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why you are interested

in the private life of a village priest.

There must be more important things.

Father Lupics is

no counter-revolutionary.

- He's never seen a gun in his life.

- Father,

the counter-revolution

isn't only fought with guns.

The bishop's left. Anyone else?

No.

Shall we go?

May I remind you

that it's only 1 o'clock?

I agree.

The rules state that surveillance

should last at least 12 hours.

Who do you think wrote those rules?

Sorry, Comrade Mark,

but it's still a rule...

Someone's coming.

Is there no one

waiting for you at home?

It's a woman.

Who is she?

An agent?

I've got no idea.

These are all Jung's female agents.

She isn't one of them.

I didn't touch a thing.

Cake?

They've plum jam in them.

You're an angel.

Nice?

What's this?

A double season ticket

to the National Theatre for 1958.

You'll have to go with me now.

Thanks.

I know we said you'd sleep here

tonight but something's come up.

Are you throwing me out?

No. It's just that...

I've got work to do.

- On Christmas Eve?

- I'm sorry.

Where are you going?

If you're busy, I'll find someone

to spend Christmas with!

Don't do this, va!

I'll walk up to someone on the street!

No, no, wait!

Wait, do you hear? va!

This is the last time. I promise.

- Have you got kids? A wife?

- No!

va, no!

Trust me!

I love you!

You're a fool!

This is Radio Free Europe,

the voice of free Hungary...

The girl's leaving.

Tell Varga to follow her.

I'm going.

- Csap.

- This is Jung.

- Can we talk now?

- Have you got what I asked for?

- Yes.

- How many?

Just one.

- Is she on it?

- She's on it...

And?

It's pretty... surprising.

Put it in an envelope and take it to the

arranged place. I'll pick it up in an hour.

Okay.

Who was that?

I don't know.

Wind it back.

- Csap.

- This is Jung.

No, to the dialling.

- Can I borrow that?

- Of course...

- Sorry!

- I'll get it.

Stop.

Sorry.

And a pencil.

Here.

And again.

Stop.

teacher at the Music Academy.

- Is that who Jung called?

- Does he work for us?

Codename Music Man.

Failed attempt to defect.

He reports on Szabolcsi.

Tell me the address.

Comrade Mark, can I come, too?

- What did you say your name is?

- Kulcsr. Emil Kulcsr.

You're driving.

Any news?

Varga called. He followed the woman

on the bus to Blaha Square.

She went into a building there.

He's waiting for orders.

- Should I drive?

- I've got a chauffeur.

I'll call you.

- Who's the woman, Comrade Mark?

- Drive.

- Did you know about Jung's affair?

- Keep your eyes on the road.

According to the rules

personal visitors...

are not allowed

in undercover apartments...

without prior permission.

Are you raising

your daughter on your own?

I saw the drawing.

- She's called Panni.

- Is she in hospital?

You got this from the drawing?

From your face.

Tense. Nervy.

I'm always like this.

I'm a nervy type...

- Turn.

- Thank you, I can see.

Panni is ill a lot lately.

She's got whooping cough.

- What happened to Gyimesi?

- He called in sick.

Why wasn't I told?

I only knew this morning.

Green.

It's a great honour to serve next

to the Comrade Lieutenant-Colonel.

- When you're not standing in,

what do you do? - I teach.

- At the Political Academy?

- Yes.

And what do you teach?

- You amongst other things.

- No!

Yes!

I've just set my students essays

on Comrade Mark:

The time in Spain, your time

as a prisoner of war, you injury...

Is it true that Stalin met you

at the airport

when they exchanged you

for that French officer?

We're here to see Imre Csap.

And who are you?

Are you really Jung's father?

Why did they send you?

So I can learn.

You already know

the first rule, don't you?

Keep my mouth shut.

You just sit, observe and

leave the evaluation to me.

Jung is my best man.

If he's having an affair

with a woman, there's a reason

and it's not love.

It's me.

What's happening with Jung?

He's just left.

How much time have we got left

About 40 minutes.

We're hurrying.

- Dohny. - We've got

the photograph. We need a copy.

- Now?

- 20 minutes.

Impossible.

- We have to get there before Jung.

- Okay, hang on...

Agent?

Civilian. Be discrete.

Thanks.

And, Feri...

Find out which hospital

Kulcsr's daughter's in.

- Kulcsr's daughter?

- She's got whooping cough.

- I'm just closing.

- We'll help you.

See?

Beria.

- Sorry? - Beria met me

at the airport. I never met Stalin.

So, how much longer?

- I'll take that. - Don't touch it!

You'll burn your hand!

That's fine. Thank you.

Would you go out? Out!

Be quick because I have

to buy my grandson a gun.

- What?

- A toy gun. For Christmas.

We'll tell you when we're done.

Where do have to take it?

Where's the drop-off?

- I don't know.

- Think hard!

I can't tell you.

Where do you have

to leave the envelope?

- Jung'll kill me!

- Are you scared of Jung orme?

Jung... He's a madman.

You can kill me but

you won't get anything out of me...

No, no, wait!

Let me go!

I'll tell you everything!

- Comrade Mark!

- Let me go!

I'll tell you everything!

Danube! Down by the Danube!

By the railway bridge!

- Hello?

- Send Vgh over.

Tell him to bring a bandage

and to clean Csap up.

And tell him to bring a toy gun.

The State Protection Authority

was disbanded last December

but Comrade Kdr secretly

organised for the new

- Political Investigations Department

to take all personnel. - Rkosi's men.

They have to pass a test.

Yes,

the Kdrtest. The subjects can't

know about the test, can they?

The point is that they don't know.

Comrade Mark, do you think

there is any point to these tests?

I could think of better things

to do at Christmas.

Look, there's the barrel!

We'd better hurry!

The tin! Give it to me!

Here!

Comrade Mark, there's another barrel!

Now what?

Hurry, Comrade Mark!

He's coming!

Comrade Mark, quickly!

Hurry!

He's there!

I can see!

Behind the tree!

CORVIN LANE:

What's your relationship like with Jung?

Close?

With an officer?

We talk about popular music.

He knows that I play the piano.

I invited him to a Bartk recital

a couple of weeks ago.

I played Rhapsody no. 1.

And some say it wasn't too bad...

Did Jung go?

I was more surprised than anybody.

My cellist, Fanni, was ill that day

and she suggested her

roommate, a certain va Gti.

Jung asked me to introduce him

to her after the concert.

He wanted to congratulate her.

I told Fanni and

that's how it happened.

Did you know they've been

seeing each other since?

They make a nice couple.

They go well together.

Did Jung suspect the girl?

He never said as much but...

when we met last week,

he asked me to help him.

What did he want?

For me to ask Fanni about the girl.

Who she is, where she came from...

Did you learn anything?

Everything,

but the champagne supper

cost me a fortune...

va tries to get into the

Music Academy every year

but they won't take her

because she's a class alien.

Do you know why she's on the B list?

She took part in the counter-revolution.

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