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[foreboding music playing softly]

[waves lapping]

[eagle crying]

[woman] Oh, aren't you a beauty?

I haven't seen you here lately.

[dog barking]

-[dog barking] -[woman panting]

[snarling]

[woman cries out]

[screaming] Help me!

[screaming]

-[screaming continues] -[dog barking and snarling]

-[bell tolling in distance] -[somber music playing]

Come… give your condolences to your granddad.

Why me?

Go.

[exhales]

[eagle crying]

4 MONTHS LATER

[woman 2] I just don't know how long this can go on.

Between you and your father.

[sighs]

One of you will have to be the bigger man.

-For Jonas. -Yeah.

[foreboding music playing]

What's he doing?

Is he insane?

-[tires screeching] -[Jonas's mother screams]

[bell tolling]

[melancholic music playing]

[sobbing]

[both crying]

[hushed conversations]

[sniffles]

Take one.

I tricked the old people.

It's all champagne with a bit of orange juice.

Come on, take it.

He's moving to Bavaria.

He will be okay.

Guess what? In the Alps, there are no sins.

-[giggles] -[Florian] Cheers.

Hey.

[Nina] Hey.

Have this.

[chuckles softly]

Just a recipe that your cousin made up.

[chuckles softly]

So I heard you're moving.

Yeah.

I'm gonna live at my aunt's.

[sniffles]

This is such a mess.

-Hey! -Okay.

Shit.

Yeah, shit.

[both laughing]

What does he want now?

[laughing] Out of my nose.

I'm Friedrich Hansen. I'm Jonas's grandfather.

Nina Cohrs.

Nice to meet you.

Jonas…

I know that we haven't…

been in touch for a long time.

It would have been nice to speak with your father at some point,

but I… I get it.

Maybe now it's time for us to…

remember that we are a family after all.

If you want to stay on the island,

I'd be happy to have you.

You're more than welcome to stay with me until you're 18.

Why don't you think about it.

["Lose Somebody" playing]

[chuckles softly]

-[Jule laughing] -Paper, scissors. Paper, scissors.

♪ Wake me up ♪

♪ Eyes don't lie ♪

♪ I need your luck ♪

♪ To take me high ♪

♪ Break away from believin' ♪

1 YEAR LATER

♪ That everything's gonna be The same again ♪

♪ Down on luck I'll make a change ♪

♪ But is it worth the looks and sing ♪

♪ The way it works ♪

♪ I put it in a little box… ♪

-Hey! -[girls] Hey.

How was it?

No more vacations with my mom and sister.

And why is that?

Two adults should not have to travel with an eight-year-old.

They shouldn't have to adapt to her level.

For three whole weeks. Lots of fun.

But your photos on Instagram looked pretty fun.

Well, who would admit that their vacation was boring?

[all laughing]

♪ Whenever you lose somebody You lose somebody you love ♪

♪ Whenever you lose somebody You lose somebody you love ♪

♪ Yeah, I want you to be safe and sound ♪

♪ I always need you around ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ A picture about Is beyond recognition without ♪

[students chattering indistinctly]

Come on, let's sit over there.

Flo just doesn't get it.

Hey.

[mysterious music playing]

Why are you in here?

Follow me.

[students muttering confusedly]

["Lose Somebody" playing]

♪ It is too late ♪

♪ No time to waste ♪

♪ The cards are laid out ♪

♪ The routes you take Are the routes that take ♪

♪ Take a step out now ♪

♪ Take a step out ♪

♪ Take a step out ♪

♪ And walk me to other side… ♪

So, as you've probably all heard by now,

Mr. Meineke had an accident in Mallorca.

I'm Helena Jung, and I'm going to be teaching your German lessons.

At least until Mr. Meineke feels better.

So with that being said,

seems I'll be seeing you through your final year of school.

I think of the word "chance," and that it has two different meanings.

This job has basically fallen on me.

And perhaps that is the true meaning of life,

accepting challenges that come to you.

Go ahead, everyone. Take a walk.

Celebrate life.

I'd like us to use our first hour together to do just that.

Perhaps you can all send some positive thoughts to Mr. Meineke

so that he makes a full recovery.

Okay, off you go.

[uneasy music playing]

[Nina] I can't stand her already.

-[Jule] What happened to him, anyway? -Something in Mallorca.

[Jule] Yeah, but what?

Landslide. Hiking by the sea next to a slope.

Shit.

Hopefully, he'll be back soon.

Hey, I was wondering if any of you could give me a hand this afternoon.

I'm still moving in. I need help assembling my wardrobe.

