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Today, Germany is proud of its economic miracle.

It's also proud to be the homeland of Goethe and Beethoven.

But Germany is also the country of Hitler, Eichmann

and their many henchmen and followers.

But just as the day is comprised of day and night,

the history of each people

also has its bright and dark sides.

I believe that the younger generation in Germany is prepared

to learn about Germany's entire history and the whole truth,

something which their parents sometimes have difficulty confronting.

THE PEOPLE VS FRITZ BAUER

FRANKFURT, the late 1950s

Dr. Bauer, I've brought your groceries.

Shall I put them in the fridge?

Your car will be ready tomorrow at 7 a.m. If you need me earlier, give me a call.

Have a nice evening.

Doctor?

Help! We need help!

I don't think anyone tried to kill him.

It looks more like the General unwittingly mixed alcohol and sleeping pills.

Sleeping pills? How many sleeping pills?

Two or three are missing.

More, and one might think it was a suicide attempt, that he's overworked.

- True. - Search the apartment thoroughly.

Kreidler residence.

It's the Federal Criminal Police.

- Kreidler speaking. - Good evening, sir.

Your superior almost lost his life this evening.

- An attempt on his life? - No.

One could interpret it as a kind of suicide attempt.

How is he?

He'll definitely recover.

The question is, can we afford to have an attorney general of this kind?

A bit more pressure and his job could become vacant.

Thank you, Gebhardt.

You're welcome.

- Have a nice evening. - I will..

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina

We're continuing our conversation with Mr. Eichmann on the Jewish question.

Mr. Eichmann, what would have been the best outcome to the Jewish question?

I'll be quite honest with you, Mr. Sassen.

If we had killed 10.3 million of the 10.3 million Jews,

I would be satisfied and would say, good, we have destroyed an enemy.

We would then have fulfilled our mission to protect our blood, our people,

and the freedom of the people of the world.

I too was to blame for our failure to fully implement

the elimination of our enemy as I had conceived it.

I was inadequate.

I'm guilty of that.

In truth, I could and should have done more.

Good day, Mr. Attorney General.

I don't want to talk about it, but thank you.

Fritz!

- Governor! What an honor. - I wanted to visit you.

That's nice of you, but it really was nothing.

You could've phoned.

Get in, we need to talk.

Leave us alone for a minute, please.

There are rumors, Fritz.

What kind of rumors?

That you tried to kill yourself.

I've needed pills to help me sleep for ages.

As your boss I can't ignore such rumors.

I have a pistol.

If I decide to kill myself, there won't be any rumors.

Dr. Bauer, how nice to see you well. I heard about your mishap.

Don't worry, Kreidler, I'm fine.

But you look pale. Some fresh air would do you good.

Yes, you're right.

Why not visit me at my lodge? Do you like hunting?

Yes, but not for animals.

Was anyone in my office?

- I don't know. Is something missing again? - The Schneider file.

- Summon all the state attorneys. - Now?

Just the ones who work on special cases.

Come in.

- Good day. - Good day, gentlemen.

Thank you for coming so late. As you know, I was indisposed for a few days.

Cigar, anyone?

No, thank you.

Very well.

- How's the search for Bormann and Mengele coming along? - No new developments.

- The search for Eichmann? - I have nothing new to report either.

Mr. Kügler, Mr. Vogel, anything to report?

- Well, er... Right... - We've been busy with other cases.

There are no significant developments.

How could there have been? You were only "indisposed" for a week.

Yes, what could happen in a week...

when nothing has happened in the 12 years since the war either?

Very well. Thank you.

With all due respect, is that it?

- Pardon? - Couldn't this have waited till Monday?

I'm sorry if I've disturbed your family life.

I don't believe I have to apologize at all

for wanting to spend my Friday evening with my children.

And I don't believe that I have to apologize.

While I was away, another file disappeared from my locked office,

the file on SS Commander Schneider,

who now has a nice job with Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart.

My own office...

is enemy territory.

And we're not making any progress.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Dr. Bauer?

I have the Schneider file.

You do?

Last week you asked for my opinion about the evidence against him.

Why didn't you say so?

I didn't want to embarrass you.

You're a rare exception, Angermann. Thank you.

Good evening.

DIE JEW!!!

Operator? Please get me the Tiefenthal family in Copenhagen.

- Tiefenthal, good evening. - Hello, Walter. - Hello?

It's Fritz. Am I disturbing you?

Fritz, how are you? Margot, your brother!

- Very well, thank you. And you? - Splendid.

- Here she is. - Fritz, how lovely.

Margot, my love.

