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Harry keeps experiencing the same day – again and again – in Germany. A day that keeps repeating itself? No one believes him. Can Harry escape the time warp? Learn German and find out.
Harry – Episode 91: The oracle's message – After hearing Jakob's story, Anna and Harry now understand how the oracle works. To get out of the time warp, you have to learn from your mistakes and correct them. Anna visits the oracle to discover her personal path.
Harry finally gets it. Ashamed of himself, he apologizes for his past mistakes and makes peace with the fact that he'll be spending the rest of his days in the time warp - without Julia. But what does she think of that?
Harry just can't understand what's wrong with Julia. Desperate for a solution, he seeks the advice of her friend, Barbara. While telling her about his trip with Julia to the North Sea, the problem suddenly dawns on him.
It couldn't get any worse. Harry gets caught eavesdropping, dashing all his hopes of clearing the air with Julia. At least the apartment complex caretaker offers a shoulder for him to cry on.
Harry has to rethink his approach if he wants to persuade Julia to listen to him. He buys her a beautiful bouquet of flowers and pays her a visit. This new strategy seems to do the trick - but only for a brief moment.
Harry eavesdrops on a conversation between Julia and her friend, Barbara. Choking back her tears, Julia describes how nice he was when they first met. Even Harry is shocked to hear how much he has changed since then.
The oracle's words have given Harry pause for thought. He thinks about the mistakes he's made and goes to Hamburg full of good intentions. There he hopes to see Julia and make up with her, but she'll have none of it.
Anna was finally able to leave the time warp. Harry, on the other hand, still has to find his own way out. He visits the oracle again. This time he really makes an earnest effort - unfortunately once again to no avail.
Anna forgave her mother for giving her up for adoption when she was an infant. Now she's prepared to leave the time warp, but bidding farewell to Harry isn't easy. Could this be their last goodbye?
Harry escorts Anna to the old age home where her mother works. The two women meet behind closed doors, so Harry tries to eavesdrop. But then one of the elderly residents demands his full attention.
As it turns out, Jakob the janitor is the guardian of the oracle! Anna and Harry want him to explain the mystery of it, but first he tells them how he came to be in the time warp.
Harry has finally found the entrance to the oracle at the Delphi disco. Jakob reveals himself to be the guardian of the oracle and offers Harry and Anna his help. Never before were they this close to solving the riddle!
Finally there's a glimmer of hope for Anna and Harry. Maybe the mysterious oracle is hidden somewhere at the Delphi disco. What they find there, however, doesn't even come close to what they were expecting.
Harry and Anna are certain that they haven't yet found the oracle that Anderson talked about. They decide to investigate the Delphi club again more closely. While looking around, Harry makes an interesting discovery.
What luck! Anderson sank into the moor and the time warp saved Harry from certain death. To make sense of the mystery behind the oracle, Anna and Harry set off once again for Niederdorla.
Have Anna and Harry finally located the mysterious oracle? A strange sound from the moor turns out to be that dangerous Dr. Anderson! He has lured them into a trap. And he has a gun! It's the start of a scary showdown.
The tour of the sacrificial moor isn't going very smoothly. First, Harry sinks into the bog and then Harry and Anna find out that there is no oracle here. But they're absolutely sure that the moor must lead somewhere.
Harry and Anna know where to go next: the geographical center of Germany! But when they arrive in the village of Niederdorla, Harry is rather disappointed. There seems to be nothing special here.
Anna and Harry manage to overpower Anderson at the truck stop. Now they have his envelope and CD. Hopefully it will tell them what they need to know about the oracle. But maybe they're getting their hopes up too soon.
The numbers that Harry and Anna found in Anderson's car are a mystery. The time warp team seek out Anna's friend, Edgar. He's a mathematician so maybe he can help. At first, he also can't make heads or tails of them.
Anderson repeats his offer: Anna in exchange for the oracle. This time, Anna pushes Harry into accepting it. But on the way to meet Anderson they get held up by traffic. To make matters worse, their car runs out of gas.
Harry's still in bed when the phone rings. Anna wasn't able to get out of the time warp after all. So now he thinks it's time to look at the bright side, not lose hope – and indulge in a hearty breakfast!
While Harry waits anxiously in the courtyard behind the bank, Anna relives the day she was shot. Harry steps in at the critical moment - and Anna experiences a most unpleasant surprise.
To put his plan into action, Harry and Anna reconstruct the police intervention at the bank. An odd detail suddenly comes to light. Maybe the bank robber had an accomplice!
