The Collini Case (2019)

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Please, come in.

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Can I offer you something to drink?

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Which newspaper did you say
you work for?

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Excuse me?

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Is everything ok?

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He's dead.
Presidential suite.

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THE COLLINI CASE

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Counselor Caspar Leinen, good afternoon.

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I'm Judge Koehler, we spoke on the phone.
This is State Prosecutor Reimers.

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State prosecutor...
- Good afternoon.

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Leinen, good afternoon.

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So...

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The defendant is Fabrizio Collini, born in 1934
in Montecatini near Pisa. Italian citizen.

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He speaks German reasonably well and has
lived in the Stuttgart area for over 30 years.

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Not married.

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He stands accused of killing Jean-Baptiste
Meyer in the presidential suite...

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...of the Hotel Circle
with three shots to the head.

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Would you like to speak with your
client before we begin?

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Of course.

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Alright then...

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And you'll both wait here?

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We will.

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See you in a minute.

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Aha...

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Hello, my name's Leinen.
I'm your attorney.

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Should I inform anyone you're here?

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Have you given a statement to the police?

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Good...

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You should refrain from making a statement
until I see what evidence they have against you.

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Alright, then let's
get started, ok?

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The defendant has not given a statement...

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...but the physical evidence against him is
compelling: fingerprints on murder weapon...

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...blood on his clothing and shoes,
powder burns on his hands...

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...as well as testimony from witnesses.

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Mr. Collini, do you understand
the charges against you?

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Mr. Collini?

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The defendant does not wish
to speak at this time.

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Mr. Collini, I'm holding you for trial.

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Gentlemen, any more business?

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I'd like to file a motion for discovery.
- Noted.

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And I file to be assigned to the accused
as his public defender.

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Does the State object?

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I hereby appoint Caspar Leinen as
public defender to Fabrizio Collini.

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That's all.

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Alright, then...

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Thank you, gentlemen.

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Mr. Leinen...

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How long is it since you passed the bar?

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About three months.

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Do me a favor and look around the room...

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Do you see an audience?

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No.

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So why are you wearing your robes?

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You wore your robes to the arraignment?

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Are you losing it, or what?

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Hey, look.

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I thought he quit.

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You know he sailed across the
Atlantic after his wife died?

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Single-handed.
He's back in the land of the living now.

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You had Mattinger, right?
- Criminal law.

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I watched a trial where he cross-examined
a witness for 57 days. 57 days!

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The judge and the prosecutor
were really pissed!

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But he didn't believe her.

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And on day 58 she admitted that
her husband hadn't blackmailed her.

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She made it up, to get revenge.

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Your murder trial sounds pretty hopeless.

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No trial is hopeless.

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Anyway, you've a big job ahead.

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You should buy new robes,
so you'll look good in the papers.

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Yeah, let's not get carried away.

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What?
He killed Hans Meyer.

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What?

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It was on the radio this morning.

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The owner of MMF.
Meyer Machine Fabrik?

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Member of the Order of Merit of the
Federal Republic of Germany.

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Are you okay?

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I'll be right back.

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Caspar, come on!

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It's me again, Caspar Leinen...

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I have a question about
Jean-Baptiste Meyer.

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Hey! This is our lake,
you shitty Turk!

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What did you say?

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I've no idea where my grandson learned such
a disgusting lack of hospitality, I'm truly sorry.

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The victim in the case...
It's not the...

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Hans Meyer, good afternoon.

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I'm sorry, Caspar.
I'm Phillip.

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Radio FFM Berlin.
And now, the news.

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In the investigation into the murder of MMF CEO
Hans Meyer, the police are still in the dark.

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According to a statement, Johanna
Meyer, the granddaughter of the deceased...

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...will take over management
of Meyer Machine Fabrik.

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In the Berlin banking scandal
there is still no resolution in sight.

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It's still unclear
whether the state of Berlin...

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You"re still driving that old thing.

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I'm so sorry.
- Thanks.

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Why would anyone murder my grandfather?

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I spoke to him on the phone.
Right before it happened.

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He was moaning about how
they were ruining Potsdamer Platz.

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A testament to bloodymindedness, cast in
concrete, you know how he used to speak...

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I mean, bloodymindedness...
Is that even a word?

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If he said it, it's a word.

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Is your husband not here?

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He stayed in London.

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And you?

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You must be a top attorney by now.

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Not really.

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Hanna?

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I took a case as public defender.

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Okay.

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Is that a good move for you?

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I'm defending Hans's Killer.

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What?

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I didn't choose the case.

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I didn't even know it was him.
His passport says Jean Baptist, not Hans.

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You"re not taking the case, of course.

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I already took the case.
It's not that easy to get out of it.

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But it's a conflict of interest!

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We're not related.

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Caspar, you can't defend someone like that.

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Let's hope the last guy didn't
order tomato soup.

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If he did, forget the next 10 cups.
Mattinger.

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Professor...
I know, I had you in...

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Criminal law.

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I like to know about my opponent, Mr Leinen.

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I'm representing the Meyer family
in the civil case against Collini.

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Tomato soup...

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Congratulations.
It's a fascinating case.

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I filed a motion yesterday.
I want to give up the case.

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I grew up with the family,
Hans Meyer was like a father to me.

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I didn't know that.

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Excellent wording.

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I take it this is your first case
that made it to trial?

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You know, your next case might remind you
of a tragic experience from your childhood.

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Or maybe you don't like your client's nose...

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...or you think the drugs he sold
make him the worst of the worst.

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Do you think personal opinions
belong in a courtroom?

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No.

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You want to be a defense attorney...

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Then act like one.

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This is the public defender, Mr. Leinen.

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I'm representing the defendant, Collini.

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The young man is very committed.

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Well, then...

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Right...

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The victim is male, 84 years old,
5 foot 11 inches, 205 pounds.

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The nose is shattered,
presumably from blunt force...

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From the left, to the head...

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These injuries were post-mortem.

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Blood and fluid leakage,
signs of abrasion in both ears.

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3 projectiles, heavily deformed.

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Entry wounds clearly visible.

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I can't do it.

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Once more, where does
expectancy come from?

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You try to look at it as an object,
not as a person.

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But you don't always succeed.

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Expect re...

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To expect!

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Expecto, expectas...

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Expectat, expectamus, expectatis, expectant.

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Liver, 2 pounds, 13 ounces.

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Right lung, 1 pound, 12 ounces.

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Left, 1 pound, 6 ounces.

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Professor, we're leaving.

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Thank you.

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Heart, 1 pound, 1 ounce...

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That's it.

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The first shot, front, center...
He was probably kneeling.

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The other 2 through
the left side of his face...

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...he was already lying on the ground.

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No defensive wounds.
The victim must have been caught unawares.

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Since the defendant refuses to make a
statement, we must assume it was intentional.

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Certainly premeditated.

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Mr. Leinen, this all leads to a charge
of first-degree murder.

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Good night.

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BERLIN - MOABIT
STATE PRISON

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You'll probably be charged with murder.

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You could get life.

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If a crime has some emotional motivation,
it can make a big difference in court.

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Imagine you have a shop, and a boy
steals an apple, then you're angry.

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But if the kid tells you he hasn't eaten
in two days, you're not so mad, you know?

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Why did you do it?

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MOTIVE?

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Investigators have so far been unable
to establish a direct connection...

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...between Fabrizio Collini and his victim...

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The funeral of the Federal Cross of Merit holder
Hans Meyer will be held today...

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Caspar!

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Caspar!

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How long has it been?

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Must be 10 years.

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Since the accident, right?

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And now old Mr. Meyer.

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It's like a curse.

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Give me your jacket, I'll iron it for you.

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It's not a museum, off you go!

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There you go, good as new!

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Johanna, you have to eat something.

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You didn't tell her.

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If you had, she would have thrown
that food in your face.

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How can you do it?

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After everything Grandpa did for you.

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I'm an attorney.

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If ll was a doctor,
I'd have to save a serial Killer.

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Sure.

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Do you think it might have
something to do with the MMF?

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Who can I ask?

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You want me to help you now?

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Maybe there's a connection to organized crime.
Did Hans ever talk about blackmail attempts?

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He would never have taken his firm
into grey areas. And you know that.

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Not even insider trading?
Some kind of dodgy dealing?

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I'd like to thank you all very much
for coming and for your sympathy.

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Most of you knew Hans Meyer
as an entrepreneur and a friend...

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...but I would like to say a few words
about my grandfather.

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As many of you know,
our family wasn't very big...

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And when my parents and my brother
were taken from us far too young...

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...he was the only person I had.

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I'll miss my grandfather very much.

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His openness, his patience, his almost
childlike enthusiasm for old cars...

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...and the words he would create,
which he always insisted...

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...were to be found in the dictionary.

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And there was another side to him
that not everyone knew...

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He could love without expecting
anything in return.

