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02x02 - Enemies

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Biohackers". Aired: 20 August 2020 – 9 July 2021.*
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Mia Akerlund is a medical student at the University of Freiburg, where she meets Jasper, a talented biology student, and Niklas, his somewhat strange roommate.

02x02 - Enemies

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[gasps]

[radio playing indistinctly]

[clanking]

- Hello?

- [thud]

[gasps] Niklas.

Hey. Hey, come on.

Okay. That's enough.

- Here.

- [Mia exhales]

Um

Where am I?

Mia, we're in Strasbourg.

And you can quit it

with the "I can't remember" routine.

It won't work.

Niklas, how did I end up here?

You've been out there partying so hard!

What do you expect!

- Stop trying to be my dad!

- That's enough!

- I can do whatever I want! f*ck you!

- Listen to me!

[exhales sharply]

Wait. What day is it?

It's Thursday.

Good.

That's good.

I can remember yesterday was Wednesday.

- There's something wrong with me.

- Yeah, there's something wrong with you!

- Please, Niklas, don't.

- Coming from you?

The last thing I remember

is that you were in the hospital.

- Now you're standing here.

- Hold on a minute.

You party from one blackout

to the next one,

and now you're using that as an excuse?

[Mia exhales sharply]

[emotional music playing]

I'm still lost as to why you dumped me

all of a sudden like that.

[sighs] And to be honest,

I needed a long time to get over it.

But I've let go now.

I'm ready to try something new.

You can't just expect to waltz in here

and pretend like nothing happened.

Whatever I may have done, I'm

I'm sorry.

I would never wanna hurt you.

[knocking at door]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[exhales sharply] What are you doing here?

Um, I called him to come pick you up.

You weren't doing too well last night.

Hi.

You two can just let yourselves out.

Ciao.

Ciao.

[Jasper sighs]

[door closes]

What?

[sighs] Sorry.

Thank you. Thank you for coming.

I got the message you left.

That Lorenz was in the van with you?

- [Mia] I was abducted.

- With Lorenz?

She was in the van too.

She knows something.

I have to talk to her.

- I don't think she'd do that.

- I don't give a sh*t if she wants to.

She's going to speak to me.

[pensive music playing]

[lock clicks]

[pensive music continues]

Hello.

- I need to see Professor Lorenz.

- [man] She doesn't work here anymore.

[Mia] I know, but I'm sure you know

where I can find her.

[man] We're not authorized

to share that type of information.

[woman] It's private data.

Listen, I know Professor Lorenz,

Tanja, very well.

I've been to her house.

[man] Then you should try there.

I already did.

The house is gone.

[scoffs] Yeah, right.

Look, please. It's very urgent.

I think I'm ill,

and she can help me with it.

[Monique] Mia?

Monique.

- What are you doing here?

- I have to talk to Lorenz.

After what you did,

you're the last person she wants to see.

- What I did to her?

- She's ruined because of you.

Monique, please.

I have to ask her something.

Stay out of it and get out.

What?

Mia would like you

to show her out of the building.

[Mia] It's important.

[guard] Young lady,

I need you to go ahead and leave.

Thanks. I can show myself out.

[exhales sharply]

[high-pitched sound]

[high-pitched sound intensifies]

[breathes heavily]

[high-pitched sound]

[whimpers]

Help! [echoes]

[theme music playing]

[music fades]

[breathing heavily]

[exhales sharply]

[sighs]

[exhales sharply]

[exhales]

[breathes deeply]

Look, I already told you!

We don't give out anyone's private

I'm not leaving until I get the address

Professor Lorenz gave you!

- [sighs]

- What's going on?

- It's nothing, Dean.

- I need to speak with Tanja Lorenz.

Ms. Akerlund. In trouble again?

- I'll take care of this.

- It's urgent!

You do know that

Tanja Lorenz received death threats

after you exposed her, right?

No, I didn't know that.

Religious fanatics, conspiracy theorists,

right and left-wing radicals.

Please, I I'm desperate.

Why do you think we know where she is?

Because you know her.

We thought we did

until you did your research,

which I must say has been quite bad

for the reputation of this school lately.

