Krieger und die Kaiserin, Der (The Warrior and the Empress)

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Birkenhof Hospital, Psychiatric Ward

Ms. Sissi Schmidt

PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR

- Good morning.

- Morning.

Do you feel it?

Those are goose bumps.

Your turn now.

Hey, Sissi!

You're here!

I have a letter for Otto.

And for you, too.

For me?

Come here.

Come over here and sit down.

Right there, Mr. Durr.

There's a seat.

How are you doing today?

Mr. Durr?

Did you get some sleep?

Want to take a walk?

- I want to get out of here!

- Later, Mr. Kramer.

- It's Mr. Durr's turn.

- First, an ECG...

for that guy.

A nice ECG, and that's it.

- Are you the doctor?

- Yes, sir!

He's full of sh*t!

Ms. Molke...

Why don't you get some fresh air?

Take a little walk?

With Sissi?

No!

I'll go.

Yes, well... me, too.

What're you doing?

Sports!

What kind of sport is that?

Flying.

But you aren't fying, are you?

I'm warming up.

- So when are you gonna fy?

- Real soon.

The army!

So you were a soldier?

You're on duty today.

Get changed back there.

You start at 2:
30.

Hey, wait a second!

I need the papers!

""When we live...

we live in the name of the Lord.

When we die, we die in His name.

So in living or in dying,

we are one with the Lord.''

We bid farewell

to Ms. Marianne Radtke.

Earth to earth.

Ashes to ashes.

Dust to dust.

Hey, Riemer!

What the hell!

Why were you crying?

- Can't help it.

- What's that supposed to mean?

- That's the way it is.

- Oh yeah?

Then get changed and piss off!.

We don't need anybody like...

Well?

Didn't work out.

It was a good job.

I wish I could've kept it.

Hey, no problem.

Soon we won't have to worry anymore.

Come on.

I was at the land registry.

These are the plans from 1965.

It was an industrial complex

with lots of basement levels.

Look how far down it went.

Now look at this.

See?

I sit right above it.

Right here's my desk.

So what?

Are we still going there or not?

It's from Meike, isn't it?

- Huh?

- The letter.

I haven't heard from her for ages.

Aren't you going to open it?

Sure, later.

F***ing sh*t!

A**holes! Jack-offs!

You asslickers

are always kissing your own ass!

Okay, bye!

Asslickers!

Kiss my ass!

I'm gonna jack you guys off!.

- Good night.

- Sissi! Come on.

- No, I'm too tired right now.

- Come on!

Don't be so shy.

- Stop it.

- Sissi, you're my girl.

Come on, Sissi. Don't be that way.

Please, Sissi...

Come on!

Okay.

But be quiet.

Everybody's asleep now.

Sissi, could you take

my late shift tomorrow?

- Sure.

- Thanks.

- Are you going now?

- Yes, I'm tired.

I'll go with you.

- Why don't you guys finish up here?

- Great!

Oh, come on!

Good night.

You still haven't read it?

What patience!

Good night.

Dear Sissi,

I'm writing to you now

because something has happened.

My mother died.

It's not so bad. She was quite old,

and I hadn't seen her for a long time.

But now she's left me something.

No idea what it is.

I can't go all the way back

just for that.

You're the only person

I can confide in.

You only have to go to the bank

and showthese papers.

I can hear the ocean outside,

just like in your shell.

Only louder.

Your shell always made us feel

like going to the ocean. Remember?

And now I'm here.

Yours, Meike.

Dear Meike,

I wanted to go

to your bank right away,

but...

then...

Are you nuts?

At first, I wasn't afraid at all.

I couldn't feel anything.

But then...

Then suddenly...

...there was silence.

Actually, I always liked silence.

But not this silence.

Something was missing.

My... breath.

Help!

Bodo! What's going on?

Later!

Hey, don't try anything yourself.

Wait for the ambulance.

My breath didn't come back.

But the man came.

At first, he didn't say a thing.

He only looked.

You can't breathe?

Hold on.

I'll be back.

My bottom itched.

I thought maybe I'd never

be able to scratch myself again.

If he doesn't come back...

I'll be back.

What if he doesn't come back?

I'll be back.

What if he doesn't...

Men never come back.

It's the same old story.

First, they went to war

and didn't come back...

then they demonstrated

and didn't come back...

and now they go to a spa

and don't come back.

It's a damn game!

But not with me!

And not with you!

He came back.

Listen...

I'm gonna take this

and make an incision right here...

so you can breathe again.

Okay?

Here we go.

Breathe!

Come on, breathe!

Keep breathing!

That's good.

I wish I could have told the man...

that his sweat smelled tasty.

I guess he'd been sucking

on a peppermint drop beforehand.

Now it's stinging in my lungs.

And then he cried.

But I don't think he was really sad.

I felt that if a person wasn't alone,

they might be able to find happiness

in the outside world...

if someone like him was around.

And then there was this tunnel.

We're putting in the tube now.

I'll take over on the count of three.

One, two, three!

Careful!

The patient's going under!

We need 3 units of O negative!

Hurry!

- Did something happen?

- When's lunch?

- In five minutes.

- I'll go ahead.

Well?

I was useful today.

I saved someone's life.

Oh yeah? How?

An accident.

I heard something else.

Schmatt called.

Oh yeah.

I had to take a short cut

through his store. Was he pissed?

How do I know! Anyway,

you gotta quit that gas station crap.

- I got all the plans now.

- What plans?

For this dump here.

Bodo, that's where we enter.

We go through the sewer,

dig 10 to 20 yards, and we're inside.

- And then?

- We're off.

- To Sydney?

- Any objections?

Sydney is just on the other side.

Right through the middle.

I was released after 53 days.

The doctor said it was a miracle.

But the man was gone.

Is everything okay?

She's coming!

She's coming!

She's coming! She's coming!

Come on, Mr. Strack.

Mr. Rummenholler,

can't you wait for Sissi?

Ms. Molke, what are you doing?

I don't have time to wait all day!

All clear and bye bye.

Sissi!

Hello!

Hey!

Hello.

My girl.

I thought you were dead!

Someone saved my life.

What about the cake?

Sissi gets the first piece.

Which one do you want?

Doesn't matter.

Sissi, this is really...

Yeah, well, I'm really glad that...

- I have... we have...

- I'm glad to be here, too, Werner.

You aren't gonna die, are you?

No, I'm not.

Not in here!

This is poison!

It's no good.

Is everything okay, Sissi?

Sorry, I have to go to my room first.

Hey, what's wrong?

Are you okay?

Should I go with you?

I'm sorry.

Meike...

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I hope you haven't been too worried

about me.

First thing tomorrow,

I'll go to the bank.

I wish I wouldn't keep thinking

about that man.

Bodo!

You're afraid.

Yes.

I come back,

and everybody's here,

and I'm afraid that nothing

will be the same as it was before.

No, you're afraid that everything

will be the same as it was before.

I think I have to find him.

Can you help me?

Boom!

And then?

There! There!

That's where he came from.

- Are you sure?

- There!

Come on.

Excuse me.

Yep.

Were you working here on May 30th?

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