DAY 0
Sweetie, can you take this?
Yes.
What's this?
Tranquilizers, just in case she gives us any trouble.
You really think that's necessary?
Well, that will be up to her, won't it?
- Oh, gosh. I'm sorry. - Why don't you watch out?
No, no, no, no, no.
- There you go. - Stop it! Stop it. Stop it.
In 2004, the journalist Gwen Ifill coined the term
"Missing White Woman Syndrome."
It's basically about the whole world goes crazy
when a pretty white girl disappears.
Not that I'm saying I'm pretty.
And then you have the people that the world never takes notice of.
Watch out.
The nerds.
Pretty sweet wheels, huh?
- Do you live around here? - Yeah.
Is it always this strange?
Is there anywhere I can order a flat white
without being forced to drink cow's milk like we're still in the Stone Age?
Bella's on Main Street.
Thanks, hon.
No problem.
Who was that girl you were just talking to?
No idea.
- You're pretty early. - Yeah.
- Excited about the game? - Yeah.
Yeah? Do you want anything to drink?
I'll have a Coke, please.
Your old man is inside with Karl. Should I put it on his tab?
Yes.
- Should I tell him that you're out here? - I'd rather not.
Okay.
How are things going with you, huh?
Do you have a girlfriend yet?
Anyone in sight?
Well?
Look out, girls!
Coke is on its way.
SV Sundersheim, SV Sundersheim!
Thanks.
Now I get why Ole agreed to go to all those soccer games with Dad.
The problem is, if you spend your life flying under the radar,
when you finally do want to be noticed, it's not that easy.
DAY 0
DAY 70
So, do you already have your tickets for Games World?
Bro, I'm broke.
Dude, get your shit together.
ShadowStrike is hosting a tournament. It's gonna be sick.
I don't have the money right now.
- Sweetie, are you ready? - Yes.
- You gonna be online tomorrow? - Probably yeah.
- Apex at 5:00? - Okay.
- We'll text, all right? - Yeah, sure.
- What's up, dude? - All good?
Yeah, totally.
What are you looking at?
They say love always finds a way,
but it doesn't hurt to jump-start it a bit.
In this video, I will show you how to pick a lock.
Slowly insert your tool into the keyhole...
So... I think we should start here at the clothes bin in the center
and then spiral out.
The one good thing about having a meltdown on TV
is that work was very happy to offer me
a 30-day sabbatical to recover.
Ha! Did it.
What about you? Did you ask about getting the time off yet?
Yeah. All good.
Good. Now I'll number the rest of the houses right up to the line,
and then we'll start here at number two.
- At the Tannenring. - Okay.
- Ole, hey. What's up, Ole? - Ole.
What are you doing down here?
- Just fixing something. - We're playing ping-pong.
Right, exactly. I was fixing something.
- Now, we are playing ping-pong. Yes. - Yes.
I'm winning.
Sure. Okay.
I need a ticket for Games World.
I see. And what is "Games World"?
It's a computer games conference. Can I go?
I see, and how much are the tickets?
- 200 euros. - 200 euros?
I thought the point of computer games was was that you could play at home?
Dad, you don't understand.
What? 200 euros. My first car cost less than that.
- You don't get it. - I do get it.
On the phone you said you knew who abducted Wanda Klatt?
On Nuppelwocken Night, yes.
I saw them with my own eyes.
I was in the woods...
wassailing with the trees,
renewing my spiritual defenses,
and all of a sudden-- there he was...
Majestic.
I did a painting for you. In case it's useful.
You painted that yourself?
- Fantastic. Truly. - Thank you.
Excellent use of time.
- Thanks. - You are welcome.
The next Nuppelwocken tour starts at 1:15.
These TV appeals always bring the crazies out.
Why is everyone so obsessed with this thing?
With the Nuppelwocken? Well, it's our history.
You know that's not history, right?
Fine, legend then.
CLOTHES + SHOES
All right, we start right here.
Here at the clothes bin, and then we'll search one by one.
Let's just go over the plan one more time.
Dedo, this is serious.
Okay. All right.
So, I ring the bell. Check if the house is empty.
If it is, I'll try to get in through--
Ole changed my text alert.
He thought it was hilarious. Now, I don't know how to change it back.
