02x05 - Right of Way

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Berlin Station". Aired October 2016 - February 2019.*
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"Berlin Station" follows Daniel Meyer/Miller, who has just arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany. Meyer has a clandestine mission: to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistle-blower named Thomas Shaw. Guided by veteran Hector DeJean, Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field agent: agent-running, deception, the dangers and moral compromises.
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02x05 - Right of Way

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Previously on "Berlin Station"...

We had this opportunity to prove that

Katerina and Otto Ganz
are planning an att*ck.

- What do you mean?
- To swing the election,

- make it look like terrorism.
- Just tell me what you need.

Katerina has a smart card,

and all you have to do
is press it onto this reader,

and it will send a copy back to us.

Suddenly I'm supposed to be the spy?

Was that a sample of the order?

- m*llitary-grade Semtex.
- The rest?

Will arrive from Cologne tomorrow,

if you've learned
what Ganz plans to blow up.

Let's just keep playing 'em
against each other,

- see what happens.
- It's my decision.

- You know better.
- What do I know?

- I know nothing.
- Get out.

This is f*cked up.
What the hell was that for?

It was for your own good, Lena.

About time you stood up to him like that.

We have GSG-9 positioned

with sn*pers and SWAT to take in Ganz

at the same time we bring in Gerhardt

for financing the purchase.

You tell me what you're really doing,

or I'll have you on the next plane home.

You may expect to be briefed by days end,

or you can put me on the last flight out.

Hanes told me that Robert

will be right next to you
on the plane home,

if you take this too far.

Is there something I don't know about?

There's a lot you don't know, Robert.

- That's life.
- There's no opportunity today.

And what if I created one?

Show me the card reader again.

That wasn't so difficult, see?

- When do I see you again?
- I'll update you soon.

- I gotta go.
- Valerie? Valerie?

There was one other
option today, wasn't there?

- But you didn't try it.
- Because I wanted this.

- Give me the short version.
- Far-right terror att*ck

to tilt the election to the PfD.

Tomorrow's march, Oberbaum Bridge.

Does Gerhardt know about this?

Katerina Gerhardt
financed the whole thing.

You did the right thing coming to me.

What do we do?

We push through with tomorrow,

so we come out on top

and he looks like the assh*le that he is.

So what's it say to you?

Strength in unity,

or that we're mostly
made of air and water.

I just see three naked guys wrestling.

So, you think this is gonna work?

If we keep it simple:

exchange, money transfer, arrest.

You get to clear your name,
I get to go home.

120 kilos of Semtex
on the streets on Berlin?

What could possibly go wrong?

Don't even joke about it.

What do you make of Lena?

n*zi in diapers. Why?

No, it's just Daddy's w*r.

You know, she didn't even know
about the plan until yesterday.

- Here it comes.
- What?

Daniel Miller to the rescue.

The targets are Otto and Gerhardt.

As long as we get them,

no one's gonna give a f*ck about Lena.

I'm not taking any risks for that kid.

I'm not asking you to.

But if there's a chance
to get her away from this mess,

I'm gonna take it.

Is this her guy?

Yeah.

Come on.

Hey...

Mr. Price? Mr. Chevalier?

- Esther Krug sent you?
- Yes.

Easy.

It's Trevor. We're ready.

We'll be there in 20 minutes.

No, it still just says it's searching.

f*cking thing's broken.

Put the numbers into your phone,

- then press "Join."
- I did.

You need me to walk you through it?

- No.
- Again?

No, my generation
invented this technology.

You get to play with it.

There we go.

Hello, everyone. Status updates, please.

Yeah, merchandise is in the van.

Daniel and Hector are in transit.

Valerie, Esther?

Yes, we're in front of
the Gerhardt residence now.

Is everything in place for you?

Yeah, the police are
running things on the ground,

and images of Daniel and
Hector have been distributed.

As soon as the exchange is made,

and we have confirmation that
the money has left her account,

we arrest Katerina Gerhardt.

We'll take care of Otto on this end.

We are 15, 1-5, minutes
from the exchange.

Please keep all lines
of communication open.

Everything ready?

As soon as I get my money.

First, I test the equipment.
I try before I buy.

Yeah, well, that might draw
a little unwanted attention.

I take Trevor,
and you stay here with Lena.

When I'm happy,
she'll transfer the money.