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And anyone he took to his heart...

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...was overwhelmed with
love and generosity.

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Guess who!

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With those rough hands, you could
only be Franz the gardener.

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When did you get back?

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Stop it!
Get off me!

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And who's that?

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That's Caspar.

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Aha! So you're the hungry caterpillar
who's moved in and is eating all our food?

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And you're the older sister
who's studying art history...

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...at the "oh my god"
academy in England.

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Oh, no, no, no!
Are you crazy?

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What are you doing here, Bernhard?

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Hello, Caspar.

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I thought I should at
least come to the funeral...

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I wrote you a letter after
I heard he was dead.

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I wish I had met him.

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So you could throw tomatoes at him
and call him a capitalist pig?

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To thank him for everything he did for my son.

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I talked to your mother a couple of weeks ago.

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She's doing fine in Antalya,
she's enjoying her retirement...

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I know.

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I've only got a few more years myself.

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Although, I enjoy
working in the bookstore.

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I'd like to keep working, you know?

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What are you up to, Bernhard?
This father-son thing?

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We tried all that before, it didn't
work, you have to see that?

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We don't even know each other.

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Yes...

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00:31:25,917 --> 00:31:27,078
Okay.

251
00:31:28,208 --> 00:31:29,869
Take care, boy.

252
00:31:31,583 --> 00:31:32,698
Bye.

253
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,619
I often wonder what would have happened
if Philipp hadn't died.

254
00:32:19,292 --> 00:32:22,284
Maybe it would have only lasted
that one summer anyway.

255
00:32:32,792 --> 00:32:36,456
I'd have gone back to London,
you were going to start university...

256
00:32:38,125 --> 00:32:40,867
Maybe I'd have applied to
universities in London.

257
00:32:52,625 --> 00:32:54,912
Maybe we'll do better this time?

258
00:33:44,417 --> 00:33:45,907
Where were you?

259
00:33:46,417 --> 00:33:47,873
I couldn't find a parking space.

260
00:33:48,042 --> 00:33:51,489
You caught the trial of the century and
you're looking for a parking space.

261
00:33:51,708 --> 00:33:54,621
I'm not saying you should take the bus,
but couldn't you have called a cab?

262
00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:09,288
Unfortunately, we can't make
a statement at this time.

263
00:34:09,458 --> 00:34:11,244
Maybe later...

264
00:34:57,833 --> 00:35:04,114
...it is the prosecution's contention that
Fabrizio Collini committed this crime...

265
00:35:04,292 --> 00:35:10,368
...brutally, in cold blood,
with full premeditation.

266
00:35:12,208 --> 00:35:16,406
At the same time, we know nothing
about the defendant's motive...

267
00:35:16,625 --> 00:35:23,622
We don't know enough to say whether
the defendant planned and committed...

268
00:35:24,042 --> 00:35:24,998
Please stand!

269
00:35:25,125 --> 00:35:26,866
...the crime alone.

270
00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:31,448
Today, however, only
Fabrizio Collini is standing trial...

271
00:35:32,292 --> 00:35:36,206
...and I am convinced that you will agree
with the State...

272
00:35:36,375 --> 00:35:40,869
...when we characterize this crime as murder...

273
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,038
...and demand the maximum penalty.

274
00:35:48,333 --> 00:35:51,405
Counsel for the defense, would your
client like to make a statement?

275
00:35:53,958 --> 00:35:55,039
Counselor?

276
00:35:55,583 --> 00:35:56,368
Yes?

277
00:35:56,583 --> 00:35:58,620
Does your client want to speak?

278
00:35:58,958 --> 00:35:59,914
My client doesn't...

279
00:36:00,042 --> 00:36:02,283
Would you please speak into
the microphone in front of you?

280
00:36:09,875 --> 00:36:12,333
My client doesn't wish to make a statement.

281
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:22,996
In addition to the defendant's DNA, we only
found minor traces of one other person...

282
00:36:23,125 --> 00:36:25,366
...on the victim's clothing.

283
00:36:25,583 --> 00:36:28,905
The second DNA is from his
long-time housekeeper.

284
00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:33,323
The defendant's shoes had
remnants of brain matter...

285
00:36:34,375 --> 00:36:36,491
...and even particles of bone.

286
00:36:36,708 --> 00:36:39,075
What did the forensic reports say about those?

287
00:36:40,167 --> 00:36:43,080
They belonged to Hans Meyer as well.

288
00:36:44,250 --> 00:36:46,287
I asked if he was alright.

289
00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:49,082
He was very quiet.

290
00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:53,287
He had some blood splattered
on his forehead here...

291
00:36:55,875 --> 00:36:58,037
Then he said, "He's dead."

292
00:36:58,750 --> 00:37:04,701
Was Mr. Collini particularly agitated
or emotional?

293
00:37:04,875 --> 00:37:05,831
No.

294
00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:10,701
He was kind of vacant...

295
00:37:11,875 --> 00:37:15,118
I don't know if I
should say this here, but...

296
00:37:17,250 --> 00:37:20,618
I wouldn't have been surprised
if he had ordered an espresso.

297
00:37:21,958 --> 00:37:24,825
The left eye was destroyed
and hanging out of its socket...

298
00:37:25,250 --> 00:37:27,116
Cheekbone and nose were destroyed.

299
00:37:27,292 --> 00:37:29,499
In layman's terms...

300
00:37:29,708 --> 00:37:32,666
Is it easy to break
someone's cheekbone?

301
00:37:33,917 --> 00:37:38,036
The skull is very solid.
I assume that...

302
00:37:46,042 --> 00:37:50,206
I assume that the perpetrator kicked
Hans Meyer with full force several times...

303
00:37:50,375 --> 00:37:51,991
...in the face.

304
00:37:54,125 --> 00:37:56,116
Mattinger is very good at his job.

305
00:37:58,583 --> 00:38:01,075
If it goes on like this,
you'll die in prison.

306
00:38:09,500 --> 00:38:11,582
Now you listen to me, Mr. Collini.

307
00:38:13,083 --> 00:38:15,916
Do you know how much
Hans Meyer meant to me?

308
00:38:16,625 --> 00:38:19,617
The man you shot in the head three times...

309
00:38:19,875 --> 00:38:22,867
...and then stamped on his head
until your shoe broke.

310
00:38:24,833 --> 00:38:29,498
He was the only one who had time for me
because my mother had to work all the time...

311
00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:32,200
...and my father left when I was 2.

312
00:38:40,792 --> 00:38:42,157
You know what?

313
00:38:43,625 --> 00:38:45,616
I don't care anymore...

314
00:38:46,750 --> 00:38:48,991
From now on, it's all by the book.

315
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,115
See you in court.

316
00:38:52,208 --> 00:38:53,869
Is he still alive?

317
00:38:58,125 --> 00:38:59,081
Who?

318
00:38:59,958 --> 00:39:02,700
Your father, is he still alive?

319
00:39:04,750 --> 00:39:06,741
Yes.
He lives in Frankfurt.

320
00:39:09,458 --> 00:39:11,870
Do you see each other often?

321
00:39:16,833 --> 00:39:19,791
You should see him more.

322
00:39:21,083 --> 00:39:24,405
He won't be there forever.

323
00:39:49,917 --> 00:39:51,908
Why did you kill him?

324
00:39:55,500 --> 00:40:00,574
I don't want to cause you any trouble, Counselor.

325
00:40:30,333 --> 00:40:31,448
Fuck!

326
00:41:06,292 --> 00:41:08,124
Can I have that pizza there?

327
00:41:08,292 --> 00:41:10,158
There's a 10 percent discount for take-away

328
00:41:10,333 --> 00:41:13,576
Delivery, please.
Brehmstrale 3, the name is Leinen.

329
00:41:13,833 --> 00:41:16,495
I can take it.
It's on my way anyway.

330
00:41:24,042 --> 00:41:25,749
So, you can take me with you.

331
00:41:25,917 --> 00:41:28,875
That's not possible.
Insurance.

332
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,240
You don't need to worry.

333
00:41:30,417 --> 00:41:33,000
As the delivery driver, you invoice
the pizzeria for your time, right?

334
00:41:33,167 --> 00:41:38,458
That makes you an autonomous subcontractor
so you're legally excluded from liability.

335
00:41:38,667 --> 00:41:40,032
Do you pull this trick often?

336
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,991
My car broke down.

337
00:41:53,458 --> 00:41:54,448
Come on.

338
00:42:17,458 --> 00:42:19,995
What do you do when you're
not delivering Pizzas?

339
00:42:20,583 --> 00:42:23,621
I'm studying.
Business administration and Italian.

340
00:42:25,833 --> 00:42:27,995
Sure, business administration...
I should've guessed.

341
00:42:28,750 --> 00:42:30,741
You don't look much like a lawyer either.

342
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:32,785
Why?

343
00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:36,492
Well, a Turkish lawyer?

