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I would like to talk to you
about something

other than relativity.

I wish I could just move
beyond the damn theory.

This is the idea I've been
missing to complete relativity.

Acceleration and gravity

are the same thing.

And an astronomer
could prove it.

I found you an astronomer.
Name is Freundlich.

I will never feel anything

but love for you, Mileva.

You had plenty to say
to that chesty brunette.

EINSTEIN: I have never
been unfaithful to you.

Professor Haber, have I ever
mentioned that my cousin

is Albert Einstein?

EINSTEIN:
Haber? He's legendary.

Mileva makes life
at home unbearable.

ELSA: Not every marriage
is meant to last forever.

He's just the kind of man we want
in the Academy. He's a dreamer,

not a rigorous scientist.

It's an official offer.

The Prussian Academy.

I don't know if I can accept.

I can't go to Berlin
without an answer.

I can't move

to Berlin, Elsa.

There are other people
to consider.

Most importantly, my sons.

It would only be because
I want to be with you.

ELSA:
Is that so terrible?

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FREUNDLICH:
Of all the planets and stars...

there is only one Venus,

named for the goddess
of beauty and love.

Erwin Freundlich, are you
attempting to seduce me?

I'm merely pointing out that
we are in the ideal position

to observe Venus.

On Venus day, in fact,
which was later

named Friday, in honor of Frigg,
the wife of Odin.

I'm quite certain you didn't
bring me all the way out here

for a lesson in Norse mythology.

I, uh...

You what?

Kate Hirshberg, w-will you

do me the honor -
of being my wife?

Yes. (exhales)
- Oh.

That is, uh,
quite fortunate,

because I have already

made arrangements
for our honeymoon.

How does Zurich sound?

FREUNDLICH:
It's an honor to meet you,

Professor Haber.

Erwin and I are -
hoping to recruit you

as an ally in our mission.

Mission? You make it sound as
though you're going to war.

Aren't I?

You know the vitriol
that's been aimed at me.

That tends to happen when
you make radical claims,

such as "gravity bends
light."

(chuckles)

You've ruffled
quite a few feathers.

And we intend
to unruffle them

by offering up something
that the critics

can't argue against: proof.

In the form of
astronomical photographs.

Consider Mercury,
the closest planet to the sun.

Unlike the other seven planets,
Mercury's orbit doesn't conform

to Newtonian Laws--
it's off.

Le Verrier proposed
that Mercury's path

is affected by the pull

of a yet undiscovered planet--
a planet he named Vulcan.

There is no
Vulcan.

Then how do you explain
the anomalous orbit?

Picture, if you will,
the vastness of space,

and through it, a framework
of invisible lines,

like wire mesh supporting
a pillar of concrete.

Yet, unlike rigid wire,

this grid work is curved,

like fabric around -
any object of mass.

Which causes Mercury's orbit
to change each cycle.

Extraordinary.

I believe that this
same effect occurs

when starlight passes
by the sun.

But the only way
to confirm this theory

is during a solar eclipse.

Why an eclipse?

(chuckles)

Can you see the smaller stars?

No.

But if we block out -
the light from the sun,

you can see them
more clearly.

During an
eclipse,

Erwin can photograph
the position of stars

in the daytime sky,

and we can compare them
- to their position

in the night sky,

thus proving...

HABER:
The sun's gravity

bends starlight.

Clever indeed.

Fortunately for us, just
such an eclipse occurs

in a few months' time.

And the ideal position
to photograph

the fullest point
of that eclipse is in Crimea.

Russia?

Such an expedition would cost...

6,000 marks.
Give or take.

An extravagant sum.

Which surely the illustrious
Prussian Academy can afford.

And you expect me
to convince them?

Well, I'll make the proposal,
but a few good words from you

in advance could help
settle the matter.

(laughs)

Albert, your idea,
it's astounding.

But I fear the wheels of
the Academy don't turn as fast

as your nimble mind.

These things take time.

We don't have time--

there won't be
another eclipse for years.

Well, then...

I suppose you'd better come
to Berlin as soon as possible.

(chuckles)

Of course.

I just have to settle a -
few family matters first.

