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00:00In May of 1945, World War II is coming to an end. A group of American soldiers is guiding
00:05some civilians down the road when they suddenly see a Nazi car driving through the crowd.
00:09They get ready to shoot, but the driver shows a piece of white fabric to announce their surrender.
00:14To the soldiers' shock, Hitler's second-in-command Herman comes out of the car and asks them to get
00:18his luggage. Later in Washington, D.C., Supreme Court Justice Jackson is informed that Herman was
00:23captured alive in Austria. The original plan was to execute Herman but Jackson's never approved
00:27of punishing men without a proper trial, so he wants to charge all surviving Nazis with
00:31war crimes. He discusses it with his secretary, who points out that it can't be done. War
00:36criminals can't be tried outside a nation's jurisdiction because international law means
00:39that one country can't tell another country's people how to behave, and trying them in Germany
00:43is a legal limbo. However Jackson insists they just need organization, starting by getting
00:48a judge from each of the Allied countries to form a tribunal. Meanwhile on a train in Luxembourg,
00:52USA Army psychiatrist Douglas flirts with Lila by showing her a magic trick. When the train
00:57makes it to the station, Sergeant Howie picks Douglas up and explains he'll act as his interpreter
01:01before taking him to the Grand Hotel Mondorf. They meet Colonel Andrews, who shares that
01:05the hotel is actually a secret military prison holding what's left of the Nazi High Command.
01:10The Allied countries are currently discussing whether they'll put these men on trial, so
01:13Douglas has been brought to keep an eye on the prisoners' mental health. Their main worry
01:17is self-deletion, since three prisoners have already died thanks to hidden poison capsules
01:21and they can't afford any more losses. Douglas' priority will be Herman, who was found with
01:25a large quantity of medicine. He claims it's for his heart but he takes 40 a day, so Douglas
01:30concludes he's an addict. Before even getting settled down, Douglas asks to see Herman, who
01:34is casually reading in his room. With Howie as the translator, Douglas takes Herman's pulse
01:39and checks his lungs. Herman insists he wants his medicine because he's constantly in pain
01:43after getting shot during World War I. Douglas tells him that the best way to help the heart
01:47is to lose weight, and Herman isn't happy about being called fat. After the duo leaves the
01:51room, Douglas tells Howie that Herman can speak English because his expression was offended by the
01:55word fat before Howie translated it. Next Douglas meets the other prisoners. Dr. Leigh was the
02:00leader of the Nazi slave labor program and claims he isn't power hungry like the others. The great
02:05admiral complains about having been in custody for 76 days but not being charged yet, calling it a
02:10violation of the Geneva Convention. Julius was Hitler's director of propaganda and wants to know if
02:14Douglas is Jewish. When Douglas says no, Julius says that he works in a Jewish profession. Meanwhile
02:20Herman begins a diet and exercise regimen and has stopped asking for the medicine. That night
02:24Douglas writes down everything he's learned in his journal and concludes that Herman binds the
02:27group together. Suddenly he has an idea and asks Howie to take him to the library. They push a
02:32wheelbarrow around to fill it with books about the Nazi leaders. Douglas believes that if he learns more
02:36about them, he can get them to open up and trust him. He also hopes that he can figure out
02:40what makes a
02:41person commit such atrocities. If he publishes those conclusions, he could make a lot of money and
02:45stop another tragedy from happening again. When the duo returns to the hotel, a guard informs them that
02:51Herman can't breathe. They rush to his room and with just one quick look Douglas realizes that Herman is
02:55having a heart attack. After telling a soldier to bring regular aspirin, Douglas guides Herman through
03:00some breathing exercises to keep him calm. Herman keeps reaching for a picture of his wife so Douglas
03:04hands it over. When the aspirin comes Herman doesn't trust it, so Douglas tastes it first to prove it's
03:09harmless. Herman finally takes the medicine and by the time the doctor arrives, he's already feeling better. He even smiles
03:15and thanks Douglas in English. At the office, Jackson is informed that all the allied countries
03:20are in. The judge advocate general has sent army lawyer Ammons to tell Jackson that they want the
03:24trial to be done quickly so they can hang the Nazis, although some superiors don't think the trial will
03:28happen at all. At the hotel, Douglas shows the Rorschach test to the prisoners and promises their
03:33answers will be confidential. Herman is very friendly and uses English, while Julius compares every picture
03:38to a woman's privates. In the evening, Jackson learns that Congress is against the trial,
03:42they just want executions. The president won't help because he doesn't have Congress to hide behind,
03:47so they need someone bigger than him. The next day, Jackson and Ammons visit the Vatican to talk to the
03:51Pope. After a short discussion about the meaning of justice, the Pope refuses to offer his support.
