City of Blood (2026) s01e03 Episode Script

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PREVIOUSLY ON CITY OF BLOOD
[Szen] I came back to Berlin
because I could sense a new era,
the era of light, has begun for us.
In here, we can live like them.
[Szen] We aren't like them.
[tense music playing]
[door slams]
Phoebe. Please answer the phone.
We can't postpone the appointment.
I'll look for Phoebe.
[tense music continues]
[Bea shrieks]
And the legalizing? Can you do it?
Lawal is perfect. He's greedy,
he wants power and he can inspire.
Aufbruch Berlin refuses the offer
your party has put forward.
We strongly reject the coalition.
Thank you.
I thought the plan was to work toward
a coalition with Klein. What happened?
[gasps] Let me go. You have to.
They're looking for me.
Bea Hoffmann is my sister.
Daughter of the Secretary
of Construction.
You think someone will miss you?
[groans]
[groans]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Bea breathing heavily]
[man] Shh.
You're Bea.
I'm Yassin. I'm a friend of Phoebe's.
I won't hurt you, okay?
I'm gonna let you go, but if you scream,
they'll find us, okay?
Fuck. [pants]
I sent the video.
You did that?
- Do you know where she is?
- [Yassin] No.
I'm sorry. My brother, Farid,
he worked for them too.
He disappeared three months ago.
I've been looking for him since.
He's not the only one.
The Batvia Clan is involved.
I'm sure of it.
[metal clatters]
Where are we?
What's all that blood for?
It's some kind of illegal blood bank.
I have no idea where we are.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [unzips bag]
- [Bea] Fucking battery.
- There's no reception in here anyway.
[keypad beeps, door unlocks]
[Bea breathing heavily]
Thanks.
Shift change is at 7:00 a.m.
It'll be empty for a few minutes.
Bea, what are you doing?
Bea, I
I checked that out already.
You can't go through there.
[Bea] What if Phoebe
and your brother are here?
[tense music playing]
How long until the shift change?
Still gonna be a while.
I can fit through there.
[music fades]
What do you want from me?
You've seen us.
You're staying here for now.
[unsettling music playing]
[door opens, closes]
No.
[theme music plays]
[opera music playing]
[music stops]
You should look at this.
Recorded last night in one of your shops.
- [Zeno] Who is that?
- Bea Hoffmann.
Daughter of the Secretary of Construction.
She's looking for her sister, Phoebe,
a runner for your man, Pit Zocha.
She showed up before with the cops.
Where is this Phoebe?
She was your guest yesterday.
- The the one Moderson took with him.
- Yeah, I remember.
[recording]
I am sorry. Access denied.
I am sorry. Access denied.
[beeps]
[recording] Welcome to the Dome.
[light panting]
[gasps]
[gasping]
[groans]
[exhales]
[low tense music playing]
[groans]
[beeps]
[faint chirping]
[tense music continues]
[eerie music playing]
[eerie music continues]
[rustling]
[indistinct chatter]
[Johan] Excuse me.
It's nice that you made it.
How is it?
[indistinct chatter]
Good.
They want domes in Johannesburg,
Cape Town, Nairobi, and Lagos.
- I don't want to interrupt you.
- What do you mean?
You should come and join us.
Your mother would love that.
You know, I'm tracking down
a young woman, late twenties.
One of yesterday's guests.
You seen her?
I don't think so. I'm sorry.
[indistinct chatter continues]
I ask because
she was seen getting into your car.
Tell me where she is.
- The girl is my problem now.
- [Zeno] She saw us.
I would say she's our problem.
What do you want from her?
To keep her alive?
I think you've gotten too much sun.
Don't they need you over there?
[low tense music playing]
She's in his apartment. Take care of it.
[alarm blares]
[unsettling music playing]
- [gasps]
- [door closes]
I'm going in.
- Bea, are you sure?
- Yeah.
[Yassin] They could be back at any moment.
- What if the door there is locked?
- [Bea] I'll find a way out.
Okay, then give me your number.
[pants]
[sighs, sniffs]
There.
[breathing heavily]
[panting]
[grunts]
- [Yassin] You okay?
