Episode 108

translated by hephylax, edited by sones

 

 

 

Previously on Hand aufs Herz

 

Götting: Ms. Krawczyk, everything alright? (We see Götting finding Krawczyk and everything that happened after...)

 

Intro

 

[Pestalozzi, principal’s office]

 

Götting is reading Ms. Krawczyk’s suicide note to Bea when he hears Ms. Jäger coming back and hastily puts it back in the envelope before dropping it back onto the desk as she walks in. (Ingrid still has on her party hat. LOL! And SERIOUSLY, Götting’s hands are full of blood....there are going to be bloody fingerprints all over that letter! Why bother acting like you weren’t reading it!?!?! *eyeroll* )

Ms.Jäger: All that blood… I have to go to the hospital right away. They wouldn’t take me with them in the ambulance because I’m not a family member, (HaHe, always on the front lines to show the difficulties gay couples can face)and because I am supposed to take care of things here. Do you think it could have been an accident? That maybe she just cut herself by mistake?

Götting: I’m afraid not. What did the doctor say? Will she make it? (He SERIOUSLY does NOT look worried!!)

Ms.Jäger: They were able to revive her…thank God. That’s all I know, everything happened so fast. How did it come to this?!?

Götting: Well, I’m wondering that myself. Ms. Krawczyk had problems, sure, but…no one could have expected this. My God, you’re shivering. Now you just go home and calm down and freshen up a little, okay?

Ms.Jäger: But I have to do things here…I ha…

Götting: I’ll take care of everything, Ms. Jäger, hm?

Ms.Jäger: Okay… What made her do this?

Götting: Well, I’m…I’m wondering that myself.

 

 

[Bergmann villa]

 

Ben comes in and sees all kinds of party food sitting on the kitchen counter. He can’t believe it.

(Neither can I. There is only one thing one should find unexpectedly sitting on the Bergmann kitchen counter, and that’s Emma in boxer shorts.)

Ben: Caro?! Could you come here, please?

Caro: I’ll be right with you.

Caro comes down the stairs wearing a white dress with the words boy toywritten on a belt around her waist.

Caro: So? What say you?

Ben: Something’s missing.

Caro: I know. The veil.

Ben: No. The hearing aid. I thought I was loud and clear when I said that I didn’t want a party.

Caro: I see. So here the only thing that happens is what the lord and master commands.

Ben: I just think it’s incredibly tasteless given the situation.

Caro: Come on. I got you a great costume, too. You are going to look stunning in this. (SO CLUELESS!)

 

 

[Vogel home]

 

Piet: And even if Krawczyk lied back then, it doesn’t matter.

Miriam: Well, it does matter. She’s Bea’s only alibi.

Piet: I know that, but my sister didn’t kill anyone! Period!

Miriam: But at the moment, not a whole lot of people seem to believe that. And if there are already parents demanding that Bea be suspended…I mean…

Piet: They should be teaching their children to not trash other people’s front gardens!

Bea and Michael come in.

Bea: I’m sorry that you’ve been pulled into this.

Piet: It’s no big deal. I’ve cleaned up the trash and wiped away the paint.

Bea: What if it continues on like this?

Michael: You could stay with me of course. At least there you’ll have some peace and quiet. (Oh yeah? Are you going to be somewhere else?)

Piet: And how long would it be until people find out? Besides, it will look as if you ran away. No way, we’ll stand together and show everyone that we don’t have anything to hide.

Miriam: Besides, it’s Carnival at the moment. The revellers have other things on their minds

Bea: And you think they’ll have forgotten all by Ash Wednesday?

Miriam: No, of course not, but…maybe the police will have found out something about Jens and those postcards from Australia by then.

Piet: Well, they were meant to cover up Franziska’s disappearance, weren’t they? Aren’t they looking for him?

The phone rings.

Piet: Vogel. It’s the school. They are trying to reach you. Your phone’s turned off. (As am I by this whole boring murder storyline. Where’s Jemma?)Are you available?

Bea: Hello? Mr. Götting…What?! Äh yes, yes alright…

Michael: What is it?

Bea: Ms. Krawczyk…she…slit her wrists.

Michael: What?

 

 

[Bergmann villa]Paaartaaayyyy!

 

Madonna’s Like a virginis playing.

Caro: So? How do you like us?

