Having discovered that Simsek has been double-crossing him, Maksim orders him tortured by Bill and Duck. There, he learns that Naadirah is Josie's mother, and realises Bill is responsible for Naadirah's disappearance. Leo obtains the address of Naadirah's mother and visits her. Luba admits that he and Naadirah have been working as prostitutes to earn the money she so desperately needs. Then - watched by Maksim’s henchmen - he leaves Simsek money from Oswald and an incriminating note.Īfter tracking down Naadirah's address, Leo discovers Luba living there instead. Leo befriends Josie, who is sketching, by drawing a picture for her. Leo meets with Simsek, who is babysitting Josie, at a diner. Leo sees a photo of Naadirah at the apartment and, when he expresses interest, Oswald assumes Leo works for Maksim's underling, Nicky Simsek, who is skimming money from Maksim's prostitutes. The address leads Leo to the apartment of a man called Oswald. He uses charcoal to read the imprint of the address on the next page of the notebook. Leo remembers that Naadirah wrote an address in his notepad and tore out the page. Leo asks Luba for help, but Luba (who is jealous of Naadirah’s affection for Leo) refuses. Naadirah goes missing and Leo is unable to contact her but then he begins to receive a series of text messages on his phone, giving clues as to her whereabouts. Some of his patients are children, and Duck appears to have an unhealthy interest in very young girls. Duck, however, enjoys living in Berlin and has another, official, clinic where he performs cybernetic surgery. Bill (who has an aggressive, volatile temper) desperately wants to leave Berlin and has pressed Maksim to provide forged documents for him and his young daughter, Josie. The two doctors are close friends, having served in combat together. Naadirah is overcome with emotion and they have sex.Įlsewhere, Maksim's mobsters meet two American surgeons, Cactus Bill and Duck, who run a black-market clinic. Then he shows her an elaborate bed he has been carving as a present for her. Naadirah shows up at Leo's apartment and attempts to tell him about “something important”, but Leo tells her, by a note, that as long as they are together, nothing else is important. She confides in her gay friend Luba, who also works at the club, that she has not told Leo about her past or her desperate need for money. Leo works as a bartender at a Berlin strip club owned by Maksim and dates cocktail waitress Naadirah, with whom he is deeply in love. He is also a talented artist and loves woodworking. As an adult in 2035, he swims frequently and has perfected the technique of holding his breath underwater. A childhood swimming accident leaves Leo mute, as his devout Amish mother refused the surgery which could have helped him.

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