I can't do it myself.

-In the bedroom? -[Helena] Yeah.

That's usually where wardrobes go.

[Florian] Count me in, then. And Jonas too.

Yeah.

[with mouth full] Count me in too.

-[food smacks face] -[students laughing]

Oh, God. I'm sorry.

Does anyone else want some of my breakfast?

-At least it's not smelly cheese. -[all laughing]

[Helena] Let's say three o'clock? Great.

I live at the end of Lake Street. There's only one house there.

There'll be beer.

-You've never had beer before, or what? -[Florian grunts]

[all laughing]

[bell tolling distantly]

-[Jonas] Hey. -[Nina] Hey.

You haven't gone home yet?

No, haven't had time.

You've been stalking me on Insta?

Yeah, I follow you. So what?

But you don't give likes.

-That's asking a bit much. [chuckles] -[laughing] Jerk.

[both laughing]

[Florian, yelling] Out of the way, slowpokes!

-[Florian laughs] -[moped motor revving]

-See you later! Whoo! -[Nina] Oh, great.

[panting]

[Florian continues laughing]

[foreboding music playing]

[panting]

-Hey, Nina. Glad you could make it. -Hey.

The guys are already upstairs. They could use a little supervision.

Doesn't look like they can handle the wardrobe alone.

Right, good-for-nothings.

Do you know how to cut flooring?

I have no idea.

-But I'll figure it out by this evening. -Awesome. What I wanted to hear. Come.

[upbeat rock music playing]

[Helena] So now we need to mount this part on top of it?

-Okay… -[papers rustling]

I think that's right.

[laughing] God, I can't figure this out.

-[tool whirring] -[song playing faintly on radio]

[Helena] Why does this piece slide out?

[laughing] You have to hold it.

[Jonas] We-- we are holding it!

[Helena laughs] Here, grab this.

One… Let go. Two…

[laughs] Okay, are you ready?

-[Jonas] Yeah. -[Helena] Okay.

One, two, three…

-[Florian and Jonas grunting] -[Helena laughing]

[Florian] Impossible.

[foreboding music playing]

TO: SXF BERLIN SCHÖNEFELD PMI PALMA DE MALLORCA

-Can I help you? -[Nina gasps]

I was just looking for a piece of wood to cut the edge.

[Helena] Let me take a look.

-Would this work? -Sure.

[sighs]

[Florian] There you are, Ms. Jung.

Call me Helena as long as we're outside of school.

-Helena… -No, wait-- shit!

-[pieces crashing] -[Helena laughs]

[Florian] Fuck, shit.

[all laughing distantly]

[Helena] Oh, man.

-[Florian] I don't think that's right. -[Helena] I don't know.

If you guys hold it steady at the bottom, then we can try again, okay?

-[Florian] Okay. -[Jonas] Let's do it.

[Helena] Do it right.

[hammer bangs]

Yeah, done. Thank you, gentlemen.

Couldn't have done it without you. At least it didn't take as long.

[boys laughing]

We actually forgot to put in the rear panel.

[Jonas] So we have to take it all apart?

[chuckling] Yeah. [sighs deeply]

[uneasy music playing]

Oh, God! Nina, what happened to you?

I think I cut myself.

[Helena] Come. Sit down over here.

-I'll take off your shoe, okay? -[Nina] Mm-hmm.

[breathing shakily] It hurts.

It's all my fault. I'm so sorry.

We should get you to the hospital.

-Mm-mm. -Just to be safe.

Do you have a car?

No, I don't. I can just call an ambulance.

Why don't we take my moped? It'll be way faster.

Please, no ambulance.

Yeah, okay.

Too dumb to cut flooring.

Time to cross that job off the list.

-You'll need that diploma more than ever. -[teens chuckle]

[Florian grunts]

Let me know when you get to your house. I can bring your bike over.

[moped engine revving]

-You ready? -Yeah.

[Jonas] Phew.

See you later.

Yeah.

Let's see…

[both chuckling]

-You okay? -Yeah.

Thanks.

-Good luck. -Bye.

[unsettling music playing]

[Jonas sighs]

It sucks.

[Nina chuckles] Mm-hmm.

-[seagulls cawing distantly] -[insects chirping]

I put your bike back in the garage.

Thank you.

Get well soon.

[both chuckling]

[Nina chuckles]

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music continues]

-Oh! [chuckles] Morning. -Morning.

Oh wow. It's so beautiful here.

Now I remember why I moved here from Berlin, you know?

Is Nina better?

Yeah… yeah, she'll be fine. I think it was more the shock that scared her.

