Public night watchman tour in Mannheim: “Hark, ye folks, and let me tell you…“: this is how the night watchman roamed the city centuries ago. In the light of the lantern, Marie, the night watchwoman, knows how to tell curious and gruesome tales from times long past. Peppered with anecdotes about the “dishonest professions,” Elector Carl Theodor's Musenhof, the lightning rod, the horseless carriage (car), “stinking air,” and, of course, the tormented life of a night watchman. With her halberd, Marie keeps the peace and protects her companions from thieves and drunken rabble. The foray through the alleys of the former old town is a mixture of humorous anecdotes, night watchman life, and events from our city's history.