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CASTING

SOUND

MUSIC

MAKE-UP ARTISTS

COSTUME DESIGNER

Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ.

For ever and ever. Amen.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

MONTAGE

CAMERA

PRODUCER

EDITOR

DIRECTION

PRECIPICE

THE DAY BEFORE...

My God, Florian, how did you learn that?

How did you learn to play the organ like that?

I didn't actually learn it. I experienced it.

When I was five,

my mother bought me an accordion.

I sat in the local pub and played,

from early morning to late at night.

At five years old?

It paid well.

People gave me money so I would stop.

So I stopped and then started again, stopped and started again.

I earned well.

Later, when I was 12, the old teacher sat me down at the organ.

I've been an organist ever since.

He's found another one, then.

Another bossy one.

I can't stand those.

I like looking at them, the womenfolk.

Don't even think about it, you old fool.

I'm sorry, Rosie.

There.

Blow into it.

No.

Go on.

It's four foot long. That's 1.2 metres.

It produces up to 71 hertz.

I've got smaller ones too. Here.

- It's cute. - Try it.

6cm, 2,200 hertz.

I do have even smaller ones, but only dogs can hear them.

Did you teach yourself how to carve them too?

No. That's a craft. You need to be taught.

I just kept travelling down to Brescia,

where the Antignati family are.

They've been the best organ builders since the Middle Ages.

But you can only make great organ pipes

if you've been touched by the starry heavens.

You have quite a lot of them.

Yes, well over a thousand.

Once I have enough sponsors for the pipes,

I'll build an organ tower.

An organ tower?

Come and see.

I'll build my tower up on the hillside.

It'll be 30 metres high and spiral-shaped.

When the wind hits the pipes,

the music will sound across the country.

That's beautiful, Florian.

I want to be a sponsor.

Really?

I'm pleased to hear it.

Would you like to pick one?

I'll take the tiny one.

It sounded like a little bird.

How much will that cost?

That's up to the sponsor.

There. 10,000.

Wow.

That's a lot of money.

It wasn't hard to come by.

God bless you.

It's so idyllic here.

Yes.

A Tower of Babel.

The Lord will punish you.

We'll see. He's been kind to me so far.

The scythes are whetted.

The meadows await you in the morning.

Sure, Romed. Sure.

Isidor, I like this one best of all.

Back off or I'll throttle you.

Yes.

- Did you visit the church? - Yes.

It's the most beautiful place I've ever seen.

Well, I guess you're right, missus.

I don't want that dolled-up woman looking at me.

Isidor doesn't like visitors much, missus.

I'll give him a slap.

There's a ladder leading from the Virgin Mary straight to Heaven.

I've always preferred the mother with the child in her arms

to the bleeding man on the cross.

Thank you.

I'm Monika. Monika Löffelhart.

That's all right.

I'm Adelheid.

Goat's buttermilk. Much healthier than coffee.

Nice, isn't it?

Are you one of the bossy ones from the hotel?

Yes, we met at the hotel.

So? Did she pay for a pipe?

She did.

Well done.

You know, we've got a lot of famous ancestors.

Painters... sculptors...

One day, Florian will be just as famous.

Did you eat my bacon?

No.

Then I know who it was. I know well.

Let me in.

Go on, let him in.

No, I won't let him in.

He's going to hit me.

No, Romed won't hit you.

Let him in.

It was his pig.

He cured the bacon.

How much is an organ tower?

Well, around 50,000.

So how many more sponsors do you need?

If they pay as much as you, three.

Otherwise about a thousand.

You could do that through crowd-funding.

Now she's asking for sauerkraut.

It has to be well-pounded, Florian, otherwise it goes off.

I'll do that. He's got better things to do.

I want to do what he's always doing.

How much longer will she stay?

I want some quiet around here.

Right, I have to go now.

Thank you. It was very nice.

Goodbye.

Don't you scare off my sponsors ever again.

I could burn your organ pipes in a second,

then you wouldn't need a tower anymore.

Then I'd break your neck.

Did you hear that?

He wants to kill me, the foundling.

Florian is one of us.