KATE: I suppose I should be
cross with Erwin

for not telling me
the real reason

he wanted to come to Zurich.

And why didn't he?

I imagine he thought
I'd object to his working

during our honeymoon.

And having a complete stranger
foisted upon you as a hostess?

I'm sorry if it's
an imposition...

No, I'm simply saying
it's hardly the honeymoon

a bride dreams of.

It's a small concession,
really.

The price we pay for
being married to men

with brilliant minds,
don't you think?

I think you should expect
honesty in a husband.

Men all have their secrets,
don't they?

Are you looking
forward to Berlin?

Berlin? Why would
you say that?

I'm sorry, Erwin mentioned
that you were moving there.

(footsteps running)

Papa! Papa!

(chuckles)
Ah

Eduard sank our boat
in the pond.

Well, then, we need to find
- a more reliable vessel.

Why don't we build a kite?
Yes, a kite.

Go fetch your coats.
We'll buy some materials.

Berlin.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't, I didn't want
to worry you

before everything was arranged.

I'm your wife.

You didn't even think
to consult me?

It's the Prussian Academy,
Mileva.

You know what this means
for our future.

Are you really concerned
with our future or yours?

We just returned to Zurich.

Because you were so miserable
in Prague, but nothing changes.

You're sullen
and short with me

for reasons that
I don't understand.

How is it that you can grasp
the most intricate concepts

in science, yet you pretend
- not to understand me?

We were to be partners,
Albert, in everything.

We're ready, Papa.

Now I'm not even
included in decisions

that uproot our children.

Trust me, Miza, this
is for the best.

(door opens, closes)

Pictures alone

won't appease
my skeptics.

The theory has to be

mathematically solid.

It's not as if
we've been

sitting around here
eating sausages.

Though we have consumed
our share of schnitzel.

Be serious,
Marcel.

I need proof in hand before -
Freundlich departs for Crimea.

It's the only way to rally
the Academy behind me.

Albert, since when are you
so concerned with the opinions

of the overstuffed
establishment?

You
know...

my father once told me

physics is not a vocation.

And he was right.

For
me,

it's everything.

And general relativity is...

Well, it's the most beautiful
idea I've ever had.

The culmination of

all my hours
daydreaming as a boy,

all-all the years of study, of
battling those who doubted me.

I want the world
to see, finally,

what I see, and marvel
at the magnificence

of what God has created.

Well, if you want to make them
marvel at the magnificence,

perhaps you shouldn't
rush off to Berlin

before our work here
is done.

Hmm?

Why are you suddenly in such a
hurry to return to a country

whose citizenship
you have renounced?

I counted the hours, Albert,

and now, finally,
here you are.

You made it all happen, Elsa.

Oh, I wish you could
spend the night.

It would be so lovely to make
you breakfast in the morning.

With you, it's all sunshine.

At home, a cloud of anger.

You should know, Clara Haber
has invited the girls and me

to dinner with your family.

(scoffs)
You cannot accept.

Albert, Clara is a keen
woman.

Refusing her invitation
would only arouse suspicion.

CLARA: And so how are you
finding Berlin?

MILEVA:
To be quite honest,

I miss
Zurich.

It was home.

HABER:
But you're originally from

Serbia, of
course?

Yes.

I'm sure you read
in the papers

of the archduke's assassination.

Shocking news.

They're saying it was
at the hands of a Serb,

protesting Austria's
annexation of Bosnia.

Do you think
we'll continue

to see anarchy
in the Slavic territories?

MILEVA: In my opinion,
Dr. Haber,

I imagine the Slavic nations
will continue to defend

against anyone who views them

as mere territories
to be acquired.

Naturally, Mileva would never
condone assassination.

And yet I do understand
the impulse to protect

one's homeland against
the aggression of imperialists.

You cannot be suggesting that
these rebels are justified.

Fritz, surely a strong,
patriotic spirit is a quality

any good German can appreciate.

Now, let us speak
no more of politics.

I've heard the opera has mounted
a new production of Tosca.

Mileva, do you enjoy Puccini?

I do.

MILEVA:
Thank you.

For what?

For making me
feel welcome.

Think nothing of it.

Albert's mother has always
been so critical of me.

I fretted for days about
meeting more of the family.

