01x04 - The Butterfly

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We are going into

hiding. When we get there,

I will need your help

getting food and medicine.

This is a hiding place.

You have to be quiet.

You can't walk or talk

or make any noise at all.

- TESS: How's Mr. Frank?

- He's fine.

I hear they're cracking down

on the Jews. That must be scary.

Could you spare a few more? A

little bit more meat on it perhaps.

SALESWOMAN: Here, a little extra

cheese for your poor mother.

How are we going to

keep getting more food?

- SOLDIER: Do you know these children?

- MAX: Who brought the kids here?

MRS. STOPPELMAN: Some SS man. He

dropped them off with Miep and Jan

and said they'd better not

be here when he gets back.

Do this for me, and I will

help you with your kids.

FRIEDA: It's apartment 214.

They left it in a chest of drawers.

- WILLEM: A packet of important papers.

- JAN: A packet of papers!

Why the hell didn't you tell me?

What what if I just left it there?

MRS. STOPPELMAN: (SOBS) And

they're taking my grandbabies?

JAN: They have to go tonight.

Miep and I will take them.

("JINGLE BELLS" PLAYING OVER RADIO)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Sinterklaas gifts?

- Yes, yes. For my nieces and nephews.

- MRS. REDDY: My favorite time of year.

- Hmm.

- Not yours?

- Oh, it's just hard this year, isn't it?

But, uh, when I was

little, I loved it so much.

I used to put my shoes

out the night before,

wake up in the morning early,

and rush outside to see

what Sinterklaas had got me.

- To be honest, I still do it, actually.

- (CHUCKLES) Does he leave you anything?

- Yes. Love notes.

- (MRS. REDDY GASPS)

- But they're from my husband.

- (MRS. REDDY CHUCKLES)

See, even in a hard year,

we find a way to celebrate.

Yeah.

Oh, I'm a bit I'm a bit short,

but I have some

some money at my work.

Um, would you mind holding on

to these for me for a second?

Um, I'll just be right back.

I'll just pop to the office.

MRS. REDDY: Of course.

(FESTIVE MUSIC PLAYING)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(BREATHES SHAKILY)

Oh, no.

No, no, no. (GASPS) Oh, my God.

(KEYS JINGLING)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Please be there.

Hello? Mr. Frank?

- (KEYS JINGLING)

- (PANTS)

What

Please be all right. Where

Oh, no. No, no.

Mr. Frank?

Oh, my God, where are they? Hello?

(PANTING)

Miep! (GASPS, SOBS)

- Oh, my God.

- ANNE: These men broke in last night.

I heard everything

from the office kitchen.

The vent goes straight up to my room.

They tried to get in here.

They kept shaking the doorknob.

Thank God the door was locked.

And thank goodness you

came in. And it's Sunday.

The offices have been

completely ransacked.

- I think the money's probably gone.

- All the money's gone? No.

- AUGUSTE: Oh, no. Not that money.

- Yeah.

- ANNE: Wait, what money?

- EDITH: Nothing. It's fine.

It's for our Hanukkah gifts.

- Hanukkah?

- Margot.

- Well, I have ears, I hear things.

- What does she mean by Hanukkah?

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Hanukkah? You're worried about Hanukkah?

I was told this place was

safe. A fortress, you all said.

Mr. Pfeffer, I think

everybody's had enough.

- It's "Doctor Pfeffer," Mrs. Frank!

- Yeah.

I may have lost everything else,

but I must insist you

leave me that at least.

Yeah.

FRITZ: The only thing that

prevented us from being discovered

was that the thieves lacked the

initiative to open a locked door!

And for that matter, why

are we all so confident

that they were thieves at all? They

could have been searching for Jews.

- Doctor, please.

- A fortress. (SCOFFS)

I I believed you.

Yes, and we welcomed you.

Please don't repay our kindness

- by causing distress to our children, huh?

- Your children. Yes. Well (SIGHS)

my child is living in

England with my brother,

having forgotten me by now,

and my Lotte is probably

about to forget me too.

She is all I have left. If

if I'm not safe here, I may as

well go and be with her, hmm?

- Where are you going?

- Dr. Pfeffer.

FRITZ: Packing my

things. I'm going home.

- ALL: No, no, no, no, no.

- OTTO: That's not possible.

- Try to stop me.

- It's not safe. If you talk to

I won't talk.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

- EDITH: Miep, Miep, Miep!

Quiet!

Please, sit down.

No one is going anywhere. But

you make a good point, Doctor.

Perhaps our hiding

place is not so secret.

It's just a door. Anyone can

open it. We need to fix that.

Mm-hmm.

Ah, perhaps this

misfortune has befallen us

to prevent something

worse happening later.