03:56Jackson points out that the Pope signed a religious agreement with Hitler and the Pope says he only did
04:00it to protect Catholics in Germany, but Jackson thinks it gave credibility to the Nazis and people
04:05will remember the Pope for it. This finally gets him the support of the Catholic Church. Later Douglas and Howie
04:10are transporting the prisoners on a plane and inform them that they'll have a trial. Herman wants to
04:14know what Douglas learned about him from the Rorschach test, so Douglas concludes that he's intelligent,
04:19narcissistic, and eager to subjugate the world. After pointing out that all those things were obvious,
04:23Herman asks for a magic trick. Douglas makes a coin disappear in his hands and Herman says that one day
04:28he'll do magic too by escaping execution. The prisoners get upset when they fly above some important
04:33government buildings and see that they've been destroyed by the Allied countries. Since the Palace of
04:37Justice is one of the destroyed buildings, Jackson tells Ammons that they'll repair a courtroom that will
04:42hold 600 people. An assistant prosecutor sent by the British named Fife reminds Jackson that anything
04:46less than total victory will be considered utter defeat, putting a lot of pressure on him. In the afternoon,
04:51the Nazis arrive at a prison in the city of Nuremberg. Andrus explains all the things they've changed to
04:56avoid giving them anything that can be used as weapons. Mattresses are stuffed with straw, desks are made of
05:01cardboard, beds are bolted, chairs will be taken during the night, and they must sleep with their hands above the
05:06blanket. Lay cries when he sees the small dirty cell, but Herman admires the German work. He also
05:11tells Douglas that nobody has ever beaten him and reminds him that he surrendered, so this place is
05:15exactly where he wants to be. Douglas doesn't understand why Herman is more confident every
05:19day and needs to find a way to get closer to him. He remembers that Hitler's deputy Rudolf is in
05:23this
05:23prison too, he even did the forbidden salute for Herman when he arrived which angered Andrus. During the war,
05:29Rudolf survived a plane crash and managed to talk to many important people in England, but very often he
05:33also claimed to have amnesia. This condition would come and go on a whim, so everyone suspects he
05:38faked it. Douglas asks Herman for information to discredit Rudolf, and Herman agrees to do it in
05:43exchange for Douglas taking some letters to his wife and daughter, who have been missing since he
05:46surrendered. Then Herman is allowed to talk to Rudolf, who insists that he doesn't recognize him.
05:51In private, Herman tells Douglas that Rudolf is lying, he claims to have forgotten him but when he
05:56arrived, he saluted. Sometime later Douglas and Howie find Herman's wife Emmy and his daughter Etta,
06:01who is so grateful for the letters that she hugs Douglas. He feels so bad for them that he agrees
06:05to take Emmy's letter to Herman. When the duo returns, they find the building surrounded by
06:09reporters. Andrus explains they're about to charge the prisoners and word got out. First they stop at
06:15Herman's cell and inform him of all the charges, crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes,
06:19and conspiracy. Next they read the list to Julius, who asks for a Jewish lawyer. During Lei's turn,
06:25he freaks out because he claims he didn't kill anyone and Douglas tries to calm him down only to get
06:29punched. Guards rush to hold Lei against the wall and he reveals he knows English as he begs them to
06:33shoot. Afterward Douglas goes to a bar to relax and bumps into Lila, who turns out to be a reporter
06:38covering the trials. She tells Douglas to be ready for the city to become a show. When Douglas goes back,
06:44he gives Herman the letter from his wife. Meanwhile the media is talking about the details of the
06:48courthouse that is being repaired for the trials. A tunnel will be used to take the Nazis to the courtroom
06:53and the film lights will be so bright that people will be provided with sunglasses. Jackson is putting
06:57together his case when he's informed of a big problem. The Germans will claim that their invasion
07:01of Denmark and Norway in 1940 was a preemptive strike because the British planned to invade
07:05Norway first. Germany will have to prove this and no documents have been provided yet. However this
07:10makes the team realize they need to know what intel Germany has so they can counter it in court.