Andrew can give you the demo.
I'll stay here with Lena.

You don't have
my account details, Trevor.

Is there a problem?

Of course not.

- Let's go.
- I drive.

They're splitting up.

Robert, update?

Daniel and Otto are leaving
with the expl*sives.

Hector and Lena are remaining
at the service station. Advise.

German police are
on the ground as backup.

Our priority is the van.

You heard her. Hit it.

Jesus Christ.

Crinkled or smooth?

How old are you, Lena?

You don't have to make
small talk with me.

We can just sit here in silence
until my father calls.

What's your f*cking problem with me?

Isn't it obvious? I don't like you.

Wow, don't sugarcoat it.

Okay...

You only care about yourself.

You're not loyal.

You don't know anything about me.

I've seen enough.

You see that man over there?

If he walked up to you now,
offered you more money,

you would sell to him,
and to hell with us.

f*cking snowflake over there?

Doesn't look the type
to start a revolution.

Nothing's serious.

Nothing's ever real.

You're just deaf to all of it,

deaf and soulless.

Why don't you shut up
and eat your f*cking chips?

With pleasure.

Is that Emmerich?

Josef?

- Is it done?
- Where are you?

The Messe.

1,000 people will be arriving tonight.

They expect to see Katerina Gerhardt,

but you and I know,
they're in for a surprise.

Yeah, we're... we're...
we're not quite there yet.

But you have everything?
The accounts? Otto Ganz?

Yeah, everything's in play.

After she's arrested,

our supporters will be in disarray.

It will be up to me
to reassure them, to lead them.

You already have
a speech written, don't you?

She brought this upon herself.

It is the end of her.
It's not the end of the PfD.

I'll call you
when I have more information.

Good. Bye.

We could take this down ourselves.

Easy there. German soil, German rules.

Give me a Tango 51
and a telescopic sight,

he's toast.

Semtex. 120 kilos, as ordered.

It's stable?

You can cut it, squeeze it, drop it.

Hell, you can shape
cute little animals out of it,

if you want.

Yeah, it's stable,

until the detonator high-orders it.

Here, push that in all the way.

Now what?

Now I have your life in my hands.

Yeah...

but not until you get my money, right?

Right.

- Who's this?
- They're with me.

Okay, we got company.

Second van.

What's the plan?

Two targets, simultaneous chaos.

Half in this van, half in that one.

In blackjack, we call it a split.

But you gotta put the money
on the table first.

House rules.

Here... _

Schneller!

- I just click this on?
- Sure.

But if I were you,
I'd wait until your friend

is out of the way first.

_

Motherfuck.

Jesus.

You wanted to know if it works.

There's your answer.

Cool.

_

Nothing moves
until we're good on the money.

- $500,000 we agreed, right?
- Come on, Otto,

now is not the time
to try and renegotiate.

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Yeah?

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Okay.

So, your account details, please?

- Where the money should go.
- With pleasure.

In Gerhardt's account,
still awaiting transaction.

Esther, Valerie,
everything good on your end?

Waiting for confirmation.

Is something wrong?

All good.

You can call Trevor now.

As soon as my people call me

and tell me the money's gone through,

your father will get his merchandise.

Where you going?

Do I need your permission to pee?

No.

F... what the fu...

- Are we go?
- We are stop.

Repeat, we are stop on the funds.

What happened?

Gerhardt's account refused payment.

- You're f*cking kidding me.
- The account was good.

What the hell happened?

Get Daniel out of there now.

What's taking so long?

Yeah?

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Yeah...

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God.

We good?

Otto?

_

What?

No, no, we do not have
the all-clear from Andrew.

No... no f*cking way.
We have no exchange.

I'm sorry...

- There's a change of plan.
- f*ck.

What the f*ck is going on, Otto?

Problem with the money.

Anything happens to me,
Andrew has Lena, all right?

I know.

Otto's wise to it, BB.

What's the order?

We don't have Gerhardt. Hold off.

f*ck Gerhardt. He's got
a g*n to Daniel's face.

We don't have jurisdiction on this.

Here come the f*cking cavalry.

Blue van.

Go, go, go!

Robert, update.

Vans are on the move.
Daniel's still with Otto.

Does he have the Semtex?

Affirmative. Police are closing in.

Keep your distance.
Let the police handle this.

Why doesn't Daniel do something?

He doesn't wanna
get himself f*cking blown up.

