Berlin - 2021 - 7/10
The tourist bungled his accommodation reservation, so he’s in Berlin without a place.
Luckily, or as the playwright would have it, an attractive female bartender offers a couch for the night.
Inside her spacious, well-appointed digs, the couple banter, flirt, try to get a read on each other.
When he casually jokes about being a spy, I make a mental note.
And when she confesses she comes from money, a lot of money, I no longer trust the guy.
Nothing is accidental. The meeting was premeditated.
An uncomfortable past quietly surfaces. Behavior, almost a century gone, justifies retribution.
The myth of forgiveness, etched in excuses and betrayals, sparks this thriller.