Good to hear. I'm the one to blame in that situation.

Are you guys an item?

-No. -You sure?

No idea. We'll see.

[Jonas laughs]

[Helena sighs]

[Jonas] The sun is a lone warrior.

[Helena] What do you mean?

Well…

Every night is the very last night.

But nothing can get in the way of the sun.

That's pretty.

It's poetic.

[chuckles] Well, I think so.

[both laughing]

-[water running] -[unsettling music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[Jonas moans softly]

[Helena] Rilke.

Rainer Maria.

That is the short form of his name which he is commonly known by.

-Except by all you, of course. -[students laughing]

Let's make it short.

Go look on the internet. See what you can find there.

On this paper are three of his best poems.

Pass these around. They're my favorite ones too.

I guess since I've already shown you my taste…

I want you all to write a poem too.

And I want you to sound like Rilke.

I know it's a tough assignment. Challenges will make you all grow.

-[birds squawking] -[melodic music playing]

♪ Sun shining bright ♪

♪ Saving time ♪

♪ To shine again… ♪

[Nina] I need professional help. This poem is too much.

[Jonas] Hold on, coming.

I'll take that for you.

-[Nina chuckles] -Okay, hold on to me. All right?

I feel like I'm an old granny.

Well, come sit down over here, granny.

I'll get you something to drink, okay?

Easy now.

-Slow and steady. -[both chuckling]

[Jonas] Not so fast, not so fast.

-Watch out, there's a turn here. -[both laughing]

Now let me please take your bag, ma'am.

Sit down slowly.

Water or juice?

How about we have a beer?

[both laughing]

Beer it is. I'll be right back.

♪ Comes and goes ♪

♪ Every night ♪

♪ Takes its time ♪

[foreboding music playing]

[wings flapping loudly]

[Nina] Wow, that turned out really nice.

Read the ending again, please.

[Jonas] "If you listen,

quietly--"

[Friedrich] A lady's here! [laughs]

Well, this is a surprise. [laughs]

Would you like to stay for dinner?

Do you?

Sure, why not?

[Friedrich] To write like Rilke, huh?

[drink pouring]

[Nina] I was so happy that I almost got sick, but Jonas saved me.

[Friedrich] Is that so?

So you think Jonas is a good writer?

It must run in the family.

Jonas told me that his father wanted to be a writer as well.

I think he said it to my mom once when I was a kid.

Is it true?

[scoffs] He could have said something like that.

He probably saw me at my desk.

Can you pass me the butter, please?

[Nina] Did you used to write as well?

[Friedrich] No.

I didn't want to end up broke at 20.

That's why I prefer to correct essays.

May I read what you wrote?

Your work.

Yes, you can.

Only if you're not going to grade it.

[Friedrich] Oh, don't worry, my dear. A retired teacher…

…will not give you a grade.

[gentle music playing]

-[Friedrich sighs] -[Nina chuckles]

And?

What did you think?

Rilke is always Rilke.

No offense to you, my boy, okay?

You can't help it if your teacher fills your head with that nonsense.

Could you pass the bratwurst?

Thank you.

[Nina] "If you listen quietly,

You are going to hear it in the wind

Look to the sky, full of eternal hope

There, a star will guide you

For the sun is a warrior

Though it falls, it rises once more"

[school bell ringing]

[indistinct conversations]

[Helena] Jonas?

Do you have a minute?

[door closes]

You wrote a wonderful poem, really.

Thank you.

Especially the one that Nina wrote.

[chuckles]

So you thought it was better?

Yeah, a little.

I'm sorry, Ms. Jung.

Helena.

But we are at school right now.

But no one is here.

[both chuckle]

No, I mean it.

It's a beautiful poem. I think you're really talented.

Now tell me… how long have you been writing for?

I've basically written my whole life.

Show me some of it.

Have you ever shown it to anyone before?

If you do have something that I could read,

I'll always give you my honest opinion.

Okay, thanks.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Helena grunts]

[grunting]

[Helena] Jonas!

I'm here.

-You definitely scared me. -[chuckles] Hi.

[chuckles]

Is this for me?

I'm afraid so. [chuckles]

[Helena chuckles]

Come inside.

Please, make yourself at home. I'm going to take a shower.

Get comfortable.

Okay.

[foreboding music playing]

[Helena] I'll be quick.

[foreboding music continues]

[glass clinks quietly]

So?

My bad.

[laughs] No, I'm sorry.

-Hey. -[glass clinks]

[Helena crying softly]

Sorry.

