Kretschmann - Günter, you're becoming a little cynical.

Guillaume - Why not, though? Mischa's done it before. What's wrong? We buy, we sell. Sell political prisoners buy politicians. What's the difference?

Kretschmann - Sixteen years of living in this place.

Guillaume - Do we sell political prisoners?

Wehner Clean hands. An interesting obsession for the man who claims to represent this country's manual workers.

Ehmke (with Schmidt, Wehner, Wilke, Nollau, Genscher, Guillaume and Bauhaus) I've started shredding the files. I want every file of ours out of the office by the time Barzel moves in.

Wilke He's already sent us the timetable. Fourteen hundred - result of the vote . . .

Schmidt And it's late, it's late. What's the trouble? What's the hold-up?

Wilke Fifteen hundred - he's appointed Chancellor; sixteen hundred — sworn in; seventeen hundred — moves into the Palais Schaumburg.

Ehmke (to Guillaume) Here, Günter - grab. Dynamite. Handle them with your eyes shut.

Genscher Here they come, here they come!

Nollau We've lost.

Wehner Wait.

Nollau I happen to know.

Wehner Wait, wait.

Nollau I have my sources . . .

Schmidt Look at Willy.

Genscher On the scaffold.

Schmidt As calm as a king . . .

Ehmke Come on, come on . . .

Guillaume They dragged people out of hospital!

Genscher Poor old Guttenberg looks at the point of death.

Nollau He is . . .

Ehmke I don't think I can bear this . . .

Schmidt Look, look! Sepp Woelker! He's signalling!

Wilke Two! Two! He's signalling two!

Ehmke They've done it!

Nollau I told you.

Schmidt By two votes!

Wehner Wait . . . wait . . .

Schmidt By two votes they've brought down the greatest leader this country ever had!

Wilke Look at Willy.

Ehmke He's smiling . . .

Guillaume (with Kretschmann) And the whole party went mad! Not lost by two - won by two! Those bastards were so sure they'd got it in the bag! They had it all planned! Sworn in at four! Into the Palais Schaumburg by five! We thought they'd won! Got half the files shredded! Then out comes Sepp Woelker. Two, two, he signals. Oh no . . . !

Kretschmann Well . . . congratulations.

Guillaume Never mind football! Try parliamentary democracy! Sorry. Howling with the wolves.

Kretschmann Howling with them? Or hunting with them?

Guillaume Hunting with them, eating with them. Laughing with them, crying with them. No other way, if you're half man and half wolf.

Kretschmann You won't forget the human half?

Guillaume Don't worry. I shall remain the perfect servant of two masters. Mischa and Willy. Willy and Mischa. My two great masters. Tell me one thing, though. To satisfy my curiosity. How much did it cost?

Kretschmann You're howling again, Günter.

Guillaume Sorry. As long as Mischa's happy. That's all I want in life.

Kretschmann And Willy.

Guillaume And Willy.

Kretschmann Back to work, then.

Wilke (with Schmidt, Wehner and Guillaume) The Chancellor? Indisposed, I'm afraid, Herr Guillaume.