Ben: Snazzy.

Caro: And your costume? Did I do good? (Still TOTALLY clueless....)

Ben: Could have been worse.

Caro: We are going to have so much fun. This is going to be a MEGA party!

 

The STAG come in.

 

Hotte: May I introduce: Miss Amy Winehouse!

Luzi: Why don’t you come on over, Valerie…

Hotte: The incredible Janis Joplin!

Emma: Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz… (Good God, Ms. Borek, that’s some set of pipes you got there. I’m still in love. Also, do you know why there’s no Jenny in this scene? Probably because after this intro she immediately teleported to the nearest car dealership.)

Hotte: Tarzan!

(Don’t ask me to describe the noises coming out of Timo’s mouth.)

Caro: Can you tell me what came over them to just appear here uninvited?!

Ben: I invited them. You were the one who wanted a mega party. (Ben is obviously relieved that he can escape from Caro and he leaves to join the STAG.)

 

 

[Hospitalroom]

 

Bea enters the room. Ms. Jäger is at her girlfriend’s bedside, of course.

Bea: Hello.

Michael: Hi...

Bea: How is she?

Ms.Jäger: She slit her wrists with a shard of glass…oh God, there was blood everywhere.

Michael: We already know that, Ingrid. But what do the doctors say? The nurse didn’t want to give us any information.

Ms.Jäger: One of them was here earlier and said something about… blood loss and surviving the night…I don’t know, I didn’t really understand most of it.

Bea: But…she’s going to pull through, isn’t she?

Ms.Jäger: They don’t know yet. This is so horrible. Why did she do it? Ms. Krawczyk didn’t have any reason to take her own life.

Michael: But she has you to thank for making it. You were the one who found her and called an ambulance, weren’t you?

Ms.Jäger: No. That wasn't me. Mr. Götting broke down her door and administered first aid. She would be dead now if it wasn’t for him.

 

 

[Bergmann villa]

 

And again Madonna, this time with "Who's that girl", Ben and Luzi are talking to eachother….been gives Caro a little wave….she rolls her eyes and scoff…meanwhile Emma has to give some random guy in Indian costume the brush-off.

 

Emma: Thanks for the offer but...I don't want to sleep with you.

Hotte: I think you better go back to your tipi now, hm?

(Oh look, shortly after Emma refuses to sleep with a guy, Jenny appears. Just like Jenny was in the vicinity when Emma's virginity got discussed. Funny, isn't it?)

Anyway, Kill Bill-Jenny comes in and checks out the lay of the land, meaning she tries to find Emma in the crowd.

Hotte: Wow!

Jenny: I take it you like my costume?

Hotte: I really have to say...wow!

Jenny: You're looking rather cute yourself.

Hotte: You think? I'm stirred, not shaken.

Jenny: Well, the only thing missing is the scar.

Hotte: What scar? James Bond doesn't have a scar.

Jenny: James Bond?

Hotte: Yes. What did you think? Zorro?

Jenny: Äh...no. Never mind.

Hotte: Tell me.

Jenny: Well, you know, I thought you were Harry Potter because of the school uniform and the glasses and stuff.

Hotte: Well, I'm obviously James Bond. The young Sean Connery, you know. Well, and the glasses...okay, I know...James Bond normally doesn't have any but I can't see without them and since my other glasses are so noticeable, I thought these glasses would be...

Jenny: You know, you look really handsome and that's the most important thing.

While talking to Hotte Jenny can't keep her eyes off Emma to the extent that even Hotte notices her attention is somewhere else.

Hotte: Emma has come as Janis Joplin.

Jenny: Yes, I see that.

 

 

[Pestalozzi, teachers’ lounge]

 

Alexandra: Did Krawczyk confuse Carnival with Halloween? That must have been a pretty big mess.

Götting: It was really awful...and as far as I know it's not even certain yet if I found her in time.

Alexandra: Why didn't you wait? Don't look at me like that. She's been in our way for years. And now, when the problem would have solved itself, you save her life.

Götting: Alexandra, that's not funny.

Alexandra: I won't be laughing until I'm standing at her graveside.

Götting: You can't be serious.

Alexandra: I am.

 

 

[Bergmann villa]

 

Sex Bombby Tom Jones

 

Caro: Do you know where Ben is? (she sees Hotte dancing). What a weenie.

