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The Serpent's Egg Page #2
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- 1977
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I just cant figure it out.
Last night they were beating a man.
The police just turned their backs.
Abel, listen to me now.
Youre awfully tired.
Youve been drinking
much too much lately.
Im going to look after you now.
In a few days everything
will be much better. Youll see.
Well talk things over.
But now I must hurry.
I have to go to work.
Work?
Yeah, I have two jobs.
- This time of the morning?
- Yeah, this time of the morning.
- I cant be late.
- What sort of job?
Well, I dont know exactly.
Itss secret anyway.
- Secret?
- No, I was joking.
- Its an office. I stick stamps...
- What kind of office?
Its import and export.
Imm not really sure.
Whats the name of the company?
What the hell
is the name of the company?
Ferkel. Ferkel und Sohn.
Where is this office?
In Bayerstrasse.
Stop nagging me.
You sound like a jealous husband.
Ill be home around 2:00
and welll have dinner together.
Try and get hold of some meat
while we still have the money.
- Twenty-two bucks.
- Were rich.
- Herr Rosenberg?
- Yes?
Would you mind
coming in here for a moment?
My name is Frau Holle.
I am Manuelas landlady.
Manuela just had time
to tell me about you on her way out.
You are welcome to stay here
with me for a short time.
These sudden changes in weather
make my back ache,
so I must stay in bed all the day.
Still, its nice with a peep
of sun in November,
isnt it, Herr Rosenberg?
Would you care
for a glass of sherry?
I am very attached to Manuela.
I am as fond of her
as if she were my own daughter.
Prosit, Herr Rosenberg.
She is so kind and naive.
Its as if all the terrible things going on
I think your sister-in-law is heading
for trouble, Herr Rosenberg.
is that she doesnt defend herself.
Nothing must happen to her.
Take this new job now.
Theres something odd about it.
The Society for Church Democracy-
what is that, Herr Rosenberg?
It isnt even in the phone book.
I must go now, Frau Holle.
How much is the rent?
Should I pay in advance?
It doesnt matter.
But if you have money,
I dont mind.
You have dollars, havent you?
Shall we say $3 a month?
Or is that too much?
No, of course not.
Have you been crying?
No. Why?
It just seemed so.
Forgive me, Herr Rosenberg.
Good-bye, Frau Holle.
Good-bye, Herr Rosenberg.
We have been waiting for you.
May I ask you
where youve been all night?
I couldnt very well
sleep in that room.
- Where have you been?
- With my sister-in-law.
She lives at 35 Bergmannstrasse,
doesnt she?
- Yes, I think so.
- Think?
- Well, now you know.
- May I pack some things?
- Not yet, Rosenberg.
I must ask you to come with us
to the morgue to identify someone.
- I have to?
- Im afraid I must insist.
Well, then, wed better get going.
Id advise you to smoke
down there. It helps.
- Do you recognize that girl?
- Yes.
- Who is she?
- Greta Hofer.
- How do you happen to know her?
- She was engaged to my brother.
- When did you see her last?
- A week ago.
- Was your brother on good terms...
- Yes, I think so.
Frulein Hofers been assaulted.
Cause of death... drowning.
Do you recognize this man?
No.
- Are you quite sure?
- No.
Think hard, Rosenberg.
Its important.
- Hes like someone.
- Who?
Hes like my father.
- You can do better than that.
- Thats all.
Hes like my father.
My father died five years ago.
Someone stuck a very thin hypodermic
needle into this mans heart.
A liquid of some sort was injected
into the left ventricle,
a poison that must have caused him
hideous pain before he died,
which probably took several hours.
So you havent seen
this man before?
Have you seen this woman before?
Yes.
Who is she?
I dont know.
- But Ive seen her.
- Where?
I used to meet her
at Frau Hemses boardinghouse.
Once, she helped me up the stairs
when I was too drunk
to make it on my own.
- Her name is Maria Stern.
- I didnt know her name.
She hanged herself
in the basement room
where she lived with her
husband and two children.
But she left a very strange letter.
Totally muddled.
She said she had been
frightened to death
and that the pain was unbearable.
I dont think I can take this.
Come along.
Come on!
Have you ever seen this boy?
No.
He worked at the cabaret.
You never saw him there?
No.
He used to stand near the entrance
working the spotlight.
You must have seen him.
Yes, its possible.
We are not certain
how he was killed.
He seems to have been
run over by a truck,
but something tells us hed been
assaulted or tortured first.
Why do you want me
to see all this?
During the last month, seven
mysterious deaths have occurred...
in your vicinity, Herr Rosenberg.
You dont suspect me?
I think we need a cup of coffee.
This cant be called coffee,
but itss something.
Not very chatty,
are you, Rosenberg?
Can you account
for the movements
on the evening
of Sunday, October 28th?
- You cant?
- I was drunk.
I was drunk then, too.
since I left the circus.
Something doesnt add up.
No?
If you were so well known-
good income, good reputation-
why did you start drinking?
Im an alcoholic.
Famous trapeze artist...
alcoholic?
Maybe I didnt feel welcome
in your beautiful city.
Why do I have to stay here?
You may be able to help me
Tomorrow everythings
gonna disappear.
Why bother with a few murders?
Ill tell you, Rosenberg.
I bother for my own sake.
I know that the catastrophe
could be here in a few hours.
They say the rate of exchange
for the dollar is five billion marks.
The French have occupied the Ruhr.
We have just paid a billion
in gold to the British.
there are Bolshevik agitators.
In Munich, a Herr Hitler
is preparing a putsch
with thousands of starving soldiers
and madmen in uniform.
We have a government that
doesnt know which way to turn.
Everyones afraid.
So am I.
I cant sleep for fear.
Nothing works properly except fear.
On Friday I wanted to go to Stettin
to see my old mother.
Shell be 80. But there was
no timetable anymore.
There was a train that might go,
but no timetable, Rosenberg.
Imagine!
So what does Inspector Bauer do?
Inspector Bauer does his job.
patch of order and reason
in the midst of chaos.
And hes not alone, Rosenberg.
All over Germany,
millions and millions
of petty officials,
just as terrified,
Thats also respectable, Rosenberg.
But Id be happier if you swung
on your trapeze with your pals.
That way youd fight
your fear more effectively.
So now you know why I sit here
investigating something
not to say horrible.
And now I must ask you
to keep quiet for a few minutes
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