Episode 32

Translated by Lifescrazes, edited by Sones

 

[Previously on Hand aufs Herz]

 

[Caro and Sophie are fighting in the locker room]

 

[In the park]

 

Bea: What are you doing here?
Ben:You know very well I always go running here.

Bea: No!

Ben:You have my watch, too.

Bea: That's a coincidence.

Ben: I'd say it's fate.

Bea:Don't.

 

[Ben leans in to kiss her]

 

[Opening theme]

 

[Bea and Ben are kissing until Bea pulls back]

 

Bea:We can't do this. Ben, we are not allowed to do this. We are not allowed to kiss each other. We are also not allowed to love each other.

Ben:Yes, we are. [He tries to kiss her again]

Bea: Please. Leave me alone.

Ben:I can't leave you alone, and you can't leave me alone, either. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here in the park.

Bea:I was just taking a walk.

Ben:Taking a walk? Listen to yourself, that's such crap! You came after me….you looked for me!

Bea: No!

Ben:Okay, listen. If you are really sure, one hundred percent, that you don't want to be with me…..if you can look me in the eyes and promise that you don't care for me, that I'm just one of your students, then I'll leave you alone. But stop playing games with me!

Bea:That's not what I'm trying to do.

Ben:Bea, you just kissed me, for approximately the twentieth time, then you turn away, also for approximately the twentieth time and say “No, sorry, we can't...” …..also for approximately the twentieth time, I'm fed up with it.

 

[Bea tries to say something]

 

Ben:Yeah, and now you'll tell me again about this student – teacher – we can't... Okay, then not officially. An affair then.

Bea:Ben, you know it won't work.

Ben: Why not? Because you're afraid. Afraid of making a decision!

 

[He runs away]

 

[In the locker room, Sophie and Caro are still fighting. Sophie prevails and pins Caro to the ground]

 

Sophie: So, once more…. very slowly so you to get it, and for everyone else here to listen in! Starting today, you will leave Luzi and Timo and me and the AG alone, are we clear?! And leaving alone means: No more schemes, no more talking to us, just shutting up, are we clear?!

 

[Caro tries to get up]

 

Sophie:Yeah... I guess that means “Yes” …[She gets up, Caro is still on the ground]And by the way... at the 2008 sport camp... I made out with your Marco. [She leaves]

 

[Hotte wants to help Caro get up]

 

Caro: Leave me be!

 

[Chulos. Luzi gets drinks and sees Sophie and Timo making out. Caro comes in, Hotte right behind her]

 

Caro:It's getting a little too crowded in here for my taste.

Hotte:Hey! I wanted to ask you how you are!

Caro: And how do you think I am? I'm fine, isn't that obvious?

Hotte: Well, I just meant because of earlier...

Caro: Earlier? What do you mean, earlier?

Hotte:Well, when Sophie knocked the stuffing out of you! I wanted-

Caro:Firstly, Sophie didn't knock the stuffing out of me, if anything, I knocked the stuffing out of Sophie! And secondly, we are in the middle of a conversation! But when I'm bored, I'll tell you, okay?[to her friends] I'll get us drinks, yeah? [She bumps into Ben] Hey Ben!

Ben:Hi.

Caro: I'm here with the girls. You want a drink, too?

Ben:No! Thanks!

 

[Ben sits down at the bar and texts someone]

 

[Bea is in her bed, all sad, when she gets a text – from Ben! (Surprise, surprise!) She doesn't open it though, instead she cries and remembers their kiss in the park, then cries some more]

 

[Back at Chulos, Ben is staring at his phone sadly and Caro is staring at him]

 

[At school, Ingrid enters Gabriele's office. By accident she tosses the stapler in the trash when she puts a file on her desk. She gets it out and discovers the torn flyer of “Die stillen Trinker,” aka “The Secret/Silent Drinker”…. Gabriele comes in]

 

Gabriele: What are you doing?

Ingrid:Um, I just put the signature-folder on your desk, then the stapler fell down and-

Gabriele:Have you put together the files for the budget-meeting already? [Ingrid looks flustered and confused.]The budget-meeting!

Ingrid:I see! Of course – I mean – no!

Gabriele:Then do it… please! NOW would be best!

Ingrid: Sure...[She starts to leave, but turns at the door] Frau Kraw- [She stops and leaves]

 

[At the Vogel-house, Miriam is preparing breakfast, Bea stares blankly into space]

 

Miriam:First I thought about wearing that pantsuit, the blue one, you know? But... then I saw that dress at Kobach's but I mean, because of the pantsuit, I have an interview at a restaurant, not at a bank! Bea?

Bea:What? [She pours some milk(?) into a glass, but also spills a good part] Oh, shit!

