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I'm really looking forward to heading the Institute

of Microbiology.

Why did Hamburg send us the patient?

They found nothing.

We've never seen this.

His inflammation is spreading unusually quickly.

People would rather go down than change their habits.

Stop the reform!

It divides society.

It's insane to cancel an operation

when the patient is already on the table.

We have a second case.

It's a completely new type of pathogen.

Resistant to all conventional antibiotics.

You must close all beaches immediately!

MINISTRY OF HEALTH BERLIN, 2049

Minister Nguyen.

The heat continues

and you've denied people access to the water for three days.

When will you reopen the beaches?

I can only assure everyone that we're working flat out.

First the tough reform

and now the beach closures.

Calls for your resignation are intensifying.

What do you say to that?

It is my duty to guarantee people's safety

and to take the necessary measures

in consultation with my scientific advisory board.

I see this as my duty and my sole focus at the moment.

Thank you.

And what about your poor poll ratings?

Stop the reform!

Stop the reform!

FIGHT BACK NOW!

How am I supposed to stop the reform?

Refuse to carry out the measures. Lay down your work!

If I do that, many more will die than as a result of the reform.

You want that?

Stop the reform!

BAD POLITICIANS BAD HEALTHCARE

Reform protests continue.

Clinics and ministries are besieged.

Ah! Old crap!

- Hey. - Hey.

- Oh. Thank you. - Not your day today?

Yes, it's fine. Oh, I don't know.

The people out there are annoying the hell out of me.

- Fighting for their cause. - That's it!

It's not their cause. It's ours!

The demos in the courtyard

are great, but stopping us from working -

what good does that do?

So you're against the reform?

I'm in favour of common sense,

and that's not besieging hospitals.

- Hey wait, Mr Elephant! - Oops!

Shutting down.

- Er, can you give me that? - Sure.

I can't walk without it.

- Connected. - I'll help you.

Hey, you can't run around here like that.

- Be careful. - She wasn't looking.

Lisa.

- I'm sorry. - No, she's right. I was distracted.

Dad, where's the doctor now?

There.

- Who are you going to see? - Dr Williamson

- in neurotechnology? - Wrong direction, I'll take you.

Thanks.

I've issued an infection alert and closed the beaches.

And not a single new infection in three days!

Do you realise how ridiculous I look right now?

There are no new infections because you acted immediately.

I'm sorry, Thomas, but...

if I don't know what exactly we're dealing with in this bacterium,

I can't give you any other recommendations.

We don't even know yet whether

it's a localised problem or a global problem

that just hasn't been discovered yet.

Can you come down from your ivory tower for a minute?

It's 39 degrees outside

and it's about to get even hotter.

We can't keep people out of the North Sea any longer.

It's high season now!

The tourist board is giving me hell and today the press are dubbing me

"the dehydrator".

I'm sorry, Thomas.

You don't want to hear it,

but we have a dead man.

If I don't get any clarity from you in 24 hours,

I'm lifting the ban.

So, Christine is about to start dialysis.

It will take over the detox function for your husband's weakened kidneys.

We have to prevent

the bacteria from attacking other organs.

And that's why I'm going to give your husband a combined antibiotic

that should combat the inflammation. In other words,

the inflammation levels must be reduced.

OK, and if the antibiotic doesn't work again?

Well, if it doesn't work,

then I would start phage therapy, with your consent, of course.

What is that?

Phages are viruses

that only fight bacteria.

They attach to cell walls and destroy them.

So, hmm, you'll...

infect Piet again with something else?

Yes, but...

the phages only attack the bacteria that are making your husband sick.

And this treatment is quite punishing on the body, of course.

And that's why we're going to try this combined antibiotic again, OK?

Good.

It's always so nice here.

And almost a bit romantic, isn't it?

There are too many people here for that.

- Sorry, we're here with a group. - Yeah...

- it doesn't feel that real either. - No?

Maybe try running.

So, whoever reaches that rock first!

Call it a day after that. I have another appointment.

Ferhat?

Ferhat?

