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Won't you give me a smile?

My sweet little rose petal.

Won't you give me a smile?

This can't be true.

Listen!

The pimps of St. Pauli have joint together, they've formed a kind of gang,

because foreign pimps spoilt the market with their birds.

They grabbed one of the guys,

beat him up,

and then they rammed his knife in his left buttock.

Erich!

Achim?

Isn't that great? Let's head off in a minute.

Well, young man?

You're so late today, Achim, where have you been?

Good afternoon.

- Calling it a day? - Good afternoon.

Where did you get your trousers so dirty?

- I got a B. - My boy!

- Which subject? - Essay.

Well done!

Virtue and vice are two sisters like water and ice.

Kraus.

- Who was Kraus actually? - An Austrian.

Some actor, I believe.

- What? - An actor.

Come on, put it in again.

Monika will come over later.

Monika will look after you.

I don't need anybody to look after me.

He's too proud.

Later you can have lunch together.

It's in the oven.

We go to the company party.

Yippy yippy ay!

What are you doing?

Look what I got.

Where did you find it?

Look what he's got, he finds funny stuff like this all the time.

We will be back for dinner.

Get going!

I'm ready, am I not?

I tore up the complete lining. Have you got the car keys?

Nice.

It gets later and later.

In the beginning there's always the biggest choice of food.

Come to Mummy.

Come to me, yes.

Take your driving licence with you.

Got it with me.

Achim!

Yes.

Bye.

Bye bye, boy.

Food is in the oven. Be good children.

Shall I take the umbrella with me?

Come on, hurry up a bit!

What a slowpoke you are!

Won't you open up? What are you doing?

Achim, lunchtime!

I'm not hungry.

Hi, Martens's house.

Excuse me, is Achim home?

Yes, hold on.

For you.

Hello?

Achim, do you want to come and play footie?

We just need the ball.

Achim, you could at least give us the ball.

Don't be like that!

My parents wouldn't allow it.

Then hand us the ball through the window or the balcony.

I thought you're not hungry?

Indeed, I'm not.

You don't need to eat if you're not hungry.

That's none of your business.

Do you always lie to your friends?

No.

No no.

I think he's a gossip.

There he comes, the troublemaker.

Now he went out,

I could try.

Bye.

I will ask him.

Yes, see you in a minute.

Achim!

Listen.

I'm going for soccer now.

I thought you don't feel like going

I do, they are waiting for me.

But you cancelled a minute ago!

You're nuts.

You spied on me, and now you act like a big shot.

Just you wait!

Stop it!

Well, gem?

He's making trouble.

He's a really mean bastard, believe me.

Precisely now he wants to go for soccer.

I see.

Up there he is.

We'll fix it somehow, you'll see!

Hello?

Is Achim home?

Hello.

Achim, hello? We would like to speak to you.

Excuse me, is Achim home? We want to play soccer with him.

Hold it for a second!

There is a baby crying.

Does he have to baby-sit?

Hello?

Achim, is it you?

Achim!

Achim!

Hello?

I like beer, it makes me a jolly good fellow, I like beer...

What is going on?

I can hear that there is somebody.

What's the matter?

Somebody picked it up and doesn't say anything.

You're nuts, give me the phone.

Hello?

Hello?

Father.

Achim, why don't you answer?

But I did answer!

But just before, you didn't answer your mother.

I did.

What do you mean... just before, nobody answered.

I did answer.

He did answer. The phone must be broken.

We couldn't hear you.

- How are you? Everything alright? - Yes.

Pass him over.

Bye bye, boy. I pass you to your mother.

My little boy, everything alright?

Yes.

Did you eat?

Yes.

Good.

Did you like it?

Achim!

Yes.

I'm asking, if you liked it.

Yes.

What's that supposed to mean?

I liked it.

Tell me what's up? Did you fight?

Leave him alone, will you?

Pass me over to Monika.

Hello.

And what's the matter now?

Hello!

Achim.

Come on, please!

Achim!

Achim, boy!

Achim, I can hear you!

Silent again.

Interrupted, can't you hear it?

Before it wasn't.

You're imagining things!

What could it be?

What do you think it is? A loose contact in the line.

There's nothing you can do about it, it's Saturday.

Dear Lord, don't get worked up about it!

Stop the nonsense!

Did you have a fight?

I'm worried about the kids, but he tells me not to.

Don't get worked up about it!

Lisa!

Yes?

Achim's coming.

Hi Achim.

Have you got the ball with you?

Can't you see it?

Won't you give it to us? Come on!

No, I have to get rid of this rubbish first.

Don't be a coward! Come on!

Over here!

Give me the ball back!