Okay... _

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That's it? It's done?

The money didn't transfer.

We got Otto Ganz,
but not Katerina Gerhardt.

And if she was tipped off,
we can't be seen here.

So what happens to Josef Emmerich?

You sure he wasn't
the one who warned her?

He is my asset, Esther.

He wants this more than we do.

We need to find out what he knows.

Hello.

sh*t.

Lost 'em.

- Listen, the payment...
- Didn't go through. I know.

- God, then why you helping me?
- Just shut up and do as I say.

Stay.

Okay, come on. Come on, come on.

All right.

Here.

Get in.

- f*ck.
- Polizei!

Go, go! Move! Look!

Eyes on the road, April.

They were waiting for us.
What the f*ck's going on?

Come on, Otto, this has
nothing to do with me.

Your guys probably led him right to us.

So you say.

- What are you doing?
- Getting rid of our problem.

- What the hell?
- He's keeping his cover.

Hit the brakes!

What was that, Robert? Update.

f*ck!

We lost them, God damn it!

BB!

I'll find him.

I kept my end of the deal.

If the money didn't transfer,
someone on your end screwed up.

What about Chevalier?

You think he didn't want
his f*cking money?

Pick it up.

Pick it up.

- Yeah?
- Where is he?

He's with me. You're on speaker.

Where's my g*dd*mn money, Otto?

Andrew, calm down. We were ambushed.

- It was a trap.
- Where's Lena?

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- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Andrew got me out.

I want my f*cking money, Otto.

We still have half the merchandise.

We'll take a loss, right, Andrew?

- I don't think I can do that.
- You know the rules, Otto.

No pay, no play. I don't get my money,

you say goodbye to your bar and
your precious f*cking daughter.

We'll be there waiting.

He's bluffing.

Andrew's not your everyday businessman.

There's a way out of this.
We can meet up with them,

- lay low for a while.
- It's too late.

- You're not thinking straight.
- Get in the car.

- Where are we going?
- Get in the car. You drive.

Josef.

- _
- Josef.

Moment.

_

Let's go this way.

So, what happened?

The money transfer didn't go through.

We think somebody tipped her off.

Who?

No, no, no, no, no,
you don't think that I...

I don't know what to think at this point.

Valerie, I risked everything
to get that for you.

We can still get Otto Ganz.

f*ck Otto Ganz,

and f*ck you people for f*cking this up.

I never should've trusted you.

Talk to me, BB. Give me some good news.

The phone Otto gave Daniel
was a clamshell,

so we can't track him on GPS,

but we can get pings
off cell phone towers.

We got one from Tempelhof,

and five minutes later, Wilmersdorf.

Okay. Go west.

Police are closing down the roads,

and they have eyes in the sky.

They should have 'em anytime now.

Yeah, not if we get to them first.

Stay out of this. I don't
want you in the middle of it.

I can't afford to lose the whole team.

What about the daughter?

- Can we use her as bait?
- Hector probably already has.

We are trying to pin
a location on them now.

Here.

This is all I can give you for now.

Really?

We're not even close to even.
You know that, honey.

How you holding up?

If they find him, what will they do?

With a truck full of expl*sives?

They'll take him out, head sh*t.

Unless he's the sort of guy
to surrender peacefully.

I take that as a no.

- Is that Trevor?
- Personal call.

- Yeah.
- You're lucky you didn't

get yourself k*lled pulling that stunt.

Do you still have Lena Ganz?

She's leverage. Otto's got Daniel.

We're at the bar,
waiting for 'em to show up.

They're headed in the opposite direction,

currently somewhere around Wilmersdorf,

and the police have shut down
the Oberbaum as a precaution.

The bridge was to help Gerhardt.

If he thinks she's betrayed him,

he'll go straight to plan B.

Being?

The Messe.

The PfD are rallying there tonight.

He's gonna want revenge.

The Messe.

They're moving in the right direction.

Notify the police and send
Robert and April over that way.

DeJean, you hold tight
at the bar with the girl.

We'll send German police to pick her up.

They're not answering my messages.

We can't just sit here and wait.

We go to them.

Yeah...

_

Okay...

_

Yeah.

- Esther?
- Gerhardt.

She's walking in now.

Get out of there.

Josef...

Josef...

Please help me find out
who tipped her off.

Just leave your phone on. I'll listen in.