Well, you must
put your fears to rest.

MILEVA:
You're very kind.

It means
a great deal to me.

EINSTEIN: Herr
Freundlich's expedition

will travel through Austria,

crossing into Russia,

arriving at
the Crimean Peninsula.

There, he will have
approximately two minutes

to complete his observations
during the eclipse.

PLANCK: And have
you calculated

the cost, uh, of this excursion?

6,000 marks.
PLANCK: Hmm.

Does that
include caviar?

(all chuckling)

I must assume
my esteemed colleagues

of the Academy

see the value in
furthering new research,

rather than simply

regurgitating the old.

"Old." (scoffs)

As in the distinguished scholars
sitting in this room?

HABER: What I believe Professor
Einstein is trying to say

is that his generalized
theory of relativity

merits investigation,

and financial investment,
as well.

Mm-hmm.

Would you mind giving us a few
moments, Professor Einstein?

(knocking on
door)

VARICAK: Good
afternoon, madame.

Please excuse the intrusion.

My name is Vladimir Varicak,
and I've just traveled from...

Zagreb. I hear it in your voice.

Is it possible I have
the good fortune to encounter

a fellow Slav here - in
the heart of Prussia?

Is there a heart beating
in Germany?

(chuckles)
I have yet to hear it.

I don't suppose - Professor
Einstein is at home?

I'm afraid not, but I can
direct you to the university.

Well, yes.

I had an appointment
with Professor Einstein

at the university, but...
but unfortunately,

he was not in attendance.

You're more than welcome
to wait, if you like.

He should be home shortly.

Thank you.

You can't seriously consider
funding this charlatan, hmm?

I admit Herr Einstein
is eccentric,

but his theories are driven
- by the same curiosity

that led Professor Planck to
his discoveries about quanta.

The same thinking that led you
to your photoelectric effect.

There is nothing
about Einstein

that is the same as us,
Professor Haber.

Although, I understand your
natural sympathies are with him.

What do you mean by that?

I think you know
precisely what I mean.

Has he promised you
a share of his profits?

That will be enough, Philipp.

Need I remind you both

that the kaiser's directive
to the Academy

is to further
practical science,

not uproot the very foundations
upon which it is built.

Plum brandy?
After all these years,

a glass of fermented prune juice
is what you miss most?

I miss almost everything
about home,

if you must know the truth.

The smell of the spruce trees,
the boats on Lake Palic.

And what about
your family?

My brother, Milos, - has
enlisted in the army.

I'm worried for him.

Do you think
it will come to war?

Well, we both know
the spirit of a Serb

is never to
surrender to tyranny.

Oh, good Lord.

I hadn't
noticed the time.

Ah...
- You must excuse me.

I can't imagine
what's kept Albert,

but I apologize on his behalf.

Oh. I'm staying
at the Excelsior,

should Professor Einstein
find time to reschedule.

I'll be sure
to tell him.

At the risk
of sounding forward, may I say

I'm almost thankful your husband
was otherwise occupied.

(door opens)

Good day,
Frau Einstein.

EINSTEIN:
2,000 marks!

Such a pittance
won't even

get Freundlich
to the Russian border!

They're obviously trying
to deter me altogether.

It's an insult!

ELSA: Perhaps
I could introduce you

to Gustav Krupp.

The industrialist?
(chuckles)

You think he would pay
for the expedition?

He fancies himself
an intellectual

and he funds the
Prussian Academy.

Why not go directly
to the source?

Can you arrange
a meeting?

Only on the condition
that I accompany you.

(laughs) You can't bear
to be away from me.

True.

But I also know -
you're not always

as adept at social niceties
as you are with equations.

I can help iron the -
inevitable wrinkles.

What would I do without you?

Margot, dear.

I was just, uh,
congratulating Cousin Albert

on his upcoming
expedition.

MILEVA:
Where have you been?

The Academy.

You had a visitor,
a mathematician

with whom you broke
an appointment.

Varicak? He's of no consequence.

He waited for hours.

He writes almost weekly,

trying to poke holes
in my theory.

I only agreed to meeting him
to get him to stop.

He traveled for hours.
The least you...

