England Made Me

In France, Kate is reunited with her brother Tony, who has quit yet another job. She persuades him to accompany her back to Germany, claiming Krogh can find him work. The plan sets the stage for Tony's entry into Krogh's dangerous world.

Tony talks with Minty, an English journalist who hopes to buy information about Krogh. Minty offers money for tips and hints at potential leverage Krogh may not like. The encounter foreshadows later press entanglements around Krogh's schemes.

In a formal meeting, Krogh proposes Tony take a publicity role, but Tony says he already has contacts with local journalists. Krogh reacts with horror at the idea of Tony’s independence undermining his plan. The exchange highlights the power struggle between the two men.

Tony flirts with Liz, an English girl, while Krogh discusses his precarious finances with Kate. They visit Minty, who leaves for work, and Tony and Liz sleep together. Liz asks if he’ll return to England, but he cannot because of his job commitments.

Kate tells Tony that she is marrying Krogh so the three of them can be together forever, insisting it’s what she’s always wanted. The revelation intensifies Tony's inner conflict between loyalty, desire, and ambition. The plan tightens Krogh's control over the situation.

Krogh announces a party at his lakeside villa and reveals he has invited a Reichsminister, signaling high-stakes political intrigue. He hints that he may need to leave the country, perhaps for England, to protect his scheme. The gathering foreshadows the moral peril around Krogh's operation.

Fromm, a Jewish acquaintance, arrives seeking an audience about his arrested son. Haller attacks him and throws him out, while Tony tries to intervene. Tony rails against Krogh’s falsified records, and Kate abruptly silences him with a kiss that Haller witnesses.

The English-language press reports that Kate is marrying Krogh, a piece Krogh suspects Tony fed to Minty. He realizes Tony’s departure to England would be inconvenient and vows to stop it. The news hardens the stakes around leaving the country.

Tony writes a letter to Minty outlining his plan to return to England; Kate enters and he hastily hides the note, signaling how tightly their secrets are being controlled. The letter becomes a token of the looming showdown over his departure.

On their way back from the failed Reichsminister meeting, Krogh and Haller discuss ways to stop Tony from leaving. Haller suggests getting him into a card game and ensuring he loses enough money to erase his travel funds. The plan shows how money and manipulation keep Tony trapped.

In a tense poker game, Tony stays cool and lands a straight flush, winning the pot. He heads toward the station to depart England, unaware of the lurking danger. Haller watches from the shadows as the trap tightens around him.

Dawn breaks over the lake and Tony's body is seen floating, signaling his death. Haller returns to the villa and bribes Minty, whose newspaper then runs a piece saying Tony's death was accidental. Kate packs and leaves Krogh, signaling the collapse of their uneasy alliance.

Minty's bribed journalism frames Tony's death as an accident, shaping public perception. Kate packs her belongings and walks out on Krogh, ending their alliance and leaving Krogh to face the ruin of his scheme alone.

With Tony dead and Kate gone, Krogh confronts the consequences of deceit and ambition. The story closes on a world where power and manipulation come at a high personal cost, leaving the remaining players to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives.