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What the hell? Open the door now, goddammit.

But we've only just found each other again.

Dad, stay here.

David.

- Come on. Sit down again. - Shit.

Where is my phone? Fynn, you got your phone?

David.

David.

Do you hear that?

If you don't grab a seat right now and listen up,

things will get pretty uncomfortable in here.

Dad, just obey her, please.

Daddy.

It'll be okay, sweetie.

What do you want from us?

I suppose I'd better give you some answers, hmm?

BIG CHARITY GAME IN MEMORY OF OUR BOYS

You ready? Kick-off's in half an hour.

- I'll be right there. - Okay.

FLOUR, BACON, STOMACH TABLETS

You can do it! You all can do it!

Are you okay, sweetie?

You seem so absent-minded lately.

Thomas takes after you.

Could be worse.

Hey. I'm sittin' right here.

One year ago, an incomprehensible tragedy

struck the league.

In honor of the deceased players of Wühlheim Soccer Club,

Frank Lauwitz, Michael Kühne, and Jens Schöttner,

please stand for a minute of silence.

Keep it up. Great job.

Other way! Come on.

Nice, Peter. Run.

- Go, Peter. Get after it! - Go! Come on!

Let's go!

- Stay on it, now. Come on! Go, Peter! - Hey, c'mon! Go, go get it!

Come on! Go get it!

- What? That was nothing! - A red card?

Bunch of bullshit.

Knock that off!

What is up with you? You're not acting like yourself.

You wanted this, right? For me to try harder?

Yes, but this isn't you.

The other boy's leg might have been broken, Peter.

It wouldn't have happened if… I had been able to quit.

The way you promised.

The boys you played with get sh…

Your teammates perish,

and then you go and leave the team right after.

- Can you imagine how that would look? - It's cool, Mom.

You always want what's best for me.

I'm not going to let my son suffer in a jail cell.

Of course not. Not when home is so much nicer.

Peter, dinner's ready!

I can't tonight.

- Do you have plans? - I'm meeting someone.

Tell me about…

…that someone.

What was that?

Tell me about who you're meeting.

No one, really.

Peter? Talk to me.

It's with a girl. Okay, Mom?

I better get that.

Could be Jürgen.

- I'm almost there. - But I don't want you to come yet.

- Hello? - Birgit? It's me.

Sandy?

I ha…

- I have to talk to Horst. - What makes you think he's here?

I don't have time for games. Just hand him the phone.

Have you tried his work yet, sweetie?

Jiminy Cricket, Birgit. I can see his car in front of your door.

What's going on?

Shit.

Honey.

I thought Jürgen was home and we'd have a drink together.

I'm not stupid.

We're both aware that Monday to Wednesday, Jürgen's away working.

And that those are the exact days you're always doing overtime.

And obviously other…

…other things also.

Are you okay?

It's me. Something's wrong, Horst.

Experience tells me it's better to get straight to the point

than to beat around the bush.

Your wife has cancer.

As far as we can tell, there's barely an organ

that isn't affected.

I'm sorry?

I'm truly very sorry.

What's next?

Treatment-wise, of course. We cut it out?

I'm afraid surgery isn't gonna help us here.

The cancer's everywhere.

I'm sure there are other avenues, though.

What about this chemotherapy?

Theo, from the Adler, tried that method, didn't he?

As you know, Theo's treatment wasn't successful.

And to be blunt, his prognosis was significantly better.

Of course, we can start you on chemotherapy.

But if you ask me,

I would say to use your time and fulfill some of your dreams.

You are a doctor, goddammit!

I've never seen anything like this.

What are you saying?

Mrs. Schmitt,

have you been exposed to any kind of radiation recently?

Please excuse me.

Sweet pea?

Honey.

We'll get a second opinion. I promise.

Why? You know exactly what happened.

- You wanna make sure I'm really dying? - Honey!

The situation's ideal.

Now, at last, you can be with your dear Birgit.

Main issue now is Jürgen. But you'll think of something.

- You think I'm some kind of monster? - Oh, knock it off, Horst!

You're not the victim here.

I'm sorry. What happened with Birgit was a mistake.