I'm afraid it'll have to wait.
- I'm leaving tomorrow for Essen.

I'll be gone several days.

You're barely home as it is.

Mileva

I have spent the entire day

defending myself to the Academy.

I will not be forced to do it
in my own home!

I was under the impression
it was our home.

Mileva, I am trying to
prove the most important

discovery of my life.

You, of all
people,

should understand
how important it is.

I moved here with you,
didn't I?

Yet not one word of support -
since we set foot in Berlin!

How am I to offer it
if you're never here?!

(scoffs)
- Can't you see

how miserable I am?

You're miserable everywhere!

If you want to know the truth,

I'm looking forward
- to this trip,

as I do any reprieve
from your dark moods.

(artillery shell whistling)

(applause, excited chatter)

Well, what do you think?

I... (clears throat) I think
that your killing machine

is, uh, as magnificent a
monstrosity as they come,

Herr Krupp.
- I am going to present

Big Bertha
to the Reichstag next week.

A fanciful name for
such a weapon.

I named her

after the most combustible
person I know:

my wife. (laughs)

BERTHA:
I must admit, Elsa,

I was surprised
to see you here.

A bit of a precarious
position, is it not?

Accompanying Professor Einstein
on such a public errand?

I can't imagine anyone
who would find fault

in my supporting the
endeavors of family.

Yes, your cousin.

I can assure you the rumors
remain at the speculation stage,

yet I would tread carefully.

A scandal, once unleashed,
is difficult to reign in

and always ends up much worse
for the woman than the man.

Thank you, Bertha.

But I'm afraid you'll
have to excuse me.

EINSTEIN:
And so, clearly,

the deflection
should be precisely

.83 seconds of arc.

And to get here, we employed

Riemannian geometry,

since it contains
certain invariants

under coordinate
transformations that...

ELSA: And when these
measurements are taken

and photographs published,

Albert will be
hailed a genius,

certainly in line
for the Nobel Prize.

(clears throat) Elsa
is perhaps too kind.

Or Professor Einstein
is perhaps too modest.

His name will be forever
pressed into the history books

for changing the way
we understand the world.

The question is:
does Herr Gustav Krupp

want his name
printed alongside Albert's?

As you know, I
have

many acquaintances
in the Academy.

And there are those who believe
your theories to be--

(sighs) there's no
polite way to say it--

pure fantasy.

At the risk
of sounding boastful,

there are those who said

I wouldn't prove
the existence of molecules.

They denounced my theory
of special relativity.

If I'm right
again,

this expedition
will revolutionize science

in the way
that your Big Bertha

will revolutionize
warfare.

What do you say,
Herr Krupp?

I like a man

who stands by his dreams,
Herr Einstein.

(chuckles)

(laughs)

The Academy be damned.

I must wire Freundlich
immediately.

ELSA:
I told you we could do it.

You are my champion, Elsa.
Thank you for believing in me.

Albert, stop.

(horse whinnies softly)

DRIVER:
Yah!

EINSTEIN:
What's wrong?

You're becoming famous.

You draw more attention

than an ordinary man
kissing his mistress.

Elsa, you are not my
mistress.

Are you not still married?

I'm here with
you.

Look what we just
accomplished together.

You know what you mean to me.

I do.

But I'm beginning to see what
perhaps I should have all along.

Elsa.

I allowed myself to be swept up

in the whirlwind
that you create.

I was blinded
by my feelings,

but Bertha has opened my
eyes.

We can't care what others
say.

We must.

I need to think of my daughters.

What happens to them if I become
the object of ridicule?

What about your family?

Mileva's furious with me
regardless of...

We've certainly
given her reason.

She doesn't know.

Even so,

she is not the monster
you made her out to be.

Does she deserve the scorn
that will surely be

heaped upon her - if word spreads?
Do your boys?

Elsa, I moved my family
- to Berlin for you.

You came to join the Academy.

Because it brought me
near to you. And now,

now I can't imagine a single day
without seeing you.

I'm sorry,
Albert.

But as long as
you're still married,

we cannot be together.

CLARA: I believe even Fritz
- is secretly jealous

of your husband's
breakthrough.

I am,
too.

I miss working with him,

being a scientist, myself.