After his accidental dip in the penguin pool, Anna lets Harry clean himself up at her place, where he learns how to use a washing machine. Afterwards, they share drinks and he tells Anna all about Anderson's proposal.
Ostrowski is no longer in the time warp, so he can't help Anna and Harry. But Harry comes up with a new idea. Maybe he can at least get Anna out of the time warp by influencing the events that got her into it.
At the kindergarten Anna found out that Ostrowski wanted to take his kids to the zoo. Anna and Harry can't find him there either, but at least Harry gets to spend some time with his favorite animals.
Anna's idea to find Ostrowski's children leads the dynamic duo to a kindergarten. The teacher there has some information about Ostrowski, but it comes at a price - and Harry pays for it.
Harry and Anna aren't making much headway. All their attempts to find Ostrowski have failed so far. Harry's mood isn't exactly lifted when Anderson calls to make him an indecent offer.
Harry and Anna finally arrive at the wind farm where they suspect they'll find Ostrowski. They see someone at work high atop one of the wind turbines, but to talk to him, Harry first has a long way up.
Ostrowski evidently doesn't work as a miner anymore. Harry tries to find out more about his new line of work at the jobs agency. But that's not so easy here, where everything is done according to strict procedure.
Anna's car breaks down on the way to Ostrowski's new employer. At the repair shop the mechanic tells her and Harry he'll need a long time to fix it. So how will they get to the wind farm now?
Trying to track down Karl Ostrowski, Harry and Anna travel 1,000 meters underground to his place of work in the coal-pit. They learn a lot about underground mining in the region, but where on earth is Ostrowski?
Anna and Harry break into Anderson's garden house, where they find an interesting interview recording. Finally they have a new clue to the oracle. The trail points to Germany's rust belt region, the Ruhr district.
Harry has been invited to a barbecue at the allotment garden colony. He gets to know all the friendly neighbors and enjoy a fair share of the tasty food and beer. Unfortunately, that has some consequences for Harry.
Anderson must have removed every last bit of information about the oracle from his office. But Anna finds a lead to a garden plot. She sends Harry into a strange world full of rules, garden chores and decorative dwarves.
Anna suggests to Harry that they work together to find a way out of the time warp. To find out more about the oracle, they decide to investigate Anderson's office. The professor's secretary is practically beside herself!
It was only a dream. Harry wakes up to find himself in a car being driven by Anna, who saved him from Anderson. Over a picnic she tells him how she slipped into the time warp. She also has a little surprise for Harry.
Anna intends to teach Anderson a lesson, threatening him with her gun. The neurologist panics and tells her and Harry about an oracle. When a forest warden turns up, the situation grows even more complicated.
Harry wakes up to find himself strapped to a hospital bed. Anderson intends to operate on his brain! With no way to resist, he lies helplessly as a nurse prepares him for surgery. What can Harry do to escape?
It's Thursday, May 1st. Anderson's procedure apparently worked! There's no sign of the time warp. Julia returns to Harry and the two get married. Finally things are going well for Harry. It's almost too good to be true.
With Anderson on his heels, Harry runs through fields and meadows till he finally finds refuge on a farm. There he's given a tour of the barnyard and invited in for a hot cup of tea – by an unusually friendly farmer.
Pleased at having eluded Anderson once again, Harry decides to take advantage of the hotel's spa facilities. He expects Anderson won't make it back to the Black forest before 9 o'clock. But new danger lurks from above.
While trying to evade Anderson, Harry ends up on the legendary Reeperbahn in the middle of Hamburg's red-light district. Hiding out in a small shop, he suddenly realizes he knows a way to get rich quick
Harry ends up at a performance of "The Threepenny Opera". He figures he'll hide out at the theater until the time warp transports him back to the hotel. But an announcement during the intermission catches him off guard.
The experiment never took place. Harry has been barking up the wrong tree the whole time. Maybe he should just get used to living in a time warp. But first he wants to talk to Julia one more time.
Harry finally gets to talk to Julia on a boat tour of Hamburg harbor. She can hardly believe his story about time warps, witches and penguins. When they return to the docks, their conversation is rudely interrupted.
Nick and Harry arrive at the Max Planck Institute in Munich just in time. Harry makes a desperate plea to stop the experiment, warning the audience of the dangers it poses. But then, something very unexpected happens.
