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Do you know how much he earned?

I did the bookkeeping.

Do you have any other work?

I was a mother.

You have a big house. Wasn't it expensive?

It's out of town and

has poor public transport.

Your husband's annual income

was 50,000 euros.

How could he afford

a 70,000 euro deposit on the house?

How do you know that?

From his tax documents.

Some of the files survived.

The money was from my father-in-law.

A loan.

Where did he get so much money?

He owns land in southeast Turkey.

Does he grow anything?

Like cotton?

Houses.

He grows houses.

You want me to incriminate my husband

and confirm your theory.

What theory?

That he was still dealing drugs!

For months, the drugs unit

has been surveilling suspects.

Some repeatedly called your husband.

Can you explain that?

My husband interpreted for offenders.

He had to speak to them.

It was his job!

- Why are you investigating my husband?

- We're not investigating him.

He didn't murder anyone!

He was murdered!

We have to assume

that your husband maintained his links

to the criminal world.

We believe he engaged

in criminal activities with the murderers.

Maybe there was a disagreement,

and your son and husband

were victims of revenge.

So, who did it?

The Turkish mafia.

Or the Kurdish one.

Maybe the Albanians.

We'd hoped you could help us.

Can I have a beer, Michi?

Sure thing.

Why did you do that?

What?

Say they were your drugs.

Because it's true, Mom.

You're getting yourself in trouble!

What did your husband turn you into?

What did you say?

Annemarie, let's pack.

Thanks, Michi.

F*** off!

Take care, Katja.

Want some tea?

Pregnancy tea?

Should I leave you alone for a few days?

Yes.

I can't leave you like this.

But I want to be alone.

I'm always here for you, OK?

Call me any time.

Hi Katja, it's Danilo. I tried your cell.

Listen, you were right: Nazis did it.

You have one new message.

First message:

Hi Katja, it's Danilo. I tried your cell.

Listen, you were right.

Nazis did it. They've been arrested.

Call me.

End of messages.

Welcome to the ekercis'.

This is yours truly, Boss ekerci.

And back there...

Rocco ekerci!

Say "hello," Rocco.

Thank you. Rocco ekerci!

And the fabulous woman next to him

is car mechanic ekerci!

Say "hello!"

What's she up to?

And now... it should work.

You're the best!

Who's the best?

Look, I'm boring now. He's over me.

He's over us.

JUSTICE:

- Good morning, Mrs. Mller.

- Good morning.

Are you ready?

Good. My colleague will handcuff you.

Roll up your sleeve, please.

Good morning. Please be seated.

I hereby open the trial

of Edda Mller and Andr Mller.

I note the presence of the defendants,

their defense attorneys,

the public prosecutor,

the approved joint plaintiffs,

and their attorneys.

Excuse me, your Honor.

I have an urgent request.

I hereby move that witness ekerci

be removed from the courtroom. Thank you.

Mrs. ekerci has a right

to be present as co-plaintiff.

Attorney, allow the prosecutor

to read the charges first.

Please remove Mrs. ekerci. Thank you.

I will not.

Then I formally request a court decision.

Mrs. ekerci is a key prosecution witness.

Thank you.

His Honor and the prosecutor have

overwhelming evidence at their disposal.

She must leave. If she stays,

she will be privy to all the evidence and

other testimonies before she testifies.

She will of course

adapt her own testimony accordingly.

The witness will be worthless.

I therefore request that witness ekerci

be removed from the courtroom. Thank you.

My client appreciates the attorney's

concern regarding her testimony's value.

She will nonetheless exercise her right

to be present as co-plaintiff.

I reject your motion, attorney.

Then I request an immediate decision

by the entire court. Thank you.

Very well. I hereby suspend

the proceedings. Please remain seated.

What's going on?

He's trying to disrupt procedure,

hoping the judge falters.

- It's all he has.

- I'm staying.

I hereby announce our decision.

As a co-plaintiff, Katja ekerci

is entitled to be present at the trial.

We can now hear the charges.

Prosecutor, go ahead.

"On October 20, 2016, Hamburg,

Andr and Edda Mller are accused

of having acted in concert, on malicious

and base grounds, to murder two people

and maliciously attempt to murder

an indefinite number of others

by knowingly, intentionally

and collaboratively conspiring

to plant a pre-prepared "nail bomb" made

from fertilizer, diesel and 500 nails,

and, by detonating it, to murder or injure

as many foreign residents as possible..."

Stay home tomorrow.

Why?

It might be too rough.

See you tomorrow.

They're rotting in there.

The first danger

is the shock wave caused by the blast.

The child suffered inhalation trauma

in the upper respiratory tract,

and also barotrauma with acute distention

and peripheral bleeding in both lungs.

The second danger is debris and shrapnel.

The child had a gaping 3 cm wound

in the central upper abdomen

caused by a jagged metal fragment

that was still embedded.

It also pierced the eighth vertebra.

The resulting wound

ripped the small and large intestines.

It also tore the liver

and totally severed the abdominal artery.

The torso sustained

over 14 small, round and linear wounds

with nails up to 10 cm long

embedded at various depths.

The third danger is the immense heat.

The center of the explosion

briefly reaches up to 1,000 C.

There were extensive burns

to the front of the body, head, face,

torso, arms and thighs.

The hair was burnt to the scalp

at the front of the skull.

The eyes also sustained burns

and had totally melted.

The right forearm

was roughly severed at the elbow joint.

The limb was found 6 m from the body.

- I can't take anymore.

- You want out?

One moment. Yes, Mr. Fava?

- I request a short break.

- A break of five minutes.

Look at me, you c*nt!

Stop that at once!

I'll kill you!

Two more shots.

Not for me.

You don't want another?

I'm driving my son

to kindergarten tomorrow.

You gave Mller a good smack.

Imagine if they'd gotten me and Rocco.

If Nuri had survived.

He wouldn't have stood

for all the chit-chat.

I changed my mind. One more.

Mrs. ekerci, I can well understand

your emotional reaction, your outrage.

But this court deals only in facts.

Should there be another incident,

the court must eject you

for the rest of the trial

for disorderly conduct.

Even as co-plaintiff.

So long as the accused

are not found guilty by a court,

they are presumed innocent.

Do you understand?

I call witness Mller.

Witness Mller, please.

Good morning, Mr. Mller.

Please sit down.

Mr. Mller, as a father

and direct relative,

you may refuse to testify

against your son and daughter-in-law.

Is that clear?

Yes.

- But you wish to testify?

- Yes.

Then please proceed.

I live in Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein.

The last storm felled a tree in my garden.

I went to the garage

to fetch the chainsaw.

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