[unsettling music playing]

[breathing heavily]

["Fever" playing]

[moans]

♪ Heat of the body Too many degrees ♪

♪ Hot feeling of a new disease ♪

♪ This poison doing as it pleases ♪

♪ Strange sensation bring me to my knees ♪

♪ Spin around, no focused vision ♪

♪ Good thoughts, mental indecision ♪

♪ No suffering with displeasure ♪

♪ No suffering with a treasure ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ No matter what, to find this treatment ♪

♪ I've got this feeling for you ♪

♪ No medicine, no magic potion ♪

♪ Nothing from the forest Or the bottom of the ocean ♪

♪ Giving up hope Or so not hopeless… ♪

Everything okay?

You're my teacher.

Yeah, and we're both adults.

So you're free to make your own decisions.

♪ Heart quickening Steady on the floor, oh ♪

♪ Trippin' out over Missin' out, but we're… ♪

No need to say anything.

I thought yesterday was nice.

♪ I can take it Not to take this ♪

♪ No suffering with displeasure ♪

♪ No suffering with this treasure ♪

♪ This little thing that spreads around ♪

-[Helena and Jonas speaking indistinctly] -♪ I've got this fever for you… ♪

-[Helena] Look where you're going. -[Jonas laughing] I am!

-[Helena] You look weird on the road. -[Jonas laughing]

I'm not worried about it.

[Helena and Jonas laughing]

[Jonas] Hey!

Oh, man, Nina. You are so stupid.

♪ …no doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ I got a fever Got it just for you ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ I got a fever Doctor cures fortune ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ I got a fever Got it just for you ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ I got a fever I know you feel it too… ♪

I can't believe that Jonas has a thing for Ms. Jung.

Do you think it's true?

Ugh.

It is true.

And here I thought he liked you.

[school bell ringing]

What I've read so far is sounding pretty good.

You are all becoming little Rilkes.

Some even big ones.

Please continue your work at home.

I'll be right out.

-Tell Jonas I'll be a minute. -Yeah, okay.

Ms. Jung?

Can you talk for a second?

[Helena] Yeah, of course.

I feel a bit guilty

about the grade you gave me on the Rilke assignment.

-Never gotten such a high grade in German. -You earned the grade I gave you.

I didn't.

Jonas earned the grade.

What do you mean?

[Nina] I couldn't do the homework alone.

My writing talent is sort of on par with a squashed apricot.

That's an interesting phrase. You're not that untalented, you know.

[chuckles] Amusing.

Anyway, Jonas helped me with it.

A labor of love.

Well, in that case, why don't we turn a blind eye.

How long have you been with him? I didn't even notice you two.

[Nina] We've known each other awhile.

If you promise to at least give writing a try in the future,

then I won't deduct from your grade further.

Let's say as a reward for your work yet to be done.

But I'm gonna keep an eye on you.

[indistinct conversations]

I'll call you later, okay?

Bye.

What did you two have to discuss?

I had a guilty conscience.

I told her that I didn't write the poem.

-Yeah, she spoke to me about it. -Why? That's weird.

I don't know. I guess she's smart.

Are you sure that you want to sell the house?

[Jonas] I don't know.

But I think…

everything's just gathering dust.

Give yourself a bit of time, at least.

-What does your grandfather say? -Oh, him…

-It was rude of him the other day. -Yeah, you could say that.

Now I understand why my dad never spoke to him again.

He has a way of making you feel like you're inadequate.

[melancholy music playing]

When I didn't eat my vegetables,

my mother used to sit me on this thing. [chuckles]

She would take turns feeding me and then the horse.

Half of it ended up on the floor. [chuckles sadly]

My mom scolded the horse for not eating it all up.

But at least she got some vitamins in me.

[sighs]

Look, I know that you're scared.

Because you lost your mom.

But I promise you won't lose me.

[sighs]

[Jonas laughs]

[ominous music playing]

-[thunder rumbling] -[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[wind blowing]

[grunting]

[woman] Dear parents…

50 YEARS KLAUS MANN SCHOOL

…dear students, dear colleagues,

it's a special honor to invite this esteemed man to the stage.

Our guest speaker and longtime principal

of our high school, the great Dr. Friedrich Hansen.

[crowd applauding, whistling]

Dear Mr. Hansen, I think it's no exaggeration

that without you, there would be no anniversary.

Shit, I thought the speech would be over by now.

Believe me, your name still strikes like thunder

in the halls of this renowned school.

-[crowd laughing] -Are you sure?

[woman] Oh, yeah.

In the mid-'80s, when authorities in Kiel wished to close down our superb school,

-because the birth rate in our island… -Check it out.

