THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST GOTTEN A SEPARATE ROOM.
WHY DID I...
...WHAT USELESS THOUGHTS.
WHAT IS THIS TRASH?
I WAS WONDERING WHAT SHE WAS GATHERING...
BUT IT'S JUST JUNK.
TSK.
HUFF
HAAA...
THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
I GAVE UP CIGARS WHEN I MET ANNETTE,
BUT IN DARK, CONFINED SPACES LIKE THIS, I JUST HOLD THEM IN MY MOUTH.
I’VE NO NEED TO IMPRESS ANYMORE, SO I COULD JUST SMOKE IT...
TSK.
...BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I DEGRADE HER, HER EXISTENCE TRIGGERS THE MOST VULNERABLE PARTS OF ME...
...MAKING ME MISERABLE TO NO END.
MY FEELINGS ARE USELESS ANYWAY.
YOUR FEELINGS ARE NOT USELESS.
BECAUSE YOU MUST DESPAIR AND FEEL THE MISERY WHEN THEY'RE UNRECIPROCATED.
JUST LIKE I DID IN THE PAST.
THAT'S WHY I NEED YOU, ANNETTE WALDEMAR.
MY WRETCHEDLY VIRTUOUS WIFE.
Episode 9
A FEW DAYS LATER.
PADANIA CITIZENS ASSOCIATION DONATION LOG
UMM...
ARE THERE ANY JEWELRY STORES NEARBY THAT AREN'T TOO BUSY?
HOW ABOUT HUFFIN JEWELERS?
BUT THE STORE IS LOCATED IN A NARROW ALLEY,
SO YOU'LL NEED TO WALK A BIT.
THAT'S FINE. PLEASE TAKE ME THERE.
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU OUTSIDE, MA'AM.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME!
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M LOOKING TO SELL SOME JEWELRY.
PLEASE PLACE THEM HERE.
PLEASE WAIT A MOMENT.
HOW PRETTY.
HEINER KNEW I LIKED SHINY THINGS.
REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE,
HE ALWAYS BROUGHT ME SOMETHING WHENEVER WE WENT ON OUR DATES.
OH MY.
WOW, IT'S SO PRETTY!
I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT REMINDED ME OF YOU.
MY ROOM IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH YOUR PRESENTS, YOU KNOW.
AT THIS RATE, I'LL BE BURIED UNDER THEM.
ANNETTE, MY ONLY HOPE...
IS THAT YOU MAY LIVE WITH ALL THE SHINY THINGS YOUR HEART DESIRES.
IS THIS A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL?
BACK THEN, BECAUSE I WAS WITH HEINER...
I WILL MAKE SURE THE PROPOSAL IS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE.
WELL THEN...
CAN I LOOK FORWARD TO IT?
...THE WORLD WAS BEAUTIFUL.
ALL OF MY INHERITANCE AS A ROZENBERG AND MY BELONGINGS AS ANNETE WALDEMAR WERE EITHER SEIZED OR DONATED.
BUT NOW I SUPPOSE IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF THE LAST OF THEM.
SOMEDAY AFTER I DIE...
...I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE KNOWN AS THE JEWELRY THAT BELONGED TO ROZENBERG'S DAUGHTER.
THE QUOTES ARE READY, MA'AM.
ALL TOGETHER, IT CAME OUT TO BE 2,300 POUNDS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
NO, THAT'LL BE IT.
ACTUALLY.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS DIAMOND RING COST?
I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT TOO.
HMM...
THIS ONE ALONE IS PROBABLY OVER 7,000 POUNDS!
I'M SORRY, BUT I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY SOMETHING THIS EXPENSIVE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO A BIGGER STORE.
OH... I SEE...
2,300 POUNDS.
ALTHOUGH I'M NOT CERTAIN, IT'S ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON TO LIVE ON FOR A FEW YEARS.
I SUPPOSE IT MAKES SENSE, SINCE ALL OF THESE WERE HIGH QUALITY JEWELS, DESPITE THEIR SMALL SIZE.
BUT 7,000 POUNDS FOR ONE RING...
I'VE NEVER HAD A GEM LIKE THIS, NOT EVEN IN MY DAYS AS A ROZENBERG.
DID HE THINK HE HAD TO PROPOSE WITH AN EXPENSIVE RING TO MAKE ME HAPPY?
AN AIRHEADED WOMAN, BORN INTO A POWERFUL FAMILY AND IGNORANT IN THE MATTERS OF THE WORLD.
A VAIN WOMAN WHO LACKED NOTHING AND HAD EVERYTHING SHE WANTED.
I SUPPOSE IT'S NOT WRONG.
HMM?
IS HE LOOKING AT ME?
HIS..
...GAZE IS A BIT...
WAIT--
MADAM!!!
MA'AM!!!
ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!
AH...
UGH...
MMPH...
IS THIS WHAT GETTING SHOT FEELS LIKE?
ACK...
I HEARD HEINER WAS SHOT THREE TIMES.
DID HE HURT LIKE THIS TOO?
MY STOMACH FEELS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE...
THOSE EYES.
IF HE DESPISED ME SO MUCH...
HE SHOULD HAVE AIMED... FOR MY HEAD.
Struggling with the discomfort of sharing the same room, Heiner takes refuge in his cigar and admits the contradiction between his hatred for Annette and the vulnerability he feels. A few days later, Annette goes to Huffin's Jeweler to sell the glittering jewelry Heiner gave her during their courtship. As she recalls the happy days of the past, she also tries to sell her diamond ring, but the shop cannot take it. As she leaves, she is attacked by a strange-looking man, shot, and collapses to the ground.