Cross!

Cut the crap!

Will you play with us now or not?

Alright, I'll play with you.

I'm in Peter's Team.

You're the goal keeper.

Bernd, over there!

And you stay back!

Get going!

Goal!

Are you sleeping? You clumsy oaf!

Wolfgang and Peter stay back.

Leave the cart alone!

Out of play!

I'll get it.

You kicked it out.

Where is it?

Can't find it.

- There I've looked for it already. - Don't fool around, I saw you!

Shut your mouth.

It's gone. I can't find it!

That's impossible.

You don't need to look for it, it's gone.

It can't be so difficult to find it!

Didn't I tell you it's gone?

It can't be gone just like that.

You hid it!

Where do you think I hid it? In my ass?

I want to take my ball with me.

Then go and look for it!

Get him!

Get going!

Ouch!

Idiot!

Come on, this way! After him!

Hey, are you mad?

Get off the cart!

Give us the ball!

Get off it!

Your choice!

Give me the cart back, or I'll get my father on you.

Give us the ball!

Now he's backing down.

I got it!

You have to be careful.

Watch out!

Stay seated here.

Stop fiddling around. Hands off!

Let's practice parking first, alright?

Hey, step off the gas!

Stop the car!

Are you insane, girl?

You must be nuts.

What does mama love, what does papa love?

What does even grandma love? What does grandfather love?

And above all, what do the kids like very much?

In one word...

...two, three, wishing-table: Caviar mash!

Will you pick me up tomorrow?

See you.

Achim!

Moni, where is she? Moni!

What are you doing?

Leave it there, I'll be gone in a minute.

You are not going to touch this car today.

You old shrew!

Monika!

I brought you back something!

I'm hungry.

Come back here, please!

Don't drop them on the floor. They're for Monika.

Achim, Monika!

Where are the kids?

Achim went for a walk with Kathrin.

Where are you?

Sit down.

You naughty girl!

Leave it, will you!

Well? Everyone drunk as a skunk again?

Don't be so snotty.

Or I'll box your ears.

You'd miss anyway.

Monika, tell me, where are the kids?

Gone.

You'd better watch it!

This girl is becoming a lady, isn't she?

You should see the guys, when she's walking through the hall.

Honestly.

I prefer a daughter to a son.

I really don't know, what people complain about.

When it slowly starts...

When it becomes obvious here you have to grab.

Fornication is a problematic issue.

Come brother, let's drink another one.

I stick with decent men.

Did you hear that?

- Well, there you are! - Good evening.

Where is the little one?

I don't know.

The boy looks pale.

Achim!

Achim, don't you hear?

Yes.

Where is Kathy?

I don't know.

Mind your tone! I thought you were for a walk with her.

Don't start bossing around.

And why not?

Don't laugh!

I laugh when I have to laugh.

You're quite right.

It was Monika who was supposed to look after the little one.

Monika!

Achim!

Where have you been?

At the scrap yard.

When will you stop going to that scrap yard?

I got myself a seat.

- And where is Kathrin? - Why Would I know?

I thought you had taken her with you.

I told you I hadn't. I went to play soccer.

I thought you had been at the scrap yard.

First soccer and then scrap yard.

He said he went to get some car seats.

What are we supposed to do with car seats? The whole garden is full of rubbish.

What did we tell you to stay here for?

I was just washing my hair.

Not if you're supposed to look after a baby.

Kathy!

Erich!

What do you mean by "Erich"?

We will have to look for the kid.

She can't be far.

Kathy!

Where is she?

How was cinema?

Are you nuts?

Give that back to me!

Monika!

Help us look for Kathrin, will you!

Come on!

Get a move on!

I am going to do my homework now.

I see.

Come Moni.

The whole atmosphere is ruined.

Kathy!

And all you do is sitting around.

They are your kids, aren't they?

If it was up to me, we would have gone home a while ago.

It's not my business to look for them.

I got her.

I found her.

That's not funny at all.

With all those stories about sexual offenders.

You don't find it funny?

I stopped finding all that funny a long time ago.

Am I right or not?

Sexual offenders.

What did we bring our daughter here for?

Monika!

So it wasn't necessary to call home, was it?

Stop it, will you!

Come here.

Where is the child?

I don't know.

What's that supposed to mean?

I just don't know.

I really don't know it.

Ah, you don't know it, I will show you how to look after little kids.

The usual thing, washing her hair!

- But it's Saturday. - Saturday, so what?

Erich!

Come on, stop it!

Shitty day!

There you go! Just you wait!

Get out of there now!

That's no use, stop it! Let's search properly instead.

Alright, let's search properly.

Hi.

Hi.

Let's be serious now! Did you have a look in the garden yet?

I can't imagine she was in the garden, with this weather.

Damned bullshit, washing her hair in broad daylight!

Kathy!

The girl hardly wears any clothes!

Peter! Listen, my little sister is missing.

Yes, she's gone.

Everyone believes it was a sexual offence.

What sort of rubbish is that?

Peter and the others could help searching.

Listen, you could bring your torch lights.

I have to hang up now.

The others have already been searching for hours.

Nice idea, to ask your friends to help searching.

How could something like that happen?

You were at the scrap yard, weren't you?

And playing soccer.

I will start searching now, too.

Stop crying, damn it!

All you do is shouting around.

But it's no use.

Kathy!

Think for a minute.

I really don't know.

Yes. And then I washed my hair.

We know that by now.

Leave her. All young people make a lot of fuss about their hair.

When I was young I even dyed my hair blond, white blond you know.

Oh those times!

Well I thought, it goes better with my blue eyes.

And when my hair was blond, the hairdresser said to me...

"You don't have blue eyes at all."

They were rather green, he said.

And there I was with my black hair,

about to become blond,

and my green eyes.

In the meantime I've become a decent person.

Let's continue.

That's all.

Dear God.

If there was nothing else, there is nothing else we can write down.

As simple as that.

Clothes-wise I mean,

the guy who stood around there.

Not a single person?

Maybe someone from the neighbourhood.

But nobody gives a damn about the people from the neighbourhood.

We want to know if you saw some stranger.

Yes, exactly!

Boy, you are completely absent-minded!

I am thinking.

Then do it properly!

You really don't recall anybody?

Not a single person?

That's impossible!

There was somebody in the afternoon.

Standing behind the fence, in front of my window.

But I didn't see him properly.

Really?

A man or a woman?

Man.

Boy, will we have to worm it out of you, a bit at a time?

What did he look like? Young or old?

I didn't see him properly.

Will you please try to remember, boy!

I can't remember.

Hello?

Shut it for a moment!

Can you speak up a bit?

I can't.

Listen, the little one is missing, Achim's sister.

What do you mean?

Well, she's gone. The police were there.

What did you say?

As you said,

Later at the detective police office they will ask me all over again.

What shall I say?

You are funny, you can't say this today and that tomorrow.

No idea, what is going on, they're all cracking up.

Didn't I tell you before, we can't leave this boy on his own?

I have to hang up now.

What's up?

What do you think?

Well then...

Achim, listen to me, will you please tell me everything very precisely!

So, every Saturday you go the same way, right?

From school to home with the bus.

Yes.

And then you go through a residential area, crossing some gardens and so on,

how long does that take you?

Ten minutes.

Ten minutes?

That's quite something!

So sometimes you stop to watch the flowers?

No.

No? You go home straight away?

...no.

Well? Alright, listen.

Who do you meet on the way?

Always the same people? Do you know them?

Come on, tell us!

Well, you said, this afternoon there was a man.

What did he look like?

Isn't there something you can remember?

Clothes, age, something like that.

Well, Achim, you know all your class mates, don't you?

Peter, Werner, Erhard, whatever their names may be.

And when you remember then, you surely still know, what they wore.

For example today in school.

A jumper, an anorak, or maybe something else, a shirt?

And now, what did this man wear?

Think hard!

Let's get started. An old man or a young one?

So you don't need me any longer, do you?

Well, my boy...

How old was that man?

Young.

How young? As young as you?

Around 25.

And how tall was he?

Very tall.

But how tall?

More or less like you.

But I'm not very tall.

Come on, boy, tell us a little.

You want to help us, don't you?

Then tell me,

Did you notice anything else at the man?

That's not much.

Indeed.

Achim.

Was there really nothing you noticed?

The whole afternoon?

Well...

Maybe the car was his.

Which car?

A big car.

You know about car brands, don't you, boy?

There are some people in the neighbourhood, who saw a car like this.

Tell me, my boy, was it a car like this?

Yes, I think so.

Colour?

Purple.

Why do you tell us only a bit at a time?

You have nothing to hide, don't you?

Well boy, was there a purple car or not?

Can't you keep the tube off for a moment?

They broadcasted the search notice just now.

It is on all the time, isn't it?

You are starting to get on my nerves.

What does the damn telly have to do with it?

It's not worth the words...

Heartless ruffian!

Achim!

Yes?

I am going to get a drink, want to come along?

Yes.

There was an air hole...

...and it immediately lost height, awesome!

My gosh!

Are you better now?

Well...

Move your ass a bit!

Show-off!

What's the matter?

