H-HEINER...
WHY...
I THOUGHT...
...THAT YOU...
...WHERE DID YOU GET THE SCISSORS?
I BORROWED IT... TO SNIP SOME LOOSE THREADS.
YOU CAN ASK ME TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR, AND YOU'RE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF...
what is he saying...?
...I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WON'T HAPPEN.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
ANYWAY, WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
HERE.
A NOVEL?
FOR YOU TO READ.
OBVIOUSLY. THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.
WHY CAN’T HE JUST SAY HE BROUGHT IT BECAUSE I SAID I WAS BORED?
HE WAS LIKE THIS WHEN WE WERE DATING TOO.
HE’S STILL THE SAME.
THANK YOU.
ALSO... I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCORE?
Episode 46
EVEN THOSE WITH MUSICAL TALENT COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SONG WAS.
AN UNFAMILIAR COMBINATION OF NOTES...
SOMETHING... DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT...
IT LOOKS LIKE A NEW TRANSCRIPTION OF VLADIMIR'S SYMPHONY 101...
IT HAS BITS AND PIECES FROM OTHER SONGS. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT...
WHOEVER DID THIS WAS CERTAINLY SKILLED, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THEY PUT THE NOTES TOGETHER SEEMS STRANGE.
CAN YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?
TELL ME ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT.
I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL, BUT...
YOU'LL NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.
EVEN IF A SONG DOESN'T FOLLOW COUNTERPOINT, IT CAN STILL BE PLAYED.
EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU WISH TO FIND OUT?
A FEW DAYS AGO, AN ALMANIAN LIAISON AIRCRAFT CRASHED HERE IN PADANIA.
THIS SCORE WAS FOUND WITH THE PILOT.
ALMANIA? THEYRE ALLIES OF FRANZE...!
THAT EXPLAINS THE COMMOTION OUTSIDE.
ALL THE OTHER DOCUMENTS WERE CHECKED,
BUT NO ONE COULD SPOT ANYTHING ODD ABOUT THIS SCORE.
IT SEEMS TO BE AN ORDINARY SCORE...
BUT I THOUGHT I'D ASK YOU JUST IN CASE.
OH...
THIS IS BEYOND MY SCOPE.
WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY FIND THAT THE SOLDIERS COULDN'T?
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE ALPHABET NOTATION OF THE NOTES?
YES, BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH.
I SEE. HMM...
THERE ARE SOME NOTES THAT STAND OUT. BUT...
WHY ARE THE SAME NOTES REPEATED OVER AND OVER LIKE THIS?
I'LL TRY WRITING IT DOWN.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE PATTERN--
ONE MOMENT.
EACH COUNTRY USES A DIFFERENT NOTATION SYSTEM FOR THE SOLFEGE.
ONE OF THEM IS CALLED THE NORMAN SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH IT'S RARELY USED THESE DAYS.
F-G-A APPEARS REPEATEDLY IN THE SCORE.
THAT IS, ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM WE USE HERE.
BUT WHEN YOU READ THIS WITH THE NORMAN SYSTEM, IT SAYS...
PA, SAL, LA.
PASALA ISLAND.
A CORAL REEF ISLAND LOCATED IN THE BLACK SEA.
IT'S A FRONTLINE SUPPLY POINT FOR THE SOUTHERN REGION,
AS WELL AS A STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR AIRCRAFT LANDINGS.
...ANYTHING ELSE?
PERHAPS A METHOD OF ENCODING NUMBERS?
NUMBERS? I'M NOT SURE...
I'LL NEED SOME TIME TO LOOK IT OVER.
...UNDERSTOOD.
I'LL DELIVER A COPY TO YOU TOMORROW FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
...THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
I'M GLAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOW THAT YOU'VE ACCESSED CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION...
THE RESTORATION OF YOUR POSITION AND YOUR MOVE WILL BE DELAYED.
WHAT?! YOU CAN'T JUST--
I'LL SEE YOU AT BREAKFAST TOMORROW.
YOU CAN REST NOW.
WHY ARE YOU TAKING THE CLOTHES? I'M NOT DONE--
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST AND RETURN THEM TO YOU IN THE MORNING.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS--
GOOD NIGHT, ANNETTE.
IT'S SO... NEAT...
...DID YOU SNIP THE THREADS YOURSELF?
WHO ELSE IS THERE?
...THAT MUST'VE TAKEN A WHILE. THANK YOU.
BUT HE'S SO BUSY AS IS...
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY OUR SOLDIERS.
THE OFFICER ON BOARD WAS CARRYING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS.
IS IT ALL ENCODED?
ABOUT HALF OF IT, YES.
ALL OF OUR CRYPTOLOGISTS ARE BUSY THANKS TO THAT.
IT'S GOOD WE FOUND OUT IN ADVANCE.
DECIPHERING EVERYTHING MIGHT PROVIDE SOMETHING NEW.
YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE ARE BLANKS IN THAT DOCUMENT RELATED TO NUMBERS.
IT'S WHY I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY NUMBER CODES IN THE SCORE.
I SEE...
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CRYPTOGRAPHY.
I JUST GOT LUCKY YESTERDAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN CONTRIBUTE?
PROBABLY NOT...
...YOU DON'T NEED TO UNVEIL ANYTHING SPECIFIC.
WHAT WE NEED IS JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE...
OR EVEN A CLUE ABOUT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS.
WITH YOUR AND EVERYONE ELSE'S OPINIONS COMBINED...
