Frank Schwarz! Welcome back!

Frank Schwarz! Welcome back!

This is Frank Schwarz.

Who's speaking? Do we know each other?

Stephen Huberts here. Chief Executive Strategy Advisor at the Department. You don't know me, but I know you!

How do you... do you know me?

A talent like you doesn't go unnoticed for long. I've been following your career for a long time!

We are about to lead our country, the Greatest Union, into a new era.

Under the leadership of our Great Leader, of course.

That... uh... that's nice!

Beautiful? That is wonderful!

Oh?

Yes, unfortunately. Backward-looking forces in our country refuse to step into the future with us!

They even try to prevent us from doing so! They hold on to the past and slow us down!

Frank. Do you know what the worst thing about these backward brakemen is?

No, what?

That they are in our midst, Frank!

Uh, ... not ... good?

Not good. Not good at all. And that's why I need your help.

You're still a bit of a blank slate in this part of the ministry

Become my eyes and ears in the ministry. Be the eyes and ears of progress!

If you like.

Oh, I'd rather not.

I was hoping you'd say that, Frank! Welcome aboard the progress!

Frank, Frank, Frank. Wrong answer. Be the future, not the past!

Be fuel, not obstacle! Because obstacles, Frank, obstacles are cleared away.

So, if I say no... ?

You like working in the ministry again, don't you? Or not?

Then I recommend that you cooperate with us. Anyone who does not cooperate will be dismissed.

Yes, I do.

Well, if that's how it looks... then I'll cooperate.

I'll give you my number. If you have something interesting for me - call me!

... understood.

Oh - and one more thing, Frank.

Yes?

It would be better if neither Lotte Altmann nor Ernst Müller found out about our conversation.

Really?

No. We'll just work this out between the two of us. Okay, Frank?

Okay...

Wonderful! From my side it was. Call me if there is anything I can do for you.

Have a great day!

*click*

You've already risked a lot to come back here...

You've done things that not everyone here at the Ministry would approve of.

Walter - Mr. Bullhauser - was one of my most valuable people, you must know.

Uh...

But that can probably no longer be undone. Too bad.

Perhaps you can still change my impression of you, Schwarz. Well, let's see.

Now you're here, and you might actually be useful to us.

And I have chosen you, Frank, in the hope that you will be on our side!

I am allowed to say Frank, am I not?

Uh... if you like.

Do not let yourself be taken over by the backward forces in our country!

You were Bullhauser's friend. And at the same time the stumbling block that led to his fall.

A lesser man than I would probably resent that.

But unfortunately, not everyone has recognized the signs of the times yet.

That's cruel, Schwarz. Heartless.

Even here in the ministry you can find annihilators of progress, saboteurs of change! What do you think of that, Frank?

What do you think, Frank?

Find out who in Division I and II is also on board progress.

Who is on our side, who else can be won over and who is lost.

But please gather information first and don't call me about each employee individually.

That would be inefficient. And I hate being inefficient.

Got that, Frank?

So, if you think that the Greatest Union needs that... Then I'm in!

Oh, I don't know. Is that really what the Greatest Union needs?