07:14In the evening, Jackson secretly meets with Douglas to ask him to get him information from the prisoners.
07:19Douglas points out that it'd break doctor patient confidentiality and Jackson thinks he's already
07:23doing that by writing reports. When Douglas wonders why they won't just shoot them,
07:27Jackson explains it'd make them martyrs. Later in prison, Douglas shares some cigarettes with Herman
07:32and says they should talk about Hitler. Herman explains that Hitler made them feel like real
07:36Germans again because he promised to bring back their former glory. He claims that he designed the
07:40camps only for work and not for death, blaming all the atrocities on others. Yet he refuses to say
07:45anything against Hitler. The next day Douglas tells Jackson that Herman knows how to be sympathetic
07:49and wonders how much of his story is true. Ammons gets angry because he thinks Douglas is defending
07:54Herman and an argument ensues. Douglas clarifies that his job is to analyze Herman, and he believes
07:58the man only cares about making Germany great. It doesn't seem like Herman had an interest in killing
08:03Jews, but he didn't care about their deaths either. Jackson is also skeptical of the story and Douglas
08:07points out that if he goes to trial with a bunch of assumptions, Herman will easily defeat him.
08:12Afterward Douglas talks to Lay, who apologizes for his outburst. Lay also shares that he's begun making
08:17arrangements for his defense and Douglas feels like he's finally reaching out to him. However a few
08:21hours later an alarm goes off and Douglas runs to Lay's cell, but it's too late, he's self-deleted by
08:26using the hem of his towel as a rope and stuffing his underwear into his mouth to be silent. Andrus
08:31isn't happy about this so he announces he's hired another doctor to have a second opinion. During their
08:35next chat, Douglas asks Herman for his opinion on self-deletion. Herman says it's the coward's choice.
08:40He can also tell that Douglas is in trouble and reminds him to protect himself because allies aren't
08:44always on one side. As proof, he shares the story of how his father's Jewish best friend was secretly
08:49abusing his mother. Eventually Dr. Gilbert arrives to review Douglas reports. He thinks Rudolph's
08:55amnesia is genuine and asks Douglas to write a book about this case together, but Douglas refuses.
08:59As days pass, Douglas keeps talking to the prisoners and passing the information to Jackson.
09:04He also keeps visiting Herman's family and entertains Etta with some magic tricks. Douglas brings more
09:09letters for Herman, who wants to learn the magic tricks so he can impress his daughter too one day.
09:13Howie starts noticing that Douglas visits Herman a lot without him and gets suspicious,
09:17but Douglas ignores him. On the night before the trial, Douglas asks Herman how he plans to defend
09:22himself. Herman wonders if he's asking this as a friend and Douglas answers yes, so Herman explains
09:27that he'll assume all responsibility for his actions but refuse to be blamed for the things the
09:31others did and he didn't know about. Afterward Douglas takes this information to Jackson. The next day the
09:36prisoners are taken to the courthouse through the tunnel and Herman keeps talking to his friends in
09:39German. Jackson's speech opens the trial, which is broadcast on the radio. Herman also wants to give
09:44an opening statement, but the judges forbid it and ask him if he pleads guilty or not guilty,
09:48so Herman answers not guilty in German. In the evening, Douglas tries to visit Herman's family only
09:53to find all the destroyed furniture outside. A neighbor tells him that the Americans took them,
09:58so Douglas runs to Andrus for information. After making a few calls, Andrus learns that Emmy was
10:02arrested because she's under suspicion of helping Herman with his art thefts, and Etta was sent to a convent with
10:07no
10:07contact allowed. Andrus wants to know how Douglas knew about their hiding spot and he dodges the
10:12question. When Douglas visits Herman again, he pretends the family is fine. Unfortunately Gilbert cuts
10:17in and reveals the truth, so Douglas follows him out of the room and attacks him to start a fight.
10:21The guards have to pull them apart and Andrus scolds them for behaving like children.
10:25The trial continues and as new evidence, Jackson presents footage never seen before. The video shows
10:30all the camps that were liberated by the Allied countries and the atrocities found there,
10:34like the huge piles of slave bodies. The survivors were suffering from starvation and tuberculosis,
10:39and only one of them had the strength to talk about the torture they were put through.
