Das Boot (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Abrechnung - full transcript

I love you.

We found this in the house.

The only thing I want is to get home.

They'll detain us immediately.

- Could you hide her?
- At my farm.

It's over.

According to the Atonement Command of the
High Command, 100 citizens of La Rochelle

have been chosen
to be executed in retaliation.

The logbook... nothing has been written
in it since Greenwood's exchange.

So we can still write in it
what happened...

We need fuel. We have to board.



- How much fuel do you have?
- Enough.

Your plan for getting the men
home safely...

you can trust me.

The door is open.

Will they be coming for me as well?

I don't know.

I've come to get Anna.
I'll take her with me.

Where to?

Away from here.

Where she's safe.

A sick Jewish girl

in a country occupied by the Germans?
How are you planning on doing that?

Anna stays here until her father is back.

Her father?



Her father is dead.

Get me the things she really needs.

And I...

Thanks for everything.

Get out. Get out.

Get out.

Move it.

- Get out.
- Fast!

Come on, move it.

Faster.

Write to your family. Last words.

Write to your family. Last words.

Thanks.

Don't move.

It itches like hell.

It's possible that I won't be able
to help you anymore.

The Germans are looking for me.

But they won't get me.

Not alive, anyway.

You've got a gun for me?

I want to help you.

We are on course to our rendezvous point.

The mood of the men is good.

Morale.

Not "mood".
Hoffmann would have said "morale".

The morale of the men is good...

No.

- Excellent.
- Christ. Make up your mind!

The morale of the men is excellent.

The morale...

Think about Tennstedt, that asshole,

saving us all in the end...

Or-- or-- or the mutiny...

Or the ghost ship...

All these things...
no one will believe us. Never.

There are so many stories to tell
when we're back home.

Or when we stood there and Frank
went to every single one of us

with the matches, and we all knew,
"One of us is going to die soon."

- And then there's suddenly Tennstedt...
- Everyone is convinced...

that our new mission

will have a great impact

on the Battle of the Atlantic.

Just like Hoffmann's handwriting.

Impressive.

Learnt it from a guy I used to know.
Fisherman from the Azores...

That's Hoffmann's final entry, right?

What now?

Thanks, Seaman Laudrup.

You're writing from now on, Sir.

We stick to the truth as much as we can.

The men will be able to
remember that best.

CO's log entry,

4th of November 1942:

Captain Hoffmann was severely injured

while taking the American on board

during a cowardly air attack.

He handed the command over to me,
Captain Wrangel,

as the highest-ranking officer on board.

Hoffmann died of his injuries
in his bunk 24 hours after the attack.

CO's log entry, 5th of November 1942.

Torpedo Mechanic Max Haber died
after a depth charge attack

while U-612 was trapped at a great depth.

If our First Watch Officer,
Lieutenant Tennstedt, wouldn't have

sacrificed his life in a heroic action
in the battery room which was contaminated

by chlorine gas,

U-612 and its whole crew
would have been lost.

Damaged saddle tanks and the loss of fuel.

Discovered a Russian cargo freighter.

Gave order to board.

Petty Officer Torpedo Josef Wolf

sacrificed his life
in brave man-to-man combat.

Wounded in battle myself,
I will personally write a report

which will be enclosed
in the log book.

Return according to orders
of Submarine Command.

Estimated arrival in La Rochelle
in 24 hours.

At sea, 10th of November 1942,

Wrangel, Captain and CO.

WAR DIARY

And that's our story.

You only tell what is written in
that log book;

nothing else, to anyone!

No one, got it?

Not your buddies, not your grandma
on her deathbed.

And definitely not the girl who'll only
spread her legs

if you tell her a good story.

This is our pact.

You got that?

- You got that?
- Yes.

Dismissed.

Criminal Inspector.

What's going on?

We were supposed to pick up a certain
Margot Bostal. She's on the list.

- I know. So what?
- She's gone.

And Miss Strasser, her tenant?
Is she home?

The apartment's empty.

Margot Bostal is working at the hospital.
Look for her there.

Scumbag!

How long will it take to get to Marseille?

I don't know.

The bus stops in every single village.

And afterwards I have to go
to my uncle and aunt--

Don't.

It's best if I don't know.

It will work.

Yes. It will work.

To the population: Obey and serve.

You know how all of this started for me?

We were heading back

and, for a short moment,
I got distracted.

By dolphins

bouncing across the surface.

It was...

This elegance...

The beauty of these animals, which were
completely indifferent towards us.

It moved me.

And that's why I didn't notice the plane.

43 men.

Dead.

Comrades.

Friends.

Because of me.

You'll have to live with that.

We all do.

Emile Charpentier has Gluck.

Your papers.

Give me the letters!

I'm sorry, Maurice.

Let's say the Hail Mary.

Hail Mary,

Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now...

Emile Charpentier has Gluck

On the road to Villedoux?

