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00:00:00♪
00:00:28Freud teaches us that we relive our childhood again and again.
00:00:33Some of us are stuck in a nursery world.
00:00:37An obsessive need to play games.
00:00:42An adult addiction to gambling is often a long-buried childhood fixation.
00:00:47Gambling is not simply a vice.
00:00:50It is an expression of our humanity.
00:00:52It is the way we behave towards each other in our relationships.
00:00:56Play, win, lose.
00:01:01And we sometimes take immense risks.
00:01:06And in the most devastating circumstances, we can lose everything.
00:01:13Gentlemen, Franz Buchstaller is one of the most notorious criminals in the city.
00:01:19An infamous arms dealer with links to thieves and criminals throughout the empire.
00:01:27Well, gentlemen, as of now, his monstrous reign is ended.
00:01:34♪
00:01:52Franz Buchstaller is finally in our castle.
00:01:56♪
00:02:05Some of you...
00:02:08Some of you did assist me with this arrest last night.
00:02:13I will, of course, mention you in my report.
00:02:22Perhaps not all by name.
00:02:25Anyway, to show my gratitude, beer for everyone!
00:02:39I need to get out of here. I can't stomach this.
00:02:42Gentlemen, the prisoner wants to talk.
00:02:45He says it must be to you, alone.
00:02:56♪
00:03:01So, look at you.
00:03:05How the mighty have fallen.
00:03:10When I give evidence at your trial,
00:03:14it will be a personal pleasure.
00:03:18Of course, it may not get that far.
00:03:22Half the criminals in the city will be after your blood
00:03:26in order to protect themselves.
00:03:39I need to see Strasse.
00:03:41What?
00:03:43I need to see Strasse.
00:03:45What?
00:03:47Right now. It's important.
00:03:51What's this about?
00:03:55Just deliver this message.
00:04:01Tell him...
00:04:06I know where to find...
00:04:13Mephisto.
00:04:23Mephisto.
00:04:25That's what he said.
00:04:28I didn't know quite what he meant, but...
00:04:31From Goethe.
00:04:33Men's wretchedness ensues, I so deplore.
00:04:38Mephisto is the devil.
00:04:41Where's Burgstahler now?
00:04:43In custody, awaiting trial.
00:04:45He says he won't talk in the station.
00:04:47Says it needs to be somewhere else.
00:04:49I told him it was impossible.
00:04:53What's going on, Herr Direktor?
00:04:59Do you need anything, Papa?
00:05:02No, thank you.
00:05:04Freundin.
00:05:07Who else knows about this?
00:05:11No one.
00:05:13I came straight to you. I assumed you want to know about it.
00:05:16Bring him here.
00:05:18What?
00:05:19The castle. The ruined castle.
00:05:21Just beyond the house.
00:05:23Obviously, I can't have him in my home.
00:05:25No. Burgstahler's a prisoner.
00:05:27We can't have him parade around Vienna.
00:05:29Bring other officers, if you must.
00:05:31Men you trust, not tell them nothing.
00:05:33I must object, Herr Direktor.
00:05:35I spent months on Burgstahler's trail.
00:05:37I have him under lock and key, finally.
00:05:39The Empire's under threat, Reinhard.
00:05:42This meeting is vital.
00:05:47Mephisto's our deadliest enemy.
00:05:50He goes only by his secret code name.
00:05:53I've been trying to track him down for years.
00:05:56If Burgstahler is telling the truth,
00:05:59then this is my first proper lead on him.
00:06:05I will sign a release order.
00:06:07Your authorization to bring the prisoner to me.
00:06:11Burgstahler's dangerous.
00:06:13I'll be armed if he tries to escape.
00:06:17Agreed.
00:06:20You know Goethe?
00:06:23Read it at school.
00:06:26Do you remember about Mephisto?
00:06:30He had the man-magic powers.
00:06:33In exchange for his immortal soul?
00:06:37Yes.
00:06:39I'm sure you remember.
00:06:42Yes.
00:06:44Man-magic powers.
00:06:47In exchange for his immortal soul.
00:06:53I hate this new automatic.
00:06:58We need another officer to drive the carriage.
00:07:01What about Meyer?
00:07:03He's keen, always comes in early.
00:07:06Fine.
00:07:07Don't tell him anything.
00:07:09Go and get him.
00:07:14Let's go.
00:07:45Let's go.
00:08:08It was getting hot in there.
00:08:12You know, Inspector,
00:08:15I can read your expression.
00:08:18I can see the contempt you have for me.
00:08:21No.
00:08:23I'm hardly hiding it.
00:08:27The irony is,
00:08:30we are not so different, you and I.
00:08:36We both use violence to achieve our ends.
00:08:41We both understand its power, right?
00:08:48A young woman was gunned down in Leopoldstadt last week.
00:08:53Nineteen years old.
00:08:56Robbery.
00:08:58Killed in cold blood with a gun that you sold, Franz.
00:09:04Don't you ever compare yourself to me.
00:09:09You understand?
00:09:34Meyer, go out on the road.
00:09:36Make sure no one's coming.
00:09:37Keep alert.
00:09:44If it had been left up to me,
00:09:46we'd have skipped the trial.
00:09:48What would your approach have been?
00:09:51Time alone with me, in these woods,
00:09:53no spectators.
00:09:55Reinhard, if you will allow me.
00:09:59I'm Strasser,
00:10:01the director of security.
00:10:04You told the inspector you have some information for me.
00:10:10Information.
00:10:13It's treasure.
00:10:16I found out Mephisto's real name.
00:10:21You met with Mephisto face to face?
00:10:25Mephisto's man came to do business with me,
00:10:28and afterwards I followed him.
00:10:38I saw them together.
00:10:42Give me a name.
00:10:44First,
00:10:46we need to talk about what you are prepared to offer me.