And for that of scientists in general.

The actions of Professor Lorenz

were the real problem, not what I dug up.

And we saved everyone on that train

using science.

That's why I believe

that while Professor Lorenz

hasn't done much

for scientists' reputations,

but the students, it might actually help.

Look, I may have heard that

Tanja Lorenz lives with her mother now.

- With her mother?

- Hm.

Do you know where?

No. Tanja hated bringing up her past.

But I'm sure

you'll find it out for yourself.

In three months, you'll be as pretty

as the old Paphiopedilum sanderianum.

I'll just water you every two hours,

even at night.

I'm going to set an alarm.

I told you I can regulate nutrient intake

by making a special dosage chip.

Anything you want, my little enzyme, you.

Thank you for the offer, my glowworm,

but I can manage.

- I'll do my research, and you do yours.

- Hey there.

Hey, Mia. You show up an hour early

and look who just awoke.

It’s Lady von Fürstenberg.

Yeah. My mom kept calling

until my phone thought it was an emergency

and turned the "do not disturb" off on me.

She'll be in the city tomorrow night

and wants to invite us to dinner.

I don't get it.

It's a way of saying thank you to us

for leaving the apartment so quickly.

What? Not that.

I don't understand

why this post right here

got three times as many likes

as my post last week

if it was just about whether or not

you can get a tan with a UV flashlight.

[Lotta] Here's why that post blew up.

It's not because of the tech stuff.

It's because I showed some skin.

Sex sells.

Even my grandma knew that.

[intriguing music playing]

[Mia] "Tanja Lorenz, not a mother."

"Mother of dead children comes forward."

"Mother of the h*m* Deus embryo

presses charges."

"Professor Lorenz,

you were raised by a single mother."

"That's private as well as off-topic."

[exhales sharply]

[exhales]

"I'd walk home along the Upper Rhine,

so I could think after school."

"And on the hill,

there was a children's graveyard."

"There, I made it my life's goal

to never let another child

die from disease."

[brooding music playing]

UPPER RHINE

CHILDREN'S CEMETERY

[music builds to crescendo]

Excuse me, Ole.

- Hey.

- You grew up on the Upper Rhine?

- [Ole] Mm-hmm.

- Ole, what the hell is that thing?

This?

[tuts] Ah, this is an overclocked

Alienware Area 51m gaming laptop

with custom KI-enhancement. [tuts]

I mean, what's that?

Oh, this. Yeah, I'm glad you asked.

I'm gonna need your help.

I had an idea

and converted my brain-computer interface

into a

well, a different kind of interface,

you see.

And Chen-Lu won't take photos for me.

You have groupies

hearting you on the Internet.

You don't need pictures

in swimming trunks!

Hey, these are not swimming trunks!

This is an interface!

Would you mind?

Is there a graveyard for children

on the Upper Rhine?

Why would I know?

- There.

- One second.

Okay.

Ready?

- [strained voice] Okay.

- [camera shutter clicks]

- Okay.

- [strained voice] Okay.

[Ole exhales sharply] Nice.

Followers, here I come.

- Okay, Ole.

- Hmm?

Where's this children's graveyard, huh?

Why do you wanna to know?

- I have to find Lorenz.

- Did she k*ll them?

No. That's where she grew up.

- In a graveyard?

- [Mia] No!

- I mean the city that it's in.

- In Rheinhausen?

- What?

- That's where she's living now.

- But I don't know about a kid's graveyard.

- How do you know that?

I've been following #LorenzGate

ever since the shitstorm hit her,

and everything exploded.

Since there aren't daily scandals now,

it's posts whenever there's a sighting.

And the most recent ones

have all been tagged in Rheinhausen.

- [sighs] Ole, you're the best.

- [Ole] Yeah?

Here, wait a minute.

Most of the tags are from

a residential area. Feldstrasse 24.

Feldstrasse 24.

What the hell is this supposed to be?

That, uh, that's just science.

Um, is it too much?

Embarrassing?

It's g*dd*mn sexy, my little glowworm.

