Public night watchman tour in Mannheim: “Hear ye, hear ye…” – this is how the night watchman walked through the city centuries ago. In the light of her lantern, Marie, the night watchwoman, knows how to recount strange and gruesome tales from bygone eras. Her stories are peppered with anecdotes about the “dishonorable professions,” Elector Carl Theodor's court of the muses, the lightning rod, the horseless carriage (automobile), “stinking air,” and, of course, the night watchman's life of woe. Wielding a halberd, Marie maintains peace and order and protects her greetees from thieves and drunken rabble. The stroll through the alleys of the former Old Town is a blend of humorous anecdotes, the life of a night watchman, and events from our city's history.