344
00:43:24,458 --> 00:43:26,825
I'm glad you could make it.

345
00:43:28,250 --> 00:43:30,958
I was never interested in politics
or the opinion of others...

346
00:43:31,083 --> 00:43:33,916
...unlike many of my colleagues.

347
00:43:34,042 --> 00:43:36,500
The law was always my top priority.

348
00:43:36,958 --> 00:43:39,245
I always believed in the rule of law.

349
00:43:40,708 --> 00:43:43,621
And now, after 40 years?
Do you still believe in it?

350
00:43:43,792 --> 00:43:48,582
I run a law firm with 30 employees,
so it's only rarely about the law...

351
00:43:48,958 --> 00:43:55,785
...it's much more about settlements,
deals and billing as many hours as possible.

352
00:43:57,708 --> 00:44:00,245
It paid for my villa on Wannsee.

353
00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:14,700
The police found a letter from Collini to Meyer
in which he claimed he was a journalist.

354
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:18,037
That's why Meyer let him into the suite
in the first place.

355
00:44:18,208 --> 00:44:19,323
I know.

356
00:44:20,458 --> 00:44:22,290
I can forget manslaughter...

357
00:44:28,833 --> 00:44:31,666
I'd like to make you an offer.

358
00:44:35,375 --> 00:44:38,948
Get Collini to confess.

359
00:44:41,750 --> 00:44:43,741
Nobody wants a long trial.

360
00:44:43,917 --> 00:44:46,989
Neither the public prosecutor,
nor the company...

361
00:44:47,125 --> 00:44:50,368
And I guess Johanna Meyer will also
be glad when it's all over.

362
00:44:55,250 --> 00:44:56,740
Can you take the tiller?

363
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:04,991
I've known Reimers for a long time.

364
00:45:05,333 --> 00:45:07,995
I think if Collini confesses...

365
00:45:08,167 --> 00:45:13,367
...can persuade him to reduce the charges.
Maybe ignore the premeditation.

366
00:45:14,917 --> 00:45:17,033
Which would mean manslaughter.

367
00:45:20,125 --> 00:45:21,661
Pay attention to the wind!

368
00:45:44,167 --> 00:45:48,365
If you confess in court,
you could get as little as seven years.

369
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:52,664
With good behavior,
you're out after 3 or 4 years.

370
00:46:00,083 --> 00:46:01,619
I don't care.

371
00:46:10,167 --> 00:46:14,957
Do you have any idea how much pain
your silence is causing the relatives?

372
00:46:33,125 --> 00:46:36,038
How's our confession coming along, Counselor?

373
00:46:36,208 --> 00:46:38,074
Give me a few more days.

374
00:46:39,917 --> 00:46:41,908
I have complete faith in you.

375
00:46:44,333 --> 00:46:46,119
You'll remember your promise?

376
00:46:46,875 --> 00:46:49,617
Of course, the offer still stands.

377
00:47:05,667 --> 00:47:07,704
I don't want to be alone.

378
00:47:11,250 --> 00:47:12,331
Come in.

379
00:47:19,375 --> 00:47:21,787
Mattinger said Collini had confessed?

380
00:47:24,167 --> 00:47:25,828
It's practically over.

381
00:47:49,208 --> 00:47:50,824
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen...

382
00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:52,911
...we're reporting from the
Berlin Regional Court.

383
00:47:53,042 --> 00:47:56,489
Even after the dramatic confession,
details of the crime remain unclear.

384
00:47:56,708 --> 00:47:59,325
Mr. Mattinger, the case is over
for you, right?

385
00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:03,414
As you know, nothing's certain,
in court and on the high seas.

386
00:48:14,750 --> 00:48:17,822
The ballistics tests were difficult.

387
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:21,994
However, the projectiles
matched the murder weapon.

388
00:48:22,583 --> 00:48:24,824
Walther P38.

389
00:48:26,458 --> 00:48:31,032
This type of weapon is not typical for a
perpetrator connected with organized crime...

390
00:48:31,208 --> 00:48:35,327
...the weapon is quite rare
and has very heavy recoil.

391
00:48:35,833 --> 00:48:38,370
The defendant refused to make a statement...

392
00:48:38,583 --> 00:48:42,201
...So we know nothing about
how he found the weapon...

393
00:48:42,375 --> 00:48:45,868
...but we assume that he acquired it
on the black market.

394
00:48:47,333 --> 00:48:53,989
The fingerprints on the grip
clearly match the defendant...

395
00:49:01,292 --> 00:49:03,704
Excuse me.
Do you have a second?

396
00:49:03,875 --> 00:49:04,865
Counselor...

397
00:49:05,000 --> 00:49:08,743
I have a question about the murder weapon.
You said it was rare.

398
00:49:08,917 --> 00:49:09,952
Yes, indeed.

399
00:49:10,083 --> 00:49:12,996
If I wanted to buy a gun,
any gun on the black market...

400
00:49:13,333 --> 00:49:16,871
...would I be likely to end up
with a Walther P38?

401
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:21,369
Almost impossible. I'd say you'd
have to look for it specifically.

402
00:49:22,417 --> 00:49:24,454
What's your point?

403
00:49:26,667 --> 00:49:28,328
Thank you for your time.

404
00:49:37,125 --> 00:49:40,447
Hey.
Today, I don't want to be alone.

405
00:49:41,708 --> 00:49:45,497
Okay. Come over.
I'm expecting you.

406
00:50:13,708 --> 00:50:15,198
What are we doing here?

407
00:50:15,958 --> 00:50:17,119
Wait and see.

408
00:50:53,208 --> 00:50:54,869
Wow!

409
00:50:55,333 --> 00:50:57,040
Is it real?

410
00:50:57,208 --> 00:50:58,824
I think so.

411
00:50:59,750 --> 00:51:00,990
Can I touch it?

412
00:51:11,583 --> 00:51:12,618
Stop!

413
00:51:14,167 --> 00:51:18,365
You must never enter the library,
and I'm serious!

414
00:51:19,792 --> 00:51:21,453
Never without me!

415
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,115
Counselor.

416
00:51:33,292 --> 00:51:34,498
Good morning.

417
00:51:34,708 --> 00:51:37,871
You slept well?
- Excellent, why shouldn't 1?

418
00:51:38,500 --> 00:51:40,036
There's no reason not to.

419
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:50,241
I need a moment with my client, please.

420
00:51:50,417 --> 00:51:52,283
The trial is about to begin.
- It'll be quick.

421
00:51:52,458 --> 00:51:56,076
What's his problem now?
- The young man's very jumpy.

422
00:52:01,708 --> 00:52:03,745
I want you to take a look at this.

423
00:52:08,375 --> 00:52:11,788
Had you ever seen a weapon
like this before the crime, Mr. Collini?

424
00:52:18,792 --> 00:52:20,453
Mr. Collini, please!

425
00:52:20,917 --> 00:52:25,366
Why do you torture yourself?
Why don't you just tell me what happened?

426
00:52:29,083 --> 00:52:31,120
Because it doesn't make a difference.

427
00:52:31,292 --> 00:52:32,782
Counselor, it's time!

428
00:52:32,958 --> 00:52:34,869
It does make a difference!
- That's enough!

429
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:36,707
Mr. Collini, I can help you.

430
00:52:57,083 --> 00:52:58,448
Please be seated.

431
00:53:05,875 --> 00:53:06,990
Since the defendant...

432
00:53:07,167 --> 00:53:08,999
Your honor!

433
00:53:09,583 --> 00:53:10,368
Yes?

434
00:53:10,875 --> 00:53:12,991
I would like to file for continuance
for one week.

435
00:53:15,583 --> 00:53:18,905
Counselor, this is ridiculous!

436
00:53:19,042 --> 00:53:22,239
Dr. Reimers, Professor Mattinger,
Mr. Leinen...

437
00:53:22,833 --> 00:53:24,824
Please join me in my chambers.

438
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:26,911
The trial is over for today.

439
00:53:35,333 --> 00:53:37,040
Wasted time.

440
00:53:37,375 --> 00:53:40,083
Mr. Leinen, are you out of your mind?

441
00:53:40,250 --> 00:53:41,957
I need to be sure about one thing.

442
00:53:42,083 --> 00:53:45,906
You will apologize to the judge immediately
and withdraw your motion.

443
00:53:52,958 --> 00:53:56,622
Right, let's see what our young colleague
has on his mind.

444
00:53:57,083 --> 00:54:02,249
Mr. Leinen, are you planning to break
all the rules in your first trial?

445
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:06,957
Did you teach him that?

446
00:54:07,083 --> 00:54:10,155
I don't think I can teach Mr. Leinen anything!

447
00:54:10,333 --> 00:54:12,665
Out with it, Counselor.
What's the purpose of this farce?

448
00:54:12,833 --> 00:54:17,248
There's new evidence regarding my client's
motive and I need to investigate it.