Leave it to a Jew to turn

a tragedy into a blessing.

- (CHUCKLING)

- Hmm.

(MIEP GROANS)

Not just the money for

the gifts, but the envelope

where I keep the ration

books. They've cleared us out.

It'll be okay.

How? How? They're not

gonna have any food!

Could be a whole lot worse.

Can you imagine if some well-meaning

neighbor called the police?

Don't you do that too.

- Do what?

- Can I not just be angry

- before I look on the bright side?

- (DOOR CLOSING)

Got here as soon as

I could. How are they?

MIEP: They are resting.

They were up all night.

- (GRUNTS)

- Good God.

We need to do something

about the door to the annex.

I don't know. Cover it up or

And I don't know what

we're gonna do about Pfeffer.

- What's wrong with Pfeffer?

- He's really, really struggling.

And I didn't know he had a

child. How did I not know that?

I always commiserate with

Anne when he's short with her.

I think, "He's just a big bully

who doesn't understand children."

But he does. He has a son.

He's sad and he's lonely,

and I never, ever offer him a kind word.

- Miep, this isn't your fault.

- (SHOUTS) I know it's not my fault!

It's the Nazis' fault, but

I can't shout at them, can I?

(SIGHS) Oh, dear.

- Feel better?

- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, yeah. (SIGHS) It

felt really good, actually.

I'm I'm really sorry, Mr. Kugler.

Right.

(SMACKS LIPS) Well, okay then.

I can repair the front door.

Kleiman will be here soon. The

two of us will spend the night

in case the thieves return.

No sense in all of us

being here. You two can go.

Was this because I shouted at you?

- Already forgotten.

- MIEP: Are you sure it's okay if we go?

Absolutely.

Now, go.

Enjoy your day off. I

will protect our friends.

MIEP: (GRUNTS) Well

we have a day now.

(SIGHS) I don't remember what we

used to do on a Sunday, do you?

That's because we used

to do absolutely nothing.

Well, then, let's do that.

You said you had some shopping to

do. I've agreed to meet my brother.

Well, you saw him last week.

Yes, I know. I He's he's

got some difficulties at work.

(SCOFFS) Well, he makes cheese.

How difficult can that be?

- You'd be surprised.

- (CHUCKLES) I'll come with you.

I'm quite good at helping people

through their difficulties, aren't I?

- You hate my brother.

- I don't hate him.

You do. You call him

the "Chairman of Cheese."

Well, because all he

talks about is cheese.

I mean, the history of cheese,

the texture of cheese,

the perfect temperature

at which to store cheese.

I'm not a saint, Jan.

Go home. I'll be quick.

- Well, I'll be waiting in bed.

- Mm?

- I'll be very quick.

- (MIEP CHUCKLES)

Bye.

- (DOOR CLOSING)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (BELL TOLLING)

FATHER DIRKSEN: You know, friends,

I think it's safe to say that this year,

many of us are not experiencing the joy

that the advent season

typically provides.

And with air raid wardens

enforcing black-out rules

compelling us to snuff out the

light even in our own homes

one does not have to

reach far for the metaphor.

These are dangerous times

to be bearers of light.

(DOOR KNOCKING)

Miep!

Oh, my God, what's wrong?

Jan said that he was

going to see his brother,

but he went in the wrong

direction, so I followed him and

- The bastard. Is he cheating?

- No, no! It's worse than that.

He's going to church.

- (TESS LAUGHING)

- It's not funny.

- Oh, come on!

- Your husband pops into church

and you're acting like

it's the end of the world.

- It's hilarious.

- MIEP: He's not religious.

I think he is now.

But I'm not religious.

My family's not religious.

TESS: They're a bunch of socialists,

which is a religion if you ask me.

- It's a cult.

- MIEP: It's a cult that I love,

and that I thought Jan did as well.

- DORA: I thought I heard your voice.

- TESS: (CHUCKLES) Hi!

- (CHUCKLES) How are you, my love?

- Well, she's terrible

because her husband's

having an affair with Jesus.

No, shut up! Don't listen to

her. No, I'm fine. It's just,

my husband's been sneaking off to

church, and it's made me feel weird.

You've got yourself a churchy

one? That can be a good thing.

I wouldn't know, of course.

I always pick cheaters.

- Tess's father, don't get me started.

- No, we won't. Come on, you.

But he did give me this

little angel, didn't he?

TESS: (CHUCKLES) Ah, I

know what you're like.

All right. Well, I'll

give you some privacy.

- Don't be a stranger, Miep.

- I won't. Lovely to see you.

TESS: Bye.

How is she doing?

Uh, well, she's the same.

Yeah.

(BELL JINGLES)

The radiotherapy is not working.

