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[GIRLS HUMMING]

[SUSPENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[GIRLS HUMMING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

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MAN: This morning,

the British Ambassador in Berlin...

handed the German government a final note...

stating that unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock...

that they were prepared at once,

to withdraw their troops from Poland.

A state of war would exist between us.

I have to tell you now...

that no such undertaking has been received...

and that consequently,

this country is at war with Germany.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Joseph Von Hammersmark?

- Yes. - I am Officer Dietrich.

I have been sent by the Reich commissioner,

Heinrich Himmler.

Yes, of course. Please, come in.

JOSEPH: This is my wife,

- Eva. - Well...

a pleasure.

We are honored to welcome you to our home.

You appear to have met with,

a little accident, no?

Y... yeah. Um,

I fell down the stairs.

JOSEPH: Would you like a drink?

Eva can bring it to us.

DIETRICH: No.

Thank you. I have other appointments today.

- Let us proceed. - Of course. Please, follow me.

Ah, the reason we are here.

So, Herr Von Hammersmark, how did you come to write

such a book?

[CLOCK TICKING]

In this book I compiled,

mystical recitations and spells,

using the various practices I observed in Tibet and Egypt.

What price do you want...

for your unique and marvelous...

creation?

I will write it down for you.

As you wish.

[SIGHS]

Ah!

So... you know the real worth of it.

That may be so...

but in Bavaria,

we have an old saying.

When the farmer,

wants a cow,

first he must taste the milk.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[DIETRICH APPLAUDS] Wonderful.

Very good, Herr Hammersmark.

I shall inform the Reich commissioner

of the book's authenticity.

And we shall release,

half of the funds immediately into your account.

Within 48 hours it will have cleared.

I will return here then, pick up the book,

and then the rest of the money shall be paid.

Do we have an understanding?

Yes.

Good.

Good afternoon,

Frau Von Hammersmark.

Afternoon.

[DOOR CLOSING]

JOSEPH: So you like listening to other people's conversations.

- I wasn't. - Don't lie to me.

[EVA GASPING]

Maybe this professor needs to teach you a lesson.

No. No more, Joseph. Please. No...

Now when you've waited a moment for the lesson to sink in...

bring me a sandwich.

[DOOR CREAKING]

[OWL HOOTING]

[CLANKING]

[CAR APPROACHING]

Thanks for stopping.

Has your car broken down?

Unfortunately, yes.

I'm Frederick.

Frederick Voller.

I'm Eva.

Do you need a lift?

Will you be passing Kulmbach?

Oh, um...

well, that is quite a distance.

It's okay.

I understand if it's too far.

No, it... it actually suits me.

I'm trying to get as far away as I can.

Thank you.

[ENGINE STARTING]

I wouldn't normally stop for a stranger...

but I'm so tired.

Perhaps the company will keep me awake.

Have you been driving for a while?

Couple of hours.

I've come from the Volcet-Teigen district.

You said you were just trying to get as far away as you can.

You have no particular place in mind?

To be honest, I wasn't thinking very clearly

when I left.

Something to do with the bruises on your face?

Sorry. Overstepped the mark. None of my business.

It's always been my problem.

Sometimes I speak before I think. Sorry.

It's fine.

My husband is not a good man.

Let's just leave it at that.

So we leave it.

We all make mistakes in life.

I know what you mean.

I made a few myself.

What the fuck you think you're doing?

I, uh...

Put your hands on the steering wheel...

or I put a bullet in that pretty face of yours.

What were you reaching for?

The cash?

- No. - Oh...

the gun then.

I just wanted to protect myself.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

You have nothing to fear...

as long as you do exactly as I tell you.

What do you want me to do?

I need to get to Kulmbach.

You're going to drive me there.

You stay calm...

and I won't give you any trouble.

If you try to fuck with me...

I have six little friends who will fuck with you.

- Understand? - Wh... wh... why do you need me?

Why can't you just take the car? Take the car.

I could.

If I find myself in a tight situation,

you know, I...

a hostage could be useful.

You have a problem with that?