00:10:52Reinhard, you and your men can step away.
00:10:55And...
00:11:08One false move.
00:11:10Do you understand me?
00:11:14Take cover! They're shooting!
00:11:24Damn it, Reinhard! You were followed!
00:11:39Protect me! I'm a dead man!
00:11:44Reinhard!
00:11:57Damn it!
00:12:04No, no, no, no, no!
00:12:05Stop him!
00:12:10No! Don't!
00:12:13No!
00:12:29No!
00:12:44No!
00:12:55You're under arrest!
00:12:57Don't move!
00:13:14As every psychoanalyst knows,
00:13:16since we haven't gone through the experience of death ourselves,
00:13:20death doesn't exist in our unconscious.
00:13:23Oscar.
00:13:25So we can't actually fear death.
00:13:30I remember.
00:13:39Because...
00:13:41Fight him.
00:13:43Fight him.
00:13:47Stop.
00:13:49Fight him.
00:13:56I promise.
00:13:59I promise.
00:14:02We effectively pretend death isn't there.
00:14:06Until, of course,
00:14:08reality intrudes.
00:14:17Gentlemen, we're all shocked by the tragic death of Director Strasser.
00:14:22As his deputy,
00:14:24I have accepted the appointment as the new Director of Security.
00:14:39Commissioner, is there any news on the Burgstahler murder?
00:14:46It's not your case.
00:14:48Not anymore.
00:14:50I know.
00:14:52I was just curious.
00:15:04We've identified the killer.
00:15:08Thomas Hofer.
00:15:10One of the Hofer gang.
00:15:13Thieves from the Meitling district,
00:15:15trying to stop Burgstahler informing on them.
00:15:19Why?
00:15:21You have any other information?
00:15:24No.
00:15:30Why did Strasser want to meet with Burgstahler?
00:15:34I'm sorry, Commissioner.
00:15:36Tell me.
00:15:40Your name is on this, Reinhardt.
00:15:44You were the one who took Burgstahler from his cell.
00:15:48The Director gave me written authorization.
00:15:51Yes.
00:15:53Well, can't help you now, can he?
00:15:59As far as I'm concerned,
00:16:01your career is over.
00:16:04Of course.
00:16:06I will miss you when you're gone.
00:16:34I love you.
00:17:04I love you.
00:17:34I love you.
00:17:45I'm sorry for what happened to your father.
00:17:50He was a good man
00:17:52and a fine police officer.
00:17:58He lived for his job.
00:18:02Devoted himself to the Empire.
00:18:10I need your help, Fräulein.
00:18:14Something happened before he died.
00:18:21A case we were both involved in.
00:18:25Did he ever mention a name?
00:18:29Mephisto.
00:18:41I'm sorry to ask,
00:18:45but could I have a look in his private things?
00:18:58Yes, of course.
00:19:00Mephisto.
00:19:27Mephisto.
00:19:30Mephisto.
00:19:36I remember this.
00:19:39I remember every detail.
00:19:43Luxembourg.
00:19:45A bomb was planted to disrupt the Russian summit
00:19:49by Serbian nationalist Lazar Kis.
00:19:55Your father and I were both there that day.
00:19:59Kis died a few months later in a fire.
00:20:05But why was your father still obsessed by it?
00:20:09My father, he collected them.
00:20:13Disasters, areas of policing.
00:20:16Did he tell you why?
00:20:19No.
00:20:22It's important, Fräulein.
00:20:26Anything you can remember, anything.
00:20:33I'm sorry.
00:20:36I need to take these clippings.
00:20:40I do recall him saying one thing.
00:20:44Yes?
00:20:47One night when he had been drinking,
00:20:50he kept repeating,
00:20:52someone in Vienna is giving away our secrets.
00:20:59Someone.
00:21:13A traitor.
00:21:15I know where to find Mephisto.
00:21:20Our deadliest enemy.
00:21:23Mephisto.
00:21:51Commissioner.
00:21:59Inspector, you wanted all the Luxembourg files?
00:22:02Shh, unofficial.
00:22:04Oh.
00:22:06It's everything, I'm afraid.
00:22:08No mention of the name Mephisto.
00:22:16Oh, and there's the cigarettes you found.
00:22:20Two different types.
00:22:22Probably two different people.
00:22:24Seems like our killer has someone alongside helping him.
00:22:29This is cheap. Hand rolled.
00:22:32This is expensive.
00:22:35Can make some inquiries.
00:22:37The paper or the tobacco mix may be traceable.
00:22:45Are you going back into the case again?
00:22:48I'm not sure, Fräulein.
00:22:50Maybe.
00:22:54What I really need to do
00:22:57is get into the mind of a dead man.
00:23:00What?
00:23:02Franz Burgstahler is in his grave.
00:23:04Mm-hmm.
00:23:05There's someone I need to pay a call on.
00:23:09Ah, here he is at last,
00:23:11the weary traveller.
00:23:13Come back to us at last.
00:23:15My love, welcome home.
00:23:17How was it? How is America, ma'am?
00:23:20I scarcely had a chance to sit down.
00:23:22My hands ache from all the palms I've been pressing.
00:23:24My jaw aches from the lecture talk.
00:23:26Wasn't you wonderful?
00:23:28I stayed at the Vanderbilt.
00:23:29No idea what that means, but it sounds impressive.
00:23:31It's a famous hotel.
00:23:32Oh, fantastic.
00:23:34Leia!
00:23:35Look who's back.
00:23:36Oh, hurrah, it's little Freud.
00:23:39We can all look forward to being analysed again at dinner.
00:23:42You know, I've missed you.
00:23:43Gosh, that actually sounds like you mean it.
00:23:46Aw.
00:23:48Come in. Come in and have something to eat.
00:23:50She's prepared a banquet for your return.