(SIGHS)

Daniel says that he's heard of some

German doctor who's using chemicals,

so, I don't know.

We're looking into that.

I'm sorry I haven't been around much.

Can't blame you. My mom is dying.

It's pretty depressing.

I know some days I don't

even wanna be here. (INHALES)

Does that make me terrible?

No.

TESS: I think it does.

Maybe I should go to church with Jan.

Why didn't he tell me?

He lied.

Because you're judgy.

- No, I'm not.

- Yes, you are.

- I feel judged sometimes.

- By me?

Yes. I mean, you've got a job.

- You've got money.

- Not much.

Yeah, but you're self-reliant. I

mean, I don't have a job right now.

I'm not judging you.

Well (INHALES)

fine, maybe I'm judging me.

- You have a lot.

- TESS: I have a boyfriend.

You're going to study fashion in Paris.

- Do you really think that'll happen?

- MIEP: Yeah, I do.

- Soon as the w*r's over.

- Oh, God. The w*r.

I hate the w*r.

(BLOWS RASPBERRIES)

- I've just had a really good idea.

- MIEP: What?

Well, we need a break from the w*r,

and from cancer,

and from lying husbands.

Let's have an ice-skating party.

- Ice skating?

- TESS: Yeah, like the one we had

when we were at school. Do

you remember? It was fantastic.

The canals aren't frozen over.

Oh, we'll we'll have it

at Daniel's parents' house,

and I'll get the gardeners

to hose down the courtyard,

- and we'll make it into an ice rink.

- (SCOFFS)

"I'll get the gardeners

to hose down the courtyard.

- "And we'll make"

- Oh, come on. Miss Judgy.

- Here she is. Told you.

- Sorry, sorry. (CHUCKLES)

(BELL TOLLING)

JAN: Our group is

grateful for all your help.

Well, to be honest, I'm

not sure I am helping.

She's been so distraught lately.

Crying, and talking

about wanting to die.

If people hear her, the

wrong kind of people

we could all be held

responsible for hiding Jews.

My whole congregation would be at risk.

JAN: That's why I'm here.

Hopefully, this will calm her down.

I tell myself

I'm trying to keep her

alive, but at what cost?

FATHER DIRKSEN: It's all right.

He's a friend.

Hello.

My name is Jan.

I've got a photograph. Your son.

I got there late and it was getting

dark, but I did the best I could.

- (SOBS) There he is.

- Hmm.

ISAAC: That face. That

smile. That's our boy.

He's he's not that tall.

He's grown. It's been

eight months. It's him.

That's not him.

I took that photo myself two days

ago. Believe me, it's your son.

Where is he?

I can't tell you, for his protection.

I'm his mother and I

can't know where he is?

- I am his mother!

- Maya, be be calm.

Calm? I let you talk

me into giving him up.

And now, I just wanna see him and

I can't. I don't see my little boy.

- I see a stranger!

- Maya.

- I want to see my boy!

- Maya! Maya!

- Let me see my baby!

- Maya!

- Be quiet, please.

- Maya. Quiet! Quiet.

(MAYA SOBS)

(ISAAC SHUSHING)

- Hey, listen, I know.

- MAYA: (SOBS) I miss our baby.

(SOFTLY) I know. I know, okay? I know.

I thought this would work.

So did I.

- JAN: Hello. Smells good.

- Oh, I'm making cod.

JAN: Mmm.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)

- Mrs. Stoppelman

- She's gone out.

(SNIFFLES, EXHALES) I'm

going to have a bath.

I won't be long.

Do you find me judgmental?

- Uh I don't know. Should I?

- Tess does.

- Tess? Does she?

- Hmm.

Yeah, I, um went

to her house today

while you were at church.

I followed you. And you didn't

go to your brother's house.

- You followed me?

- MIEP: I thought you were having an affair.

You thought I was having an affair?

Now, you're just repeating

everything I'm saying.

I'm not having an affair.

But rather than spending the

day with me, you went to church.

- Miep

- And lied about it.

What what else are you lying about?

And is it 'cause you

think I'll judge you?

No. No, no. No (STAMMERS)

No, I'm sorry, okay? I

shouldn't I shouldn't have lied.

Why did you go to church?

(EXHALES)

I'm trying to feel like

my life is meaningful.

Am I not meaningful?

- Is our marriage not meaningful?

- Of course, it is.

You know, I keep thinking

about your first marriage

and how you changed and grew apart.

Miep, no, that that's

completely different.

- Hmm?

- JAN: We're good, we're great.

I just went to church.

I'm sorry I lied.

(DOOR CLOSING)

(MUSIC FADES)

I wish we could just

get rid of the door.