Am I disturbing you? I just wanted to hear your voice.

Whats the matter? More death threats?

No. Everything's alright.

Maybe I will make it to Copenhagen for your birthday.

That would be nice. We'd like that.

Shall I invite your wife? We'd all be together again.

Yes, go ahead and invite her, if you like.

I have to work now...

Margot.

Goodbye.

Hello.

- Three oranges. - Yes, sir.

Nick?

- Where's Nick? - He's gone swimming with a girl.

- What are you grinning for? - I think he likes her.

As long as he doesn't bring her here.

See you tomorrow.

Hi! Is there any dinner left?

What's wrong?

Good morning, Dr. Bauer. I thought you were in Copenhagen.

I'm on my way to the airport. I'm just taking some work with me.

- Use the time there to relax. - Right.

That would make me the first person

able to relax at a family party.

- Morning. - Thank you. - You're welcome.

This one looks private.

Dear Mr. Bauer, I am writing this letter to you today

in the hope that you will help in the arrest of a man wanted for mass murder.

It's for you.

I have reason to believe that Adolf Eichmann...

is living in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina, under an alias.

My daughter Silvia has fallen in love with Adolf Eichmann's eldest son, Nick.

I read in a newspaper here that your office is pursuing Eichmann.

Adolf Eichmann

was responsible for transporting millions of Jews from all over Europe

to camps, where they were murdered...

If you are interested in my information,

please let me know.

Respectfully yours, Hermann.

Please cancel my flight to Copenhagen

and get my sister on the phone.

Hello?

WIESBADEN, official residence of the Governor of Hesse

Rosa Luxemburg? That's risky. What does the Domestic Intelligence Service say?

They're probably still trying to find out who she is. Come in. - Thanks.

Take a seat.

Thanks.

Brandy?

No, thanks.

A man by the name of Lothar Hermann

believes he's discovered Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

High-ranking SS officer,

head of Department IV B4 at the Reich Main Security Office,

responsible for the "relocation" of the Jews.

The investigation file was opened way back in 1945.

And what are you going to do?

I want to put him on trial in Germany.

- Good. - But I don't know how.

I just don't know how!

Your righteous anger. That's good. It keeps you young. - No.

I'm angry and powerless and it's making me old!

What have I actually achieved?

The officers who tried to kill Hitler are now no longer officially traitors,

but apart from that, nothing.

All our investigations have drawn a blank.

You know, after '45 I really thought we'd conquered evil.

I thought we'd be able to build a new society...

free, just,

fraternal.

But people aren't interested in visions.

They just want a nice little house and a nice little car.

They want Adenauer's damned reconciliation!

The restoration has defeated the revolution yet again here in Germany!

I can't even breathe in here!

You knew it wouldn't be easy.

Eichmann.

That would be a coup. He was the central figure,

the organizer of the Final Solution.

He would lead us to all the others.

A lot of people would have sleepless nights if we put him on trial in Frankfurt.

I contacted Interpol,

but they're "not responsible for political crimes".

The investigating authorities are full of Nazis,

the Federal Criminal Police Office, the federal and domestic intelligence services.

But you have your state attorneys.

Inside my own offices files go missing.

Rome wasn't built in a day either.

When we fought for the Social Democrats during the Weimar Republic,

you were in more of a hurry than you are now, here in your cozy official residence.

I appointed you Attorney General.

Get them, put them on trial, but don't feel sorry for yourself.

In a few years, Germany will be ready to face its past.

If Eichmann gets away...

I won't have the strength to do this anymore, Georg.

I'm going to contact Mossad.

That's treason.

No one can doubt my patriotism.

- But if it gets out, you'll still go to jail. - That's why I'm only telling you.

It's not a smart move.

And what do you think I should write to Lothar Hermann in answer to his letter?

- You have a visitor. - What? - From the Federal Criminal Police.

- Gebhardt? - Yes. Our friend seems to be recovering.

Do you know why he cancelled a visit to his sister?

For the usual reason, Gebhardt, he's obsessed.

- Unfortunately, not everyone is ambitious. - Everything in its time, Gebhardt.

You're alright, but our friends abroad aren't as snug and cozy as you.

Who do you mean?

I don't know exactly and that's my problem.

Bauer has a new lead but I don't know who it is.

He recently asked Interpol

if we could arrest an unnamed, high-ranking SS officer who's on the run abroad.

- And your reply? - We're not responsible for political crimes.

Exactly. He can't do anything. He's totally isolated.

Don't underestimate him.

What's this? Danish?

- Yes. - I can't read it.

It's a police report.

Bauer was caught several times with male prostitutes in Denmark.