Yeah, it's from Ole. About this Games World thing again.
Hey, buddy. 200 euros is a lot of money.
Send.
Yeah, thanks. Well, I--
Can you hold this a second?
He says, "ShadowStrike is hosting a tournament, and it's gonna be a bad ass."
Sorry, "badass."
Who is ShadowStrike?
Not "Cellostrike".
Sh-- Sh-ShadowStrike.
Send.
Right.
Do you think maybe we could try and focus?
I am. Honey, we got this.
Listen. I'll go to the house. Check if it's empty.
Pick the lock. Look around inside.
And if someone comes, you honk the horn and I'll get out.
Yes.
Ready?
Ready.
All right, my friend. Let's do this.
You shitting shit! Why are you so shitty?
Damn it!
Carlotta?
Rüdiger?
What are you doing here, Sis?
What are you doing here?
I live around the corner.
Right.
Saw you on TV yesterday.
Everything okay?
Everything is great.
Just... it was pretty...
- Well-- - What?
Intense.
Thanks for checking in, Rüdiger.
Always nice to see you.
Dodo looked like such a dum-dum on his tiny stool.
Don't call him that.
What? Dodo or dum-dum?
I know you're still mad at him, but--
He set the cops on me!
Well, yes, that was unfortunate, but--
Unfortunate?
Carlotta, he said, and I quote, that I have "major pedo vibes."
He was exhausted.
And he was angry at you for talking to that journalist lady.
I didn't know she was a journalist. Her Tinder profile said pastry chef.
- She totally messed with me. - Sh--
Carlotta?
I can follow up on the rest of the Wanda leads myself.
No need to waste your time.
Do you know how an oyster works?
They're filter feeders, so they suck in all the crap,
and they filter out everything that is not useful.
Okay.
But every now and then a grain of sand is caught inside...
and that's when you find a pearl.
Is this a metaphor?
Yes.
What the hell are you doing?
I dropped my keys.
They're in the ignition.
Yes.
Damn it, open up!
If Dodo wants to repair the relationship, then he needs to apologize.
Okay, fine, I'll talk to him.
I'll talk to him, yeah?
Wait up.
- I know him. - Who?
He's a teacher at Wanda's school.
That guy's a teacher? What does he teach? Steroids?
Oh, shit. Oh, shit.
Hey! What the hell are you doing?
There was a family of ducks crossing the street.
You're parked!
I'm an animal rights activist!
You're really starting to worry me, Carlotta.
Hey! What are you doing here?
You looking for trouble?
Yes.
Carlotta! Start the car! Start the car!
- Are you okay? - Go, go, go! Now, now, now, now!
- Hi. - Hi.
What happened to you?
I tripped. Over a dog.
Where were you guys?
- Bowling. - Shopping.
Okay, what is going on here?
Two days ago, you show up saying Mom's been bitten by a snake.
Now you look like you've been hit by a truck
and you're saying you fell over a dog in a bowling alley.
It's about Wanda, isn't it?
You always say families don't lie to each other.
So tell the truth.
Okay. Someone put Wanda's T-shirt into a clothes donation bin here.
Why would they pick this particular bin? Unless they were still nearby, right?
Statistically speaking, the odds of finding Wanda
drop after the first 100 days.
What day is today?
- Day 70. - Seventy.
So your Mother and I have decided that, in the next 30 days,
we will do everything in our power to find her.
We think Wanda is being held in one of these houses.
So...
So we're searching them.
You're planning to break into all these houses?
We already did two. So that's only another--
- Just like another 60. - Sixty.
Sixty? Look at yourselves.
And that's after two houses.
You try another 60 and you'll either end up in prison,
in a mental hospital or in a cemetery.
Ole, we don't know what else to do.
You really think we could find Wanda?
Yes.
Fine.
But you need to stop being such boomers about it.
Bug them. Digital surveillance.
Be smart. And don't get caught.
Promise?
Yes.
Okay, well, I appreciate your honesty.
I feel like we've reached a new level of trust--
as a family.
As such, I will take it that I have your blessing to go to Games World.
Good talk.
- That was good. - That-- That was...
- That cost us 200 euros. - Yeah.
Yeah, it'll be fine.
Hey. I finally got a hold of someone about the surveillance camera
- at the donation bin. - And?