We stick together, whatever happens.

Will I see you later?

I'm afraid I can't.

You never have time for me.

This is high season.

Out of season isn't enough.

Don't make a scene now, darling.

We'll marry when the tower's up.

I can't wait that long.

They're all the same when it comes down to it.

Will I see you?

Quarter past twelve in the car park, as arranged.

He'll tell you you're the first to stargaze with him.

Since when do hotel staff talk to their guests like this?

You'll have lots of fun later tonight.

Good luck.

She's just a new sponsor.

I'm sure she has a husband. How do you think he'll like it?

Let's toast this with a schnapps.

INCOMING CALL FROM FILTHY PIG

Florian?

Coming.

Yes, I'm coming.

Elmar...

Surprised to see me?

What are you doing here?

I'm still your husband.

Are you insane?

What if someone saw you?

Looks like you're going out. A late-night hike.

Who with?

None of your business.

We're just business partners now.

You better get used to it.

We said you'd empty the deposit box today.

Yes, sure.

Once the bank opens tomorrow I'll go and get the money.

Tomorrow, Monika?

Tomorrow?

Give me my money or I'll kill you.

- Elmar... - Where's my money?

Elmar, Elmar...

- Where? - In the backpack.

All of it?

Half of it belongs to me.

After you tried to steal mine?

Half of it is mine or I'll report you.

You're implicated too.

I don't give a damn.

My husband's here. He tried to kill me.

He'll try again until he succeeds.

Until I'm dead.

But I still have my money.

Goodbye.

There he is again with that dolled-up woman.

I want to do what Florian's always doing.

Be quiet now.

Good evening.

We need to talk.

Not you, Romed.

You stay here and look after her.

Right, this is where I spend the night sometimes.

When the weather's nice in the summer.

Here?

And then I look up at the stars.

Am I the first one you've taken up here?

No, you're not.

But you're the first one who takes me seriously.

Who believes in me.

You don't think I'm a dreamer.

I've never seen such a beautiful night sky.

Yes.

The perfect place to die.

What?

Why did you say that?

I just meant that when I eventually die,

I want this to be the last thing I see.

This is no time to talk about death.

Back in a second.

DEATH

What's that supposed to mean?

THE FOOL

TOWN HALL/ POLICE

No, this isn't a joke.

Hennleitinger has had his sheep up there for 40 years.

If he says there's a female body up there, it's true.

So when can we have the helicopter?

Sorry, we're busy at the moment.

I see. Listen...

No offence meant, OK?

Bye now.

So, what can I do for you?

Since we don't have a precise location,

I suggest all three of us fly.

Up there.

To the mountain.

Go away, get lost.

You're scaring my sheep.

You can land over there.

You drove my sheep away.

They'll come back, Hennleitinger.

"YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT."

Damn.

What's going on?

She was here a minute ago.

Monika Löffelhart.

I don't believe it.

But she's the dead one we saw lying there.

Crikey, what's going on here?

Was it you who found the woman?

No, my sheep did.

And she was dead then?

Of course. Don't you see the sepulchral candles?

Very funny.

I put my hand on her chest.

There was no heartbeat.

She had red marks on her neck.

That's true.

Someone bumped her off.

I agree.

Did you place the candles there?

No, I only carry salt for my sheep.

Maybe she went to heaven, like the Virgin Mary?

Yes, sure. Fritz, Franz, go and look for her.

Dead or alive, she can't have got very far.

You there, me there.

I'll check on my sheep.

Hang on a second. I will need your name and address.

Who are you anyway?

Major Wegscheider, Tyrolean Federal Police.

A woman can't be a police officer. That's impossible.

Just give me your name, please.

I'm called Isidor.

And your surname?

I live at Hennleiten.

That's your house name. I need your surname.

Falkner.

I never killed anyone.

Sophie fell into the stream herself.

I see. That's great.

What about the woman on the table?

Sophie was my younger sister.

She fell into a stream. 30 years ago. Drunk as a skunk.

It's been proved. The court confirmed it.

Wonderful. I'll just need your house number.

We don't have one.

Just a little metal plate from the fire insurance.