- He's queer? - Yes.

The Jew is queer.

- If we catch him with a man, he's finished. - Right.

Even a monk sometimes needs to screw.

May I?

Of course.

- Bon appétit, Angermann. - Bon appétit.

- It's actually not too bad today. - Sure.

This case is bothering me.

- What's the charge? - It's a clause 175.

A young medical student called Johann Kraus.

At medical school he was denounced for being homosexual.

He was given two years in jail for performing "unnatural sexual acts".

He was thrown out of college. Now he's charged with male prostitution.

He earned five marks for mutual masturbation.

I'm not sure what punishment we should ask for.

Six months in jail.

- Where's the problem? - Six months for mutual masturbation?

You seem to feel personally affected, Angermann.

Yes, I am.

Mutual masturbation only became a felony because the Nazis toughened clause 175.

The Federal Court of Justice reached a clear verdict about that law.

It does not incorporate any typical Nazi ideology.

I have to get back to work.

- Do you know the Valentin judgment? - No.

Hamburg District Court, summer 1951 or thereabouts.

You might find it interesting.

The flight will take approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

You can remove the blindfold.

I apologize for our security measures.

I'm sorry, I don't understand Yiddish.

Harel.

You can call me Isser.

Isser?

My name's Fritz. I didn't expect you in person.

I didn't want you to think we weren't interested in Eichmann.

In the last five months I've conducted two investigations.

This file contains everything we've been able to find out.

The lead is a dead end.

A dead end? That's not possible.

I wish it weren't so.

The first investigation, in October, was conducted by one of my men.

But he didn't find anyone who looked like Eichmann.

No Eichmann?

And who's this?

That's Nick Eichmann's mother, Vera Leibl.

Vera Leibl-Eichmann, Eichmann's wife.

We conducted a second investigation.

Silvia Hermann got into the house under a false pretence.

She's a brave girl.

Silvia Hermann was in the house?

She confirmed that a man of Eichmann's age lives in the house,

and that Nick calls him "Tate".

- Nick calls him Father. - So it's him!

- But we believe Vera Leibl remarried after the war. - What?

I know. I had her mother questioned. I don't believe a word she said.

Vera Leibl is supposed to have remarried

and then gone to America with her new husband and Eichmann's three sons.

Her mother and her family claim that they haven't heard from her since,

that they don't know if she's in North or South America.

But Eichmann is an Austrian.

Francisco Schmidt.

We've checked him. He's definitely not Adolf Eichmann.

And what's this?

The electric meter's registered under those two names.

The electric meter? Two tenants, Klement and Dagoto. Have you checked them?

Adolf Eichmann stole from the wealthiest families in Europe.

Do you really believe he's spent these past 12 years

living in this house?

This is our dossier on Eichmann.

One person claims he's working in Nasser's team of advisers in Cairo.

Another one says he flies to and fro between Africa and Switzerland.

This one says he lives in northern Germany, where he breeds rabbits.

You should have checked the two names on the electric meter.

My job is to defend the living Jews of Israel, not the dead.

You can have your letter back.

I'm afraid we can't help you.

Mossad is a small secret service.

I have to deploy my people against our Arab enemies.

- You speak German. - Yes.

But I don't like it very much.

If you can find a second, independent source

who can prove beyond doubt that Eichmann is in Argentina,

we'll proceed.

- This is an outrage! - Silence in court! Silence!

Silence or I'll have the courtroom cleared!

State Attorney Angermann,

please explain to the court

why you're requesting such an outlandish punishment for Johann Kraus?

I'm referring to the Valentin judgment, pronounced on June 21, 1951 in Hamburg.

In a similar case, Dr. Valentin, head of the district court there,

fined two men three marks each for engaging in homosexual activity.

As the accused earned five marks for an act of mutual masturbation,

I consider my demand for a fine of five marks to be justified.

- He's got some nerve. - Silence!

In the name of the people, I pronounce the following judgment,

five months in jail for homosexual prostitution.

The court also forbids Kraus

from having any contact with men under 21 years of age in future.

The hearing is concluded.

I'd like to thank you.

- Thank me for what? - I'm a friend of Johann Kraus.

You were there. You saw what an inhuman sentence I got for Mr. Kraus.

What you did requires a great deal of courage.

So...

I'd like to thank you.

- Come see me sometime. - At the Kokett? I don't think...

Good morning, Miss Schutt.

Did anything unusual happen while I was away?

Yes, a minor scandal.

Mr. Angermann asked the court to impose a fine of five marks for a clause 175.

The judge was furious. You can imagine.

Yes...

