Episode 2

Welcome to Episode 2 of Hand aufs Herz.

Your translatress today is: Lied (YAY!your editor)

 

(Previously on Hand aufs Herz)

At Chulos we met womanizer Ben.

 

Miriam: Hey, don't turn around now. But over there is a guy sitting at the bar who has been looking at you the entire time.

 

And cool 'He's secretly your student' Ben met timid 'She's secretly your teacher' Bea. He followed her home since she forgot her purse (classic) and they kissed to the appropriate song, which we all have cried to on Sept. 2nd, 'Secret' by One Republic (What a great callback!). And then after having been between the sheets, they eventually found out about their official future relation when Michael, their future cause of friction and the last member of the triangle, was so nice as to introduce them.

 

Michael: Mr. Bergmann is a powerful banker and is a member of the executive board of the Harani bank. And from today on his son will be your new student. Ben Bergmann, Ms. Vogel.

 

(Isn't Ben cool? How he blows his hair out of his face and does a little hair toss – not to compare to Jenny's of course./Wush,wush..ahem.)

 

And with that we're in the middle of a new episode.

 

[Intro]

 

[Pestalozzi Hallway]

 

Ben: Hello.

(They shake hands and look at Bea's face!)

Bea: Ben Bergmann...?

Michael:Yes.

Bea:Uh, I have to go...

Michael: Uh, yeah, the new colleague is apparently still under a bit of stress. However, I hope you'll feel comfortable at our school anyway.

(Now they shake hands and the secret code is: May the better win./ I think they totally had a moment there:-) )

Ben: Oh, I'm sure of that.

Michael: Fantastic.

(Michael leaves and Ben smiles, looking forward to spend more time with his nightly conquest in the future.)

 

[Pestalozzi Restroom]

OH MY GOD, there can't seriously be written 'Stalk Razzia' on that door! Well, it's appropriate. Do they know there are cameras in their restrooms?(This is one of the moments in which you know you and the show are meant to be.) Fun Fact: I heard this is the first set bathroom in..um..Germany? Or something? Well, it's definitely the best and most realistic restroom set ever./Heard, that it smells like the most realistic restroom set,too:-)

 

Anyway, Bea rushes into the restroom.

Bea: Shit, shit, shit!

She's having a flashback of their last night.

Bea:God Bea, a student!

Off camera Caro&Sophie enter the bathroom, since it's their empire, and actually Bea should use the teacher bathrooms. Now she's in the enemy’s territory.

Caro: That those bums even dare to go on stage and then even sing, too. If I'd look like them I wouldn't even make it out of my house in the morning.

Sophie: How this dork swayed his hips!

Caro:And this nerd queen, goes up there and sings. Who does she think she is? A popstar? (Foreshadowing! What would she say if someone told her she'd be her assistant in a bit?)

Sophie: We'll stir them up good now.

Caro: Yes and afterwards we'll celebrate. Have you seen the new one by the way? I think his name is Ben, or something like that. He's so hot. I'll go ahead and pick him up.

Sophie: And what about me?(Hmm??/You mean she's into her ami? ^^)

Caro(scoffs):What about Hotte Horstfeld?

Sophie: You are so funny. Why did I break up with Timo then?

Caro: Now don't start talking about him again.

(After having thoroughly eavesdropped on their conversation – like it's the good manner in a soap – Bea comes out of her hiding place.)

Sophie:Oh fuck...

(Sophie seeks protection next to Caro while Bea washes her hands.)

Caro: And she is standing on the top of my list for people to go down, too.

(Caro and Sophie leave)

 

[Pestalozzi Hallway]

When Bea leaves the bathroom shortly after she runs into Michael. She lets her purse fall and they pick her things up./isn't this a quote of an old axe commercial?

 

Michael: Ms. Vogel, is it possible that you love confrontations? (Rather the opposite, I think. Still she's always in the middle of those. Weird.) You really should tune down a gear.

