The Lives of Others Page #6

Sit down.

So?

What was that about?

You're asking me what that was about?

What do you suspect Dreyman of?

He wrote the 'Spiegel' article.

Who alleges that?

Come with me!

Here.

I don't know how you could be

so sloppy as to miss all of this!

But I know you differently,

especially as an interrogator.

So I'm giving you one last chance.

Bring in prisoner 662, now!

Are you still on the right side?

Yes.

Then don't screw it up again.

Shall I restrain the prisoner?

No, she's an informant now. You may go.

So you're my commanding officer?

Write.

Then command me.

In another 10 hours...

No, in 9 and a half,

Mr. Roessing will tell the audience that

you, for health reasons, cannot appear.

And that will be your last mention

in the acting world.

Is that what you want?

Tell us where the evidence is hidden.

There is no evidence,

and no typewriter. I made it all up.

I hope not.

If so, we'll have to keep you here.

A false statement is perjury,

which carries around 2 years in prison.

Dreyman will go to prison anyway,

on account of your statement...

and the material

we've already found in the apartment.

Save yourself, at least.

You have no idea how many people

are in jail here for senseless heroics.

Don't forget your audience.

"Don't forget your audience!"

He has some funny ideas!

Don't forget what the state has done for you...

Your whole life long.

Now you can do something for the state.

And it will thank you.

Tell me where the typewriter's hidden.

Dreyman will never find out.

I'll let you go immediately,

and we'll strike only after you're back with him.

You'll manage to feign surprise, I'm sure.

And tonight you'll be back on stage.

In your element.

In front of your audience.

Tell me where the documents are.

Where are they?

They're in the apartment...

Under the doorsill,

between the living room and the hallway.

You can remove it.

Is this where you mean?

Mark the exact place with a cross.

You look worn out.

Remember, you're an informant now.

That means responsibilities,

like conspiracy and confidentiality,

but also privileges...

Guard!

Call Wiesler for me!

Col. Wiesler has left the premises, comrade.

I see!

Alright. Stand down.

What does a rider do when he's thrown?

He gets back on again.

Go inside. Sleep it off.

What happened has nothing to do with the house.

No, but with the whole country.

Christa!

Stop, I was at Kerschner's and they had no water.

I need a shower.

You were in a hurry to get here!

- Operation 'Lazlo' is still in progress!

- Are they both inside?

Yes.

Here's today's report.

The last report for Operation 'Lazlo'.

Why didn't you call me?

What?

Why didn't you call me?

I was out in the country.

Can you hand me the nail brush?

The Stasi was here.

They searched the apartment.

Who was here?

State Security! Open up!

Stay here.

Hello, Comrade Dreyman.

I'm Lt. Col. Grubitz from State Security.

I just wanted to make sure

they did a thorough job last night.

Your study? We'll start there.

Men, search carefully

for notes hidden in the books.

Oh, what do we have here?

This doorsill doesn't look kosher to me.

Could it be... a secret compartment?

Let her go. She's not a suspect.

The actress...

I was too weak.

I can never put right what I've done wrong.

There's nothing to put right!

You understand? Nothing.

I moved the ty...

Forgive me, forgive me... Forgive me, forgive me...

Take your men back to headquarters.

This mission is over.

I've concluded the mission, Comrade Dreyman.

We must have received an erroneous tip-off.

Sorry.

Come on.

There's one thing you should understand, Wiesler.

Your career is over.

Even if you were too smart to leave any traces.

You'll end up in some cellar,

steam-opening letters until you retire.

That means the next 20 years.

That's a long time.

"Mikhail Gorbachev elected as leader

of the Soviet Union's Communist Party."

The Wall has come down!

Yes, the Wall has come down!

The border guards have opened the gates.

The excitement is enormous!

People are streaming out in thousands!

It's unbelievable!

Dear listeners, November 9th, 1989,

will go down in history!

TWO YEARS LATER:

What's wrong, my child?

Your Arthur is dead.

Arthur... Can't you be wrong, just this once?

I saw him this morning!

No, sister. Believe me.

He fell to his death.

The loyal men surround him, as you do me,

and despite the high sun, cast

seven shadows on his noble dead body.

Crushed by the mighty wheel. I see it,

though I'd rather see any other horror.

Why am I not spared these visions?

Elena! Go home and mourn.

I will finish your shift.

Too many memories, eh?

I couldn't stay in there either.

But what's this I hear?

You've not written since the Wall fell?

That's not good.

After all our country invested in you.

Although I understand you, Dreyman.

What is there to write about in this new Germany?

Nothing to believe in, nothing to rebel against...

Life was good in our little Republic.

Many people only realize that now.

- There is one thing I do need to ask you.

- Whatever you want.

Why was I never under surveillance?

Everyone else was. Why not me?

You were under full surveillance!

We knew everything about you.

Full surveillance?

Every inch was bugged. The full program.

Impossible!

Take a look behind your light switches.

We knew everything.

We knew that you couldn't give

our little Christa what she needed.

To think that people like you

once ruled a country...

RESEARCH SITE AND MEMORIAL

It'll be a moment, there should be

more than one file in your case.

I ordered them chronologically.

Old ones at the top,

and the newer ones underneath.

My respects!

Operation 'Lazlo'. Operation 'Lazlo', subject:

Georg Dreyman, code-name 'Lazlo', is launched.

The lead came from Minister Bruno Hempf.

'Lazlo' takes delivery of a daily Western newspaper

without official permission.

I suggest not taking any action

so as not to arouse suspicion of surveillance.

'Lazlo' and CMS unwrap presents,

then presumably have intercourse.

The visitor was Paul Hauser's uncle from West Berlin.

They tell him about a play

that Hauser

and 'Lazlo' will write

for the GDR's 40th anniversary.

We expect further information on the play,

a plot summary etc.

Contents of act 1:

Lenin is in constant danger.

Despite increasing external pressure,

he sticks to his revolutionary plans.

Lenin is exhausted.

HGW...

HGW XX-7...

I, Christa-Maria Sieland,

freely commit myself to work unofficially

for State Security.

This decision is the result of my conviction that...

Georg Dreyman

wrote the 'Spiegel' article

"One Who Made it to the Other Side."

His accomplices were the journalist Paul Hauser...

Christa Sieland was arrested on March 10th

for drug abuse, on Minister Hempf's indication.

She was released at 1.50 p.m. on March 11th,

having revealed 'Lazlo's hiding place

and signing up as informant 'Marta'.

So when did she...

After the unsuccessful house

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