I can that.

Mr. Angermann.

- Hello, Dr. Bauer. - Good evening.

I've heard about your request for a scandalous punishment.

- The five marks? - A "fiver", as people say.

For vile, indecent homosexual prostitution? You've got some nerve.

Senior State Attorney Kreidler thinks it's a scandal.

And I think it's a scandal that Mr. Kreidler is Senior State Attorney.

I need to discuss something with you. At my apartment on Saturday? - Saturday?

It's official but confidential. I don't want to discuss it here.

My wife's new kitchen arrives on Saturday. How about Sunday?

- Alright. 11 a.m.? - That's fine.

- Coffee? - Yes, please.

Take your coat off.

Of course.

Tchaikovsky.

The Symphonie Pathétique.

My favorite music.

It's nice. What's this about?

You wife will get over it, Angermann.

I'm sorry.

She's very Catholic and today's Sunday.

- How long have you been married? - Two years.

- Children? Why not? - No.

Why did you want to speak with me?

Read this.

What are you going to do?

I've contacted Mossad.

But they want a second, independent source to confirm that Eichmann is in Argentina

before they'll start an operation.

Do you know "Der Weg"?

A right-wing propaganda pamphlet from Buenos Aires.

Find out if the person using this name is, in reality, Adolf Eichmann.

Jews bribe Bonn to get aid for Israel.

What will Mossad do, if we find a second source?

Abduct Eichmann and put him on trial, I'd say. What do you think?

It's treason. The Federal Intelligence Service is responsible for this.

Do you think the FIS don't know where these people are hiding?

The CIA probably know, too.

- The most they'll do is warn Eichmann. - I'm not so sure about that.

Even if most FIS employees are former Nazis,

they have to submit to Adenauer's policies. And he wants reconciliation with Israel.

Maybe he'd welcome a sensational trial against a war criminal like Eichmann.

Are you serious?

Eichmann would name countless names connected to the Final Solution.

Maybe even that of Secretary of State Hans Globke.

Adenauer may want to improve Germany's image, but he won't sacrifice Globke.

He controls the Chancellery, the intelligence agencies, and the Christian Democrats.

His name would be mentioned in connection with the deportations,

just for his co-authorship of the official commentary on the Nuremberg Laws alone.

Globke is guilty.

And if Globke falls, it'll threaten Adenauer's entire government.

And if Adenauer has a problem, the U.S. have a problem.

No one, from Bonn to Washington, wants Eichmann on trial.

Treason can't be the answer.

For God's sake, Angermann,

do you want justice or just a new kitchen?

If we want to do something for our country,

we'll have to betray it, in this case.

I need to think it over.

Forget it.

I've obviously made a mistake.

Go home, put in your new stove.

I hope you bought a German product.

Do you think you can persuade me to commit treason this way?

You sound like the man your opponents say you are...

Vengeful.

Go ahead and say what you mean, like a vengeful Jew!

How dare you?

I'm daring to be your friend.

Good day.

We have a very young audience today. But don't pull any punches, Dr. Bauer.

Open these young people's eyes.

Don't go easy on them.

I devoured everything he wrote when I was at law school.

He used to be so optimistic, he...

- The guests will be here soon. - We have time.

I can't.

Please don't, I...

I can't do it now.

Are you listening?

I fell out with the General.

What are you afraid of? That you'll lose your job? - No.

That, too.

My brother would be pleased, you'd earn much more money.

Don't start that. I don't want to be a defense lawyer.

As long as we have no children, we can manage.

- Some state attorneys even have children. - Really? Then ask them how they're made.

- Karl. - Good evening.

The kitchen's wonderful. Thanks again, it was very generous of you.

Don't thank me, fill this house with life at long last.

- Great, isn't it? - Fantastic.

- Hello, my angel. - How lovely! - Happy?

Good evening, viewers, and welcome to our discussion in the Cellar Club.

Ingrid, it's on!

Hesse's Attorney General will answer our young audience's questions.

The discussion is about to begin right now.

Dr. Bauer,

what can Germans be proud of?

I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly.

People like you have put us off Germany,

so how are we supposed to find the energy and interest

to build something new here?

That wasn't my intention.

You know, when I...

When I first came back to Germany after the war,

there was a young man in my compartment on the train.

We didn't talk about politics, he told me about himself...

Your boss, right?

Yes.

I'd like to watch it too, my angel.

The General in the Cellar? This'll be interesting.

And I thought to myself...

For this generation,

it's worth returning to Germany from exile.

But if you want to know what I think,

on a purely human level I have to say...

it feels

as if the walls are collapsing on me from all sides.