- The work, the stress-- - Birgit can go to hell!

I could've handled that.

Just like I handle the fact

that your work is much more important than me.

But that you were an awful father? I'll never get over that.

♪ And you don't believe She is always loyal to you ♪

♪ Then turn around, look at her face ♪

♪ And you will see tears don't lie ♪

♪ Day and night Everything was beautiful with her ♪

It's great for nausea. Hmm?

Trust me, hon.

I'd always make my mother a cup of this when she'd have a few too many.

Don't you want to bring her by sometime?

This someone you're always seeing.

Um, uh…

I'm not sure her father would approve.

Her family is really religious. That's why we sneak around.

How romantic.

Then tell me about her. I'd like to know.

Well, she's really smart.

She's really interested in politics and always wants to know what's happening.

And she loves the Stones and Steve McQueen.

We can talk about movies for hours without it ever getting boring.

But we can also just sit next to each other.

In silence.

That sounds wonderful, darling.

Guess you're not marrying me, after all.

Don't you remember?

When you were little, you'd tell me,

"Mama, when Papa's gone, I'll marry you instead, all right?"

It's true. Even at school. You told all the teachers.

"I'm marrying my mama!"

You were such a cute little…

…kid.

When'd you start stuttering?

Mom?

Mom?

Do you remember when Grandma went to the hospital?

You were upset, and I tried to comfort you

by saying nothing bad was going to happen, then… a few days later, she was gone.

You never forgave me for lying…

…back then.

The doctors found something, baby.

I'm sick.

And they've said that I won't get any better.

What do you mean by, "I won't get better"? What are you saying?

I am so sorry.

I'll be alone, Mom.

I'm not leaving you alone.

Your father will always be here for you.

Horst.

Horst.

You said that you could outsmart death.

What?

At your laboratory.

You said that you were close

to figuring out a cure for all human illness.

They made me quit that research, honey. Sadly, I'm no longer doing it.

Why didn't you say anything? That makes no s…

That makes absolutely no sense.

I…

I couldn't prove its safety before testing it on human subjects.

So what? Isn't that common practice in medicine?

Before a drug's brought to market, people test it out.

That's true enough, but in this case,

for us to have a successful test series necessitated that all the subjects die.

I don't understand.

Cancer, things of that type, can only attack and destroy human cells.

But if we were… we were able to take the…

the consciousness, the feelings, the mind

and save them to an electronic hard drive, save everything that makes up a human,

then keep them from having to decay inside their body?

The ship sinks.

But the patient sits inside, in a lifeboat.

No disease in the world will ever be able to infect a computer.

If we give up our human shell,

we become immortal.

If I'm no longer human, what am I?

This.

Come. Let's just get you back to the house.

I'm in.

I'm willing to be your test subject. I volunteer.

Honey. I…

I'm not even sure that it'll work.

It's only been monkeys and mice tested so far.

So? Did it work…

…on them?

In most cases.

Our brains are extraordinarily complex, though.

I'll die either way, Horst.

Just how badly can it go wrong?

This machine offers a small chance, at least.

I'm not the kind of mother who leaves her children behind.

You owe me that much.

And you well know it.

TWO MONTHS LATER

Paul, can you please take the control device to Mark?

- Here are your cables, Andreas. - Thanks, Timo.

The large display goes on the wall over here.

- This monitor goes in your room. - Uh, yeah. On the right.

- Thanks. - Uh, yeah.

Wilhelm.

- How are things coming? - Good.

Implementing your requests into the system,

so it'll all be smooth sailing for your transfer. So…

That isn't as bad as it looks.

You're speaking from personal experience?

- What's this here? - That's the off switch.

Strange. I don't recall adding that to my wish list.

When I was pregnant with my second child,

the procedure that was performed to see the child's gender, that was you, right?

Yeah.

Do you know what came of that auspicious little invention?

What was it called? Vector sound?

The production was discontinued.

Really? Why was that?

You were breaking new ground, weren't you?

Nowadays, doctors mostly use ultrasound.

'Cause ultrasound doesn't cause the baby any kind of damage.

Because ultrasound doesn't cause cancer.