00:23:52I hope you haven't had dinner yet.
00:23:54Well, I'm sure I could force something down for you.
00:23:57Clara said she had a postcard from you.
00:24:00Two, in fact.
00:24:02Stop fishing, Mama.
00:24:04Who's fishing?
00:24:05You are.
00:24:07We're friends again.
00:24:08Can't we just leave it at that?
00:24:12Do I detect a change of image?
00:24:14Yes, you do.
00:24:16I'm not sure what you mean by that.
00:24:18I'm not sure what you mean by that.
00:24:20I'm not sure what you mean by that.
00:24:22I'm not sure what you mean by that.
00:24:24Do I detect a change of image?
00:24:26Yes.
00:24:27I noticed it, too, actually.
00:24:28It's Lawton Taylor.
00:24:29New York fashions.
00:24:30Did you meet lots of famous people?
00:24:32I signed a lot of books.
00:24:33You probably made a bit of money.
00:24:36Well, some.
00:24:38Don't be modest.
00:24:39It doesn't suit you.
00:24:41I guess all right.
00:24:42Rather a lot, as it happens.
00:24:43Your apartment's still let, I gather,
00:24:46until the end of the month.
00:24:47We've put you in your old room.
00:24:48It's fine.
00:24:49Yes, isn't it splendid?
00:24:51Mama can come up and tuck you in bed each night,
00:24:54just like old times.
00:24:58Stop teasing the poor boy.
00:25:00At least let me get my breath back before you start.
00:25:02Yes, Anna, what is it?
00:25:04A policeman at the door, sir.
00:25:10Here we go again.
00:25:13Oh, dear, has someone died?
00:25:16Sorry, I meant...
00:25:18Hello, Oscar.
00:25:22It's been too long.
00:25:24How have you been?
00:25:27Well, my career has had its twists and turns.
00:25:32How about you?
00:25:34I've been reading about you in the newspapers.
00:25:37Ah.
00:25:38Head of department at the hospital.
00:25:40Yes, well, after that business with Neumann,
00:25:42they had no choice but to promote me.
00:25:43Yeah.
00:25:44And there really was no one else willing and available.
00:25:46And now your fame has spread across the herring pond.
00:25:50New York's over here,
00:25:52preaching the gospel of Freudianism.
00:25:55Yes, they seem to love it over there.
00:25:58Which reminds me,
00:26:00I have this for you from New York.
00:26:10Thanks.
00:26:14For your little coffee bean habit.
00:26:17That is incredibly generous of you.
00:26:25So, to what do I owe this pleasure?
00:26:29Well, you're right.
00:26:30I came about a case.
00:26:33It's a murder case, Franz Burgstahler.
00:26:36Actually, the case has already been closed.
00:26:39The killer has been gunned down.
00:26:42Right, so...
00:26:45what's at stake?
00:27:00A traitor.
00:27:01Diplomatic missions sabotaged, destroyed.
00:27:05These missions were covert.
00:27:07It would need to be someone at the center of political power.
00:27:10And Strasser was chasing him.
00:27:12He was murdered because of this, I'm sure.
00:27:15He tried to unmask the traitor.
00:27:17The police think it was a street criminal who shot him.
00:27:22But you know different.
00:27:26All right.
00:27:28There's one person who can identify the traitor.
00:27:31Excellent.
00:27:32Franz Burgstahler.
00:27:35I see.
00:27:37And he's dead.
00:27:43We just need to talk to you.
00:27:45How long were you with Franz Burgstahler?
00:27:48Over a year, nearly two.
00:27:52And you were his lover?
00:27:55I'm not naive.
00:27:58I know exactly how Franz made his money.
00:28:03But he was charming. He flattered me.
00:28:06He spent a fortune on you.
00:28:09Did Franz perhaps have contact with someone high up in society?
00:28:15I don't know. He was a crook, an arms dealer.
00:28:18His friends were thieves and criminals.
00:28:29Something else?
00:28:33What?
00:28:34Something you've never told me?
00:28:38Something you were about to say?
00:28:44No.
00:28:45No, it's nothing.
00:28:49A piece that doesn't quite fit.
00:28:51Something that surprised you about him?
00:28:57He had a friend he spoke about.
00:28:59Someone he sometimes visited.
00:29:02At the palace.
00:29:03Palace?
00:29:06That's what he said.
00:29:08They were involved in some sort of enterprise.
00:29:12A singer.
00:29:15Do you have a name?
00:29:17Signor Carillo.
00:29:19A Spaniard.
00:29:35The Tempo is too fast.
00:29:37I can't hear you.
00:29:39I can't hear you.
00:29:41I can't hear you.
00:29:43I can't hear you.
00:29:45I can't hear you.
00:29:47I can't hear you.
00:29:49I can't hear you.
00:29:51I can't hear you.
00:29:53I can't hear you.
00:29:55I can't hear you.
00:29:57I can't hear you.
00:29:59I can't hear you.
00:30:01I can't hear you.
00:30:03The Tempo is too fast.
00:30:05Take it slower, please.
00:30:07He's good.
00:30:15Let's find out why Burgstahler liked him so much.
00:30:20Name?
00:30:21Elias.
00:30:28Thank you. You're welcome.
00:30:31Name?
00:30:32Oskar Reinhardt, Inspector.
00:30:37Leopoldstadt Constabulary.
00:30:41I need you to accompany me to the station.
00:30:55Franz Burgstahler.
00:31:01I don't know that name.
00:31:04No reason why you should,
00:31:06except we believe he was a fan of yours.
00:31:09He came to meet you when you sang in Vienna,
00:31:12so we're told.
00:31:15I have many devoted fans, Inspector.
00:31:18Why would this one be of special interest to me?
00:31:24He was shot
00:31:27and killed.
00:31:30Maybe you read about it.
