DR. BÜRKLE, I DON’T THINK THIS MEDICATION IS WORKING AT ALL.
COULD YOU PRESCRIBE ME SOMETHING ELSE?
I WOKE UP EARLY AGAIN TODAY WITH A HEADACHE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT SOME KIND OF PERFECT MEDICINE.
HEADACHES ARE COMMON, SO THERE’S NOTHING TO BE ALARMED ABOUT.
YOU’RE SAYING HEADACHES ARE A COMMON OCCURRENCE?
YES, MA’AM.
...I SEE.
I'VE ALSO BEEN FEELING NAUSEOUS AND FEVERISH LATELY...
I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL OVERALL.
IT'S PROBABLY STRESS OR LACK OF EXERCISE.
DON'T STAY IN BED ALL DAY. WALK AROUND A BIT.
YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO OVERREACT TO MINOR INCONVENIENCES.
I'M THE RESIDENTIAL DOCTOR, NOT YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
...RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, DR. BÜRKLE.
Episode 3
COMMANDER! IT HAS BEEN A WHILE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR OPENING, MR. SCHMIDT.
THIS IS ALL THANKS TO YOUR INVESTMENT.
WHAT'S THE TREND IN FRANZE THESE DAYS? I'M SURE IT WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE NEW BRANCH.
WITH HELP FROM WEITERIS, WE'LL EASILY KEEP FRANZE IN CHECK.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
OH, COMMANDER!
AH, YOU'RE HERE!
THIS WAY, PLEASE!
I THOUGHT HE WAS A DIFFICULT MAN TO READ.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT NO ONE WANTS ME HERE...
HE INSISTED THAT I ACCOMPANY HIM TO FULFILL THE BARE MINIMUM AS HIS WIFE.
I SEE IT NOW. THE ANSWER WAS PRETTY SIMPLE.
SINCE I RARELY LEAVE THE RESIDENCE...
...HE PROBABLY WANTED TO CAST ME INTO MISERY.
AFTER ALL, THE PEOPLE HERE ARE FULL OF MALICE AGAINST ME.
OH, RIGHT.
ABOUT THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL WITH ANNELIE, HOW ARE THINGS COMING ALONG?
I'M AFRAID I'VE DECLINED THE OFFER.
OH, DEAR! BUT WHY?
EVERYONE THOUGHT YOU'D MAKE A LOVELY COUPLE.
IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT I REFUSE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY I WAS GIVEN AN OFFER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I ALREADY HAVE A WIFE.
EVEN IF THEY THINK I'M A NOBODY...
...I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE SPEAKING OF MY HUSBAND'S MARRIAGE IN FRONT OF ME.
HOW CRUEL.
H-HEINER?
WHAT DOES HE WANT NOW...
NOW THEN--
IS EVERYONE ENJOYING THIS BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN EVENING?
TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING,
WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST!
THE PRIDE OF PADANIA.
THE GREAT MAESTRO,
PIANIST FELIX KAFKA!
FELIX KAFKA!!!
A GENIUS PIANIST WHO HAS SWEPT ALL THE COMPETITIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
THE BELOVED MUSICIAN OF PADANIA.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I GET TO HEAR HIM PLAY AGAIN...
NOCTURNE NO. 2.
I MAY NOT HAVE PLAYED THE PIANO IN THREE YEARS, BUT I COULD NEVER FORGET THAT SWEET MELODY.
BETWEEN THE KEYS, EVERY NOTE COMES ALIVE WITH HIS TOUCH...
...EACH FORMING A MESSAGE FOR THE EARS LISTENING.
YOU WERE MY ROLE MODEL.
FROM THE DAY I FIRST TOUCHED THE KEYS OF THE PIANO, FROM THAT MOMENT ON...
...YOUR PERFORMANCES ALWAYS INSPIRED ME TO PURSUE MY DREAM.
I WANTED TO BECOME A PIANIST LIKE YOU.
I HAD MET FELIX SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH MY FATHER'S CONNECTIONS.
I GOT HIS AUTOGRAPH, RECEIVED HIS ENCOURAGEMENT, AND EVEN SPOKE TO HIM.
BUT EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT NOW.
FELIX WAS A PRODIGIOUS PIANIST WHO SUCCEEDED DESPITE HIS COMMON BACKGROUND.
"HE MUST HAVE REALLY DESPISED ME THEN, EVEN IF HE COULDN'T SHOW IT."
ONLY NOW, THAT THOUGHT...
...FINALLY STRUCK ME.
ANNETTE-
DON'T YOU PLAY THE PIANO AS WELL, MRS. WALDEMAR?
WON'T YOU PLAY US A SONG?
AH... YES, BUT I...
YOU EVEN WON THIRD PLACE IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
DIDN'T YOU ALSO HOLD A RECITAL?!
I HAVEN'T PLAYED IN A LONG TIME. I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO PERFORM.
OH, YOU’RE TOO HUMBLE!
I HEARD YOU LEARNED FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
BUT STILL...
IT’S ALRIGHT, GO ON.
I CAN’T BELIEVE I EXPECTED HIM TO HELP ME...
WILL THIS BE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE?
TO SEE A LUCKY GIRL BORN INTO ARISTOCRACY END UP A LAUGHING STOCK LIKE THIS.
I'M AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, HOWEVER...
ANNETTE...
ANNETTE--
ANNETTE! YOU HAVE TO RUN!!!!
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN!!!
GET UP! GO AROUND THE BACK--
F-FATHER...?
WE WERE TOLD NOT TO KILL THEM HERE!!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT--
OH? ISN'T THIS THE MARQUESS'S DAUGHTER?
LEISURELY PLAYING THE PIANO, WERE YOU?
OH MY, HOW NOBLE INDEED.
CURSE IT!
UGH...!
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?
ACK!
URGH!
UGH...
I WANT...
...TO GO HOME...
IT DEFINITELY LOOKED LIKE A SIGN OF TRAUMA.
TRAUMA? SHE HASN’T SHED A SINGLE TEAR IN THREE YEARS.
SHE LIVED IN HER SAFE, GIANT MANSION, HOLDING ELEGANT PARTIES ALL HER LIFE.
TRAUMA? YEAH, RIGHT.
D*** IT!!!
SHE SEEMED SO SHAKEN BY A MERE PIANO...
I WANT A DIVORCE, HEINER.
...YET SHE DEMANDED THE DIVORCE WITH SUCH A STRAIGHT FACE.
HAVE I ANY USE LEFT?
NO. BUT I CAN’T LET YOU GO IN PEACE.
SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT I HAD TO PUT UP WITH IN ORDER TO HAVE HER.
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW IRRATIONAL THIS CHOICE IS.
UGH...
THE CLUMSY, UNREQUITED LOVE OF A LONELY CHILD...
...IS NOTHING BUT A PAST THAT I NOW WANT TO ERASE.
The sick woman asks Dr. Bürkle for new medicine for headache, nausea, and fever, but the doctor dismisses her complaints as stress and exaggeration and recommends a walk. She then attends Mr. Schmidt's opening reception with her husband, the Commander; she feels everyone bears her a grudge. Gossip about a marriage proposal with Annelie wounds her. Pianist Felix Kafka's performance of Nocturne No. 2 triggers a traumatic memory in the woman, who has not played piano for three years, and feeling ill, she wants to go home.
