[ Glass Breaking ]
FRAU CLAUSEN,
WHAT ABOUT YOU, HMM ?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON ?
OR ARE YOU MERELY ACTING UPON SOME PERVERSE FORM...
OF WOMAN'S INTUITION, HMM ?
I KNEW IT WOULD COME TO THIS.
CLAUSEN. I KNEW HIM.
YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW HIM.
DID YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH HE HATED YOU ?
NO. HATED YOU FOR LEAVING HIM, FOR TAKING HIS SON.
NO.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A HATE SO STRONG...
THAT IT CAN WAIT YEARS FOR REVENGE ?
A MAN SO FILLED WITH HATE...
THAT HE WOULD SACRIFICE THE LIFE OF HIS ONLY SON ?
[ Whimpers ]
WHAT--
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ?
AH, FRAU CLAUSEN,
LIKE MY FATHER,
I AM AN IDEALIST.
LIKE MY FATHER, I TOO DREAM...
OF A BETTER WORLD.
IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE NUREMBERG.
FORTY YEARS OF SO-CALLED ENLIGHTENMENT AND DEMOCRACY.
AND WHAT HAS IT ACCOMPLISHED ?
THAT MR. TRUMAN DROPS ATOMIC BOMBS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
AND IT IS MY FATHER WHO IS POSTHUMOUSLY ADJUDGED...
THE "WAR CRIMINAL."
AT YALTA, WITH THE SWEEP OF A PEN,
A SENILE PRESIDENT CONDEMNS A THIRD OF THE WORLD TO COMMUNISM.
EUROPE, WITH THE ZEAL OF A MISSIONARY GONE MAD,
HANDS OVER THE WEALTH AND RESOURCES OF AFRICA...
TO SAVAGES WHO HAVE BARELY LEARNED TO BEAT A DRUM.
THEN YOU GIVE THEM TANKS...
AND ARMS TO REPLACE THEIR BOWS AND ARROWS.
AND WHEN YOUR DEEP FREEZERS ARRIVE, THEY USE THEM...
TO STORE THEIR FALLEN ENEMIES TILL SUNDAY DINNER.
I HAVE THE GRACE NOT TO MENTION VIETNAM.
ALL OVER YOUR BRAVE, NEW DEMOCRATIC WORLD,
INFLATION SPIRALS AS LITERACY DROPS.
AND IN AMERICA ?
IN AMERICA THEY VOTE FOR LAW AND ORDER WHILST SHOOTING DOWN PRESIDENTS,
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ROCK STARS IN THE STREETS.
YOU SEE, THE WORLD MUST NOT BE RUN...
BY THE FRIGHTENED AND THE IGNORANT AND THE WEAK.
AND BECAUSE OF MY FATHER,
AND BECAUSE OF KESSLER,
AND BECAUSE OF CLAUSEN,
IT WILL NOT BE MUCH LONGER.
THE LIST ? THE LIST THAT YOU WERE BOTH SO APPARENTLY INTERESTED IN ?
OH, IT DOES EXIST. I HAVE IT HERE IN MY POCKET.
IT'S AN ORDINARY LIST, THOUGH-- A LIST THAT ANY JOURNALIST MIGHT CARRY.
A LIST OF A THOUSAND NAMES,
BUT THE RIGHT THOUSAND NAMES.
A THOUSAND NAMES...
THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
THE BLOODY BASTARD !
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE WHO'S SIGNED THAT VISITORS' BOOK.
I THOUGHT HE WAS IN BERLIN, ON HIS WAY TO GENEVA.
WHAT ABOUT HELDEN ?
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING HIM AT 6:00 TOMORROW.
TELL HER ABOUT THE MURDER,
BUT NOT THE MURDERER.
I DOUBT IF SHE'D BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT IF SHE KNEW.
WHY ? I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
THE LIST. OBERST KNEW ABOUT THE LIST.
THE LIST ? WHAT LIST ?
THERE'S A MAN BEEN MURDERED HERE, AND YOU, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT--
EASY, EASY.
IN THE FIRST PLACE, I'M NOT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
I AM NO MORE MI-5 THAN YOU ARE.
I WORKED FOR OBERST.
MORE OR LESS THE SAME LINE OF BUSINESS AS THE LATE MR. BEAUMONT.
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT,
I'M ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
[ Leighton ] YOU MUST GO TO GENEVA AS SCHEDULED.
AND YOU MUST FACE THE BASTARD.
WHEN THE COVENANT IS SIGNED,
I'LL KILL HIM, OF COURSE.
