"THE LAST EMPLOYEE" "Mum?" "Dad?" "Dad?" "Where are you?" "Dad?" "Dad?" "Stop!" "Come over here, Simon." "Your laces..." "You're a monster." "No creepy monster ever tolerates undone laces." "It's very dangerous." "OK?" "Where were we?" "You weren't creepy enough." " That's cheeky." "Hold on." "I'll just answer the phone." "Hello?" "Yes, that's me." "No, I'm still looking." "Let me write it aown." "Yes..." "It's about the job advertisement." "It's important." " Yes, it's noisy..." "I'm very interested." "I'm a lawyer..." "Hello?" "Are you still there?" "Hello, I'm David Böttcher." " My name is Manz." "Come in." "Some still water?" "So... what have you got?" "Thank you." "Experience:" "intellectual property rights, copyright." "Not bad." "You seem to have talent." "A nice career." "With a sudden end..." "Three years ago, you resigned, just like so." "And yet you have a child." "I see." "You went abroad." "Where?" "Which country did you go to?" "Could be anywhere." "Or is it a euphemism for a stint in prison?" "I wasn't expecting an interrogation." "It's alright, Mr. Böttcher." "Don't worry." "It's not an interrogation." "So?" "Irina." " Did it work?" "It worked?" " Daddy." "Look how cute they are." "They want to live with us." " Simon, not again snails." "Daddy doesn't like snails." "What happened?" " I like snails and want to know why is it always the small beasts you pick up?" "Nobody takes hornets and wolves back home." "OK." "Listen..." "We'll be able to keep the car and the flat." "I have a new job." "What kind of a job, Daddy?" "Hello." "Hello!" "." "I'm David Böttcher." "You all know why I'm here." "I want you to know that I don't take this task lightly." "You know that this company is unprofitable." "Dr. Manz made me the liquidator." "On his behalf I must ask you to stop working and quit your desks." "We will not leave you stranded." "Your wages will be paid." "Any questions?" "About the procedure?" "I'd like to address problems on a one-to-one basis." "Do you need a personal chat?" "Goodbye." "Good luck." "Hello." "Mrs. Blochs..." "Well..." "It's not a nice day." "But one door closes and two others open." "What else will you do today?" "Maybe you should do something nice." "These drawings are very nice, Mrs. Blochs." "I'll get us some coffee." "Mrs. Blochs?" "Yes?" " Manz speaking." "How are things?" "Did anyone threaten legal action?" " No." "I'll list the inventory." " That's fline." "Alright then." "Is..." "Is someone coming to collect you?" " No." "I was looking up there." "Are you not cold?" "The neighbours said:" "There's always light." "When do you ever go home?" "Now the lights are off." "It looks like I'm still there." "Yes." "Have a nice evening anyway." "May I give you a lift home?" "Why are people treated like this?" "Mrs. Blochs, I'm very familiar with the other side." "I know the feeling." "You mustn't take this personally." "Do you have a child?" "What age?" "Six years?" "I have no child." "How could I?" "It's here." "You live there?" "It looks nice." "Well..." "Now..." "I built it all up." "In the beginning we were just three." "Till midnight." "Everything had to be set up from scratch." "Someone had to be there." "Me." "Mr. Manz wrecked it." "He'll start a new agency in Hungary." "He sold us." "I don't believe this." "I'm good at accounts." "I show you how this works." "Give me three months." "If I had a say in this..." "One month." " It's not my decision." "I'll do it for free, OK?" "I see." "I see." "Of course, I do understand." "Would you like a coffee at my place?" "That's kind but I have to do some shopping." " Just for a moment." "It's not as if it all was for nothing." "This bag is my design." "Just one cup." "I must go home to my family." "We could go to your place." "I like children." "Another time, but it's not possible today." "Not possible?" "Ifyou ring me tomorrow we can have another chat." " Why is it not possible?" "Why is it not possible?" "Mrs. Blochs." " Why?" "Stop it, please." "Mrs. Blochs!" "Please, stop it!" "Why?" " What are you doing?" "Just stop it!" "Why not?" " Don't." "Please!" " Why not?" "Why not?" "Mrs. Blochs..." "Goodbye." "Good luck." "Listen, Simon." "Don't you ever pull a bag