…was at an all-time low,

the state had a change of heart.

[crowd laughing]

-Okay, it's now or never. -[Friedrich] It was pure luck.

The new minister of education was a friend of mine.

And when it comes to old friends of yours, you know a few secrets that…

-should not be shared with the public. -[Jule] Here, take this.

[Friedrich] Ms. Lindemann,

I admit sometimes you have to adapt the means of circumstances.

For the good of the public.

[crowd applauding]

Look over there.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Friedrich grunts]

[crowd murmuring]

Grandpa? Hey! Hey.

Don't worry, I'm fine.

[Jonas] Can you get a chair?

No cause for alarm.

[Nina] And?

[Jonas] Now he wants red wine.

-Can I help you out with him? -[Jonas] No, it's fine.

He's resting in bed, and he thinks that wine will help him fall asleep.

Are you sure you want to give him the whole bottle?

[Jonas chuckles]

Do you think he knows Jung?

Your grandfather. Does he know her?

Why would he know her?

Because they stared at each other.

Don't look at me like I've totally lost it.

It happened.

Okay.

One second. I'm bringing him the alcohol.

-Now everyone's crazy. -I heard you say that.

[door opens]

[Friedrich] It's really not as bad as it looks.

Do you really think that wine will be good for you now?

I don't think it, I know! There's a big difference.

[Jonas chuckles softly]

Is Nina still here?

This is very embarrassing.

You can tell her that I didn't drink enough water,

and I fell down.

You don't have to worry.

Okay, maybe you think I'm totally crazy, but I saw it with my own eyes.

-What did you see? -When Ms. Jung arrived at the schoolyard,

your grandfather looked as though he saw a ghost, and then he collapsed.

Okay, you are crazy. [chuckles]

That's not all. She stared at him in the same way.

Like she wanted to provoke him. And she also cut her hair.

-You didn't see her, did you? -No.

You trust me?

Just forget it. Good night.

Nina.

Nina, please wait. Explain it to me again, okay?

It's…

Hey…

I-- I don't want to argue with you.

[wind blowing]

[eerie music playing]

[sighs]

[twig snaps]

[Nina] Jonas?

Jonas!

♪ Out of touch ♪

♪ Out of trust, out of dimensions ♪

♪ I'm out of line ♪

♪ Out of heights ♪

♪ Or am I pretentious? ♪

♪ And what is fake? ♪

♪ What did I ever know? ♪

♪ Doesn't matter Once this river flows ♪

♪ Oh baby, lie with me tonight ♪

♪ Oh baby, lying here tonight ♪

♪ Do you exist? ♪

♪ Do you exist? ♪

♪ And is this it? ♪

♪ Do you exist? ♪

♪ Do ya, do ya, do ya ♪

[Jonas breathing deeply]

-[song stops abruptly] -[birds chirping]

[sighs]

Shit.

[ominous music playing]

[groans]

[exhales]

11:37 AM

[sighs]

-[stopwatch clicks, ticking] -Come on, you two! Step it up a notch!

-Why don't you run yourself? -Why are you so bitter this morning?

Because I saw that bitch leave his house earlier.

Ms. Jung?

-Are you kidding me? -No, she came out of his house.

He's an asshole.

He kisses me, and then fucks that stupid bitch. I don't get it.

-Maybe she saw his grandpa. -[Nina] Yeah, sure.

[Jule] He looked at her so strangely.

Wait a second.

You saw it as well? I didn't imagine it?

You know the weirdest thing? My father saw Ms. Jung there too.

And at breakfast this morning,

he said one of his teachers looked just like her.

Did she have short or long hair?

The way she looked yesterday, so probably short hair.

-[whistle blows] -Nina! Come on, stop talking now!

Leave me alone.

Ms. Klausen, please be understanding right now.

[Jonas] Are you better?

Yeah, I am better.

However, I'd rather you didn't go to school today.

Do we need to call a doctor for you?

You don't need to.

So in that case, can I go to school?

Is it because of Ms. Jung?

Nina said that you were staring at her.

Then you fell over.

[chuckles] She's seeing ghosts.

Do you know Ms. Jung?

"Ms. Jung"? Is that her name?

I found this outside this morning, but I didn't see Nina.

Are you sure you really don't know her?

No, how could I?

I have to go to school. Call me if you need me.

[secretary] The old yearbooks aren't digitized yet,

but you can look at the physical copy if you like.

Otherwise, you'd have to check the archives,

-see what you can find. -Thanks.

[suspenseful music playing]

What did Nina want? Maybe I can help her.