Oh! What do you mean, just

wall them in or something?

No, no. Cover it up with

a a fake wall or something?

And how do you propose we do that?

Miep, someone's here for you.

She wouldn't say what it was about.

Lotte! Everybody, this is this

is my friend, Carlotta, Lotte.

Uh, she's engaged to my dentist.

You've heard me mention Dr. Pfeffer.

- Oh. Hello.

- Nice to meet you, Lotte.

- Hello.

- CARLOTTA: Hello.

Miep, I'm sorry to drop by,

but I have something for you.

- Happy Sinterklaas.

- Oh!

Oh! Uh, wow! Thank you so

much. You shouldn't have.

Could I speak to you privately?

Of course. Let's take

this into the kitchen.

- Follow me.

- CARLOTTA: Okay.

I'm sorry for surprising you like

this, but the basket is for Fritz.

- I thought so.

- It's for Hanukkah.

Just in case you were going to visit

him in the country any time soon.

Are you?

I am, actually.

Uh, I don't suppose you

could take me with you?

- (SIGHS)

- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Uh, I'm joking, of course. It's just

going to be a very lonely holiday.

I just need to check on something,

Lotte. I I'll be right back.

Oh, no. I'm disturbing you in

the middle of your work day.

- MIEP: No, no, no!

- I'll go.

Don't be silly. Sit down. Stay there.

ANNE: Do a cross there.

(WHISPERS) Don't, it's fine, it's fine.

Dr. Pfeffer, I have a surprise for you.

Just wait there.

(DOOR CLOSING)

MIEP: Sorry about that, Lotte.

So, show me what you brought him.

CARLOTTA: Mm, Well, it's all

very sentimental. (CHUCKLES)

This is the marmalade he likes.

Macaroons

and chocolate babka.

(CHUCKLES) I made it.

(CHUCKLES)

We had smoked herring on our first date.

And we were walking by a street

vendor and Fritz turned and said,

"I hope you like herring.

Because if you do,

- you're the woman of my dreams."

- "Then you're the woman of my dreams."

MIEP: And, um,

is there anything you'd like me

to say to him when I see him?

CARLOTTA: Um, that I love him.

And, uh,

tell him that I'm being very

strong, just like he told me to be.

And just urge him to stay strong.

- We'll be together again soon.

- (SOBS)

FRITZ: You don't know what

a gift you have given me.

- She's lovely.

- Yes.

Yes, she is.

- I want some chocolate babka.

- Anne.

(CHUCKLES)

- So do I.

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

- Kalverstraat.

- (CHUCKLES) Pay up!

(MIEP CHUCKLES)

Well, I guess if I'm gonna be a

writer, I should be used to being poor.

- Or maybe you'll be a big success.

- ANNE: Mm.

Oh! A full house! (CHUCKLES)

If you're looking for the basket,

it's still at the end of his bed.

No. (CHUCKLES, SIGHS)

There it is.

- He's taunting us with it. Rude.

- Be nice.

Well, tell him to be nice.

We have nothing for Hanukkah.

We have each other.

Do you do that just to annoy me?

- Do what?

- "We have each other."

Yes, we do, but it would

be nice to have a macaroon.

(ALL CHUCKLE)

- Oh, hello, everyone.

- It's at the end of the bed.

- Oh, what? Still?

- At least Miep's plan is working.

Pfeffer's not talking

about leaving anymore.

Ah Bup, bup! "It's Dr.

Pfeffer if you please."

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

- HERMANN: Peter.

I'm sorry. I really wanted

to make Hanukkah special.

I know. We can have a special

guest! Miep, you can come.

- HERMANN: Oh, yeah.

- Yes.

- Yeah. Come to Hanukkah tomorrow.

- Yeah, please.

- Margot can sing! Please, please, please.

- MIEP: That sounds like the best invitation ever

but I can't. I have to go

to this party thing tomorrow.

Mm. Party.

- What kind of party?

- Yeah, what kind of party?

Oh, It it's nothing. Just my

friend, Tess and I are throwing

this little skating party.

- (ALL) Oh!

- Oh! I really miss skating.

- And parties.

- And friends. (CHUCKLES)

So, I invited everyone and they've

all said they're coming. So

- Excellent. Excellent. Um, Kat?

- (SHRIEKS) Yes!

Kat? Kat doesn't come

to parties anymore.

- Kat's a broodmare.

- (CHUCKLES)

TESS: Popping out children

at the speed of light.

Uh, Sofia?

TESS: Uh, no. Sofia and I

had a bit of a falling out.

- What? Over what?

- That I called Kat a "broodmare."

- Tess, they're sisters.

- TESS: Yeah, I know. I just forgot.

Look, can you stop worrying

about the guest list, please?