Miriam: Okay. What's up? Ben?! Please don't tell me something happened again! [Bea looks away and pours herself some coffee] Bea! You told me yesterday that you're through with that! Did you sleep with him again?

Bea: [finally looking at Miriam again] No. We kissed.

Miriam: Oh, much better. Where? At school?

Bea:In the park.

Miriam:In the park.

Bea: I told him right after that it was a mistake.

Miriam:And he said?

Bea:He said I have to make a decision. But when he fights for me like that, it is really hard!

Miriam:And you are impressed by that?

Bea: Yes!

Miriam:And that means?

Bea: That he's gotta stop that!

Miriam:Bea! You are his teacher and he is your student! You made your decision!

Bea: And that won't change. [YEAH RIGHT, Bea!!!! Her phone rings, she looks at it briefly and puts it away. The scene ends with Miriam and Bea both looking very annoyed.]

 

[At school, Ben is texting, Caro watches him from behind a wall. Ben locks eyes with some girl for a short moment. Emma and Luzi come along, when Hotte startles Caro]

 

Hotte: Caro, hi!

Caro: What?

Hotte: Because of yesterday, at Chulos...

Caro:Yeah?

Hotte:I really just wanted to know how you are, I didn't mean for you to look stupid in front of your friends...

Caro: I didn't look stupid in front of my friends.

Hotte:Do you want to go have a coffee with me?

Caro:No, I do not want to do that. [Hotte leaves disappointedly, Caro continues to stare at Ben, then turns around again] Hotte? You don't happen to know who Ben is seeing at the moment?!

Hotte:What do you mean, seeing?

 

[Caro motions for him to watch Ben]

 

Caro:He's got something going, with someone else... I guess they even meet secretly... So?

Hotte:I don't know! [Caro gives him a look] But I can find out!

Caro:Oh, really?

Hotte: But not for free!

Caro:How much?

Hotte:I don't want money!

Caro: But? [Hotte whispers something in her ear]I….ew! I know a lot of perverts, but you really take the cake!

Hotte:That was just a proposition…..now you won't know who Ben's seeing. [He starts to leave]

Caro:Hotte? [with a defeated look]

 

[When Ben enters the school, there is a couple making out and Bea is playing with her hair on the stairs while talking to a colleague. The bell rings and she leaves, Ben runs after her and into the door that some students were already closing]

 

Ben: Morning! Sorry!

Bea:Good morning!

All:Good morning!

Bea: You sound very enthusiastic, you all probably didn't sleep that well.

Ben:It's probably the full moon.

Bea: Probably. Ben, would you please sit down, too? I want to go over homework.

Ben:That’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about. I'm not quite sure if I got that stuff with the plane and the straight line right. Well, actually, the relation... between those two.

 

[Other students are not paying attention]

 

Bea: I will take a look. We can talk about your approach during class.

Ben: That sure would be funny. [He sits down]

Bea:Guys! Ben has a question about the topic from our last lesson. What was it about? [Noone answers and Bea scoffs] About Planes, relations and straight lines. [She opens Ben's folder to see a note that says “Talk lunch break?” She looks at him and he smirks] I see, that's a big lack of understanding, here. [She scribbles something on the page] Maybe you'll take notes again while I'll explain for everybody. [She hands him his folder back] So, what is the definition of a plane? [Ben reads her note which says “... but not in school!”]First of all, a plane is always two-dimensional. Also… flat and indefinitely extended.

 

[Back outside]

 

Caro: If I do this, you'll find out who Ben is secretly seeing?

Hotte: Yes!

Caro: Promise!?!

Hotte: Yes!

Caro: If anyone finds out about this, anyone…You are so dead, do you understand, is this clear!?!

Hotte: I won't tell anyone!

Caro: Not to any of your nerd-friends either! Nobody!

Hotte:Caro!

 

[She hands him her bag, takes off her bra and gives it to him. He just stares at her]

 

Caro:Done?! [He puts it in his backpack] Thank you.

Hotte: Go![They start towards the parking lot] Your cell phone!

Caro: Excuse me?

Hotte:I need your cell phone! To use as a tracking device!

Caro: Are you kidding? You can use your own for that!

Hotte: But I have my passwords saved on it! (That's not very safe, Hotte...)

Caro:I don't give a shit what you saved on it, you just got my bra, so get going!

Hotte: [He types something on his cell, then hands it to Caro] Take that! [He takes some tape...] Caro! [...and uses it to tape his cell to Ben's car]So! Done! [They look around and walk off – not looking suspicious AT ALL…. Riiiiiiight!]

 

[In the Vogel house, Miriam is checking herself out in the mirror. Piet comes in]

 

Piet: What's that, are you going dancing?