...WE WILL DECIPHER IT.
OH...
HE SOUNDS SO SURE.
NOW MORE THAN EVER, I CAN FEEL THE WEIGHT OF HIS AUTHORITY.
HEINER WALDEMAR. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE PADANIAN ARMY.
AN ORPHAN-TURNED- REVOLUTIONARY OFFICER WHO WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE REFORM.
A LEGEND WHO BECAME THE YOUNGEST ARMY CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
THE GENERAL WHO LED THE WINTER WAR TO VICTORY, THE LEADER OF OUR ALLIES.
AND OF COURSE...
...THE HERO OF PADANIA...
I FEEL AS IF WHATEVER HE SAYS WILL ACTUALLY COME TRUE.
AS FOR ME...
...I HAVEN'T PLAYED THE PIANO IN SO LONG.
THIS IS ALSO BEYOND MY EXPERTISE...
NO. YOU ARE THE MOST TALENTED PIANIST I KNOW.
I'LL DO MY BEST, OF COURSE.
SO PLEASE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FLATTER ME.
YOU THINK I'M LYING.
REMEMBER WHEN WE MET FELIX KAFKA?
SINCE YOU HEARD HIS PERFORMANCE,
YOU MUST KNOW WHAT A GREAT PIANIST HE IS.
IF YOU HADN'T QUIT PLAYING,
YOU WOULD HAVE OUTSHINED HIM EVENTUALLY.
I CAN NEVER TELL...
IF HE'S LYING OR NOT...
...I BEG TO DIFFER. MOST OF MY REPUTATION IS DERIVED FROM MY FATHER.
PIANO PRODIGY,
NUMEROUS PRIZES FROM COMPETITIONS,
RECITALS THAT COULD BE HELD AS A RESULT.
WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS PURELY DUE TO MY SKILLS...
...IT WAS ALL ACCOMPLISHED UNDER MY FATHER'S WEALTH AND POWER.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.
EVEN IF THE THINGS YOU ENJOYED WERE UNJUSTIFIED,
YOUR TALENT AND HARD WORK ARE SOLELY YOURS.
I KNOW HOW MANY SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART.
I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU WERE THE ONLY PARTICIPANT IN THE COMPETITION...
WHO DIDN'T MISS A SINGLE NOTE.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED, HOW MUCH YOU STRUGGLED...
...AND HOW GRUELING IT WAS FOR YOU.
YOU HAD THE INTEREST AND THE TALENT FOR COMPOSITION,
WITH SEVERAL UNPUBLISHED PIECES STOWED AWAY.
PIANO WAS YOUR EVERYTHING.
I'VE NEVER LIVED THAT KIND OF LIFE,
SO I CAN'T FATHOM THE PASSION AND FRUSTRATION YOU MUST HAVE FELT. BUT...
...EVEN I COULD TELL YOU WERE EXCELLENT, THOUGH I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC.
YOU ARE THE MOST TALENTED PIANIST, AND THE PERSON BEST SUITED FOR THIS JOB.
A FIRM STATEMENT.
NO WAVERING, NO HESITATION.
I...
I DIDN'T FINISH STUDYING COMPOSITION.
NOBLEWOMEN WEREN'T ALLOWED. PERFORMING WAS CONSIDERED TO BE MORE ELEGANT...
AS EXPECTED OF ARISTOCRATS.
I WASN'T VERY GOOD AT COMPOSING EITHER.
IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I QUIT.
YOU’VE NEVER FORMALLY PUBLISHED ANYTHING.
I’M SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF YOU DID.
WHY...
WHY IS IT THAT HE IS SO SURE...
OF SOMETHING I MYSELF HAVE NEVER BEEN SURE OF?
THERE WAS NEVER ANY SORT OF MUSICAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN US.
JUST AS I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HIS WORLD...
...IT WAS ONLY NATURAL THAT HE NEVER STEPPED INTO MINE.
RATHER, I ALWAYS FELT HEINER WAS TRYING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM...
...BUT WHY?
HEINER KNEW ALL ABOUT MY PREFERENCES. HE HAD TO WIN ME OVER.
IT WOULDN'T BE WRONG TO SAY HE HAD MASTERED IT.
HE COULD'VE USED THE PIANO, THE BIGGEST PART OF MY LIFE...
...TO WIN ME OVER MUCH EASILY.
SO WHY DIDN'T HE?
...NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRY TO RECALL OUR PAST, THERE'S NO CLEAR ANSWER.
I'LL DEAL WITH ANY CONSEQUENCES.
I DECIDED IT WAS RIGHT TO ASSIGN THIS TO YOU.
SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF THE DECISION I'VE MADE.
A TINY BIT OF OIL...
SAVORY AND SALTY FLAVORS LINGERERING IN MY MOUTH...
WERE RATION SAUSAGES ALWAYS THIS GOOD...?
HOW IRONIC.
THE MAN WHO DESTROYED MY ENTIRE WORLD...
...IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT WAS ONCE MY EVERYTHING.
...THIS IS DELICIOUS.
Heiner tells Annette, whom he catches holding scissors, not to worry, and brings her a novel because she said she was bored. He then asks her to examine an encrypted score recovered from a German liaison plane that crashed in Padanya. Annette deciphers that the repeated Fa-Sol-La notes point to Pasala Island using the Norman system. As Heiner expresses his unwavering confidence in her pianist talent, Annette feels surprise and bitterness.
