The Lies of the Victors Page #2

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B?

- B.

l see that as an opportunity.

Adopting the EU directive...

... the 'EU-harmonization'.

The German chemical industry

has been patronized long enough.

Absolutely.

lt's time.

Time for what?

- The soup.

Than you, Heie.

Mr. Dellbrc.

Champagne for the boar

before slaughter!

Jaali.

You have my money!

Give it to me!

O...

Double or nothing?

Another time.

He's chicening out.

- l just don't want to. You little pric.

Stop it!

Calm down, it's enough!

O, enough!

Enough, l say!

Your vet's name is Thomas Rangel.

His age in the paper was incorrect.

Born in 69 in Walsum, that is...

- Duisburg.

Was last employed at Kuros,

a toxic waste plant.

What was he doing in the lion cage?

- Apparently an animal lover.

He was voluntarily

discharged from the army, early...

... had three months left

until he was out.

Just 3?

How do you now?

l spoe with a journalist.

He seemed credible.

The guy with the wrong age?

- Yes.

Very good.

What did he do in the army?

He was apparently a Company Sergeant,

Pioneer, went to Afghanistan in 2004.

And why did he leave?

Don't now.

But he began immediately at the dump.

O, maybe posttraumatic stress disorder?

- Not sure.

l wanted to call the plant.

- Waytoo earlyfor that.

l already called.

Just left a message.

And you said, you wor for 'Die Woche'?

- Stupid, huh?

Have you been to records already?

- Yes, of course.

Go see Gnther.

As him to chec on the company

and on the guy himself.

Maybe he was nuts

and didn't leave voluntarily.

Afghanistan?

That'd really be something.

lf our aim is ro remain

an innoatie societv,

and as a countrv dependent on eRpons

and raw materials we hae no other option,

we must be willing

ro rake cerrain, calculared risks,

l am concerned thatthis willingness

is lacking more and more,

due to an esoteric minoritv

intent on derailing bold, new ideas

in their desire for absolute securitv,

Loos good.

How many do we have?

- Throughout the factions: 200, 220.

Should be enough.

The main focus should now be on defense.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

- The calm before the storm.

You thin so?

- It's just a feeling.

The amending law in the course

of the EU's long oerdue harmonization

has to be seen as an opponunitv,,,

lr's Nadja, l'll just relv

on vour oicemail,

since l neer reach vou,

vou Porsche drier,

Nothing new on the armv,

but l found out something else:

l also sent you an e-mail.

Germany is the world's largest importer

of toxic waste.

Many of these imports are declared

incorrectly, for a variety of reasons.

Partlyto save money, and partlyto...

... what do you say?

Avoid regulations.

The website for the toxic waste plant...

- where Rangel wored -

... is not at all specific,

but they definitely deal

with toxic waste from other countries.

l lisrened ro a lecrure,

A lor of subsrances could

hae detrimental psvchological effects,

l hae a list of oer

200 differenr subsrances

that are dangerous,

especiallv in a psvchological wav,

Alrightthar's it, bve,

l assume you're lying there on purpose?

- Yes.

Spinal disc?

- Yes.

Now there's a headline:

'Germanyflat on its bac'

'Bac pain - a national ailment#

Compassionate journalism.

My story's doing

about as well as your bac.

You met him?

Stood me up.

- Damn it.

Hamburg was hot on that story.

- What did you tell them?

That the story is in the maing

and what l thin of you.

l didn't mention your escapades.

- Which escapades?

Accounting told me you wanted an advance.

Did you hear about

the guy in the lion cage...

Are you in debt again?

Apparently, he lost his mind at wor.

- l ased you something.

Yes.

- Yes, what?

l gambled.

Didn't we agree that you'd quit?

You never learn, do you?

How much?

Five.

You have some nerve, Fabian.

Paper is under pressure.

We aren't in the 90s anymore.

Go on.

lmagine that you wor with substances.

No one tells you how dangerous they are.

And evermhing inside you changes.

You aren't taling

about blood alcohol, are you?

Seriously, you become

such an animal lover

that you can tal to lions.

Could you be more specific?

ln Gelsenirchen there is a toxic

waste plant, 'Kuros# Rangel wored there.

This isn't an isolated incident?

l'm not sure yet.

- Fabian, it's a bit flimsy.

What about you continuing on your own?

Quic fact chec:
who do you wor for?

- For you.

And who gave you the story?

- The tabloid.

Wrong.

- O, you.

You gave me the newspaper.

So you thin it's your story now?

You can go bac to the Arts Section.

- Bullshit!

Your mail read lie a handover.

That wasn't my intent.

First we spea to the widow.

We already have

a call scheduled this afternoon.

l spoe to a former colleague of mine

at the 'Woche' yesterday.

We taled about Groys.

l said l was worried about the id,

about his gambling and all.

He told me Fabian was woring

on a story about the army

that fizzled out,

because his informant let him down.

What ind of army story?

- He didn't say.

But he thought it was pretty big.

His disappointment was huge.

With the staff reduced to the bone

every setbac hurts.

Maybe he'll let us ride his hobbyhorse.

Not a bad idea...

... to get in touch with the informant.

Can we reach him?

With technical support.

- O.

Groys shoots out data, doesn't

encrypt well, his bacups are open.

We'll find a way.

But you haven't wored on it yet.

Was just an experiment.

And the girl?

An intern, unimportant.

- l wouldn't saythat.

She was by herself for a while.

She called the toxic waste plant.

Groys seems to have just gotten on board.

She may be able to influence him.

We've been Faceboo friends

since yesterday.

Just lie that?

Nowadays a 12-year-old

can hac into Faceboo.

Hey.

l'd hoped you wouldn't come.

- Why?

l've got a good offer for you.

- Forget it.

What's that?

Your greasy bills again...

- There's nothing wrong with money.

The machine won't tae them.

Have you ever driven a Porsche?

Give me the eys.

Where are we going?

- Gelsenirchen.

Whar's he like7

hIacho a**hole,

O, what do we now?

l can tell you what l now.

lt seems lie Rangel

was saced in Afghanistan.

How do you figure?

- You said he only had three months to go.

Yes.

Any normal soldier would have

stuc it out for the money, right?

You don't believe he was poisoned?

Would have been the better story.

l wanted to call the pathologist.

What should l say?

- That we're coming.

l don't have much time.

- Then let's get right to it.

Alright.

Thomas Rangel.

You examined him, correct?

Yes.

And what did you find?

Even if you are from the 'Woche',

l will not brea my oath.

Nobody ased you to.

Don't try and act innocent.

Thin about it logically.

We performed

a standard toxicological analysis.

l didn't tell you any secrets.

And the police

have closed the investigation.

Nothing unusual?

Professionally speaing,

it was quite interesting,

because the lion wored precisely.

Was it the cause of death?

Difficult to determine

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