Ehmke (with Wilke and Brandt) Come on, Willy. We can soon fix this. All it needs is for me to go on television and say that at every stage in Guillaume's career the proper vetting and security procedures were followed.

Wilke They weren't.

Ehmke You're not the one who's going to say it.

Brandt If only I hadn't given up smoking.

Ehmke So, Willy, your great reshuffle. What are you going to do with Helmut? He wants the Foreign Ministry, and so does Genscher.

Brandt Such a shabby way to go. Such an ignominious exit.

Ehmke Leave it all to me, Willy. I'll fix it. We'll have you chancelling again in no time.

Nollau (with Bauhaus) The women? What women?

Bauhaus On the train. On his travels.

Nollau Oh, I see. I don't think this is in any way relevant to our inquiries, Herr Bauhaus.

Bauhaus I'm sorry. I thought I should mention it.

Nollau There's no secret about Herr Brandt's weakness in this direction.

Bauhaus Anyway, I've given your people the list if you need it . . .

Nollau You made a list?

Bauhaus Part of my job - check his visitors. I couldn't always get their names. Time in and time out, though. And some kind of rough indication of the different categories. Journalists, party workers, and so on. Local supporters, prostitutes . . .

Nollau I don't think we need to pursue this any further, Herr Bauhaus.

Bauhaus No, only I just thought, if Herr Guillaume was keeping a list as well . . .

Nollau Guillaume? Guillaume knew about Herr Brandt's proclivities?

Bauhaus When we were on the train. Herr Guillaume had to help me . . . well. . .

Nollau Help you what?

Bauhaus Control the queue. And I just thought, if he'd given the list to his people in East Berlin . . .

Nollau So . . . Journalists, you say? Party workers? What kind of numbers are we talking about . . . ?

Guillaume - The women! Suddenly it's the only thing my interrogators are interested in! But everyone knew! Everyone's always known! Why have people suddenly started to talk about it?

Genscher (with Brandt) I hardly need say that I find this an intensely distasteful task. I knew as soon as Nollau put it in my hands, though, that I had no choice but to show it to you.

Guillaume - It wasn't me, Arno! Not a word have I said! Not me, Chief. Not me!

Genscher Every single time we sit down to negotiate with them, whatever it's about - trade, refugees, border controls - we'll know they're holding this behind their backs.

Brandt Pure nonsense, of course. For the most part. Sadly. Rather flattering, though, for a man of my age.

Wehner (with Schmidt) We've put a knife in their hands.

Schmidt One in your hands as well, of course . . .

Wehner Not a weapon I should have chosen.

Schmidt This list. It's in your handwriting.

Wehner Nollau read it aloud to me.

Schmidt And you took it down? At dictation? All ten pages?