449
00:54:17,417 --> 00:54:18,907
What new evidence?

450
00:54:26,375 --> 00:54:27,661
You have four days.

451
00:54:29,583 --> 00:54:30,698
Thank you.

452
00:55:02,458 --> 00:55:03,994
Hey!
- Hey!

453
00:55:06,625 --> 00:55:09,993
Did your car break down again
or have you come to ask me out?

454
00:55:10,458 --> 00:55:13,246
Do you know a place called Montecatini?

455
00:55:13,667 --> 00:55:14,998
Nope...

456
00:55:20,583 --> 00:55:21,948
Montecatini?

457
00:55:22,458 --> 00:55:24,119
It's near Pisa.

458
00:55:25,167 --> 00:55:26,783
I need an interpreter.

459
00:55:28,792 --> 00:55:30,499
I'll pay 150 Deutschmarks a day.

460
00:55:33,750 --> 00:55:35,161
Can I deliver these first?

461
00:55:37,250 --> 00:55:40,083
Federal Archive Ludwigsburg.
- It's Caspar Leinen again...

462
00:55:40,250 --> 00:55:43,993
I called this morning about
Jean-Baptiste Meyer.

463
00:55:44,125 --> 00:55:47,698
You're in luck.
We've got quite a few hits here.

464
00:55:48,042 --> 00:55:49,203
Great!

465
00:55:49,417 --> 00:55:52,000
Could you send me a copy
of the documents?

466
00:55:52,250 --> 00:55:55,117
We're talking about more than 300 pages.

467
00:55:55,292 --> 00:55:56,123
Oh!

468
00:55:56,292 --> 00:55:57,498
Per folder.

469
00:55:57,708 --> 00:55:59,574
Okay, how many folders are there?

470
00:55:59,750 --> 00:56:01,161
Five.

471
00:56:01,333 --> 00:56:03,165
You'll have to come by, Counselor.

472
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,287
Yes, thank you.
I'll get back to you.

473
00:56:06,750 --> 00:56:10,573
Drive to Ludwigsburg,
read 1,500 pages and Italy?

474
00:56:11,375 --> 00:56:13,958
How do you want to do all that in four days?

475
00:56:14,083 --> 00:56:15,824
We'll never get it done on our own.

476
00:56:28,750 --> 00:56:30,411
Leinen Books.

477
00:56:35,083 --> 00:56:36,915
I made the bed..

478
00:56:37,875 --> 00:56:39,866
The toilet's around the corner.

479
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:42,082
But...
Where will you sleep?

480
00:56:42,833 --> 00:56:44,995
I've got a good sleeping bag.

481
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:49,365
Good night.

482
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:04,241
I'm really glad you're staying over.

483
00:57:05,875 --> 00:57:07,206
No, thank you.

484
00:57:09,083 --> 00:57:11,074
There were no hotel rooms
because of the trade fair.

485
00:57:20,125 --> 00:57:24,915
So, you have to go to Ludwigsburg, and read
over 1,000 pages and you only have three days.

486
00:57:25,042 --> 00:57:27,409
I'm a fast reader, I'll manage.

487
00:57:29,750 --> 00:57:31,036
Thank you.

488
00:57:36,792 --> 00:57:38,783
A little wild for you, isn't she?

489
00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:43,162
We're colleagues.
That's all.

490
00:57:54,208 --> 00:57:55,414
And you?

491
00:57:59,208 --> 00:58:00,698
Your mother...

492
00:58:03,792 --> 00:58:06,625
The fact that it didn't
work out for us...

493
00:58:07,042 --> 00:58:09,500
I've come to terms with that.

494
00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:12,991
But you and me...

495
00:58:39,708 --> 00:58:44,908
MONTECATINI
TUSCANY - ITALY

496
00:58:50,708 --> 00:58:52,699
Didn't you say you don't speak Italian?

497
00:58:53,292 --> 00:58:54,748
I had Latin in school.

498
00:58:56,125 --> 00:58:58,992
Keep going like that and
you won't need me anymore.

499
00:59:29,833 --> 00:59:34,498
Well, he only knew an Antonella Collini,
but she died two months ago.

500
01:00:17,625 --> 01:00:21,949
An old woman told me that the guy
who lives here knew Collini.

501
01:00:42,083 --> 01:00:43,665
I speak German.

502
01:00:46,875 --> 01:00:49,207
I represent Fabrizio Collini.

503
01:00:49,375 --> 01:00:51,207
We were told you know him.

504
01:00:51,583 --> 01:00:54,325
Fabrizio.
What is it?

505
01:00:56,417 --> 01:00:58,078
He's in trouble.

506
01:00:59,083 --> 01:01:02,041
Does the name Hans Meyer
ring a bell?

507
01:01:21,083 --> 01:01:23,290
Good morning.
- Good morning.

508
01:01:23,458 --> 01:01:24,698
Is Johanna in?

509
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:27,332
She's in a meeting in the lounge.

510
01:01:29,833 --> 01:01:31,574
You look terrible!

511
01:01:39,167 --> 01:01:42,410
I must ask you not to talk to anyone about this.

512
01:01:46,042 --> 01:01:49,740
There are some unpleasant details
about what happened...

513
01:01:51,208 --> 01:01:53,916
...which I would like to spare you.

514
01:01:57,250 --> 01:02:00,914
And for the good of the company,
not a word to Mr. Leinen.

515
01:02:31,375 --> 01:02:34,413
You always liked that one, right?

516
01:02:34,667 --> 01:02:36,954
Hans, I should apologize...

517
01:02:39,958 --> 01:02:41,448
It's a classic.

518
01:02:42,667 --> 01:02:43,953
The shape...

519
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:47,991
The straight lines...

520
01:02:49,375 --> 01:02:54,370
If you finish school with the grades
you need, it's yours.

521
01:02:58,750 --> 01:03:00,036
I can't accept that.

522
01:03:00,208 --> 01:03:03,621
No discussion, Caspar.
I never liked driving it anyway.

523
01:03:04,208 --> 01:03:06,996
It turns like a ship sailing in molasses.

524
01:03:07,750 --> 01:03:08,865
Molasses?

525
01:03:45,417 --> 01:03:47,408
I was in Montecatini.

526
01:03:51,833 --> 01:03:53,824
I know what happened.

527
01:03:55,583 --> 01:04:00,282
On 19 June, 1944,

528
01:05:20,417 --> 01:05:24,456
Here.
It was outside on the ground.

529
01:05:24,958 --> 01:05:26,574
What do you want?

530
01:05:34,583 --> 01:05:35,744
Nice!

531
01:05:37,333 --> 01:05:38,323
Modern!

532
01:05:49,083 --> 01:05:51,074
The devil visits a lawyer...

533
01:05:54,167 --> 01:05:56,158
"What can I do for you?"

534
01:05:56,875 --> 01:05:58,240
"I'm the devil."

535
01:05:58,583 --> 01:06:01,826
"Well, I can see that.
So what can I do for you?"

536
01:06:03,500 --> 01:06:06,208
"Listen", says the devil.

537
01:06:07,833 --> 01:06:12,999
"You will be the greatest lawyer of all time,
you will win every single case...

538
01:06:14,917 --> 01:06:22,917
In return you'll give me your soul,
the souls of your children, your parents...

539
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:27,447
...and the souls of your five best friends."

540
01:06:31,083 --> 01:06:36,658
The lawyer looks at the ceiling, thinks for
a moment, leans forward again and says:

541
01:06:38,667 --> 01:06:42,331
"Fine, but what's the catch?"

542
01:06:55,208 --> 01:06:56,619
Let it be, young man.

543
01:07:01,625 --> 01:07:06,244
Your new evidence,
the trump card up your sleeve...

544
01:07:07,250 --> 01:07:09,617
Leave it where it is.

545
01:07:11,833 --> 01:07:16,828
The truth, or what you think is the truth,
is of no use to anyone.

546
01:07:17,125 --> 01:07:19,287
It'll hurt Johanna Meyer very badly.

547
01:07:19,458 --> 01:07:20,823
Leave Johanna out of this.

548
01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:23,788
I'm offering you our deal one last time.

549
01:07:26,375 --> 01:07:31,165
Take it. Let Collini enjoy a few
more beautiful summers in Italy.

550
01:07:31,667 --> 01:07:38,494
Meyer Factories are part owners
of a private bank in Dusseldorf.

551
01:07:39,833 --> 01:07:42,746
It's facing an insider trading trial
and they'd be happy...

552
01:07:42,917 --> 01:07:44,783
...if you represented one of the defendants.

553
01:07:44,958 --> 01:07:50,499
Your daily rate is 2,500 Deutschmarks plus
expenses. The trial will last at least 100 days.

554
01:07:51,333 --> 01:07:53,574
You're scared.