No.

Good.

Then, let's go.

[ENGINE STARTING]

That fucking bitch has the book.

DIETRICH: Okay, calm down, Herr Von Hammersmark.

The deal is still on.

I've got to find her!

DIETRICH: Just stay home and keep calm.

We will take care of it.

What do you want me to do?

Keep your mouth shut and do as I tell you.

As far they're concerned, we're a married couple

on the way to visit my sister Edith in Kulmbach.

How long have we been married, in case they ask?

Ten years.

Be careful of the miserable look on your face.

FREDERICK: Just because I'm putting this away,

don't think you can try anything.

It only takes a second to take it out

and repaint the inside of this car with your brains.

[SQUEAKING]

State your business.

We are visiting my husband's sister in Kulmbach.

- Name? - Frederick Voller.

This is my wife Eva.

How long do you expect to stay in Kulmbach?

Um, three days.

OFFICER: Okay.

I'm going to speak to my colleague...

over there...

and then...

we'll wave you through.

Thank you, officer.

What is the problem?

She's giving me some suspicious look.

Some weird eyes.

They said they were going to Kulmbach but...

You think you are so clever, don't you?

Simply tell them what to do and go from there.

So,

look at the traffic policeman.

How's that going for you, huh?

[GASPING]

[VINES CRACKS]

You have a lot of fight in you.

Are you going to kill me?

No.

Not yet.

Why not?

You remind me of a dog that I used to have.

She used to piss all over the carpet...

but I still kept her.

I don't need your pity.

Would you rather I kill you now?

Is that what you want? Die here in these woods

as the fucking birds peck out your eyeballs?

Then, a dog walker passes by in a couple of weeks

and discovers your maggot-ridden remains?

What other option do I have?

- Come with me to Kulmbach. - [EVA BREATHING HEAVILY]

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

Enjoying?

- No. - [GASPS]

Simply making the best out of a bad situation.

[YELLS]

I suggest...

you do the same.

- [TIRE BURSTS] - [TIRES SQUEALING]

FREDERICK: What the fuck happened?

The tire on this side has burst.

The one on this side is down, too.

Couldn't have been a blowout.

Not two tires at the same time.

Must have been some glass in the road back there.

Fuck sake!

We will walk to that house over there.

Same shit as before. We're a married couple, okay?

We tell whoever lives there our car has broken down.

We need to phone a friend of mine to come out and pick us up.

Come.

Don't try anything stupid.

When my friend gets here,

I will let you go.

Will you?

I promise.

[SCOFFS] How can I trust you?

You're still alive, aren't you?

Ah, good evening.

My, I'm sorry to disturb you at this late hour,

but our car has broken down.

I hate to impose, but do you have a phone we could use?

- Of course. Come in. - Thank you.

[DOOR CREAKS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

- My name's Helmut. - Frederick.

Uh, this is my wife Eva.

A pleasure to meet you both.

I'm just preparing dinner. It's nothing much,

but you're welcome to join me if you like.

The phone is in the kitchen.

You can kill two birds with one stone

- so to speak. - That would be lovely.

Wouldn't that be lovely, dear?

Yeah. That would be lovely.

- EVA: We are going to Kulmbach. - HELMUT: Visiting friends?

Family. My husband's sister lives there.

HELMUT: Did you fall over on the way here?

What?

The bruises on your face.

No, um...

the... the tire on the car blew, I...

I jerked forward and hit the steering wheel.

They look more like knuckle marks.

[MUSIC PLAYING ON THE RADIO]

Thank you, Helmut. This is wonderful.

HELMUT: How was your phone call?

Ah, good. I have a friend who lives an hour's drive away.

He's on his way to pick us up.

Well, you're both welcome to wait here until then.

Ah, thank you. Very kind.

Not at all.

I was just telling your wife I'm glad of the company.

- It gets lonely here. - FREDERICK: Not married then?

No.

FREDERICK: Probably for the best.

Women are not the easiest creatures.

Can I use your bathroom?

Of course. Down the hallway.

Second door on your right.