She wanted to see old yearbooks for a project on our school's history.

Got it. Not my subject.

[school bell ringing]

WELCOME - STAFF 1986

[Jule] Nina is inside in the library.

-What makes you think I'm looking for her? -I don't know. You tell me.

Sometimes I get the feeling that you are messed up.

Hm. Have a nice day. [scoffs]

KLAUS-MANN SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1985

Whoa, crazy. You should have stayed home, man.

[students talking indistinctly]

STAFF 1985

MARIA ROTH GERMAN

You were in Mallorca at the same time as Mr. Meineke.

What do you want from Jonas?

And why did you come to our island?

-[disturbing music playing] -[Nina grunting]

[student] Still not getting it. Can you explain it again?

Okay, I'll do that just for you. [chuckles]

And so, adenine and thymine belong together.

[Nina choking, groaning]

[both grunting]

[Ms. Lindemann] Jonas!

Hello.

Hey, wait up a minute.

I'm kind of in a rush to find somebody.

Please promise me. If your grandfather needs anything,

would you let me know right away?

I will. Thank you.

[both grunting]

-Got any plans now? -No, just biology.

-More tomorrow. -Yay.

[Nina choking, groaning]

[moaning]

-[Jonas] Nina? -[gasps]

[suspenseful music playing]

Nina?

[Helena] Jonas?

Where were you today?

My grandfather's not feeling well.

Yeah, I heard that. What happened to him?

Do you know if Nina's around?

No, I think she might have left already.

I just came from the library.

Jonas.

That was a nice dream last night.

Yeah. Yeah. Where's her library card?

Well, then you need to come here right now.

[unsettling music playing]

[sniffles]

[breathing shakily]

[grunts]

[grunts, panting]

[school bell ringing]

[student] Hello, Ms. Jung.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[man] Hello. -Hello.

Hello.

[janitor] Ms. Jung.

Mm.

-[clears throat] What can I do for you? -Sorry to disturb you.

I guess I'm just a bit flustered today.

Would you be able to help me out with some duct tape?

For my moving boxes.

-Are you moving again? -No, no, I'm still moving in.

[janitor] How do you like our little island?

[Helena] I never want to leave it.

[janitor] Well, if you want, I can show you our nightlife around here.

I mean, the one bar on the island. [chuckles]

Hey, would you happen to have some string?

[uneasy music playing]

[distant footsteps]

[uneasy music continues]

[Helena grunts, panting]

[bag thuds]

[breathing heavily]

-[grunts] -[body thuds]

[doors close]

[engine turns over]

[unsettling music continues]

[Helena grunts]

-[student 1] Looking good, doesn't it? -[student 2] Totally.

-What about there? -[student 1] We'll get that area as well.

[seagulls cawing]

[Florian] You are always the one finding them. What's that say about you?

[Jule] Can you get me the stupid bag?

Look at these shitty tourists, can't they screw on a different island?

-Ugh! -[Jonas] Do you know where Nina is?

Thought you already asked me that.

-Maybe. So where is she? -Maybe she's avoiding you.

-[Jule] Wasn't she at the library? -[Jonas] Only Ms. Jung was there.

-Fuck. -[Jonas] What's wrong?

Nothing.

-Then why that look, then? -Yeah, what's that look for?

Come on, shut up.

Was her bike still there?

-When you left school earlier? -No idea.

Shit, I didn't even think of that.

[foreboding music playing]

[panting]

[seagulls cawing]

[panting]

[Helena grunts]

[grunts]

[sighs]

[water running]

[exhales]

[crying]

[screaming]

[seagulls cawing]

[wind blowing]

[unsettling music playing]

[doorbell rings]

[doorbell rings]

[ominous music playing]

[light switch clicking]

[keys clatter]

[sighs]

[cell phone turns on]

[on recording] Hey, kids. This is Nina. You're calling outside my business hours.

[recording beeps]

[cell phone vibrates]

I NEED TO SEE YOU. IT'S URGENT. JONAS.

[cell phone keys clicking]

WHERE?

[cell phone vibrates]

Nina disappeared.

-May I come in? -[Jonas] Yeah, sure.

-[door closes] -What do you mean she disappeared?

Her cell phone's off. I haven't heard from her.

But I saw her in the library this afternoon.

Did she say anything to you?

[Helena] Nina is jealous of us.

Unfortunately, she saw me leaving your house early this morning.

Fuck.

I'm guessing she's riding around on her bike right now.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to put you in this situation.

-Yeah, but you did. -I just wanted you last night.

So you just creep into my house in the middle of the night, then?