555
01:07:54,750 --> 01:07:58,869
You're scared that I won't play the role
you picked out for me.

556
01:08:06,833 --> 01:08:08,449
See you in court.

557
01:08:10,375 --> 01:08:14,073
Oh, and pay attention to
details like this...

558
01:08:14,250 --> 01:08:19,040
It looks shabby and harms
our entire profession.

559
01:08:42,833 --> 01:08:45,325
Sorry I'm late.

560
01:08:45,500 --> 01:08:46,911
No problem.

561
01:08:47,583 --> 01:08:49,199
Let's go, I'm hungry.

562
01:08:49,375 --> 01:08:51,207
I need to tell you something.

563
01:08:53,458 --> 01:08:54,789
I know.

564
01:08:56,083 --> 01:08:58,415
They told me about Hans yesterday.

565
01:08:58,792 --> 01:09:00,783
It was so long ago.

566
01:09:01,833 --> 01:09:03,949
It doesn't help anyone to bring that all up now.

567
01:09:04,167 --> 01:09:05,703
It might help Collini.

568
01:09:05,875 --> 01:09:07,741
It's not important.

569
01:09:08,333 --> 01:09:10,324
We are all that matters now.

570
01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:13,913
I'm going to step down from the company.

571
01:09:14,042 --> 01:09:15,248
I'd like to take photos again...

572
01:09:15,417 --> 01:09:18,705
Hanna! I'm going to present the new
evidence at court tomorrow.

573
01:09:19,208 --> 01:09:20,949
No, you're not.

574
01:09:22,833 --> 01:09:24,494
I saw you with Mattinger.

575
01:09:26,500 --> 01:09:28,457
Did he brief you?

576
01:09:29,667 --> 01:09:32,705
Or did you send him here to buy me?
- Bullshit!

577
01:09:33,667 --> 01:09:35,578
Was it his idea to start things
up with me again after all this time?

578
01:09:35,750 --> 01:09:37,332
Fuck you, Caspar!

579
01:09:38,125 --> 01:09:39,581
And what did you do?

580
01:09:40,375 --> 01:09:43,242
Do you think I didn't notice
you poking around our place?

581
01:09:43,417 --> 01:09:46,739
I will defend my client as best I can.

582
01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:48,411
Don't do it!

583
01:09:50,792 --> 01:09:52,783
I'm an attorney.

584
01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:58,790
And that's thanks to one man:
my grandfather, and you know it.

585
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:05,291
And now you want to destroy his reputation?
Without him you'd be working in a kebab shop!

586
01:10:56,583 --> 01:10:59,245
Calling Katrin Schwan to the stand.

587
01:11:00,583 --> 01:11:01,664
Please, take a seat.

588
01:11:04,250 --> 01:11:08,824
Please state your name, age, occupation
and residence for the record.

589
01:11:09,417 --> 01:11:14,583
Katrin Schwan, historian,
45, I live in Ludwigsburg.

590
01:11:15,417 --> 01:11:16,452
Go ahead.

591
01:11:16,667 --> 01:11:18,658
Ms. Schwan, thank you for coming.

592
01:11:18,833 --> 01:11:22,497
You've been at the Federal Archive
for a number of years, is that right?

593
01:11:22,708 --> 01:11:25,780
I'm the head of the research unit
“Records/Appraisal.”

594
01:11:25,958 --> 01:11:33,285
Can you tell us if Jean-Baptiste Meyer, born
on March 12, 1916, served in World War 11?

595
01:11:33,458 --> 01:11:37,747
No! Or rather yes, I can.
He didn't.

596
01:11:37,958 --> 01:11:38,914
No?

597
01:11:39,250 --> 01:11:41,241
Not under that name.

598
01:11:42,292 --> 01:11:46,741
There were about 16,000 Wehrmacht
personnel with the surname Meyer...

599
01:11:46,917 --> 01:11:48,783
...with all of the different spellings.

600
01:11:49,875 --> 01:11:55,120
1,034 of them were called Hans,
408 of these spelled Meyer with -e-y...

601
01:11:55,292 --> 01:12:01,618
...and exactly 2 of them shared the same
birthday as the victim, Jean-Baptiste Meyer.

602
01:12:02,250 --> 01:12:05,322
One of them died in his mid 40's.

603
01:12:05,500 --> 01:12:07,241
A carpenter from Lychen in the Uckermark.

604
01:12:07,417 --> 01:12:10,375
He died of a gunshot to the stomach
in Stalingrad.

605
01:12:10,583 --> 01:12:11,698
And the other one?

606
01:12:12,375 --> 01:12:18,075
The other Hans Meyer, the same height and
date of birth as Jean-Baptiste Meyer...

607
01:12:18,250 --> 01:12:22,915
...was stationed in Italy from 1943 to 45.

608
01:12:24,917 --> 01:12:26,373
And what was his role?

609
01:12:28,167 --> 01:12:30,158
He was an officer of the Waffen SS.

610
01:12:32,667 --> 01:12:33,702
Order, please!

611
01:12:33,875 --> 01:12:35,036
Did you know that?

612
01:12:35,208 --> 01:12:36,824
Didn't you?
- No.

613
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:38,741
Order, please.
Thank you.

614
01:12:54,875 --> 01:12:58,368
I have no further questions.
Thank you, Ms. Schwan.

615
01:12:59,833 --> 01:13:01,824
Would the prosecution care to cross examine?

616
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:03,115
Gentlemen?

617
01:13:04,458 --> 01:13:05,448
Thank you.

618
01:13:07,917 --> 01:13:13,242
Your honor! The defense would like to
call Mr. Claudio Lucchesi to the stand.

619
01:13:13,417 --> 01:13:17,240
One moment, please.
That name is not on the witness list.

620
01:13:17,583 --> 01:13:22,248
Counsel for the defense, I must urge you
to stick to the usual procedures.

621
01:13:22,417 --> 01:13:25,000
The witness has traveled up from the
defendant's home village near Pisa...

622
01:13:25,125 --> 01:13:26,456
I only just found out he had arrived.

623
01:13:28,917 --> 01:13:31,909
Alright, but just this once, Mr. Leinen.

624
01:13:32,125 --> 01:13:35,243
So, calling the witness...
- Claudio Lucchesi.

625
01:13:35,500 --> 01:13:38,162
...Claudio Lucchesi to the stand.

626
01:13:38,333 --> 01:13:40,165
Mr. Claudio Lucchesi, please.

627
01:13:40,333 --> 01:13:42,040
Do we need an interpreter?

628
01:13:42,208 --> 01:13:43,915
The witness speaks German.

629
01:14:06,958 --> 01:14:13,000
For the record: What's your name, sir?
When were you born? Place of residence?

630
01:14:13,417 --> 01:14:19,333
Claudio Lucchesi.
Born June 91934 in Pisa.

631
01:14:20,583 --> 01:14:21,823
I live in Montecatini.

632
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:23,490
What do you do for a living?

633
01:14:24,458 --> 01:14:26,916
I'm a translator for German and French.

634
01:14:28,083 --> 01:14:30,791
Mr. Lucchesi, may I first ask if
you came here today voluntarily?

635
01:14:31,792 --> 01:14:33,123
Of course.

636
01:14:33,625 --> 01:14:35,616
But initially you didn't want to.

637
01:14:37,292 --> 01:14:38,157
No.

638
01:14:38,875 --> 01:14:40,286
Why not?

639
01:14:42,708 --> 01:14:44,699
You can't turn back time.

640
01:14:47,417 --> 01:14:49,749
Your father's name was Alberto Lucchesi.

641
01:14:49,958 --> 01:14:50,914
Yes.

642
01:14:52,917 --> 01:14:55,784
Could you please tell us what happened to him?

643
01:14:57,917 --> 01:15:04,994
He was sentenced to death and executed
after the war. In 1945.

644
01:15:05,167 --> 01:15:08,000
Objection! I really don't see what this
has to do with this trial.

645
01:15:08,917 --> 01:15:10,157
Please continue.

646
01:15:12,250 --> 01:15:16,073
He was convicted and executed immediately.
In Pisa.

647
01:15:17,167 --> 01:15:19,158
What was your father accused of?

648
01:15:24,250 --> 01:15:26,912
Collaboration with the Germans.

649
01:15:30,250 --> 01:15:31,581
He was also an interpreter.

650
01:15:31,750 --> 01:15:32,911
Name?

651
01:16:15,625 --> 01:16:16,660
Please.

652
01:16:40,792 --> 01:16:42,783
You needn't be afraid of me.

653
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:49,324
I just like to get to know all of my employees.

654
01:16:59,292 --> 01:17:00,782
What was the officer's name”?

655
01:17:02,833 --> 01:17:04,824
Hans Meyer.

656
01:17:07,583 --> 01:17:10,450
Quiet!
Quiet, please.

657
01:17:12,042 --> 01:17:14,500
Would the prosecution
like to make a statement?

