Gun Shy Page #2

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- Good evening.

What do you

have on your head?

That's a night vision aid.

You look like a

single combat marine.

All that's missing

is your gun.

So what?

What're you doing here?

Just swimming around a bit.

I'm playing the dead man.

I've still got this

stupid thing on.

Lukas, you're all wet.

Come on.

What kind of thing is that?

Oh God, I'll take it off you.

Come on in.

Calm down.

Come on, sit down.

Come on, sit down.

There...

Here you are.

No, not there.

Here.

Come on now.

That's good.

Hold still.

Hold still.

Come on.

Now... calm down.

Calm down, come on.

That's good, that's good.

You'll warm up quickly, okay?

Lukas, is that you?

The door was open.

Where were you?

Who...

Who's that man?

Would you give me

a towel, please?

Please?

When I was in India I saw a dog

that had lost 1/4 of its head.

A clean cut right

across its head.

It was standing in Varanasi

in a puddle, drinking.

You could see the

bones and all,

but it drank as if

nothing was wrong.

3 weeks later I met an

Englishman who also mentioned

a dog in Varanasi, that was

missing 1/4 of its head.

But he hadn't seen

it 3 weeks before.

He'd seen it 2 days before.

You understand?

That means the dog lived at

least 3 weeks with 3/4 of a head.

It must've hurt so much, but

the dog couldn't know why.

It's just a dog.

Sometimes I don't know

why it hurts so much.

Hi, my name is Johannsen.

Police department.

Here.

Are you Lukas Eiserbeck?

Yes, what can I do for you?

I'd like to ask

you some questions.

May I come in?

Thank you.

Sorry.

Sit down.

Thank you.

Please, sit.

You belong to the

Germania Rowing Club?

Yes, I joined a

few weeks ago.

Do you have a key

to the boathouse?

Yeah, sure.

I sometimes train early in the

morning when no one's there.

Could you imagine that

someone would steal a boat?

No.

Anybody can go to the

club and rent a boat.

Why would anybody

want to steal one?

That's what I'd say, too.

But a boat was actually

stolen from Germania.

A racing skiff.

What do you say to that?

But the thief

didn't get very far.

He crashed into the

first pier of a bridge,

and the boat sank.

So?

And then he hightailed it.

Or drowned.

No, no, no.

In that case, we'd have found

the body, but we didn't.

But...

We have a witness who says

he saw the man in the boat.

So?

Yes, it's really strange.

Because the witness says that

the man rowing was wearing...

something on his head that

looked like a night vision device.

Could I have a

glass of water?

Yes, of course.

Thank you.

- Are you ill?

- Yeah, I'm dying of cold.

Yes, thank you.

Now I'm kind of stuck.

I mean...

Who's going to be rowing

around in such lousy weather

at night, alone on a river?

Wearing a night

vision device.

Do you have any ideas?

No.

On the other hand, maybe

he wanted to carry out...

an assault from the water.

There are enough people

living on the river...

who might have enemies

or people who envy them.

Who's that anyway?

Kim Yong... what's-his-name,

the president of North Korea.

Yeah?

Are you interested

in politics?

No.

Yeah, and he's just

standing there,

the president of North Korea.

Yes.

Look at that!

That's strange, isn't it?

A snake in a

bottle of whisky.

Someone found it

on the riverbank.

Do you know where

it comes from?

North Korea.

They put poisonous

snakes in whisky bottles.

Strange, eh?

Hello.

Oh, it's you.

Did you leave the door open?

Yes.

- Did you hurt yourself?

- Well...

- Are you okay?

- Yes.

Heinrich!

Heinrich, how often

have I told you,

that thing isn't

suitable for stairs!

Why do you do kendo?

You learn not to

move your heart.

To keep control.

Not to run away, even

if it sometimes hurts.

As a kid, I couldn't

sleep for months,

'cause our toilet was broken.

My room was right

next to the bathroom,

and I could hear water

splashing all night.

I'd lie in bed, convinced

that there was a stranger...

who never stopped peeing.

When I was a kid, I'd

always wake up at night.

My father was a salesman,

so he was always on trips.

We didn't have much money,

so we had to rent out a room.

It really bugged me,

'cos it was mine.

So colleagues of my father

would sleep in my bed,

and I had to sleep

next to my mother.

And eh...

Sometimes...

I'd wake up and look through

the keyhole, and there,

sitting on my bed, was

some fat guy in underwear,

farting and playing

with my electric train.

So eh...

Once when I woke up during

the night I heard noises.

My mother was gone, so I

looked through the keyhole.

I saw my mother in there

with a strange man.

When my father came home she

hugged

him as if nothing had happened.

I've never told

anyone that before.

Really?

Thanks.

- Bye!

- Bye!

- See you soon?

- Yeah.

Bye!

- Look, here comes Mr. Lukas.

- Come on, we have to go.

And don't be so sad.

Come on, come on.

Easy does it.

Now come on.

Hey, sweetie.

You'll see, it

isn't so bad there.

I don't wanna go to a home.

You're so alone here.

You'll be with

other people there.

But all those

people are sick.

She won't need

any more meals.

You can't live alone.

What about my

food and my dog?

Hello, Ms. Wessel.

Please, sit down here.

- I'll take your dog.

- Don't take my dog!

We have to.

It can't go with you.

- What about my dog?

- Someone'll take care of it.

- What about my dog?

- I put the food in there.

What about my dog?

What about my dog?

My poor dog!

Okay, that's good.

I don't want to!

My poor dog!

It'll be cared for.

- My poor dog!

- It's Okay.

My poor dog!

My poor dog!

Eat up!

- I don't want it anymore!

- Come on.

I'm not interested.

Don't you see?

- Going home?

- Yes.

Aw, come on.

Leave me be!

Okay?

Oh, good evening,

Mr. Eiserbeck.

What a surprise,

running into you.

Nice neighborhood, huh?

Yeah, I'd like to

live here, too,

but being a policeman...

You know how it is.

We earn peanuts.

Yeah, nice neighborhood.

What are you doing here?

Well, you see...

I can't get that

thing outta my mind.

That mysterious man rowing.

I was sitting at home in

front of the TV and...

suddenly I got restless, and

I felt I had to come here.

Maybe he's

planning something,

that guy with the row boat.

So I came here and...

everything's quiet.

Nothing special.

Then I run into you.

How do you think

he'll strike?

Who?

I don't know either.

I have to go.

Take a look.

Those bright windows.

An easy target!

No problem with a good rifle.

I have to go!

- Don't you want...

- No, I have to go.

Too bad.

See you next time.

Yeah, bye!

Dad!

- Dad!

- Yes, I'm coming.

Here you are.

Brand new!

And here.

- Look at this, please.

- Don't need any, thanks.

Please, buy one.

Please, buy one.

Here, please.

- Another nice one.

- I don't need it!

I was a parachutist.

I parachuted over Crete.

Those Tommys...

They shot at us as

if we were sparrows.

They shot me in the air.

Underneath my knee,

upwards through the bone.

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