00:31:35I'm afraid I don't know this man.
00:31:38You've been misinformed.
00:31:40Someone close to Burgstahler told us
00:31:43you were involved in an enterprise together.
00:31:50Do you ever perform for royalty, Señor Carrillo?
00:31:54Ever summoned to a palace?
00:31:58No, never.
00:32:00What exactly is all this nonsense about?
00:32:05Franz Burgstahler was killed
00:32:07because he threatened to reveal someone's secret identity.
00:32:12Might you be in danger also?
00:32:14Is there anything further?
00:32:16I have a concert to give.
00:32:21Of course. You're free to leave, Constable.
00:32:39Palace. That's what she told us.
00:32:43Doesn't make any sense.
00:32:45A crook like Burgstahler would never get access to royal residence.
00:32:53I'm sorry for dragging you in here again.
00:32:57He was with me.
00:32:59I needed you to meet him.
00:33:01Mephisto must be someone at the centre of political power.
00:33:05How could Burgstahler enter his orbit?
00:33:13It's me. I need to talk to you.
00:33:16As far as I am concerned, our business is now settled.
00:33:22Damn you!
00:33:24Why don't you answer me?
00:33:26Tell me that that is paid!
00:33:48Therese.
00:33:50I...
00:33:52Oscar.
00:33:56How are you?
00:33:59I'm well.
00:34:02It's good to see you.
00:34:04What are you doing here?
00:34:07I...
00:34:09You remember my husband, Wenzel?
00:34:13Of course.
00:34:16What's going on?
00:34:18Therese, can we just go?
00:34:21Can you wait for me? I'll just be a moment.
00:34:27He was drunk last night.
00:34:30Got into a fight.
00:34:32Spent the night in the cells.
00:34:36Is everything all right between you?
00:34:39Yes.
00:34:41Please don't worry about it.
00:34:44It's not your concern.
00:34:50Orsona.
00:34:53Orsona?
00:34:55She's fine. Growing up.
00:34:59Does she still like books?
00:35:02Yes. More than ever.
00:35:06She's started to write poems now.
00:35:08Oh.
00:35:10Smart girl.
00:35:12We should be going.
00:35:14He's waiting.
00:35:18It's good to see you again.
00:35:22And...
00:35:26Take care of yourself, Oscar.
00:35:52You too, Theresa.
00:35:54You too.
00:36:23Reiner.
00:36:27Herr Direktor.
00:36:29We've not had a chance to speak.
00:36:31I was Strasser's number two at the Ministry.
00:36:33Yes, of course.
00:36:35We all miss him. Big shoes to fill.
00:36:40They identified his killer.
00:36:43No need for a trial now.
00:36:45Still, there are some questions unanswered.
00:36:49I'm no longer involved in the case, Herr Direktor.
00:37:00We both know the commissioner relies on you.
00:37:06If you have any information, I'd be obliged if you'd bring it straight to me.
00:37:36What?
00:37:38A death.
00:37:40Suspicious.
00:37:42I thought you might want it.
00:37:45Von Bülow warned that we have any murder cases.
00:37:48This one.
00:37:52The Singer.
00:37:55Hi.
00:38:15Reiner, the police.
00:38:18I've cleared the building.
00:38:20Good. Where's the body?
00:38:24I don't know.
00:38:35You found him?
00:38:37I did.
00:38:44I came in early and saw the body.
00:38:49You keep a record of who goes in and out?
00:38:53Most clients prefer to remain anonymous.
00:38:57No wallet. No possessions.
00:39:00Just this.
00:39:06A very deep cut, like the French revolutionary.
00:39:10Died in his bathtub.
00:39:12No other signs of breathing.
00:39:14No evidence that he fought back.
00:39:18The day after we interview him, Carillo gets killed.
00:39:23Does that sound like a coincidence to you?
00:39:26No, sir.
00:39:27No.
00:39:36Mephisto.
00:39:38He knows we're coming for him.
00:39:49These are all the personal belongings we found in Carillo's home.
00:39:53Thank you, Maia.
00:39:55Of course.
00:40:19Evidently, you earned a great deal on tour.
00:40:22Here, Inspector. Look at these.
00:40:34Letters from admirers. Hundreds of them.
00:40:41What's this?
00:40:43It's a cipher text, used for deciphering codes.
00:40:47What would he be doing with it?
00:40:49Hand me a letter, please.
00:41:00C-K-H.
00:41:02C-U-K-H.
00:41:05Doesn't make any sense.
00:41:07Try another.
00:41:17What's this?
00:41:28He's looking for a needle in a haystack.
00:41:47C-U-K-H.
00:42:18We've been through them all.
00:42:20Maybe they are all just fan mail.
00:42:34This stamp.
00:42:36What?
00:42:38It's postmarked Vienna.
00:42:41Just arrived. The letter wasn't opened.
00:42:44Why so valuable?
00:42:46It's expensive for a small letter like this.
00:42:48This is the stamp my parents used when they sent me letters to America.
00:42:52Someone wanted to make sure he got it.
00:42:55Why, Oscar?
00:42:57There was nothing special about the letter.
00:43:02We should check again.
00:43:08Where is it?
00:43:16Oscar.
00:43:24Oscar.
00:43:46One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
00:44:14A. M. 2. 2.
00:44:22Regas on 22nd.
00:44:28Hold on a moment.
00:44:40Here. Regas Palace.
00:44:43It's a casino.
00:44:45Maybe whoever sent the message doesn't know who's dead. Maybe they'll still be expecting him.
00:44:50Wait.
00:44:54A gambling token.
00:44:56Seems like Mephisto has a network. And Regas Palace is the rendezvous.
00:45:06We need an undercover operation.
00:45:08We?
00:45:10Yes, why not? We've done it before. I can play a role.
00:45:14You?