I know we can get her.

No, I've done too much already.

sh*t.

As close as you can.

- f*ck.
- Then it ends here.

Ha.

- Any sign of Daniel?
- Unconfirmed.

The police are moving in with caution.

They are locking down the area.

Is anyone inside?

PfD crews, with Gerhardt and Emmerich.

They're evacuating.
Valerie's in there with them.

What's Valerie doing here?

She came to question Emmerich.

We weren't expecting Gerhardt so soon.

Get out.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm saving you, Trevor. Get out.

Get out!

My name is Daniel Miller.

I work for the CIA.

So I've been f*cked over by you...

By her...

By everyone.

Whatever she promised you,

whatever deals the two of you struck,

it is done.

So how do we get out of this?

What... no...

If you walk over there now,
they'll f*cking sh**t you.

So what do I do then?

If you got any sense,
you get out of here now.

You'll go far, and you'll go fast.

No, I am not leaving him, okay?

Calm. Okay, quiet.

Tell me about Gerhardt.

She's a great manipulator.

She knows what people want.

People are scared, she offers...

security.

If you want change,
she promises revolution.

Perfect politician.

So what did she promise you?

Respectability.

You have respect.

I'm feared.

I've used it all my life. I'm good at it.

Even now, I look around...

Katerina understood that.
She offered me a way in...

A partnership, an alliance.

So... what am I now?

An expendable.

An accessory.

A f*cking pawn.


Look, I'm not gonna pretend
that I know you, Otto,

but I see differences
between you and her.

And it's not about respect.
It's about loyalty.

You're loyal to your beliefs,

your... your people, your family,

and what she did to you,
you would never do that to her.

Testify against her.

You can cut your prison time in half.

Give Daniel a few more minutes.

It's not my decision.
It's a police operation.

But you can ask them to hold off.

If Daniel can get Otto to surrender,

we may still have a chance
to bring Gerhardt down.

Don't tell me you don't want that.

I'll try.

_

You made Katerina Gerhardt.

You put her where she is today,
and you can take her down.

Yeah, with the click of a button.

That's not the way.

She needs to be exposed,

shamed publicly.

She'll talk her way out of it.

She always does.

At least like this, she is done.

- Get out.
- When we were in Spain,

you told me that you wanted
the next generation

to grow up without the same guilt

that you were made to feel from the past.

So, what about Lena?

You want this moment, this carnage

to define the rest of her life?
Because it will.

- _
- It could be a detonator.

No, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, hold your fire.

Give Daniel one more minute.

Yeah.

Put him on.

That might not be a good idea.

I've got someone here
who wants to talk to him.

- Yes?
- Come on.

Papa? Papa.

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Papa...

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What is he doing?

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What the f*ck?

- No...
- It's okay.

No!

- It's okay, it's okay.
- No!

No...

I got ya. I got ya. I got ya.

- No!
- It's okay.

- No...
- It's okay, it's okay.

No...

- Quiet. Quiet.
- No.

- They had to take the sh*t.
- I know.

Look...

she just bought herself
another 5% at the polls.

Thank you for coming in.

Of course.

Hey, listen, no regrets.

We came so close.

Yeah.

We'll get her next time.

It's my fault.

You can't blame yourself.

Listen, I... I...
I egged it on the whole way.

No...

It's my fault that
the op went off the rails.

What do you mean?

You read Hanes into the op.

He threatened my job and yours.

Wha...

what, and now you think
our jobs are safe?

I'd be angry too.

Of course, my intention was...

Who cares about intentions?

I'm not angry.

I'm too tired for that.

I'm just really disappointed.

I gotta... I gotta get home to Noah,

so...

You got him.

Watch over your shoulder.

There... wait, right there...

Where?

I'm home.

Hey, Dad, Uncle Steven came over.

Yeah, so I see... again.

The kid's a natural,
just like his father.

Uncle Steven b*at my high score yet?

- First attempt.
- Yeah, beginner's luck.

Hey, no shoes on the couch.

Turn that down by about half, okay, Noah?

- I'm gonna order us some dinner.
- Sushi?

Yeah, if you want it on a thin crust.

To be continued, buddy.

Thought you might like to have this back.

Where'd you get this?

Our friend, the Ambassador.

He asked me to take a look at it,

translate it into plain English.

And you know where he got it.

Yes, I do.

