Judgment at Nuremberg Page #6

without guns and bloodshed...

"a Germany of justice,

where men can live instead of die...

"a Germany of purpose,

of freedom, of humanity...

"a Germany that calls for the best in man."

Now, how could a man

who wrote words like these...

be part of sterilizations and murders?

How could he be?

There are a lot of things that happened here

that nobody understands.

I know.

But the prosecution will have to prove...

every inch of its allegation...

against a man like Janning

if I'm to pronounce sentence on him.

Gentlemen, I'm on my way. Coming, Ken?

Right.

There's just this business

on the curtailment of rights.

Tomorrow.

Dan, my wife is planning a little get-together

tomorrow night at the Grand Hotel.

She wants you to come.

I thank you.

And she'd like to provide you

with some kind of female companionship.

She has a feeling

that you might be Ionely here.

No, thanks, Curtiss. Thanks very much.

You know how these wives are.

They love to play Cupid.

I think I'll keep it stag.

All right. How about you, Ken?

Thanks. My wife and I

have an engagement. Good night.

- Good night.

- Good night, Dan.

Mrs. Halbestadt, could I...

Hello.

Hello.

Your Honor, this is Madame Bertholt.

This is His Honor, Judge Haywood.

Madame Bertholt, this is her house.

She came to get some of her belongings

from the basement.

I didn't know she was coming.

This is my responsibility, Mrs. Halbestadt.

I've been storing some of my things here...

until I could get a room large enough

to keep them in.

I hope you don't mind.

No. Not at all.

You can examine what I have here,

if you like.

Of course not.

Then I'll just take these out.

- Here.

- Thanks, Mrs. Halbestadt.

- Let me help you.

- No. I can manage all right.

I'll take these outside. Please.

Good night.

It's heavy. It's full of books and pictures...

things that mean nothing to anyone but me.

- Mr. Schmidt?

- Your Honor.

Would you drive

Mrs. Bertholt home, please?

Yes, Your Honor.

- I hope you're comfortable here.

- Yes, I am. Very.

My favorite spot was always the garden.

Remind Mr. Halbestadt

to take good care of the rock garden.

You'll get a great deal of pleasure out of it

in summer.

I'll sit in front, thank you.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Karolinenstrasse please.

- Yes, madam.

Sit down.

You worked for Mrs. Bertholt, didn't you?

Yes, Your Honor.

How long did she live here?

Madame Bertholt?

Madame Bertholt and her family have lived

here for many generations, Your Honor.

Thank you.

Your Honor, you came in here

for something?

I was just going to make myself a sandwich.

- We will make it for you.

- No.

- We will make anything you want.

- No. It's nothing.

I always used to do it for myself back home.

What would you like? I have some ham

and cheese and liverwurst.

Cheese will be fine.

That's very kind of you.

What was it like,

living under National Socialism?

What was it like?

Yes. I mean, day to day?

You know, I know many people at home

like you.

You're good people. I believe that.

What was it like for you, living under Hitler?

We were not political.

Mr. Halbestadt and I are not political.

No, but...

you must have been aware of some

of the events that were going on.

Many things were going on.

There were parades.

Hitler and Goebbels came here every year.

What was it like?

We never attended meetings. Never.

I'm not trying to put you on trial.

I'm just curious. I'd like to know.

- Here's your sandwich, Your Honor.

- Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

For instance,

there was a place called Dachau...

which was not too many miles from here.

Did you ever know

what was going on there?

We knew nothing about it.

How can you ask

if we knew anything about that?

I'm sorry.

Your Honor, we are only little people.

We lost a son in the army...

and our daughter in the bombing.

During the war we almost starved.

It was terrible for us.

I'm sure it was.

Hitler did some good things.

I won't say he didn't do some good things.

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