- Yeah.
[breathing heavily]
[Yassin] Bea.
Bea, come on!
- Bea, they're gonna be back soon!
- Yeah, just a second.
- Bea!
- Yeah.
[alarm rings]
[intense music playing]
[alarm rings]
[Bea] It's locked.
[door beeps]
[music fades]
[breathes sharply]
[announcer]
Attention, visitors and residents.
Within the Climate Dome,
security and mutual respect
- Shit.
- are top priorities.
Please uphold these values to maintain
a safe and harmonious environment.
[birds chirping]
[suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
[light banging]
[eerie suspenseful music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
- [suspenseful music continues]
- [gasps]
[breathes heavily]
[breathes sharply]
[footsteps approaching]
[suspenseful music continues]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[gasps]
[suspense music intensifies]
[Phoebe yelps]
[grunting]
[gasps]
[gasping]
[coughs, gasps]
[grunting]
- [Phoebe screams]
- [suspenseful music continues]
[yells, grunts]
[breathing heavily]
[panting]
[gasping]
[wheezing]
[music fades]
[whimpers]
[Dr. Karliczek] Honestly,
I don't understand your request.
We've already arranged
for a second doctor.
We're tying up half of our staff.
The appointment has been set for months.
Are you there?
I understand
the problem this causes,
but could we move the appointment
two or three weeks?
I'm not sure you understand
the seriousness of the situation.
- We're not talking hair appointments.
- Any news from Phoebe?
If your daughter and the donor
don't show up tomorrow,
- you'll have to officially--
- No, we'll be there tomorrow.
- I appreciate it. Bye.
- Okay. See you then.
Sorry, my phone died.
It isn't my concern where you've been.
I just want you to get some rest
before the surgery.
Phoebe isn't the only one
who's gone missing.
If we don't do something,
if we don't find her,
there won't be a surgery.
Carl officially reported her missing.
[sighs]
MOM - Where are you? Please answer
Worried about you, get in touch
[Laura] Phoebe will be there tomorrow.
She knows how important this is.
YASSIN - Are you okay? Get in touch!
Let's meet later,
want to show you something.
We have to talk. When?
[Laura] Ready?
Yeah.
[deep exhale]
Now.
[groans]
[sighs]
Did you know that the Batvia Clan
delivers blood to the Dome
and stores it there?
- Who's saying that?
- [Bea] I saw it.
I was there.
There's a blood bank underneath the Dome.
- What the hell were you doing there?
- Looking for Phoebe.
I feel like it has something to do
with her going missing.
- How is she involved?
- I don't know.
Good question. She's working for them.
Why would there be
an illegal blood lab there?
A clinic for the super rich?
Now.
[gasps]
Sorry.
Did you know about it?
Your department
allowed that thing to be built.
The building, yes.
But we're not responsible
for whatever goes on.
[machine beeps, whirs]
Get some rest.
We have to talk. When?
7:00 p.m.
[Yassin] Hey, Bea. It's Yassin.
I sent you the meeting place,
but be careful.
They found out you were at the arcade.
They're having you watched.
They can't find out we know each other.
See you later.
[footsteps approaching]
[breathing heavily]
[somber music playing]
I apologize. He shouldn't have done that.
Out!
You're injured.
Get out, you freak.
Okay.
[somber music continues]
- [somber music continues]
- [sniffles]
[crying]
[music fades]
- [orchestral music playing over speaker]
- [phone buzzing]
[exhales]
[buzzing continues]
[music stops]
- Yes?
- [Johan] That was unnecessary.
He's dead.
You don't seem to understand the problem.
Her sister's starting to get on my nerves.
You know who she is?
The daughter of the Secretary
of Construction. And a journalist.
I'll keep an eye on her,
which is for your benefit as well.
Your blood supply is one thing.
But if they discover
what you're really up to down there,
your greenhouse will be history.
You believe if you kill one sister,
the other will end her search,
or do you want to kill them both?
That's your call to make.
[phone clatters]
[news anchor] Again, temperatures
up to 41 degrees
are expected today in Berlin,
as the election cycle also enters
a heated phase.