You wet blanket!

These chickens!

- Bye. - Bye, take care, have a safe way home!

Quite warm in here.

Will you give us two beers, please.

No need to draw one, there's always one waiting for you.

For the young man.

Come on, leave this.

Did your kid turn up?

No.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Here, go for a pin-ball game.

It's cold, zip up your jacket, you'll catch a cold in a minute.

Just a moment.

Do you have a girlfriend already?

Not really.

Well, sure you'll have one soon.

You like Monika, don't you?

The stupid cow.

That... Betty...

I have known her for almost 20 years.

If only I had married her.

Have you seen a clown before?

Yes.

Or a tightrope walker?

Or a penguin?

Or a sea lion?

Can't you watch out?

I'm sorry, I really didn't do it on purpose.

Hang him!

Go hang yourself, asshole!

You admit to have parked in front of the house.

But for some strange reason you don't want to tell me why.

Afterwards, between 3 p.m. And 5.30 p. m...

...you went for a ride to the countryside.

But for some strange reason you don't want to tell me why...

...you went for a ride to the countryside.

I did have my reasons.

Mr. Borowski...

...if you don't have anything to hide, why complicating our life?

You are complicating my life.

First you drag me here, and then you don't even have a corpse.

Me being a child abuser...

I have enough girls.

Your girls are of no interest now.

But I'm interested in them, I have a date in a minute.

Mind your tone!

I am not going to say anything else.

First you drag me here like a pig...

Not a word.

Think it over well.

I don't know.

I think he wasn't among them.

But I don't know.

You know the guy with the four, don't you?

Yes, I do.

Why do you know him in the first place?

Just in general.

Are you friends?

Did you speak with each other yesterday or today?

Come my boy, sit down.

Well?

I was in my room, and I went for the camera.

And when I went out, he was there...

...and said something to Kathy.

I thought you had just seen him from behind?

It was sort of between the bushes, but I didn't see it properly.

So you didn't speak with each other?

What did you do after?

I took some photos.

What did you take photos of?

Flowers.

Are you nuts? What are you after, you pigs?

Let go of me.

- Bye bye, my boy. Bye bye. - Bye bye.

Mr. Borowski, When will you tell us the truth?

Don't you realize that you are up shit creek?

He's probably too stupid for it.

Alright, the truth.

I was in the countryside.

Well...

"Well" what?

Do you live under a rock? I slept with a chick.

Well done!

Ah nice, please put it over there, thank you.

Alright, you slept with a chick.

And may I ask, with which chick?

Is that necessary?

Yes, that's necessary.

With Monika.

With which Monika?

Monika, the neighbour's daughter.

Are you sure?

Pardon?

Are you sure, if it was that Monika?

I didn't have such a close look, detective.

That's what it seems to me, too.

Because the Monika you are talking about, was at home all day.

Where do you know that from?

We just interrogated her, Mr. Borowski.

Just two minutes ago, she sat on this seat.

I see.

Why did you resist the officers, when they arrested you?

Me?

Me?

As I read, you are said to have resisted violently with a flame cutter?

I am said to have resisted?

- You're shouting, because you're lying. - No because I tell the truth.

I was with that girl, how could I be wrong about that?

Next time I bring the condoms.

The what?

Mrs. Behm, please come in.

Please sit down.

Is this the young lady you talked about?

Yes.

Mrs. Behm, do you know Mr. Borowski?

Yes.

For how long?

Four months.

Did you get intimate with him?

Yes.

For how long?

As well four months.

Tell me, did you get intimate with him on that Saturday afternoon in question?

No.

Are you off your head? Didn't I give away this thing to you?

Didn't we... on Saturday?

I don't know anything about this.

Don't you think she should know about it, Mr. Borowski?

Yes.

Well... We had a date, but then I called him to say I couldn't come.

Then he came around...

...but I didn't want to see him.

And I went to the bathroom.

Why didn't you tell us before?

Well... he said...

...I shouldn't tell anyone that he had been there.

When?

On the phone, Monday.

Where was the child, while he was there?

Well... in the little stable.

And Achim?

I don't know.

Take him with you.

Come on!

Get going!

Move it!

You didn't let me finish! I'll show you!

And then Mr. Borowski left?

Yes.

Did you see him leave?

No.

Did you see Achim leave?

No, he was suddenly gone and...

...then the child was gone, too.

And I thought...

Are you on good terms with Achim?

Why?

Just like that.

He's a liar.

Why is that?

All he does is lying.

Nothing else?

No.

You can go now.

- Bye bye. - Bye bye.

- Come in! - Good evening.

Hi.

My haircut is down the drain.