(Ben comes by and picks her water bottle up.)

Michael: Ah, Mr. Bergmann.

(Ben hands her the bottle.)

Ben: Here you go.

Bea: Thank you.

Michael: Yeah...

Bea: I'm, I'm late... (So, if in episode one she didn't use her catchphrase. Here is the first appearance of it!//Edit: I just found out, she totally did use it in Ep1. It's like her first sentence ;) Is this a drinking game yet? Does someone count how often she says it?)

Bea leaves, running away from Ben's heavy and Michael's confused and wondering looks.

Michael:Hey, wait a second, you have...(he picks up a pen)..you've forgotten this...

 

[Auditorium]

Hotte:Seven. Eight. (SQUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEE, Hotte! Sry...go on.)

You see Hotte, Emma(insert another squeeeee) and a plaid wearing girl who's not Emma(!) rehearse some dance moves.

Hotte: Three. Four. And...Six. Seven. Eight.

Caro&Sophie enter the auditorium.

Hotte:Once more, completely.

Luzi: What are you doing here?

Caro:Hello dancing bear. We only wanted to see what you're doing here.

Luzi: Great, now you've seen. So you can bugger off again.

Caro:Luzi, you know, we thought about your idea once more and it's okay if you decided to make a fool of yourself . But why are you dragging the others into it, too? I mean, hello? You, and sexy moves...Please, look at yourself.

While the others slowly are making themselves ready to leave, only Emma still standing by Luzi's side, Bea enters.

Bea:Excuse me, I was delayed. (Running gag :) We're on 2 for this ep. ) As far as I know, the two of you haven't taken this course. So? What are you doing here?

Caro: We only meant to get up to date. And to me it looks like they have lost interest in dancing before you even really started.

Bea:Is that so? And why would that be?

Caro:Well, I have no idea.

(Caro and Sophie exit the room.)

Bea: You won't let yourself be intimidated by them, will you?

Hotte: Actually,...yes.

Bea: You can't give up now. Do you want to hide your whole life? You won't manage to do that. The only chance you have is to fight! Believe me, I know such people too well, too. Trying to not cross paths with them won't help.(Anti-homophobic speeches FTW! I like PDA Bea!The teacher that organizes antidiscrimination days)

 

[Pestalozzi – Student Lounge]

Ben is leaning on our girls' table and Caro&Sophie waltz up to him.

 

Caro:Hey, there you are.

Ben: Hey, here I am. Who are you?

Caro: Caro.

Sophie: Sophie.

Ben: I'm Ben.

(He holds out his hand and Caro shakes it – I note, lots of first touches are made through handshakes/I just read milkshakes, and I really need to go to bed..))

Caro: I already found out about that. We'll be having a little party. If you're interested...

Ben:Sounds good. When?(At the Ozdust ballroom?I'll be picking you up around seven!!)

 

[Petalozzi – Götting's Office]

Team Evil (I missed you) are doing their usual stuff – scheming...and other things.

 

Alexandra:Have you already taken action?

Julian: The problem will solve itself. This Ms. Vogel is one of those ambitious chicks who will throw in their towels once they realize what is going on at this school. I know the type.

Alexandra:You're not listening to me. Just yesterday I explained to you that she's not someone to kid around with.

Julian: Yes, but I think you are mistaken. She doesn't have the guts for this joint, she's too much of a good soul for that.

Alexandra:Bea Vogel does have the guts. (Oh the tension. Andrea > Belena =P/Tsst!)

Julian: Okay. And you really don't want to tell me what happened between you two back then?  

(Short version:

A little teenage girl conflicted by her feelings, ignored by her sister and secretly in love with a girl who is her sister's enemy. But the girl she likes has a boyfriend who then also sleeps with her sister. What does everyone find so appealing at him when there is she who loves them and could do so much better for them than that boy?

