Vienna Blood

A Secret Code
Max tries to convince his nephew to speak with Oskar following a fellow cadet’s death at school but Daniel quickly becomes overwhelmed.
TRANSCRIPT
- Daniel, this is my friend Oscar.
He's a policeman.
He's agreed to help us but I need you
to tell him what happened.
(breathes shakily)
(swallows loudly)
We went to your school today.
We spoke to your housemaster.
(breathes shakily)
(swallows loudly)
(sniffles)
What are these numbers, Daniel?
Are they a code?
I used to make up codes when I was your age.
(paper rustles)
Wanted to ask you about the boy in the bed next to yours,
Thomas Zelenka.
I heard what happened to him.
Was he a friend of yours?
- God give me clean hands, clean words, and clean thoughts.
Help me stand for the hard right against the easy wrong.
- Daniel.
- Forgive me when I am unkind to others,
and help me to forgive those that are unkind to me also.
- Daniel.
- Share in God's grace (mumbles)
Daniel what is it?
- Oh God give me clean hands, clean words, clean thoughts.
Help me to stand for the hard right against the easy wrong.
- Daniel, Daniel, it's alright.
Daniel, stop.
- Forgive me when I am unkind to others,
- Listen to me, Daniel.
- and help me to forgive those that are unkind to me!
(screams)
- [Woman] Daniel, stop!
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
- Stop It.
- I-- I'm sorry!
- Daniel, stop it!
- I'm sorry!
I'm sorry.
- Shh, shh.
(shaky breathing)