Harry was able to get away from Anderson, but only by force. Now he just has to figure out a way to stop the dubious experiment. After some online research, he stumbles across a familiar name - and hatches a new plan.
Harry has a new bright idea about how to gain access to the experiment in Munich: He'll get Julia's journalist friend, Nick Wessling, to take him! It won't be easy convincing him, so Harry tries his luck with flattery.
Over a glass or two of wine at Anderson's house, Harry listens to the neurologist's finger-pointing. Just as he begins to believe Anderson's accusations, Harry makes a startling discovery in his well-stocked wine cellar.
There's no sign of Helen. Even the weather report happens without her. In his desperation to find her, Harry checks everywhere, including the gym where she usually works out. There he hears what happened on the radio.
Harry is shocked to find out that Helen was the victim of a shooting. He discovers Anderson at the scene of the crime and is sure he's the killer. But the neurologist has a plausible theory and makes Harry an offer.
Posing as an environmental expert, Harry goes onto the weather show to warn the public against the consequences of the experiment. His performance evidently has the desired effect: Zweistein makes a call to the station.
Harry and Helen are waiting for the train to Munich, where Harry intends to pull the plug on the experiment. With some time to kill before departure, they go for a few drinks at a bar. Suddenly, Helen just disappears.
Harry takes off in search of Professor Zweistein at the Munich soccer stadium - and actually finds him! But maybe it wasn't such a good idea to wear the colors of the away team in the section for fans of the home team.
After failing to convince Zweistein, Harry decides to drum up public support. For that he needs Helen's help. To see her, he has to trek to the top of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze.
Harry is determined to find Professor Zweistein in Munich. He wants to convince the scientist that the experiment isn't worth the risk. There's no time to take in the nicer sides of lovely Bavaria.
Tom and Harry take the subway across Berlin to stop the experiment. Tom doesn't reveal exactly what he has in mind until they reach the parliament building. But Harry thinks Tom's plan is ridiculous.
Harry goes to Berlin to meet Tom Fauser, the environmental activist, and to help him to stop the experiment. But beforehand, Harry is confronted with the rules and cleaning schedules in Tom's shared apartment.
Harry has a new clue. At a demonstration he learns about an experiment that could have an impact on time. Now he's determined to stop the experiment, and he receives useful information about someone who can help him.
Everyone in the time warp is dead?! This news has really thrown Harry for a loop. He can hardly drag himself out of bed. It's a good thing Helen has invited him over to her place for dinner.
Does Helen know more about the time warp than she's been letting on? When Harry visits her again, she still claims to know little. But she has some other shocking news for Harry.
To find out more about the alleged serial killer, Harry attends one of Anderson's lectures. The neurologist addresses a topic that directly affects Harry - and reveals some astonishing results.
Harry gets into Anderson's office with the help of his secretary. There he hopes to find clues about the neurologist's intentions. Lo and behold, Harry discovers some revealing recordings on a dictation device.
Is Dr. Anderson really as dangerous as Anna says he is? To find out, Harry goes to Leipzig, where Anderson teaches at the university. But Harry discovers that it's not an easy place to find your way around.
Harry receives a new message - in a rather unusual way. But he finally finds out who is allegedly trying to kill him. What's more, the person who sent Harry the message wants to meet him in person.
Harry actually landed the job at the TV station. After setting up his workspace, he finally meets Helen in the company cafeteria. Can she explain the mystery of the time warp?
Harry's new strategy seems to be having an effect. To talk to Helen, he applies for a job at the TV station and conducts his very first job interview in German. But it's not easy answering the chief editor's questions.
Harry forgot that people trapped in the time warp aren't necessarily in the same place every day. But he thinks of a way he can contact Helen: He'll write a letter to her and send it to the TV station!
There's only one way for Harry to meet with Helen. He must go to her TV station in Cologne. But the doorman won't let him in and Harry learns that clothes really do make the man.
Harry has reached a new low. First he wakes up with a swollen nose and a headache. Then he sees that his hair is going gray. Maybe he can find a cure for his misery at the pharmacy.
Every morning Harry wakes up to the same weather report. But today the meteorologist surprises him with a different forecast. She's caught in the time warp too! It's a good thing Harry knows where to find her.
Harry thinks of a way to get to the station without having an accident. He catches the train to Hamburg just in time. He finds Julia on board, but the meeting doesn't go at all as planned.
Hotheaded Harry is of the opinion that no one can leave him just like that! He tries talking to Julia again to remind her of the good times they had together. But the meeting ends with more pain than he bargained for.