over your head." "I've told you." "It's so dangerous." "You don't wear slippers." "You may be ill tomorrow." "Don't upset your dad." "He's had a big day today." "Hello, Greta." " And?" "Did it go well?" "Were you charming?" "Did you show them what you've got?" "It sounds as if I did gay porn." "Come on." "Very funny." "There!" "Simon..." "You left the jar open." "Look, this snail is small and soft and fears for its house." "One step and it's mush." "While it lives here you have responsibility for it." "You brought it here." " Simon..." "Daddy is very stressed and you must give him a break." "Only if Daddy is happy his boss is happy and we, too." "This time," "Daddy will keep his job." "A drink?" "Excuse me?" "Would you like to have a beer?" "With me?" "You're almost a criminal, Irina." " First, I've never done it before." "Secondly, we must drink to your first day." "And 60 euros is far too much for some champagne." "And they all do it." "This is very romantic of you." "I wouldn't have dared to." "I forgot to switch on the answerphone." " I'll take it." "Hello?" " Hello." "I wanted to apologise for today." " Fine." "But it isn't..." " Apologies for your behaviour." "But you're my successor." "And I'll train you." "This is my private phone." "When everything around you breaks and dies... you are nevertheless still there." "I would rather have this talk tomorrow." " It's like in hell." "You'll see." "Who was it?" "A woman who'd love to keep her job." "I had to sack her today." "She's very desperate." "Oh dear." "additional earnings lNTEREST" "WAGES" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "I'll hang up if you don't talk." "It's you, Mrs. Blochs." "It's your last chance for a talk." "Simon?" "You can't keep the snails any longer in the jar." "So I brought them a new home." " Thanks!" "We'll put them there and you'll put them on the shelf." "David?" " Careful." "Well done." "Do I look motherly?" "You're sexy even in a rabbit costume." "We are subject to critical scrutiny by others and should look harmless and nice." " But Irina, we shouldn't pretend." "We are dangerous and evil." "And you will wear this tank-top." "I always look like a jerk in this." "You never look like a jerk." "Oh God!" "Hello." "Good evening." " Good evening." "Hello." "As you know our afternoon care has not enough places and therefore we must interview you." "Shall we begin with the two of you?" "OK." "I'm Irina." " Why don't you stand up so all can see you?" "I'm Irina and this is David." "David is a lawyer... and I'm an actress by training." "We really like this afternoon care very much." "It's the only chance for both of us to work." "Simon, our son, has been for some while in a day-care centre." "He wouldn't mind being collected in the afternoon." "One question." "Why did you have childcare at such an early stage?" "I'm David," "Simon's dad." "I'm a lawyer as Irina has already said." "I was in medical care for a year while Irina had to work." "We put Simon in a day-care centre." "It's great that I'm better now and have a job again." "It'd be... - lt'd be great if we could have afternoon care." "Exactly." "I'm sorry, I lost track." "This afternoon care is absolutely... absolutely great." " OK, thanks." "Now you two." "There is this woman from the office." "The one with the dark hair in the third row." "Terror by phone yesterday, in the office today, and now this." "Why does she do it?" "I'll talk to her." " OK." "Mrs. Blochs?" "Hello?" "Mrs. Blochs?" "We must talk." "Hello?" "Emergency service." " Hello?" "I'm calling from 15, St. Martin's street, at Blochs." "I found a body here." "Hello?" "Hello?" " Hello?" "There's a body here, St. Martin's street, at Blochs." " Hello?" "Who's calling?" " There's a body here." "15, St. Martin's street." "I can hardly hear you." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Where have you been?" "Don't reproach yourself." "It's not your fault." "Come on." "She was very unstable." "You saw her." "Not really." "Not consciously." "What did she look like?" " A wreck." "She looked like a wreck." "But it's not your fault." "Yes, please?" "Mrs. Blochs has hanged herself." "I know." "Do you remember?" "You knew her, didn't you?" "How was she?" "Her performance wasn't good." "She was sacked some while ago and shouldn't have been there." "On your fiirst day this lady had long since been sacked." "I didn't know her personally." "She was rather unstable, wasn't she?" "Am I guilty or what?" "I just try to deal with it." "Suicide is not an everyday occurrence." "We'll talk about it." "Or do you not want the job anymore?" "Just tell me." " No, all is well." "Chin up, Böttcher." "That's life." "Unfortunately." "OK?" "WHO joins in with HELENlA'S REGULARS' TABLE?" "Yes?" " Hi, Irina." " Hello, Darling." "I just wanted to hear your voice." "I can hardly hear you." "Your voice is very faint." "There goes the doorbell." "Who is it?" "Hello?" "Irina?" "This is the answerphone of the Böttchers." "Please leave a message." "Irina?" "Hello?" "Is everything OK with you?" "Hello!" "This is the answerphone of the Böttchers." "Please leave a message." "Irina?" "Irina?" "Irina?" "What happened?" "Who rang the bell?" "Nobody." "No idea." "I was in bed." "I hadn't much sleep." "Why didn't you ring back?" "I was worried." "What?" "Do you think the evil spirit gets me?" "I was just worried." "Come to bed and have a rest." " I must go to work." "I'll come back a bit earlier." "I'll come downstairs." "She killed herself?" "What kind of a person was Mrs. Blochs?" "Where did she hang herself?" "At her home." "You seem to be amused." " She always interfered." "Even if you didn't want it, she would talk about her fate." "Five years ago, her husband and child died." "She always told us." "You were embarrassed to deal with her grief." "What do you mean?" "You didn't want to have anything to do with someone who wasn't well." "I once asked her to my place." "She wasn't a poor thing." "What else?" "Nobody you would like to have at home." "I'll go now." "David, just wait." "The two of them are so happy." "You should rent a place out of town." "Tell me..." "How is it?" " I've done nicer things." "Irina told me all." "Are you again feeling guilty for everything?" "She was bullied." "Someone seems to have wrecked the company." "These people didn't have to be sacked." "I've got something for you." "Just get a grip on yourself." "Delicious." "Isn't that a bit much for us, Mum?" "I'm having a conversation with your darling husband, sweetheart." "Could you leave us for a moment?" "Do you manage your job?" "It's a job for a well trained secretary, Greta." "If you have problems seek help." "Do you seek help?" "Isn't that too much?" "Irina loves it." "The roast looks like elephant dung." " Excuse me?" "Elephant dung." "The stuff coming out of elephants." "It seems time for a trip to the zoo." " This would be a sick elephant." "I'd rather say this is the thigh of a bogglemoggle." "What's that?" " Bogglemoggles?" "They are black, with seven legs and no head." "They live in granny's garden." "You frighten him." "They are harmless and won't hurt." "But granny sometimes creeps up on them from behind with a sack, grabs a bogglemoggle by the neck and stuffs it into the sack." "I'll get some bread." "And she ties up the sack." "The bogglemoggles are very frightened." "She grabs the sack and puts it into the freezer." "They are very cold, the bogglemoggles." "They knock against it and shout." "Help!" "That's enough." "Please." " Let's play creepy monster." "Or something nice." "Please." " We'll play fairy woods." "Creepy monster is better." " The rules are so complicated." "The game sucks." " No, it won the games' award." "I prefer creepy monster." "You do it so well." " No." "Creepy monster." "OK." "But I'm not the monster and won't go into the wardrobe." "Yes." "27, 28, 29... 30, 31... 32, 33... 34, 35, 36, 37... 38, 39, 40... 41, 42, 43, 44... 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 49 1/2... 