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THE SERIES IS BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE CASE.

CERTAIN EVENTS AND CHARACTERS ARE FICTIONAL.

IBICA

Where are you?

Salute. The eagle has landed.

- Where are you? - Where else would I be?

I'm at the airport.

Then take a cab and go to the address I told you.

Look, unfortunately, I'm out of money.

Really? I gave you 200.

Yeah, I know, but I had to spend it.

Yeah. You blew it.

But I got to eat.

Look, I'm doing you a favor.

Don't act like this, or I'll throw your suitcase in the water.

IBIZA-GATE

RED BULL'S MOST LOYAL FAN IN AUSTRIA

VENA

You do know, don't you, that Ibiza is not in Mallorca?

I'm not on a direct flight.

I'm going to change to something compact on something compact.

Okay.

Suit yourself.

You and your fucking behavior...

What size is he?

The suitcase is 60 centimeters at the most.

I'm sorry, we're only accepting hand luggage only.

- You can find the dimensions in the guidelines. - Okay, okay, okay.

Then I'll pay for the extra weight.

No problem. I'll pay on top.

I can only apologize -- unfortunately,

there are no more than 20 seats on board. It's completely bought out.

What's in the suitcase, man?

What does the average Austrian.

Do on a vacation to Ibiza?

And the others?

What do the others put in?

Money, address, plane ticket.

Thank you.

Why aren't you taking that shit with you?

On my flight, only carry-on luggage on my flight.

See you in Ibiza.

Good afternoon. Come on, put your suitcase in the back.

Buddy.

That's great.

Cab!

Good afternoon.

Is the party still going on?

Ok Goodnews.

Here's the passport.

Maybe Heinz is already here. Shall we have a look?

Yeah, I'll just change.

But in case he's alone right now.

Then everyone will surround him.

Yeah, but I don't want to go to the beach like that. It's a vacation, after all.

Yes.

Tayana?

It's nice here, isn't it?

It's great.

- Salud. - Hi.

You're having a good rest.

- Are you there already? - Yes. Just now.

We can unpack later, right?

First, let's hit the beach and get some sun.

Oh, it's always so cool here, isn't it?

Well, I suggest we relax.

And tomorrow we'll go to The Privilege.

Let's celebrate the addition to the party.

Will you come with us?

By the way, I also made an appointment with Makarova, the oligarch,

and her consultant.

They're here, too, and of course, want to meet you.

- When? - The 23rd.

Warn me beforehand about these things,

I'm not gonna make it.

Okay, all right. I'll try to reschedule.

Yes.

All I can say is, that the lady is a little stubborn.

Listen,

I really think that this is a great opportunity.

She wants to splurge.

Not just on private property,

but also to invest in the Kronen Zeitung.

And be sure to get to know you.

If you can move it up to the 24th, I'll join you.

Okay. That's fine.

Here we go.

Are you sure we're in the right place?

YOUR PROPERTY IN IBIZA

Welcome to Ibiza, to the heart of our country.

It's a real gem for lovers of design and nature.

Country Villa for up to eight people

With four bedrooms,

designer kitchen

for stylish dinners

And a cozy living room,

...where you and your friends can spend... a nice evening.

Really?

I'd prefer a villa by the sea.

But for our lawyer. ...it's too expensive.

Are you okay?

I broke a nail.

They're still only looking at your ass anyway.

Do you really want me to read all this?

It's up to you to decide. You're the buyer. Not me.

I'm just your consultant.

It's complicated with water. Various EU directives.

It's very important that you read this, okay?

Julian!

Pass me the towel, please.

- What? - My towel.

So these are the memory cards from all the cameras.

I copied their data onto flash drives, so everyone gets one.

But we're only going to use them only here.

Don't copy anything from the laptops and don't take anything home with you.

Let's divide it up. There's six hours' worth of notes.

We have just under two weeks before before we have to go public with this.