Then, one night, the three of them have a fight and the girl she secretly loves (apparently) kills her sister because of the cheating her sister did with her boyfriend! Disbelieve and love turns into hate, hate which is being multiplied by the hate on herself for still finding that girl who murdered her sister attractive! But she never could admit to that now. Her sister is gone, dead or having left her for Australia and that boy. And what is better to believe? Her sister not loving and not giving one thought to her or her secret crush having murdered her sister? Her twin sister would never leave her, she believes, has to believe, and thus every chance to any relationship with that girl she admired is gone.

And so the girl who had been pretty alone before, now was lonely and bitter and became the woman she is today. - True story.)

 

Instead of that #Hahe is showing you this flashback:

 

[Pestalozzi Auditorium – 10 years in the past]

(Yes, look at that dork again. It really is Bea.)

 

Mr. Lohmann: Murderer! Murderer!

Alexandra: Papa. Papa, calm down.

Mr. Lohmann: She, she...but she!

Alexandra: Calm down.

Mr. Lohmann: She has...

Alexandra:Calm down.

 

[Back in the office]

(Defense mechanism at work in 3...2...1...)

 

Alexandra stands up and takes off her blazer.

Alexandra: Just believe me that this woman is a nightmare. (Or a sweet dream. Either way she doesn't want to wake up from her.//FTW,Lied!)) Everything is working out so well right now. We have the potential to be way up there.

(She kisses him.)

Alexandra: Do we really want to give her the chance to destroy that?

(He wants to kiss her, but she stops him. Tease! Haha And her eyebrow! Their power games are so delicious.)

Alexandra: Get rid of her for me.

Julian:I'll come up with something.

(They kiss again, he tears up her shirt, hotness ensues. - Note for our research. No tongue involved either. But it's really not necessary.)

 

[Vogel Home]

Miriam is preparing dinner in the kitchen when Bea enters.

 

Bea: Hello.

Miriam: Hi!

Bea: I saw him again today.

Miriam: Who?
Bea: Ben.

Miriam: The guy we met in the club!
(Bea nods her head.)

Miriam:Hee... is a colleague?

(Bea shakes her head and looks oh so dark.)

Miriam: Shit. You did it with a student!? (She has some mind reading powers, right? At least I think that's not the first conclusion to make.)

Bea: Don't say it. Don't say it...

(Miriam does Emma's 'hand in front of the mouth' gesture from 'Fuck You' – Oops, fuck, no!)

Miriam:And now?

Bea: I'll go to Krawczyk, I'll tell her, then she'll fire me and Alex is getting what she wants. (Well this would be unfortunate. Two episodes in and Hand aufs Herz would be over, no Jemma ever facing our screens. So I'm clearly routing for this not to happen! *crosses fingers*)

(Piet enters)

Piet: What is going on again here, hm? Will I get something to eat?

Miriam: Will be ready in a second.

Piet: Yes!

Bea: I'll go next door then.

Miriam: I'll be coming over to yours in a bit, yeah?

 

[Chulos]

Caro is dancing with Ben and Hotte is watching them not very happily while Emma is watching Hotte watching Caro and Ben. And then, *tick tock tick tock tick tock* hello, meet Timo and his girl problems.

 

Timo:Tell me, what the hell is this?

(He shows her a message on his cell)

Sophie:I know what's written in that text.

Timo: You can't be serious about this.

Sophie:And why shouldn't I be?

Timo:Five months, and you break up with one sentence? Per text message? Why?

Sophie: Because you've always been like glued onto me.

(Sophie is so rich. She really never had a backbone. She always needs someone to lean on and follow around – Caro in this case. Her legs aren't strong enough to carry her alone through this world. Not like Jenny, who's legs are not only strong enough for that, but also her character is so strong and impressing that she can even tell the world to adjust itself to the shoes she's wearing at the end of her beautiful legs ;)/Hm?How did you manage to make Sophie's oneline break up text message about Jenny's legs? Jenny who won't be around for another 71 eps?Ok, I'm not complaining,but very impressed, on we go :-) )

 

Luzi: And? How are you?