50!" "Daddy, I'm coming!" "Daddy?" "Look for him, Simon." "Mama!" "What's happened?" "Simon, tell me." "This morning all the snails were there and now there are just the shells." "It's impossible." "Impossible." "It was the wrong container." "Nonsense." "What's Daddy doing?" "I want my snails." " Look here." "The shells are here." "Tomorrow..." "I want my snails back." "Don't run on the street." "The stupid container!" "There are cars and it's dangerous." "Are you mad?" "Stop it!" "Now!" "." "Sleep well, Simon." " I want my snails back." "We've been there already." " I want my snails." "You'll get new ones." "You did it." "Nonsense." " You did it." "No." "I want my snails!" "Stop it, Simon." "You'll hurt yourself." "Simon, stop!" "You'll hurt yourself." "I want my snails." "Are you asleep?" "Irina?" "Irina?" "I know you're not asleep." "I'm sorry about my outburst." "It's this office." "I get the impression..." " Did you do this with the snails?" "I know you're not well and I'd understand." "You never liked them." "Did you do it?" "Do you think I pulled them from their shells?" "Are you mad, Irina?" "You're crazy." "I'm sorry." "I know you'd never do it." "I love you." "Are we alright again?" "I must go to the office." "This is psychotherapist Dr. Goetz." "You can see us between 8 and 12 o'clock or by appointment." "You can reach us in person from 12 to 12.30 Wednesdays ana Fridays." "Messages..." "I..." "I knew the lady." "I represent her company." "I..." "Alright." "Hello?" "He looks so unwell again." "Drawn and exhausted." "He has a chance and screws up." "Doesn't he?" "Is he as before?" " He's fine." "I can tell from your voice what's up." "Did he do it again?" "No." " If need be you can move in with Simon." "Shall I talk with David?" "Irina?" " Don't you dare, Mum." "What a wonderful atmosphere in here." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Boo." "What a funny idea, Greta." "The bell doesn't work." "So you don't like it here?" " Greta, this is too much." "It's perfectly normal." "Fear of an empty room." "But the room isn't really empty, is it?" "What is it?" "Is it the old thing?" "Could you speak normally with me?" "Are you taking anything?" " No." "You should open the winaow." "Against the smell." " There is indeed something unpleasant." "I'll show you." "That's her, Greta." "The woman who killed herself." "Drawn, a wreck." "But she was young." "Her child and her husband burnt to death." "It's creepy." "Objectively seen." "And the atmosphere here is definitely strange." "And no reception." "After a short while it starts wailing." "You see?" "You see?" "And then the lights." "The humming." "The acoustics here." "Do you hear it?" "Is it supernatural?" "You're so sensitive." "You talked with Irina, didn't you?" "Greta?" "Maybe I overreacted." "But the Perspex box for Simon's snails came from this office." "Maybe this is a cursed place." "Just a hypothesis." "Due to the job I can buy Simon a terrarium." "Greta?" "Don't you get any closer." "Simon, take your coat." "Let's go, quickly." "We must leave quickly." "Irina, we must leave quickly." "I fetched Simon." "We must go away." "Get your things." "We go to the hotel where we stayed two years ago." " Where is Simon?" "Something came from my office." "This woman." "The snails were no accident." "I want you to be safe." "David, where is Simon?" " In the car." "You don't trust me, do you?" "It's all too much." "You don't believe me." "You think I imagine it all." "I'm not crazy." "Mr. Böttcher." "Why do you believe this ghost threatens your family?" "I lost my job three years ago." "I was an outsider in the chambers." "Nobody talked with me." "I started to work at night-time to avoid seeing my colleagues." "I had panic attacks when talking to people." "I was already in treatment." "I manage." "I have a new job." "And now even my wife thinks... it's going to start again." "But it's not." "It's different from then." "I can even see her." "Who?" "The dead woman from the office." "I can clearly say I never had this sensation before." "It's unbelievable." "Indescribable." "It's naked horror." "But I need the job to support my family." "Isn't your family also a horror?" "Very funny." "Maybe you take the decay from the office into the world." "Sounds dramatic but that's how I feel." "Maybe you should simply stay there and get on with your job." "You shouldn't lose time and go straight back to the office." "Or else many people will die." "You're my successor." "You'll do my work." "What are you saying?" "I didn't say anything." "Mr. Böttcher," "I think we must look closer into