TWO SIDES OF THE ABYSS
HUNTERS IN THE DARK
Favio! Hang in there, okay?
Hang in there. I'm here.
I'll stay here. I'll take care of you.
I'll stay here with you, okay? Stay calm.
Hang in there, okay?
Can you hear me? Look at me.
Well, girls? How was the lady patrol?
Not funny.
Knife fight on the playground. The victim was only 13.
So, a repeat juvenile offender for whom all measures have failed.
- He's dead, Maik. - Oh, shit.
Completely preventable shit.
The kid ran away from a closed facility to mess with drug dealers.
Could someone please explain that to me?
Hello, everyone.
Any questions about the operation schedule?
Report that asshole.
I banged my head into a fucking door frame in the dark!
You already said that. Must've hurt like hell, huh?
CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE
Oh, come in.
As you can see, hardly anything has changed.
Right. Even the smell is the same.
What can I do for you?
I have a couple of questions. Something's bothering me.
Please.
Most of the children and teenagers you take into the youth home
have experienced neglect and physical violence.
Sexual assault too.
But would you investigate assault cases here in the home,
between older and younger students?
- If there's strong suspicion. - Did you look into Marcel Stuber's case?
- Who? - Marcel Stuber.
He was a group leader when Dennis was transferred here.
Mixed-age living groups are a vital part of our pedagogical principles.
The older ones should learn to be responsible and teach the newcomers.
Like walking them through the chores, that kind of thing.
- And you hadn't noticed anything? - What do you mean?
I have reason to believe that 17-year-old Marcel Stuber
raped Dennis, who was nine at the time, multiple times.
So, you know more than I do then. What makes you think that?
Isn't it true that most cases don't even get reported
to keep the crime statistics in the welfare system as low as possible?
No, it's not.
If there's suspicion, we investigate.
And we don't shy away from legal action.
So in the case of Marcel, there was nothing that raised suspicion?
Ms. Berg...
You know it as well as I do.
You can't get into another person's head. There are black sheep everywhere.
But people are usually able to notice when something is up, right?
The kids here have been severely abused
and are aggressive with deeply rooted insecurities.
Our protégés have never learned to talk about their experiences,
let alone to seek help.
But we want to teach the young people to seek help. To talk to us.
So we must be careful when it comes to dealing with the police.
Understood.
Thank you for your time.
Ms. Berg? I have a question for you too.
The alleged rape back then, by Dennis...
did that really happen?
I have no reason to doubt the testimony of my murdered daughter.
And by the way...
Marcel Stuber hanged himself in his apartment last week.
SORRY, I'M SUPER STRESSED!!
Chief Inspector Tesche is not available today. Nor tomorrow.
- Could you give him this? - Sure thing.
- Have a nice evening. - Close the door.
TREATMENT PERIOD
We're about to have dinner.
Listen, querida ... I'd like to meet your new boyfriend.
- Dad, I'm still thirsty! - Me too.
What boyfriend?
The one who brought you home the other day. Luca.
It was just a date, dad.
Still. I want to know who you're out at night with.
- Do we have to? - Yeah, this time we do.
- Hey! - Hey.
- So? - I got the swimming badge!
Me too!
- Was it hard? - Yes.
- Did you jump from the diving board? - Yes.
- Were you scared? - No.
- Where are you going? - I'm heading out for a sec.
So... Let's see.
I'm sure I have some... cocoa around here somewhere.
It's fine.
Then... hot milk with honey?
Peanuts.
There.
So, have you... gotten into driving school yet?
No.
You do know you can start at 17, don't you?
I'd love to pay for your driver's license.
Wait, I have something for you.
Here.
I was going to give this to you for your 18th birthday,
but if you want, you can have it now. So, do you?
- I fucked up... I really fucked up, Mom. - What happened, sweetheart?
I...
Go on.
I've...
I've been...
I've... I've...
...been dealing.
I've been dealing.
At school?
Did you get caught?
Okay...
That could've gone wrong. So close to graduation...
Who sold you the drugs?
- How long have you been dealing? - It was just this one time.
Just for fun. It was no big deal.
Please don't tell Dad.
I promise.
Come here.
- I'm so sorry, Mom. - It's okay. Everything is fine.
Everything's fine.
2003 D. BACK IN GERMANY
VERDICT
GRUESOME MURDER AT TRAILER PARK
Hey, listen...
I have a favor to ask.
Dennis has been spotted near your school.
That doesn't mean anything at all, okay?
But if he reaches out to you in any way,
even if he just tries to, you call me, okay?
Sure.
Good.
Bye.
47 is occupied.
I don't need a room today.
Are you sick of it now, honey?