Timo:Well.

Luzi looks doubting.

Timo: No, really! I won't let my evening be destroyed by her. Shall I show you how she broke up with me?
Luzi doesn't say yes, she shrugs an 'okay', probably thinking 'Dude, I'm so into you. I don't really care HOW she broke your heart. She broke your heart. And now it's my turn to mend it. But show me so I can hate her more.' Timo shows her the text and Luzi reads it out loud.

Luzi:It's over, sorry. Sophie :,-(

Timo: And anyway, what is that stupid smiley supposed to mean at the end? I mean, is she messing with me?

Luzi: It means, don't cry.

Timo: Pff, that will be the day!

Luzi: But honestly, they never really wanted to have you with them.

Timo: Tough luck. Now she has to look out where she lands without me.

 

(Luzi feeds him saltsticks, not as good as eclairs but it's cute anyway.)

The song in the background is genius by the way, it's that thing by Lilly Allen, I think, the one about "But you never make me scream..", this is so win!)

 

Caro: How desperate does someone have to be?

Sophie: Why?

Caro: You're not telling me that you're buying that act.

 

Timo: And how is it going with your club?

Luzi: Great. No, really! - A coke.

 

Ben: Say, shouldn't we get out of here?

Caro: Good idea!

(Ben climbs onto the bench)

Ben: Hey guys, listen up! Okay, everyone who wants to go to a real party, will follow me now. Let's go!

 

Of course everyone follows. Luzi, Timo and also Hotte who would do everything to be cool and be near Caro and Emma, too, because she can't be without her freaky buddy without whom she can't live.

 

(And now will follow one of Hahe's Legendary stunts. It's high up there with the car crash and the we're gonna chase a plane idea. And to me it's very Skins. And for the next eps remember Jenny The Wise Hartmann: “Ben, every time you want to have fun catastrophes occur.”)

 

[Pestalozzi – Outside of the Swimming Pools]

They crowd in front of the locked door which Ben tries to break open with a coat hanger. Where he got that from is another Hahe riddle, right along with how he opens that door with it. It appears coat hangers are only useful for Swimming Bath doors, because Emma's google search clearly suggested hairpins or paper clips for lockers. The rule seems to be: bigger door, bigger tool.

 

Timo: You're one of those 'oh so cool' guys, huh?

Ben:Who's that guy?

Caro: That's Timo. (And we learn the name of the-guy-with-the-girl-problems.)

Ben: Guys! Hush, will you? Or we can forget about this now. Thanks.

 

[Empty Chulos]

 

Michael:There's not much going on at your place, hm?

Sebastian: You should have come by sooner, the club was buzzing then.

Michael:Ah really? And where is everyone now?

Sebastian: I don't know. Partying at some other place?

Michael: Not a good sign for your business, little brother.

Sebastian: You better take care of your own business. - And how does it feel to be living in my office?

Michael: It has a ring to it.

Sebastian: No, but seriously, don't you miss her at least a little bit - (I think this is the first inofficial mention of Helena...)

Michael: Give me a coke, will you?

Sebastian:Okay, I got it. No more questions.

Michael:That's how it works.

Sebastian: How is it going at school?

Michael:It's alright. Although, actually since today it's better than okay.

Sebastian: Let me guess. You got a new (female)colleague. She is a brunette, charming and inapproachable.

Michael: Wrong. She is brunette, charming and a little bit of a walking chaos.

Sebastian: And that's what you're into?

Michael: Well, looks like it.

 

[Bea's Place]

Bea looks at Ben's note. Note: It was wonderful. BenShe scrunches the note up and throws it onto her desk. Then she folds it up again and looks at it before throwing it away into the bin.

