always, always, always!, except when I do it, when I. I want to escape, to get away! And I'm pursued by ghosts. It's me, pursuing myself! I want to escape, to escape from myself! But it's impossible. Hans Beckert: It's there all the time, driving me out to wander the streets, following me, silently, but I can feel it there. Schraenker: Do you mean to say that you have to murder? I can't help myself! I have no control over this, this evil thing inside of me, the fire, the voices, the torment! You wouldn't need to do all that if you'd learn a proper trade or if you'd work. Hans Beckert: What do you know about it? Who are you anyway? Who are you? Criminals? Are you proud of yourselves? Proud of breaking safes or cheating at cards? Things you could just as well keep your fingers off. Hans Beckert: I can't help what I do! I can't help it, I can't.Д¬riminal: The old story! We never can help it in court! Although they both have the same end goal of capturing the murderer, the police and the criminals seem to be working at cross purposes, which may provide an edge to the murderer in getting away. Conversely, many want to take the case into their own hands, including the town's leading criminals since the increased police presence has placed a strain on their ability to conduct criminal activity.

The murder squad's work is made even more difficult with the large number of tips they receive from the paranoid public, who are quick to accuse anyone of suspicious activity solely for their own piece of mind that someone - anyone - is apprehended for the heinous crimes. Unknown even to himself, a blind beggar, who sold the murderer a balloon for one of the child victims, may have key information as to the murderer's identity. The most substantial pieces of evidence the police have are hand written letters by the murderer which he sent to the newspaper for publication. Everyone is on edge because the murderer has not been caught. The murderer lures the children into his confidence by candy and other such child friendly items. There have been a rash of child abductions and murders in Berlin.

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