Hold this one up, that one up, this one up, because they're all collapsing.

But, Dr. Bauer, we have a democratic constitution.

We can be proud of that.

Listen...

I think we Germans...

We can't be proud of our forests and our mountains. They're not our achievements.

We can't be proud of Goethe and Schiller either,

nor of Einstein.

Because their achievements aren't ours.

We can only be proud of the good things we've done ourselves.

Just today

a young person who means a lot to me said that I'm sometimes hard, hurtful.

It's just as difficult for me as it is for other people to always be good.

But I believe...

that the atmosphere here in West Germany

is determined by what we all do every day, as fathers, as mothers, as sons.

You can write clauses, you can write sub-clauses,

you can have the best laws, but what you need

are people who actually live these democratic ideals...

Sentimental nonsense!

Is that how he runs his office?

No one alone creates democracy, we all do.

Don't take it to heart. Father's one of the old guard.

This is the task we're all faced with.

And we mustn't lose our courage...

Come on, Karl.

What are you doing?

Come downstairs right now, please.

FRIEDRICH MORLACH, Journalist

He's a good informant, and he has contacts to "Der Weg" in Argentina.

- Is he trustworthy? - He was with military intelligence during the Third Reich.

Which means he'll be working for the Federal Intelligence Service now.

- Maybe he's working for the other side? - For the East Germans? - It's possible.

But he's a good informant.

In my opinion, he's one thing more than anything, mercenary.

If he's working for the East Germans, we'll end up in jail.

And if he's a loyal FIS man,

it's possible he'll warn Eichmann.

But if we're in luck, he'll find a second source.

Let's risk it.

- You were great, Dr. Bauer. - I was very moved by what you said.

Thank you.

Great, Dr. Bauer, really great!

Good morning.

- You were wonderful. - Enough of that. Thank you.

- Is it your birthday? - No. They came from Governor Zinn with this telegram.

WELL DONE. KEEP IT UP.

Your mail.

I'm never going on TV again if this is what it's like. You keep the flowers.

- What can I do for you? - I need some information about a journalist.

He writes for "Der Weg" in Argentina.

His name's Klaus Eichmann. That might be an alias for Adolf Eichmann.

You'd like to know that, eh?

It'd be a scoop if the vengeful TV attorney found dear old Uncle Eichmann.

- Can you find out or not? - Sure I can.

For the right price.

- These came in the last few days. - Because of the TV show.

- And this came in the mail today? - Yes. 9 mm.

You have a gun, right, Mr. Bauer?

Yes, that's right.

What caliber is your weapon?

- 9 mm. - The same. Well, well.

I'd like to see your weapon.

Do you think he sent it to himself?

- I never said that. - So why do you want to see my weapon?

What exactly was the reason for your TV appearance, Dr. Bauer?

Get out!

If we're to get to the bottom of this, you must cooperate.

Just forget it!

Could I have a word with you in private?

You misunderstood me just now, sir.

I support your work however I can.

A reliable source informs me that a person you're looking for is currently in Kuwait.

The person in question is SS officer Eichmann. Adolf Eichmann.

He's hiding in Kuwait.

Interesting.

We have indeed been looking for Adolf Eichmann for some time.

But as you have often confirmed to me,

neither your office nor Interpol are responsible for political crimes.

That's true, regrettably.

Make an official request for his extradition.

Then we can work with the local authorities.

Thank you, Mr. Gebhardt.

I'll see to it.

We have to protect our country from its enemies.

Yes, you're right.

What did he want?

I need some fresh air.

I won't be coming back, Miss Schutt.

What did Gebhardt say?

It's over, Angermann.

- Go back to your normal routine, they're on to us. - How?

Without my asking, he told me that Eichmann is in Kuwait.

- He knows we're looking for him. - Morlach. It's my fault.

Nonsense, we had to try.

But if Gebhardt knows, Eichmann's gone.

He's too dangerous for too many people.

Maybe it was naive of me to believe we could put him on trial in Frankfurt.

But it really would've been something.

Gebhardt!

He had the nerve to say we have to protect our country from its enemies.

The ex-SS officer tells me that!

I fought for the Social Democrats on the streets during the Weimar Republic.

My father fought for our Kaiser in World War I. Tell me, Angermann.

Be honest, am I an enemy of our country?

No, Fritz, you're not.

- Goodbye, Karl. - What are you going to do now?

Sleep. Sleep for a very long time.

We're closing.

I don't have one.

I play my game

just like I am,

incognito, incognito.

Come play with me

from now on we're

incognito, incognito.

No one would ever find out

what we are or what we were.