-Who does that? -Hold on.

It didn't seem to bother you last night.

Where are your wine glasses?

They're above the sink.

You grew up in this house?

Yeah, we used to live here.

-Until last year. -Up until the accident.

Awful. I heard about it.

Maybe we should end it.

I don't know what's right or wrong anymore.

Yeah, well I do.

Go and write.

Tell that to my grandfather.

He was convinced my father would end up under a bridge.

'Cause if I'm not Schiller, or Goethe, or fucking Kafka,

then he doesn't even want me to try.

You will not end up under a bridge.

And you're not accountable to anyone as far as your life is concerned.

I'm gonna walk out the door.

And we will be friends from now on.

Nina will calm down.

You'll have three kids.

And you will write your novels.

You'll get what you want.

[kisses softly]

[both breathing heavily]

[Helena] Wait…

[Helena moaning]

[water running]

[water running]

[Jonas] Short hair looks good on you.

[Helena sighs]

[Jonas exhales heavily]

-[music intensifies] -[Jonas breathing heavily]

Where were you?

-I was hanging out with someone. -With Nina?

Or with that teacher of yours?

At least she thinks I can write

and doesn't think that there's no money in it.

You might have succeeded with my dad, but you are not gonna stop me.

[haunting music playing]

[Friedrich] Jonas!

Get up, get up!

-[sirens wailing] -They found Nina's dead body on the beach.

[car engine revving]

[somber music playing]

[Nina's mother, screaming] No! Nina!

[sobbing]

No!

No! [sobbing]

Nina!

No!

[Nina's mother continues sobbing]

[Friedrich groaning]

[thunder rumbling]

[doctor] Does your grandfather have a history of seizures?

Cases of epilepsy, maybe anyone in your family?

When you're done, please get me 50 milligrams of sedatin.

-[nurse] Of course. -[doctor] Thank you.

So any known cases in your family?

I really don't know.

We'll give you a sedative to take home.

Have a seat.

You better go home soon and get some rest.

Your grandfather is stable and resting. This is a good sign.

-Can you escort your friend to his house? -[Florian] Of course.

[doctor] Don't worry. We'll call as soon as your grandfather regains consciousness.

I promise.

-[rain pattering] -[somber music continues]

[thunder rumbling]

[Florian] Hey.

The doctor said you should take these.

I don't want to feel numb.

[sniffles]

Where's Jule?

With Nina's mother.

[Jonas sobbing]

I don't understand.

Nina would never let the tide take her by surprise.

[sniffles, crying]

[Jonas] Tell us what you told Nina.

About your father, who had this teacher who looked like Ms. Jung.

When was it?

[Jule] It must have been…

…sometime between 1984 and 1988.

[Jonas] The page is missing.

[foreboding music playing]

-Hello. -[woman] Hello.

Helena Jung. I'm here to see my father, Friedrich Hansen.

[computer keyboard clacking]

Here.

CLASS OF 1985 OF THE KLAUS-MANN SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL FRIEDRICH HANSEN AND GERMAN TEACHER MARIA ROTH

Type her name into it.

SEARCH TERM - MARIA ROTH - SEARCH

WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN TIDELANDS

[Jule] That was four years later.

"The body of former German teacher Maria Roth

was found in the water on the main beach early yesterday morning."

"According to rescue workers, she had drowned, but…

it is still not known if it was due to a third-party negligence."

[ominous music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[Helena] Shh.

It's okay.

The doctor said you can't speak yet

because you bit your tongue so hard when you fell.

And your motor functions are limited as well due to the seizure.

[Friedrich moaning softly]

Don't worry, you're okay.

What's important is that you see me… and that you hear me.

[thunder rumbling]

Do you think of her when you look at me?

My mother was so in love with you.

[Helena sighs]

When she was pregnant with me, she actually believed you'd choose us.

But you decided to abandon her.

I remember what happened as if it was yesterday.

Standing next to you.

-[Friedrich groans] -You decided to send us away.

[IV clicking]

Mom took me to the beach that morning.

She attempted to hide her tears from me.

I'll never forget the look in her eyes.

So desperate.

So sad.

She put me down in the sand and said that I had to wait.

She wanted to talk to you,

but she never came back to me.

[crying] So I just sat there by myself…

…all night long, until the morning.

I was a four-year-old girl.

[thunder rumbling]

A fishermen came by,

and the police arrived.

Blue lights and sirens, all of that.

They'd found her body in the surf.

You murdered my mother.

-[foreboding music playing] -[Friedrich moaning softly]

Don't worry.

I won't be the one to kill you.