So we're each going to take on a little bit each.

Otherwise we won't make it. Mark the places you don't understand.

or that you need to translate, okay?

Salute. It's me. I think we have a problem.

Our driver can't figure out where to go.

Where are you now?

I'm at a gas station.

I know where it is.

Not a problem. I'll intercept you.

Great. We'll wait then. Okay. I'll see you soon.

I'll get them.

- Damn it. - What?

Suitcases.

- Sushi. - Sushi is here!

Thank you.

Hi.

Hello.

It's starting. Don't call yet.

Okay. Okay. Good luck. Hold on, hold on.

If anything goes wrong, call me right away.

If we get busted, let's save our asses first.

That's not bad.

Yeah. A friend owns the house. I can stay when I'm here.

I wish I had a friend like that.

Alena, of course, lives in the upscale neighborhood of Rock Lease,

but we thought it would be more appropriate to meet here.

Yes.

I'm just going to go to the party for a little while.

Yeah, it won't take long. The meeting was arranged by Yoshi.

He's going to introduce me to this woman, and then...

- I'll be there later. - It's beautiful, isn't it?

I thought the house was bigger.

This is where he lives. She's staying in Rock Lees.

Very good.

- Can I help you? - Thank you, thank you. I'll be fine.

Hi.

Hello.

155 Alyona, this is the leader of our party.

Nice to meet you. Greetings.

So. That's where he comes in.

I compared the ears, the forehead.

and the mouth area.

There's a bend here,

The earlobe has grown back.

The eyebrows are perfectly horizontal,

curved outward.

The hairline is slightly concave,

And in the mouth area there is a barely noticeable groove.

From this description. I can infer from that description,

that the man in this video is 99.9 percent...

Heinz-Christian Strache.

Look: they're entering in an electoral struggle,

they're pouring 20 million into it.

And then they'll just have to just to report the excess

To the audit office, pay a fine of $600,000.

A $600,000 fine can also be paid, when you have it in your pocket.

you've got $20 million in your pocket. That's not so bad.

Yeah, it's crazy.

I created my own successors, Norbert Hofer and Goodenus.

If I have Norbert Hofer Norbert Hofer will be on my team,

they won't get rid of me.

You can count that as long as I'm alive,

I'll have something to say for the next 20 years.

It doesn't matter which post.

We already have officials in at least two regions we already have officials,

that can make it possible to organize anything you want.

We want to be first in the election for the National Council.

And we're being honest about it.

Did we have a plan B? No.

Because if there is a plan B--

then plan A won't work anyway.

That's right.

It's such a beach.

Yeah. It's beautiful.

All right, boys, time for vodka.

Yeah. Let's make some room.

There you go.

Wonderful.

And you've prepared.

I'm the most loyal Red Bull fan in Austria.

And in the east.

Strache is very popular with us. He's at the top of the list.

In Serbia they love me the most.

They did a poll there, who's the most popular.

foreign politician.

In first place is Putin,

in second place, Berlusconi. and in third place, me.

When Heinz Christian is in Serbia,

they talk about him on the news for at least two minutes on the news.

They don't criticize him at all.

That's the way it works.

We don't have that much time.

We have to come to an agreement.

- Yes, of course. - But it's better to go inside.

That would make more sense.

I'm gonna turn my cell phone off.

WHAT'S UP?

We have already discussed Kronen Zeitung, right?

Yes. What's the priority right now?

What specifically?

When we first met.

and I noticed that she was interested in investing in Austria, I said:

"Kronen Zeitung is an interesting option."

He said that the publishing house our friends work for us.

But we're talking about Dichand's share. That's what's important.

She says it's real.

I didn't expect that.

Nobody has to know about this. Not my friends, not my party, not my wife.

Kronen is the most influential newspaper in Europe.

It has a huge number of readers.

- It's a world-class business. - Yeah.

So, basically, you can influence all events,

that are going to happen over the next few weeks.