FREDERICK: Hurry back, sweetheart.

Don't want your meal to spoil.

[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

What do you need that for?

I have things I need to use.

FREDERICK: Fine.

Don't be long.

So,

how long have you two been married?

Hm. Ten years.

I guess it's true what they say.

What do they say?

Familiarity breeds contempt.

You do not think I treat my wife well, Helmut?

Don't pay any attention to me.

I don't get to see many people these days.

Perhaps my social graces aren't what they used to be.

Clearly not.

So...

never been married, Helmut?

No.

FREDERICK: Hm.

Guess it is true what they say.

And what do they say?

There's no romance without...

finance.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

So Eva, married for ten years, hm?

That's right.

I find that curious.

Do you?

HELMUT: Very.

And why do you find that curious, Helmut?

I find it a little curious...

why a man who has been married for ten years...

would question his wife taking her handbag

to the bathroom.

And why is that curious?

Well, I may not be married,

but I've been around many women in my life.

A woman takes her handbag everywhere.

Particularly to the bathroom.

If you have a problem...

perhaps you had better just come out with it.

Well...

maybe you two aren't married.

[FREDERICK LAUGHS AND THUMPS]

Let me get this straight.

You think because Eva and I are a little rusty

that we are not married?

No offense, but you clearly do not know

much about being married.

That's not the only thing.

Well...

what else?

You aren't wearing a wedding ring.

She is...

but you aren't.

Not that this is any of your business but...

I lost my ring.

Perhaps that's the case...

and perhaps it's not.

I have had just about as much as I can take of you,

pig fucker!

[GUN COCKS]

Where the fuck did you get that?

Helmut has quite the collection in the living room.

Guess you missed that, huh?

You want this cattle molester to bite the bullet?

Do you want your balls to end up on his kitchen floor?

- Put the gun down. - Put your fucking gun down!

You have a lot of rage inside you.

Caused by assholes like you.

No more.

The most terrifying people in this world are not too bad.

Show their rage and commits the crimes of passion.

No.

The most terrifying...

are the ones who can kill another human being...

without hesitation...

without emotion.

They go about their daily life...

with no remorse.

You are not one of those people...

but I am.

You think you are invincible.

You are not.

Now, last chance. Put the fucking gun down!

[GUN CLANKS]

So...

now what?

You get down on your knees and... and beg for your life.

I've already told you.

You're not a killer.

EVA: We will soon see, won't we?

Before you pull the trigger,

would you like a little insight

into what it feels like to kill someone?

I will know soon enough.

You know, the first time is the hardest.

It's like,

a piece of you dies...

along with your victim.

I remember feeling quite different

after my first kill.

I never figured out why...

but now I know.

My humanity died right there and then.

Do you think it will be different for you?

You are wrong.

But if you take another human life...

you will never find peace again.

S... stop talking!

Fucking bitch!

He wasn't your husband, was he?

He... he was a criminal who kept me hostage.

You don't have to worry about this.

But I am part of a murder.

I'll take care of it.

I'll bury him in the garden.

No one needs to find out about this.

Why are you helping me?

What you said before...

about being treated like shit by arseholes like him.

It seems like you've lost your faith in humanity.

Perhaps the kindness of a stranger

can help restore that faith.

Thank you.

[RAIN PATTERING]

It's all right.

No.

I want to.

[DOOR CLOSES]

COLONEL VON: Dietrich...

it's Colonel Von Braun.

I have the book.

Pay a visit to Joseph Von Hammersmark.

Inform him of developments.

- DIETRICH: Herr Von Hammersmark? - JOSEPH: Yes. Please, come in.

- Have you found my wife? - Yes, we have.

- Did she have the book? - Yes, she had the book.

Oh, thank god. So the deal is still on?

Oh, of course the deal is still on.

In fact, they have sent me here to finalize

- the agreement. - JOSEPH: Great. Where is it?

Oh, I have it here.

But first of all, are you not going to offer me a drink?

- I have come a long way. - JOSEPH: I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to be rude. It's been a worrying day.

My mind's been all over the place.

