The Man in the High Castle · Season 1
[In the alternate 1962, its version of Noriaki Tagomi talks to Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi]
Dad, you know who puts their faith in things like Yarrow Stalks and the i Ching? It's people who don't want to take responsibility for the choices that they've made.
You're wrong. I take responsibility.
You need to let Mom move on with her life. You need to sign the papers.
That is not your business.
Mom is too polite to say it herself.
[John Smith eulogizes Dr Adler]
Orator Hanley did ask me to say a few words. [clears throat] On the subject of Gerry's professional diligence. Uh...but I decided to go another way. When I sat down to think about what I wanted to say about Gerry Adler, I realized it all came down to one thing. The family. Gerry... Gerry was a family man. And I don't just mean his intense pride in his two fine boys and his beautiful wife. Nor am I talking about the fact that, through his work as a doctor, he... He came to be a part of all of our families. No, What I mean is that a man is only ever as strong as the people around him: the community he serves and the family he is sworn to protect. Whatever strength he has, he draws from them. And for them, he must be prepared to give everything. His life for his blood... Or else... Or else everything he has done has been for nothing. He is nothing. Now, if you'll please stand and join me in singing "Der gute Kamerad."
[General Onoda visits Takeshi Kido]
I require an explanation for what transpired today.
Hai, Kakka. Taishi Okamura was a traitor. He was Yakuza. And exploiting his position to spy for the Nazis against the Empire.
You have evidence of this?
Hai. I would not have acted without it. Nor without placing your family in protective custody.
I should have been informed at the same time you made those arrangements.
I apologize, but I had to act quickly.
I fear you have been here too long, Kido-tai'i. [imitating cowboys shooting] Too many Westerns. [chuckling] We have nothing to learn from the gaijin. I admire your decisiveness, particularly in sensitive situations, as with the attempt on the life of His Highness. I will ensure the clan is aware of Okamura's treachery, but hierarchy must be respected.
Unquestioningly.
So... now I know everything?
[bows] Hai, Kakka. [Onoda leaves]
[Helen Smith and Juliana Crain/Julia Mills share a toast but talk about Thomas' near-seizure at the funeral]
Thank you for your help today.
I was... glad to be a part of it. It's quite something, seeing everyone pull together like that.
Well, like I told you, this is a place where people look out for each other. [serious tone] Julia, I don't want there to be any confusion between us. What happened at the church today with Thomas, I don't know what you think you saw, but you're new here and I wanted to make sure you understand how important it is not to jump to any conclusions... because it could be dangerous.
Helen, what I saw today was a sweet boy... who's been overexerting himself, becoming emotional at the funeral of a close family friend. No confusion.
Let's drink to that.
[Joe Blake and Reichsminister Martin Heusmann enter Adolf Hitler's office, but Hitler is nowhere to be found]
Where's the Führer?
The Führer... is in a coma. The doctors say it is unlikely he will recover. Until the Party meets and selects his successor, the Führer had ordered that I be named acting chancellor. Trust me, it's not an honor anyone would want, Josef.
I don't understand.
You see, this has happened before. Once the Führer was unwell, and for a time it was thought as he would die, so Reichsmarshall Göring declared himself acting chancellor.
I never heard about that.
That's because Hitler had Göring shot, along with his entire family.
[sighs] This is different, right? He chose you.
Yes. And because I've been chosen, I must do my duty.
Well, why? You're an engineer.
An engineer. Exactly, and therefore not a threat, unlike Himmler and the others who would kill for this, and very well might, whether the Führer recovers or not. I will be held directly responsible for everything that is bound to go wrong in the days ahead.
Or maybe they'll thank you.
Ah, the American in you remains so optimistic... [puts hand on Blake's shoulder] and naïve, Josef. I want you to go back there.
What?
Return to New York today. It is no longer safe for you here.
[Arnold Walker has just come to Childan's shop and asked Frank Frink to get out of San Francisco immediately and when Frink asks why...]
Frank, Hitler is dying, and when he goes, there's going to be a Resistance uprising, not to mention a very good chance that this entire city's going to be wiped off the planet -
- by an A bomb.
Who told you that?
You don't think I'm crazy? Who, Arnold?
Juliana. She called me.
Ju... But how did she... Yeah. Yeah, her Nazi boyfriend.
Hold on. Wait a minute. Frank. She is in the Reich, but she's not with the Nazis. She's working with the Resistance.
No, she's lying to you, Arnold. She's been lying...
It did not come from her, Frank. It came from an old war buddy of mine and the kind of guy who would give up his life for you. He wouldn't lie.
And did he know about your day job?
All right. [scoffs at being called out over his former Kempeitai job] Frank, that's fair. [walks around then faces him] I wouldn't expect you to understand what I did for my family, but do not call my daughter a liar! She never betrayed you. She never betrayed any of us. And I'm here today because she asked me to come and tell you and Ed to get the hell out of this city... because she still cares about you.
[John Smith and Erich Raeder visit Reinhard Heydrich at his cell as an alarm rings]
[as guards release Heydrich's restraints] Oberstgruppenführer, if you will please get dressed, we must evacuate you immediately.
[enters cell] Please forgive our hastiness, Oberstgruppenführer. We don't afford to take chances with your safety at a time like this. [pause] Reinhard, I don't speak for myself.
What is this?
Please. Please hear me out. I know it's too late for me. I accept that. But I ask you to bear in mind that I was just a soldier... a loyal soldier... doing his duty.
Am I to believe the Führer is dead?
I ask you one thing. Will you give me your word that you will spare Helen and the children?
How do I know this is not a deception?
I wish it were. One hour ago, San Francisco was flattened with an atomic blast. [Heydrich looks sad] I won't presume to tell you the details, but our invasion of the Pacific States is underway. And then I receive an order from Berlin demanding your immediate release. You won, Reinhard. You won.
[sniffles but face gets smug] You had your chance, John, and now you are on the wrong side of history. When the Japanese are eradicated, we will have a better world. A world, sadly, you will now never see.
Do I have your word that you will spare my family?
That is up to the new Führer.
It's not you?
[shakes head] No. It is someone with a much grander vision. [stands erect and gives Nazi salute] Heil Heusmann! [laughs hard]
Reinhard?
Yes, John?
Thank you. [Raeder kills Heydrich]
[A man comes before the Greater Reich News Service cameras]
[reads script] My name is Henry Collins. I'm Deputy Minister of Information for the Greater Nazi Reich. You've all been the victims of a lie. For the past few days, you've been told that the Führer is alive and well, on vacation at his retreat in Austria. But the truth... is that Adolf Hitler died last night in Berlin. [staff shouts in the background] The forces of the Reich did not wish you to know this truth - [a Waffen-SS soldier shoots him off-camera]
[Kotomichi has just seen Trade Minister Tagomi reappear at his office after several days]
Are you well, Trade Minister?
So very tired. But I suspect you know the reason why. You're not from this world, Kotomichi.
Trade Minister...
I learned in the other world, defeat of our Empire, the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where you were injured.
My family, friends... perished in the bombing. As I lay in the hospital recovering from my burns, I learned to escape the pain... in my body and my mind. By accident, I found myself here. A happier world where my family survived.
I believe there's a reason for my traveling, my powers. The armies in the other world made their atomic weapons larger, some a thousand times stronger than the one dropped on Nagasaki. I fear that they will eventually destroy themselves. If General Onoda does not listen to reason, then I must speak to the Crown Prince immediately. Arrange for my trip with great haste.
Trade Minister, travel to Japan is not possible at this time. We will soon be at war.
What?
Hitler is dead. Poisoned. And the Nazis have blamed the Empire. I fear your warning comes too late.
There may be one last hope, Kotomichi.
[General Onoda explains to the Kempeitai staff the possible war that's about to come]
It is now clear that the Nazi dream is a world in which we no longer exist. To them, like the Jews and the Slavs and the Gypsies, we are something foreign. Thus, the war machine of the Reich...is poised to attack us. The men in this room may not live to see sunrise, but our grandchildren will survive. But, we must never forget, the Emperor is immortal. Tennō Heika. Banzai!
[raises arms with every word] Banzai!! Banzai!! Banzai!!!
[In Berlin, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht meets with Chancellor Heusmann on a new war plan and an unnamed field marshal briefs them]
[explaining map movements] Chancellor, men, our attack is in three phases. Phase One- U-boat and silo-launched missiles to destroy primary targets. San Diego, San Francisco, Pearl Harbor in the Pacific States. Darwin and Manila, Yokohama, Kamchatka, and Vladivostok in the East.
How long it will take?
On your order, 15 minutes from launch.