All you have to do is say yes.

For the stock, she'll have to pay 250 million.

She will put her people in charge of this matter. She's ready, she can pay.

- And she wants to pay. - She's the only one buying.

Or is there a group of people?

She has a media consultant working with her.

It's all a little complicated, because it's against the law.

But she's working on this issue.

Makes sense. It's a very murky business.

She's asking what's possible out of it.

- What do you want? - With the purchase of a newspaper.

you get power.

You get a weapon in your hands,

...that will allow you... to control all of Austria.

The idea is that groundwater become a natural resource.

- As we understand it. - And the state will be able to acquire them

almost for free.

- Our program. - Yes.

The truth is, it's in our Constitution.

That was our defense mechanism.

We created constitutional law,

which states, that these are precautionary measures.

The thing is, since this is a resource,

of national interest,

The tender does not have to be conducted.

The State can determine anyway, who can...

...use...

Use or dispose of.

Dispose of. Thank you.

Yeah, that's one of the ideas that her people gave her.

But then what does she want to do with the water resource?

Well, the idea is, is that the state will opt out of the treaty,

Will refrain from overcharging.

You're suggesting something like this.

Construction is an idea.

The rest of the ideas are something like this...

...government property, barracks...

That's right, great real estate stories.

Art collections, nationalized by museums.

Such as telecommunications,

highways, airports.

Yes, overkill.

It's like we're trying to buy half of Austria. That's not what they're up to.

But that's what's stressful.

Look, everything has to be legal.

Let's clarify that point. But it's doable.

I don't know how many times tonight I've heard that.

But the deal still needs to be legally sound, legitimate.

and consistent with our program. - Exactly.

Strache talks such shit sometimes,

all the while stressing that everything has to be legal.

As for the newspaper, there's a lot of money going around, too.

You can make 35 million in a year,

by only contributing 15, if you're smart about it.

When that happens, you have to separate journalists into categories.

The green ones are the ones that you're in touch with,

The orange ones are the ones are the ones you can negotiate with,

And the red ones, well, they need to be sidelined.

Anyway, journalists are are the biggest whores on the planet.

- Right. - As soon as they find out which way the wind blows,

they'll react anyway, all they have to do is give them a hint.

- What? - Do you get it?

We're the biggest whores on the planet.

Look: Each side is playing a double game.

There are people who pay both.

But at least, they're honest, they talk:

"Look, we pay both sides."

And then there are some big shots, who pay three sides.

In that case, I say, "Look, at least it's pragmatic."

For example, Novomatic pays three parties at the same time.

- Three parties? Each party? - Every influential party.

That's pragmatic. It's pragmatic.

In addition to being pragmatic, it also makes sense.

Anyway, if you have something to say, there's a sponsor, right?

It's the same with the campaign.

Yes. Yes.

Tell me more.

You'll have to translate.

Yes, there is...

...some wealthy individuals,

...who are willing to pay anywhere from $500,000... to a million and a half or two million.

- For the election? - Yes.

I see.

- Today? - Today.

- Today. - But not the party?

- But not parties. - I could name a couple of names.

They're not paying the party, but to a non-profit organization.

Right. Like what?

You're gonna have to be more specific about the non-profit organization.

Hello. Hello, everybody.

Is everybody here?

Very good.

Uncle Yoshi will explain it to you now,

how party donations work.

So that there are no accusations of corruption,

the sponsor must clarify,

To whom and how much he donates.

But some people don't want to do that.

And so they donate money to the organization,

That cooperates with the party.

And if the party is satisfied,

it can discreetly to thank its sponsor.

Now would she like to hear the names?

- Who, for example? - Well, if you like.

We have arrangements, but we haven't seen the money yet.

Tell me we have arrangements.

There's an influential Tyrolean businessman,

whose name I can't tell you.

What? What?

What?

What?

She thinks that there might be sponsors,

who won't agree with her ideas. - No.