You have a visitor. This young lady wants to see you.

- Thank you, Marlene. - Thank you.

- You must be Lisa. - Yes.

Hello, Dr Williamson. I'm Berk.

Thanks for taking the time to see Lisa.

Lisa,

- come back over here. - Who are these people?

Why aren't they talking?

They can, but with a voice device. They're Locked-in patients.

They've had something like a lightning strike to the brain.

And so they're paralysed now and can only move their eyes.

And what are you doing with them?

We're doing exercises in a programmed environment

to stimulate movement impulses in the brain.

And if we do this often enough,

they might eventually be able to move again in real life.

Why don't they wear exo-leggings?

The patients have damage to the ventral pons.

Leggings don't help with that.

Lisa, come here now, please.

Let's go to my office.

- Thank you. - We'll start in a minute.

Hello, Mrs Abdul-Hai.

How are you feeling?

Stupid question.

Can I do anything for you?

I don't think anyone can help me anymore.

I had so much hope and thought I'd get better after the operation.

Oh well... Look at me. I'm a wreck!

No strength left to work.

And I...

probably won't be able to look after my grandchildren for much longer.

Oh well...

It saddens me that you've lost hope.

Not quite. I still have one last hope.

The hope...

that it maybe doesn't last so much longer.

Mrs Abdul-Hai, look at me.

I'll think of something. I promise you.

Lisa's doctor in Zurich says that her spinal cord injury has healed,

and there's no reason why Lisa can't walk again without exo-leggings.

OK. Yes. The old injury is still there.

So this dark spot here.

That's the reason your legs were paralysed.

Take off your band, please.

It's OK.

Shutting down.

So. Now I've got something really special.

Hold this.

OK...

All good?

NEUROTECH DATA - PATIENTS BRAIN DATA

OK. So...

I'm going to send a signal to your brain

and we'll see if it comes through, OK?

It won't hurt.

OK. Ready!

BRAIN SENSORY STIMULATION

OK, that's it.

Very good.

So - neurologically, everything is fine.

The nerves transmit the command from the brain to the muscles.

Let's take that off. There we go.

Take off the exoskeleton, please.

No. I can't walk without it.

But nobody expects you to, Lisa.

I know it's not easy for you.

Why can't I always wear the leggings?

Because you don't need them.

Besides, it's much better to have control over your legs again.

Isn't it?

Hmm?

Can you help Lisa?

I think so.

Hey! Spring cleaning?

You can't just sneak up on me like that!

Oh, sorry!

I didn't mean to scare you.

Let's just keep a bit more distance on the ward, shall we?

Is that alright?

Lights off.

Dialysis will buy us some time with Baldwin.

I'll programme the individual antibiotic

- for him... - Maral?

I still need a signature for the examination board.

And Mrs Bonetti wanted the grant application now...

Yes, Sheila, I'll be right there.

Go take care of your business, Maral.

This here is my business!

We've been in the dark for days.

Or can you explain to me why we

can't find the bacteria on any of the North Sea beaches?

It must be transmitted via the water.

Because two people were in the North Sea in the summer?

Yes, and it's the only logical conclusion.

- I said I'm coming. - There are two new cases.

- Here? - In the Netherlands.

Two industrial divers.

They were repairing something on an offshore wind farm.

So the bacterium

has definitely been transmitted via seawater.

Add offshore islands. Connect.

Weather and currents.

That's where you're coming from!

Greenland.

Since I can't find anything either, I'd like to make a suggestion.

Mmhmm.

But it's not a simple suggestion.

I'm here with Lisa because you work with state-of-the-art technology.

- I'm open to anything you suggest. - Good.

Lisa's problem isn't physiological but psychological.

She's suffering from an unresolved inner conflict, an emotional trauma.

What child wouldn't be after losing their mother?

Right.

The way your wife died makes it especially serious.

That's why I recommend MTT -

Memory Trauma Therapy.

This procedure was developed by me

and it enables you to relive

and reassess the traumatic experience

with therapeutic support.

Does that mean... Lisa would relive

- the accident with you? - Yes.