You understand, I'm sure.

Indeed it is understandable.

What would you like to drink?

Ah, a cup of tea, please, for us civilized gentlemen.

No problem. Please, come through.

[GUN COCKS]

[WOODS CRACKLING]

One of our historians,

Benjamin Hoffman, stole the book.

He fled to the town of Rosenheim...

and took up shelter in the home of a family.

Kristoff Muller, his wife Bridgette,

and their daughter Esther.

Colonel Von Avenslaven and his men took care

- of the parents. - BRIDGETTE: No!

COLONEL VON: But the daughter fled with the book.

We have no idea what happened to her.

All we know is the book ended up in the hands

of a local toy maker.

Amos Blackfoot.

According to the information we received,

Blackfoot used the book to bring his dolls to life.

He was caught by Von Avenslaven's men.

As unlikely as it sounds.

It is believed the dolls killed the Colonel

and three SS officers at the base in upper Bavaria.

[YELLING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

The toymaker escaped with the book.

This is the toymaker.

The target of your undercover mission.

You are to infiltrate a train

traveling from the town of Rosenheim to Nuremberg.

Our intelligence tells us the Toymaker will be onboard.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

COLONEL VON: We suspect he will attempt to change trains at Nuremberg

and head to either Amsterdam or Prague.

You're to board the train in Munich and retrieve the book.

I will be waiting at Nuremberg Station

for your arrival.

And as for the toymaker.

My preference...

is that you kill him...

slowly.

LANDON: I know the story I've told you

is somewhat farfetched...

but I have it on good authority that the book holds great power.

You don't have to believe everything I've told you,

you just need to know how imperative it is

that we retrieve the book and protect the toymaker.

This is an artists interpretation

of Amos Blackwood

based on witness accounts in the town of Rosenheim.

You will board the train in Munich.

It's important that you locate Mr. Blackwood

and the book before the train reaches Nuremberg.

We believe the Nazis will be waiting there for his arrival.

You are one of the agency's most valuable secret agents.

I know we can count on you to succeed in this mission.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

Evening, officer.

Your ticket, sir.

Uh... uh... uh.

[THUDS]

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

AMOS: The coast is clear.

Don't worry.

We will be out of the country soon.

Then finally...

we will be free.

[ENGINE REVVING]

You don't remember me, do you?

You.

AMOS: I do.

Esther?

So sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have buried you, I... I--

You had to.

The Nazis would have found the book

and killed you if you hadn't.

I understand.

But why are you here?

I know you want to escape,

but you can never escape the memories.

I know.

But if you don't deal with it...

no matter where you go, no matter what you do,

the ghosts of the past will always be with you.

Excuse me.

- Have you seen this man? - Nein.

Excuse me.

Have you seen this man?

Nein.

Excuse me.

Have you seen this man?

Nein.

You.

Have you seen this man?

AMOS: Fear not, my children.

We will be in Nuremberg soon enough.

Why do you call the dolls your children?

It's you again.

You cannot escape your demons just by leaving home.

If you truly want to heal your soul

you have to look within.

Why can't you just leave me alone?

Leave me alone!

It's your imagination that brought me here.

All you have to do is stop thinking about me

and I'll disappear.

What is it about my death that haunts you so much?

- I don't know. - Yes, you do.

Tell me.

Unburden yourself.

It's time.

AMOS: When I married Mary, it was the happiest moment

of my life.

I felt I had finally found my soulmate.

Then our children, Hans and Agnes, came along.

I considered them to be gifts from God.

My family meant the world to me.

I truly loved them.

But I also loved my work.

I know Mary felt I put my work before her.

I didn't mean to,

there just weren't enough hours in the day.

Eventually, Mary found the attention she deserved

from someone else.

MARY: You know, I'm going to leave Amos.

- MAN: Really? - MARY: Yes.

I can't go on living a lie.

MAN: He owns the cottage.

Where are you going to go?

I thought the children and I could come

and stay with you.

Why don't you want us to be together?

We are having a lot of fun...

but,

my family expects me to marry soon.

