Lina in Berlin

At 29, Lina has allowed Max to become part of her late-night routine over the past several weeks.
They speak by video almost every evening, sometimes briefly and sometimes until long after midnight.
Max looks 33 and lives in Berlin, but they have never met in person.
Even so, Lina feels surprisingly close to him.

The next morning, Lina notices an old photograph in Max's flat and picks it up.
It shows a man standing at the Berlin Wall, and the date written on the back is 1989.
For several seconds, she struggles to understand what she is seeing.
The man is identical to Max, down to the silver signet ring.
Holding his coffee, Max suddenly watches her closely.

When Lina asks about the photograph, Max claims that the man is his father.
She almost accepts his explanation, but then looks again at the distinctive ring in the photograph.
It is identical to the old silver signet ring on Max's right hand.
Lina no longer believes him.
As Max watches her carefully, she quietly reaches for her phone and photographs the evidence.