But I'll take what you love most.

Just like you did with my life.

[Jonas's mother screams]

And the only one who's left now is Jonas.

[hospital machine beeping]

[breathes shakily]

[beeping slows, stops]

[yelling] Helena!

[dramatic music playing]

[keys jangling]

[lock clicks]

[banging sound]

-[knocking on door] -[Jonas startles awake]

[knocking on door]

[Helena] Can you open the door?

[ominous music playing]

Good morning.

I've spoken with the doctor, and he agreed it would be best

if your grandfather is cared for at home.

The hospital will send a nurse every morning to help out with him.

Why did the doctor talk to you?

-[Helena] Need some help? -[paramedic] No, thank you.

-I'm so sorry about what happened to Nina. -[stretcher clanking]

[paramedic] Where should we put him?

Why don't you put him in the living room.

Tell me, why are you… involved in all of this?

[Helena] When I heard about what happened, I went and looked for you.

I went to the hospital, and the doctor spoke with me.

Did your mother used to teach German?

Is she Maria Roth?

-[cell phone vibrating] -Yeah.

[cell phone continues vibrating]

What does my grandfather know about her?

[cell phone continues vibrating]

Answer it.

I'll get some coffee, and we can talk about it.

[glass shatters]

[ominous music playing]

[moans softly]

[Helena grunts]

She's about to tell me everything.

I'll call you-- I'll call you in a little, okay?

She's coming. Talk later.

[ominous music continues]

[blows]

[blows]

Now I can understand why my mother really liked this island.

Why did you tear that one page out of the yearbook?

Because my mother was on that page.

She was desperately in love with your grandfather.

They were meant to be together.

Was there a kid?

Well, I suppose that would make me your aunt.

Your grandfather is a murderer.

He killed my poor mother.

For the simple fact that she wanted him to be there for his daughter.

[unsettling music playing]

[exhales]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts loudly]

[strained grunting]

[groans]

I guess I'm sorry about Nina.

But she'd have talked to you.

And then you would've found out about everything.

And that couldn't happen.

Come.

[grunts]

It'll be okay. I just drugged you a little.

[Jonas groaning softly]

It's all good.

[Helena grunts]

It's okay.

Come on.

[Jonas gasps]

Everything's okay.

It's all okay.

It's all okay.

It's all okay.

[gasping]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts, panting]

[Nina grunts, screams]

[Jonas grunts]

[Helena yelps]

[Jonas grunts]

[panting]

[suspenseful music playing]

[choking]

[Helena yells, panting]

[Helena breathing shakily]

[Jonas gasping]

-[thuds] -[Jonas continues gasping]

[Maria] When you read this, I will not be alive anymore.

I have tried everything. I gave you your freedom.

I showed you with all of my heart,

with all of my soul, how much I truly love you.

But I realize it was all in vain.

Now I recognize that you only care about one thing…

…dignity.

An illegitimate child from an affair…

doesn't fit in here.

I had at least hoped

the sight of your daughter would stir something deep in your heart.

I will not be leaving this island.

Maybe there is part of me in our daughter

that you will come to love.

All yours, Maria.

[thoughtful music playing]

[ominous music playing]

[music intensifying]

[music fades]

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm good.

Are you from the island?

I'm not sure I get it. This is your island here.

Why is it the only black one?

NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS

["Fever" playing]

♪ Heat of the body Too many degrees ♪

♪ Hot feeling of a new disease ♪

♪ This poison doing as it pleases ♪

♪ Strange sensation bring me to my knees ♪

♪ Spin around, no focus excision ♪

♪ Good thoughts, mental indecision ♪

♪ No suffering with displeasure ♪

♪ No suffering with a treasure ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ No matter what, to find this treatment ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

-♪ Oh ♪ -♪ No medicine or magic potion ♪

♪ Nothing from the forest Or the bottom of the ocean ♪

♪ Giving up hope, we're so not hopeless ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Temperature rise beyond what we know ♪

♪ Heart quickening Steady on the floor, oh ♪

♪ Trippin' out over Missin' out but we're ♪

♪ Feeling down That we're back on the ground ♪

♪ This place is our business ♪

♪ I can take it, not to take this ♪

♪ No suffering with displeasure ♪

♪ No suffering with this treasure ♪

♪ This little thing that spreads around ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Can we get the origin found ♪

♪ No doctor can cure fortune ♪

♪ My mind full of pulsing sound ♪

♪ I've got this fever for you ♪

♪ Oh heating, feeling, beating, beating ♪

♪ That no doctor can cure fortune ♪