But you won't need that either, you just have to know where to go.

You can go now, Mr Falkner.

About time, too.

- Reporting dutifully. - Nothing there.

We'll need a search party.

Maybe we can do without one.

I'm with you, because I had a tip-off.

Put out a search for this number plate.

As you won't come to me, I have to come to you.

I'm not chasing you.

I just want to know where I'm at.

Do you even still like me?

- I do. - I don't believe you.

It's just because of the organ tower.

You'd do anything for that thing.

Were you up there?

Did you show Mrs Löffelhart the stars?

I thought that was our spot.

Ours alone.

But it's a whore's place. And you're the whore.

Have you heard that your sponsor's dead?

Her husband killed her.

Or was it you?

I saw him follow you.

- She'd suddenly had enough. - Of what?

Going up there.

So she got out of the car.

No way. She was into you. She liked you.

I do, too.

She asked me about you.

So I told her that you and I are together.

Then she got out of the car.

I'll tell the police he followed you.

No, you won't.

Don't you do that. If you do, we're finished.

THE DEVIL

The horned one isn't necessarily bad.

He can also represent fate.

What will be will be.

Understood. Over and out.

Your license, please, Mr Löffelhart.

Did I break the speed limit?

Get out of the car, please.

Your colleague just drove off with my car.

Hello. Like they say on TV, all will become clear.

What am I supposed to have done?

What have I done?

That'll be all for now. Thank you.

Ms Tiefenbrunner.

Yes?

Wegscheider, Tyrolean Federal Police.

It's about Mrs Löffelhart.

I already know.

What went on last night between you and the piano player?

He's my fiancé.

Your fiancé?

You mean Florian Falkner?

Did Mrs Löffelhart take a liking to him?

Women often take a liking to the piano player.

And Mrs Löffelhart did too?

It's not just her. I'm jealous of all of them.

Did you notice anything else?

No.

Great. Thanks a lot, Ms Tiefenbrunner.

INCOMING CALL FROM FILTHY PIG

"I'LL GET YOU SOON."

Would you like some water?

Yes, please.

Interview with suspect Elmar Löffelhart,

by Major Claudia Wegscheider, Tyrol.

Where were you going earlier?

I was looking for my wife.

She must have got up early.

When I woke up at eight, she was already gone.

I tried to call her, but her phone was switched off.

Is this your first marriage?

What?

No, my third.

The third? Incredible, a prick like you.

You were overheard arguing at the hotel.

We have witnesses.

We don't get on that well anymore.

Your wife was flirting with the piano player.

Did you know that?

Was that a good enough reason to kill her?

Or was there something else?

What?

No!

Monika is dead? No!

- Sit down. - No.

Get him a glass of water.

You killed your wife on the mountain last night.

I would never do that.

I was at the hotel all night.

Is there anyone who could confirm that?

I was asleep, next to my wife.

I'll get you.

When the victims are women, I always solve the cases.

Even if I have to fake the evidence.

What is it?

Can you come and have a look?

Yes.

Thanks.

This was in the boot of his car.

How much?

Three million.

So the German tax investigators were right.

Forensics are up there. They might find a print.

Great idea. Go ahead.

What's wrong?

Just a headache. It's nothing.

Why are you carrying this much cash?

I can do what I want with my money.

Sure, but no one carries three million on them.

You can't trust banks these days.

Tell me about it.

But who did you bank with when you still trusted them?

I'm sorry, but I don't have to tell you that.

Suit yourself, arsehole.

We'll confiscate it anyway.

Right...

Now tell me where you hid the body.

You don't even have her body?

Start talking, you murderer.

Come on.

Elmar Löffelhart, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of murdering your wife.

Thank you.

What are we going to do with him?

Transfer him to Innsbruck?

No, I'll need him tomorrow.

Put him in the holding cell, then.

Have the Federal Police called?

No, I thought you were going to tell them we have the killer?

Yes, sure, I will.

But this case is going to take a bit of time.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

Have a nice evening.

- Have a nice evening. - Bye.

Help...

That's that woman from the police.

Is she still alive?

