01x01 - Episode 1

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Come. Come, now.

You are finished!

- What is it? What have I done?
- Shut up!

Maybe we can go this way.

You might see her.

The best I can do.

Come.

What the f*ck?

Come on,
don't frighten the children.

Inside.

I'm right here.

You know it.

Mr Sokolov.

Call me Lali.

So, my colleague Rosa,
who plays tennis with Susan,

who went to school with Gary,
she said that,

you're looking for someone
to write your life story?

Yes.

She said you were
in a concentration camp

- in World w*r II.
- Yes.

In Poland, Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Well...

I'm... Heather Morris.

I’m married, I...
I have three kids,

almost grown up.

I've worked
at the Clayton Hospital

for almost 15 years,
but I've always wanted to write.

I've completed
two six-week courses in writing.

The first, Introduction
to Technical Writing,

and the second,
Memoir and Biography, so...

Do you want to ask me anything?

Are you Jewish?

No. I... No.

I'm...
Church of England, sort of.

Perhaps you need someone who is.

No. No, I don't.

I haven't got long.

Right. Is it an hour today?

No, I am old,
I haven’t got long.

- To live.
- That's it.

- Okay.
- Have a wafer.

Thank you.

Okay.

It starts in Slovakia.

It's 1942.

You want to write this down?

I think I’d just like to listen.

Okay.

So, this is a love story.

Let me ride through the wide
Open country that I love

Don't fence me in

Wait. Wait here.

Hey, hey, enough! Stop this!

Boris.

You know him?

I went to school with him.

Hey, I...

I'm just here with my girl.

You know
there is a curfew for you.

Sorry, sir, we didn't
keep track of the time.

Does your father know you're out
with a Jewish boy?

You poor f*ck.

Come on.
He's not worth it.

Let him have
his last bit of fun.

Every day
there were new laws for us.

Curfew.

You can't ride a bike.
You can't shop here.

Can't be on a tram.

I had made
this town my home.

Now, if you were Jewish,

it became a place
you were not welcome anymore.

- Please.
- Thank you.

- Take them.
- Thank you.

- Take them all.
- Thanks.

When the w*r is over,
you will get your jobs back.

We will be here
for you at Schon.

Good luck.

- Thank you, Mr Pavlic.
- Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

No, no.

Thank you.

There's a bar I know,
which you enter from the street,

and you go down the stairs.

It's very smoky.
It's very crowded,

but I know the waiter,

and he'll take us
to a reserved table.

Well, a coffee
and a cherry liqueur

would be nice.

- Is there a show?
- Of course.

Tonight, for one night only,
Josephine Baker.

Was there someone special
in the city?

There were girls,
but... no one as special as you.

Oh, yes.

Everybody is talking about this.

Sasha said her brother’s going

and his wife said
she's going too.

"To aid the w*r effort

and to provide training
for members

of the Slovak Jewish community,
the government of Slovakia

has requested one person
from each Jewish household

register for work duty
at their local office."

And it's this Tuesday
we have to go.

I'll go. I'm the eldest.

Papa needs to be here.

- No, I'll go.
- Lali, I've decided.

You have a wife and a family.

- And Papa--
- If I can trust you boys

to take the cart, I will go.

But I think
the Prince of Bratislava here

has better things to do.

It'll be good for me.

I've been getting soft
living in the city.

I don't want any of you to go.

Lali.

What have you heard?

Just...

lots of rumours.

That's all.

The train
is leaving for Poprad now.

If you are traveling,
then you must board now.

Read the books first,
and then my notes about them.

Write to me with your thoughts.

- Hey, it’s good to see you.
- Hey, good to see you.

- Hi, Lali.
- Hi, how you doing?

That's a good place to stop.

Thank you.

It's a great love story,
isn't it?

But I have good things
to tell you as well.

I believe you.

- And good things take time.
- It's true.

Thursday?

Thursday.

Good night, Lali.

Turn around.

Turn around.

What would I say...

if I could say anything
to you now?

I will be happy, Mama.

And I will find love.

Mummy...

Mummy.

You're back.

I said I'd come.

- I didn't scare you off?
- No, not yet.

Same blouse as before.

Yes,
this is my hospital uniform.

- I wear it to work.
- Come in.

Papers ready!

Stay in line!

Hey. What you doing?

What’s it to you?

What are you laughing at?

You. Late for an appointment.

Come on, keep moving.

Where are we going?

- Poland.
- Keep moving forward.

I hear they’ll train you
as a mechanic,

fixing cars, engines.

Hey, I know that guy.

This way. Come on, move.

Hey, Boris.

Lali. What are you doing here?

Getting on the train.

Listen to me.

Get out of here.
Run as far away as you can.

Run!

He knew.

And he told me.

Did you know
why he was telling you to run?

No.

There were rumours
about the work camps, but,

who could believe them?

And that day,
guards are all around.

I can't run.

- Keep moving!
- Keep moving forward!

I'm sorry, I cannot travel
in this carriage.

There is sh*t in there.

Move into the carriages.

Move quickly into the carriages.

Have your papers ready
for inspection.

Fill every carriage.

- Come on.
- Move.

Keep moving.

There's space in this one here.

Move forward.

Out! Go! You leave here. Go!

Get in line.
Leave your luggage here, go.

Keep moving, follow the others!

Get in line
and leave your luggage here.

Keep moving.

- Follow the train.
- Excuse me.

When do we get these back?

Halt!

Welcome to Auschwitz.

The gates
you just walked through say,

"Work will make you free."

So, work hard.

You will be processed here,

and then you will be taken
to your new home,

Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

Women this way, men over here.
Thank you.

Move along.

Shoes off!

Clothes off!

Put your clothes and shoes--

Take your clothes off!

Hurry up!

Keep going! Keep moving!

