«ZUGZWANG OF OBER LIEUTENANT BRUNO THEVS» Page #7

BRUNO:

(to Otto)

What are you doing here?!

Why didn't you stay at home?!

You've disrupted our operation!

Two fighters were lost because of you, two more were wounded, Shamsutdin was missed!

OTTO:

(pale from blood loss, pain shock, analgesic)

You do your job, I do mine!

After Otto's firm reply, Bruno fell behind.

40. EXT. MSF HOSPITAL — DAY.

TITLE:
KUNDUZ.MSF HOSPITAL.

The ATF-DINGO-2 armored personnel carrier with the wounded Otto Grinberg drives briskly into the courtyard of the Doctors Without Borders MSF hospital. The accompanying commandos help Otto get off, put him on a stretcher, bring him into the emergency room.

Bruno comes in after them.

41. INT. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM — DAY

The reception room has snow-white walls, the staff in ironed clothes, everything is in turmoil.

BRUNO:

(astonished - to the commandos)

Well! After the heat of Kunduz, this is a real paradise!

Here is an island of civilized Europe in the medieval East!

There's a commotion in the waiting room. Doctors come running, then run away again — nobody cares about the wounded Otto. Bruno is very nervous, looking with his eyes for someone to get rid of Otto sooner. Bruno sees that the paling Otto is getting worse.

BRUNO:

(conciliatory)

Where do you live in Germany?

OTTO:

(peaceably)

In Munich!

BRUNO:

(slightly delighted)

Great! And I'm from the south -from Freiburg!

And what are you doing in Afghanistan?!

OTTO:

I am collecting material for an article about the XX anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.

BRUNO:

To the anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops?!

(shows interest in the topic)

OK! But the Soviet troops left twenty years ago, and how is this connected with the events in Omar-Kheyl?!

How did you get there?!

OTTO:

I'm a journalist!

(unperturbed)

My place is where things happen!

Bruno has thawed out.

OTTO:

Ober-lieutenant, excuse me for being tactless, can I ask you about one thing?

BRUNO:

(humorously)

I hope it's not to write an article for you?! With all my desire to be useful to you, we must remember that I am a military of the ISAF group and I have a lot of responsibilities: a entrusted unit and demanding superiors.

OTTO:

The request is simple — you just need to stop by the Spinzar Hotel, where I rent a room, and pick up a large travel bag from there. It contains all my luggage: clothes, change of underwear.

The room is paid by the end of the month, there will be no problems with access.

(pause)

And here's another thing: there's an old, battered notebook in the top drawer of the bedside table. Please put it in the bag.

A pleasant female voice speaking German is heard from behind Bruno.

SEETA (V.O.)

Please put the wounded man on a gurney so that the orderly can take him to the operating room.

Bruno turns curiously, he is amazed – in front of him is a tall, beautiful oriental girl, her large dark brown eyes, long eyelashes, thick eyebrows against a light-skinned face, a thick black braid twisted into a ring reminded the stunned girl at the Mazar-I-Sharif airfield with her beauty. The girl is wearing a neat green medical suit — trousers and jacket, emphasizing a thin waist, lean loins, beautiful breasts, a badge "Dr.Akhmadzai" is attached to her chest.

BRUNO:

(after reading the name on the badge)

Frau Akhmadzai, what a surprise!

You speak excellent German.

It's a pity that I'm only finding out about this now. At the airfield, to put it mildly, you were quite terse.

SEETA:

(shyly)

This is my second language.

BRUNO:

(surprised)

Strange. And I was sure that the first one.

SEETA:

I was born, and until last year I lived in Germany, Munich.

An Afghan orderly appears, rolled up a gurney, inadvertently pushed Bruno with it. Bruno pulled back slightly.

SEETA:

Excuse me, I have to go.

Seeta gave a low command to the orderly in Dari.

SEETA:

Take the gurney to the operating room!

Seeta swam alongside with a graceful, dignified gait. Bruno got excited.

Otto, riding off on a gurney, shouts to Bruno, who is numb, watching Seeta go.

OTTO:

Ober-lieutenant! What about my request?!

BRUNO:

(mentally)

I must definitely come back here! Perhaps Otto's request is God's providence that allows me to come here again.

Bruno, without taking his eyes off Sita and following her with his eyes, answers.

BRUNO:

Good! Warn the hotel administration by phone call, I will try to do it one of these days.

42. INT. OBERST JUNG'S OFFICE — EVENING. TWILIGHT.

The summing up of Operation Joker has ended, the commanders of the special forces groups are leaving Oberst Jung's office. Oberst Jung passes by and sits down at his desk.

Ober lieutenant Zimmer sits in the chair at Oberst Jung's desk.

Bruno Tevs looks after the last person leaving and sits down in the chair opposite Zimmer.

Bruno is confused by Zimmer's presence, looks at Oberst Jung and addresses him.

BRUNO:

(hesitating)

I have a question, Mr. Oberst!

Bruno looks at Zimmer.

OBERST JUNG:

It's all right, Ober Lieutenant, tell me I have no secrets from counterintelligence.

BRUNO:

This reporter from "Der Spiegel", Otto Greenberg, you remember him, made a household request, requiring, if you don't object, two hours of my time.

OBERST JUNG:

Oh, I was thinking about him just now. This journalist may be very useful to us in the future.

(pause, Oberst thought)

OK! I rely on your responsibility, Ober-lieutenant, you are free!

Bruno comes out of Oberst Jung's office.

ZIMMER:

(haughtily)

I don't like these Deutsch-Russians. You never know what's in their head.

Oberst Jung grinned.

OBERST JUNG:

Take a closer look at him.

43. INT. SPORTS GYM — EVENING. ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING.

Bruno, dressed in a sports uniform, runs on a treadmill. Reduces the pace, looks at the clock, goes to a quick step, gets off the treadmill. Approaches the projectiles with a barbell, puts additional pancakes on the neck, proceeds to bench presses.

He finishes training, dries himself with a facial towel, drinks from a bottle of water, heads to the locker room. Takes a hot shower.

44. INT. BRUNO'S ROOM – EVENING. ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING.

Bruno enters his room with replenished forces. Helmut ZIMMER, his roommate, is awake.

Bruno greets Zimmer with a nod of his head, lies down on the cot dressed, looks at the ceiling, thinks. He takes a book out of the bedside table and plunges into reading.

HISTORICAL EVENTS FROM THE BOOK "THE GREAT GAME IN AFGHANISTAN"

45. EXT. ALIABAD VILLAGE — DAY.

TITLE:
ALIABAD VILLAGE, NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN. THE HEADQUARTERS OF KURBASHI IBRAHIM BEK, 1929.

The outskirts of the village, near a large yurt a dozen horses are tied on a pole. A RIDER gallops up, hurriedly heading to a large yurt.

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