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Preysing doesn’t even seem to remember who Kringelein is. Preysing heads off to the shareholders’ meeting. The pressure becomes too much for Preysing, and he erroneously exclaims, “The Boston merger is definitely - on!” The Baron approaches Kringelein in the lobby, and tries to convince him to buy stock because, “It’s crazy not to own stocks today.” As The Baron ushers Kringelein off to a broker’s room, The Chauffeur corners The Baron again, and reminds him to steal Grushinskaya’s necklace. Meanwhile Grushinskaya dances in her concert, but the audience is hardly appreciative of her. Grushinskaya refuses to go back out on stage, and instead rushes back to the hotel for solace. However, upon entering her room, Grushinskaya finds The Baron, standing beside her precious necklace. The Baron quickly improvises that he is in her hotel room because he is her biggest fan, and has been following her all across Europe. The two jaded romantics, quickly fall for each other, while trying to convince themselves that they're not. They are overwhelmed by their emotions, while Raffaela sits alone in her room. Elsewhere in the hotel, Erik tries to sneak off the job to see his wife, but Rohna stops him, and threatens to fire Erik if he doesn’t get back to work. Preysing, facing certain destruction once his lie is found out, decides to go to Boston, and force the Boston company to merge with his company. Preysing also manages to convince Flaemmchen to come along with him, “to take care of him.” The next morning, The Baron awakes next to Grushinskaya, and finds he is in love with her as he was the night before. He confesses to her that he was in her room to steal her necklace, but now he wants only to be with her. Grushinskaya offers The Baron money to travel with her to Vienna, but The Baron responds, “I am not a gigolo!” He leaves to find the money on his own, and Grushinskaya basks in her new found love . While The Jimmy’s sing at the hotel bar, The Baron sees Flaemmchen, and tells her of his new love for Grushinskaya, thus ending their serial flirting. Kringelein bursts into the lobby and informs The Baron, that his advice on the stocks was correct! “I made more last night than I ever made in an entire year!” Kringelein buys drinks for himself and The Baron. Kringelein gets so worked up, that he passes out, and drops his wallet. The Baron sees the wallet, bursting with money, and picks it up before helping Kringelein off to his room. The Doctor, who has been observing all of the on goings at The Grand Hotel, sits in his room, alone. He injects himself with more morphine. Preysing corners Flaemmchen in his room, and makes her undress for him. Down the hall in Kringelein’s roomThe Baron helps Kringelein to his bed. Kringelein realises that his wallet is missing, and The Baron is struck by his own conscience and returns the wallet to Kringelein. Kringelein, realising what has transpired, gives his friend a wad of money, as a thank you for all of his help. The Baron is ecstatic, and runs off, as he now has enough money to go to Vienna with Grushinskaya. As soon as he runs into the hall however, he is confronted by The Chauffeur. The Chauffeur takes the wad of money, and tells The Baron to go to room 420, “a certain randy businessman will be next door playing with his little blonde secretary. I saw his wallet, stuffed with fifty-mark notes.” The Chauffeur hands The Baron a gun, to make sure he gets the job done. Back in Preysing’s room, Preysing is pushing Flaemmchen further and further, until finally she changes her mind and wants to leave. Preysing tries to force her to stay. The Baron sneaks in next door, and is about to rob Preysing when he hears Flaemmchen’s cries from the next room. He runs next door, and confronts Preysing, who in turn, accuses The Baron of being there to rob him. The fight escalates until The Baron takes out his gun, which Preysing grabs, and shoots The Baron dead. The Ghost of The Baron moves to the railway station, where he was to meet Grushinskaya before going to Vienna.News of The Baron’s death spreads through the hotel, and all of Grushinskaya’s friends agree not to tell her the news until they are in Vienna.

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