00:45:15Yes. A wealthy gambler. An English lord. Old money. You can be my valet.
00:45:22What?
00:45:24Maybe not. Maybe an Austrian nobleman.
00:45:29But you can't show up like this. You need to blend in with the crowd. Dress up a bit.
00:45:35Oh.
00:45:37And we need cash in order to make the deception seem real.
00:45:40I can't just go to the commissioner and ask.
00:45:43We need to keep this investigation secret.
00:45:48Your lecture tour.
00:45:51Didn't you say you made some money?
00:45:54Well, I'm not eager to gamble it all away.
00:45:58You just need to spend enough to make it look convincing.
00:46:04Right. I suppose. Yes.
00:46:10Welcome to the case, Doctor.
00:46:13I think it's my turn to say it.
00:46:15It's definitely my turn.
00:46:27Yes! That looks good on you. I haven't worn it for years.
00:46:32Aha!
00:46:35Max, is this suitable?
00:46:39What are you dressed up for, Leia?
00:46:42If you think you're going to Riga's without me, you can think again.
00:46:46We're going there for work. You're not invited.
00:46:48Oh, I hear everyone says it's absolute heaven.
00:46:52I'm not missing this opportunity to make my friends insanely jealous.
00:46:55Not a chance.
00:46:57You take me with you, Max, or I swear you'll never hear the last of it.
00:47:01What is it you're up to?
00:47:03Ah, gambling. Casino.
00:47:05Oh, is that quite proper?
00:47:07It's not forbidden in the Talmud.
00:47:09Your Uncle Harry was a gambler. Lost everything.
00:47:12Never heard of Uncle Harry?
00:47:14No. Well, we don't speak about him.
00:47:17Why are you dressed like that?
00:47:19I'm pretending to be an English lord.
00:47:21Well, the Talmud forbids lying.
00:47:23It's not lying, Mama. It's dressing up.
00:47:27Now, Leia...
00:47:28I'm serious, Max. You're not going without me.
00:47:33Who's that?
00:47:34Oh, I mentioned it to a friend. I asked if she wanted to come along.
00:47:37Yes, fine. Let's invite everyone.
00:47:46Apparently you're taking me out somewhere nice, Max.
00:47:50It's here. Everyone, get ready.
00:47:53Oh, I forgot my coat.
00:47:55I say, how splendid.
00:47:58What's the point in earning money if you're not going to spend it?
00:48:01Have a good evening.
00:48:05Oh, Max!
00:48:06Yes, remember we're going there to work.
00:48:08Oh, don't worry. I'll behave myself.
00:48:20I feel like everyone's looking at us.
00:48:23That's the point.
00:48:25We're supposed to look dazzling.
00:48:27As you do.
00:48:29Tell me something. How do rich people think?
00:48:33Just complain a lot.
00:48:35These boots are purgatory. I can barely walk.
00:48:40Ladies and gentlemen,
00:48:42I would like to present to you
00:48:44These boots are purgatory. I can barely walk.
00:48:48Ladies and gentlemen,
00:48:50we are so happy to entertain you.
00:48:52My name is Karna.
00:48:54Anything you need, just ask.
00:48:56I'm the casino manager.
00:48:58Your coat, sir. Madam.
00:49:00May I inquire as to your names for our register?
00:49:03Coat, please.
00:49:04Yes.
00:49:06I am Lord Sadler from England.
00:49:08And this is...
00:49:10Lady Sadler and Duchess Gertrude.
00:49:13Wife and mother. Sister.
00:49:22And this is...
00:49:25Count von Trautmann's...
00:49:27Doff.
00:49:42Max, look.
00:49:46Just like the one carrying a head in his pocket.
00:49:51He may still have something stored here.
00:49:55We need to look.
00:49:59This way.
00:50:07Welcome to Regas.
00:50:08The house is packed tonight.
00:50:15People come from all over Europe.
00:50:17We have pontoon.
00:50:18Dice is a house favorite.
00:50:20We have card games, including Chemin de Fer.
00:50:25Or you can take a seat by the roulette wheel.
00:50:27Fourteen red.
00:50:28Our trophies are the very best.
00:50:30Passport.
00:50:32Champagne for my guests.
00:50:42Oh, dear.
00:50:43Lady Sadler, look.
00:50:46Not as luxurious as the Daniele.
00:50:50I apologize.
00:50:51This evening's entertainment has been cancelled.
00:50:54Well, I suppose we'll just have to manage.
00:51:00This place is amazing, Max.
00:51:03I've never seen anything quite like it.
00:51:05All right. I've got a job to do.
00:51:07Find out what Carrillo is up to.
00:51:09Keep your eyes open.
00:51:11Don't get too drunk.
00:51:15Why are you looking at me when you say that?
00:51:19So what do we do first?
00:51:21They need to see that I'm legitimate.
00:51:23A high role.
00:51:25One big ostentatious gamble.
00:51:28I'm going to have a look at that cloakroom, Max.
00:51:32Come on. Let's find a table.
00:51:36Place your bets, gentlemen.
00:51:38Place your bets.
00:51:41Chips, please.
00:51:43Five hundred.
00:51:54How does this work?
00:51:56Don't be so diffident.
00:51:58I don't act like you.
00:51:59My lord, your chips.
00:52:01You're Lord Sadler, after all.
00:52:04You own 5,000 acres.
00:52:06Who said my estate was that big?
00:52:07I did.
00:52:09Just now.
00:52:10Make more of a fuss of me. Pet me.
00:52:12What?
00:52:13Stroke me like I'm a possession.
00:52:16Is that really necessary?
00:52:17That's how powerful men behave. Leia said I was your wife.
00:52:20Yes, that was her idea, not mine.
00:52:22All part of the deception.
00:52:24Madame.
00:52:25Would you get us more drinks, please?