I need to tell you about decorations

- and catering, and

- MIEP: Catering?

Yes, catering.

- Stop with the little asides as well.

- (CHUCKLES)

Presents Ah, here.

- Now I've got you something.

- No! We said we weren't gonna do gifts

- 'cause of the w*r.

- I know, but I've changed my mind.

(INHALES) Look,

I'm gonna say something,

and you're not allowed to laugh, okay?

'Cause if if you laugh

then I'll get embarrassed,

then I'll laugh, and then I'll

sneeze, and then I'll

start to cry. It's very

And you make a really

ugly face when you cry.

- (CHUCKLES)

- TESS: Stop! Okay. (EXHALES)

When I first met you, you

were this scrawny thing,

fresh off the train from Vienna.

And I was this girl with

no father and no friends.

But together we managed to

make the world less lonely.

And when you popped by the other day,

I realized how much I've missed you.

My best friend.

Who's no longer scrawny and weird.

- (CHUCKLES)

- (CHUCKLES, SNIFFLES)

You've transformed into

something incredible.

You're like a beautiful butterfly.

- So, open it.

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

- Wow, butterflies?

- Sapphires.

And the chain is real gold.

My god

Look, you deserve it. So don't give

me any of your normal nonsense, okay?

- Beautiful.

- Here, let me.

Come on.

- How how did you afford this?

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Well, I have a rich and very

generous boyfriend. (CHUCKLES)

So pretty, I might sleep in it.

I should wear it as much as I

can before I have to sell it.

I I do have to sell it, right?

And it is (GROANS) It's the

prettiest thing I've ever owned.

It's not like I bought

it. It was a gift.

And meanwhile, Anne Frank can't

afford one piece of Hanukkah candy.

No. I'm selling it. I'll

just wear it to the party,

so Tess can see me in it. And then

I'll sell it. That's fair, right?

What party?

- What? Tess's party. Our party. Tomorrow.

- Oh, God. I don't wanna go to a party.

What? It it'll be fun.

Will it? When half the country

is in hiding, starving, dying.

I don't think anyone should

be going to any parties.

Do you feel guilty being out when

our friends are hidden inside?

(SNIFFLES) Don't you?

Is that why you're going to

church? To deal with your guilt?

Yeah, maybe.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. I'm a

genius. I fixed the Pfeffer problem.

Lotte came around. I

took her into the kitchen

so that he could hear her voice.

- Her voice?

- Through the vent.

And hearing it just calmed him.

- That could work.

- It did work.

I mean, he thanked me about

ten times. Stopped scowling.

- (CHUCKLES)

- That's no, that's perfect.

- You are a genius!

- (CHUCKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

All right. You need to be

very, very quiet for his safety.

MAYA: Yes.

ISAAC: Maya?

JAN: Okay.

Come on.

She said she can't stay long.

She's she's going to bring a ball.

He likes to play catch.

He looks good. He

looks he looks healthy.

(BABY NATHAN CRIES)

- He's crying. He doesn't like her.

- No, he's just

just cold. He's just cold.

Nathan. Nathan!

- Hey, hey, hey. Hey!

- MAYA: Nathan!

(PANTS)

ISSAC: Maya, stop!

- No, no!

- Shh.

Please let me see my son!

No! No! Nathan! Nathan!

No! (WAILING)

- MIEP: Bep, what is it?

- It's a surprise!

- MIEP: Oh, my goodness!

- BEP: Isn't it incredible?

Now, watch this.

(WHISTLES)

(CHUCKLES)

- MIEP: Wow!

- Welcome to the safest place in Amsterdam.

(GASPS)

Miep, you're back! Have you

brought us a Hanukkah miracle?

Well, it's a miracle

considering the circumstances

that I got you some turnips

and a pound of cheese.

Mm. Otto would say we should

be grateful for what we have,

- so, I will appeal to my better nature.

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Come, lazy little lady,

help me make dinner.

- Miep has to get ready for her party.

- MIEP: I'm already ready.

You're not going in that?

- Yeah?

- Absolutely not.

(ANNE GIGGLES)

- Well, yeah. You look elegant in this.

- ANNE: Yeah.

- I mean, you'll stand out.

- AUGUSTE: And no coat.

What? No, it's it's gonna be outside.

It's really cold. It's a skating party.

I don't care. You aren't going to

cover that gorgeous dress of Edith's

- with a heavy wool coat. Can you imagine?

- (ANNE CHUCKLES)

Well, unless she wears a short cape.

I don't know how you can even ask that.

Well, it it would go

perfectly with the dress.

You're not taking that cape.

My grandmother gave it to me.

(SNIGGERS)

EDITH: I mean, she's wearing the

dress I wore to the opera ball.