Meanwhile Emma and Jenny both reach for the last weenie/sausage on the counter.

Emma: First!

Jenny: True. You were faster. Buuuuuut, are you sure that you really want it? I mean...

Emma: Why? Is there something wrong with it?

Jenny: Well, maybe it's not normal.

Emma: What do you mean "normal"? God, Jenny, I...I really expressed myself poorly the other day when we were talking about that lesbian woman...and...I've already apologized to you. Are you going to hold that against me forever?

Jennytakes the sausage out of Emma's fingers and takes a bite.

Jenny: Nope.(Jenny clearly wants to hold something else against Emma for a prolonged period of time. Preferably in the presence of a wind-machine)I only wanted the sausage. It helps to know what you want. If you don't find out in time...it's possible that you might miss out on the best stuff.

 

 

[Bergmann villa, Ben's room]

 

Ben: I left a message on her voicemail, sent text messages...but she just isn’t getting back to me.

Luzi: I think Ms. Vogel is simply glad that there's no school at the moment (Rose Monday is a school free day in NRW. Even in those areas where Carnival isn’t celebrated. Yes, we do exist! ;-). I mean, at least she doesn't have to put up with all that mean talk and all those stunts.

Ben: I hope so. And hopefully, it will come out really soon that she's innocent.

 

 

[Bergmann villa, party]

 

Timo: Say, have you seen Luzi?

Hotte: Somewhere with Ben. But I'm not sure.

 

 

[Bergmann villa, Ben's room]

 

Luzi: Hey, anyone who believes that Ms. Vogel, of all people, could be capable of killing someone is completely nuts anyway.

Ben: You know that, I know that, but this general distrust really takes it out of her….even if she doesn't want to admit it.

The door opens.Timo stands at the threshold and can only see Ben.

Timo: Hey, there you are!

Ben: You jungle people have never heard of knocking, have you?

Timo: Oh sorry. I didn't realize…(he notices Luzi sitting on the bed)that you weren't alone. Luzi?!

Luzi: Yes, what is it?

Timo: Nothing. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt you.

Luzi: Thanks, that's kind of you.

Timo: Well...I better go then...

Luzi: Mhummm. - Well, was there something else?

Timo: No.

Luzi: Okay, see you later then.

Timo: Yeah. (And he’s gone.)

Ben: I don't want to interfere but...it looked to me as if Timo was incredibly jealous just now.

Luzi: Incredibly so.

Ben: Äh yes...shouldn't you go after him and tell him that he doesn't have to worry about us?

Luzi: Hmmm, nope. Man, Ben! Do you think it was fun for me to have him explode if anyone mentioned Sophie? Now he knows what that is like. And besides...if he's jealous, that means he can't be completely indifferent to me.

 

 

[Bergmann villa, party]

 

Timo literally runs into Caro.

Caro: Hey! Can't you look out?

Timo: You would do better to look out for your Ben.

Emma and Hotte are dancing togetherwhen Jenny steps between them and starts dancing with Hotte.

Jenny: Well, 007? Discovered any enemy agents, yet?

Hotte: Don't turn around but there are some highly suspicious characters at four o'clock. I think they are armed.

Jenny: You could be right. But isn't the big showdown preceded by the appearance of the mysterious (female) stranger? Who then…

Jenny whispers something in Hotte’s ear.

Hotte: You mean, you and I…?

Jenny: Never say never.

Jenny kisses him.And while Emma is still staring rather gobsmacked (and completely jealous though she doesn’t realize that yet) at her best friend and her girlfriend-to-be, Jenny grabs Hotte by the lapels, pulls him away from Emma a bit and continues with the lip-locking. Not without checking first that Emma is indeed watching this display put on for her benefit, of course.

 

 

[Hospital]

 

Bea is sitting at Ms. Krawczyk’s bedside.

Knock, knock.In comes Mr. Götting.

Bea: You?

Götting: Didn’t expect that, did you?

Bea: Ms. Jäger told me that you found Ms. Krawczyk…administered first aid…

Götting: But still you seem astonished that I’m worried about Ms. Krawczyk. What do the doctors say?

Bea: She lost a lot of blood. We’ll have to wait and see.

Götting: She’ll make it. Hopefully.

Bea: That almost sounds as if you are worried.