00:52:27Waiter.
00:52:29A champagne for the ladies, please.
00:52:31And for you, sir?
00:52:32A gin-ricky.
00:52:35I'm sorry, sir. What is that?
00:52:37I don't know it.
00:52:38It doesn't matter. Never mind.
00:52:41Actually, I suggest you find out.
00:52:45Before I have you fired.
00:52:47Sir.
00:52:50Better.
00:52:52Any more bets?
00:52:54Better.
00:52:57Any more bets?
00:53:02Madame.
00:53:10My friend left something.
00:53:12Senor Carrillo.
00:53:14He asked me to get it for him.
00:53:16Sir, do you have a ticket?
00:53:19Sorry, I forgot it.
00:53:20Then I'm afraid I can't help you.
00:53:33You were asking for Carrillo.
00:53:36Why?
00:53:39I...
00:53:41What was your name again?
00:53:44Count.
00:53:48You are no count.
00:53:50All bets down.
00:53:58Thirty-six.
00:54:01Thirty-six.
00:54:02Red.
00:54:05Oh, my gosh.
00:54:06This doesn't seem to be as difficult as people make out.
00:54:10Oh, good.
00:54:11Something else he excels at.
00:54:13Congratulations, sir.
00:54:18Are you sure you want to risk that much?
00:54:20Oh, don't be such a bore.
00:54:22I'm just starting to enjoy myself.
00:54:23You're meant to be pretending, not actually getting sucked in.
00:54:31My lords, ladies and gentlemen, place your bets.
00:54:34Aren't we supposed to be here for a reason?
00:54:51I can't accept that bet, sir.
00:54:54Sorry?
00:54:55I can't accept it at this table.
00:54:57This chip is meant for a special game.
00:55:01Which game is that?
00:55:03I am not at liberty to say, sir.
00:55:11Very well.
00:55:13Welcome to Riga's.
00:55:17I don't think we've met.
00:55:19Helena Riga, proprietress.
00:55:22Can I beg a moment alone with you, my lord?
00:55:25Of course.
00:55:37Magnificent establishment you've got here.
00:55:41My father bequeathed it to me.
00:55:44I've been the proprietress for seven years now.
00:55:47Not a person comes through that door that I don't see.
00:55:51I know gamblers.
00:55:53I know their foibles.
00:55:55I see every little.
00:55:57A quirk of nature.
00:55:59Rather like a neurologist making a diagnosis.
00:56:05For example, that woman you came in with.
00:56:08My wife?
00:56:10Yes.
00:56:11I could tell at once she's nothing of the kind.
00:56:13The way she looks at you, the way she reacts.
00:56:16She's playing a part, quite skillfully, but I could spot it.
00:56:20You think she's not in love with me?
00:56:22Ah, no. I didn't say that.
00:56:24Still, quite plainly, you're in love with her, though. Am I right?
00:56:33Perhaps you don't like to admit it.
00:56:36But everyone's secrets can be uncovered if you know the signals.
00:56:42Anything else?
00:56:43Well, now you mention it, you're not a lord at all.
00:56:47Well, the nobility have a kind of certainty in their manner.
00:56:50They're comfortable giving orders without seeming embarrassed about doing so.
00:56:56Really?
00:56:57Mm-hm.
00:57:00So that begs a question.
00:57:02Why the pretense?
00:57:06And what were you doing with that gaming chip, hm?
00:57:12Apparently, it's used for a special game.
00:57:15It's used for a special game.
00:57:20Would you care to tell me which one?
00:57:23Would you care to tell me how you got a hold of it first?
00:57:26I know who you are. I knew the moment you arrived.
00:57:38So, the famous Dr. Lieberman.
00:57:42And that must make you Inspector Reinhardt.
00:57:45What are you doing here?
00:57:50These people are helping me with an investigation.
00:57:54Into what, exactly?
00:58:01Do you recognize this man?
00:58:03Naturally, I read the news.
00:58:08Has he ever been here?
00:58:12I've never met him.
00:58:15Plainly, you're badly informed, Inspector.
00:58:26How about this one?
00:58:32Signor Carillo was a regular visitor here. Sometimes, he performed.
00:58:37He was due to sing here tonight. I heard about his death, Inspector. Tragic.
00:58:42That gaming chip, it was found in Carillo's apartment.
00:58:49What does it signify?
00:58:52It's reserved for a particular game where only the high rollers play.
00:58:56And Carillo was a part of it.
00:59:03I wonder what's taking him so long.
00:59:05Sounds to me like you're jealous.
00:59:09What?
00:59:12I know there's something going on.
00:59:15Max bought us all presents from New York.
00:59:18He hasn't given them out.
00:59:20But I peeked inside the bag.
00:59:22There's one with your name on it.
00:59:25That's kind of him.
00:59:27Bigger than the others.
00:59:29But he's a good man.
00:59:30That's kind of him.
00:59:32Bigger than the others.
00:59:34More expensive.
00:59:36Said Marcont on the label.
00:59:39Jewelry.
00:59:42What's the psychology behind that, I wonder?
00:59:45Stop it, Lea.
00:59:47I know he wrote to you.
00:59:49Mama was talking about it.
00:59:53Oh, come on. Tell me.
00:59:57Is there something going on?
00:59:58Nothing.
01:00:00Except your imagination running wild.
01:00:03He's in love with you.
01:00:05He never stopped.
01:00:07You really are incorrigible.
01:00:09Tell me I'm wrong.
01:00:16You can't.
01:00:25You need to get his access.
01:00:26It's a secret room.
01:00:28The players insist on privacy.
01:00:31This is a murder investigation, Fraulein.
01:00:35Would you rather we closed you down?
01:00:38Don't try to threaten me, Inspector.
01:00:40You'd have to convince half the government to shut me down.
01:00:43I know too many powerful people.