Yes.

Wake her up.

I'd rather not.

Are you insane? Why did you do that?

She mustn't know. She must not know!

You can't strangle a policewoman.

They'll be all over us.

Take her away.

If she wakes up, I'm done for.

She'll sleep for a while.

She needs some rest anyway.

Shit, there's someone in there. Let's go!

I'm pleased to hear you have nice weather, but...

It's so-so here.

Do you have any information for me?

Great, thanks. That's very helpful.

Yes, thank you.

If only the Austrian police were this efficient.

All right, thanks, talk to you soon.

You'd see us better without your shades.

We won't look to see if you had one too many last night.

You know what? Go and get Löffelhart.

I'm supposed to say hello.

Who from?

From the Mannheim tax investigators.

Thank you.

It's cold.

Where did you keep it?

In the fridge.

That's great. At least it'll stay fresh.

I couldn't find the key to the safe. Excuse me.

Shouldn't there be two officers present?

Please.

What you see here, Franz, is a formerly wealthy businessman.

"Formerly" because a few stupid speculations

cost him most of his fortune.

Then the German tax authority confiscated the rest in Liechtenstein.

Which made you insolvent and all your ventures bankrupt.

Then you come to Tyrol and suddenly have three million.

How is that possible?

Mr Kothgasser, come on in.

You are the local bank branch manager?

I am.

Does this look familiar to you?

Of course.

It's money... Euros.

That's right.

And do you know Mr Löffelhart?

This gentleman there?

No, I don't.

Great.

Where does a German tax evader turn to these days?

Liechtenstein? Bad idea.

Switzerland, maybe?

Wrong, Franz, even they have to share information.

No, you travel to a Tyrolean village

and stash your illicit cash there.

Not with us.

Who do you want me to phone, Mr Kothgasser?

Mannheim, Innsbruck, it won't matter.

You'll have the inspectors in tomorrow with an official warrant.

Do you want that?

Mrs Löffelhart came in yesterday and emptied her deposit box.

Why didn't you do it yourself, Mr Löffelhart?

If I may...

The deposit box was in the name of Monika Pfitzner.

Could that be your third wife's maiden name?

Franz, why do you think he didn't want the name Löffelhart to appear?

Because even we Austrians have done away with banking confidentiality now?

Correct.

How much was in the box, Mr Kothgasser?

How should I know?

We're not allowed to look.

Thank you.

That'll be all.

Franz.

Right.

Now admit it, you prick.

You had to share the cash with your wife.

Which gives us a motive for the murder,

because you wanted it all to yourself.

Three million for Monika, three million for me.

That was the deal.

She suggested we invest it outside the EU.

But she suddenly changed her mind.

Because there was another man?

I won't comment further without a lawyer.

Take him away, Franz.

I don't think Löffelhart is our man.

True. And we have no body.

They searched everywhere.

Let's start again.

All three of us saw the body.

It was found by Isidor Hennleitinger.

And he's never far from his brother.

That Romed is even madder than him.

We had to arrest him once for sexually assaulting female tourists.

And then there's the foundling, Florian.

He fleeces women to pay for his organ tower.

Everyone knows it.

INCOMING CALL FROM FILTHY PIG

Come in, unless it's the grim reaper.

Good evening.

Wegscheider, Tyrolean Federal Police.

Everyone is welcome here.

Have a seat.

This is my wife, Rosie.

And that there... That's you.

Goat's buttermilk.

Helps keep you young.

I still skip up those mountains like a goat.

This little woman here is with the police.

And this is our Florian.

Well...

good evening.

Go on, drink it.

Come on, do her a favour and give her a schnapps.

The rowan berry is mine.

I made that myself.

I don't want a schnapps.

Okay, but she'll have to leave afterwards.

I don't want any coppers in my house.

With us Hennleitingers,

inheritance is always split evenly among all siblings.

So the estate got smaller and smaller

until everyone was left with a piece of land the size of a hanky.

Lots of arguments, many of them emigrated.

I won't emigrate.

I won't give you the pleasure.

You look like your motions are rock hard.

The rowan berry schnapps is good for that.