No, it's not like that. Look:

Now we have ten potential sponsors.

Yes.

And I'm dating all ten of them.

We have a clear understanding of the program,

that no one has the right to contradict, that's our rule.

- You work in the basement? - For security reasons.

We take into account the explosive nature of the material.

Well, I'm curious to see what's out there.

What a dushman.

This is where they work.

- You're probably unfamiliar with this. - Of course I am.

Frederick, look who's here.

A distinguished visitor from Vienna.

The city journalist we didn't really need.

It was the idea of the two Obermiers to bring him in.

To be sure. I didn't mind.

But only a week before publication. Not before.

In Vienna, everybody talks to everybody. Everything would come out.

- One hundred percent. - Would you like to hear it?

Sure. You probably only understood half of it.

- What now? - She thinks somebody's paying us.

No, that's not how we work. Listen:

our sponsors are...

are idealists by nature.

They want tax cuts.

She wants an example.

For example, Gaston Glock, yes.

OPPOSED

Exactly.

For example, Heidi Horton.

OPPOSED

Benko, who pays us as well,

and the Austrian People's Party. - Benko... He...

He's one of the biggest real estate agents in real estate in Austria.

UPDATED

- Novomatic pays. - Novomatic pays everybody.

OPEN

- Novomatic is. - Austria's largest taxpayer.

A gambling company.

Look: as soon as she is going to take over the newspaper,

As soon as that happens,

we're gonna have to have a frank conversation.

We'll have to sit down together.

and tell them how we do things around here.

One, one, one. Those three or four...

Three or four people need a push.

Those three or four people need to be drained.

Look, but if she takes over the paper before she does,

if we actually get an opportunity.

advance in the paper. two or three weeks before the election,

We won't even have to talk.

Yeah, that would be crazy.

That would have the kind of effect that the other side would never see.

He won't survive that.

This is the end.

State contracts For election campaigns?

Wow.

Can you charge him with this as an indictment?

- Among other things, yes. - Be careful.

Don't make it official. Just don't do it by e-mail.

- On WhatsApp. - What?

Send on WhatsApp personally to Strache?

Of course. He only reads it.

Otherwise. it'll go through the press office.

and there would be an uproar. - It's not that easy to get his number.

Depends on who you ask.

Let her share be 34%, not 27%.

That would be her assets three weeks before the election.

Do you understand? Then we have no reason to talk.

I'll just tell her to start a construction company like Strabag,

And all government contracts,

that this company now receives,

will go to her

I'm suggesting this, because I don't like Haselsteiner.

Who loves him?

That didn't go over well with Strabag.

But at that point,

when we put so much effort into it,

I needed hard evidence.

Strache was just talking.

For six hours. Like a wind-up doll.

But he was in no hurry to leave, either.

So, if I understand correctly, I should tell her,

that she's not getting anything in return.

No. That's not true.

It's an economic model.

I get one thing:

for me, there are the right moves for me, you know?

I'm not doing anything illegal.

- I just want to have a good time tonight. - Right.

I don't need the money. I don't give a shit about it.

It's hard to explain.

I mean, personally, I get it,

but explain it to someone who grew up in the East.

You just need to tell her, that she's got it in for us.

- Right. Yes. - Yeah.

For the living, not there, but here.

But first, she needs to make it clear who has the power here.

Power doesn't suppress corruption.

- It suppresses facts. - Exactly.

She just needs to figure it out.

There are 20 different options,

And she needs clear words, anything at all.

How would I know? Something like:

"Okay, if that happens, we'll find a way out of it."

No, that wouldn't be fair.

It's not about a public errand.

It's about a guaranteed inflated price.

Again, you're going to have a government contract.

That's something you'll never talk about. You won't. That's not the way to do it.

If he says one more time that everything has to be legal,

I will knock him out.

Then please, let's kick them out.

Are you crazy? No way.