So come and let us go all the way,

as long as we remain incognito.

Come in.

I just wanted to say good evening. You sang beautifully.

Hello, Mr. Angermann. Come in.

- You remember me? - Sure.

But I never thought you'd come.

I've been very busy.

You look unhappy, State Attorney.

A lost cause.

Is there anything I can do to cheer you up?

You know the prices.

But you're family, State Attorney,

you get it for free.

Please don't.

Why else are you here, so late at night?

I don't know...

I have to go, I'm afraid.

You sang beautifully.

- Hello? - I've some news.

How dare you call me in the middle of the night.

- You can't do this. - Calm down! Calm down!

What's wrong, State Attorney?

You want to catch a big fish, so listen.

Klaus Eichmann isn't your man. The surname's a coincidence.

Cut out the games. I know you betrayed us.

Me? Before you've paid me? Are you stupid?

Maybe you'll get paid twice.

Does the name Willem Sassen mean anything to you?

He's Dutch and was an SS war correspondent.

After the war, he was Peron's press agent.

But now the political situation in Argentina isn't so rosy, he's got money troubles.

Who doesn't?

Sassen lives in Buenos Aires.

And for years now...

he's been taping interviews.

It would seem that dear Uncle Eichmann

would like to revise his place in history a little.

Sassen said he would be prepared

to have his memoirs written up for him.

- You mean those are Adolf Eichmann's memoirs? - Sure.

But this is just one part. Sassen must have hundreds of these tapes.

He thinks it'll be a huge scoop.

But because he's short of cash, he's decided to sell some of the tapes.

In any event, it proves...

that Adolf Eichmann is in Argentina.

You agree that your part in the decimation of the European Jews is indisputable?

Yes, of course.

I transported them, after all.

If I hadn't, they would never have reached the slaughterhouse.

I'm comparable to an air force officer leading his squadron to attack a German city.

Is he condemned?

Why do people condemn us?

I didn't kill anyone.

The ground crews armed the bombers and we transported the Jews...

Besides Morlach only the Governor knows we're looking for Eichmann.

So why should Gebhardt

suddenly mention Eichmann, totally out of the blue?

I don't know.

But you contacted Gebhardt yourself, because of the death threats.

Maybe he said it for no reason, pure coincidence.

- Because he knows we're working on this case. - Maybe.

Dagoto or Klement?

Mossad should have checked these names.

I wonder how Eichmann supports himself? Does he have a job?

Maybe he works for that dubious firm, like so many Germans in Argentina,

- CAPRI? - Yes.

Or Mercedes.

Schneider! He works for Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart.

SS Schneider.

I'll catch my death of cold!

Turn the fan on, please.

STUTTGART, Mercedes-Benz HQ

- Yes? - Mr. Schneider, someone to see you.

- There's nothing in my appointments diary. - Dr. Bauer, the Attorney General of Hesse.

Send him in.

Thank you.

- Good day, Mr. Schneider. - Sir.

- Take a seat. - Thank you.

How can I help you?

I'm conducting an investigation into your activities with the SS.

No calls, please.

I could put your case at the bottom of the pile.

If?

I believe you work in the personnel department here. Is that correct?

Yes.

I would like to know if a Mr. Dagoto or a Mr. Klement

works for Mercedes-Benz in Argentina.

Well?

We have our second source.

If Eichmann isn't gone already.

I'm happy to pay.

Really.

I don't expect any favors.

As you wish.

Good morning!

Hello, my angel. I'm sorry I didn't call. We worked all night.

Thank you. They're lovely.

Karl...

We're going to have a baby.

- Good day, Miss Schutt. - Morning, sir.

Please book me a flight to Paris for next weekend.

- Return, one week later. - Certainly.

There's a request for an appointment.

Dr. Schiller, head of the central office, would like to see you.

- Would it be alright after your trip? - What does he want?

It's about an arrest warrant for a Mr. Eichmann, Adolf. File number 6842.

Ask Dr. Schiller how soon he can be here.

Yes, sir.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Cigar? - I'd love one.

Fire away.

Does the name Adolf Eichmann ring any bells with you?

Of course.

We're working on his case.

I don't wish to offend you, but you should intensify your activities.

A certain Tuviah Friedman, a private investigator from Israel,

is giving us hell at the central office.

He's in contact with a Mr. Hermann from Argentina.

He says he knows that Eichmann is hiding there

and that you know about it and aren't doing anything.

Tell Mr. Friedman that the Frankfurt Attorney General's Office

is doing its work conscientiously

and that we know for sure

that Mr. Eichmann is in Kuwait and not in Argentina.