Yes, my years in the
laboratory with Fritz

were among the
best of my life.

And now, we are - playing cards

while they pursue
their passions.

(sighs) Listen
to the two of us.

I do wish Elsa
could have joined us.

She brings such levity.

I called on her yesterday,

but apparently,
she's gone away for a few days.

Where?

To Essen, I'm told.

Essen.

That's where Albert has gone...

Mileva, I'm
sorry.

I assumed

you had some idea, - or I
would've spoken up sooner.

How could I not
have seen it?

Uh, perhaps you didn't want to.

How long?

If I'm not mistaken,
it was Elsa who helped

make arrangements
for your move.

She was so kind to me.

Elsa is not a bad
woman-- they rarely are.

And you must... find a
way to cope with that.

As we all
must.

Fritz?

Don't you want
to kill him?! I...

(sighs)

You may rage in
moral superiority, as I did,

you can sulk in futile silence,

or you might find it
more satisfying

to allow yourself
the same freedom.

I couldn't.

Don't you deserve
to feel loved?

♪ ♪

Frau Einstein.

To what do I owe
the pleasure?

I came to inform you

that my husband has been called
away on extended business.

I'm afraid he won't be able
to meet with you.

Disappointing
news.

Albert can be awfully
thoughtless sometimes.

I felt you were owed
an apology in person.

Well, it seems
that neither of us

has a dinner companion
this evening.

Would you care to... to join me?

VARICAK:
They say Tesla

is as mad
as he is brilliant.

Or perhaps that's simply
a persona he's created

to distinguish himself
from the likes of Edison.

Hmm. A fascinating theory.

Then
again,

he is a temperamental Serb,

and there's nothing entirely
sane about the lot of us.

(both laughing)

I've had a wonderful time
with you this evening, Mileva.

I'm afraid I've taken
leave of my senses,

dining in public with a stranger
while my husband is away.

Stranger no more, I hope.

Good evening.

(door closes)

When were you going
to tell me about Elsa?

Are you in love with her?

(sighs)

I'm sorry.

Do you know
where I was last night?

I have no
idea.

I went to a hotel.

To meet a man.

A man who finds me
fascinating,

who takes pleasure
in my company.

Who was he?

The mathematician from
Zagreb.

(scoffs)

But I couldn't.

Perhaps you should have.

Do I really mean
so little to you?

Dollie...
Do not call me that.

Not unless you can
look me in the eye

and tell me you still love
me.

It's time we were honest
with each other.

Love has abandoned
this marriage

in equal parts.

What about the...
the life we've built?

There is no sin in
drifting apart,

only in punishing
each other for it.

I want a divorce.

EINSTEIN:
She refused.

Why are you so intent
on a divorce, anyway?

Why not do what -
the rest of us do?

Take a mistress.

There's been no talk of -
divorce under my roof.

Elsa won't see me
as things stand.

She certainly won't
resume our relations

as long as I'm still married.

Elsa means that - much to you?

She looks after me.

She believes in me.

She... she makes me happy.

Perhaps Mileva can find someone
to make her happy, too,

but not as long as - she
clings to this marriage.

I must make her see that somehow
and set us both free.

How do you plan - to do that?

HABER:
"If you wish to remain married,

"you must agree to the
following conditions.

"A: You will ensure that my -
laundry is kept in good order,

"that I receive three
meals in my room,

"and that my study is kept
neat, left for my use only.

"B: You will renounce
personal relations with me,

"insofar as they are not
necessary for social reasons.

"C: You will not expect
any intimacy from me,

nor will you reproach
me in any way."

CLARA:
Has he gone mad?

How could you agree
to be party to such a thing?

"D:

"You will stop talking to me
when I request it.

"You will leave my bedroom
and study immediately

and without protest,
if I request it."

(chuckles)

(laughs)
It's absurd.

To honestly believe one's own
wife is so... without reason,

that she must be shocked
into accepting a divorce?

Not even the decency
to issue the demands himself.

MILEVA:
Such theatrics can only be

intended to incense me.

He's given you
no choice, Mileva.

How can you retain
any dignity if you hold on?

Give the man his damn divorce
and be done with it.

I'll do what you want.