OR YOU CAN,
IF YOU LIKE.
[ Breathing Heavily ] I LIKE.
[ Bell Tolling ]
[ Tolling Continues ] [ Speaking Foreign Language ]
[ Woman On P.A. Speaking Foreign Language ]
[ Knock At Door ]
IT'S OPEN.
[ Door Closes ]
JOHANN, YOU WERE WONDERFUL.
AND AS USUAL, YOU WERE RIGHT.
HE IS WHIMPERING FOR HIS MOTHER LIKE THE CHILD HE IS.
HE WILL SIGN TOMORROW WITHOUT QUESTION.
- THEY SUSPECT NOTHING ? - NOTHING.
[ Glasses Clanking ]
TAKE ME. TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND SAY THE WORDS.
PLEASE, JOHANN, SAY THE WORDS.
HELDEN,
MY LOVE,
MY SISTER,
MY SPOUSE.
I SLEPT WITH HIM. I HAD TO. [ Exhales Heavily ]
BUT I PRETENDED IT WAS YOU.
[ Moaning ]
MY LOVE, MY BROTHER,
MY SPOUSE.
I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE HE HAS THE LIST ON HIS PERSON.
CARRIES IT WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES. THAT SORT OF THING.
WELL, WE'VE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE ELSE.
IT COULD BE IN A BANK VAULT SOMEWHERE, I SUPPOSE.
IT'S UNLIKELY.
MOST UNLIKELY. HERE, DRINK THIS.
TOUCH OF THE GIANT-KILLER.
SHE'S THERE RISKING HER LIFE WITH THAT MURDERER AND THERE'S NOT ONE DAMN THING I CAN DO.
BY THIS TIME TOMORROW, THE COVENANT WILL BE SIGNED.
IT'D BE A TERRIBLE NUISANCE IF THE FUCKERS FOUND OUT.
[ Knock At Door ]
WHO IS IT ? IT'S ME, HELDEN.
COME IN. HELLO, LEE.
YOU ALL RIGHT ?
YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT-- HE WAS SHOCKED.
GENUINELY SHOCKED.
HE NEVER REALLY TRUSTED HERR OBERST, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS--
AND HE WAS HEARTSICK ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
HE SENDS YOU ALL HIS LOVE, AND WISHES YOU COURAGE.
I DESCRIBED THE SCENE THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED IT TO ME.
THE BODIES, EVEN THAT HORRIBLE BUSINESS WITH THE DOG.
HE WEPT.
I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY.
WE ALL NEED A LITTLE TIME TO MOURN OUR DEAD.
[ Door Closes ]
WHAT IS IT, MR. HOLCROFT ?
WHEN I TOLD HER ABOUT IT,
I NEVER MENTIONED THE DOG.
[ Sighs ]
I SEE.
[ Keys Rattling ]
[ Door Lock Clicking ]
[ Bell Tolling ]
[ Tolling Continues ] 11:00.
A HISTORIC MOMENT.
I WISH MY FATHER WERE HERE WITH US TODAY.
A WISH, A DREAM.
A HEROIC DREAM DREAMED 40 YEARS AGO...
IN A CITY OF FLAMES IS ABOUT TO BECOME REALITY.
[ Clears Throat ] MR. MANFREDI ? YES, MR. VON TIEBOLT ?
IF WE COULD PERHAPS PROCEED WITH THE SIGNING NOW.
WELL, FORGIVE ME, MR. VON TIEBOLT, BUT THIS IS AN OCCASION...
OF SENTIMENTAL IMPORTANCE TO ME.
YOU SEE, MY FATHER WAS-- IT IS A GREAT MOMENT FOR ALL OF US, SIR.
GREAT MOMENT, INDEED. BUT I HAVE A CONCERT TONIGHT.
I'M PLAYING THE MAHLER. AH, THE MAHLER.
YES.
CHAMPAGNE ?
GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S PROCEED.
MR. VON TIEBOLT, IF YOU'LL BE KIND ENOUGH TO SIGN...
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
TO OUR FATHER,
WILHELM VON TIEBOLT.
[ Maas ] TO MY FATHER, ERICH KESSLER.
NO TOAST, NOEL ?
TO MY FATHER, HEINRICH CLAUSEN.
MISS VON TIEBOLT, GENTLEMEN,
THE COVENANT.
[ All ] THE COVENANT.
AH, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT THE HELL'S ALL THIS ?
I CALLED A PRESS CONFERENCE.
DID I FORGET TO TELL YOU ?