The driver who helped me here the other night...
- Do you know him? - Ardan?
With the shiny eyes and the dimple on his chin?
Yeah.
He showers here sometimes.
Well, next time he comes by...
- Here. - It might be a while.
He's off to Norway to fetch salmon.
What I've always wanted to tell you, Tamara, is: I like you.
Well, it's not like you have plenty of choice.
Hey.
- Hey. - What's going on?
- Nothing. Why do you ask? - You tell me.
I've had no news from you for days.
My... My father, he... He caught me when you took me home that night.
- And? - I said I was on a date.
With me?
With a guy who's leaving for Brazil and doesn't speak a word of Portuguese.
- Will I see you this weekend? - If I'm not made to watch the rug rats.
Hey. Langhans is asking for you. She wants you to go to her office.
Okay.
Ms. Berg, take a seat.
Where did you get this?
- Go ahead, please. - From Stefan de Wilde's trailer.
You drove to Belgium, broke into a caravan, a secured crime scene,
walked around for days carrying child pornography,
which is evidence our Belgian colleagues needed for their murder investigation,
and then you left me a package at the police station
thinking there'd be no consequences?
What planet are you living on?
Ms. Berg, there have been a number of incidents that we consider questionable.
You wanted to talk to the prison psychologist,
and you pressed the director of the youth center
where Dennis Opitz was housed until 2016.
- I have... - Go on. We're all ears.
The case of Stefan de Wilde is about severe sexual abuse of young children,
undiscovered for decades.
And also the suspension railway driver, whom we found in his apartment...
He didn't kill himself.
Someone facilitated it.
Probably the person who wants to take revenge for the abuse he suffered.
And this person, who is allegedly a victim of pedophiles,
was up to no good in Belgium
and hung a man that the final report describes as "severely depressed",
who was that in your opinion?
Your weapon and batch.
Did you know that Marcel Stuber ran over a child last summer?
- With the suspension railroad? - No. With his car.
Hey. What's going on?
Luise!
Hello, Luise.
Pretty cold today, huh?
The first time we met, at the DIY store,
Favio, the kid who was stealing, that was no coincidence, was it?
Just ask him.
I wish I could, but we found him with a knife in his belly in a playground.
And we found Marcel Stuber, by pure coincidence, of course,
because of an anonymous tip during my shift.
If you say so.
And you were also in my house. Did you like the picture gallery?
Respect! You've done a great job.
But the peanuts were rancid. And you should open your windows more often.
And you? Do you still wet the bed?
My favorite color isn't green anymore. It's black.
In case you wanna buy me new bedding.
Someone's here to see you...
We're done, man. Get outta here.
I can't believe it. That moron failed the test!
Come on, Dennis...
This test is so easy!
"3 booklets cost 6 euros. The price for 5 booklets is A: 10, B: 20 or C: 30."
- Well? - Come on, Merle. That's really hard.
That boob chose "30 euros".
Oh, man! I do feel a little sorry for him though.
Six weeks cramming for practice exams.
All that shit for nothing.
What does he want now?
Just give him the cold shoulder. He'll give up eventually.
Listen to me carefully.
You fucked everything up.
I don't wanna see you anymore. Got it?
Now, get outta my sight.
Come on.
Fuck off!
Well, that's it!
- Hey! Don't do that. - Oh, no!
MERLE'S NEW BOYFRIEND!
Get out of the way.
Come on. Move it.
Trying to look tough now?
You're nothing but a mistake.
Don't you get it? You shouldn't even exist!
And now get outta my sight, you fucking bastard!
Go on! Just piss off!
Merle?
I told you from the beginning: you shouldn't push Merle!
So it's my fault again?
For asking Merle to tutor Dennis for a while longer?
- That's absurd! - But it's the truth!
You let that kid come into our house! I was against it all along!
You always have an opinion when it's already too late.
I'm taking Merle to the emergency room.
- Merle, you're destroying evidence! - Leave me alone.
Did he really try to hurt you, sweetie?
Come here.
Come here. It's okay.
Mrs. Häger?
You're lucky I'm a police officer.
Otherwise, I'd beat the shit out of you right now.
- What on earth is going on? - Dennis tried to rape my daughter.
- Luckily, she escaped. - Merle?
Say something!
I'll get you into a locked ward, even if it's the last thing I do for you!
Say something, kid.
Well, you know...
A father wants to know who's driving his daughter home.
- Of course. - Dad...
And that car out front... Is it your Mini?
- Graduation present. - His SAT's a perfect score.
Is that even possible?
- Well, it's actually 1500. - Don't play it down.
You scored 1500 points out of 1600. And that's almost a perfect score.
