EICHHORST EICHHORST You've grown old, A230385. EICHHORST We are organizing you all for assignments to quarters and jobs. EICHHORST Ah. Gentlemen, while you have been contributing so diligently to the war effort, we conducted an inspection of your barracks and made a surprising discovery. EICHHORST A Jewish talisman. I believe you people refer to it as "The Hand of Miriam." We found it secured beneath of one of your bunks. It appears to have been carved from the very oak you work with in this shop. Oak that is property of the Third Reich. Now, who is responsible for this fine piece of craftsmanship? EICHHORST No one wishes to claim credit? Very well. EICHHORST I will shoot you one at a time until the perpetrator steps forward. EICHHORST Where did you learn to carve like this? EICHHORST Show me your hands. EICHHORST Yes. EICHHORST A230385. Please, come with me. EICHHORST If I recall correctly-- EICHHORST --this totem is named after the sister of Moses and Aaron, and is supposed to offer protection from evil. EICHHORST I have a special project for you. EICHHORST Lots of detail work, but that shouldn't be difficult for you. You're excused from regular duties. This will be your sole focus. EICHHORST A230385? EICHHORST How's it progressing? EICHHORST Your father taught you well. EICHHORST Does it bring you enjoyment? EICHHORST I've never been good with my hands. Cannot draw or sculpt, or carve anything. You want to know how pathetic I am? EICHHORST In middle-school woodworking I had to steal another boy's project to pass the class. How sad is that? EICHHORST Quite right. Managing people--that's my talent. Picking the right person for the right job. Just as I did with you on this project. And God, I was right. Look at that craftsmanship. EICHHORST Wish I had more like you. EICHHORST I'm most gratified to hear that. EICHHORST We're all terribly fond of Eldritch. EICHHORST Your manservant has developed misgivings about our relationship. EICHHORST It's disappointing that is no longer a common practice. EICHHORST It's a bluff! Kent would never have the courage to try this on his own. The Jew's behind it. EICHHORST He has more tenacity EICHHORST No problem. I'll take care of it. EICHHORST You must pick up the pace, A230385. EICHHORST I admire your work ethic. EICHHORST Where do you come from? EICHHORST Varsolt. Of course! I traveled through there ... summer of '41. It has a beautifully preserved Roman castra. EICHHORST Oh, went through the hands of many great empires. The Romans, Mongols, Habsburgs, the Turks- EICHHORST So, tell me, A230385. Do you think we Germans will outlast our predecessors? Please, speak freely. EICHHORST Very likely. But suppose a New Reich rose from the ashes of this one. Led by a new Fuhrer who was able to deliver everything Hitler promised and more. EICHHORST Quite the opposite, my friend. It's what humanity craves. A strong leader. A visionary-- EICHHORST Wrong! Hitler was elected democratically! He went before the Reichstag! He asked the elected representatives of the people to grant him extraordinary powers! And they did, by an overwhelming majority! EICHHORST Yes! Terrified of democracy! They'd lived through the chaos of the Weimar Republic. Governments gridlocked by partisan bickering. They realized Plato was right. A republic can only be led by a philosopher king with the wisdom to look after the needs of the many. EICHHORST Ah, you see, this is the problem. You take all of this too personally. EICHHORST Oh, the nobility of the victim. I see. You comfort yourself with the fantasy that you're morally superior to me. But you're not. The first day you arrived, I asked if anyone was a carpenter and you eagerly threw up your hands. And from that day on, you've EICHHORST Yes, you had! But you're afraid of the choice! The eternity. EICHHORST Here. Let me make it clearer to you. EICHHORST If you're quick enough, you might grab my pistol. You're going to die anyway, when the trains stop. Why not go down fighting? Right here. Right EICHHORST It's much easier to do nothing, isn't it? Safer. EICHHORST If that God you believe in really existed, what do you suppose he would think of you? EICHHORST No luggage, Mr. Kent? EICHHORST And no Sylvia? Won't she be joining you on your train? EICHHORST Where's the Jew? EICHHORST He's here somewhere. I can smell him. And he's managed to recruit you into his pathetic crusade. You're now on the wrong side of history, Jim Kent. It's not too late. You and your wife could still be part of a glorious New Order. But make the wrong decision here and you condemn Sylvia to a painful and lingering death. EICHHORST I'll ask you one more time. Where is the Jew? EICHHORST I could drink you right here! Turn you. EICHHORST Well. Then I guess you've made your decision. Consider your wife dead. EICHHORST A230385. You really thought I would lead you to him? EICHHORST I warned you to stay in jail. Fitting that we should end our journey where it began--on a train platform. EICHHORST Sardu's sword. The Master will be pleased to get it back. EICHHORST I give you another day of life, Jew. For services rendered. EICHHORST We have a new cook. Makes his own wurst. It's quite tasty. Go on, take it. You earned it. EICHHORST You've included every detail. It's magnificent.