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Previously on Babylon Berlin:

I got that from the institute for suggestive therapy.

That guy came to see me today, Franz Krajewski.

But wait, now!

Gereon.

The express train to Paris is leaving shortly.

You have to catch it.

I will contact Dr. Ernst Weiss.

The press have been waiting for this.

Yes. The world needs to find out as soon as possible

who they are dealing with in Germany.

Tomorrow at lunchtime we'll see

who truly speaks for the people.

Have you heard from Heymann?

Nothing. Yesterday, they arrested dozens of people again,

and no one knows where they are taken.

SPICHEREN, MOSELLE DEPARTMENT 729 KM FROM BERLIN

Mr. Böhm!

Good morning.

I must have dozed off.

Well, then.

See you later.

Get up, old guy!

Morning, gentlemen.

Does one of the gentlemen have a smoke?

He does.

A cigarette?

One drag.

Sorry.

Compatriot.

Comrade.

Rath? Is there a doctor here?

- Yes, here. - Come, come.

- Or did you want to, Dr. Kornfeld? - After you, Mandel.

Let me have a look.

Ah, this needs stitches.

Put him onto that box. Give me a hand.

THE LADY

H. SCHIELE HAIRDRESSING SALON

I don't believe this.

I know that guy.

He came to the department.

Gave me a statement.

A service book.

Krajewski, Franz, lance sergeant.

Grand Ducal Mecklenburg 90th Fusilier Regiment.

Take detailed photos of the crime scene, face, stab wound, everything.

What kind of statement did he make?

I'll tell you later. Take your pictures first.

Mr. Gräf?

At the risk of you misunderstanding me.

Not a word to the others at homicide about today's discovery of the body.

Why?

I want to investigate this case in peace and I don't want you to talk about it.

This is strange, sir.

Well, lots of things are strange these days.

I want to avoid Wendt's men snatching this case from us, too.

You need to help me.

I don't trust the new guys in pathology.

If I turn up for the autopsy, they might run to Wendt immediately.

I got that impression too.

They won't get suspicious with you.

You have to go there, anyway.

True.

- Fine. - Thanks.

Fine.

I'm the youngest of the six Luxemburg siblings.

Anna, Maximilian, Mikolai, Jozef, Rozalia.

They were born in Zamość. I was born in Warsaw.

The mother... Oh, God, oh, God.

Well, then, break a leg, Elisabeth.

Ah, it'll be alright.

Mrs. Luxemburg?

What are you doing here?

How would you know whom I'm meeting here?

Pardon?

I'm meeting Mrs. Luxemburg.

Clara Luxemburg.

Is correct.

Please take a seat, ladies.

Thank you for making this possible.

Kawa-Polska with sugar, salt, and cinnamon.

I'm sorry.

Okay, I'll have a mocha.

- Me too. - Sure.

Merci.

I owe you an explanation.

You wonder, who is this woman?

- Why haven't we heard of her before? - Indeed.

Why is she authorized to convey to us the deepest wish of her late sister?

Yes.

Thank you.

Well, I'm the youngest of the six Luxemburg siblings.

Anna, Maximilian, Mikolai, Jozef, Rozalia.

They were all born in Zamość, but I was born in Warsaw.

After we moved, after our late father had to witness his bankruptcy

through no fault of his own.

My maternal Löwenstein side moved to Berlin with Salomon early on,

long before Mikolai wed his Annie in Wilmersdorf.

They still live there.

As the baby of the family, I had old parents. They died when I was three.

So I was fostered by Annie's family, took their last name, Kasimirovska,

And so the evidence of the family connection to Rozalia disappeared.

You spoke of your sister's deepest wish.

Correct.

It is a note she jotted down in preparation for her speech

at the party's founding convention.

The KPD?

That's correct, yes.

She delivered her keynote speech

on the party's platform and the political situation.

That was agenda item three, after Paul Levi, before Hugo Eberlein.

You know this?

Cadre training unit, Moscow.

Well, anyway.

Up until this time, she had still been a member of her party, the SPD.

Leaving wasn't easy for her, as she confided to our brother.

But in her view, the bourgeois orientation of social democracy...

Mrs. Luxemburg, that's something everyone here at the table is well aware of.

Of course.

The note.

The wish.

What did your sister have in mind?

The People's Front.

- What? - What?

An alliance of both parties against reactionary forces.

Why didn't she mention this suggestion in her speech?

In her speech. Yes.

Pressure.

- Pressure? - Yes, pressure.

You already mentioned it.

Besides my sister, Paul Levi was there. Hugo Eberlein.

Karl Liebknecht. Hermann Duncker.

Paul Lange. Wilhelm Pieck. Ernst Meyer. And so on. What do you notice?

No women.

Those gentlemen did not want there to be a joint, friendly alliance

between the two left-wing workers' parties.

But that precisely was Rosa Luxemburg's deepest wish.

And that's why I am meeting you here today.

You are the left wing of fascism.

Your party's goal is to dissolve our country...