But tell him not to take any further action. Do you understand?

Because if Eichmann is warned in Kuwait,

he'll probably disappear forever.

Call a press conference, Angermann.

When I return,

we'll announce that we're quite sure to have traced Eichmann to Kuwait.

Dr. Bauer, I... Have a successful trip.

What's the matter, Angermann?

I'm going to be a father.

Come to the airport with me.

- Gebhardt speaking. - It's me, Kreidler.

The General really does seem to be interested in Eichmann.

He met Dr. Schiller from the central office of the State Justice Department this morning.

He told me they are looking for Mr. Eichmann in Kuwait now.

Yes, some of our fellow countrymen are living in Kuwait.

The General is on his way to Paris.

Maybe our colleagues from the Federal Intelligence Service

could keep an eye on Mr. Bauer,

in view of the recent death threats against him.

Yes, that's a good idea. I'll see to it. Thank you.

I know I can't be a good father.

Why do you think that?

Mr. Mahler and I are long-time colleagues.

We have a few skeletons in the closet.

You can speak quite openly here.

According to rumor,

the Gestapo didn't just hound you because you were a socialist with Jewish origins.

It's said you had problems with the Danish vice squad.

Yes.

There were certain incidents.

For some time now I've had the feeling that we have similar interests.

I've met somebody.

- A loose "woman". - How many times have you met?

Once.

What can I say, Karl?

You know you could end up in court.

The first time, you can use the excuse that you didn't know that the "lady"

wasn't a lady.

But not the second time.

My wife Anna-Maria and I have lived apart for years. She in Copenhagen...

and I here.

I think we have one of the happiest marriages in the world.

If your wife's a good companion, you don't need to be afraid of raising children.

I think you'll be a terrific father.

Thank you for being so open.

However...

We pay a heavy price.

You must never see the young man again.

- Right? - Yes.

- Yes? - The General is flying on to Israel.

That's where Jews fly to.

Maybe he'll contact Mossad.

If we can prove that, it's treason.

Exactly.

Dr. Bauer.

Haim Cohen.

Call me Herman. It's good to meet you as a colleague at last.

JERUSALEM, Justice Department

Isser you know, and this is Zvi.

I was born in Frankfurt, eastern Germany.

Did you know that I studied in Frankfurt, western Germany?

I should visit you. Take a seat.

- Something to drink? - No, I'd like to get down to business.

I've found a second, independent source

who's confirmed that Eichmann is using the alias Ricardo Klement.

You said that on the telephone.

We need to check your source.

We've lost months and you want to check my source?

Eichmann could change his alias and move. This is unbelievable!

Any second-rate cop could catch him!

Dr. Bauer, we understand your anger.

Zvi is very competent. He'll head the new investigation.

It's like Harel says, if we can trust the second source, I'll lead an operation.

Who is the second source?

I put my first source at risk

and Isser had the nerve to let the Hermann family do his investigating.

My second source stays secret. My word is enough.

Ricardo Klement is Adolf Eichmann.

If you don't act now,

I'll go to the German authorities.

If they were any help, you wouldn't be here.

You reckon?

We'll do what we can.

Thank you.

There's one more thing.

When you get Eichmann, I'll request his extradition to Germany.

I don't want him to be condemned here as the only one behind the Holocaust.

Eichmann must go on trial in Frankfurt. We must confront the Germans with their past.

I'll support your request for his extradition.

That's great. Thank you.

- Good luck. - I'll do my best.

When I'm back in Frankfurt, I'll announce to the press

that I believe Eichmann is in Kuwait.

Good.

I've called this press conference,

because the Federal Criminal Police Office inform me

that Adolf Eichmann, who was responsible for the deportation of the Jews,

is hiding in Kuwait.

We've requested his extradition.

Not all at once...

Just a moment.

The German people feel great satisfaction in the knowledge

that by paying compensation to the victims of Nazism

it is making a contribution to the building of Israel.

I said in the Knesset that present-day Germany is not yesterday's Germany.

I wish the Chancellor every success

in his efforts to guide Germany to democracy and international cooperation.

- Yes? - We've got him.

Thank you.

Extra! Extra! Adolf Eichmann seized in Argentina!

Extra! Extra! Adolf Eichmann seized in Argentina!

Dr. Bauer!

Another glass, please!

- We did it, Karl! - I can't believe it!

- If we'd met somewhere quiet, you could have told me more! - I don't know any more myself!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

We were all lined up, ready for morning roll call,

before the feared camp commandant.

He yelled, Schumacher, why are you in a concentration camp?