01:00:45Everyone is a client of mine.
01:00:50What if we could raise a stake?
01:00:53Why?
01:00:54Join the game.
01:00:56No one need know who we are.
01:00:58And I'm actually on quite a roll.
01:01:08The basic stake is 1,000 crowns.
01:01:10You can join the table tomorrow night.
01:01:16What's the game?
01:01:19Chemin de fer.
01:01:24Chemin de fer.
01:01:33What's the matter?
01:01:35Nothing.
01:01:39Just something someone said to me.
01:01:43They were observing us and they said that...
01:01:47you were play acting.
01:01:49But you clearly weren't my wife.
01:01:54Well, I'm not, am I?
01:01:58It was all part of their deception.
01:02:02Yes.
01:02:05It's just it...
01:02:08made me realize...
01:02:17What?
01:02:25So, 1,000 crowns on a game of Chemin de fer?
01:02:28Yes, and I'm not sure I can even remember how to play it.
01:02:31It's ludicrously simple.
01:02:33Nine is a winning score.
01:02:35You bet on which hand you think is closest to nine.
01:02:37Subtract 10 if it's over, so 11 is the same as one.
01:02:40Yes.
01:02:42You can ask for a third card,
01:02:44but only if your opponent hasn't got an eight or a nine.
01:02:47Face cards are nothing.
01:02:49You can ask for a third card,
01:02:51but only if your opponent hasn't got an eight or a nine.
01:02:52Face cards are nothing, so this is a four.
01:02:54The winner.
01:02:56And it's just lined up which of them is nearest.
01:02:58Yes.
01:03:00No skill, just nerve.
01:03:02So, how do we raise the money?
01:03:04I did all right tonight.
01:03:06You made a fortune.
01:03:08Did you?
01:03:10Yes.
01:03:12Surely that's enough.
01:03:14More than enough.
01:03:16Good. Oscar and I will return tomorrow night.
01:03:18What about me and Clara?
01:03:22It's too dangerous.
01:03:24Curious contact may turn up.
01:03:27All right.
01:03:29So, you can try to get into the game,
01:03:31and I'll see what's in the clubroom.
01:03:33Good night.
01:03:35Finally, I can change out of these boots.
01:03:37Good night.
01:03:41Oh, all this play-acting has done me in.
01:03:45I think I might go to bed too.
01:03:47Good night.
01:03:52Good night.
01:04:03Well,
01:04:05Lord Settler, this is where I slip out of character.
01:04:08I think I'm done pretending for one evening.
01:04:13You know, I wrote to you from New York because...
01:04:22because I still have feelings for you.
01:04:31Do you really want to do all this again?
01:04:35Tell me you feel nothing for me,
01:04:37and I promise I won't bring it up again.
01:04:39One word from you,
01:04:41and I'll be silent forever.
01:04:48Next, please.
01:05:23Dear God.
01:05:27I'm coming.
01:05:34I didn't know where else to go.
01:05:36I'm sorry.
01:05:38No, no, no, no.
01:05:40I'm glad you came here.
01:05:42Sit down.
01:05:44Where's Hannah?
01:05:46At school.
01:05:50He did this?
01:05:52Where is he now?
01:05:54At home.
01:06:01The key for this apartment.
01:06:03You'll be safe. Bring Hannah too.
01:06:05Where are you going?
01:06:07To make sure you'll never have to see him again.
01:06:41Hannover!
01:06:45Hannover!
01:06:53Hannover!
01:07:13I'm only going to say this once.
01:07:15Get out of Vienna.
01:07:17And don't come back.
01:07:19I don't want you hanging around here.
01:07:21Do you understand?
01:07:36Who the hell are you
01:07:38to order me around?
01:07:40I'm not going anywhere.
01:07:48Look.
01:07:49Oh, you look.
01:07:51If you ever lay a finger on her again,
01:07:53I'll kill you.
01:08:13So,
01:08:15are you ready to meet him?
01:08:16Yes, of course.
01:08:17Don't be nervous.
01:08:18He's something of a legend,
01:08:20but he likes his reporters to be straight with him,
01:08:22so just be yourself.
01:08:25Why do they call him the Baron?
01:08:27It's from his time in England.
01:08:29It's slang they used there.
01:08:31Press Baron means the proprietor.
01:08:49So, I wanted to meet you.
01:08:52I've been reading your interviews.
01:08:55You write well.
01:09:00A little flowery for my taste.
01:09:04But you have talent.
01:09:08You're a good writer.
01:09:10You're a good writer.
01:09:12You're a good writer.
01:09:14You're a good writer.
01:09:16You're a good writer.
01:09:18You're a good writer.
01:09:23You know what they say about me?
01:09:26I know that most people fear you,
01:09:29and that you have access to most of the politicians in Vienna.
01:09:32Yes, that's right.
01:09:34So, the situation in Europe is gradually becoming more strained.
01:09:38We're looking to expand our political coverage.
01:09:43We need someone to write a regular column
01:09:45reporting on the situation in the East.
01:09:46Your name came up.
01:09:48You have a common touch,
01:09:50and I thought you might appeal to women.
01:09:52Expand our readership.
01:09:56This country is a powder keg,
01:09:58and it's our responsibility to make sure that it doesn't go off.
01:10:02War with Serbia must be averted.
01:10:07You want me to preach a doctrine of peace.
01:10:10Is that going to be difficult?
01:10:14No.
01:10:32Good-looking.
01:10:34And ambitious.
01:10:36She could do very well for us.
01:10:38You want to have dinner with me?
01:10:40I'm meeting someone.
01:10:42Another politician spilling his secrets?
01:10:46I don't know.
01:11:16Good-looking.
01:11:47Take me back.
01:11:49What?
01:11:52I'm a journalist, Max.
01:11:54You really think I'm going to miss this opportunity?