- You have to go with that. - Yes.

I've been having a bit of a paranoia I've been paranoid myself for the past few weeks.

But I've had a lot of meetings already.

- Yes, but you can't rule anything out. - Yes, you can't, no way.

She's going to cooperate in the same way with both Kurtz and Kern.

- Exactly. - That's for sure.

Let's kick them out.

They need a newspaper.

Don't you understand that? Especially Strache.

Otherwise he would have been long gone by now.

I'm sorry, what if she buys the paper and doesn't cooperate?

She's smart, that woman,

she's aiming for the goal. She's a sharp lady.

Clear.

Very clear.

Do you understand? It's clear.

- Yes. - Yes.

I'm just confused.

Her ungroomed toenails.

- Really? - Yeah, I noticed it right away.

I always look at my feet.

I looked it up and saw, that they're not groomed.

That doesn't fit in with the big picture.

Even if you're on the road for a couple of days,

you come back with your nails done,

instead of getting them done on the spot.

It doesn't work that way. It never does.

Her fingernails are terribly ungroomed,

It's like they haven't like they haven't been done in ten days.

I notice little things like that.

The women in our league always have well-groomed feet.

- Yeah. - What if it's all a farce?

Death trap.

- Lethal? - Yes.

Yes.

Yeah, look.

When I first met her,

we were talking about the influence Kronen Zeitung in Austria.

Now, three weeks later, she's much more aware.

We have to catch them.

We can't let them brush us off with this chit-chat.

This was originally about our station in the first place. About hunting.

Don't sell the property. Rent it out to somebody.

Refill.

Right,

we're gonna make this deal.

But in a way that serves for both our interests and hers.

And if she's satisfied-- let her donate the money.

No more, no less.

The purchase of the Kronen Zeitung without reciprocating the favor -

empty investment.

Then she's better off investing her money in something else.

In the East, for that kind of money, she'd get

a better deal.

But it's all so ambiguous.

In Russia with this kind of investment.

she's not going to get even a fraction of that influence.

In Austria, she's playing with people in the top ten,

with the most important personalities in the country.

She should understand that.

Buying a newspaper benefits everyone:

For her, from a profit perspective, for us, politically.

If I had the money, I'd buy that paper right now.

With that said, you have the power.

And power means you're your own.

It's really not that complicated. The conversation took place.

...in a secure room... and was secretly recorded.

We can replicate it or transcribe it.

What does that mean?

That we can't publish the original excerpts.

Yes, but without them there would be no history.

- Then let them tell it. - Then they won't believe us!

Look, talking... that's evidence, too.

People need to hear Strache, what he says, how he says it.

No irony or sarcasm. That's what it takes!

- Which paragraph? - 201.

Violation of confidentiality of the word.

"According to the first paragraph of paragraph 2, the act is punishable.

only if, if the public disclosure of the material

would be prejudicial to the the legitimate interests of another person.

It is not illegal, if the public disclosure

is designed to protect the the overriding interests of society."

- That's what it says here. - That's right.

Paragraph 2.2:

"The public promulgation of a word not publicly spoken

another person's in terms of wording

or its underlying content." here we are talking about transcribing.

So we can pronounce the words in the video,

but we can't release the original.

We'll just embarrass ourselves.

Consider, without the originals. history will be buried.

This is utter nonsense!

Yes, and not just in soccer. In the Olympics.

Darlings, how do we go?

It's gonna take forever before the cab arrives.

I can give you

car keys

or drive you.

- It's a deal. - But then you pay the fine.

Maybe there's something else something else we can work out,

before we go our separate ways.

The lady's leaving tomorrow and won't be back and won't be back for another four weeks.

Look, we can do anything.

If she puts up the money,

we'll provide her with some great projects in real estate.

This is it. And always at the proper level.

She's going to have great connections and great influence.

She will be able to participate in major real estate projects,

where the average percentage of revenues exceeds eight percent.

