MY PIANO FROM THE ROZENBERG MANSION...
I'VE PLAYED IT EVER SINCE I COULD WALK.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW WHICH NOTES TO PLAY...
...IT'S NO USE.
I CAN BARELY EVEN PRESS THE KEYS, LET ALONE PLAY.
THAT DAY, SINCE MY FATHER'S DEATH...
...MY ENTIRE CAREER WAS DESTROYED.
POWER, CONNECTIONS, AND MONEY.
THEY SAID THAT WAS WHAT MADE MY SUCCESS.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH TIME, BUT....
...I SEE.
NOW, I TRULY HAVE...
...NOTHING LEFT.
Episode 4
...UNDERSTOOD.
SHE WON’T LEAVE THE HOUSE, AND NOW SHE'S REFUSING TO EAT?
WHAT IS SHE, A TEENAGER? SHE'S GETTING ON MY NERVES.
SHE WON’T EVEN LOOK AT ME.
DO YOU SPEND ALL DAY EMBROIDERING IN YOUR ROOM?
WHY ARE YOU SKIPPING YOUR MEALS?
ARE YOU PROTESTING?
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. DON'T MIND ME.
WHAT ARE ALL THESE PILLS FOR?
WH-WHAT ARE YOU--
WHAT IS THIS?
CARE TO EXPLAIN?
IT'S...
IT'S JUST MEDICATION...
DIDN'T DR. BÜRKLE PRESCRIBE THESE TO YOU?
...THOSE ARE THE ONES I DIDN'T TAKE, THAT'S ALL.
WHAT A SHAMELESS LIE.
SIGH I'VE TOLD THEM TO BRING YOUR MEAL, SO WAIT HERE.
I'LL TAKE THESE AWAY.
WHY ARE YOU--
OH...
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
ARE YOU GOING TO STARVE YOURSELF TO DEATH?
I SAID I DON'T WANT TO EAT.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO DIE, WON'T YOU THINK OF A MORE GRACEFUL WAY?
YOU'RE THE ROZENBERG PRINCESS, AFTER ALL.
MR. WALDEMAR, THE MEAL.
LEAVE IT THERE.
WELL, GO ON.
PLEASE LEAVE.
I'LL EAT IT ON MY OWN.
YOU'LL JUST END UP SENDING IT BACK.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER TO YOU WHETHER I DO THAT OR NOT?!
WHY IS SHE ACTING SO SENSITIVE?
IS IT... BECAUSE OF THE PILLS?
...THIS IS UNLIKE YOU, ANNETTE.
YOU MUST KNOW AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT ME.
OF COURSE.
HOW ELSE WOULD YOU HAVE WON ME OVER?
BUT HEINER...
...EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT NOW.
I AM NO LONGER YOUR LOVER,
NOR THE ROZENBERG PRINCESS.
NOW... I AM NOTHING.
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU ARE NOTHING NOW.
YOUR STATUS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO LESS THAN TRASH,
EVERYONE WHO LOVED YOU IS GONE.
AND YET...
...WHY IS IT THAT YOU'RE STILL AS BEAUTIFUL AND NOBLE AS EVER?
WHY DO YOU TAKE ME BACK TO THOSE EARLY DAYS...
...BACK TO THOSE MISERABLE TIMES?
...JUST EAT. BEFORE I FORCE YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NOW.
THE EMBROIDERY...
...IS A MESS.
IN THE PAST...
HEINER.
HERE'S A GIFT FOR YOU.
...THEY WERE WRETCHEDLY DETAILED AND BEAUTIFUL.
BUT NOW, IT LOOKS...
...AS IF IT WAS DONE BY A CHILD...
HEINER.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO SOMEWHERE FAR TO BE ON MY OWN FOR A BIT.
ON YOUR OWN? I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT.
WHO KNOWS WHERE YOU'LL RUN OFF TO?
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D ALLOW IT, BUT...
...I JUST REALIZED...
...THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING YOUR PERMISSION FOR EVERYTHING.
WILL I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR YOU TO AT LEAST PRETEND TO EAT?
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT...
IF I HEAR OF THIS EVER AGAIN...
...I WILL SEND YOU TO A WARD FOR HAVING AN EATING DISORDER.
HAHA...
ARNOLD BÜRKLE SPEAKING.
THIS IS HEINER WALDEMAR.
CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT, DR. BÜRKLE?
AH, COMMANDER. HOW MAY I HELP YOU?
I HAVE A PILL THAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE NAME OF.
IT'S A PRESCRIPTION FOR MY WIFE. IT'S SMALL, ROUND, AND WHITE.
IT SAYS S, Z, AND 5 IN THE CENTER.
OH, IT'S MEDICATION FOR HER INSOMNIA.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
...IT'S NOTHING. THANK YOU.
HOW RIDICULOUS.
WAS SHE PLANNING TO TAKE THESE AND DIE?
BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO THAT.
SHE'S ONLY DOING THIS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON.
SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TRUE MISERY OR DESPAIR IS.
TREMBLING OVER SOMETHING AS TRIVIAL AS GOSSIP AND THE PIANO...
SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TORTURE, OR HUNGER, OR BEATINGS.
HEINER.
I THINK YOU HAVE VERY PRETTY EYES.
MY EYES?
I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE.
REALLY? I THINK THEY'RE THE PRETTIEST.
THEN IS THE REST OF ME UGLY?
I HAVE HIGH STANDARDS!
I WOULD NEVER HAVE A LOVER WHO ISN'T HANDSOME!
WELL, I WOULDN'T MIND WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
BUT...
...YOU'RE STILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD.
I WANT YOU TO BE IN DESPAIR.
I WANT YOU TO BE UNHAPPY.
AS DEVASTATING AS MY LIFE IS...
...I HOPE YOUR LIFE IS JUST AS BLEAK.
AND IN ALL THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU CRUMBLE...
I WILL GLADLY BE AT YOUR SIDE.
Unable to play the piano at the Rozenberg mansion since her father's death, Annette feels that her career and everything else is over. When she refuses to leave the house and eat, Heiner comes to her room and confronts her about her embroidery and the pills she has been hoarding. Dr. Bürkle says the pills are sleeping medication. As the pair discuss their past love and their present nothingness, Heiner forces her to eat.