Can you open a window, please?

No.

They're nailed shut.

My boys are somnambulists.

And too much fresh air is bad for you.

I don't believe it.

What's wrong with you people?

You're a hundred year behind the times.

You're more backward than my own folks.

You're one of us?

No, I ran away from that stupid lot when I was 14.

You should be ashamed of yourself,

giving me this vile stuff to drink.

Get the hell out.

The door's right there.

Please, sit down.

I'm not really angry with you.

The milk really is a touch off.

Where are you from?

The O-Village.

The Innsbruck Olympic Village.

The athletes left and we moved in.

From a shack into a tower block.

Six children, I was the youngest.

The coppers often called.

And now you're one yourself.

I caught my first murderer of women when I was still at school.

It was the guy who killed my mother.

My father.

Why are you here?

With us?

Because of a dead woman.

Mr Falkner, we can't find the body.

I didn't take it away.

I'm not capable. Look how thin I am.

She doesn't give me enough to eat.

Don't tell on us, Isidor. That's not nice.

He keeps eating my bacon.

People talk about you.

Collecting sponsors, female sponsors, to be precise.

Did you know the deceased?

Of course I did.

I saw you in the bar.

How much did she give you?

She was very generous.

Where were you that night?

We were all at home.

Everyone is always home around here.

Since last night, I've been sore here.

What could that be, do you think?

Come with me.

I'll play you something.

I'll never like that racket.

What you played is no different.

Do you know how I was rewarded when they locked up my father?

Four years in a borstal.

Every day, I had to attend early morning mass.

With nuns and the organ playing. It was nauseating.

What did the old witch say?

You were all at home.

Everyone always stays home around here.

That's not a great alibi.

By the way, not just Monika Löffelhart disappeared,

but also her share of the illicit cash.

Her husband doesn't have it.

I wonder where it is.

Shall I tell you?

You killed Elmar Löffelhart's wife for him.

And he let you have the money for your stupid organ tower.

Go back to Innsbruck,

Wegscheider.

You don't belong here.

You're free to leave, Mr Löffelhart.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!"

I don't like that one.

That's the worst of them all.

Turn it over again. We don't want it.

That's not allowed.

The cards don't lie.

THE TOWER

Are you the...

- The husband of...? - Yes, I am.

I didn't do anything. I didn't kill her.

Anyone would for three million.

What three million?

I only get small contributions for my organ tower.

I packed her backpack myself.

You took her up to your bloody love nest.

You have my money.

I don't have it.

That's impossible.

I'll blow your brains out.

You don't believe me, do you?

- Do you? - Yes, I do.

- You don't. - Sure, I believe you.

Something is up, boys.

It's not good.

I did tell her to turn the tower card over again.

I did tell her that. I told her, I did.

Turn the light on.

Get in there.

All these are for your tower?

You hand over my money now, or all this burns.

I was going to burn this down myself.

Let go of me. I'll kill him.

Don't, boy, they'll lock you up.

I won't let go of him.

You can give him one more. I'd do that too.

My... my heart...

Piss off, then.

Damn it.

Next time you'll end up in the stream, like Sophie.

I did tell you.

It's not easy to do.

All this violence and murder.

Florian.

Florian!

What are you doing in Florian's car?

My wife and I...

Monika and I, we were a great team.

She was the brain, I was the brawn, till the end.

Six million.

That's all we could save. Six million of the original amount.

She proposes a deposit box in Tyrol.

No return, but at least it's safe.

Why do you always want more and more?

Because it's sexy. It's really sexy.

I don't need that.

You don't have a choice.

No, I don't need it.

All I need is grass, trees, water... and freedom.

Freedom? At the hotel?

That's just evenings, to earn some money.

During the day, I go to agricultural school.

You're a farmer?

Not yet.

My brother inherited the farm. I'm doing this for Florian.

He said he'd only marry someone with agricultural knowledge,

so he can build his tower.

No. No. No!

Read it to me. Read it.

"Dear Florian,

"Mr Löffelhart has kidnapped me.

"Give him his money and I'll be free.

Sincerely, Regina Tiefenbrunner."