(sighs)

(sighs)

I'm sure, in time, you'll
realize it's for the best.

Not the divorce.

I mean your list.

I'll wash your laundry,
clean each floorboard,

deliver three hot
meals to your study.

Mileva...

I'll respect the
letter of the law

in Albert Einstein's
household.

Those were your -
terms, were they not?

Yes, if you are intent
on forcing us both

to remain in this
intolerable situation!

I am.

For the boys.

They need their father.

I would be near, no matter what.

You aren't near as it is.

We both know if you move out,
weeks will go by

without them laying eyes
on the man they adore.

Would that be worse than
growing up with two people

who can't bear to be
in the same room as each other?!

I am not letting you
walk away from the boys!

And yes, I am aware
this relationship,

henceforth,
is merely a formality.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I must shop for your meals.

You know what force
makes the kite fly?

It's called lift.

The curious effect of air
passing over the kite's surface.

Huh?

What do you say we go
and get some cake, huh?

Yes, please.

All right. Let's bring her
in.

Do you know what, Papa?

I don't think
you're nearly as cruel

as Mama says you are.

I hope you understand
this was...

what it was,
and nothing more.

Perhaps in another time.

Of course.

(sighs)

Since it's clear
I'm never meeting

with your esteemed husband,
I hope you'll show this to him.

I've devised a proof

which demonstrates
that his theory

does not satisfy
Mach's principle.

Are you certain?

I came to warn him that if he
proceeds with this expedition,

he will be testing a...
a calculation

based on a flawed foundation,

and his results will not
match - his predictions.

He could become a laughingstock.

(door opens)

(door closes)

Albert.

There's something
I must show you.

How long have you been
poisoning my sons against me?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

They seem to think - that
I am a cruel person.

I wonder where
they got such an idea.

Do you honestly believe
I need to conspire

to make the boys see what they
witness with their own eyes?

The way you treat me?

You twist reality,
but this stops now!

You are never to speak ill of me
in front of the children again!

I will add it to the list.

You should look this over
before Freundlich...

My patience is
exhausted, Mileva.

It's for your own... - Item D!

You will stop talking
to me when I request it,

and you will leave my study -
immediately, without protest!

EINSTEIN: Be sure to send
a telegram the moment

you arrive in Crimea.
Not to worry.

By the end of the month,
the world will be cheering

Albert Einstein.
- (chuckles)

No one will ever
doubt you again.

♪ ♪

(train whistle blowing)

The kaiser's
declared war.

On Serbia?

No, sir.

On Russia.

We are officially
across enemy lines.

Keep your voices down.

If we change trains
at the next stop,

we could be back into
Austria by nightfall.

No, the worst thing
we can do is panic.

But Herr Freundlich...

We only need
to keep quiet,

make it to Crimea,
take our photographs

and get the hell out.

(train whistle blowing)

(brakes squeal softly)

(soldiers speaking Russian)

(speaks Russian)

(speaks Russian)

(shouting in Russian)

(shouting in Russian)

(door opens)

(door closes)

Has there been a telegram
from Freundlich?

No.
Are you sure?

Is it possible that
you missed a messenger?

MILEVA: I haven't left
the apartment all day.

There's been
no telegram.

What's happened?

(soldiers speaking Russian)

(lieutenant speaks Russian)

We are astronomers,
you must believe me.

We-- uh, tell him, tell him.

(conversing in Russian)

Uh, stars, the stars
up-- uh, no, no, no,

please, don't touch this.
This does not...

(grunts)

(wheezing)

Thank you for coming.

Your message
sounded urgent.

Gentlemen, I fear that
Herr Freundlich and his men

have run into trouble in Russia.

I haven't received word from
them since the war broke out.

If you haven't
heard from them,

you can't be sure
there's a problem.

His instructions were to wire me
the moment he arrived in Crimea.

How do you expect us
to find three astronomers

in the middle of a war?

Max, this is the kaiser's
academy, for God's sake.

Men of your stature must have a
connection at the Reichstag.

If we go to the Reichstag,
they are likely

to question the wisdom
of your insistence

on embarking on this expedition
at such a volatile time.

Who cares what people think of
me when lives are at stake?