Social democracy is the pillar of the bourgeois capitalist system.

...the abolition of our liberal-democratic order...

Hold on! May I ask you a question?

- Of course. - Absolutely.

So, even in light of this, how should I put it, emergency facing our democracy,

do you consider a temporary alliance for the next election

- to be out of the question? - No.

You don't?

If your party unconditionally joins our KPD, we can certainly envision a merger.

One moment.

A discussion at this point is probably not productive.

I'll give you 24 hours to think about it.

I'm in close contact with the most influential figures of the press

and the judiciary, who are calling for precisely this merger.

If you care about my sister's life's work

or about the future of Germany, we have no time to lose.

Tomorrow, 10 a.m., Bayreuther Strasse 25, I'll be waiting for you.

Have a nice day, ladies.

This is Inspector Rath, yes.

Where was the photo taken?

Paris.

That's where they finally arrested him after a few detours.

Paris? I'm afraid I don't handle that. Not yet.

A party affair, you said?

It's about high treason.

I made sure that he wouldn't be sent to a regular prison. On the contrary.

He needs to disappear, for good.

I will do everything in my power.

The inspector has been a thorn in my side for a while now.

What exactly brought him to Paris?

At first, it was an internal party affair.

Now it's a state secret.

He helped an enemy of the movement escape.

That's all I can tell you.

I'm sorry.

Detective Superintendent.

Councilor.

What can you tell me about the whereabouts of Inspector Rath?

After a failed arrest, Inspector Rath did not report back for duty.

He is reported missing.

The search for him is underway nationwide, that's all.

What was the failed arrest about?

About a murder case in the medical field.

The medical assistant of a certain Dr. Forster was murdered.

Oh, yeah?

Inspector Rath tried to apprehend this man

who may also be a suspect in the case.

He was unsuccessful.

And after that, he disappeared.

You can stop the search.

Why is that?

Because Inspector Rath has been found.

Abroad, where he has apparently taken unauthorized leave.

- Where exactly? - In Paris.

You wouldn't happen to know what brought him there?

No.

I'm sorry.

There are allegations of high treason.

The Chief of Police has suspended him from duty, effective immediately.

How is your new group of employees doing?

An incredibly useful tool the chief has given us, don't you think?

The largest increase in jobs in the history of the civil service.

After such a short term in office.

Where is Gereon Rath now?

Miss Ritter, here's what you should know.

If you know and withhold from me anything about his illegal activities,

you are committing a crime.

And then it's me who is prosecuting you.

Mr. Katelbach!

Mrs. Elisabeth, I almost didn't recognize you.

But you checked me out anyway, didn't you?

Yes, guilty. How could I not with such a feast for the eyes?

I mean, you look posh.

Where have you been?

The hairdresser.

What about you?

I'm out of cigarettes. I'll be right back.

FOR WORK, BREAD AND FREEDOM

A HAND TO A FRIEND, A FIST TO AN ENEMY!

KPD AGITATION HEADQUARTERS WEDDING

CID, please remain seated. We need to verify your identity.

- ID. ID. - ID.

Stop! There!

Come with me!

Freeze!

Open up! Open up!

Open up immediately.

- Name? - Matern. Max.

Camp Mitte.

Next.

Thanks, Heymann.

Thank the two experts here.

Mandel stitched you up.

We took the liberty of removing the thread from your suit. Don't touch!

I think you had better not get up yet.

Where are we?

Tempelhof.

SA barracks.

In purgatory.

- Müller. Schmidt. - Get in line.

Henning?

Czerwinski?

Henning!

Czerwinski!

- They can't hear you. - Henning!

How do we get out of here?

I fear the only way out of here is the same as the way in.

In a truck.

- North camp! - North camp?

They always pick up entire cells.

And then they take them to Oranienburg.

One after the other.

Cell one, cell two, and so on.

How many men guard a transport like this?

One, two in front in the driver's cab.

And two brownshirts back with the prisoners.

Armed.

Yes.

So we need to...

...on the road.

In you go now.

Matern?

- Max? - Brock?

Where did they catch you?

Party headquarters.

Well, any new leads yet, Chief Inspector?

None of your business.

Right, Krajewski, Franz.

Discharged from military service. Pasewalk field hospital. Forster.

That's the connection.

Yes?

Ritter, Homicide.

What do you want?

Since our last conversation, additional questions have come up.

I need to talk to you. In 15 minutes.

Fine. I have something to tell you, too.

You don't seem to want to understand that we cooperate, right?

I guess I still need to get used to it.

Well, then, enjoy your meal.

Here I am. What did you want?

You first.

Let's take a walk.

There's another murder victim.

Franz Krajewski, the man who came to see me at the office yesterday.

I'm hoping to learn the details from pathology. But...

it looks like Krajewski was stabbed the same way as Strelow.

And they were both in Pasewalk at the end of the war.

- It says so in his service book. - What?

Yes, like Wosniak and Forster.

And Hitler.

It seems he wants to destroy all evidence leading to the field hospital.