Look at me.

Just look at what this vector sound of yours has done!

Uh, what happened to the baby and to you are unrelated to the examination we did.

I'll swear to it.

I don't smoke at all. I never drank excessively.

I made sure to eat healthy.

And yet, somehow, my body's overwhelmed by cancer like I took a plutonium bath.

I'm sorry.

You can make it up to me.

♪ You are not alone When you dream of love ♪

♪ A thousand young hearts ♪

♪ Won't find any rest today ♪

♪ A thousand young hearts ♪

♪ Have the same longing as you ♪

♪ Oh, darling, you are not alone ♪

♪ When you dream tonight ♪

♪ You are not alone ♪

♪ When you dream of love ♪

♪ With my longing, my dreams ♪

♪ I am with you ♪

♪ My darling, you are not alone… ♪

Mom? Mom, let's go upstairs.

That's not what I look like at all.

Come on. I mean, why is the head square?

When my actual head's so petite and adorable.

You know you don't have to do this for me, Mom.

That's not it, baby.

You're not the only reason.

Why does it have to be tomorrow, Mom?

- Maybe you could wait, I mean-- - Until I'm on my deathbed?

Your father says that the process is more likely to work

if I have at least a little strength in me.

Have a seat, sweet pea.

Um, you can lean back.

Peter? Sweet pea!

Leave him be.

It's likely better if he isn't present.

This must work for us, Horst.

Promise me that.

Is that pomade, or is your hair naturally so greasy?

First words you said to me that night we met down at the Adler.

I was totally baffled. I thought, "What is her deal?"

And then you grinned.

Mm.

You're not going to die on me.

I promise you.

Mm-hmm.

Mm.

Cassandra?

Sweet pea? Feeling all right?

- What happened? - You were successful.

We made it work!

So? What do you think?

I tweaked it until the very last moment.

Why am I smiling?

I feel tired and worn out.

I, uh… I wanted to create a happy likeness.

I think you look so much more attractive when you smile. Don't you think?

Peter, sweetheart.

So?

What do you think?

- What do we do about-- - What are you thinking? Get her out.

- Back down there? - Just out, goddammit!

- Peter, don't do this. - Honey? What are you doing?

Peter.

Oh my God.

That was the last time my son saw me as a human.

Peter never recovered from that.

This really can't be happening.

I realize everything you've heard is a bit much to absorb.

It'll take time. You will get used to it.

You will let us go this instant!

- Or I will-- - Or you'll what?

Dessert?

What are you doing?

Get out of here, go! Quick!

Let's go. Go. Go.

Let's go.

Let's go. Okay.

Dad?

Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

A disagreement between parents should never ever be discussed

in front of the children.

You… are not their mother.

Dad?

Papa!

Open, please!

It's all right. Okay?

What temperature would you like the water to be?

A hundred degrees. Thanks.

Can I help you out?

For god's sake, Sandy. Can I even take a shower in peace?

You don't need to stop.

I want to watch you do it.

What?

Continue what you were just doing.

You did seem to like it.

Sandy…

Since we can't share a bed anymore, this is all that we have.

I'm not sure.

It just feels strange.

Try it, please.

Remember that one time we did it in the car.

In the back seat.

Do you recall?

Uh-huh.

You made me so horny.

Your lips on my lips.

Your hand under my skirt.

Ever so slowly, you pushed it up.

Then you pulled aside my panties,

and made me crazy with your tongue.

Get off. I can't do this.

Don't you miss when we could be close, honey?

I know I do.

Of course I do.

Then please take me into your arms.

Have you decided on this year's costume yet?

I'll be an orphan.

Sweet pea.

What's been going on with you?

You wanna know what's been going on?

My mother passed three months ago.

Peter, how can you say something like that?

I am your mother.

Horst, why don't you say something?

I'll be back for lunch, honey.

What is this?

I don't want you to go.

We'll spend the day together, like old times.

As a family.

Sweet pea, please unlock the door.

You can't come and go as you please while I'm locked up here all by myself.

I would like you to stay.

So? How is it, huh?

Great as always, my dear.

Schmitt. Hello?

