"David!" "David!" " Dad?" " Over here." "I'm here." "Come quickly." "Where are you?" "Come here." "I'm here." "Where are you, Dad?" " What happened?" " Jesus, my shoulder!" "I'm sorry." "Your stupid dog woke me up." "He was barking like mad." " Can you get up?" " Yes." " I don't know what's got into them." " Who?" "What are you talking about?" "Don't move." "PRE Y" "Christ!" "How long have you had that?" "What?" "That?" "That's nothing." "It's just my eczema." "It's been itching for a few days but it's nothing serious." "What makes you say it's eczema?" "Take your T-shirt off, Eric." "Is that the tone you used to persuade Claire to move into town?" "Jesus!" "What?" "Chemical burns." "How could I have got them?" "That's what the tests will tell us." "A new factory has been built:" "the Lemans chemical plant" "Lemans is modernising!" "How is my grandfather?" "I think he knows we're sleeping together." "He's well enough to tell me off about taking you with me." "You should have that cleaned." "That crap of yours gets everywhere." "Don't you want to tell them before we leave?" "I don't want them to think that's why I'm going." "Isn't it?" "What's your father doing in your mother's car?" "Yes." "No." "Tell him I don't care if his mother is in hospital." "I want her at the factory on Monday morning at eight." "Yes." "Marie?" "Is Claire the only one who knows about the fertiliser?" "Don't worry." "I like your father too much to reveal to him what you're like." "Why has he brought her back here again?" "Don't worry." "She can't do anything as long as we stay on our land." "She'd better not." "You can't miss a beast like this one." "Look at that." "Look." "It must weigh at least 250kg." "And this one's for me." "What are we doing?" "Shall we take a look at the fence?" "No, we'll go to the cabin first." "Then we'll go and look at the lake." "I'm warning you, David." "I'm a proper hunter." " Surely you're not going to use that?" " Look at it." "It's a beauty." "Nathan, fancy a hunting session before shutting yourself away in town?" "No, thanks." "She's ready when you are." "Jesus!" "Go on, answer it." "Yes?" "No." "No, it's all sorted." "What's in that file?" "I can't let you go hunting." "Do you think you can stop us?" "It's our forest." "If you go, you'll ruin my restriction policy." "This morning's events will have done that." "If word's got out, that is." "What are you doing?" "I'm coming with you." "Why don't you stay at the factory rather than pissing on my patch?" "Until further notice, you'll be living off that factory." "Calm down, will you?" "Nicolas is right." "We need all the help we can get to catch that beast." "I just need six more months." "You've been needing six more months for four years." "Don't start!" "Whenever we do anything together, you two have to argue." "What about our baby?" " I'll drive." " What?" "I don't know." "What with the work at the lab..." "We can always have one later on." "Does your father realise what he's asking you to do?" "Does he have any idea what it's costing us?" "What do you want me to say?" " Eric, is your offer still open?" " Yes." "What are you doing?" "If you won't talk to your father, I will." "I forbid you to do that." "Why do you think I got transferred?" "I'm sick of your family and the fertilisers and chemicals you build your empire on." "I've kept quiet all these years, letting him manipulate you." "Not this time." "Nathan." "Nathan!" "Nathan!" "Make your mind up." "Are you coming or not?" "Leave him alone, David." "I'm glad you're coming with us, Nathan." "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED" "Now we need to find the others." " Are you OK?" " Not now." "Move out of the way." "Why are you bothering with that?" "You can never get it started." "When it was in working order, I could." "When did we last come here?" "Before your mother died." "Nice one, little brother." "You never miss a trick, do you?" "Get out of the way." "Arsehole!" "Shit!" "For fuck's sake!" "Fucking hell!" "For fuck's sake!" " Want a hand, Dad?" " No, I'm fine." "Leave it." "Here." "The rifles seem fine." "Thanks, Dad." "Dad, we won't get far with that calibre." "It's not the calibre that makes the hunter." "We'll leave our mobiles here." "We don't want any more hassle from the factory." "You can keep yours on you, but switch it off." "Here, put this on." "It will stop you getting shot." "I thought you wore camouflage to go hunting." "Not with wild boar." "You sniff them out." "Here, you'll be needing this too." "Push back the catch to finish loading it." "It's not easy when you're left-handed." "Dad, have a word with David." "He wants to shoot it on his own." "David, can't you wait for me, you stupid idiot?" "Are you OK?" "I'm fine." "Just keep an eye out for tracks." " Did she say what was in the file?" " What?" "Claire." "Did she tell you why she wasn't coming?" "Just the usual." "Market pressures, a competitor stirring up trouble." "You're giving your daughter six