▁Soph ie ' s ▁support ▁and ▁the ▁SS ▁officer ▁and ▁family ▁relation ▁A schen bach , ▁who ▁p its ▁family ▁fa ctions ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁steel ▁and ▁m un ition ▁works ▁into ▁state ▁control . ▁Friedrich ▁k ills ▁Konst antin ▁in ▁the ▁SS ▁coup ▁against ▁the ▁SA ▁during ▁its ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁meeting ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁its ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁Hitler . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁The ▁Night ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Kn ives , ▁the ▁SA ▁meeting ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁execution s ▁of ▁its ▁leaders ▁by ▁the ▁SS ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁org y ▁and ▁blo ody ▁gang ster - style ▁mass acre . ▁A schen bach ▁then ▁dismiss es ▁Friedrich , ▁who ▁now ▁controls ▁the ▁family ▁fort unes , ▁as ▁a ▁weak ▁social ▁clim ber ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁loyal ▁Naz i . ▁ ▁Herbert ▁Th al mann ▁then ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁table . ▁He ▁reve als ▁that ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁D ach au ▁concentration ▁camp , ▁where ▁his ▁wife ▁died ; ▁he ▁is ▁hand ing ▁himself ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Gest ap o ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁his ▁children . ▁A schen bach ▁makes ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁disc ount ed ▁and ▁ignored ▁he ir , ▁Martin , ▁to ▁remove ▁Friedrich ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁from ▁control , ▁so ▁that ▁Martin ▁may ▁get ▁what ▁is ▁ow ed ▁him . ▁Martin ▁has ▁sex ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁falls ▁into ▁a ▁cat at onic ▁state . ▁Now ▁in ▁the