01:12:01Take me back to Regis.
01:12:07I'm sorry, Max.
01:12:09I can't.
01:12:11I can't.
01:12:13I can't.
01:12:15I can't.
01:12:28So, what is it about gamblers?
01:12:30How do you mean?
01:12:32Well, Freud must have some insights.
01:12:34Are they just natural thrill-seekers?
01:12:36People who want to live dangerously?
01:12:38What's the attraction? I don't see it.
01:12:41Guilt.
01:12:42What?
01:12:44Freud would say all gamblers harbour some deep residual guilt about something.
01:12:48Really?
01:12:50Deep down in the depths of their psyche, they know they're going to lose.
01:12:53They're seeking punishment.
01:12:59Interesting.
01:13:05And does that remind you of anyone?
01:13:07I think you never quite got past what happened between us.
01:13:10I think you keep obsessing about it.
01:13:14You never answered my question, Clara.
01:13:20Time to go.
01:13:22Hmm.
01:13:37Your ticket, sir.
01:13:45I need to go back to the drug room.
01:13:47Find what career left there.
01:13:49I'll come and find you.
01:13:51Lord Sadler?
01:14:02Lord Sadler?
01:14:06This way, if you wish to join the private game.
01:14:08Yes, ma'am.
01:14:10My apologies. Better if you come alone.
01:14:37Every gambler's always looking for the next big thrill.
01:14:42You need to understand what you're getting into here.
01:15:06My father's trade was steel.
01:15:08Built half the railroads in Austria.
01:15:10Fashioned the bridges that spanned the Danube.
01:15:13Gambling was his private passion.
01:15:16See?
01:15:18He was a gambler.
01:15:20He was a gambler.
01:15:22He was a gambler.
01:15:24He was a gambler.
01:15:26He was a gambler.
01:15:28He was a gambler.
01:15:30He was a gambler.
01:15:32He was a gambler.
01:15:34He was a gambler.
01:15:36He built the casino on the site of an old mine.
01:15:41The ore that was used to make the steel came from inside these tunnels.
01:15:53All part of the ritual.
01:16:06Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:08Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:10Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:12Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:14Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:16Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:18Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:20Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:22Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:24Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:26Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:28Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:30Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:32Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:34Ladies and gentlemen...
01:16:36A new gamer will be joining us tonight.
01:16:39The Englishman.
01:16:42The soldier.
01:16:46The baron.
01:16:48And this is the actress.
01:16:53Please take your place.
01:17:06The usual stakes.
01:17:08One thousand minimum and no upper limit.
01:17:15In this room, there is no restriction on what you can bet.
01:17:20Enjoy your evening.
01:17:24So, shall we begin?
01:17:37Excuse me.
01:17:45You seem reticent, friend.
01:17:48There is no strategy.
01:17:53We are powerless in fate's hands.
01:17:56That's what makes it so delicious.
01:18:06A simple choice, my friend.
01:18:09Are you going to wager or not?
01:18:36I need your help, please.
01:18:38What do I say to him?
01:18:40What do I say to him?
01:18:42What do I say to him?
01:18:44What do I say to him?
01:18:46What do I say to him?
01:18:48What do I say to him?
01:18:50What do I say to him?
01:18:52What do I say to him?
01:18:54What do I say to him?
01:18:56What do I say to him?
01:18:58What do I say to him?
01:19:00What do I say to him?
01:19:02What do I say to him?
01:19:04What do I say to him?
01:19:06What do I say to him?
01:19:36What do I say to him?
01:20:06Come on.
01:20:36Oh, my God.
01:21:06Oh, my God.
01:21:36Oh, my God.
01:22:06I'm sorry.
01:22:18You're an actress.
01:22:22Should I have seen you on the stage?
01:22:24We don't talk about our lives here.
01:22:28Unless we wish to gamble with them.
01:22:32What do you mean?
01:22:36I don't know.
01:23:07Well, well.
01:23:09Another victory for the Englishman.
01:23:12So, Englishman,
01:23:14what more would you care to wager?
01:23:18Trying to goad me into putting down more money?
01:23:20No, I wasn't talking about money.
01:23:24What, then?
01:23:26That woman you came with,
01:23:28I saw her in the bar.
01:23:32I saw her in the bar.
01:23:33I saw her in the bar.
01:23:36How much is she worth to you?
01:23:39Would you care to wager her?
01:23:44You actually gamble with people?
01:23:47People, possessions, secrets,
01:23:51anything of value.
01:23:53The thrill is greater than you could imagine.
01:23:56Why don't you try it?
01:24:00Why?
01:24:01Well, I sense that somewhere deep in your soul.
01:24:05You're truly tempted.
01:24:08You feign disgust.
01:24:11But the idea is just a little thrilling.
01:24:17No excitement without risk, my friend.
01:24:20Well?
01:24:24I think a break is needed.
01:24:27Perhaps you would all care to refill your glasses?
01:24:31Come with me.
01:24:32Whiskey, please.
01:24:33Yes, sir.
01:24:48I can't believe what I've just witnessed.
01:24:50How can you allow it to go on?
01:24:52I just feed an addiction.
01:24:54I don't trade in morals.
01:24:57You asked if you could meet with them.
01:24:58I've kept my part of the bargain.
01:25:01Where are you going?
01:25:03I want my friend to leave.
01:25:05I don't want her to become part of a wager.
01:25:07Excuse me.
01:25:28Oscar!
01:25:58Come on.
01:26:28Drop the weapon!
01:27:28I'm sorry.
01:27:58Oscar?
01:28:17Dear God, you look awful.
01:28:21Oscar, what's happened?
01:28:23I'm lost.
01:28:26And I'm alone.
01:28:28Man.
01:28:35Worst thing I've ever faced.
01:28:58I'm sorry.
01:29:28I'm sorry.