Miriam: I have that job interview today! At Saal Eins, that restaurant!

Piet: That’s today?

Miriam:At one o clock! I told you!

Piet: Yeah, sure, okay. But I didn't know you had to buy new clothes for that. How much is it?

Miriam: [She hands him the receipt] Reduced!

Piet: Dude! Reduced from what, pray tell? Get out of here! [Miriam looks hurt, so Piet backpedals] I'm sorry. That was stupid of me, but... Yes, you look wonderful in that, but you can't wear that!

Miriam:Yeah? Why not?

Piet: Well, you got an interview, for a job, with the boss! You can't go there looking as if you just went partying with your friends, or cut a rug with your charming husband! No, it’d be better to wear that blue pantsuit, that one is really nice!

 

[In front of the school, Stefan is talking on the phone]

 

Stefan: Listen, I don't care! I have a meeting in 15 minutes and I’m standing here without a car! No, that is too late. You know what, I'll take a cab! [Ben leaves the school, but turns back around when he sees his father] Yes! Yeah, right, we'll talk about that tomorrow! Right![He hangs up] Ben!

Ben:[comes to meet him]What are you doing here?

Stefan:I had a meeting with Götting. And what are you doing here?

Ben: Um, I'm having lunch break!

Stefan: Lunch break?

Ben: Yes, lunch break.

Stefan:If I recall correctly, you have a kiosk for that... For which I donated a fairly large amount of money.

Ben: Dad, what do you want?

 

[In the school, Hotte is typing on his notebook, Caro next to him. The display shows a map with a red dot]

 

Caro: Why isn't he driving, he just left for the parking lot?! If this doesn't work, you have a problem, and a huge one at that!

Hotte:It will work, don't worry! We're tracking the GPS-signal of my cell phone, and that dot there always tells us where Ben's car is! Nobody actually knows this but GPS has been used since 1985! Do you know who developed that? The Ministry of Defense in the USA! Well, it was NNSS before, for transit. Civilly, GPS has been used since 2000, for SatNav for example – (WTF, Hotte?)

Caro: Hotte! I just want to know who Ben is fucking at the moment!

Hotte:Okay... Probably some millionaire-chick! Or maybe the daughter of one of his Father's business contacts! Or maybe one that goes to charity events and -

Caro:That's enough! [The red dot suddenly moves] Say, could it be that he's just now leaving?!

 

[Gabriele in her office, an open drawer with a bottle of vodka. She closes it, then opens it up again and takes the bottle. Ingrid comes in, she looks shocked]

 

Gabriele:What is it? [She puts the bottle away again]

Ingrid: I got you the files for the budget-meeting...

Gabriele:You can give them to me later…. I don't have time for that at the moment. [Ingrid closes the door from the inside] What? I'm busy!

Ingrid: I saw the brochure in the trash... The one from the silent drinkers...

Gabriele: And that is not the least bit any of your business! The things in this office are personal! I would be eternally grateful if you would stop interfering with my life! Was that it?

Ingrid: No! That's not it yet!

Gabriele: Frau Jäger!

Ingrid: I'm not done yet! [She comes closer and puts the files on the desk] We've been working together for so many years now and during all that time you have been the best boss I could have ever imagined! I have said that to all of my friends, and I have meant it! You’ve taught me how to always stay calm! How to put what you believe in into your work! You’ve taught me what it means to trust myself! You were always there for me when I needed help! Now you need help! And that's why I am here for you now. I saw the brochure of the silent drinkers and I saw that it was torn! I don't know if you have been there already or just thought about going there, but... I know that you have to do it! A good friend of mine is an alcoholic, too, and he resisted getting help for years and now he has been back on the wagon for three years! If he hadn't had the group back then, he'd be dead now.

 

[She starts to leave, turns at the door, Gabriele and her look at each other. She nods and leaves]

 

[In a car]

 

Ben: Thank you for coming.

Bea:Don't you find it a little silly to order me to a parking garage by text?

Ben:You were the one who didn't want to meet in school.

Bea: Yeah, but... here?

Ben:It doesn't matter where we meet, the main thing is that we can talk.

Bea: It won't be a very long conversation.

 

[Caro enters a parking garage and spots Ben's car]

 

Ben:Bea. We are alone here, nobody will see us. [Caro gets closer] Later in school, we will just be student and teacher again.

Bea: Ben. We can't. Not secretly, and not as an affair, either.[… and closer] We can't.

Ben: So why that kiss in the park yesterday? What was that? Nothing?[We see Caro's shoes from under the car, only a few steps away]I don't believe that.

Caro:[she opens the car door]Ben I just – [She just stares]