I'll kill you.

Me too? Isn't one murder enough?

Where is she?

You're in luck.

You can see your woman again.

Who's the big man now?

That's what happens if you toy with a professional.

You can play on now.

Run off to your loser.

So he didn't hurt you anyway?

How did you get that German whore's money?

She gave it to me.

Three million? She gave you three million?

Nobody does that. No way.

No matter how much she fancied you.

You killed her.

Are you mad?

I didn't.

I could accuse you too. You've no alibi either.

Rubbish.

Who else was it, then?

Don't ask questions and I'll tell no lies.

Was the sex at least good?

I didn't have sex with her.

With any of them.

Least of all up there, under the stars.

All I need in my life is music, nothing else.

Even if you don't believe me.

No, I don't believe you.

The country bumpkin doesn't believe you.

Are you walking home now?

You can't give me a lift, anyway, without your car.

Stop the engine.

There.

Please.

- I won't. - Yes, you will, Löffelhart.

So it was Florian after all.

It's my money.

You can't take it.

Yes, you're right.

As a policewoman, I'm obliged to confiscate it.

Come in, unless it's the grim reaper.

Please tell me who hurt the German woman.

Was it Romed?

Or was it Florian himself?

It wasn't me, I swear.

I found him in the middle of winter.

Outside the church, wrapped in an old horse blanket.

The teacher was playing the church organ at the time.

The little boy,

with frozen drops under his nose, listening with big eyes.

He didn't feel the cold.

He just listened, blissfully.

Florian has been blessed with a great gift.

You like him, don't you?

Not anymore.

He has plenty of others.

I don't like those bossy ones, trying to take him away.

I keep a jug of goat's milk that has long gone off.

Not even the pigs will drink it.

I give it to those women, yet they still come back.

It doesn't hurt me anymore, Adelheid.

I don't feel anything.

But I like you best.

Turn over one of these.

STRENGTH

That's good.

So? What does it mean?

The tower stands for doom and demise.

But strength can still prevent it.

Yes, I know it's late.

I just wanted you to...

No, I...

Just listen to me.

I...

I don't want you to be in a wheelchair anymore.

I want you to be able to walk again.

I know all that.

Tell me how much the operation is. I'll give you the money.

Well, well.

Don't tell me the money's gone.

Stolen.

Who stole it?

The policewoman.

Unbelievable.

Does she know who killed Monika?

No.

There's only one option.

The two of us get the money back and split it.

No, I'm not doing any deals with you.

I need to pee.

So what?

No good ever comes of ill-gotten gains.

It wasn't ill-gotten.

We worked for it.

Let's drink to peace and quiet

and good times for us up here.

We're closed for an inventory.

This is the police.

What do you say to this?

What should I say?

It's money... Euros.

These are all counterfeit notes.

You took Löffelhart's genuine cash and replaced it with duds.

You can wipe your backside with this.

Now give me the six million from the deposit box.

- It's gone. - What do you mean, "gone"?

I speculated and lost.

What?

You gambled away six million euros?

No, I gambled away 150 million euros.

All of the bank's money.

We had a lot of it. This is a popular tourist destination.

Congratulations, Mr Kothgasser. You're under arrest.

I'll give you a million, detective.

The funds I can still access.

I'll transfer it immediately from the Channel Islands.

It'll only take 30 seconds.

Screw you.

Anything you want.

Take the million and let me go. Please.

Counterfeit.

Counterfeit. I'm sure all six million of it is.

Incredible...

And you're from the Innsbruck O-Village?

Can't you tell?

And you took his wife's money off Löffelhart's last night?

Yes, I did.

He got it from Florian Falkner, so he's the killer.

No, you're wrong there.

You were right all along.

The lab just sent us the evidence.

And where is Löffelhart now?

Why didn't you bring him in?

It was complicated.

But he's waiting for you.

Help. Help!

Help me!

You can't have any goat's milk. It's for the guests.

Please open the door.

Clever. No one can steal your car like this.

Please help me.

They tried to steal our tractor once. Ended up in hospital.

Please help me.

I got to go.