Currently, Hilda Klein
still leads in the polls.
But an absolute majority seems unlikely.
Whether newcomer Oliver Lawal becomes
part of the government remains to be seen.
They're still not here.
Does he know
a photographer's gonna be there?
The people we're trying to reach
don't give a damn
about what he looks like.
There's time to call this off.
- Yeah
- Hold on.
What's this?
"My little brother,
I am so incredibly proud of you."
Did Stella write this? You kidding?
This just isn't
These aren't his words.
We're just trying to avoid
any more surprises here.
We can't have a repeat
of what happened in Parliament.
How often will you bring that up?
Sometimes you just can't control
your emotions.
At least I have emotions.
- Glad you were able to come.
- Mr. Lawal.
Hi. Follow me.
- Hello.
- Hello.
[Tyler]
For good luck. Here we go.
- Bro!
- Good stuff.
Police!
WE HAVE TO ACT!
[Tyler] Dude, I thought
you'd leave me hanging again.
Oh, shit. Sorry.
My little brother,
I'm so very proud of you.
All of us here are proud of you.
That one of us
would make it this far, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, all right, all right.
Just talk normally.
He's just doing photos, no video. Yeah?
Can I introduce you?
- This is my older brother.
- Take my picture.
- Photo.
- Oh, yeah, that's good.
[laughs]
You got so skinny, huh?
Can that wife cook or what?
She doesn't have to cook, dude.
- Such a rare treat. In my humble abode.
- Hello.
[man] Yeah, let's go.
You still got it in that fancy suit.
Can't take the street out of you, bro.
All right, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
Here we go.
- [man] He only wears Prada.
- [phone chimes]
[Tyler] Out of the suit. Boys, make
some room for my little bro, yeah?
- Doesn't need as much room.
- [Oliver] Out of the way.
Cheese!
- [camera clicking]
- [Oliver] I assume you'll sell that.
- [Tyler] If it were anyone else
- [Oliver] Let's pose.
- There's a good photo op.
- [Tyler] One for the photo.
[Farah] Oliver?
- Yeah.
- What did Ollie do now?
- Keep going.
- [man] Couple of photos.
- [Tyler] He's in trouble.
- [man laughing]
I just got this picture from my father.
Did you approve it?
[Tyler] We're all done, right?
- A few more.
- [man] Absolutely.
CRUSH THE ELITES
Get pictures of the better-looking man.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Why didn't I know about this?
[Tyler] Bro, let's get a few photos.
That's why you're here.
- I can't talk now.
- Come here. Executive chair for you.
- I'd say beard up, but he hasn't got one.
- [man] He couldn't grow one.
[Farah] Stella? Yeah, I know.
I just saw it.
[man] You want another round?
[Tyler] Not in the photos, man. Come on.
[upbeat music playing]
[music stops]
[Laura] "Crush the elites"?
[Hilda] Now he wants to win over voters
from the far right and far left.
I wonder
what his wife's family thinks of that.
[Hilda] Where is he getting all of this
money to fund this populist nonsense?
I have to go. See you tomorrow.
What is this, Laura?
Five minutes.
The kids are waiting.
So you know nothing?
The people in the Dome pay handsomely
for housing and excellent health care.
I've no idea about any kind
of blood banks built underground.
Why did they want to avoid
a building inspection back then?
I was only the middleman.
I'm glad I got away from those people.
So did Bea's transplant work out?
Was the money enough?
Yeah. Also, I'm gonna give you
some advice. Stay away from this.
And don't contact me ever again.
[dramatic music playing]
[snoring]
MISSING. BERLIN Send me a DM
if someone you know is missing
[phone buzzing faintly]
[Sara]
Hello, Ms. Hoffmann, this is Sara Paoli.
I handle guest bookings
for Talks with Hermes Albrecht on BFA.
I'd like you to appear
on the talk show tomorrow.
The theme is, "How risky is Berlin?"
And after your protest
and the huge response,
we believe you could offer
some interesting perspective.
Please call me back at this number.
Oh, yeah?
Well, my sister isn't
the only one who's missing.