["Morning Light" by Clara Luzia playing]

I know this look ♪

It's the sadness in your eyes

That always shook ♪

Me ♪

Deep inside, it's gotten ♪

Worse ♪

Or maybe I just hurt

Or maybe I just think ♪

That it has gotten worse ♪

This is a sad, sad song ♪

About times that have gone wrong ♪

This is a sad, sad song ♪

About times that have gone wrong ♪

This is a sad, sad song ♪

About times that have gone wrong ♪

This is a sad, sad song ♪

[children sing] Da, da-da-da-da ♪

Da, da-da-da ♪

Da, da-da-da-da ♪

Da, da-da-da ♪

[music ends]

[distant dog barking]

[tense music playing]

[Lorenz] Hello?

[high-pitched sound]

[Lorenz] Hello?

Hello, is anybody there?

[exhales sharply]

It's me, Mia.

We gotta talk, please.

[intercom clicks]

[brooding music playing]

[man 2] Hello?

- Amazon.

- [intercom clicks]

[door buzzer sounding]

- [Lorenz] Go away!

- I have to talk to you!

[doorbell ringing]

- I have to talk to you now!

- [Lorenz] Out!

[Mia] Please! [grunts]

Something's wrong me.

I woke up with amnesia,

but it's not retrograde,

or anterograde, or congrade!

Get away from me!

[both panting]

- That's from the abduction.

- Don't touch me!

I remember you were there too!

We were tied up together in the van!

Where did they take us?

- [clank]

- [Mia grunts]

[high-pitched sounds]

[door slams shut]

[both breathing heavily]

Please, help me figure this out.

[door lock clicking]

[door opens]

[chuckles]

- What's going on here?

- This is one of my students.

You don't have any students anymore.

She wanted to know how I'm doing.

My students are very worried about me

since I'm kind of a role model.

[Ursula] Yeah, sure.

Have we met?

I don't think we have yet.

Well, perhaps I know your parents.

I just feel like I recognize your face.

Mia just has a face like that.

Every other person looks like her.

Well, how about some dinner?

- Sounds wonderful.

- That's not necessary.

We have a lot to talk about.

Well, good.

I bought truffle cheese at the store.

Tasty.

[piano music playing]

Mia, can I call you Mia?

Is that all right?

So how long

have you known my daughter for?

[sighs] Forever.

Since I was a child.

[Lorenz] Mia is a hard-working student.

Unfortunately, she lacks the vision

to really do something.

Well, pride comes before a fall, Tanja.

Quod erat demonstrandum.

You said I should live here.

Yes, because you don't have anything else

besides that car.

When children

fall in with the wrong crowd,

it doesn't matter

if you have raised them well.

And what do your parents do, Mia?

They must be very proud of you.

Um, my parents are dead.

[Ursula] I'm sorry to hear that.

My husband left when Tanja was a baby.

He never wanted a child.

That's not Mia's concern.

Today you can have kids

and still have a career.

- Back then, I had to make a decision.

- No one asked you to do that.

I never said

that I regretted the decision I made.

No, but you made it very clear.

[piano music continues]

What was it like

when h*m* Deus was exposed?

Did Tanja come directly to you?

Where was she?

Mia better go now.

It's late, and I'm sure you'd rather not

bike back over to Freiburg in the dark.

Be a shame if something happened.

And I'm still Professor Lorenz to you.

It's not a problem.

I brought my bike lights,

Professor Lorenz.

I have a bit of mousse au chocolat

in the fridge.

- [door closes]

- Out now.

Who kidnapped us?

You know who it was, don't you?

You're having neurological issues.

You need to go see a doctor.

I already have.

Do you know the kidnappers?

What? Are you trying to protect them?

I only care about protecting myself, Mia.

I'm never going to help.

You sabotaged my life's work.

I am your life's work.

[music builds to crescendo]

[door closes]

What's wrong with Mia? She left?

I don't give a sh*t about that girl.

["Father Ocean" by Monolink playing]

Father ocean, hear my song ♪

You're the wave I was made from ♪

Take me back to where we once begin ♪

h*m* DEUS PROJECT IN THE SPOTLIGH

Years I've tried to be someone ♪

What the hell's the matter with you?

WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO TO MIA?

When we're alone ♪

When we're alone ♪

When we're alone ♪

FOUND LORENZ. DEAD END

Ocean father, I was wrong ♪

[phone chimes]

NIKLAS GOT YOUR TEXT.

DON'T KNOW WHY WE SHOULD TALK.

YOU MADE YOUR POINT.

SORRY AGAIN FOR THIS MORNING.

DIDN'T MEAN TO STALK YOU.

When we're alone ♪

[phone chimes]

NIKLAS

MESSAGE

IT'S FINE. I JUST NEED SPACE

When we're alone ♪

MESSAGES

JASPER

HERE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED ME

[music fades]

[gasps]

What are you doing here?

I thought you missed me.

[brooding music playing]

[high-pitched sound]

[breathing heavily]

[groans, breathing heavily]

[splattering]

[breathing heavily]

[sobbing]

[sobbing intensifies]

[screaming]

[Lotta] Mia, what's wrong? Mia!

- [Mia screaming]

- What is it?

What's wrong? What's going on?

- [breathing heavily]

- Sweetie, what's wrong?

- The floor. What happened to the blood?

- There's nothing there.

It's okay. Come here. It's okay.

- Hey, it's okay.

- [breathing heavily]

[Lotta] Calm down. It'll be all okay.

I promise.

[Mia sobbing]

[Lotta kissing]

[doctor] These objectless hallucinations,

these are new?

Yeah.

I've never had hallucinations before.

[doctor] And you didn't take

any mind-altering substances?

[scoffs] No.

Could this, um

could this all be something

someone did to me?

What exactly do you think

that someone could've done to you, Mia?

[Mia] I don't know.

Experiments, or I don't know.

I know all these symptoms feel real.

We must be very careful

not to drag anyone else into this.

I have my own suspicions,

and I spoke with my colleague

about your situation.

How you could have just forgotten

three whole months.

I'll know more next time, okay?

Yeah.

I can prescribe you neuroleptics

for the moment.

They'll be able

to help make these hallucinations go away,

and hopefully, then, you can calm down.

And here's my private number for you.

[Mia sniffles]

Feel free to call

if you need someone to talk to.

Mia, you need to try to calm down, okay?

You'll be all right. You'll see.

[Mia sniffles]

[door closes]

["I of the Storm"

by Monsters and Men playing]

[professor] Please take your hamsters

home with you over the weekend.

After operating on their memory functions,

it is of the greatest importance

that you all monitor the test subjects

very closely.

And it echoes when I breathe ♪

Till all you'll see ♪

And they call me under ♪

And I'm shaking like a leaf ♪

- [Lotta] Hi.

- Hey.

[Ole] Hey.

Aw! He's so cute.

What'd you name him?

Hamster.

"Hamster"? Are you kidding me?

You gotta name him.

Imagine if people just called you "woman"

or just "girl" or "female person."

Willi. I'll call you Willi.

[Ole] Nice, Willi. That's a good name.

- Definitely suits him.

- [Ole] Ba-bam.

[phone buzzing]

Hey. Wait a minute.

Yeah, now's fine.

No. [exhales sharply]

She doesn't know anything.

No, I'm on it.

Mm, don't worry about it. I'll handle it.

[tense music playing]

MED STUDENT, FEMALE BORN 10/7/00

LIVES IN FREIBURG PARK

[music builds to crescendo]

VAN/LORENZ - INFUSION - SON-TATTOO

[pop music playing indistinctly]

You and me, Willi.

You and me.

No?

[crunches]

[knock at door]

[door opens]

Hey, are you ready?

Wow! You look great.

My mom invited us to dinner.

sh*t! I completely forgot, Lotta.

Sorry.

Okay, I believe your

"I forgot" excuse this time.

So, what are you going to wear, hmm?

Hey, um, I'd love to come, but I

Next time I'll come with,

but I'm out of it.

I know that things suck right now.

But it will be good for you

to get out and distract yourself.

I miss hanging out

and talking about my boyfriend

and everything.