Yeah, congrats.
Then hopefully you'll take a year off and see the world?
Not exactly. I applied for the Erasmus program.
I'm spending two semesters in Brussels. Law.
International Law. He got in right away.
Wow, they're probably very happy to have you, huh?
Come on, be proud of yourself! Very few people can do that.
- Tastes great. - Want another one?
No thanks. I won't be able to fall asleep.
Oh, by the way, we're having a little graduation party at Mats',
and we still have to go get some things.
- So you're off? - Yep.
Yeah, sure.
Well then... Have fun.
Oh gosh, Benny...
I wish I had a cousin like that.
But he doesn't know if he likes guys or girls.
That's actually not hard to find out.
Nothing going on there.
- What? - Well, he never really...
Never?
Heartbreaking!
- Let's take him to Vadim's party then. - No way.
When Benny gets drunk, he can't stop singing.
MESSAGE FROM UNKNOWN NUMBER
- Is your mom here? - Night shift. All week.
So no one will annoy us while we get our glam on.
Vadim's sending someone to pick us up.
And cell phones are a no-go tonight.
UNKNOWN NUMBER: WHY DID YOU BLOCK ME, WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?
- What happened to him? - No one knows.
He was found in a trashy apartment, next to his dead mother. Overdose.
- Here in Wuppertal? - In Antwerp.
The Belgian authorities didn't even have him on their radar.
His mom was from here, so they brought him back to Germany.
You think this woman sold her own son to this pedophile?
She brought her clients home with her...
There's a good chance that Candyman was one of them.
And in the court report...
Do they say anything about severe sexual abuse?
Not a word. Dennis never said a word.
So, there's a ticking time bomb out there.
And he's taking revenge on all those who did this to him?
He was already a ticking time bomb back then, but no one realized.
Not even I did.
He finds pleasure in creating confusion.
What are you doing here?
MERLE LYED
I strongly suggest you be on your way.
What should we do now?
I'll sort it out in private.
I'm gonna ask you this one last time: Did you lie about it?
Didn't he do anything to you?
- Yes, he did do something. - What exactly?
I can withdraw the accusation...
What exactly did he do to you?
Merle, falsely accusing someone of a crime can destroy them,
do you realize that?
I'm asking you if you realize that!
Please, Mom.
- I'll withdraw the accusation. - No, no.
If he really assaulted you, then he has to be punished for it.
- But... - But what?
I guess there's no "but".
We'll go to court, there will be a hearing
and you're going to have to describe in details what really happened.
And Dennis will do the same.
And the prosecutor will have the events re-enacted before her, at the scene,
so that she can reach a verdict about what he did.
Where were you tonight?
Pack your things. We're leaving in two hours.
You're getting locked up. And you'll stay there until your court date.
- How was Munich? - How did you get in?
Wrong question, Yvonne.
Drink.
Drink!
All of it.
If you need more money, that's not a problem...
You cunt!
Were you watching us? Did we make you horny?
I... I promise you, I...
I won't say a word.
What do you mean?
I... I just wanted you to know that I... That...
- That what? - That your...
- What? - Private life...
My private life? How stupid do you think I am?
My girlfriend just happened to be a child patient of yours. Is that it?
Did you look her name up? Did you?
- Dennis, please... - Answer me.
What's her name?
Josi Häger.
What is it, Mommy?
Don't you wanna curl up with Denni-man?
- No? You've always wanted that! - That is not true.
That's just not true!
You were completely destroyed. You were sleeping on the floor.
I just wanted to comfort you.
- Comfort you. You understand me? - You old drunken bitch.
You're disgusting.
One word to anyone and you're dead, Yvonne.
Final warning.
- I'm sure Luca's here too. - Well, I don't care.
- Why are you so mad at him? - He just annoys me.
Let's have fun tonight. Okay, baby?
Look.
A Makarov.
With a silencer. 100 percent steel.
- No one would hear you shoot. - You got plans for tonight?
You never know.
- Can I hold it? - Not here.
Come on.
Alright.
Now let's see what you can do.
Here. You go.
And you're dead.
You wouldn't dare.
Wanna bet?
Do you remember Jamaal?
Jamaal? What Jamaal?
The one from the metal press "accident". In jail.
It was just crazy what you did with the emergency switch.
It wasn't working.
Correct.
It wasn't working.
Gimme the gun.
Dennis...
Gimme the gun.
Send my greetings to Jamaal.
Josi.
- What are you doing here? - Mats brought me here with her.
She disappeared and I'm scared she's passed out somewhere.
I'll help you find her.
Trust me.
The buffet is open.
And here comes the appetizer.
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