- And the fabric's from Paris.

- W what? No, this is way too nice.

- I'm not wearing this.

- You're wearing it.

- No, no, no, Mrs. Frank, I really

- No. You can't argue with her

when she has that face. You won't win.

Yeah. You're wearing that dress

to the party. It's so gorgeous.

- All right. All right.

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

- Oh.

- Oh, no.

- She can't wear that.

- Anne, darling, go in the trunk,

under my bed and get the cape.

- Okay.

- EDITH: Looks hideous. Take it off.

- Oh.

- AUGUSTE: Yes, it doesn't work. No, no,

- no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

- Okay.

- (GIGGLES)

- Disaster.

What? This is my best friend. She

knows every stitch of clothing I own.

What am I gonna tell her?

- Well, you'll have to lie.

- (CHUCKLES)

Just just say it's cheap

stuff, but it looks pricey.

No, but I'm so bored of

lying to her. I hate it.

- I'll lie to her.

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

(SIGHS)

Every time I imagine beyond these rooms,

our normal lives, and that's every day.

When I picture seeing people

in public (BREATHES DEEPLY)

hugging my girlfriends,

eating a meal in a

restaurant, mailing a letter

I am wearing that cape.

When life is normal,

I am wearing that cape.

Wear that cape for me tonight, Miep.

Take the girl out into the

world. (CHUCKLES, BREATHES DEEPLY)

MIEP: Thank you.

MIEP: There you are.

So this is the place.

- Now I know what she sees in this guy.

- MIEP: I thought you weren't coming.

- JAN: I didn't know that was an option.

- MIEP: Oh.

You know what? It is. Just go home.

- JAN: I'm sorry. I know you want this

- MIEP: No, I'm serious.

- Just go. No, I need

- JAN: to be fun but

this to be fun.

I need to remember what

Tess and I were like

before life was just one long

list of things to worry about.

I need to remember

what you and I were like

because I have no idea anymore.

I just wanna go in there, and

for one night, just forget all

all this is going on.

And I know that's selfish.

I know it is. But I just need to

remember that things were good,

so I can believe that they'll

be good when this is all over.

And you can't. And it's fine, honestly.

I don't care. I don't mind. Just

(SIGHS) just go

home so I can have fun.

No.

You look beautiful.

I know.

Thank you.

(SWING MUSIC PLAYING)

- (DOORBELL RINGS)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- MIEP: Oh, my God!

- JAN: Wow!

TESS: Miep.

- (SHRIEKS, CHUCKLES) Hi.

- (CHUCKLES) Hi!

Oh, my gosh! Hi. So

good to see you both.

- Tess, this party is

- Isn't it just?

Look at you. You look adorable.

- Is this is this swan feather?

- It's gorgeous, isn't it?

It was it was my

Mom's. Here, do you mind?

- And this.

- Come on. I'm so excited.

- Wow! I mean, this is

- I'll get the drinks, darling.

- insane.

- Isn't it just?

Did you ever imagine

it would be like this?

- I mean, it's absolutely incredible.

- Isn't it?

- Where's where's the skating, though?

- Oh, it's all set up outside.

I mean, the girls aren't that

into it at the minute. But I'm sure

- they will be now that you're here. Yes.

- Who are the girls?

The girls. They can't wait to

meet you. Where are they?

There! Let's go.

(SHRIEKS) Elke, Halle, this is Miep.

- Hello.

- Hi!

My best friend since forever

and kind of the inspiration

- for this party.

- No. Well, I don't know about that.

But it is our thing, we started

it when we were in school.

I love your necklace.

Are those butterflies?

- Where did you get it?

- Oh, actually,

it was a gift from this one here.

Tess, I hate you. Your

taste is so perfect.

- Oh, stop.

- Tess says you make jam.

Oh! Um. I sell it. And it's not jam.

It's pectin, which is what

you use to thicken jam.

HALLE: I love jam.

Really? That's great. That's Yeah.

Um, Tess, where

where where is everyone?

- Where are all the old

- Oh, yeah. I told you Kat was a no.

Yeah, but Helen, Leni? I mean,

I don't recognize anyone here.

You still speak to Helen and Leni?

Two champagnes, please.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHING)

- Seriously?

- Really? (CHUCKLES)

And, uh, a large scotch. Thank you.

You know, um, it it's

actually not that complicated

to reconfigure a plant.

Um, we like to think that

these these personnel trucks,

they're kind of just delivery trucks.

But, um, these these t*nk

contracts they were talking about

Gies, you made it!

- Nice to see you make an effort.

- (CHUCKLES)

DANIEL: Thank you very much.

- Yeah, sorry. Uh. This is, uh, Peter.