The bossy ones are waiting.

Interesting security measure.

It's standard for you.

Please help me.

Just get in the car.

What?

Good morning.

I'm getting a warrant for you, you prick.

Oh no.

Why didn't you just take off with the money?

I won't say a word without a lawyer.

Major Wegscheider presenting evidence to the suspect, Mr Löffelhart.

There were a number of footprints up there on the mountain.

But this one can clearly be identified as your hiking boot, Mr Löffelhart.

I was up there that night.

But I didn't kill my wife.

She was strung along by that organ player.

Monika, of all people. She used to be so classy.

She never would have fallen for a...

Believe me, you prig... you'll have other things to worry about soon.

When your fellow inmates polish your rim,

it'll feel like...

So, what happened to your wife that night, Mr Löffelhart?

First I went to her room.

But she left immediately to be with that loser.

And then?

Then...

Jealousy. I followed them.

You were knocked unconscious?

By this Florian.

How do you know? It was from behind.

There was no one else there.

I woke up in a different place.

I walked to my car and drove back to the hotel.

It can't have been me.

Why would Florian Falkner kill your wife?

She gave him money.

But not all of it.

Monika had her entire three million with her.

Why didn't you say so?

I wanted the money back first.

I managed to get it last night.

It was under his piano.

He killed my wife.

Excuse me.

INCOMING CALL FROM BOSS MAN

Take down his statement, have him sign it and lock him up.

Let's go.

Do you believe him?

I do.

Wait...

This is embarrassing.

Your boss at Innsbruck called earlier.

You're suspended, because...

I faked evidence and pushed my husband down the stairs.

That's right.

There'll be a trial.

We have to arrest you and take you to Innsbruck.

- Fritz... - I don't like doing this.

Will you let me close this case, please?

To think that it was all counterfeit money.

I mean, the entire six million.

Although you probably don't care anymore.

No, no, it was all genuine notes.

So you haven't been told yet?

No, it was all...

That Kothgasser is a rascal.

He just took off.

He won't get far without any money and without this.

Do you still believe him?

You get him. I'll go and get Florian.

No, I'll come with you.

Fine, I don't care.

Hey, what are you doing?

Mr Branch Manager...

You can put the rifle down, Mr Löffelhart.

I gambled everything away.

My sincere apologies.

I want every euro you have left.

It's all gone.

Does Florian Falkner have an account?

He doesn't know what an account is.

Give me the key.

There's been a raid on the bank.

Sounds like it was Löffelhart.

What? Kothgasser isn't dead, is he?

No, he got shot in the backside.

Thank God for that.

My salary gets paid into that bank.

If Kothgasser gambled it away, he's mine.

But why did Löffelhart even go there?

We didn't tell him about the counterfeit money.

Why don't you go up the mountain and I'll arrest the German?

Great idea, and you can take Fritz with you as well.

There's four of them. They can't be trusted.

The old woman's stare...

In the old days, they'd have called her a witch.

Come on now.

Isidor has a rifle for poaching.

Romed is strong as an ox.

What about Florian?

He'll never go to prison. He couldn't cope.

Sure. I'll call you if I need you.

Do you have your weapon?

Of course. Why?

Please don't do anything stupid.

I've never shot anyone.

Are you sure they're up there?

It's not much of a hiding place.

The Hennleitingers don't hide.

They're mowing their meadows at the Bear's Alp.

Take the next right.

Where?

Turn right. Now.

Hello. You going hunting up there?

Exactly. Don't ask any more questions.

There, this will pay for the short flight.

It's not made in China, is it?

It's worth 20,000 euros.

In that case... Hop in.

...four, five...

six.

JUDGEMENT

Bloody crap.

Elmar...

I wasn't expecting you up here.

Monika?

Don't worry, I'm not a ghost.

I was convinced that guy killed you.

Not everyone's as greedy as you.

Did you know the money was all counterfeit?

Really?

That dirty little banker.

Luckily, those troubles are behind me.

Behind you?

You're in a lot of trouble, Monika.

We have no money left. You don't and I don't, either.

I don't need anything. At least not money.