In a virtual simulation of her memories.

And you'd be there too.

Could you do that?

I could, yes.

But not my child...

She couldn't cope with that again.

We should let her decide.

Can't you just...

erase Lisa's memories of the accident?

Erase Mum?

Lisa. Wait!

Leave me alone!

I've given him the antibiotic now...

The bacterium isn't unknown and so different because it's new,

but because it's old.

- Sorry, what? - Have a look at this.

- That was Greenland 15 years ago. - Yeah.

- Now look at the ice layers. - Yeah.

And?

I suspect the bacterium was trapped in the ice for thousands of years.

And when the permafrost melted, it was released

and spread

by the ocean currents.

You mean Mr Baldwin

is being attacked by a bacterium from the Stone Age?

It certainly looks like it.

Well, no matter where this paleobacterium comes from -

we must get it out of his body.

One step at a time.

Paleobacterium...

Has a certain ring to it.

A research vessel has taken samples from the deep sea

and confirmed our theory.

The paleobacterium was detected in the water.

However, the currents apparently

spread it to deeper waters.

It hasn't reached the shore so far.

Very good.

Then we can reopen the beaches, can't we?

All I can say is that it's not very likely

that the bacteria will wash ashore.

You're answering like a politician.

Maral,

at the Ministry this morning,

we received a bomb threat.

I need a concrete statement now.

You're the expert.

What is your recommendation?

The pandemic threat isn't acute, but it hasn't been averted either.

The situation is extremely confusing.

There are no clear answers.

I'm a scientist, I can only advise you.

You make the political decisions.

Experts are people who only have one string on the fiddle.

Old Arabic saying.

- Would you like some tea? - Sure.

- Here. You just take a cup. - Right.

And put it here.

- Ah, and then... - Yes.

- Hey Marlene. - Oh, hey.

Oh, you two haven't met yet, have you?

Ferhat, this is Lou Melnik, my new nursing assistant.

Lou, this is Ferhat Williamson, head of neurotechnology.

Ah, that's you.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Hi.

Is it two o'clock yet?

What's at two o'clock?

Our tea time.

Exactly one hour after lunch every day.

No, it's not always an hour after lunch,

sometimes we meet at three...

It's almost always two.

I always eat at one.

But we don't always meet at two.

Lou?

- Is he epileptic? - It seems so.

- Do you know if he's eaten? - No.

- Heart problems? - No idea, really!

He's epileptic. See the chip?

Oh, that's strange.

What's strange?

The epilepsy suppression service has disconnected.

And I don't get why the black box didn't record anything here.

OK, I'll do this here...

Resetting it?

No, I'm reloading it for you. That should help.

If it's a hardware problem, I'd switch to the non-invasive method.

It's much safer than these chips.

You can fix issues more easily

and are better protected against tampering.

You just walk around like a dork

with a headband full of coils.

OK.

I'll fix the service now

and then I'll reinforce your firewall.

I did it recently. It's secure.

Are you a programmer?

- I was. - But there's still a port open.

Meant to be insecure?

Nope.

OK.

It'll take a while now.

- Accept. - Maral.

Emilia.

Why wasn't I at the meeting with the Minister of Health?

We should've discussed that.

- What? - News live.

Emilia?

News live, Thomas Nguyen.

That's just populism from the opposition again.

And is it prudent to open the beaches, when the source

of infection is not yet confirmed?

Of course, nothing is 100% guaranteed.

But after consulting Dr Maral Safadi from the Charité,

we can do this with a clear conscience.

In fact, we have to.

Because the heat and lack of cooling facilities

can have health consequences.

PRESS CONFERENCE

- Please. - Excuse me?

You arse!

Shit.

There you are.

Your dad won't find you here.

I want to be alone.

Lisa.

We don't want to erase the memory of your mum.

I don't believe you.

Too bad.

I was just about to share a secret of mine.

We have something in common.

What?

You also wear leggings?

Mmhmm.

Can't you walk either?

Yes, I had an accident too.