While searching for Julia, Harry finds out that she's had an accident. Fortunately, only her bike was damaged. Julia continued on in a taxi. Harry tries to follow her, but loses all sign of her at the railway station.
Harry has traveled to Stuttgart to see Julia's parents. He barges in on a typically Swabian coffee and cake party, but finds out nothing about Julia's whereabouts. When he hears the weather report, he has a new idea.
Harry's apparently not the only one stuck in a time warp. After the shocking message he received from a stranger, a hotel guest he's never seen before joins him at breakfast. The man seems to be trapped in time too.
Suddenly the course of Harry's day has changed without him having done a thing. A stranger delivers a message and then disappears. Harry takes off to find her without even pausing to read the note.
The time warp has its upsides. It got Harry out of the psychiatric clinic. And now he has unlimited opportunities to talk to Julia on the phone. Harry goes about it with his usual hardheadedness.
Surrounded by patients who think they are Marlene Dietrich and Sebastian Vettel, Harry is on the verge of despair. At least Dr. Peuker appears to believe Harry's story - and wastes no time informing his colleague.
After discovering Harry in her home, the doctor called the police. Now Harry's at the police station, trying to explain why he broke in. But maybe it's not such a great idea to tell the officer the whole story.
Harry follows the alleged chief witch to her home. He breaks into her medical practice and discovers several suspicious objects. A message on her answering machine comes as a particular shock to him.
Harry finds the burned remnants of a photo of himself in the ashes of the bonfire. When he encounters two mystifying women who were also at the party, there's no longer any doubt in his mind. It was witchcraft!
By now, Harry is convinced that his girlfriend cast a spell on him. After all, she forced him to attend the festivities on Walpurgis Night. He heads back to the scene of the party to search for evidence.
It's the 31st of April, but April has only 30 days! To get to the bottom of this, Harry talks to Heinz again. He, in turn, is certain that the women are to blame!
It's seven o'clock in the morning at a hotel in the Black Forest. Harry realizes it's time itself - and not the place - that is holding him captive. In a crazy world, maybe the only one who can help him is a madman.
With the help of Mr. Strobel's daughter, Harry finally manages to leave Niederangelbach. Just as they're about to drive onto the freeway, Harry spots a bicycle – one that is all too familiar to him.
Things seem to be turning out alright for Harry. Rebecca takes him to the airport, where he buys a ticket to Traponia. Before he knows it, he's sitting in his seat, convinced that he'll never have to speak German again.
Harry realizes he needs help to make a successful getaway. He speaks with Mr. Strobel in the hotel lobby. Although the hotelier thinks Harry is crazy, he reveals a new way of getting into town.
While the police are looking for him, Harry's speeding through the Black Forest in a stolen police car. Once again, he doesn't get very far. This time he encounters a flock of penguins and meets Helen the meteorologist.
The storekeeper thinks Harry is a thief, even though he left his watch behind as payment. Fortunately, the police officer believes Harry is innocent and even offers to help him. Then Harry resorts to stealing after all.
There's no doubt about it: the world is crazy! After a cab ride cut short by a penguin, Harry decides to play it safe and go by bike. First he just needs to pick up some food supplies at a convenience store.
Harry is not easily deterred by failure. Map in hand, he even manages to guide the taxi out of town. But this trip also comes to a sudden end.
Harry's luck simply doesn't want to change for the better. His attempt to escape Germany is stopped by a tree. But despite this failure, he sees an opportunity: Maybe the ambulance will get him out of Niederangelbach?
Harry's plan didn't work. Still stuck in a time warp, he sees only one way out: He must flee Germany. He takes a taxi to the railway station. But as it turns out, this decision also has its pitfalls.
Yesterday he was cycling with his girlfriend, Julia; today he's trapped in an eternally recurring Wednesday. Harry is in a time warp. To escape it he intends to let himself be struck by lightning again.
It's Wednesday once again - but Harry has no patience for repetition. To change the course of his day, he decides to behave differently. Eating breakfast at the hotel is his first attempt, albeit in vain.
The next morning, Harry receives the same text message from Julia. When other events from the previous day also start repeating themselves, Harry begins to wonder. This day is apparently the same as the day before.
Harry Walkott, from Traponia, and his girlfriend are on holiday in the Black Forest. Harry wakes up one morning to find that Julia has disappeared. But there is even worse to come when Harry gets struck by lightning.