[ Scoffs ] AH, FORGIVE ME, NOEL,
BUT I THINK THIS IS A GRAVE MISTAKE.
WE'VE MADE NO PLANS. WE'VE FORMULATED NO STATEMENTS.
BUT SURELY, JOHANN, AS A JOURNALIST,
YOU WOULD DEFEND TO DEATH THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW.
OF COURSE. OF COURSE.
BUT UNTIL WE HAVE SOMETHING TO ANNOUNCE,
ALL THIS IS, UH, GROTESQUE.
IT'S PREMATURE.
AND IT MUST BE STOPPED. WHAT DO YOU SAY, ERICH ?
I DON'T KNOW. I AM GOOD WITH THE PRESS.
I WILL SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HUMANITY AND HUNGRY CHILDREN.
THEN WE WILL POSE TOGETHER FOR SOME PHOTOGRAPHS AND GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS...
WITH GREAT APPLAUSE.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[ All ] GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NOEL HOLCROFT.
AND MY FATHER WAS GENERAL HEINRICH CLAUSEN.
[ Crowd Chattering, Indistinct ] I HAVE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
THIS MORNING, A COVENANT, WHICH WAS DRAWN UP IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE WAR...
BY HEINRICH CLAUSEN, ERICH KESSLER, AND WILLIAM VON TIEBOLT,
WAS SIGNED BY THEIR THREE OLDEST SONS,
JONATHAN TENNYSON,
JURGEN MAAS,
[ Man ] JURGEN MAAS ? AND MYSELF.
A SUM OF MONEY HAS BEEN HANDED TO US,
WHICH, OVER THE YEARS, HAS GROWN...
INTO $4 1/2 BILLION.
[ Chattering, Shouting, Indistinct ]
[ Man ] HOW MUCH ? HOW MUCH ?
- FOUR-AND-A-HALF BILLION. - [ Woman ] POUNDS OR DOLLARS ?
[ Holcroft ] DOLLARS. [ Woman ] WHAT ?
[ Woman #2 ] CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THE MONEY IS TO BE USED, SIR ?
YES, I CAN. IT IS TO BE USED BY THE THREE OF US...
TO CARRY OUT OUR FATHERS' WISHES.
[ Chattering Continues ] HE'S DOING VERY NICELY.
HE HAS THEIR ATTENTION. YOU MORON, DON'T YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING ?
DON'T YOU SEE HE KNOWS ?
HELDEN-- HE KNOWS NOTHING.
I SWEAR, HE KNOWS NOTHING.
HE LIED ALL HIS LIFE,
AND NOW HE IS LYING FROM THE GRAVE.
WHAT I SIGNED THIS MORNING...
WAS NOT JUST A COVENANT,
BUT MY OWN DEATH WARRANT.
- [ Woman ] DEATH WARRANT ? - [ Shouting Indistinctly ]
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "DEATH WARRANT" ?
[ Holcroft ] I WILL EXPLAIN.
[ Crowd Silences ] TWO DAYS AGO,
MY MOTHER WAS MURDERED BECAUSE OF THIS DOCUMENT.
SIX OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED,
AND THE ONLY REASON THAT I AM HERE WITH YOU THIS MORNING...
IS BECAUSE I COULDN'T BE KILLED UNTIL I SIGNED THIS DOCUMENT.
[ Man ] THAT'S CRAZY. AND NOW THAT I HAVE,
IF I COULD BE CONVENIENTLY TAKEN CARE OF,
THEN THE TRUE WISHES OF CLAUSEN, KESSLER AND VON TIEBOLT,
A PLAN THAT MY FATHER SO BRILLIANTLY CONCEIVED 40 YEARS AGO,
CAN BE CARRIED OUT. [ All Chattering ]
THAT'S RIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU-- WAIT ! WAIT ! HOLD IT ! HOLD IT !
IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA,
GLORIOUSLY SIMPLE:
TO CONSOLIDATE EVERY TERRORIST GROUP IN THE WORLD...
INTO ONE COHESIVE, OVERWHELMING FORCE...
IN ORDER TO CREATE INTERNATIONAL CRISES...
AND POLITICAL CHAOS. [ Man ] I BELIEVE IT. HOW EXTRAORDINARY.
SEE, IT'S OBVIOUS, HOWEVER, WITH $4 1/2 BILLION BEHIND THEM,
AND WORKING UNDER INSPIRED LEADERSHIP,
BY GOD, THEY COULD BLOW UP TEN AIRLINERS A WEEK,
ASSASSINATE ANY WORLD LEADER ANYWHERE,
TURN ANY RELIGION, RACE, COLOR OR CREED AGAINST EACH OTHER,
START BLOODY RIOTS IN ANY CITY AT ANY TIME.