658
01:17:14,708 --> 01:17:15,288
Yes.

659
01:17:15,458 --> 01:17:21,989
The counsel for the defense is clearly trying
to blacken the name of Jean-Baptiste Meyer...

660
01:17:22,167 --> 01:17:27,082
...and distract from the fact that Mr. Meyer
is the victim in this trial.

661
01:17:27,250 --> 01:17:29,708
Let's not forget that, please.

662
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:31,661
Counselor?

663
01:17:32,042 --> 01:17:35,000
Mr. Lucchesi, you said that your father
Alberto was sentenced to death...

664
01:17:35,167 --> 01:17:39,035
...for collaboration with the Germans,
even though he was only an interpreter.

665
01:17:40,042 --> 01:17:41,703
It's hard to understand.

666
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:50,576
On a late summer's day in 1944,
at around 10 in the evening...

667
01:17:50,833 --> 01:17:54,030
...a bomb exploded in
the Cafe Trento in Pisa.

668
01:17:55,375 --> 01:17:57,912
It killed two German soldiers.

669
01:17:59,583 --> 01:18:02,075
A Partisan assassination.

670
01:18:03,792 --> 01:18:08,081
Everyone knew what the
Germans' response would be.

671
01:18:12,750 --> 01:18:15,367
The people are protecting these partisans.

672
01:18:17,292 --> 01:18:18,623
It's obvious.

673
01:18:19,042 --> 01:18:23,331
And so, as of today,
we will proceed as follows:

674
01:18:24,875 --> 01:18:31,076
For every German killed,
10 partisans will die.

675
01:18:32,292 --> 01:18:36,115
Or supporters, hostages...

676
01:18:36,625 --> 01:18:40,994
...and anyone who even looks like he's
thinking of protecting these bandits.

677
01:18:42,750 --> 01:18:44,081
Ten for one.

678
01:18:45,250 --> 01:18:47,491
It's the only way to break the resistance.

679
01:18:49,167 --> 01:18:50,328
Ten for one!

680
01:18:57,667 --> 01:19:01,911
Lucchesi, would you like to play God?

681
01:19:05,167 --> 01:19:07,499
Mr. Sturmbannfiihrer, please no!

682
01:19:07,875 --> 01:19:09,411
Then you do it.

683
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:27,573
What about... here!

684
01:19:32,250 --> 01:19:33,866
Montecatini.

685
01:19:41,917 --> 01:19:43,078
Yes, Sir!

686
01:19:43,958 --> 01:19:45,949
Ten for one.

687
01:19:47,833 --> 01:19:50,416
20 civilians shot dead...

688
01:19:52,167 --> 01:19:55,785
...in retaliation for the 2 German soldiers.

689
01:21:01,250 --> 01:21:02,365
Bring them here.

690
01:21:02,583 --> 01:21:03,573
Let's go!

691
01:21:06,500 --> 01:21:07,956
Open up!

692
01:21:10,167 --> 01:21:11,453
Open up!

693
01:21:45,375 --> 01:21:46,615
Buona sera.

694
01:22:04,458 --> 01:22:05,869
Hello there...

695
01:22:43,875 --> 01:22:45,866
We don't like doing this.

696
01:22:47,667 --> 01:22:48,953
Louder!

697
01:22:52,375 --> 01:22:53,991
But we hope...

698
01:22:58,167 --> 01:23:00,283
...that in future these partisans...

699
01:23:05,000 --> 01:23:07,492
...will not find shelter and help.

700
01:23:18,667 --> 01:23:19,828
No children!

701
01:23:21,417 --> 01:23:23,499
Quiet!
You, too!

702
01:23:38,500 --> 01:23:40,207
You idiot!

703
01:23:45,583 --> 01:23:47,165
Don't worry, my boy.

704
01:23:52,917 --> 01:23:54,203
What's your name?

705
01:23:57,958 --> 01:23:59,949
Fabrizio Collini.

706
01:24:19,333 --> 01:24:21,324
Mr. Collini?

707
01:24:23,625 --> 01:24:25,866
Would you be willing to testify?

708
01:24:37,458 --> 01:24:40,371
The defense calls Fabrizio Collini.

709
01:24:46,375 --> 01:24:49,743
Mr. Collini?
Take the stand, please.

710
01:24:52,000 --> 01:24:53,741
Thank you, Mr Lucchesi.

711
01:25:16,375 --> 01:25:18,366
What happened then, Mr. Collini?

712
01:25:19,958 --> 01:25:24,498
Then he asked me about my father.

713
01:25:25,958 --> 01:25:27,619
Where's your father?

714
01:25:45,167 --> 01:25:46,202
Good...

715
01:25:47,917 --> 01:25:48,998
The father.

716
01:25:59,708 --> 01:26:03,872
But he says his father had nothing to do with it!
He's not a partisan!

717
01:26:17,500 --> 01:26:19,491
Ready!

718
01:26:25,083 --> 01:26:27,074
Get over there.
In a row.

719
01:26:29,708 --> 01:26:31,324
Aim!

720
01:26:32,917 --> 01:26:34,078
18...

721
01:26:34,917 --> 01:26:36,078
19...

722
01:26:37,667 --> 01:26:38,623
20.

723
01:26:41,833 --> 01:26:42,743
Fire!

724
01:26:46,917 --> 01:26:48,908
Ready!

725
01:26:50,875 --> 01:26:52,365
Aim!

726
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:55,081
Fire!

727
01:27:20,458 --> 01:27:23,246
The court will recess for half an hour.

728
01:27:34,167 --> 01:27:35,123
Thank you.

729
01:27:35,292 --> 01:27:36,874
Thank you, goodbye.

730
01:27:37,000 --> 01:27:39,287
Come on.
See you later.

731
01:27:39,458 --> 01:27:40,664
See you later.

732
01:27:42,417 --> 01:27:44,408
I'll be with you in a second.

733
01:27:47,875 --> 01:27:50,492
You know exactly what kind
of person my grandfather was.

734
01:27:51,833 --> 01:27:53,790
He was following orders.

735
01:28:05,875 --> 01:28:08,583
The counsel for the civil claim
has asked to make a statement.

736
01:28:08,833 --> 01:28:11,120
Go ahead, Professor Mattinger.

737
01:28:14,125 --> 01:28:20,451
The council for the defense has
vividly demonstrated that in 1944...

738
01:28:20,667 --> 01:28:28,667
...near Pisa, a 10-fold retaliation was inflicted
on civilians, in response to a Partisan attack.

739
01:28:32,917 --> 01:28:35,249
By the way, this form of retaliation
was not unusual...

740
01:28:35,417 --> 01:28:39,456
...and was not only used by
German forces in World War ll.

741
01:28:40,083 --> 01:28:47,740
We cannot imagine the suffering
of the victims and their families.

742
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:53,161
But...

743
01:28:55,208 --> 01:28:57,916
As tragic as it is...

744
01:28:59,208 --> 01:29:03,657
...this kind of hostage shooting
was not an isolated incident.

745
01:29:05,375 --> 01:29:09,790
In certain circumstances, these punitive
measures were in accordance...

746
01:29:09,958 --> 01:29:11,949
...with international law...

747
01:29:12,083 --> 01:29:18,739
...namely when no women and children
were affected by the retaliatory action.

748
01:29:19,875 --> 01:29:22,993
No women, no children.

749
01:29:26,583 --> 01:29:27,914
Is that correct, Mr Leinen?

750
01:29:29,833 --> 01:29:31,619
In rare cases, yes.

751
01:29:35,583 --> 01:29:37,870
Things happen in war...

752
01:29:39,667 --> 01:29:43,285
...that we cannot and do not
want to imagine here.

753
01:29:45,750 --> 01:29:46,785
But...

754
01:29:47,167 --> 01:29:51,365
...whether or not Jean-Baptiste Meyer
committed a war crime...

755
01:29:52,125 --> 01:29:55,572
...is a question for a military tribunal.

756
01:29:57,125 --> 01:30:00,789
Why didn't you file
a complaint against him...

757
01:30:00,958 --> 01:30:03,996
...instead of taking the law
into your own hands?

758
01:30:04,250 --> 01:30:06,992
Wouldn't that have been the way to proceed?

759
01:30:10,167 --> 01:30:11,453
I think it would.

760
01:30:21,417 --> 01:30:22,578
However...

761
01:30:24,708 --> 01:30:32,708
Isn't it true that you and your sister filed
a criminal complaint against Meyer in 19687

762
01:30:39,083 --> 01:30:41,040
Recess, please.
I have to talk to my...

763
01:30:41,208 --> 01:30:42,243
No!

764
01:30:47,917 --> 01:30:48,907
And?

765
01:30:57,583 --> 01:30:59,574
What happened with the complaint?

766
01:31:07,708 --> 01:31:10,746
In the summer of 1969...