- PETER: Pleased to meet you.

DANIEL: Uh you should

come meet everyone.

- Yes, I'll I'll be right over.

- All right.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MUSIC FADES)

- Jan! Come and skate with me!

- Miep!

- It's so nice.

- Miep! We're leaving.

What? What happened?

Your friends are Nazis,

that's what happened.

- Jesus, Jan.

- JAN: Miep,

Daniel is NSB, and all

his friends are too.

Why would you say that?

He's wearing the damn pin. Come

on, you can see for yourself.

- What?

- JAN: Come on!

Let's get these off.

(SWING MUSIC PLAYING)

- MAN 1: Well, I am.

- MAN 2: He's not with anyone.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

I'll grab the coats.

(TESS CHUCKLING)

- Tess?

- Hi. Have you met?

Is Daniel in the NSB?

- What?

- He's wearing an NSB pin.

Uh. S Miep, um Sorry,

excuse us just for a second.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- What are you doing?

- Is he in the NSB? Just tell me.

Look, he wears a pin, okay?

But it it's it's for

show. It's for business, okay?

Everyone is doing business with

- Tess, no!

- Not now, Miep. Please, don't do this.

Is everything okay?

Tess tells me you're doing

business with the Nazis now?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Well, my father

has an auto parts business, so, yeah.

- We have some contracts.

- What? With the people

who are tearing apart our country,

relocating Jewish people, k*lling them?

- (DANIEL GRUNTS SOFTLY)

- Oh, for God's sake, Miep.

Gies, how much has

your girl had to drink?

Not nearly enough. You know,

- it doesn't surprise me.

- JAN: Miep, stop, stop.

- MIEP: You should be ashamed of yourself.

- JAN: Miep, stop.

- And you! How can you

- Miep. (SHUSHES) Stop, stop.

Go outside.

I am so sorry about that. (CHUCKLES)

You know what she's like.

Get a few drinks in her,

she'll jump on her high

horse, trample over everyone.

Thank you for a

fantastic evening, really.

It's been wonderful.

And I'm sorry again.

No, no, no. You get a

drink on your way out.

- (CHUCKLES) Thank you.

- DANIEL: Try and have some fun.

Miep.

(MUSIC FADES)

What the hell was that?

Don't talk to me like that.

- You don't apologize for me

- Listen to me, listen to me. Listen to me.

They're Nazis.

We're surrounded in there.

I think we're the only

people who aren't.

You're gonna get yourself arrested.

And that's not gonna be good for us,

and it's not gonna be

good for our friends.

We have to choose when we fight

them. We don't let them choose for us.

Okay?

Let's get out of here.

- JAN: What's this?

- Magic. (GIGGLES)

(WHISTLES)

- (CHUCKLES) You came!

- (MIEP CHUCKLES)

HERMANN: In lighting this

candle, we are connecting

to thousands of years

of bravery and survival.

Just as our ancestors, the Maccabees,

rebelled against the Greeks,

we are rebelling in our own

way, right now, in this annex.

Because despite their

attempts to get rid of us,

Mr. h*tler, his army of godless

officers, even the intruders

who shattered our feelings

of security the other night,

we're here (CHUCKLES)

living and celebrating that life,

right under their noses,

with friends who risk their

lives every day to protect us.

So, on this first night of Hanukkah,

and for all the other

nights that will follow,

we celebrate the

courage and resilience

of our ancestors, and of ours.

(CHANTING IN HEBREW)

(OTTO CLEARS THROAT, SWALLOWS)

not a religious man.

I've heard this story

many times before, but

normally I don't listen.

Normally, I'm

I'm too busy thinking about

the food we're going to eat

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

- once the story is over.

But today, I listened.

And it gave me great comfort, so

thank you, Hermann,

for reminding us that

all these stories from the past are

showing us how to look forward

to give us some hope. And I'm

very grateful to all of you

for being part of my story and for

giving me something to hope for.

Yishar koach!

Normally, this is when we

would have some treats, but

(ALL CHUCKLE)

Well, firstly, Mrs. Van Pels, thank you.

There was so much food at the party.

So

- You didn't.

- there you go. (CHUCKLES)

(EXCITEDLY) Oh, my

God! You brought cake.

- MARGOT: (CHUCKLES) And cookies.

- PETER: Jelly roll.

- JAN: That's not all.

- AUGUSTE: (GASPS) Champagne! (CHUCKLES)

- How was the party? Was it good?

- Oh, no.

- It was terrible.

- Yep. (CHUCKLES)

FRITZ: Excuse me.

Anne has made it very clear

to me with longing looks

and heavy sighs, and some

not so subtle comments

(ALL CHUCKLE)

that I've been selfish

in not sharing my basket.

