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"...ut intres sup tectum meum,

sed tantum dic verbo,

et sanibitur anima mea."

"Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Christi

custodiat animam tuam

in vitam eternam".

Amen.

"Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Chisti

custodiat animan tuam

in vitam eternam".

Marry me, please.

Yes.

With this ring I thee wed

in the name

of the Holy Trinity.

Amen.

It s New Years mornng,

year one.

You are on your honeymoon

n the Hartmann famly's

prvate compartment.

You have been makng love.

You have enjoyed the tenderness

of your wfe,

but now she s asleep

and you are alone.

For the frst tme you experence

the fear of beng on a tran

wth no possblty of gettng off,

and no dea of where

the journey may end.

Stuttgart, Lepzg,

Berln, Wesbaden,

Hamm, Hannover, Hamburg,

Frankfurt, Dusburg...

-What's the matter?

-Nothing.

I'm so glad you got this

compartment for us.

I've travelled so many times in it.

My father showed me all of

Germany from here.

Kat, I know so little about you

and your family.

And yet you know more than others.

I don't believe your father could

be threatened to take his own life!

You see, for father transport was

a sacred word.

The most important thing for him

was that the wheels kept on rolling.

But they were rolling...

Yes, but the war made father

old and strange,

and he saw the whole of Germany

as his own model railway,

running around and round and

round and round and round...

And he wanted to believe

the cars were just as empty

as toy trains.

But although he did his best

it was not possible

to repress the fact

that Zentropa during the war

transported jews

in cattle trains

to concentration camps,

and American officers

first class afterwards.

In the end it was all

too absurd,

even for father.

But listen, I just...

Jesus Christ, what a dump!

The two of you are movng

nto what can be provded

for a newly marred couple.

The place s OK wth you because

she s there.

And as you go on wth your job,

and are back on the tracks,

you feel stronger.

One nght there's a call for you n

the mddle of the Berln Frankfurt run.

Answer the call n the mddle of the

Berln Frankfurt run.

Hello?

Hello, Leo?

Kate, is everything all right?

Where are you?

I am at the vlla, n Frankfurt.

-What are you doing there?

-Can you come over here?

I'll be in Frankfurt in half an hour.

Are you OK?

We'll talk when you get here.

Kate!

Kate!

Kate!

Kate!

I'm affraid young Herr Hartmann

wasn't as cooperative as you.

But then, one f*ggot

more or less...

Where is my wife?

We've taken her to

a temporary hiding place.

We thought you'd be more

cooperative if she was with us.

I'm so glad you came,

Leopold!

Let's talk about your next job.

We would like to see the

Bremen line shut down tonight.

You're a good man,

Herr Leopold.

We're sure

you can handle

a larger job.

All you have to do is place

some explosives

underneath your sleeper.

The bomb will be detonated

on the Neuwied bridge.

You'll have time to escape.

I'm sorry to have to press you

like this, Herr Leopold,

for I really do care for you.

Remember. Tonight you're going

on the Bremen Express.

Attenton, please!

The Bremen Express

wll depart shortly

for Cologne, Essen,

Doden, Dortmund...

Excuse me!

Here you are!

-Up you go.

-Your suitcase, sir!

I've reserved compartment 3

for you, Colonel.

Take your seat and

I'll come once we're off.

There is a package for you.

We don't approve of such things.

Come in.

Sit down, Leo.

-Now talk to me.

-Well, I...

Excuse me, I would like

a word with the conductor.

Excuse me.

Allow me to present

the examinee:

Leopold Kessler, my nephew.

Herr Seifert and

Inspector Stelemann,

they are in charge

of the examination.

The examination consists of two

parts, practical and theoretical.

First we'll ask you some questions

and then we'll accompany you

to see

how you handle the travellers

and the equipment.

Politeness and firmness

are the virtues of the conductor.

Please accompany us

to compartment 9

and let us begin.

Has this examination taken you

by surprise?

No, I was just attending

to one of the travellers.

If you don't mind,

I'll just finnish that.

I'll be right back.

-Sorry about the interruption.

-So what is your story?

Remember the Ravenstein

incident?

Germans killing Germans,

that doesn't break my heart.

I met that man again,

the Werewolf,

at the Hartmann villa

tonight.

Yes, and...?

Excuse me.

Kat, what's going on?

They want you to plant

a bomb, Leo.

-Follow the instructions.

-Please, listen to me!

-Or else her life is in danger.

-No, not if I can't tell him.

You must plant the bomb at

Checkpoint Urmitz.

-For Christ's sake, Kate!

-Come on, tell him.

The bomb must go off

in the middle of the bridge

rails are under repair.

The train will go very slowly.

-That's all I can say.

-We don't tolerate mistakes!

They're watching your every move.

Don't forget!

Checkpoint Urmitz!

I love you!

I'm affraid the external examiner

is getting a little impatient.

I think we had better proceed

with the examination.

Well, Herr Kessler,

we'd like to know

what you would do

if the cleaning man

handed you a green card

filled in like this.

Only a short stop

at the check pont.

Ths tran contnues

to Bremen.

Kessler, do me a favour,

stop messing around with me.

What sort of information

do you have for me?

Is it that brown bag

you wanted me to see?

The situation is a bit more

complicated than I thought.

Kessler, God damn it!

Can't you stay put

for a minute?

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

On your way to the platform?

Excuse me!

Jesus Christ!

-There's something I gotta tell you!

-Where is your cap?

I don't have the authority

to decide if this examination

can proceed without you

wearing your cap.

But I know that if you want

to carry out the job

of a sleeping car conductor

with your head uncovered,

I have no choice but

to put you off the train inmediately.

There's something I gotta tell you.

The last thing I desire is

private conversation on duty.

You have carred out the orders.

Now relax.

I want you to snk down nto the

soft cool grass on the ralbed.

Look up.

Look at the stars.

See how the stars resemble

llumnated ctes on a map.

Or maybe t s

the fadng lghts

of human lves.

But you are here to help

the lghts burn brghter.

Not to put them out.

At any prze you must make

ths good agan.

Run for the bomb!

Out of the way!

Out of the way!

Hold it, boy!

Are you out of your mind?

Get out of here!

Don't you want your promotion

at all?

There is a high ranking military

officer in number three.

He has put in a complaint

about you!

This will be noted

in your exam.

It's going to be difficult

for you now!

My nephew's behaviour

cannot be excused.

My first thought was to advise

you to cancel the exam at once.

The exhaustng run

has made you sck.

Do you wish to proceed?

That is up to the examiner.

I repeat my question:

What would you do if

the cleaning man

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