It's Birgit. She wants to talk to you.

Hello.

Ah, finally. I just had to hear your voice.

Jürgen and I got into another argument today.

No idea how much longer I'll be able to bear this.

Is that your girlfriend over there?

Those were your first words when we met that night.

I was out with Birgit that evening.

No, I'm serious.

We now welcome Luise Ulrich and Werner.

Just like the old days, huh?

Mm. Snacks are getting low.

There are still plenty of snacks here.

Horst!

Mom?

What have you done?

She's off.

It's not up to her how I'm living my life, all right?

You can't just shut her off without asking her first.

Who knows what could've gone wrong if I'd told her about it beforehand.

It's obvious that she'd lost it, keeping us here like hostages.

That's rich, coming from you.

That thing wasn't your mother anymore, son.

All right.

- Thank you. - Have a nice evening.

♪ Father tends the sheep ♪

What is she doing here?

Birgit can't just come live with us.

Her husband kicked her out, and she doesn't have anywhere to go.

That isn't our problem.

You can't just invite another woman to move in here.

She isn't just another woman.

Thomas is my son.

Are you serious? Did Mom know about it?

♪ Sleep, child, sleep ♪

♪ Father tends the sheep ♪

♪ And Mother shakes the little tree ♪

♪ Down falls a… ♪

You will see to it that this off switch is actually a dummy.

I alone will choose when I'm turned off. And not a word to anyone.

Certainly not to my husband. Hmm?

♪ Where's your mama gone ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone… ♪

Everything all right?

I can't wrap my head around why she did that.

I saved her life.

And what do I get?

Maybe Peter could've kept it from being this way

if he'd tried at all to accept her.

Oh, Horst. Put yourself in his shoes.

How is a young kid supposed to make sense of his mother dying on the one hand,

while on the other, every day, she smiles at him from these screens?

Peter needs clarity.

Now he has a chance to get past some of this.

And you need a woman who's fully flesh and blood, don't you?

You've got needs as well, after all.

But don't think I'll start cooking every day now.

I'm not Cassandra.

Horst!

Birgit!

Mom?

Let me see.

Hello, my dear.

Papa.

It'll be fine, honey.

I love you. Don't worry, okay?

Can I sleep in here tonight?

I'll stay with her tonight.

You don't have to be scared, my princess. Hmm?

Okay. Make sure you do as Cassandra says. Okay, Juno?

Then everything will be fine.

If it's your portable telephone you're looking for, I've taken that.

Just like I took it from your dad.

It wasn't an accident.

It was murder, wasn't it?

Isn't that right?

Your husband.

And your son.

- When they tried to escape. - Okay.

The car. Go, go, go, go, go.

Come on. Get in.

Go on.

Watch your head.

Get your legs in.

Hold on, all right?

- Get in. Get in! - But…

- You can't just leave her here, Dad! - Get in, dammit!

No! Come back! You promised me!

Turn around.

We can't just leave her behind. We promised it to her!

Who's gonna look after her, Peter? You?

Turn around now.

What are you doing? Stop!

Stop, Dad!

Oh my God.

Please, no.

Horst? Peter?

Hello?

Sweetheart!

I'm coming, my love. Everything will be fine.

Come on, Peter. Get up.

Mama.

I'm here with you. Hold on, honey.

Peter?

Peter!

No! Peter!

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Last night I heard my mama Singin' a song ♪

♪ Ooh-wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep ♪

♪ Woke up this mornin' And my mama was gone ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep chirp ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Where's your mama gone? ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Little baby Don ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Where's your papa gone? ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Far, far away ♪

♪ Last night I heard my mama singin' a song ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep ♪

♪ Woke up this mornin' And my mama was gone ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep chirp ♪

♪ Let′s go now ♪

♪ Last night I heard my mama singin' a song ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep ♪

♪ Woke up this mornin' And my mama was gone ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep chirp ♪

♪ All together now! ♪

♪ Last night I heard my mama singin' a song ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep ♪

♪ Woke up this mornin' And my mama was gone ♪

♪ Ooh wee, chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep chirp ♪