Forgive me, my friends.

I needed a little time.

I would be honored if you

would share this gift with me.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) We would be

very, very honored to eat it all.

- (ALL CHUCKLE)

- OTTO: Fritz.

Where did you get this necklace?

Oh, this. Uh. This is just

something I was going to pawn.

- It was a gift from a friend.

- Who? Who gave this to you?

M my best friend,

Tess. Why? What's going on?

Is she Jewish?

N no no, she's not. W why?

May I see it, please?

Yeah.

Mr. Frank, why? Um, you're scaring me.

My mother's friend had

one during the inquisition

when Jews had to convert to

Christianity or be k*lled.

The women wore them as a kind of secret.

When it's open, it's a

string of butterflies,

but when you close it

I'm sorry, Miep, but this

was not your friend's to give.

Oh! Um,

- she she definitely wouldn't have

- It was likely stolen.

How well do you know this friend?

- JAN: Miep, stop.

- No, no. I don't I don't want it.

I don't want to have it.

I don't want to touch it. Mr.

Frank must think I'm a monster.

- JAN: He doesn't think you're a monster.

- Do you think Tess knows?

- Do you think she knows where Daniel got it?

- Of course she does.

God. I don't know anyone anymore.

- (JAN CHUCKLES)

- I don't even know you.

- Yes, you do.

- No! And you go to church.

And you talk to God or a priest.

You know, I want you to talk to me.

- I wanna be enough.

- I'm not going to church.

I'm doing what you're doing.

- What are you talking about?

- You said yes to Mr. Frank.

I said yes, too.

- What? Wait, you're hiding people?

- I'm doing things, okay?

I'm I'm helping. I I

can't tell you more than that.

- Jan, no. We said no more.

- No, no.

Were you not paying attention in there?

Those people have lost

everything and still, they resist.

And I have to resist, too.

I have to.

Wait, wait. No, no, no. Please, I

got some really important to tell you.

- Oh, really? What's that?

- I think you should stay.

- Yeah? (SMOOCHES)

- I do Please. No, no.

- (LOUDLY) No, please, no. Save me, no!

- (CHUCKLES)

Tess, the necklace you gave

me, where did you get it from?

- What? Why?

- MIEP: Just answer me.

You're being weird and dramatic,

- and I am tired.

- Answer me!

Well, someone Daniel

knows was selling jewelry.

- It was stolen from a Jew.

- What?

The Nazis are stealing from Jews.

- Oh, my God, Miep. It's so late.

- They're k*lling people!

- Daniel isn't k*lling people.

- MIEP: He's not a good person, Tess.

He's not. He's doing business with them.

He's not bothered

by what they're doing!

How would you know? You haven't

even bothered to get to know him!

This is what we have to

do to get by now, Miep.

(SOBS) We have to do

business with the Nazis.

What are we supposed to do?

What?

"What are we supposed to do?"

Anything, Tess. These people are evil.

Come on, look at me.

You're a good person.

My mother is dying, Miep.

And when she's gone, I'll be all alone.

- Daniel is all I've got.

- You're wrong. You have me.

Do I? Because you're not around anymore.

Tess, leave him. Leave

him. Please, please.

I'm just one person, Miep.

My leaving Daniel isn't

gonna stop the w*r.

- It's not gonna change anything.

- It will change you!

It will remind you what is right.

And what are you doing to

help besides judging me?

You know what? I just want

you to go. Please, just leave.

- Tess, please.

- Please, Miep, just go. (SOBS)

You know

one day, this w*r is going to end.

Then you're gonna have

to live with yourself.

(DOOR OPENING, CLOSING)

JAN: (SIGHS) You think you could

help? Keep it safe, somehow.

I can get it to those who can.

(SIGHS)

There are people holding

on to things like this

for the ones who come back.

Are you all right?

What are we doing exactly?

We're hiding people

and and then what?

We have to tell them to buck up.

"It'll be okay. Just wait it out."

- We do more than that.

- We're not doing enough.

We have to hide too.

We have to hide our allegiances.

We have to hide our hatred.

I can't hide much longer.

I'm going to explode.

In my experience,

when you feel like that,

there's only one thing you can do.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

More.

r*fles

- pistols, grenades.

- JAN: What are we gonna do?

We're gonna start a fire.

(TENSE MUSIC CONCLUDES)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Our love is a dream

but in my reverie ♪

I can see that this

love was meant for me ♪

Only a poor fool ♪

Never schooled in the whirlpool ♪

Of romance could be so cruel ♪

As you are to me ♪

My dreams are as

worthless as tin to me ♪

Without you ♪

Life will never begin to be ♪

So love me as I love

you in my reverie ♪