UNTIL SUDDENLY, THE WORLD IS REDUCED...
TO A STATE OF ANARCHY AND PANIC,
READY TO ACCEPT A STRONG, NEW LEADER...
WHO CAN RESTORE ORDER AND TAKE COMMAND.
AND THAT NEW LEADER HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN.
[ Chattering, Shouting Indistinctly ] I WILL TELL YOU.
HE, JOHANN VON TIEBOLT,
HAS BEEN TRAINED FOR THIS JOB SINCE CHILDHOOD.
HE ALSO HAS IN HIS POSSESSION NAMES AND CONTACTS...
FOR EVERY TERRORIST LEADER IN THE WORLD.
[ Maas ] JOHANN, IF YOU DO SOMETHING FOOLISH NOW, IT'S THE END OF US, OF EVERYTHING !
[ Gunshots Firing ]
[ Screaming ] JOHANN !
[ Screaming Continues ]
- [ Gunshot Fires ] - [ Helden Gasping ]
[ Gasping ]
[ Gasping Continues ]
THIS IS THE LIST.
THIS IS WHAT ALL THE KILLING HAS BEEN ABOUT.
[ Camera Shutters Clicking ]
[ Holcroft On TV ] WITH $4 1/2 BILLION DOLLARS BEHIND THEM,
AND WORKING UNDER INSPIRED LEADERSHIP,
THEY COULD BLOW UP TEN AIRLINERS A WEEK,
ASSASSINATE ANY WORLD LEADER ANYWHERE,
TURN CLASSES, RELIGIONS, COLORS, RACES AND CREEDS AGAINST EACH OTHER,
AND CAUSE RIOTS IN ANY CITY AT ANY TIME.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ] OH, GOD, TURN IT OFF, PLEASE. I CAN'T WATCH.
[ Chattering Continues ] [ Gunshot Fires ]
JOHANN !
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT NOW, ISN'T IT ?
TELL ME EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
AND DIFFERENT TOO.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
MAYBE WE COULD GET MARRIED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO, OF COURSE, I MEAN--
WAS THAT PART OF THE PLAN ? FOR US TO GET MARRIED ?
IT WAS HARDLY A PLAN.
I'VE ONLY KNOWN YOU LESS THAN A WEEK.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE, THOUGH.
WOULD HAVE ?
WHILE IT LASTED.
HOW LONG WOULD IT HAVE LASTED ?
SIX MONTHS ? A YEAR MAYBE ?
FIVE YEARS WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFER.
BUT YOU COULDN'T HAVE KEPT YOUR PEOPLE IN LINE THAT LONG.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
AND HOW WAS IT TO HAVE HAPPENED ?
HUH ?
A HEART ATTACK, I SUPPOSE.
PEACEFULLY IN MY SLEEP ?
OR ON THE STREET ?
THE GEAR IS WONDERFULLY SOPHISTICATED THESE DAYS.
A MAN IS ACCIDENTALLY POKED WITH AN UMBRELLA IN A CROWDED SUBWAY.
TWO HOURS LATER, HE HAS A MASSIVE CORONARY AND DIES.
WAS THAT THE PLAN ?
DID YOU REALLY THINK IT WAS GONNA BE AS SIMPLE AS THAT ?
- NOEL ! - DID YOU THINK I DIDN'T KNOW THE KIDNAPPING WAS FAKE ?
WHEN WE MADE LOVE, DID YOU THINK THAT I THOUGHT YOU REALLY MEANT IT ?
[ Whispers ] YES.
YEAH ? DID YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU ?
[ Whispering ] YES.
WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
BUT THEN LAST NIGHT, YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF.
THE DOG.
[ Sighs ] I KNEW IT AS I SAID IT,
[ Sighs] AS THE WORDS CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH.
THE WORST PART OF IT IS...
I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I STILL AM.
NOEL, IF THAT'S TRUE, MAYBE--
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SHOOT ANYBODY WITH THIS.
I DID THE SAME THING TO THE RETURN SPRING...
AS YOU DID...
WHEN YOU GAVE IT TO ME IN BERLIN.
[ Gun Pieces Clicking ]
NOW IT WORKS.
[ Gunshot Fires ]
[ Gun, Body Hit Floor ]
[ Thunder Rolling ]
[ Thunder Crashes ]
CLOSED-CAPTIONED BY CAPTIONS, INC. LOS ANGELES