It wouldn't fit their expectations

to take on another man's children.

AMOS: He broke her heart.

Just like she broke mine by taking solace in his arms.

But then...

she did the unthinkable.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[SCREAMS]

[AMOS YELLING] No!

God, no!

[AMOS CRYING]

That is why your death haunts me.

That night you died in my arms...

it reminded me of cradling my Agnes in the... [INAUDIBLE]

I've tried all I can to suppress the pain of that loss...

but I can't.

I just can't.

What happened to your children, it's not your fault.

Why do the ones we love...

the most...

just disappear?

Hm?

While the... the rest of us...

we're just left here to suffer.

But maybe...

God, the universe, whatever you want to call it,

has bigger plans for your life.

It may not be what you had planned,

but maybe this is your destiny.

Some people have to go through hell

before they find their paradise.

Excuse me?

Have you seen this man on the train?

[GRUNTS]

It's the conductor. I need to see your ticket.

Can I see your ticket, sir?

Yes, of course.

Have a safe journey.

Thank you.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

- Hey, do you work here? - Yes. It's my first shift.

There was only two conductors on the train from Versachem.

Neither one of them was you.

One of the conductors had a family emergency.

He got off in Munich. I took over for him.

[BONES CRACKING]

OFFICER: Excuse me.

Perhaps, you can help me.

What with, officer?

I'm looking for someone.

I'm looking for this man.

Have you seen him on the train?

Yeah. He's on this train.

Where is he?

He has a private compartment a couple of carriages down.

Very good. Danke.

- [DOOR KNOCKING] - AMOS: Yes, who is it?

Train maintenance.

We have a fault.

We need to check your compartment.

It won't take long.

Get inside.

- Do you have the book? - AMOS: Yes, I have the book.

Then, stay with me if you want to survive.

- No, my kids. I have to... - There isn't time, come on!

Let's go.

Get out of the way.

Hey, you're not allowed to have firearms on this train.

- [GUNSHOT FIRES] - [WOMAN SCREAMING]

Give me that fucking gun.

There is a lot of things I might do

with a gun pressed to my head.

Giving up my weapon is not one of them.

- I'm going to count to three. - Count to five if you like.

I'm still not surrendering my firearm!

Then it's goodnight, my friend.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[GUNSHOT FIRES]

FUCHS: It's okay.

It's over now.

It's okay.

It's okay.

My name is Fuchs.

I work for the people who are on your side.

I want to keep you safe.

They consider you to be as important as the book.

Then, it's okay if I keep a hold of it, yes?

If that's what you want.

- [FUCHS LAUGHS] - AMOS: What's so funny?

You know,

I didn't expect you to just hand over the book.

Pardon?

The book.

I didn't expect you to just give it to me.

What the hell did you expect?

Pry it,

from your cold,

dead fingers.

I thought you were on my side.

You thought wrong!

You see that corpse over there?

He was on your side.

He's a double agent for British Intelligence.

Me?

I work for the Fuhrer.

You fucking Nazi bastard.

Now, now, Grandpa.

In a moment I'm willing to make your death quick.

Keep insulting me...

and I'll have to keep my promise to the colonel

that I kill you slowly.

Now,

give me that fucking book!

You petulant old fuck!

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Ah, fuck.

- [GRUNTS] - [YELLS]

[TRIGGER CLICKS]

[GUNSHOT FIRES]

[AMOS SOBBING]

[YELLS]

[YELLS]

[ENGINE CHUGGING]

[ENGINE HISSING]

[BRAKES SQUEALING]

COLONEL VON: Dietrich, Hauser, follow him.

The three of us will split up and search the train.

Dietrich, you take carriages one to three.

Hauser, three to five.

I will search carriage number six

and the dining carriage.

Understood?

- Mein Colonel! - Yes, sir!

[GUN COCKING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[DIETRICH YELLING]

- [HAUSER YELLING] - [ENGINE HISSES]

AMOS: Throw your gun on the floor.

[COLONEL VAN LAUGHS]

Amos Blackfoot, I presume.