Mm-hmm. Well, if that's possible.
Then I'll just send you an e-mail.
I can put something together.
Yeah, cool.
Good, thanks. See you tomorrow, then.
[tense music playing]
[intriguing music playing]
[pop music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Watch where you're going.
[suspenseful music playing]
Yassin?
There's two people following me.
What if they see us together?
I'd better go now.
I'm right in front.
Yeah, okay.
[suspenseful music continues]
[upbeat music playing over speakers]
- Hi. I Ali?
- Yeah.
- I'm here for Yassin.
- In the back, in the kitchen.
[indistinct chattering]
[Ali] Hey!
Let's go.
They're here. They just came in.
Guys at the door are friends.
They'll make sure nobody gets in.
But we gotta go.
Come on.
[Stella] Why was this major campaign
change not discussed with me?
Who even financed it?
"Crush the elites"?
That stupid slogan's everywhere.
Not to mention the coalition rejection.
We have five weeks till the election.
This is crazy. Did you advise him on this?
If you want me to continue my job here,
then I have to be in the loop.
- Let's discuss this together, all right?
- Stella.
Thanks for waiting.
Taxi was great, took forever.
Stella wants to know why she wasn't told
about the new campaign.
And first impressions?
You're aware that if we come across
as too radical, it scares people.
And scared people won't vote for us.
And how are the voters reacting?
Extremists on the right and left
see this as good,
but it's rattled the centrists.
Taking a hard line is something
we have to discuss.
Thank you, Stella.
Give us a few minutes, okay?
- We have to be more careful.
- Yeah. Thank you, Stella.
I thought we were a team.
Yeah, I did too.
Why exactly did you withhold
Moderson's offer from me?
Oh, this is his idea.
Is he dictating the strategy
of our campaign?
No, he's financing it.
And to be honest,
he's been doing it the whole time.
He alone is
ninety percent of our backing.
That is total bullshit.
Our entire campaign is being financed
by one person.
Do you know what that means?
If anyone finds out, then the opposition's
the least of our worries.
He he also believes
in me and my vision.
What's your vision? To "crush the elites"?
That's absolute shit.
We we have the upper hand.
And I want to keep it that way.
We know nothing about him.
Now I need to discuss with Stella
how we handle this strategically.
CRUSH THE ELITES
[man] Okay, that's good.
Oliver! The new campaign's ready.
Perfect. Now move that thing out of here.
- [man] Crush the elites, right?
- That's great.
Move that thing out of here!
[man] You heard him.
Come in.
You want water?
Um no, thank you.
[gentle pensive music playing]
[Yassin] If they find out
I'm looking for Farid, I'll disappear.
MISSING
So many of them, that's not a coincidence.
[Yassin] These are just
the ones reported.
There's probably a ton
we don't even know about yet.
Internet's full of names too.
[beeps]
Nobody seems to care.
Is that him?
- Yeah, that was last year on his birthday.
- And your parents?
Farid is my family.
So do you have a photo of Phoebe?
- I need one for the talk show tomorrow.
- Absolutely, yeah.
Uh, but tell me, what was behind the door?
What'd you see there?
The blood bank, it's right below the Dome.
- Below the Dome?
- I came out right in the middle of it.
And down there was some kind
of storage system for blood bags,
with numbered compartments,
like A24, B something.
I I wrote it down, hang on.
- [intriguing music playing]
- [unzips bag]
When did the Dome officially open?
- Uh, six months ago. In February.
- [phone notification chimes]
My mom wants to talk to me,
she says it's important.
She's picking me up.
April. April. May. Missing since March.
March. This one in March.
They all disappeared
in the last six months.
Do you think the missing
have to do with the blood bank?
[intriguing music continues]
[distant siren blaring]
[hip-hop music playing over speakers]
What are you doing here?
Meeting a friend.
- They live here?
- Thanks for picking me up.
I parked around the corner.
I heard you're gonna be
on Albrecht's show tomorrow.
Yep.
We're in the middle of a campaign,
a little heads-up would've been nice.
You know now.
You're not doing it.
Yes, I am, to find Phoebe.