I live up here.

Yes. Until the autumn to start with.

You're so sick.

Do you know what I had to endure,

because the police thought I'd killed you?

You did try and kill me, didn't you?

You better leave now.

You don't want to descend in the dark.

Where is he?

Florian...

I want to do what you're always doing.

It's better if you don't.

It won't end well.

We know that.

The best grass.

Let's go.

Stupid mountains.

Why are you still here?

I need to talk to this Florian.

What about?

Get in the hut.

What?

Hands up!

You dirty peasants.

Not him again.

- I'll cut your head off. - Go on, try it.

Where's Monika?

The living corpse was a surprise.

I want to cut his head off.

Just wait. You can do it in a minute.

What do you want now?

I'm broke, Florian.

Completely broke.

You made a lot of money from your organ sponsors. Give it to me.

Get your money elsewhere. I need mine.

If you don't hand it over, I'll shoot that giant baby first.

Don't laugh. I'm really going to do it.

I wasn't laughing, honestly.

Monika is next.

She's already dead, anyway.

All right.

How much is there?

Just over 16,000 euros.

16,000?

That can't be true.

I make 16,000 on a bad morning,

you loser, you dirty, stinking, pathetic loser.

You're such a loser, the women who like your music are pathetic,

because you're such a loser.

You're a nobody, you're a...

Hell, that wasn't a bad shot, Isidor.

Bugger me, if I couldn't hit a target anymore...

Fetch some rags and some schnapps.

I'll bandage him up.

No, I'll cut his head off now.

I wouldn't mind at all, he's such an annoying cockroach.

There's something grunting in the hut.

Well, go and have a look, then.

It's wild up here.

That will change, all right?

Leave him, Romed!

He wanted to shoot me.

Leave him anyway. He's not worth it.

You think so?

Yes. I think so.

Come on now.

His hand needs bandaging.

No, he won't feel any more pain.

Is he gone, then?

Yes.

He's gone.

Can you carry him up?

Let's go, then.

Back in a second.

I did kind of expect it.

But when it actually happened...

Don't worry, I just want the backpack.

You pathetic loser.

You won't get far without me.

Oh, yeah, you think so?

You really think so?

Take him away, Romed.

- But don't kill him. - Sure.

He'll keep on trying until he succeeds, until I'm dead.

Then it's best you die now.

We were laughing, us Hennleitingers.

But she was quite brave for a bossy one.

Come on.

You'll have to stay like this for a while, missus.

I can do that.

No problem.

I'd love to play the organ to this.

Yes... it's beautiful.

I loved acting as a child.

But when it gets serious...

Keep down, Romed.

Get lost.

You're scaring my sheep.

That's what happened?

But you mustn't tell anyone. It's a secret.

Romed, hurry.

Come, fast!

Come, quick!

You really had me fooled, all of you.

You can't have been surprised you were a suspect, Florian.

You weren't the only one.

Your Regina...

Those two will be fine.

I'm glad you're still alive, Mrs Löffelhart.

Yes, I'm glad, too.

More so each day.

And Elmar being dead...

...doesn't really change that either.

What I was going to ask you,

why aren't you wearing a uniform if you're a copper?

I'm not a copper anymore.

- No? - No.

How to describe my last case?

No victim, no killer,

one dead body, who only had himself to blame.

A branch manager with a backside full of lead who really deserves it.

Apart from that,

a lot of things to tidy up, both privately and professionally.

I might even end up in prison myself.

That's enough of that now.

Come on. Turn over the final card.

You think so?

Just to wrap the whole thing up.

THE LOVERS

I love your organ music.

It's got something holy, not Catholic, just holy.

Like birds singing.

But you...

You sell that holiness.

That makes me sad.

What if I do it like the birds? Without selling it?

Then you can build it, your organ tower.

I thought you didn't have sex with any of your sponsors?

All you needed was music and nothing else.

Yes, that's what I said.

Well, that's a shame, a great shame.

Why's that?

I'd like to have children with you. But if you don't want that...

We can do that.

Will I see you later?

This is high season.

Well, then...

that's perfect.

See you later.