You will be processed
and given a uniform.

Take your clothes off!

Keep moving!

Take your clothes off now.

I can't do this.

It's all right.

Keep going!

Keep moving.
Don't slow down the queue.

Lali...

- Come on.
- Go on, Aaron.

Aaron.

Why are you standing there?

Good man.

We treat our cows
better than this.

sh*t! Baretzki!
Why did we come this way?

It was a shortcut,
for f*ck's sake.

They f*cking stink.

Baretzki. f*cking hell.

Night shift sucks.

- He just randomly shot them?
- Yes.

Our lives
were not important to them.

This is what happened there.

This is part of it.

If you don't want
to hear these things--

No. I... I do. I...

I understand.

Lali?

- Are you all right, Lali?
- I'm all right.

Hey, old man.

That was me that night?

I’m not so sure
you remember it right.

Get f*cked.

Get up!

Get to the latrines.

Line up outside.

Get up, move it!

This is what it was
every morning.

Caps off.

It was the hardest part
of the day.

Every time I opened my eyes...
and I am still there.

At night you sleep
and you forget.

But morning...

Get up!

- Here again, again.
- Let’s go.

Get up!

Outside, get to the latrines.
Line up!

Hurry it up!

I need nails. Two packets.

You. Get them for him.

It's huge.

Here. Hold it steady for me.

Full weight.

You aren't a prisoner?

I'm a builder. This is a job.

The smell?

They can't bury
the bodies fast enough.

Then they lined us up
and shot them in front of us.

It was completely random.

It could have been me.

I... I can’t die in here, Lali.

I've never had sex, you know?

My... my girlfriend and I,
we just kissed.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Just cold.

Lali. Lali.

I'll be okay.

He doesn't look well, does he?

Maybe the death cart for you.

I'm fine.

What would it cost you
to let him stay in bed today?

You could suck my c*ck.

I can’t remember his name,
that block elder.

He was a brute
in prison for m*rder. Cuckoo.

Carl, maybe.

So, you were telling me
about when you got sick.

Typhus, that’s right.
So, Aaron...

Aaron is only 17, right?

What he did for me that day...

Back in line!

Back in line!

f*ck off.

Animals!

Back in line. Now!

Get back!

Is he alive?

Yes!

Fight this, Lali.

Fight it.

Lali. My boy.

What are you doing in bed?

You have to get up.

- Mama.
- Come on.

You need to drink some water
and get up.

You’re looking good.

I am Pepan.
I gave you that number.

I saw those boys
risk themselves to save you.

I know men like you.

There is more prisoners coming.

A lot more.

I will train you.

You would be away
from those work gangs.

You would move out
of those filthy bunks,

you would get more food.

Tattoo people?

That’s not something I can do.

I'm giving you a chance
to survive this place.

Not a f*cking
career opportunity.

Caps off!

Caps on.

Move!

Get up!

I was 26...

and I wanted to live.

Pepan offered me a way...

and I took it.

- 3-2-4-0-7?
- Yes, Block Führer.

The new tattooist.

I am now in charge of you.

If you behave yourself,
all will be well.

How old are you?

I'm 26.

How old are you?

Go f*ck yourself.
That's how old I am.

Follow me, c**t.

I will be here for you at dawn.

Block Führer.

Can I sleep in my old barracks?

You are working for the SS now.

You will need protection,
trust me.

Hard and fast, Lali. Come on.

It's worse if you're gentle.

- Keep the line moving!
- I'm sorry.

I need to get back
to my old barracks.

Go now, be quick.

If you have that bag with you,

it tells anyone you work
for the Political Department.

And watch out.

Just 'cause
you’re working for them

doesn’t mean
they won’t sh**t you.

I'm not working for them.

Is that for me?

Hi, Lali.

Hey, bakery is open, boys!

- Where's Aaron?
- He was taken.

They took him away
this afternoon.

His number
was on the selection list.

He's gone.

What?

That makes no sense.
He wasn't sick.

- What happened?
- He's gone.

This is the story.

And he didn't come back.
I never saw Aaron again.

He was sent to the gas chamber.

I'm sorry.

He was the same age
as my daughter.

Why'd they take him, Lali?

I don't remember.

The bakery's open, boys.

It's the Nazis' new dog.

I...

Where's Aaron?

They took him away
this afternoon.

What?

But he wasn't sick.

What happened?

There was a selection.
Your number was on the list.

You weren’t here
and so this block elder

changed your number
to Aaron’s number,

and they took Aaron
instead of you.

Dog.

This is the story.

We didn't come back.

Aaron.

He didn't come back.

Martin. He didn't come back.

Lali.

He came back.

Lali came back.

What have I done?

I don’t understand.

You need a reason?

You think you're special?

You will soon have a shower.

And after the shower
there will be coffee and rolls.

Come on,
don't frighten the children.

Inside.

We got in a little late.

Little job. Admin type job.

Your face.

Look at these two numbers.

These are the same number.
You did these?

This one is an eight.
The other is a three.

You are now the only Jew
who walked into this place

and also walked out.

They m*rder*d millions.

That's what Auschwitz was.
That was its purpose.

It was a terrible place,
Heather.

Not just
for what was done to us, but...

what it made us into.

But I found something there.

Someone.

Today, the sky--
You see the sky?

Blue.

It was blue like that
just when I met her.

These women need re-doing.

They know what to expect.
Women are strong, Lali.

Think about your mother.
How strong she is.

Quickly!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- Next.
- Move forward. Now.

What are you saying
when you are doing this?

Are you praying?

I'm saying, I'm sorry.

Your eyes, are they blue?

Sometimes.

Today?

Today, they look like the sky.

Is there a problem?

No, just getting some more ink.

Can I get mine
in pink this time?

I'm sorry.

This will be over soon.