You have a boyfriend?

Yeah. Yeah. I'll fill you in again.

One more time, but you were

already in the know about it before.

Come. Come on. Please.

Please, please, please, please, please.

Okay, cut it out.

Okay, all right. I'll come. I'll come.

- Yeah? Okay.

- Yeah.

- Should I pick you out something to wear?

- I'll be right out.

- Wanna check my closet?

- I'll be right out.

- Okay, we're waiting.

- [door closes]

[exhales sharply]

[pensive music playing]

[clears throat]

PLEASE WAI

MY MEETING

[computer chimes]

[Lorenz] Miss Weber.

I'm glad I could speak to you, professor.

Thank you for taking the time

on such short notice.

- For you, always.

- [Weber] I have news.

[Lorenz] Mm-hmm.Finally.

Well, I spoke to the DA,

and I'm afraid he confirmed

things are as bad as we thought they were.

He'll be looking for 15 years in jail.

And he wants you immediately disbarred

from the Medical Association, for life.

This is a joke.

I don't understand.

Embryonic research

to optimize the human race

is a bit controversial in this country.

You must see that.

I suggest that, as our next step,

we should talk about

what kind of mitigating circum

[slams laptop closed]

[breathes deeply]

[phone line ringing]

- [phone line ringing]

- [man 3 over phone] Tanja?

How are you?

I'm great.

Thank you.

Something must have

gone wrong with the deal.

The DA

seems not to know anything about it.

He wants 15 years.

[man 3] Yeah, sorry.

It was the best I could do.

They wanted life.

Fifteen years is the same thing as life!

[breathing deeply]

You promised me protection!

[man 3] No one will believe you

if you change your story again now.

You just let me go down.

Used me as a scapegoat.

- You're a liar.

- [man 3] Nonsense.

I will protect your work.

It'll be waiting for you when you get out.

I can make arrangements for it

to continue.

I know the most talented scientists

[exhales sharply]

[sobs]

[sniffles]

[exhales sharply]

[exhales sharply]

[pensive music playing]

SCIENTIFIC LEGACY INTERRUPTED

Okay, g*ng. Be honest with me.

You sure I shouldn't wear the tie?

- What if you meet someone royal, you know?

- [scoffs]

Oh man, Ole, please chill out.

I'm always chill.

That shirt's more than enough.

You guys all hang out with me.

I'm part of the group, okay?

Yeah, but you don't act like you are.

- [gasps] Thank you.

- What?

It would be nice to wear the tie

because we're out on the town.

I'm not saying

we need to do this more often,

but it's nice when someone gets dressed up

for these kinds of occasions

because it shows it matters to you.

You want to impress others.

It's not just blah. It's more like pow!

Okay.

- Okay. We'll do the tie.

- [phone buzzing]

UNKNOWN

- Um, how do you tie it.

- Google knows, I'm sure.

I mean, I know how,

but I don't feel like doing it.

Hello?

Can you speak now?

Yeah.

- You coming?

- Yeah.

You're right. They kidnapped us.

[brooding music plays]

[breathes deeply]

Okay, I'm listening.

I don't know what they did to you.

- But I can help you find out what it was.

- [Mia] Why did you change your mind?

- Because it's the right thing to do.

- Bullshit. What do you want?

[Lorenz inhales sharply]

The people we were kidnapped by

work for a very rich man.

He's a philanthropist,

and he's very well-loved.

He's a man whose done a lot of good

for the whole world and society.

And he sponsors exceptional researchers

such as myself.

He finances visionary

but less than legal projects.

Like h*m* Deus?

Yes, he knew you'd expose h*m* Deus.

And he couldn't let the project

be traced back to him.

And that means

he bought and manipulated things,

so it was me that took the fall.

And what's his name?

Dr. Baron von Fürstenberg.

- [Ole] This place is nice.

- [Lotta] Hello, Mama.

These are my parents, guys.

Baroness and Dr. Baron von Fürstenberg.

Oh please. You can call me Bernadette.

Nice to meet you.

- Good to meet you.

- The pleasure's mine.

[theme music playing]

[music fades]