months to come up with a formula." "It's a family thing." "It's your heritage that's at stake." "I couldn't let her go." "It's nothing personal." "It's just..." "She's pregnant." "We were choosing names this morning." "So?" "It's not as if you can't have them later on." "Like I said, now is not the time." "Don't talk nonsense." "Business has never been better." "Is that it?" "Aren't things going as well as you claim?" "Eh?" "Does your father know?" "What have you told him about the family business you run?" "How can you justify Claire staying?" "Listen, you idiot." "Some things are beyond you." "If you say anything to my father..." "Fuck off!" "I'll stop at nothing to keep her with me." "Is that right?" "Is that right?" "Do you think she'd forgive you?" "You don't get it." "You're a lightweight compared to us." "Try your luck with my father and you'll see." "Go on, then." "OK." "We're going hunting and you're going to keep your fucking mouth shut." "Is that the one?" "It's certainly deep enough." "It's nearby." "Get ready to fire." "Let's go." "Get down." "Quiet." "Shh, Dutch." "No way." "You're not the only one it will obey." "You're not the only one who can hit it." "I've been tracking it all this time so I should shoot." "How can you shoot it if you can't even get near it?" "Surround it, you two, one on each side." "OK." "Pull it back." "Easier said than done!" "Strewth!" " Shit!" " Nathan!" "Tighten the fucking loop." "They piss me off." "They piss me off." "Fuck." "Christ, they piss me off!" "Shoot, Nathan!" "For fuck's sake, shoot!" "I knew we needed a higher calibre." "Shit!" "Why didn't you load your gun?" "Why did you come if you weren't going to shoot?" "It's been hit." "There's blood pouring out everywhere." "OK." "Easy, Dutch." "Easy." "Be careful." "We're going to have to smoke it out." "Dutch!" "Help me, Nico!" "Come on." "Oh, my God!" "Shit!" "I don't believe it." "I don't believe it." "I don't believe it." "Maybe it's already dead." "The smell would be different." " Oh, no." " What's up?" "No, no, no, no." "Dad, wait." "Be careful." "Don't get too close." "This bastard lair has two entrances." " Papa!" " Are you all right, Eric?" " Are you all right, Eric?" " Get away from me." "Answer me, Dad." "A higher calibre, eh?" "Everything's going to be fine." "At least I will have beaten your record!" " It's not the one we're after." " How do you know?" "This one has all its teeth." "Look at that." "It's been attacked, too." "It's covered in bites." "There, there and there." "What?" "What is it?" "Nathan, come and see." "Are they the same?" "Tell me they're not the same burns." "It must have rubbed itself against the tree until it bled." "That doesn't mean much." "They rub up against trees to get rid of any parasites from the wallow." "The wallow?" "Eric, do your burns itch before or after you shower?" "After." "Hand me your knife, David." "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" "If it's the water, we're about to find out." "Christ!" "Unbelievable!" "Where's the lake you mentioned earlier, Eric?" "Tell me, Nathan..." "I have the same marks as the boar." "Does that mean I'm rotten inside too?" " That depends." " On what?" "Have you had any stomach pains recently?" "Wait." "Can it be cured?" "Well?" "It's getting dark and it's raining." "We should turn back." "Use your torch if you're still scared of the dark." "How many water towers like yours are there in this forest?" "Enough to supply all the taps in the region." "Pass me your phone, Nathan." "I'll call Marie so she can inform the health board." "I think she already knows." "Is that what was in the file?" "A health report that ended up on your ex-wife's desk?" "Is that why Claire has to stay another six months?" "We had no choice." ""We"?" "He needed a chemist to modify the fertiliser." "You've involved Claire in this?" "I had to make the fertiliser more competitive." "Competitive?" "Jesus, Nicolas, you've made your bloody fertiliser so toxic, it's got into the ground water." "What are you complaining about?" "You've been the first to benefit." "Would you rather have lost everything?" "The farm, the factory, the land?" " What you left me was shit, Dad." " Nicolas, listen to me." "No." "Your factory, your formulas - it was all shit." "If I hadn't got my arse into gear, we'd have nothing at all." "Is that how you convinced your daughter to help you?" "I've already told you, she puts her family first." " You're a little shit." " Enough." "Dad!" "Dad, come and look at this." "Quickly." "Here, call Marie." "Tell her that's the end of your schemes." "Oh, my God." "I don't believe it." "This is unbelievable." "That one was pregnant when she ate this shit." "Oh, my God!" "She must have been breast-feeding for a while." "Her teats are still swollen." "Where are her young, then?" "She still has traces of our products in her mouth." "Oh, my God." " Are you OK, Eric?" " I'm fine, thanks." "What's that?" "It's what chased the stags from