The security service says the memory card gets overwritten every six days
because the boss gave the spare card to his daughter
to take on her gap year.
What do you have there?
Just an old Beetle. A few people noticed it on the day Wanda went missing.
B-L-B. Where is that supposed to be?
Bad Berleburg. In North Rhine-Westphalia.
I did an owner search, but no hits.
Maybe they got the license plate wrong?
Very likely. The people here don't seem to get many things right.
Take a look at this for me.
Several statements about a black van seen driving erratically.
Will do.
Hello. Can I help you with something?
We just wanted to--
Well, we're looking for recording devices.
So like video recorders or microphones?
Yes, exactly.
What do you want to do with them?
- Make a podcast. - Watch birds.
We like to watch birds in our yard.
But then all of a sudden we noticed they were dying.
- Dying, yes. - So we're looking for something
to monitor our yard.
Right, and I'm gonna make a podcast about it.
Got it. I have just the thing.
This is a standard wildlife camera.
It works with a motion detector.
When it goes off, it records an image onto the memory card,
which you can then easily view on your computer.
Do you have anything that can be watched remotely?
Sure, but it means we start moving up the price range.
- Yes, that-- - Tsk, tsk.
- No problem. - No problem.
What's the best you have?
The best?
Ultra HD, 32-bit color depth,
20-meter wireless range.
This baby here is the Rolls-Royce of surveillance cameras.
Do you have anything... smaller?
Sure.
This one. The XR-098.
We meant a lot smaller.
Oh, you mean like a bug?
Well, to be honest, that stuff's a bit more specialized,
and kind of illegal.
But there is one thing.
It says here, "Directional microphones
were used for espionage during World War II."
So why was it in the toy section?
Just... point the thing towards the house
and we'll see what happens, okay?
Okay, can you hear me?
Loud and clear!
Great!
Yes, great!
So as long as the kidnappers open their front door and scream directly at us,
we'll be fine!
You're being sarcastic.
I'll go inside.
Okay, can you hear me?
Testing, one, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
I'm going up the stairs.
Testing, testing, testing.
SUPERMAN, I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR YOU!
Really? That's awesome!
Okay, I'm going back down the stairs. Into the kitchen.
I repeat, into the kitchen.
Delta one to Charlie one. The bird has landed.
I repeat, the bird has landed.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Okay, moving over here. Can you still hear me?
I'm in Wanda's room now.
Wow. I haven't been here for a while.
I'm sitting on her bed.
This is where I read her all the Harry Potter books.
Three times.
She would get so mad when I didn't do all the voices.
But there were a lot of voices.
By Prisoner of Azkaban,
I was really scraping the barrel.
I miss her so much.
I miss all the dumb tiny things.
The way she rolled her eyes when I told a joke,
but still had a grin on her face.
I miss
how she would give me this look when you were telling me off.
Like she was trying to make me laugh
to get me into even more trouble.
I MISS HER TOO.
And I miss you too.
- Okay, next house. - Okay.
You listening?
- I'll hold it steady. - Okay.
- Ready?
- It'll be great. - Okay.
A little further to the right.
Slowly, slowly. Yes.
There's a dog...
that sounds like your cousin's ankle biter.
Okay. Continue?
Yes, okay... a little further left.
Further. Stop. Stop!
Okay. I hear something.
I hear a TV.
It's... Yep.
I think... I'm pretty sure it's one of the Fast and Furiouses.
- Dedo, do you really think that now-- - Wait! Stop.
I don't have friends, I got family.
I'm pretty sure it's Furious 6.
- My turn. - Ouch!
That was actually very irresponsible.
Wow. You could have burst my eardrums.
I remember, back at school, Helmut Roder was standing
behind Mr. Matthäus's car and bang, misfire.
It back-fired and he lost all hearing in his left ear.
He had to wear an ear patch--
...it looked ridiculous--
...it was awful, everyone made fun of him.
- All right. - Thanks for driving.
Mom will pick you up later.
Okay. See you later.
Alex?
Have fun.
Sorry! Sorry.
- I'm sorry. - Wait.
No problem, I wasn't looking where I was going. Thanks.
Wow. You're going to Games World?
Yeah. ShadowStrike is hosting a tournament.
I heard that too. ShadowStrike is fire. You're a gamer?