Götting: Believe it or not, I think it’s sad if someone simply throws their life away.

Bea: Did she say anything at all? Before she lost consciousness. Or a letter…did she leave a note?

Götting: No, nothing. (liar!!!)

 

 

[Bergmann villa]

 

Love is in the air. (No, I don’t mean Emma and Jenny. It’s the song that’s playing)

Both Jenny and Luzi are enjoying having made their respective prospective mates jealous. Strangely enough, Emma and Timo aren’t looking as thrilled.

Meanwhile, Hotte just has to talk about his good fortune to his best friend.

Hotte: Okay.... I’m much too rational to blow something like that out of proportion. But Jenny? Whabamm! If I had to rate this kiss on a scale from 1 to 10…

Emma: You don’t have to.

Hotte: …then it would have been a straight 10…to the 10^thpower…at least! I had no idea what one could do with a tongue…

Emma: Next subject.

Hotte: I have no idea how to describe it.

Emma: Then just don’t!

Hotte: But why?

Emma: Because it’s disgusting.

Hotte: Disgusting?? No, quite the contrary....

Emma: Keep your trap shut!

Hotte: Why are you being so bitchy all of a sudden? I thought we were friends and could tell each other everything…

Emma: Yes, that’s right. We are friends! And you make out with…with Jenny.

Hotte: Well, and what is the problem? Wait a minute. You are jealous.

Emma: Quatsch! (Nonsense)

Hotte: I had no idea. Why didn’t you ever tell me that I provoke such feelings in you?

Emma: I gotta get out of here.

Hotte: I’ll accompany you to the bus stop!

 

 

[Hospital]

 

Ms. Krawczyk has just woken up and she sees Bea sleeping in the chair at her bedside.

 

Ms.Krawczyk: Bea?

Bea: Gabriele, how are you? Why did you do this?

Ms.Krawczyk: Everything became too much for me. My past…

Bea: The false statement?

Ms.Krawczyk: I never doubted your innocence. That’s why I testified for you back then.

Bea: But now you are having doubts.

Ms.Krawczyk: Back then I thought Franziska was alive. Thus it wasn’t a lie in my eyes.

Bea: Gabriele, I didn’t want this. I didn’t want you to lie for me.

Ms.Krawczyk: I know that, Bea.

Bea: You can’t really believe that I killed Franziska....

She reaches for Bea’s hand.

Ms.Krawczyk: Of course not.

 

 

[Pestalozzi, graveyardaka volleyball field]

 

Götting: I’ve been trying to reach you non-stop.

Alexandra: I heard that Krawczyk is out of the woods?

Götting: You probably weren’t happy about the news.

Alexandra: I’m glad that she’s still alive.

Götting: It didn’t sound like it yesterday.

Alexandra: She has to tell the truth first. I don’t care what happens to her after that. I know, you think it’s terrible that I don’t feel sorry for her. But who felt sorry for me?

Götting: I know.

Alexandra: You don’t know anything. I got treated like a mental patient for ten years…because I was sure that Franziska was dead. I was right the whole time and nobody wanted to believe me. Bea Vogel killed Franziska. Right here. And what I want now is justice…for myself and my dead sister.

Götting: Maybe…I can help you.

He pulls out the suicide note.

Alexandra: Julian, I know you mean well but what I need right now are actions, not comforting words.

She walks away.

Götting: Alexandra...just wait a moment.

Götting takes out the letter and reads it.

Krawczyk’s letter: Dear Bea,

I didn’t see Franziska Lohmann still alive on the evening of your fateful altercation. I only made that statement to the police to protect you Bea. I am responsible for the fact that Franziska’s death has never been solved. And I don’t want to live with this guilt any longer.

 

Götting makes a phone call.

 

 

[Outside the Vogel house]

 

When Bea comes home she is intercepted by two police men.

Inspector: Ms. Vogel?!

Bea: Inspector Hintze, right? What can I do for you?

Inspector: It’s about the Lohmann case. I have to ask you to accompany us to the police station.

Bea: What? Now? Please don’t get me wrong, I’m ready to cooperate in any way I can, but I hardly got a wink of sleep last night…

Inspector: Ms. Vogel, I think you misunderstood me. That wasn’t really a request.

Bea: Then, what...?

Inspector: You are under arrest as you are strongly suspected of having murdered Franziska Lohmann.