10:43Nationalities and prison numbers were tattooed on the slaves' stomachs and the ovens in the factories
10:46could burn 400 bodies per 10-hour day. Herman refuses to watch this anymore so he puts on
10:51headphones and sunglasses while Douglas walks away on the verge of a breakdown. When Herman is taken back
10:56to his cell, Douglas is already waiting for him. He refuses to believe that Herman didn't know about
11:00any of the terrible things happening in the camps and Herman says that the film was a fake.
11:04He also calls Douglas a hypocrite because Americans killed 150,000 Japanese people with a bomb and
11:09Douglas snaps, screaming at him about the difference between war casualties and genocide.
11:13They argue for a while and Douglas leaves after pointing out that Herman's choices have cost him
11:17his family. Later Douglas goes to the bar to get drunk. Lila finds him and takes advantage of his
11:22state to make him talk about his job. The next day an article about Douglas' conversations with
11:26Herman appears in the newspaper, so a furious Andrus fires him. Before Douglas leaves, Andrus tells him
11:32that he's managed to free Emmy and Etta. At the train station, Douglas finds a very frustrated Howie,
11:37who reveals he was born in Germany to Jewish parents. With the limited money they had, Howie and his
11:42sister escaped the country while their parents were killed by the Nazis. Howie cries as he asks Douglas to
11:46do something that can guarantee them a victory against Herman, but Douglas says he's just a shrink.
11:51Before leaving, Howie says that the Holocaust happened because nobody cared until it was too late.
11:55Moments later Douglas bursts into Jackson's office and announces that the trial is a trap. Herman
12:00surrendered because he wants to be on the stand so he can redeem Hitler in front of the entire world.
12:04Douglas thinks Jackson can't beat him like this, so he gives him his notebook with all the off-the-book
12:08conversations and private files and says the trick is to use Herman's vanity against him.
12:12The next day Douglas stays in Germany to watch the trial as a civilian. Herman is called to the stand
12:17and poses for the pictures like a hero. Jackson starts asking questions and is predicted.
12:21Herman says he established the camps as working areas to protect his country but he didn't know
12:25what the soldiers were doing there. There's also a document that Herman signed called The Final
12:29Solution which called for the extermination of the Jewish population. However Herman says it was a
12:33mistranslation and he signed for Jews to be kicked out of Germany, not killed. Jackson starts losing his
12:38patience and snaps, causing the judges to scold him. Finding himself defeated, Jackson has to step away.
12:44Thankfully Fife takes over and points out that during all the years of the war, Herman never lost his
12:48position as second in command, so he wants to know if Herman is still loyal to his leader. Herman admits
12:53he is and even says Heil Hitler, making him lose all credibility. Andrus, Jackson, Howie, and Fife
12:59thank Douglas for the information that helped them achieve this. Afterward Douglas visits Herman in his
13:03cell. He admits he broke confidentiality to help the prosecutors and says his final goodbye. The next day,
13:09Douglas finally leaves Germany while the prisoners receive their sentence. Herman and all the other
13:13Nazis are sentenced to death by hanging. The execution will happen at midnight but prisoners won't be told
13:18until 11 pm and if they ask for a sleep aid they'll receive a placebo instead. While Andrus briefs two
13:23reporters from each allied country, Herman uses Douglas' magic trick to reveal he's been hiding a
13:28poison capsule all along. The alarm goes off in the prison and by the time Andrus finds Herman, he's
13:33already dead. Meanwhile Julius is having a breakdown, so Howie calms him down and helps him get dressed
13:38before taking him to the execution room. Julius yells a few things in German to pretend he's brave, but he
13:43ends up crying before he's finally hanged and wets his pants as he dies. One by one,
13:47all the prisoners are killed that night. Afterward Douglas writes a book about his experience but
13:52it's not very successful because he wants to warn the world that people like the Nazis are hidden
13:55everywhere, even in the USA. Whenever he's in an interview, he freaks out because reporters won't
14:00take his warnings seriously. He becomes an alcoholic and ends up self-deleting with the same poison Herman
14:05used. Howie leaves the army and lives happily with his sister in America. Jackson returns to the
14:10Supreme Court and his case becomes the basis for all modern war crimes prosecutions.
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