I said throw your gun on the floor.

[GUN CLANKS]

My superior officers

may not agree, Herr Blackfoot but,

I admire you for making it this far.

It is a very commendable achievement.

Do you think this is my final stop?

[LAUGHS] I don't think it...

I know it.

Only one of us has a gun pointed at them.

[SCOFFS] Feel free to pull the trigger.

The train is surrounded by my officers.

They'll be in here as soon as they hear the shot.

You will never make it out in time.

Yes.

But you...

you will still be dead.

Will that be so satisfying,

when you know you'll only have a few moments

left alive to enjoy it?

Do we really have an alternative here?

Put down the gun and come with me.

No harm will come to you.

[LAUGHTER]

Do you really expect me to believe that scheisse?

We want the book, yes.

But you also have value to us.

You have used the book.

There is much we can learn from you.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

So...

what they said is true.

You expect me to be afraid of this little thing?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[GRUNTS]

I expect you to be afraid of me.

I'm not afraid of you, or this ginger fuck!

- Go to hell Toymaker. - You first Nazi bastard.

[GUNSHOT FIRES]

ESTHER: It's time to lay the ghosts to rest.

Hello, Amos.

Sorry to disturb.

Agatha...

it's been quite some time.

Can I talk to you about something?

Yes.

The family I'm working for now,

they're not treating me very well.

Maybe you need to find some other work, no?

I will.

But first, I want to talk to you about something.

Now, why do I get the feeling that you're...

just here to ask me a favor?

You could say that.

The book.

Can I borrow it?

AMOS: Of course, the book.

And what would you like the book for?

Teach them a lesson.

- Absolutely not. - Why not?

You've used the book lots of times

- to get even with people. - No, I have not.

I simply used the book to bring my creations to life.

That is it.

And your creatures,

- kill people. - Shush.

Especially Robert. He's unhinged.

[AMOS GRUNTS]

[GRUNTING] He'll hear you.

I don't care.

You don't understand.

AMOS: The book is very powerful.

It could hurt people.

I understand just fine.

You'll use the book to help your stupid dolls,

but you won't use it to help your sister.

God, this is such scheisse.

You're my sister, Agatha, my own flesh and blood.

I would do anything for you, anything.

But this,

this I cannot do.

And I cannot risk it falling into the wrong hands.

And you think of me as the wrong hands?

- [GROWLS] This is going nowhere! - Oh, fuck the book

and fuck you!

- [METAL CLANKS] - [GROWLING]

[GRUNTS] That woman!

Damn it!

Robert,

now let me tell you some wise advice.

You are never ever, ever,

going to speak to that woman a...

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[WHISPERED CHANTING] Forever and forever, and forever...

[♪♪♪] One, two, three and four

♪ Robert wants to play And then play some more ♪

♪ Five, six, seven and eight ♪

♪ Forever and ever Your only playmate ♪

♪ One, two, three and four ♪

♪ Robert wants to play And then play some more ♪

♪ Five, six, seven and eight ♪

♪ Forever and ever Your only playmate ♪

♪ One, two ♪

♪ Three and four ♪

♪ Five, six ♪

♪ Your only playmate ♪

♪ One, two, three and four ♪

♪ Robert wants to play And then play some more ♪

♪ Five, six, seven and eight ♪

♪ Forever and ever Your only playmate ♪

♪ Forever, forever Forever, forever ♪

♪ Robert wants to play Wants to play ♪

♪ Forever, forever, forever ♪

♪ One, two ♪

♪ Forever, forever ♪

♪ Three and four ♪

♪ Five, six ♪

♪ Forever and forever ♪

♪ One, two, three and four ♪

♪ Robert wants to play And then play some more ♪

♪ Five, six, seven and eight ♪

♪ Forever and ever Your only playmate ♪

♪ One, two, three and four ♪

♪ Robert wants to play And then play some more ♪

♪ Five, six, seven and eight ♪

♪ Forever and ever Your only playmate ♪

♪ Robert wants to play Wants to play ♪

Forever, forever, forever [♪♪♪]

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