[indistinct chatter]
Fine.
But don't talk about politics.
And nothing about the Dome.
Are you talking to me as a mother
or as a politician?
You don't get it, do you?
Phoebe has disappeared
like so many others.
And I think something happened to her,
and it has something to do
with the Dome.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Bea.
Bea!
[sighs]
[knocking]
- [Bea] Hi.
- Hey.
Think I can stay here overnight?
It's not always easy
having a politician for a mom.
Yeah, sure. Come in.
- [Bea] Thanks.
- No worries.
[eerie tones]
Let me go.
Please.
I have to go to the hospital.
My my sister's
getting my kidney, and
Um it's my fault that she's sick
in the first place. If we
if we don't do the surgery,
she won't live much longer.
I wish I could help you,
but I can't allow that.
I'll come I'll come right here after,
and you can do whatever you want.
But I have to go.
It isn't that simple.
She's looking for you
and she's asking questions.
Yeah, well, if if it's a problem
that she's looking for me, then why?
Look, just let me go.
I I won't tell her anything about you.
Any of you. Nothing.
I can't let you.
She'll die, then.
[doorbell rings]
Eventually, you'll understand
that this is about something
more than one life.
[knocking]
Mr. Lawal. Good evening.
Please come in.
- Can I offer you something?
- No.
But you could tell me
what you were thinking,
altering my campaign behind my back.
Do you see how this looks?
Well, what do the polls say?
I shit on the goddamn polls.
- Fuck the polls.
- [scoffs]
This is new.
Okay.
I think you and I have
a bit of a misunderstanding.
You can't tell me what to do
or how to run this campaign. Am I clear?
- You're correct.
- Good.
We do have a bit of a misunderstanding.
You see, I have decided to invest in you,
meaning we have an agreement.
And that means
that we must find a common vision.
Or we'll have a problem.
No.
Are you threatening me?
Yeah, that was a threat.
Mr. Lawal, tomorrow
you're going on a talk show.
I'd like you to be more polarizing.
Demand an immediate legalization
of the blood trade.
Get more radical, be more merciless.
Stop holding back what's inside of you.
Yeah.
Okay, okay, okay. Okay.
You you still don't really
comprehend this.
I'm not interested in letting
some rich fuck dictate my strategy.
I'm capable of winning without you.
And I'm not going on this talk show
to be your your mouthpiece.
Do you get that?
Did you really think
this was all about you?
That I'm investing all my money
in your mediocre party,
without wanting a return?
I'll tell you exactly
what's going to happen.
You will be a key part of the government.
You'll enforce legalization
of the blood trade,
giving all citizens the opportunity
to make a basic income.
In doing so,
you will also be combating crime.
You'll be celebrated.
And then you'll back the green-lighting
of more Dome projects.
So that's what this is about.
More of your Domes.
In the next round of elections,
you'll become prime minister.
We all want what's best for Berlin.
[sighs]
Do you know what I want?
I want you to fuck off. Just fuck off.
As I understand it,
this is still my apartment.
Yeah?
Then I'll kick your ass in your apartment.
Oliver, you badly need someone
to show you the way.
Why do you think
your wife is involved in everything?
She knows as well as I do
that you can't do this alone.
[grunting]
[glass shatters]
Is that all that you have left?
Your fists?
[straining]
You'll never get rid of the gutter,
will you?
[grunting]
Go on.
Do it.
[tense music playing]
What are you?
I'm not somebody you can
just terminate a relationship with.
[tense music continues]
[gasps]
[knife clatters]
[music fades]
[glass shatters]
[coughing]
Blood.
Please.
They will kill you and your sister.
[cabinet door closes]
You're going to help me and my sister.
And you'll make
your vampire friends leave us alone.
[door opens, closes]
I'm revising your briefing
for the talk show tomorrow.
I
Have you been drinking?
You
you were you were right.
Right about what, Oliver?
[stammers] I
I can't let myself depend on him.
[cries]
This, I
I can't do this without you.
[tense pensive music playing]
I may have an idea
of how you can save your sister.
But you're not gonna like it.
[closing theme music plays]