- Yeah, 100%. - Sweet. We should play together!
My buddy Chris and I game all the time. We could use a third man. Yes?
Really? Awesome.
I mean, yeah, of course, if you need a third guy. I'm in.
Nice, nothing better than smoking weed and shooting NPCs, right?
- For sure. - Do you smoke?
Oh, yeah, big time. I love "living the high life," right?
Yeah.
I just got some crazy shit off the dark web.
You should come over and try it sometime.
You got a pen?
Okay, so that's...
my gamer tag.
I'll be online tonight, after 7:00. Add me, yeah?
- Okay. - Okay.
I don't know what to do.
- She's refusing to eat. - What?
The man just said, "She's refusing to eat."
- Who refu-- - Well, we have to force her.
Unless you want her to starve?
And now the woman says they have to force her.
You know that too.
Oh, my God.
Bunny, she won't do it. She said she won't eat...
- He says she'll only-- - ...until she's allowed out of the room.
He says she will only eat when she is allowed to leave the room.
Maybe we should let her out a bit. Just to the kitchen.
I don't care, she can't leave. What if someone sees her?
What if we just let her out for a moment to stretch her legs?
She's been locked up for weeks.
No, she stays in there. End of discussion.
- What are you doing? - I'm going in.
- You can't just storm in there. - They're holding someone captive!
What are you going to say?
"Sorry, we were just eavesdropping on you and we think you might have our daughter."
Carlotta!
We promised Ole that we would be smarter about it.
We need bugs.
We need your help, please.
As the saying goes:
if you need something illegal done on the Internet, ask a teenager.
- Hello. - Hello.
I'm Ole, a friend of Alex. Is he here?
Yes. Why don't you come in?
Alex!
- Would you like something to drink? - Yes, thank you.
- Alex! - Coming!
- Thank you. - Sorry to ask, but aren't you
Wanda Klatt's brother?
It's awful what you're all going through right now. It must be just terrible.
I do not understand why the Schusters
insist on making Inga take ballet lessons.
I know she's only six, but the girl's a dump truck.
I mean, are they giving her protein shakes in her lunch box?
Jonas, this is Ole.
Wanda Klatt's brother.
Ole.
Hello. Pleasure.
I used to teach Wanda, a long, long time ago.
She was a little sparkle.
I think I even have a picture here somewhere...
Ah, yes! There she is.
Rizzo, 2009 Grease Mega-mix.
So much potential.
- Alex! - Yes.
But, as Katarina always tells me...
I can't keep them all.
Yes?
- Ole. - Hi.
What's up?
The other day you mentioned the dark web.
Can you show me?
Welcome to the Black Souk.
Drugs, weapons, super-weird porn.
I even saw someone selling a tiger on here once.
Whatever you're looking for, you can find it here.
So, what do you need?
Quantex MF-317.
Okay.
Quantex... M, F, 3, 1.
What's that?
They're surveillance cameras.
Okay...
My mom thinks that my dad is cheating on her.
Sorry.
My dad cheated, back when we were six.
Yeah. I don't think my parents know that we know, but it was pretty messed up.
He had to live with my grandma and grandpa for a month.
He begged my mom to take him back.
Yeah, since then he's basically been her bitch.
Running around after her like a puppy.
He's super scared she'll divorce him
and take everything. It's kind of sad.
I am so sorry. Do you know the woman your dad had an affair with?
Yeah, his name was Frederik.
Here it is!
Oh, dude, they cost 600 euros each.
Oh, no worries.
My mom gave me her credit card.
That's no good here. It's all crypto.
Do you have a Bitcoin wallet?
No.
Too bad.
Wait, wait, wait. If you help me, I'll give you five percent commission.
Really?
Yes.
Okay.
Back to business, my friend.
First we have to set up an account for you.
- Hello? - Hello, I'm Father Schäfer.
I am a man of the cloth,
but I had a crisis of faith.
However, I'm also the best damn exorcist
- this side of the Va-- - Stop.
What?
We agreed we weren't doing the Father Schäfer thing.
Well, I just thought--
Dad, no. Mom's right. It's lame.
Fine. Then I'll just say...
Hello, my car just broke down and my cell phone is dead.
Could I please make a quick call?