 

(This is Bea and Ben's relationship summed up in a few little actions. I want you, I don't want you, but you're so pretty, I have to get rid off you, but...maybe, just maybe somehow it can work *slowly picks the letter out of the bin again and smooths out the wrinkles.* - And we know she will.)

 

[Pestalozzi – Swimming Bath]

Ben manages to open the door and doesn't need Jenny for it like other people do, since he's a bad boy all by himself.

 

Ben: After you.

 

Everyone enters the swimming pools and two of the coolest guys ever do the most legendary jump ever into the pool. I wonder if they're in the 12b. I hear these guys have good taste. And apropos, pretty much everyone undresses. (Where is Jenny?) Not Emma though, instead she even puts more stuff on – some floaty things in case someone pushes her into the water and she forgets how to swim.

 

A cool pool party begins and Caro is out of her clothes before you can say, golden bra and see-through black panties with stars on them, when Ben prompts her to join him in the water.

/ Didn't he just get some last night? Aww, the world of teenage hormones..

 

[Bea's Place]

Miriam drops by like she promised before.

 

Bea: Hi.

Miriam:Hey.

Bea:Maybe it's not even worth to unpack.

Miriam: You really want to tell Krawczyk? (Nooo! I want Jemma. Please, don't tell her Bea, pleease. #Hahe can't be over so soon. Again! *bites nails*)

Bea: What else am I supposed to do?

Miriam: Um, say nothing?

 

[Pestalozzi – Swimming Bath]

Luzi sits down on the edge of the pool and Timo (literally) pulls at her leg to get her in. (*sigh* How I wish this would be Jenny's leg...What? No, I'm dealing just fine with having to wait 71 episodes for her to appear. Just as good as you are, I'm sure.)

 

Timo: Come in already.

Luzi: No, no, no, no, no! Stop it.

Timo:Come on in.

Luzi: No.

 

Sophie creeps around with her cell in her hand taking pictures of Luzi. (Why would she do that? Did Caro ask her to make some shots of her for her? Also I thought it was Luzi who did pictures of couples when they're busy...this show is confusing./They're the stalker razzia..or mafia or whatever.Welcome to a world of instant cell phone pictures.))

 

(Also with the school having their own Swimming Pools...why is there never a mention of a water polo team? And why isn't Jenny a member of it? With Alexandra as trainer. - Dealing just fine!//Helena could supervise..what?Ok, on we go..)

 

[Bea's Place]

Bea:I slept with a student. (Yep, we got it. This might be her second most used sentence after 'Sorry I'm late') And I can't just act like nothing happened! What if this gets out?
Miriam:Well, until now only three people know. You, me and this Ben.

Bea: Exactly.

Miriam:Do you think he will say anything?

Bea: I don't know. Actually, he's pretty cool and mature for his age. (Bea, I predict you to change your opinion on that every ~20 episodes.)

 

[Pestalozzi – Swimming Bath]

Meanwhile mature Ben who broke into a Swimming Pool is floundering about in the water with Caro.

 

Caro: Well, I guess I can't get out of the water anymore now.

Ben:Why?
Caro: I'm wearing such thin underwear.

By that statement the camera man seems to loose the grip of his camera, since it swings down to said underwear.

Ben: Is that so? Let me see.

Ben dives under the water and with him the now comatose camera man, which isn't too unfortunate since now we all can see said underwear and Caro's and a lot of others' active legs (just one pair missing)//*Liihiiied!*).

 

[Bea's Place]

Miriam: Well, if this guy really is like you're saying he is, then he won't tell on you.

Bea: I did a mistake. And I won't make it better by trying to cover it up.

Miriam: But when you slept with each other...

Bea: Ah, stop reminding me of that...

Miriam: Then, strictly speaking, he wasn't your student yet. You said yourself that you only got to know today that you will be teaching him.