By the way, your garden gate is stuck.

Yes, I noticed.

The jacket is all wet, too.

Hi Erich.

- Hi. - Hi Lisa.

- Did you put the car in the garage? - Yes.

Well...

The reason of our visit...

It's like this...

In the meantime Monika has come up with various things

she had...

...forgotten the other evening.

Stop snivelling!

Do you want anything to drink...? A beer or.?

Later.

A beer for you, Monika?

I'm not thirsty.

What are you waiting for, Monika?

Tell us something!

I wasn't here at all.

Sure you were here.

But as soon as we had left...

...you ran away with a guy.

This is the way it was.

Do you want something to drink?

Not now. Go on!

We went for a walk...

Go on!

...to the forest.

Ok, you got laid.

That's not true!

- We just practiced driving. - Driving?

Yes, driving. He taught me how to park a car.

Yes, I bet he was teaching you how to park a car.

Alright, get to the point!

When we got back to the car...

...my suspender was gone.

And when we got home later and started looking for Kathy...

...Achim had it.

There you go!

He spied on the two.

Do you get it?

He nicked the suspender.

And I'm wondering...

...where was the little one at this point, eh?

Sure she wasn't with him.

But when Monika left...

...she was still with him.

And he said, he was going to look after her.

Can't you see there's something wrong?

Lights off, I'm still developing pictures!

You'll have to continue later.

- But all the paper... - You will come down with me now.

For sure it's spoilt now.

Come on, go down, I'll come in a minute.

He contends that all she said is not true.

Why would I invent all that?

Why are you coming up with it only today?

Isn't that clear?

And why is Achim supposed to make up things?

Because he is a bloody liar.

And you are an evil lying whore.

Was that necessary?

It was Karl, it was about time.

Monika already got what she deserves.

But she really deserves it.

Really?

And your brat doesn't?

Listen to this.

This boy lies through his teeth!

Let's find out first who of the two is lying.

Really?

Fair enough, good to know!

I'm coming over at nighttime to fix something, and you're saying I'm lying.

Then go and look for your little monster by yourself.

Erich!

I am right, am I not?

It is not our business anyway.

Monika was supposed to look after the baby, this irresponsible bitch!

I keep hearing "duty"...

...that was a favour, wasn't it?

She didn't need to do it, did she?

And if she's with a guy, it's nobody's affair but hers.

And what she does in the forest, is also her business only.

Isn't it?

Just a moment, we had a deal. I gave you a lift in exchange.

I scratch your back, you scratch mine.

Did you hear that? Didn't I tell you?

- Come on, let's go! - Go on, get lost!

Just because your daughter had the itches on Saturday, my child is gone now.

- My child! - And mine!

You think it's not true, it's a lie, she only made it up?

- Yes, she only made it up! - Get out!

You'll see, the truth will be revealed!

You bet!

Blowing the fuse again!

As if it was without reason.

Did you find the suspender?

No I didn't.

Are they gone?

Yes.

What a liar Monika is!

...the bird...

...the duck...

Dentist?

I see.

Bye.

Let's go!

Don't be so brutal!

Be quiet now!

First we were in the kitchen,

then we went into the garden and took some photos.

Then we went into the garage... I want to go home.

And now continue!

You are waiting, too?

Pardon?

- You are waiting, too? - Yes.

- I am waiting, too.

Why are you waiting?

It's about my boy.

Imagine, what happened to me.

I'm a student.

Recently I went out with a date,

a married woman.

We had some drinks, some alcohol, she drove the car.

A little dispute, she got off the car, what was I supposed to do?

But we were in a no-stopping zone.

Put yourself in my place, in a no-stopping zone!

What did I do? I drove out the car. And the police came!

Now they want the woman's name.

Although they know she's married, imagine!

Won't do it.

Not a word.

- Is he finished yet? - No.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

No, no!

Oh no!

Where is it?

Go on, have a look.

This one?

Over there on the left, the green one.

There is nothing!

But it was me!

Achim! Achim!

Stay here!

It was me!

It was me!

Over there!

Stop that silly laughter!

What do you think you're doing, playing these stupid jokes?

But it's true, Kathy is dead.

What about your big unknown, the car and all your other fairytales?

He did stand there...

...but I don't know, who owns the car.

But he did stand there.

You knew exactly, who owns the car, didn't you?

No I didn't.

Because of your stupid tall tales I was three days in jail.

So what?

So what!

It was you who told me to stick to my words.

Don't touch me, you child abuser!

Are you drunk? You know exactly, that we were together when it happened.

Sure.

Achim!

Take your napkin.

Subtitles: Stefan Fichtner @ Filmgalerie 451