Berlin Alexanderplatz — Season 1, Episode 12: The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent

Episode synopsis

Franz introduces Mieze to Meck. Reinhold blackmails Meck to set up a meeting for him with Mieze. Meck takes Mieze on a drive to Bad Freienwalde and delivers her to Reinhold. Reinhold takes her for a walk in the woods, where she resists his advances. Mieze wants to know more about Franz, and Reinhold reveals it is because of him that Franz lost his arm. Mieze is horrified at this revelation. Reinhold strangles her and leaves her in the woods.

About Berlin Alexanderplatz

In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Punishment Begins
• E2How Is One to Live If One Doesn’t Want to Die?
• E3A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
• E4A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
• E5A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
• E6Love Has Its Price
• E7Remember—An Oath Can Be Amputated
• E8The Sun Warms the Skin, But Burns It Sometimes Too
• E9About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
• E10Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
• E11Knowledge Is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
• E13The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret