No dignity
When the police pay Katharina a visit, they find her wearing only a bathrobe. One of the police officers force her to put on some clothes but when she goes into the bathroom to have some privacy, she is not allowed to close the door. What is more, one of the officers searches her body cavities in front of a whole room of officers. This image is used to show the way in which police officers often abuse their power and how the normal population is often forced to deal with these problems with no possibility of fighting back.
All those who knew her
During Katharina's second interrogation, she is taken to a room and left on her own for a few minutes. During that time, she sees two people she knew being taken into other interrogations rooms and then hearing them spread lies about her. The image presented here affects Katharina greatly, making her realize for the first time just how alone she was and how everyone was ready to turn against her just to save themselves.
Front page picture
One of the most important images in the film is, in fact, a picture, namely the one posted on the front cover of the biggest newspaper in Germany. The image is of Katharina when she was taken from her apartment for the first time for interrogations. In that picture, Katharina has a violent expression on her face, the result of being pulled by the hair by the policemen around her. The image is used throughout the film to prove Katharina was someone who should be feared and avoided. The picture is also important because it represent the beginning of Katharina's problems with the media.
Questioning a dying woman
One of the scenes through which the director shows just how ruthless the media was appears towards the middle of the film when Werner Tötges began interrogating everyone who had some form of contact with Katharina. In one of these scenes, Werner Tötges goes to a hospital where Katharina's dying mother was receiving treatment. Katharina's mother, an old woman hoked to various machines to keep her alive, is in no state to respond to the questions asked by Werner Tötges. Despite her state, Werner Tötges is extremely violent towards her and shows no remorse when he is thrown out of the hospital. This scene is one of the most important ones because it helps to portray Werner Tötges as a villain with no morals and with no compassion.