She did the right thing, Robert.

She did it for you.

You told her, didn't you?

I'm sorry, she barged right past me, sir.

Do you want me to call security?

No need, Sheila. Sit down.

You tipped off Katerina Gerhardt.

- Did I?
- Our entire operation

almost ended in tragedy because of you.

Me?

I'm the one that put live Semtex

on the streets, am I?

I'm the one that falsified
traffic back to Langley

in order to cover up an operation

I had no authority to run?

Just how far are you willing
to go to protect her?

Are you willing to sacrifice the embassy?

- The lives of your staff?
- That's enough, BB.

That's where you took this today.

You put my entire team at risk,

and if any of them
had been hurt, so help me, God,

I would not be standing here so calmly.

I would be hanging you out that window...

by your balls.

I owe you an apology.

It wasn't me earlier.

I treated you badly. I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm the one who should be apologizing.

For what?

That I placed my hope in you?
You shouldn't be sorry.

That I gave a false hope?

I don't know, I just feel

really terrible about everything.

Katerina is an intelligent woman.

How long do you think before
she puts together the pieces?

Does she know about the account?

It isn't clear.

She wouldn't tell me who tipped her off,

and I wasn't in the position to push her.

Do you wanna come in?

I... I can't help you any further.

That's not what I'm asking you.

Okay.

First floor, room 22.

Who was that?

A friend I want you to meet.

What? Are you crazy?
The police are looking for us.

He's someone who wants to help you.

Just do me a favor and don't freak out.

Please?

Trevor...

You were with him?

Lena Ganz, I'd like to introduce you to

Daniel Miller, CIA.

Hector DeJean, ex-CIA.

CIA?

No...

So...

All this time...

You used me?

I trusted you.

I trusted you!

You k*lled him!

You k*lled my dad.

Okay, okay...

- You k*lled him!
- Calm...

- Okay, Lena, calm down...
- You k*lled my dad!

Give me some help here!

What did I say about freaking out?

- You should be dead, not him.
- Lena, look at me.

Look at me, look at me. It's all right.

We can help you. We can help you.

Your father's gone.

We can't bring him back,
but we can help you, okay?

Why, um... why does the name
Andrew Chevalier ring a bell?

Try 6'1", blond hair,

propensity towards dark suits

and betraying his employers.

- Hector?
- Yeah.

- My God.
- Daniel's idea.

Just when you thought it was safe

to go back into the water.

Okay, you wanna hear my good news?

What could you possibly have?

It's two days before the election.

We couldn't prove she financed
Ganz' terror att*ck.

Game over.

Or game overtime.

Look, let me ask you something.

How high up on the chain did you look

for who funds Gerhardt?

No, we focused on the Ganz transfer.

Nothing else would've been relevant.

Really? Well...

I think that a pattern of cash deposits

routed through a fish market in Norway

to an undisclosed account
owned by Gerhardt

would count as relevant.

I mean, if she's funding terrorism,

- where does the cash come from?
- Well, you know,

with all the alt-right
activity in Scandinavia,

it doesn't surprise me
she has friends out there.

Okay, forget terrorism.

German law does not allow
outside funding for campaigns.

- Okay.
- So you didn't dig any deeper?

No, I didn't personally go to Norway

to look into her finances, Steven.

Well, maybe it's time we do,

'cause something's not right here.

I can feel it.

We?

Think you can get somebody
to look after Noah

for a couple of days?

We wanna help you get out of Berlin.

Why?

Just k*ll me, like my father.

I tried to prevent that. I really did.

You should listen to him.

Whatever your father believed,

I know, deep down, you weren't on board.

You just got caught up.

Lana...

I don't want this to ruin
the rest of your life.

- Okay... all right, okay.
- Get...

All right, okay.

These are the facts:

you're wanted by the CIA,

the BfV, the police, and the PfD,

who will hang you
from the nearest lamppost,

given half a chance.

So for now, you need to lay low.

When we think it's safe,

we'll come get you clear.

To where?

Anywhere you like.

I don't know anywhere else.

We'll find somewhere.

But for now, you have to stay here.

No running out for cigarettes,
no meeting up with friends,

and no phones.

Thanks for that. I know you took a risk.

I still don't have what I came for.

But you do have a bargaining chip.

If they know I've got her,

they'll have an incentive
to give me what I'm owed.
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