Hitler: The Rise of Evil Page #11

I'd leave these things to you.

You're far more experienced than I.

There is one minor problem, Hindenburg...

Hindenburg hates me.

He must be persuaded.

If there's one thing about him that hasn't

diminished with age, it's his vanity.

A well-placed public letter from you

could work wonders.

And a few disruptions in the Reichstag.

My dear Reich's President Von Hindenburg.

all the great heroes of Germany

were benevolent men

who loved their people,

and who were loved in turn.

Like Parsifal. Like Lohengrin.

Like you.

Germany is fortunate to

have you as its leader.

I give you my loyalty

and my undying respect.

Will the National Socialist Party

please return to their seats?

Will you please return to your seats!

Schleicher, this is a price I

thought you'd never have to pay.

Get me Hitler.

You mustn't misbehave like this.

I'm sorry.

You could have ruined

everything I worked for.

I'm sorry, Adi, it's just that... I get

so lonely and I need more time with you.

You must be patient, Eva.

I still have enemies.

Even when I'm made Chancellor

there are loose ends I must tie up.

Do you promise to be good?

Do you promise?

I promise.

Do you solemnly swear

to carry out the obligations

of the office of Chancellor

without Party interests

and for the good of the nation?

I do.

And do you further swear

to uphold the Constitution,

support the President

and respect the right of the Reichstag.

so help you God?

I do.

Sieg heil! Sieg heil!

Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!

Sieg heil! Sieg heil!

Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!

We must crush this vermin.

- We must remove this contamination.

- Someone please turn him off.

Herr Gerlich.

My name is Georg Bell.

I've read your paper.

We have a common enemy, you and I.

As of today, all of Germany does.

I'm what you might call an angry ex-Nazi.

I used to work for Rhm till he fired me.

- Yes. I heard there was a falling out.

- I wish to supply you with information.

Damaging information.

I think it'll help you.

Hello?

You may be using a pseudonym but I know

you're the one writing

these things, Gerlich.

- Morning, Mueller.

- I can't print this!

Your last article was bad enough.

He'll destroy my presses

and sabotage my business.

He won't destroy your presses.

He needs them to print his paper.

- If anything, he'll destroy me.

- You're playing a losing game, my friend.

We have a contract, Mueller.

I expect you to honour it.

You're not long for this world.

I don't want to hear it.

Extraordinary times demand

extraordinary measures, remember?

This isn't about history.

This isn't about politics.

It's about your life, Fritz!

Which also happens to be mine.

This.

This is me.

And this, this is you.

Two individuals

with different ways of thinking.

But look what happens

when we come together.

I love you, Sophie.

But if I don't do this,

I won't be able to live with myself.

I'm frightened, Fritz.

This is outrageous and not a word is true.

You expect us to believe that?

What are you insinuating?

I had nothing to do with this. And you?

This was a private internal memo

about using agitation in the SA!

Do you have any idea

how much damage you've done?

I don't know how Gerlich got hold of this,

but if you let me go to Munich,

I will find his source of information.

It's too late for that. Hindenburg read your

article and called the Fhrer this morning.

People everywhere

are attacking Jewish businesses.

The economy's tumbling, everyone's close

to rioting, and this

article is the last straw.

If we don't bring this

under control, and soon,

Hindenburg says he'll

declare martial law

and he'll bring the army in to do it.

Now's the time to storm

the Presidential palace,

take over the government...

Are you mad?

Put me in charge of the Army

and I'll unite them behind you.

- This is our chance.

- Great idea.

What a great idea.

Why didn't I think of that?

Could it be

because the Army consider you a swine?

At the mere suggestion.

they flew the Nationalist Socialist flag,

rather than subordinate themselves to you.

You and your SA, Ernst,

are nothing more than political dinosaurs.

You have refused to evolve

like the rest of us.

Oh, believe me, Adolf, you don't want

to meet what we're

capable of evolving into.

And to think he was once a friend of yours.

Now he's just one of many

who can trip us up.

And the list keeps growing.

He's right, you know.

Sometimes primitive force is the only way.

It helps if there's some kind of legal

reason behind it, of course.

Something outrageous to provoke a response.

- Are there any suspects?

- Has anyone been arrested?

What actions will you take

as a result of this?

- Could this be a Communist plot?

- What happened?

Apparently a Dutch Communist

broke in and set the fire.

Police have him under arrest.

Tell Rhm he can still be of some service.

You were talking about an enemies list.

That's not a bad idea.

This, this is a signal from God.

We are under siege.

The terrorists have opened fire

and we will fire back...

It's good to see so him happy.

This is an outrageous crime

and someone will answer for it.

But this completely

overrides the Constitution.

Effectively it puts you in charge.

These are troubled times, sir.

The Constitution could not anticipate them.

A national monument has been destroyed.

Our democracy is under attack.

If we are to wage war in

these foreign infiltrators,

certain civil rights must be suspended.

When power is seized

instead of bestowed,

the hand that seizes it is often burned.

The Reichstag must approve this

before I sign anything.

In order for the government to carry out

the necessary procedures against terrorism,

Reichstag must support an Enabling Act.

This act is your opportunity

to hand power over

to those who can wield

it most effectively.

From now on, all legislation

will be handled by the Administration,

which will have sole right

to make constitutional changes.

Freedoms of speech, association, and

the press are temporarily suspended.

Privacy rights in relation to telephone

and postal communication are revoked.

Order, order.

It's very good, sir,

but use a larger typeface for Hitler.

Hitler's just called

an emergency meeting of the Reichstag.

He wants their approval

for something he calls the Enabling Act,

which will turn this country into a

police state with him as absolute ruler.

My God.

No matter what he does,

he just gets stronger.

I'll bet the Nazis set the fire themselves.

There's something I haven't told you.

Once this is out,

Rhm will identify me as your source.

My job as Rhm's press secretary

was just a front.

He hired me to get financing

outside of Germany.

Financing?

- For what?

- The SA.

He agreed to sign a contract

with a man in London

in exchange for exclusive oil imports

to Germany.

The Nazi Party was giving economic

incentives to a foreign investor?

What happened to Germans for Germany?

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