Just help me find Erwin.

(groaning)

(door creaks
open)

(panting)

This is a camera, no?

Yes, but...

To take pictures...
- No.

...of troop movements,
encampments.

No, no, no, no, no, no,
no, nothing like that.

You enter Russia from Germany

with trunks full
of photographic devices,

and you want us to believe
that you are not a spy?

I-I'm a
scientist.

I'm here to
photograph an eclipse.

In a matter of days.

Please, if you
would release me

and my assistants,
it's not too late.

Who ordered you to come here?

I-I'm here on behalf
of the great physicist

Albert Einstein.

You work for Albert Einstein?

Yes.

You know of him?

EINSTEIN:
Well?

The kaiser has heard
through diplomatic channels.

Freundlich is alive,
as are his men.

Wonderful news.
- In part.

They're being, uh, interned
in a prisoner-of-war camp.

On what grounds?

Espionage.

That's absurd.
- Albert,

you sent them into a war zone

with a trunk full
of surveillance equipment.

Well, let's clear up
the misunderstanding

and get them out of there.

It's not that simple.

There may be
a way to resolve this,

but it requires the cooperation
of both the kaiser and the czar.

Whatever must be done.
Albert.

There is no guarantee
that he's coming home.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

FREUNDLICH:
Where are you taking me?

(soldiers speaking Russian)

(exhales)

FREUNDLICH (crying):
Please, I have a wife.

(soldiers speaking Russian)

(speaking
Russian)

(panting)

SOLDIER:
Move!

(panting)
Go

Go, go.
- (crying)

Go, go, go.

(men laughing)

♪ ♪

Mileva.

Erwin's been freed in exchange
for Russian prisoners.

Thank God.

I know, isn't
it wonderful?

(chuckles)

And the photographs?

Perhaps it's a blessing.

Why would you say that?

Your foundation for
general relativity is flawed.

(chuckles) What?

Whatever would lead you
to such a conclusion?

Herr Varicak.

Naturally, I didn't believe
his ideas had merit,

but then he showed me
his proof, and, Albert,

your theory does not, in fact,
satisfy Mach's principle.

You saw this proof, and
- yet you said nothing?

I tried.

You...

you tried?

Y-You're telling me that
I could have been ruined,

and-and you stayed silent?

I was obeying your orders.

So, out of spite

y-you let me send those
young men into danger?

How were either of us to know

the kaiser would
declare war on Russia?

You wanted me to fail.

Yes!

(chuckles)

Yes,

somewhere deep within me,

I wanted to see
the look on your face

when you experienced real pain.

Disappointment.

The harsh judgment
of the world.

I wanted to see those dreams
crumble for you

as they have for me.

You hate me that much?

I don't hate you.

I hate the person I've become
because of you.

You're right, Albert.

We can't stay together
any longer.

(plates clattering)

Albert

I thought we
decided...

Mileva's agreed to end
things.

She accepted the divorce?

Not entirely.

A separation.
Oh, Albert, that's not...

It's a start. I'll be getting
a flat of my own.

We'll have all the time
in the world.

You know there is
quite a difference

between separation and divorce.

Can we please simply
enjoy this moment?

I know it's been difficult,
but I beg your patience

just a little
while longer.

It's only a matter of time

before we're able
to be together.

Hmm?

Mileva?

Boys?

Boys?

♪ ♪

MILEVA:
Check if there are seats.

ALBERT - Mileva! Mileva!

EDUARD:
Papa!

Mileva, don't do this.

It's already done, Albert.

Y-You don't have to go all
the way to Switzerland.

It will be easier for everyone.

You can't.
- You pushed so hard.

Now you have what you wanted.

I wanted to end - our marriage.

I didn't want to lose
my whole family.

The move to Berlin
was for you.

I never wanted it.

But what about the boys?

You can't have
everything, Albert.

You have your
kite with you?

Yes, Papa.

Good. I'll come and fly
it with you very soon.

I'll write every day.

Will you remember where
we left off on circumference?

I will. (chuckles)

(crying)

I'm sorry,
Dollie.

I wanted so much for us.

Good-bye, Albert.

(train whistle blowing)

(steam hissing, train chugging)

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