- Yes, of course. - Yes.
- Much better. - Much better.
And once you're in, you just have to get him out of the room somehow
and then install the bug.
That's the camera.
- Right. - You need to point it at the target.
- Got it? - No biggie.
Thanks.
Oh, yes, right.
Eight, three, zero...
The number you have dialed is not in service.
Yes? Hello? I'm calling because my car broke down.
...currently not available.
My name?
My name is...
Father Schäfer.
Good. Thanks. I'll wait.
This might take a while.
Just a bit dry.
Ahem. Excuse me.
- Could I get a glass of water? - Of course.
- Yes, thank you. - Excuse me.
Come on, come on.
What are you doing?
Me? I had a--
So, I actually just wanted to--
I'm...
Could I just quickly use your bathroom?
There's a room with a padlock on it.
- What did you say? - I said you have a very nice house.
Shit.
CAN YOU GET IN?
I don't think so.
Everything all right?
I'm just having a poo!
The wife is onto me.
What did he say?
"I don't think so I'm just having a poo the wife is onto me."
"The wife is onto me."
It's working. Both cameras are online.
I told you not to let any strangers inside the house.
I think he's a priest.
He doesn't look like a priest.
Maybe he's having a crisis of faith?
Got you.
What?
You can't park here.
I'm just waiting for my husband.
I see.
But there is absolutely no stopping here between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
So please remove your vehicle immediately.
Otherwise I'll have it towed.
Towed? But I'm in it.
What if someone sees you park here and thinks,
"Oh, how convenient. I didn't even know you were allowed to park there."
And then he tells his friends, and those friends tell their friends.
And all of a sudden it's car-mageddon.
I would therefore kindly ask you to remove your vehicle
from the no-stopping zone immediately.
There?
And seat belts next time!
Right.
Bless you in the name of...
What a waste of time.
SEARCHING FOR REGISTERED OWNER
1 RESULT FOUND
- Sweetie? I'm going shopping. - I've seen her before.
I was just wondering...
as things are looking a little tight this month,
perhaps we could go easy on the shopping?
That's his wife?
Don't you want your little bunny to be happy?
Of course I want my bunny to be happy.
Shopping. Shopping makes your bunny happy.
- Good little mole. Give me the card. - Please.
Bye.
Okay, now what?
We have to wait until one of them opens the door.
We can take shifts.
Why is the guy with the blue face following me?
Dad, chill, it's me. I'm trying to help you.
Right.
Everything okay?
The door. He's opening the door. He's opening the door!
- What? - He is opening the door!
There's a food tray.
There's definitely someone inside.
Oh, my God.
Can you see anything?
Okay, you can come out for a little bit.
We're all alone.
- Who's that? - Is that Wanda?
It doesn't look like Wanda.
Who is it?
You better behave yourself.
If Anita finds out she'll be very mad.
What did he say?
"Anita will be very mad" or something like that?
She'll put you back on the tranquilizers.
That's why that woman looked so familiar to me!
She works in the hospital as a palliative care nurse.
What? I don't get it.
So the chick from before is shacking up with the old one,
and keeping his real wife locked up.
Why?
I don't know, they must be collecting her care allowance or--
Don't try anything. We're all alone.
- We have to call the police, right? - No.
If we call the police, they'll know we planted the bug.
We could get in big trouble.
Then we'll never find Wanda.
But we can't just leave her there. What are we going to do now?
- It's eights. - What?
On the license plate of the Beetle.
8L8, not BLB.
It is not from Berleburg, it's from the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic? Okay.
And you think this has something to do with Wanda Klatt?
No idea, but I'm going to find out.
The police sent someone to do a welfare check on Mrs. Hessel.
But you didn't tell them your name?
No, of course not. I said I'm a concerned neighbor.
Mom. Dad.
I'm sorry it wasn't her.
Yeah. Me too.
Did you ever play hide and seek as a child and were super excited
because you thought you had found the best hiding place in the world?
And then at some point you panicked because the hiding place was so good...
that maybe no one would ever find you?
There you are.
So at some point you deliberately give yourself away.
"Monster Hunting in Sundersheim."
Because the beauty of the game is not actually hiding...
- Wanda. - ...but...
FAMILY - DAY 0 - ENVIRONMENT
...being found.