I... jumped off a rock into the sea.

Mine are nicer.

I don't think so.

Let's swap bands.

Shutting down.

Please.

Shutting down.

Now move your legs again.

- I can't. - Then you're not really trying.

I am!

I can't either.

Let's swap back.

Connected. Connected.

You see?

Our exoskeletons don't react to the other's thoughts.

No other person can move their legs for us,

not even if they have our control band on.

Right, because our thoughts are ours and ours only!

Exactly.

And the MTT therapy that I'd like to do with you

only works if you want it.

Only you decide which thoughts you share, and what should happen.

You're not erasing Mum?

Absolutely not.

Pinky promise.

- Hey. - Hey. Are you finished?

Yeah, shattered. The Health Minister made sure of that.

Yeah?

Michel and I will take your mind off it.

Yes, please.

Tell me, did he talk to you again

about these world saviours...

Oh, no... no.

Where are your things?

I forgot them in the lab.

What's that?

What is it?

I... I had an outburst earlier.

You had an outburst.

Anyway, the beaker with the paleobacteria spilt on me...

and look - it caused the other bacteria to grow.

What's that mean?

Good question.

Ah...

Sorry...

- Maral? - Hmm?

Would you like to stay?

- I'll catch up with you, OK? - OK.

OK.

- Bye. - Bye.

You can get dressed.

Perfect scoring.

Daily exercise and good nutrition.

- You still need a new heart. - Indeed,

but without my daily exercise, I would've needed it ten years ago.

That's exactly how the reform works.

Take responsibility for yourself, you'll stay healthy for longer.

Yes - those that can afford it.

Where's my new heart anyway? Can I see it?

It's still being printed.

By the way, your criticism is unjustified.

We have indeed taken the social factor into account.

"Politics is not unfair if conducted with common sense",

Margaret Thatcher.

I tend to follow Romi's advice:

"Always speak from the heart, never from the mind".

You should go into politics.

I'd love to have an opponent like you.

Your shirt's buttoned up wrong.

Hey!

Hey.

How was it with Ferhat?

Ah. He doesn't think much of implants.

Can we help you with anything?

Are you free tonight?

- I... - Need a hand?

- What do you need? - Er, nothing!

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Hey, doing anything nice later?

Why?

Do you want me to stay?

No! Not at all. I just thought...

Er... Never mind. Have a nice evening.

- Thank you. You too. - Bye.

You repaired a 20-year-old domestic robot?

You should get a prize for that.

Thank you.

It was a hard and rocky road, but it was worth it in the end.

The thank-you speeches still need a bit of work.

- Yeah. - Hmm.

Hey, do you fancy going for a drink tonight?

- What's that? - From Seda.

- She needs a signature. - On paper?

I have to go.

Everything OK?

6, 4, 6, 0.

Hello?

What's going on here?

Operating consultant: Seda Safadi.

Operating theatre assistant: Marlene Hirt.

Today, we're transplanting a kidney into Felicitas Abdul-Hai.

Hey...

Light out.

What a stupid thing to do!

It's illegal, Seda, and damn dangerous!

- We could lose our jobs. - Why?

It went fine.

Oh, operating with outdated equipment is fine?

And what about Mrs Abdul-Hai?

Leave her here?

In this abandoned wing?

There must be space somewhere. We'll check the occupancy plan.

We will? You will.

I'm leaving now - and I'm never stepping foot in here again.

OK. Fine.

You're right.

It was a bit risky.

Finally, you're coming to your senses.

That's why we need to set it up more professionally.

Lisa, we're going to go to the scene of the accident together.

It won't be easy,

but don't forget, your father and I will be with you the whole time.

We're connected by the synchronisation vests -

meaning that our heart rates are synchronised

and we sort of feel like one body.

If you get scared and don't want to go on,

then we feel that too. Then we leave.

We'll only do what you can handle. OK?

- OK. - OK.

Good, we'll start now.

We close our eyes.

Today is the day of your mother's accident.

What do you remember? Think about it.

What can you see?

What can you hear?

What can you smell?

