"I prefer a simple thief with a knife, Max," Oskar grumbled, though he signaled the waiter for two coffees. "At least with a knife, I know where I stand."
Oskar scoffed, "The Ministry isn't known for its romanticism, Max. He was healthy, wealthy, and had no enemies."
"You see, Oskar," Max remarked, cleaning his glasses. "The mind is the most dangerous weapon in Vienna. It can kill you without ever drawing a blade."
This title refers to the popular British-Austrian psychological thriller series (known in Russian as Venskaya krov or Ubiystvo po Freudu ).
In a tense finale beneath the towering Ferris wheel, Max had to use his own knowledge of psychoanalysis to "awaken" Oskar from a similar hypnotic trap set by the killer. As the sun rose over the Danube, the "dream-slayer" was led away in irons.