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Immigration confirms the arrival

of a Dr. and Mrs. Harris...

- ... on November the 20th at 7:40 a. m.

- Yes.

At 8:
50, she checked into their suite

at the hotel...

...followed by Dr. Harris

at 3 in the afternoon.

- What?

- Danke.

Wait. He's- He's not Martin Harris.

I am Dr. Martin Harris.

The man upstairs is pretending

to be me.

And this impostor,

did he also steal your wife?

He must be forcing her or something.

Well, why? Help me. Why?

For God's sake,

just do an internet search.

There are over 400 Martin Harrises

in the United States, sir.

We already checked.

Rod. Rodney Cole,

a colleague at Langemore in the States.

A dear friend.

He can verify who I am.

Please, call him. It's 001...

...508-146-2595.

This is Dr. Cole. I'm having an....

Sorry, answering machine.

Please, leave a message.

Professor Bressler. Talk to him.

He's the reason I'm in Berlin.

He invited me over to the summit

to discuss my thesis.

- You know Professor Bressler?

- Yes.

Well, we haven't actually met,

but we've been speaking on the phone...

...e-mailing, dozens of times.

- Why don't you arrest him?

For what?

Entering the country legally?

Presenting all the correct documentation

and sharing a hotel suite with his wife?

Excuse me. With your wife.

She is my wife.

Herr Strauss? I found a Dr. Martin Harris

at Langemore University.

Yes. Thank you.

That's what I've been trying....

Okay.

Wait, please, wait.

You're going to arrest me?

I demand to speak to my embassy.

Unfortunately, it's your Thanksgiving.

The embassy's closed until Monday.

Herr Strauss,

can I have a quiet word, please?

Okay.

Listen...

...you're probably right. I-

The accident.

I, uh-

I haven't been remembering things

very well. I'm confused.

This is my doctor

at the hospital here in Berlin.

He warned me that this sort of thing,

this was gonna happen.

I need to go back there now.

I'm so embarrassed.

So now you are saying

that you are not Dr. Martin Harris?

I don't know.

Wait, stop. Stop. I've changed my mind.

- Need passport.

- Please.

Please?

Police. Very bad.

This is Dr. Cole.

I'm having an out-of-office experience

right now. Please leave a message.

Rodney, it's me, Martin.

Listen, I'm in Berlin

for the summit, but....

It's Liz. She's-

I- I don't know what she's doing...

...and there's another man involved.

It- She- She....

I'm in trouble, Rod. We-

Sh*t.

He says he doesn't care

if she saved your life.

The b*tch cost him 20,000 Euros.

The insurance won't cover the cab

as she had no license.

He says illegal immigrants

are destroying German society.

So I'm guessing he doesn't know

where she is.

No one knows where she is.

Well, thank him for his time.

Excuse me.

Hey, American.

I'm sorry we couldn't help you.

You know where she is, I can tell.

Look, I just wanna thank her.

She saved my life.

I thought maybe I could give her

some money. I just wanna thank her.

Please.

You remember me?

- I was in your taxi.

- I don't drive taxi.

I was in your taxi.

We crashed.

I need to know,

where did you pick me up?

- Where was I going?

- How did you find me?

Your friend, Biko.

Just leave me alone.

Please, help me.

Just leave me alone.

Thank you for saving me.

Excuse me.

I need to find Professor Bressler's lab.

I have an appointment at 12:30. I'm late.

- Your name, please?

- Dr. Martin Harris.

Wait here, please.

The professor knows who I am.

We scheduled this appointment

weeks ago.

Drake, the English botanist...

...who wondered how it manages

to reproduce...

...as it doesn't appear to attract

any insects.

Yes. One wonders how plants are

developing firm, unlike m-

- Bressler.

- This lab is restricted. Who are you?

This man is not Martin Harris.

I am Dr. Martin Harris.

So, what is this?

There are two Martin Harrises, huh?

No, let me explain.

This man showed up at my hotel last night

claiming to be me.

- The police were called.

- I called the police, son of a b*tch!

He checked himself out of a hospital.

- He was in an accident.

- Professor.

Ja. Danke.

We talked, you and I, on the phone.

We discussed

alternative forms of propagation.

I told you about my father,

a schoolteacher, his passion for science.

We talked about your children...

...about how much time you've spent

with them since you lost your wife.

Two girls, right?

You told me their names. And I....

I just can't....

I know them. I know them.

- Laurel.

Laurel, Lily, twins.

Ten years old.

About the same age I was when I told

my father I wanted to be a botanist.

Do you remember, Professor?

We talked about that on the phone...

...how I'd never seen my father

this happy.

No, that wasn't you.

Don't you remember? We spoke

about how brave our wives were-

To marry scientists.

- I told you about our-

- Our honeymoon in Paris.

My wife and I. And how she wanted to visit

all the museums.

- All I wanted to do was go to the-

L'Ecole Polytechnique.

But she insisted. And that's how

I first saw Leonardo's Vitruvian man.

Wow.

This is not happening.

STUDENT:

Moment, Moment.

I don't know who this man is,

but he has taken everything from me.

You have to arrest him.

Go on, arrest him.

I don't believe I need to do this.

No.

My friend, he...

...looks....

No, he finds people.

Martin.

The mistake was mine.

I should never have let you leave.

- What's happening to me, doctor?

- Confusion...

...memory loss,

complete or partial loss of identity.

These are common stages in recovery.

A person can awaken from a coma...

...convinced of a reality

that was previously only fantasy.

We are going to sedate you now...

...do another MRI,

try to find out what's going on, okay?

If I'm not Martin Harris,

why do I know so much about him?

Perhaps he was someone

you read about...

...or met once in passing.

Do you know what it feels like

to become insane, doctor?

It's like a war

between being told who you are...

...and knowing who you are.

Which do you think wins?

Hello, Martin. This won't take very long.

GRETCHEN:

SMITH:

GRETCHEN:

It's okay. I'm feeling much, much better.

And now with us,

Rebecca for the weather.

Hello?

So it's going to be

a cold night here in Central Berlin...

...with an overnight low

of three degrees...

...and a high probability of more snow

throughout tomorrow.

And now to the West,

to the Ruhy Valley.

- Herr Jrgen?

- Yeah?

You met her?

She looked after me in the hospital.

She was kind to me too.

I'm sorry. She's dead.

Come. Come in.

Thank you.

Drink?

No, thanks.

I was a former member of the Stasi...

...the Ministry for State Security.

- East German secret police, huh?

- Yes.

Proudly.

Excuse me.

I cannot drink any longer,

but I like to forget that.

We Germans are experts at forgetting.

We forgot we were Nazis.

Now we have forgotten 40 years

of Communism, all gone.

But it's not just history that's forgotten,

it's people too.

Please tell me more about

Nurse Gretchen Herfort.

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