senseless ones.
Will Hitler enter into negotiations?
Hitler won't enter into
negotiations, there're other people...
who will.
But it's a premature talk.
First I need to have guarantees
that there you'll contact the people,
who'll help you
enter into negotiations
with the envoys of western states.
Who can help you do it?
Will the figure of the President
of the Swiss Republic suit you?
No. That's not it. These are official
channels. It's not serious.
I'm interested in the clergy
who carry weight in the world.
The clergy,
all of them,
carry weight in this world.
I have many friends there. I...
On my part it would be
naive to give promises,
but I hope I'll manage to discuss
this question with influential people.
Let's take
the former Minister Krauze.
The West respects him.
However, I'll be asked there
whom I represent.
The Germans.
If they ask you who
exactly will conduct negotiations,
you ask them who exactly will
conduct them on behalf of the West.
- It's via the contacts, I'll give you.
- Via what?
We'll discuss all the details later.
Now it's important
to reach a principal agreement.
And where's the guarantee
that my sister and her kids
won't go to the gallows?
Haven't I released you from jail?
Yes, you have.
Do you think it was easy?
I don't think it was.
What do you think,
having in my hands the tape
of your talk with the provocateur,
where you're criticizing the Fuhrer,
could I send you to the stove?
Absolutely.
So you've got my answer.
Your sister will be
safe as long as
you do what
the duty of a man
mourning the Germans,
old people and kids orders you to do.
Is it a threat?
No, just a warning.
If you act in a different way,
I'll be powerless
to save your sister.
When should it all happen?
As soon as
it's needed.
And when
can it be needed?
Soon.
And the final thing.
If anybody asks you
about our conversation...
I'm not going to say a word.
I want to believe you.
Which of the two of us
is risking more now?
And what do you think?
I guess,
you're risking more.
Right.
Are you sincere in your desire
to find peace for the Germans?
I am.
Have you had this brainwave to grant
peace to people quite recently?
What can I say...
It's hard to be
honest to the end, Pastor.
And the more honest my answer is,
the bigger liar
I may appear to you.
This mission...
of mine.
What precisely am I supposed to do?
I can't steal documents
or shoot from round the corner.
Firstly,
it doesn't take long to learn it.
And secondly, I don't ask you
to shoot from round the corner.
Your contacts may come in handy.
You'll tell your friends
that Himmler, via
a certain envoy of his,
I'll give the name later,
is provoking the West.
You will explain to them that this
man of Himmler's
can't desire peace.
You'll prove to them
that this man is a provocateur,
lacking weight even in the SS.
You'll explain to them
that it's notjust silly but ridiculous
to go into negotiations
with this man.
You'll stress once again,
that's it's sheer madness
to enter into negotiations
with the SS, with Himmler.
You will say to your friends
that they need to go into
negotiations with other people.
And you will give them
the names of influential,
honest and daring people.
But all in good time.
We're going
to talk about it later.
Is there anybody else in the house
apart from the servants?
No servants either.
My sister and her kids went away
to our relatives in the country.
- Can I check the house?
- Welcome.
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- Good evening, Mister Bolzen.
- Good evening.
Your cigarettes.
Here you go.
A bottle of champagne here, please.
- Here you are.
- Thank you.
I'm listening to you.
Good evening, Doctor Bolzen.
Good evening, Frau Zaurich.
Frau Zaurich, I have an idea.
Yes?
I will go and fetch chess.
No, don't do it, please.
You see, I have
some ham at home.
- What do you have?
- Some excellent ham.
- You're kidding.
- I