- I can't send it yet. - Why not?

Because I don't know myself yet, if we can release it to the public.

- Excuse me? - Our in-house counsel is against it.

He's insisting that we have to voice the conversation.

People need to hear Strache.

- You don't have to explain it to me. - You know what?

Send the tapes to me. If you screw up, we'll leak them.

I don't think you understand what the problem is.

From a legal standpoint. If we don't publish it,

I won't be able to pass it on. Then no one will get it.

What kind of journalists are you?

The story must be made public,

people need to hear, how Strache really thinks.

Thanks for the insanely helpful advice.

I need the rollers no later than tomorrow morning.

- Otherwise, we won't have time to edit. - I'll let you know when there's something new.

Listen...

Unbelievable.

Damn!

A third of the money should be held in gold and silver,

one-third in foreign currency and the last part in real estate.

It's the only way to survive the economic crisis.

And the economic crisis is imminent, like the word "amen" in prayer.

We're on the threshold.

We need an article about the Kronen Zeitung.

What significance does it have for Austria and why it is so important to Strache.

And we need an article about Gudenus and his relationship with Strache.

A currency clash is imminent,

in five years. there will be no cash at all.

The Russians and the Chinese are already preparing their citizens for this:

they are being informed,

tools are created for them for self-service.

- Listening. - Herr Obermeyer,

do you have a minute? - Of course.

- I'm still at work. Do you want to come up? - No need.

I'm leaving anyway.

- Is your colleague around? - Yes, still here.

Then please turn on on the speakerphone, please.

One second.

- Hello. - Good evening.

You know, I appreciate your work,

but your behavior today was unacceptable.

Yes, we know, and we're sorry, but we're under a lot of pressure.

It doesn't matter. Our lawyers are not the enemy.

On the contrary. We should listen to them,

if we want the paper to continue to exist tomorrow.

Nevertheless, at the end of the day. we make a decision,

whether or not to publish the video.

There are different legal interpretations,

But to me, it's pretty obvious.

It's about, how corrupt a politician is,

who is responsible for our state.

And that's more important than anything else.

And that's why we simply must to publish

The original excerpts of the video.

Have a good evening.

You, too. Thank you for the call.

Okay.

- Let's move on. - In the end, the one who survives,

who is prepared, who has gold and bitcoins.

It's the law of economics.

All the rich people, all the billionaires,

who are now are investing in bitcoins right now,

would rightly say: "Before they abolish cash,

before we get screwed,

we're going to move to bitcoins."

We've got to go now.

Tell her not to worry.

She's our main partner.

There's no double play. There's no triple play.

Yes?

Tell him we're leaving.

That she can reach us at any time.

If you leave now, nothing will happen.

Nothing.

- I assure you. - I can only tell you:

she will make the right choice, if she makes it.

Heinz-Christian, I don't understand how important this story is to you.

- Very. - Very much. So maybe,

it might be more polite to tell her that before she took off?

Explain it to her, Yoshi,

Explain everything. Go ahead. - Yes.

Come on in and clear it up, Yoshi.

Tell him to come with us. We're going to the disco now.

She should see this as a long-term investment.

She will meet the leaders of the party, who will be leading it in ten years.

- Thank you for your time. - The rising generation.

will also be there. - Sit down, Yoshi.

High, high, high society...

Let's have some fun now!

Or what? No, really.

You're such a slick guy. I like that.

I like that a lot.

Your parting is on the right side.

Yes?

Yes, when you're in Vienna,

stop by the Klosterneuburg restaurant,

and I'll treat you to my specialty.

Ham noodles. Real good ham noodles.

I'm sorry, I have to concentrate.

Come on, come on.

Look, there's our cab.

Yes.

Well, thank you very much for an enjoyable evening.

See you soon.

- Thanks again. - You're welcome.

Shall we go as a threesome?

I'll see you later.

What's up?

All good.

Damn it!