The farm belongs to Georges Charpentier.

But the French say
that his son is living with him.

Get all available men.

Miss Strasser, on duty again?

Stay in the office until I'm back.

Who did that?

Who did that?

My God, what have we become?

I want to know who is responsible
for this brutality?

I am.

I took over command of this boat and
therefore the duties that come with it.

He would have betrayed us.

One life for many.

That's the calculation in times of war.

And if a man

can't keep our secret

what will await these men on their return?

Being put up against a wall

and shot.

Then we really have the CO we deserve.

So?

What are you going to write
in the log book, Sir?

Weak constitution.

He went overboard.

Take care of the sea burial.

Aye.

Play some music.

Something upbeat.

For morale.

That's an order.

Petty Officer Radio.

Aye, Sir.

- Would you like a cup of coffee, Dad?
- Yes, thanks.

Dad!

Ruchaud,

Monot,

Lebrun, Bergis,

Anglade.

Come with us.

We found Gluck. He's alive.

Really?

What about the hostages?

Are being executed as we speak.

Ready!

Aim!

Fire!

I ordered this.

Five hostages are adequate atonement
for the support Monroe must have had

from within the population.

All further executions
have been suspended.

Come with me. We need to talk.

Yes.

Yes.

Adjutant Meinhardt, reporting for duty,
Commander.

Yes.

A U-boat has been sighted returning
to port.

Were we expecting a returnee?

- No, Commander.
- What number??

It's U-612.

Hoffmann's boat.

Patch me through to Lorient immediately.

Aye.

She was betrayed.

And so was I.

Definitely not by those we shot
at the farm.

So there must be somebody else,
on the outside.

I assume that this person
acknowledged the mistake

and is now back on the right side.

Concerning your missing landlady, Margot
Bostal, my people are searching for her.

Maybe she's involved.

Take your time. I expect you to
come to the office later.

Commander Gluck,

Captain Ulrich Wrangel,
reporting the return of U-612.

Wrangel?

Where is Hoffmann?

A secret mission.

A passenger exchange.

A solo engagement with a huge convoy.

That's quite a story.

This secret mission cost many lives.

And you knew the details of the mission?

I

am honored that the Reich places
such a value on me.

Believe me, it wasn't my idea.

We assumed you were all dead.

We were unable to make contact.
The radio was destroyed.

Depth charges. A critical hit.

As stated in the log book.

- Whatever the truth...
- The truth is in front of you.

Would you prefer a tale of betrayal,
death and pain?

Does the Reich have that many heroes left

that you can doubt the truth
of this log book?

The truth

is exactly

as we choose it to be.

Listen,

do you think they'll believe the story?

I don't know.

If they do

I'll get hammered tonight.

I knew this guy once...

who badly wanted to join the Navy.

He did well during the training,

was all set to make Chief Engineer
in five years.

But the older guys he looked up to,

they showed him a few tricks,

a few maintenance short cuts.

Things he knew that weren't right, but he
did them anyway,

just to be one of the boys.

And then, this one time,

before a drill,

he forgot to check on the pressure
of the diesel engine.

And it exploded.

Three men died in the blast.

And this guy?

Is he dead now?

No.

You're looking at him.

If we get out of this,

follow your own path.

Or do you want to end up as a
cook telling war stories?

- No.
- They are coming back.

Form two columns!

At attention!

Report to the CO. Eyes left!

Sir,

crew lined up for inspection.

Fall in.

Gentlemen.

Admiral Dönitz
is thanking you for your loyal service.

And he urges you to enjoy
the well-deserved shore-leave.

Eyes front!

Dismissed!

That's what I thought.

So?

What's your plan?

Do you want to run away from me?

You and Monroe.

Tell me.

I loved her.

While you were forcing yourself on me,

I was thinking of her.

Of her kisses and of her body.

And of her taste.

Does that disgust you?

You won't pull the trigger.

If you do, 200 people are going to
be rounded up and executed.

You dirty, French whore.

As soon as I'm finished with you,

I'll get your brother court-martialed.

They've returned. U-612 has returned.

Every five minutes,

you have to loosen the belt
and then tighten it again.

In case you survive,

you better come up with a good story.

The truth will destroy you.

To the population: obey and serve.

The door is open.

Home leave?

Yes. Pay my wife and kids a visit.

Sounds good.

Good-bye, Chief.

Have a nice evening.

DO NOT FEAR THE RUN

Take care, Chief.

We got away with it, fucking hell.

We got away with it, Frank, and we'll
take the secret to our graves.

You want to know the best part of
the story?

I almost ended up in jail beforehand,
I kid you not.

The Frenchman had my balls.

But I heard a rumor.

I heard about some guys
who wanted to make an exit.

With the help of a doctor who knew
someone forging passports and stuff.

The guy from the police
was very interested.

It was enough to get me out of there.

And after that I sailed out with you guys.

Incredible, right?
I still can't believe it.