767
01:31:11,042 --> 01:31:17,573
...the public prosecutor's office suspended
the investigation of Jean-Baptiste Meyer.

768
01:31:19,208 --> 01:31:21,495
In this case, the truth is quite simple.

769
01:31:21,708 --> 01:31:26,157
Jean-Baptiste Meyer was not guilty,
there was no war crime.

770
01:31:26,833 --> 01:31:30,406
Those were terrible times.
Period.

771
01:31:31,250 --> 01:31:35,790
You, Mr. Collini,
murdered an innocent man.

772
01:31:42,292 --> 01:31:44,078
Today's session is over.

773
01:31:46,083 --> 01:31:48,074
I'm sorry you had to hear all that again.

774
01:31:58,500 --> 01:32:00,286
Why didn't you tell me?

775
01:32:07,833 --> 01:32:11,030
That's the game, Leinen.
Don't take it personally.

776
01:32:43,125 --> 01:32:45,992
When the complaint was rejected...

777
01:32:46,167 --> 01:32:49,990
...my sister made me swear that
I'd never try anything again.

778
01:32:50,458 --> 01:32:53,246
Never talk to anyone about it again.

779
01:32:54,167 --> 01:32:56,875
"For as long as I'm alive”, she said.

780
01:32:58,833 --> 01:33:01,825
She lived with the pain
for more than thirty years.

781
01:33:03,625 --> 01:33:05,241
Until two months ago.

782
01:33:08,167 --> 01:33:09,953
I hope you understand me...

783
01:33:12,042 --> 01:33:15,285
I understand...
Well, I think.

784
01:33:16,792 --> 01:33:20,205
I know this isn't easy for you, Counselor.

785
01:33:21,167 --> 01:33:24,159
I wanted to apologize.

786
01:33:27,500 --> 01:33:29,491
I'm the one who should apologize.

787
01:33:29,833 --> 01:33:32,700
If you had a better lawyer, you'd have
been a free man in three years.

788
01:33:35,250 --> 01:33:37,116
I'm not interested in that.

789
01:33:40,292 --> 01:33:44,616
I don't have a family anymore, no kids.

790
01:33:47,958 --> 01:33:50,370
Al want is justice.

791
01:33:55,333 --> 01:33:58,997
How could they dismiss the complaint
against Meyer?

792
01:34:01,500 --> 01:34:04,868
What law was on his side?

793
01:34:19,417 --> 01:34:23,490
What law, Counselor?

794
01:34:35,417 --> 01:34:37,408
This is the original verdict.

795
01:35:01,208 --> 01:35:04,576
BONN, MAY 241968

796
01:35:06,208 --> 01:35:10,497
VOTE IN THE
GERMAN BUNDESTAG

797
01:35:10,708 --> 01:35:15,623
ACT ON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENCES

798
01:35:15,792 --> 01:35:20,832
THE FOLLOWING ACT IS VOTED INTO LAW...

799
01:35:21,000 --> 01:35:22,411
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT
GEORG LEBER

800
01:35:22,625 --> 01:35:24,787
MINISTER FOR JUSTICE
DR. HEINEMANN

801
01:35:25,000 --> 01:35:26,832
DEPUTY CHANCELLOR
WILLY BRANDT

802
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:29,583
PRESIDENT
LUBKE

803
01:35:40,750 --> 01:35:42,115
Look at this!

804
01:35:57,625 --> 01:35:59,241
Good morning, Counselor!

805
01:35:59,417 --> 01:36:01,249
I'm sorry, your honor.

806
01:36:02,417 --> 01:36:06,331
I'm so glad you were able to take time away
from uncovering surprise witnesses.

807
01:36:06,500 --> 01:36:09,492
We were afraid you wouldn't make it to court!

808
01:36:12,333 --> 01:36:14,415
I do have a surprise witness, your honor.

809
01:36:14,875 --> 01:36:17,583
But the person I would like to call is
already here in the court room.

810
01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:19,866
And who would that be?

811
01:36:22,375 --> 01:36:24,742
Professor Richard Mattinger.

812
01:36:26,458 --> 01:36:30,782
But I don't want to call him as a witness,
but as an expert on legal history.

813
01:36:31,708 --> 01:36:35,497
Again, this is not the usual procedure.

814
01:36:35,708 --> 01:36:37,619
You don't have to do this,
Professor Mattinger.

815
01:36:37,792 --> 01:36:39,408
I know.

816
01:36:43,583 --> 01:36:46,200
But if it helps us to find the truth...

817
01:36:46,375 --> 01:36:48,833
Do you want me to sit in the witness chair?

818
01:36:49,000 --> 01:36:50,490
That's not necessary.

819
01:36:51,500 --> 01:36:56,245
Maybe it's not bad to change my perspective.
See the room from the other side!

820
01:37:02,083 --> 01:37:04,074
Shall we, Counselor?

821
01:37:08,042 --> 01:37:12,582
Professor Mattinger, when did you
pass the bar? 19687

822
01:37:12,750 --> 01:37:13,706
Correct.

823
01:37:14,375 --> 01:37:16,833
Were you a good lawyer from the beginning?

824
01:37:19,625 --> 01:37:21,491
Please, Counselor...

825
01:37:23,500 --> 01:37:29,200
One could say that you've always been on
the side of law, order and justice, right?

826
01:37:30,333 --> 01:37:37,581
Well, I was once ticketed for speeding on
Hohenzollerndamm. I was 8 mph over the limit.

827
01:37:39,833 --> 01:37:42,996
My only 'of fence' in that direction, if you will.

828
01:37:43,125 --> 01:37:47,699
I was on my way to a friend's wedding
and a little late. I was the best man.

829
01:37:50,333 --> 01:37:53,041
Let's talk about Doctor Eduard Dreher.

830
01:37:56,375 --> 01:37:58,742
Was that a question?
- Not yet.

831
01:37:59,500 --> 01:38:01,491
Please, gentlemen.

832
01:38:03,708 --> 01:38:10,034
Professor Mattinger, the complaint against
Jean-Baptiste Meyer was not suspended...

833
01:38:10,208 --> 01:38:14,076
...because the execution of the hostages
was legal, isn't that right?

834
01:38:15,458 --> 01:38:19,122
The state prosecutor did not make
a judgment on that.

835
01:38:19,375 --> 01:38:22,993
Exactly.
Because there was a different reason.

836
01:38:23,917 --> 01:38:27,364
Fabrizio Collini waited until his mother died...

837
01:38:27,792 --> 01:38:32,116
Then, together with his sister Antonella, he filed
a complaint against Jean-Baptiste Meyer...

838
01:38:32,292 --> 01:38:34,283
...in early 1969.

839
01:38:35,042 --> 01:38:40,958
The two did everything that the rule of law
expected of them and then got this answer:

840
01:38:42,083 --> 01:38:44,370
"The matter will not be investigated.”

841
01:38:46,875 --> 01:38:52,166
And this was due to a law that came
into force at the end of 1968.

842
01:38:53,000 --> 01:38:54,991
Almost 25 years after the massacre...

843
01:38:55,167 --> 01:38:59,161
...but just 4 months before the siblings
filed charges against Meyer.

844
01:39:03,000 --> 01:39:07,619
“Introductory Law to the Law on
Administrative Of fences.”

845
01:39:08,250 --> 01:39:09,991
Quite a mouthful, isn't it.

846
01:39:10,167 --> 01:39:12,750
So your first serious question...

847
01:39:12,917 --> 01:39:17,332
...is about how easily the name of an
obscure law trips off the tongue?

848
01:39:20,292 --> 01:39:23,250
Doctor Eduard Dreher
was the author of the law.

849
01:39:24,125 --> 01:39:28,699
During the Nazi regime he was the Senior Public
Prosecutor at the special court in Innsbruck.

850
01:39:29,000 --> 01:39:33,915
He argued for the death penalty if someone,
for example, stole food.

851
01:39:34,042 --> 01:39:34,907
Right?

852
01:39:35,083 --> 01:39:37,074
He was quite drastic, yes.

853
01:39:39,417 --> 01:39:43,490
In 1951, Dreher was appointed to the
Federal Ministry of Justice?

854
01:39:43,708 --> 01:39:45,824
And another question, yes!

855
01:39:46,667 --> 01:39:51,036
The same Dr. Eduard Dreher became head
of the criminal justice department here?

856
01:39:53,500 --> 01:39:54,990
Whatever you're trying to suggest...

857
01:39:55,167 --> 01:39:59,115
...he wasn't the only Nazi who made
a career under Adenauer.

858
01:39:59,292 --> 01:40:02,785
When Collini's claim was rejected in 1969...

859
01:40:02,958 --> 01:40:06,701
...the legal basis for that decision
was what, five lines from that law?

860
01:40:10,042 --> 01:40:13,364
Would you mind telling us
what exactly it means?