Lisa, hurry up!

OK.

Yes, she's 17 years old. She wants to rebel, right?

Lisa, come on!

Jeez, Lisa!

We're with you, Lisa. You're doing really well.

Mum! Mum!

I can feel your fear.

You're so brave.

Look up into the trees for a moment. And now take a breath...

and out again. Again. In through the nose.

And out. Very good. Super.

Do you see? You have everything under control.

Do you want to carry on?

Yes? Good.

Take a good look at everything.

But everything is blurry.

Do you know why?

My hands are covering my face.

There's a zebra crossing here.

Cars are not allowed to drive over it that fast.

You recognised that very well, Lisa.

The accident isn't your fault.

Mum.

And it still happened because of me.

Stop!

Stop! Now!

Ava is dead.

She's not coming back either.

I loved her so much.

I just don't know how I can be a good father without her.

Dad, you're a good father.

Let's resolve the situation. Yes?

We'll go somewhere nicer? OK?

OK?

Lisa?

How are you feeling?

Weird.

Lisa, you're standing.

Try to take a few steps.

Great, Lisa.

- Wow. - Good.

You're walking, you can do it.

Yes, great.

- Good. - Come on.

- I walked! - Yes, you did!

Put me down, Dad.

How come I can walk again now?

Well, when you're sad for two people all the time,

then it's quite a burden on you.

Especially when you can't offload it.

And if someone helps you a bit and takes the weight off,

then you become lighter

and you can walk better again.

Thank you.

And why didn't you speak to him last night?

Because you haven't said anything about the whole thing yet.

I don't always want to be bad cop.

- That's your role from now on. - Oh, Julia!

Hey!

Come here, my love.

- You both seem pretty chirpy. - Yep.

And? You wanted to talk to me about something?

- Right. - Exactly. Maral?

Er, yes...

We wanted to talk about your future plans.

And about... human enhancement.

I just want to work

for peace in this crazy world.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

But you also have to...

ask yourself a few critical questions.

Like what?

Like why you have to have

a chip implanted in your head?

- Yes. - Huh?

It's for my own safety.

Any mistake in the field could mean me killing innocent people.

Shooting faster and more accurately with biotech, that helps a lot more.

- He's well informed. - Besides,

you're also researching the microbiome to improve people.

It's not so different.

- It is! - Point to you!

It's completely different!

Your mother

sees a human being as a being made of flesh and blood,

not as a fighting machine.

- Mum! - True.

But I'd still be a human being,

just with a few more sensory abilities.

We don't even know whether this chip will cause any long-term damage.

Oh Mum, that's so bio-conservative.

Wait a minute, I'm a bio-optimist, OK?

Don't contradict me.

Soldiers with enhancement

are expected to take on other tasks.

- Yes, the more exciting ones. - And the more dangerous!

Michel, this chip

can make you carry out orders that you might not even want to!

That can't be your goal!

I want to bring peace to countries we've ruined and you're dismissive.

No, I'm not dismissing it.

I've managed just fine without you for the last year.

Now you suddenly want to lay down the law again.

Nope.

That's not how it works.

Michel? Michel!

- Great! - Yeah, great.

Julia.

Julia.

He only said that because he wanted to hurt us.

He wanted to come back to Berlin after college.

And we wanted to be united when speaking to Michel.

You. You wanted to talk to him.

I want him to be free to decide what he wants to do.

I won't make the same mistakes as my mother.

Maral, for once this isn't about

Seda and you,

it's about our son!

Maybe I'm not totally against his wishes.

He's young, he wants to make the world a better place.

That's something to be proud of!

No.

I can't be proud that

our child wants to go to war and be controlled by a nanochip

in his head.

No, sorry, I can't.

- Maral? - Yes.

I'll... I'll talk to him again.

OK?

I have to go now.

Yes. But make sure you do!

Do you control the bacteria?

Then we'll add you.

Adding paleobacteria to the microbiome.

You really control the other bacteria.

You're not going to kill it.

You've just been operating in the wrong area.

You're going to save him.

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