And why not Tokyo, field marshal?
[interjects] If we kill their emperor, it would prolong the conflict.
So we spare him? After he murders our Fuehrer?
The Japanese must see their deity surrender and acknowledge the superiority of our Master Race.
[sternly] They will accept that reality without him. [orders briefer as Himmler remains quiet] Destroy Tokyo in Phase One.
[looks at Himmler who nods at him] Yes, Chancellor.
Continue.
Phase Two - our long-range nuclear bombers destroy secondary targets, including Anchorage, Los Angeles, and Sacramento in the west. Osaka, Peking, Delhi, Bangkok, and so on in the east. Time to completion, six hours from launch. Phase Three, a ground and marine invasion to secure and occupy. We expect total capitulation within two weeks.
What kind of retaliation can we expect?
The strongest resistance will be in our satellite states.
Particularly, the Americas, where we expect the Japanese to mount significant defense and counterattacks.
We anticipate Japanese bombers to launch long-range suicide missions. We should expect major attacks as deep as Chicago and New York.
Projected casualties?
The nuclear attack will result in 15 to 16 million dead. Ground invasion will add another two to three million.
And on our side?
The Japanese only have conventional weapons. Casualties will be in the hundreds of thousands.
And mostly Americans, so... acceptable losses.
When can you be ready to launch?
By 1900 tomorrow, Chancellor.
Good, [rises with everyone] Tomorrow night, I will address the Reich from the Volkshalle. During my speech, I will give the attack order. I will secure the Fatherland and the future of the Reich. [everyone makes the stiff-arm salute]
[Chancellor Heusmann prepares the nuclear-launch console but Joe Blake tries to counsel him against attacking Japan]
Just think of the innocent lives. Father, you can't.
I know the casualties will be high, but that may be necessary.
You can't really believe that.
Did you listen to nothing that I've said??
Of course I did, but you can't build a better world if there's nothing left of it. [Himmler enters the room with a group of SS soldiers]
[in German] What is this for?
[in German as the soldiers take Heusmann and Blake] Acting Chancellor Heusmann, you are under arrest for high treason and the murder of our Fuehrer, Adolf Hitler.
[sees John Smith at the door] What the hell's going on?
Your father's a traitor, Joe.
[in German] Take them away!
[Helen Smith heads to the front door to see Thomas meeting a crew from the Greater Nazi Reich Public Health Department]
[upon being given a consent form to Thomas' euthanisation] What is this?
[to detail head] May I have a moment, please? [comes back to Helen]
Thomas?
Look, I won't tell them about what you and father said. [embraces her one more time] Be proud of me. Tell Father to be proud. [leaves]
[as Thomas rejoins the health crews and she's held back by the security guards] No. Thom... Thomas. Thomas, stay with me! Stay with me, Thomas! Thomas! [shouting, sobbing] Thomas! Thomas, don't go!
[Joe Blake reads a prepared statement denouncing his father]
Martin Heusmann was my father. His false beliefs came to infect me. We were both guilty of wrong thinking against the Fuhrer, which gave rise to an unspeakable criminal scheme to assassinate our great leader, our one true father. Wrong thinking against the Fuhrer, against the Party, against the true science of National Socialism. Martin Heusmann was my father.
[American Reich Propaganda Minister Billy Turner comes to work incensed]
They can't pull this shit on me last minute. The Fritz Kuhn deal is my deal. I don't need some German chick fresh off the rocket plane to tell me which way's up. [a woman enters the office]
Nicole Dormer. German chick.
[shakes her hand] Sorry. Billy Turner. Minister of Propaganda, and world-class idiot. Welcome to New York, fraulein. First time?
Hardly.
Miss Dormer...
Nicole.
Nicole. I think there are some transatlantic crossed wires on this little renaming ceremony.
[reads sample propaganda posters] "Fascism is freedom"? "Freedom to prosper." "Freedom to explore." "Freedom from fear." "Freedom to propagate"?
That's the new campaign.
New? Sounds rather familiar.
Brand-new.
"Procreate to Populate, with Pride"?
That's the spring rollout to inspire our young brides to...
Fuck and be fertile?
I wouldn't quite put it that way.
[looks at draft art of a woman about to catch her baby] This image is perfect for a message from the Reich. Warmer, more maternal. Something like... forgive my English... perhaps... "Now more than ever, we care about you."
That's not bad. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, schatzi.
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