Fatherland

March is unsure what to do with the documents. He decides that entering Switzerland is his best option. He arranges them into a pile and then wraps them in several layers of gift paper. In the end, it’s about 10 centimeters thick. He gives it to Charlie, instructing her to travel to a hotel in Waldshut near the Swiss border, 500 miles away. He promises to follow a few hours behind her. He instructs her to wait until 8:30 am the next morning and then cross the border without him if he doesn’t arrive. She doesn’t believe that he’s optimistic about his chances.

After Charlie leaves, March takes his notes, Buhler’s diary, and the photograph of the Weiss family. He wraps them in brown paper and then tapes the package to the underside of the dashboard in his car.

March drives to his ex-wife’s home. He knocks and sees Pili looking at him out the window. After several moments, Pili lets him in.

March says goodbye to Pili. He tells him that he’ll hear bad things about his father, but they’re untrue. When Pili doesn’t answer, March starts to leave; however, Pili stops him and asks him to look at his drawing for the parade.