One, Two, Three (1961)
Karl Lieffen: Fritz
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C.R. MacNamara : They're staying at the Grand Hotel Potemkin. You know where that is?
Fritz : Yes, sir. It used to be the Great Hotel Goring, and before that, it was the Great Hotel Bismarck.
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[MacNamara has just finished talking to his wife over the phone regarding Scarlett's whereabouts. Upon looking towards the office door, he sees Schlemmer talking to Fritz. After a few seconds, they both look at MacNamara]
Schlemmer : I think we are getting some place, we found Fritz.
[Both click their heels]
C.R. MacNamara : Fritz? To hell with Fritz! It's the girl we're looking for now!
Schlemmer : Precisely. He has some information.
[MacNamara walks over to them]
C.R. MacNamara : Where is she?
Fritz : I do not know. Not precisely. But last night, I dropped her at the Brandenburg Gate.
C.R. MacNamara : Brandenburg Gate? Why?
Fritz : Because that is where I drop her every night, and that is where I pick her up every morning.
C.R. MacNamara : [With surprise] How long has this been going on?
Fritz : Since last month. Usually I get her back to the house before you wake up. But this morning I wait for her and I wait...
C.R. MacNamara : You mean you've been helping her sneak out behind my back?
Fritz : Yes sir, but I have a very good excuse.
C.R. MacNamara : What?
Fritz : She pays me a hundred marks a night. Fifty for driving her, fifty for not telling you.
Schlemmer : [Looks at MacNamara] Do I have your permission to fire him?
C.R. MacNamara : Not yet.
[MacNamara looks at Fritz again]
C.R. MacNamara : Now let's go step by step. After you drop her at the Brandenburg Gate, what does she do?
Fritz : She crosses the border into East Berlin.
C.R. MacNamara : [Processes this as he realizes what's been happening] East Berlin?
Fritz : That is why I'm so worried, because this morning, she did not come back.
C.R. MacNamara : *You're worried?* I'm going down in flames and he's worried!