the forest." "What is it?" "The rest of the pack." "Shit." "Prepare to shoot." "Switch that fucking thing off." "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Fuck!" "I don't believe it." "Nicolas!" "Shit!" "Nicolas!" "Nicolas!" "You'll be OK." "Nicolas!" "No, don't go." " Stay here." " Let me go." "Quickly." "It's too late." "Do you hear me?" "It's too late." "Let me go." "Shit." "Come on." " Let's go to the trees." " Nicolas!" "Nicolas!" "Hurry." "Quickly." "Hurry, they're coming." "Give me your hand." "Give me your hand!" "I'm sorry, David." "I panicked." "I didn't mean to." "Stop messing about." "Stop it." " No, David." " Stop it, David." "Did you think you'd just run away, you bastard?" " David!" " You're going to pay for this." "I'm going to kill you." " Stop messing about." " Don't you dare pull a gun on me." " I'll kill you, you bastard." " Stop it, David." "Stop it, David." "Fucking stop it!" "Stop it, David." "Stop it." "Fucking stop it!" "Stop it, will you?" "Stop it." "Stop it, David!" "Stop it, David." "Stop it." "No, no!" "David?" "David?" "David?" "David?" "David?" "David?" "Jesus Christ!" "My brother?" "He's dead." " The fall broke his neck." " I'm sorry, Nathan." "I'm sorry." "That should stop the haemorrhaging." "That's your mobile." "It's still in my jacket pocket." "I'm sure it's Claire." "She called earlier." "What?" "Shit." "She mustn't come here." "She mustn't come here." "What are you doing?" "Do Claire and Marie know this forest?" "Yes, of course." "Claire came here with us when she was a girl." "Why?" "What are you doing?" "Nathan?" "I'm making sure they don't get eaten too." "Nathan!" "Nathan!" "They're coming too fast." "Hello, this is Nathan Fabre." "I'm not available at the moment." "Please leave a message." "Still no answer." "Come down now." "We need to go to the cabin." "Come on." "Follow me." "Hurry." "Follow me." "They're giving up." "Come on." "Hurry up." "I'll hand you your mobile." "Call Claire first, then the cops." "Call her." " Give me your lighter." " Why?" "Just give me your lighter." "Call her now." "Pass me a gun." "Give me a gun." "Give me a gun." "Give it to me." "Call her now." "Hello?" " Claire." " What the hell's going on?" "We've been trying to call you for hours." "Wait, where are you?" "Did you think we'd just wait patiently for you to call?" "It's Dad." "We're at the gate." "We're coming to join you." " Turn back." " Why?" "What's the problem?" "Turn back immediately." "Now!" "What is God's name is going on?" " Nicolas, it's Marie." " Listen to me." "The animals have gone crazy." "We've been attacked." "David and Dad are dead." " What?" " It's the fertiliser." "It got into the ground water." "That's why the animals are like this." " Hurry." " Watch the traps." "Don't tell anyone and get the hell out of here." " Is Nathan with you?" "Is he OK?" " Just do as I say." " Get out of here and tell no one." " Dad!" "Nicolas!" "Hurry." "Get back." "They haven't bitten through it." "Nathan, they're not clever enough to get through the traps." "What are you doing?" "I'm giving them some bait." "Not now, Nathan." "Wait till we've gone!" "Shit, I can't do it." "We're going to die." "I can't fucking do it." "For fuck's sake!" "Help me, Nicolas." "I can't." "Help." "We're going to die." "Get out." "Come on, get out." "Drop that." "Drop it." "Are you relying on your ex-wife to sort this mess out for you?" "I don't think I'll be needing her to sort you out." "After what you've seen, after what happened with my brother, you didn't think I'd let you leave this forest, did you, you moron?" "No, I didn't." "After what I've seen, did you think I was going to hand you a loaded gun?" "OK." "What are you going to do?" "Report me to the police?" "Do you honestly think my daughter would forgive you?" "Well?" "No." "No, Claire, wait." " Nathan!" " Claire." "Claire!" "What's going on, Nathan?" "What's going on?" "Not now." "Just get in the car." "Nathan, what's going on?" "Get in the car." "Where is Nicolas?" "Where is he?" "Where is my husband?" "He's dead." "Mum!" "Mum!" "Claire." "No, no!" "Don't open the door." "Whatever you do, don't open it." "Claire." "Nathan." "Nathan!" "Claire." "Claire." "Claire!" "Nathan." "Nathan." "Nathan." "Nathan." "Shit." "Hang on." "Don't move." "Fucking hell." "Nathan." "Nathan!" "Nathan!" "Get it off me!" "Nathan?" "Nathan?" "Nathan!" "Nathan!" "No, no!" "I'll lose too much blood." " Call the emergency services." " You're already losing blood." "Call the emergency services." "No!" "It's going to be all right." "It's going to be all right." "It's going to be all right." "It's going to be all right." "It's going to be all right." "Shit." "Shit!" "It's going to be all right." "Your call will be answered shortly." "Please give your name, number and address and the reason for your call." "You are through to the emergency services." "Your call will be answered shortly." "You are through to the emergency services..." "Hello." "How can I help?"