Files, photographs.

He has them eliminated, one after the other. Anyone who has seen him there.

So that no one can contradict his version of the story.

We need to carefully gather the facts before we take them to Gennat.

It's about the Reich Chancellor.

He won't go easy on us either.

How do you explain the murders of the receptionist and the policeman?

I suppose they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Hitler wants the witnesses, especially Forster.

Why did you want to talk to me?

The schnapps. More specifically the brandy.

What brandy?

You know which brandy I mean.

A very special one from France.

And that brandy, you wanted to drink it?

No, but I'd like it back.

Does it belong to you or to Rath?

I'm listening.

Inspector Rath.

I see. I thought so.

Have you ever considered that Rath might have been assigned to Forster?

By whom?

I had figured the National Socialists, wouldn't be the first time.

No chance.

And you're sure about that?

You see?

Right. Now we'll wait for the autopsy results.

And then we'll plan our next steps. Agreed?

- What's going on there? - SPD rally against Hitler.

Listen, we shouldn't both return to the office. It's best you call it a day.

How many are there?

The police estimate is 200,000.

If the communists had marched with us,

we could have reached half a million in Berlin alone.

It is more likely for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle

than for a communist to show up at a demonstration led by social democrats.

Except for Dr. Völcker and her inner circle.

We are the Social Democrats. Berlin, Berlin, Berlin stays red.

We are the Social Democrats...

Comrades, this is Otto Wels, chairman of the Social Democratic Party.

Comrades!

Friends!

Berliners!

...free men, free women...

Today, one single idea unites us all.

Whether man or woman, whether radical or moderate,

we will prevent the barbarians from ruling over us.

Jacky!

Look at that, Lotte is a pinko.

I'm not.

What are you, then?

- One of us. And you? - Same here.

But a little redder than most of them here.

- I didn't know. - Come with me.

Comrades. Lotte. She's one of us.

- Friendship. - Friendship.

- Friendship. - We know each other from Koppeneck.

- Here. - Thanks.

A good spot to watch the fire.

Nothing and no one...

will stop us.

When we walk side by side

Singing the old songs

And the forest echo back

We feel we must succeed

A new era is dawning with us

A new era is dawning with us

I beg your pardon?

How is it possible that we are unable to prevent such a major event?

The SPD knows exactly what is protecting them.

The Weimar Constitution.

Yes, and tomorrow the KPD will do the same thing.

And mobilize half a million or what?

Why can't you manage to detain more enemies?

Because there are laws.

But to deliver a truly devastating blow, we need a change in the legal situation.

And that must be justified.

A National State of Emergency.

That's what we need.

You are right.

We must suspend the constitution.

Exactly.

The question is, how do we achieve that?

Didn't work.

We need to go in. Set on fire from the inside.

Mr. Böhm!

Mr. Böhm!

I just got back from pathology.

- And? - Too late.

I was told the case was closed.

So the body of Franz Krajewski was released.

- What? - For cremation.

They took him to the crematorium?

If there are no next of kin, the body is cremated. That's how it is.

To cover up all traces or what?

Do they think we're stupid? Or are they just brazen now?

Well, they'll get to know me.

We didn't have time.

Nor any keys.

We had to secure the documents that you withheld from us.

Councilor Wendt has a few questions for you.

Now.

- No, I don't have any time right now. - Oh, yes. Yes, you do.

Go!

You do have time for sure.

After you.

Get a move on!

Mr. Böhm, you can go in now.

So, you are planning to visit us more often now, Mr. Litten.

The SA is outside his door. They want to intimidate him.

- And his clients, too. - I see.

I'd sleep on that couch for now.

Yes. Yes, of course, Mr. Litten.

But I'm expecting two ladies for coffee tomorrow morning.

I'll need the room.

Certainly.

Lady visitors? What is she talking about?

Which ladies are coming? She never has lady visitors.

Want some coffee after all?

No. But see you later?

Not for now.

Too late.

Did you serve?

Third East Prussian Grenadier Regiment.

We need you.

Matern, Max.

First Lieutenant Heymann, 2nd Jäger Regiment.

Let's see if anyone else here is useful.

Who has served?

- Here. - Me too.

Then I'll take the liberty of organizing our joint escape from here.

Any objections?

- No. - No.

Fine.

Most of you are college graduates. Is that correct?

- Yes. - Right.

I'm a handyman.

A blacksmith?

A blacksmith.

The Reichstag?

Very well guarded, I'm afraid.

We won't get in unless we climb up.

Maybe there's another way.

This is the guy I told you about.

Has poor eyesight, speaks German poorly.

Well, then, come with me.

If I counted correctly, it's our turn to be deported tomorrow.

A short and quick stab.

Big question.

Who's up for it?

I'll do it.

Brock, we had better get both of them at the same time.

Sure.

On your cue?

Then we use the guns to get control of the driver's cab.

Sounds like a walk in the park.

COMMUNISTS - URGENT APPEAL

Subtitles by Stephanie Geiges