Bea: But that doesn't matter. If you cheated on Piet you also would have the urge to tell him. (Foreshadowing. #Hahe does that a lot. Did you know that Timo says something about someone ending up in a wheelchair in one ep? Karma. - Another reason why I love this show. It's planned.)

Miriam: Of course. Though I would never cheat on Piet.

Bea: See? That's exactly how I feel now, too.

 

@The Swimming Pool Caro+Ben are starting to make out in the pool.

 

Bea:I can't expect my students to always be honest, if I won't stand up to my mistakes myself.(I like idealistic Bea!)

Miriam: Oh Bea, you always have wished so much to teach at that school. You can't just give up on that now. And also it will stay at this one time. (Buahahaha)No? (No!)
Bea: Of course.

Miriam: See. Then stop thinking so much about yourself and your high expectations of yourself, and think a little bit more about the people out there who really need you. Hm?

 

[Pestalozzi School]

While the groundskeeper is walking around the school Hotte is getting a change of clothes from his locker. (This is a different groundskeeper than the one who is tolerating STAG to rehearse at night at school btw.) Hotte is alarmed and the groundskeeper is hearing the noise from the Swimming Pool. //Groundskeeper?Hogwarts?Hagrid?Janitor?Ward?Naw,I'll just leave it,Hagrid, I miss you,too:-) /Make fun of me, will you? ;)

 

Groundskeeper: What the hell?

 

Quickly Hotte runs back to the party where Luzi seems to be bored and Emma is standing around being cute with her floaty-belt, hoody and striped shirt while holding a bottle of beer in her hand. Hotte slithers to a stop near cute and oh so adorable Emma.

 

Hotte: Guys! The groundskeeper is coming!!

Emma: Oh, shit!

 

Everyone skedaddles and it's pure adrenaline. The groundskeeper finds the Swimming Halls in a mess and is overwhelmed by what the kids got up to again.

 

[Pestalozzi – Parking Lot]

Caro and Ben run over the school ground and, when in front of Ben's Mustang, start to redress themselves.

 

Ben: Wuah, it's icky wearing those wet underpants.

Caro: Then take them off.

They start to make out (no tongue) and hump Ben's Mustang.

Ben: Watch out! Hugo is sensitive.

Caro(looking down to his pants): Hugo?

Ben:May I introduce you? Hugo.

He lays his hand on his Mustang and with that we're now properly introduced to the real Hero of this show./Win!

Caro: Oh, this is yours. Then you'll definitely be having a big bathtub at home, right?

Ben: With bubbles. (What? Really? That bathtub in 218 didn't make that impression on me. I guess you shouldn't judge by first appearances. But then again maybe it's a different tub in a different bathroom?/They deffo have more bathrooms than bedrooms.)

Caro: Well, then we could go to your place and take a hot bath right now.

Ben: This, unfortunately, isn't that good of an idea. This was a really nice night, but...I still have to take care of something important.

 

He drives away, letting Caro stand alone and wet in front of the school. In the dark! This screams horror movie./She's a blonde,too..

 

[Bea's Place]

Ben drove to whom? Exactly, Bea - the candidate gets 100 points. The doorbell rings.

 

Bea: Ben.

Ben:Hey.

Bea: How did you get in?
Ben: You know I rang. The door stood open.

Bea: And what are you doing here?
Ben: I was swimming and...now I'm a bit cold. And when I passed your place per coincidence I thought, maybe Bea will let me in for a cup of tea. (Per coincidence, you know. It means the same as 'Spontaneously' throwing a well organized birthday party.)

Bea: She won't.

Ben: Come on, one tea.

Bea:The tea is very horrible. Believe me.

Ben: Actually, I'm not here because of the tea. (No, you don't say! I'm shocked. Does he have ulterior motives?)

 

He caresses her neck and it seems like Bea is getting weak and is about to pick that letter out from her bin again to smooth it out and look at it's prettiness a bit more.

 

 

And this, my friends, was episode two. I hope you enjoyed the ride. See you again soon!