861
01:40:13,667 --> 01:40:15,578
In simple words?

862
01:40:18,125 --> 01:40:23,746
To put it very simply, it meant that
the crime of accessory to murder...

863
01:40:24,625 --> 01:40:27,993
...in certain cases, was to be punished
as manslaughter, not murder.

864
01:40:28,167 --> 01:40:29,578
Which meant?

865
01:40:30,750 --> 01:40:35,199
That in certain cases, accessory to murder was
to be punished as manslaughter, not murder.

866
01:40:35,375 --> 01:40:37,992
What did this mean in practice?

867
01:40:38,125 --> 01:40:40,492
I told you!
Twice!

868
01:40:41,083 --> 01:40:43,950
I want everyone in the room to understand it.

869
01:40:48,667 --> 01:40:52,911
It meant that such crimes committed during the
war would fall under the statute of limitations...

870
01:40:53,042 --> 01:40:55,579
...and the perpetrators could
no longer be prosecuted.

871
01:40:55,750 --> 01:40:58,583
Because the statute of limitations
for manslaughter is 20 years.

872
01:40:59,167 --> 01:41:00,999
In contrast to murder.

873
01:41:05,708 --> 01:41:12,830
It meant that an officer like Hans Meyer
who indiscriminately executed civilians...

874
01:41:13,500 --> 01:41:17,869
...his crime was classified as manslaughter.
And he would get away with it...

875
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:20,833
...because the statute of limitations
for manslaughter had already passed.

876
01:41:21,333 --> 01:41:23,791
How many got away because of this law?

877
01:41:24,750 --> 01:41:27,367
How many of the senior killers
who sat behind the desks?

878
01:41:27,583 --> 01:41:31,247
And ordered the extermination
of almost all the Jews in Europe?

879
01:41:31,417 --> 01:41:34,250
They had nothing to worry
about anymore, right?

880
01:41:35,000 --> 01:41:38,573
It doesn't change a thing,
Collini killed an innocent man.

881
01:41:38,792 --> 01:41:40,703
Yes, let's talk about guilt.

882
01:41:40,875 --> 01:41:42,866
Your honor, I've no idea what this...

883
01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:49,121
Mr Mattinger, did you serve as an intern in the
Ministry of Justice in Bonn in the mid-sixties?

884
01:41:51,875 --> 01:41:53,161
Yes.
So?

885
01:41:53,333 --> 01:41:58,203
Is it true that you took part in meetings
where this law was discussed?

886
01:42:10,417 --> 01:42:11,452
The minutes of the meeting.

887
01:42:18,375 --> 01:42:22,198
Can you remember if it was unpleasant
to work on this law...

888
01:42:22,375 --> 01:42:24,457
Yes, some sessions were quite long.

889
01:42:30,250 --> 01:42:35,324
To work on a law that meant that crimes
like these were suddenly beyond prosecution?

890
01:42:35,750 --> 01:42:38,242
It was a different time back then.

891
01:42:38,417 --> 01:42:40,579
Perhaps you see it differently today?

892
01:42:41,292 --> 01:42:43,283
Do you think Meyer was guilty?

893
01:42:45,500 --> 01:42:48,913
Was it just that Meyer could never
be brought before a court for his crimes?

894
01:42:49,042 --> 01:42:50,407
It was the law.

895
01:42:50,917 --> 01:42:54,740
That's what we discuss here.
Nothing else, young man.

896
01:42:57,042 --> 01:43:01,036
You're standing here, protected by
the grace of your late birth...

897
01:43:01,208 --> 01:43:04,997
...and want to nail me to a law
that was drafted at the same time...

898
01:43:05,125 --> 01:43:07,492
...happened to be employed
by the same authority?

899
01:43:09,208 --> 01:43:11,996
Have you got the slightest idea?

900
01:43:12,417 --> 01:43:17,662
Can you even begin to imagine
how this country worked back then?

901
01:43:18,958 --> 01:43:22,952
In the end, our job was to respect the law.

902
01:43:24,000 --> 01:43:25,582
I've always done that.

903
01:43:25,750 --> 01:43:27,616
The law was a scandal.

904
01:43:29,708 --> 01:43:36,660
And if you didn't have the courage to
stand up and say it then, at least do it now.

905
01:43:46,833 --> 01:43:48,244
Ready!

906
01:43:53,208 --> 01:43:55,199
Aim!

907
01:43:56,708 --> 01:43:58,369
This law...

908
01:43:59,958 --> 01:44:00,993
Was it just?

909
01:44:03,583 --> 01:44:04,618
Fire!

910
01:44:13,292 --> 01:44:17,160
No-one is disputing that Collini
took the law into his own hands.

911
01:44:18,625 --> 01:44:22,619
But was it just that no charges
were brought against Meyer?

912
01:44:25,833 --> 01:44:28,825
Don't we have to judge
Collini's deed differently?

913
01:44:33,500 --> 01:44:35,161
Stand by!

914
01:44:41,250 --> 01:44:43,867
You must learn to be brave.

915
01:44:44,292 --> 01:44:49,708
You must learn to be brave, Hans Meyer.

916
01:44:53,000 --> 01:44:54,911
Aim!

917
01:44:57,167 --> 01:44:58,077
Fire!

918
01:45:07,750 --> 01:45:09,991
Was it just, Mr. Mattinger?

919
01:46:38,625 --> 01:46:40,616
Is this the rule of law we believe in?

920
01:47:02,667 --> 01:47:03,452
No.

921
01:47:06,292 --> 01:47:08,283
Of course not.

922
01:47:11,042 --> 01:47:13,784
According to our current understanding
of international law...

923
01:47:13,958 --> 01:47:17,747
...Jean-Baptiste Meyer should have
been charged and convicted.

924
01:47:17,917 --> 01:47:20,124
For a war crime, is that correct?

925
01:47:24,875 --> 01:47:26,331
That's right, yes.

926
01:47:32,500 --> 01:47:34,491
I've no further questions, your honor.

927
01:47:41,250 --> 01:47:43,617
The court is in recess for today.

928
01:47:45,000 --> 01:47:48,789
Tomorrow we'll hear closing arguments,
and then we'll pass sentence.

929
01:48:02,458 --> 01:48:03,994
It's over.

930
01:48:09,792 --> 01:48:12,955
The dead don't want revenge.

931
01:48:16,625 --> 01:48:19,367
Thank you, Counselor.

932
01:49:47,250 --> 01:49:49,241
Am I all that, too?

933
01:49:56,000 --> 01:49:57,991
You are who you are.

934
01:50:53,625 --> 01:50:56,287
We"re reporting live from outside the court,
and today is the long-awaited day.

935
01:50:56,458 --> 01:50:59,996
We"re expecting to hear the verdict in
the Collini case that has gripped the nation.

936
01:51:00,125 --> 01:51:03,368
After yesterday's explosive revelations,
the question on everyone's lips is:

937
01:51:03,583 --> 01:51:05,415
How will the judges rule?

938
01:51:05,625 --> 01:51:09,869
It's a true legal dilemma.
Stay tuned for more breaking news.

939
01:51:44,667 --> 01:51:49,741
The defendant, Fabrizio Maria Collini,
took his own life in his cell last night.

940
01:51:49,917 --> 01:51:50,827
Shit!

941
01:51:52,208 --> 01:51:57,157
The coroner pronounced him dead at 2:40 a.m.

942
01:51:58,125 --> 01:52:00,457
I therefore have the following
decision to announce:

943
01:52:01,708 --> 01:52:04,666
The proceedings against the accused
are closed.

944
01:52:04,917 --> 01:52:07,204
The costs will be borne by the state.

945
01:52:07,375 --> 01:52:11,619
Ladies and gentlemen,
this hearing is closed.

946
01:52:45,625 --> 01:52:49,698
CASPAR LEINEN
ATTORNEY

947
01:53:02,208 --> 01:53:03,118
Hi!

948
01:53:03,458 --> 01:53:04,368
Hey!

949
01:53:06,750 --> 01:53:07,785
Your mail...

950
01:53:08,042 --> 01:53:10,033
Your father called,
you should call him back.

951
01:53:10,208 --> 01:53:11,994
And your flight is leaving soon.

952
01:53:12,167 --> 01:53:15,956
Listen, what did we say about
appropriate clothing at work?

953
01:53:33,250 --> 01:53:37,494
THIS WAS OUR FATHER
FABRIZIO COLLINI

954
01:55:53,375 --> 01:55:58,415
Hundreds of thousands of civilians were
indiscriminately murdered by the SS...

955
01:55:58,625 --> 01:56:03,290
...and the German army in the Second
World War during "retaliatory” measures.

956
01:56:06,208 --> 01:56:13,660
In 1968 the so-called "Dreher Law"
was passed by the German Bundestag.

957
01:56:17,292 --> 01:56:24,414
This law allowed countless war criminals
to escape justice.