Schumacher said, because I belong to the defeated party.

He wasn't scared of anyone.

Kurt Schumacher spent 12 years in concentration camps, but I...

In an open letter, I bowed down to the Nazi party.

They printed it in the newspaper.

The Socialist Bauer bows down to us. I was released.

I've never forgiven myself for it.

Schumacher never gave in to them.

One should never give in to tyranny, Karl. Never.

I should go up. I can't drink any more.

I am a man

and have all the things

that make a man a man.

And even if you laugh at me

all that I am

is a sweet little freak of nature.

I am a man, take a good look at me,

I don't mind if you do.

Because this little freak of nature

leaves a massive trace on me.

Singing a song like that is reckless. Aren't you afraid?

- You remember Johann Kraus? Five-mark Johann? - Yes, why?

He's the love of my life.

Just a moment.

They promised they'd let Johann go.

- I'm sorry. - Don't get up, State Attorney, good evening.

Love will be the ruin of us all, eh?

This one's nice, too.

Yes...

Our secret needn't cost you your job or family.

I'm good at keeping secrets. Incognito, incognito...

- What do you want? - Was Bauer behind the Eichmann abduction?

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

Very well. Keep them. Maybe your wife would like to see them before...

- No! Wait, please! - I'll give you a week.

Either you denounce Bauer for working with a foreign secret service or you go to jail.

- What do you think about the Eichmann abduction? - If only we'd nabbed him!

Yes, that would've been a terrific success.

Come in.

- You wanted to speak to me? - Yes. Come in.

Is everything alright?

I haven't seen you all week.

Private business.

I'd like you to accompany me to the Governor.

Zinn's been negotiating with the Federal Government about Eichmann's extradition.

Fritz!

- Where's Rosa Luxemburg? - You don't miss a thing.

This is State Attorney Angermann.

- Pleased to meet you. - Sir.

- This way. - Thank you.

Congratulations to you both.

The other state attorneys must be very impressed.

Yes, impressed by Mossad.

And that's how it should stay.

Of course. I understand.

- A drink, perhaps? This is something to celebrate. - No, thank you.

What's the Federal Government's decision?

Sit down, please.

I'm sorry, but they're not going to apply for Eichmann's extradition.

He's going on trial in Israel.

But the Israelis promised me.

Haim Cohen supports my extradition request.

Cohen is just a lawyer, Fritz.

- This is much bigger. - It certainly is.

Don't you know why Ben-Gurion and Adenauer met in New York?

Israel wants to buy German weapons. That's what they discussed.

Germany has suspended arms deals until it's certain the trial will be in Jerusalem.

They're really nervous in Bonn. Especially Globke, as you can imagine.

No one wants a government crisis here. Apart from the Soviets.

And that's why the Americans will do all they can to protect Adenauer's government.

And the Israelis need German weapons.

Here...

This is the Justice Department's letter of refusal.

I told you, Georg.

If I don't get Eichmann, I won't have the strength to carry on.

But you brought Eichmann to justice. It's your success.

No! It's Israel's success.

It would've been mine if Eichmann had stood up in a German court

and named all the Nazi war-profiteers who now lead this republic.

There'll be other chances.

But not for me.

Where to, Dr. Bauer?

What are you going to do now?

What are you going to do?

I think I'm going to resign from my post.

You mustn't! You mustn't!

Vogel and Kügler are on to something.

Heard of the Wroclaw documents?

They're reports written by HÃ♪ss, the commandant of Auschwitz.

They contain lists of SS men and their victims.

Concrete acts, confirmed by the camp commandant. Do you understand?

We can put Auschwitz on trial. A cross-section of the whole camp.

But...

But I don't believe in it anymore.

They always find a way to stop us.

Stop the car! Stop!

- You're getting out here? - Yes. I have to.

I have to get out now.

Please don't give up.

Come with us.

Come in.

Senior State Attorney Kreidler.

Tell him to come in.

- You wanted to talk to me? - That's right.

You're dealing with the Angermann case personally.

Certainly.

I have to.

A state attorney who behaves so indecently should be dealt with properly.

Is that a problem for you?

I hear you were very close.

Just be aware of the fact

that Mr. Angermann reported his indecent behavior with that boy himself.

Yes, of course.

He was the dearest member of your young guard, eh?

- Are you biased in this affair? - No, Kreidler!

Do your job.

But you can be sure

that I'll do mine.

As long as I live,

no one will stop me anymore.

In 1962, Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Jerusalem.

In 1963, Fritz Bauer confronted Germany with its past at the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials.

His part in Eichmann's arrest was not made public until 10 years after his death.