The Second Awakening of Christa Klages Page #4

You were sitting in it.

Your ID, please.

I was just looking!

Stop where you are!

Drop that gun!

What's the matter?

Like some milk?

That's very nice of you.

- I'll pay you for it.

- No hurry.

Why don't you come over?

It's nice at my place.

All the same city?

Yes, that's Riga.

My hometown.

- Have you lived here long?

- Oh, a long time.

I don't know exactly

how long,

because my memory isn't

as good as it used to be.

It's nicer here

in the summer.

Lots of people

come out here.

But in the wintertime

it gets pretty lonely.

You ran away, didn't you?

I ran away from Riga, too.

My parents looked for me

everywhere.

They were very strict.

Please eat.

My mother always cooked me

vegetable soup when I was sick.

I still have so much

to embroider.

So much...

Look at these.

I still have all these postcards

to embroider.

Sometimes I even have to work

at night, when I can't sleep.

I wasn't sure you'd come.

- Have you got a gun, too?

- Why?

After all that's happened?

I don't feel like

talking to you if you do.

I don't have one.

I shouldn't have let you

leave like that.

- And the money?

- You want me to turn it in?

I tried to help you find

your own way out of this.

It was no good.

What are you going

to do now?

- Keep on hiding forever?

- I don't know.

I really don't.

I only know that I'm not

going to turn myself in.

You told me yourself

how fast children grow up.

She wouldn't see me very often

if I was in jail, either.

Then I don't know

why you asked me to come.

How did you get my name?

You're an old school friend

of Christa Klages.

They killed her friend,

that Wiedermann fellow.

Who says I am?

Her mother told me.

You went to see her?

- Yes, and her ex-husband, too.

- Why are you doing this?

I'm responsible

to the insurance company.

Why don't you leave

this business to the police?

I can't tell you. Anyway,

you wouldn't understand.

Do you really think

you'll be able to find her?

Your problem is that you don't

think enough about yourself.

Call Erich.

Either he'll pick you up

or tell you how to get there.

I told him you need help.

I didn't tell him why.

I'd rather stay here.

With Mischa.

You have to go, Christa.

Hans is going to take you

to the other kids.

I have to go now,

but I'll be back soon.

You know, when I tell you

I'll be back, then I will.

Take care of yourselves.

For the 1st time I'm thinking

of myself - by thinking of you.

You'll look just like me.

I didn't learn this

for nothing.

If they catch me, I'll say

I stole your passport.

Hold still.

No, promise you won't.

- I was my idea.

- Promise.

Now get dressed.

Hans helped me 2nd time.

He sent me to Portugal,

where his younger brother

taught at a German school.

Tell him I'm very grateful

to them for having me.

Dear Hans,

this is to show

I'm really working.

I've been here for 2 months

and still feel like a stranger.

Your brother

helped me a lot.

He comes from Lisbon every week

and then I can talk to the people.

They're very friendly to me,

but I can't speak Portuguese.

I see how important being able

to talk to people really is.

They want you to sing

a German song.

But I can't sing.

- You can't let them down.

- I can't think of any.

Oh, just sing

'Am Brunnen vor dem Tore'

or 'Die Gedanken sind frei', or

'Sah ein Knab ein Roslein stehen.'

No, thanks.

Oh, I remember one.

Where is Little Jacob?

He drove the cows

into the woods

and never came back again.

His sister and brother

went to the woods

to look for him,

calling Little Jacob,

Little Jacob,

come home.

- Did you have to wait long?

- Yes, forever.

- It's good to see you.

- Yes.

Let's have

something to eat.

Didn't Heinz

try to stop you?

He would have, if I hadn't

told him I was going to mother's.

I bought a ticket to Zurich,

and from there to Lisbon.

- Good thinking.

- I had trouble at customs, though.

The customs official thought

I had the stolen passport.

But then I explained to him

that it had been stolen from me.

Did that girl from the bank

come back?

No, but apparently

she sits around

the day care center after work...

She's not budging an inch.

It's weird...

I'm glad you budged,

though.

We helped the farmers

peel cork trees.

Women's work - picking up

all the little pieces of bark.

Oh, my back.

Mine hurt at first, too.

It would be great if Mischa

could be here with us.

- You really want to stay here?

- Yes, I like it here.

You haven't had a nightmare

since you've been here.

So it was Heinz.

You're not scared of him

anymore, are you?

Since I've been here

I almost felt sorry for him.

I understand him better.

You liked Werner a lot,

didn't you?

As much as you.

Werner and I...

We always had

our hackles up...

Were always picking

at each other.

And when we got tired of that

we robbed the bank.

- Not just because of the money?

- Sure, that was important, too...

But maybe if we'd really

loved each other,

we wouldn't have needed it.

Let's go.

Look at my hands!

I can't massage anybody

with these callouses.

You should see my knees.

If Heinz could

only see me now.

I have to talk to you.

You can't stay here any longer.

- Why not?

- Manuel heard about the robbery.

You didn't tell me.

Hans didn't.

That doesn't have anything to do

with our work here.

It's a difficult situation.

They're closing down

some cooperatives

and they can't afford

to risk anything.

- And then...

- What?

There's something

between you and Ingrid.

Manuel didn't say what.

You know women here...

think in really

old fashioned terms.

You have to respect their customs,

don't you think?

The idea of doing something

useful with the money

kept me going...

After I left it in Portugal,

I felt paralyzed.

The former tenant

left those curtains here.

You can pay for them.

I'll have

the leaky faucet fixed.

- When's your furniture coming?

- It's coming in a few days.

I'll fix the faucet myself.

You're staying here now?

I had always tried

to change things

if they didn't satisfy me.

I thought I could help

myself and others.

Not anymore.

- Why are you moving out?

- Ask him.

He's the one

who threw us out.

Are you the owner?

I sure am.

Why are you evicting

these children?

Is it any business of yours?

They're 3 months behind

on their rent.

Just look at it.

Look at the mess

they made of that shop.

It's a pigsty.

Look at the filth.

A sex shop's your idea of clean,

I suppose?

At least they pay rent on time

and don't make any noise.

Very clean.

BE ABLE TO WAI:

Can I speak to Ingrid?

When can I reach her?

I had tried to reach Ingrid

several times,

but either nobody answered

or her husband did.

I didn't know then

he'd thrown her out.

Christa, what're you doing here?

I thought you were long gone.

Are you crazy?

What if somebody sees us.

I was gone.

Where are you now?

What are you doing?

- Alright, don't tell me.

- How is Mischa?

I haven't seen her since

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