this." "Mr. Manz, I've made a decision." "Did you know Mrs. Blochs had been dead for 8 days when you found her?" "She had died before you started." "And she wasn't in the office, of course." "That's the reason why I can't carry on with this job." "I'm psychologically too unstable." "I have hallucinations and a psychiatric history." "I must quit." "That's why." "Did you have this before?" "Have you experienced this before?" "Seeing dead people?" "I suffered from anxiety syndrome." "I see." "That could be it." "You really frightened me." "You have something creepy about you." "OK." "Would you like a drink?" "A glass of wine?" "No." "What a pity." "It's nice that you're so honest." "Alright." "Mrs. Böttcher, we must talk." "Last night I had to check the CCTV with the security guard." "You took some champagne." "That's not me." "There was noboay else there at the time." "The bottle is missing." "It's not me." " A bottle more or less is neither here nor there." "But the boss sees it differently." "I'm really sorry." "Do I get another chance?" "Yes, if I had a say." "But it's not my decision." "Where have you been?" "It's past midnight." "What did you say to my mother?" "You frightened her to death." "And I'm afraid when you stay away." "I can deal with you falling ill again." "But you've no right to stay away." "It's not fair." "I was just walking." "Give me a call then." "I've lost my job." "Me too." "I quit." "Simon." "Simon." "Where did you get this bag from, for God's sake?" "You gave it to him." "He uses it for his sport kit." "Damn!" "I was in a bad way but I promise to change for the better." "I take you to school." " No, I'll walk with my friends." "I could drive all of you there." "The car is big enough." "Do you want us to collect someone?" "Irina..." "You're crying, darling." "Don't cry." "I'm afraid when you behave like this." "Because plastic bags make me nervous?" "And your damn stupid mother interferes with everything?" "My stupid mother gave you a chance although she knew you'd screw up." "Excuse me?" "I'm not meant to tell you... but she recommended you." "She knows Manz from the golf club." "Greta?" "Greta?" "Hello." "It's me, David." "That's nice." "Come in." "Where are you?" "I'm here." "Greta?" "Feel at home." "I'll be with you any moment." " OK." "I'll get some water." " Alright." "You got me the job, Greta." "That was very nice." "But I can't do it." "I quit." "You can't do that." "You can't quit." "I'll find something else." "And I'll manage by myself, Greta." "Greta?" "Greta?" "Greta." "Greta?" "What are you doing?" "But David... it's the only job you'll ever get." "Go back to your office." "Go back to your office." "Irina?" "Irina?" "Irina." "Something horrible has happened." "I..." "I must ring Mr. Manz." "He's in danger." "Now I do understand you." "There is something evil." "I'm sorry I didn't believe you." "Together we'll manage." "We must hurry to collect" "Simon from school." " Together we'll manage." "Hola me tight." "Just for a moment." "Lie with me for a moment." "Close your eyes." "Just for a moment." "I love you, Irina." "You must be very brave." "Don't worry." "I'm with you." "I'm here." " David?" "Daddy?" "Daddy?" "Daddy?" "He's not here, Simon." "Daddy?" "He must be here." "Could he be in the bedroom?" "Daddy?" "Daddy?" " He isn't there, Simon." "What's up, Mama?" "Maybe he's in the office." "He's always in the office." "Shall we collect him?" "Yes." "We should collect him." "Come on." "We collect Daddy!" "What does his office look like?" "5, Sederanger." "Mrs. Blochs... are you happy now?" "Are you happy?" "Come on." "Come on." "I'm here." "I'm here." "David?" "Hello?" "David?" " lrina, don't come in, please." "I thought you were here." "What is that on your neck?" " Nothing." "Irina, please go away." "Simon wants to go to the steakhouse where they have the colouring books." "He's waiting for us." "Come!" " No." " Leave here." "David, come." " Please let me work." "You quit." "You don't have to work here." " Please understand." "I have to finish something here." " What's the point?" "Let me work in peace." "Daddy." "If you don't come with us now..." "I'll leave." "For good." "Does nobody understand this?" "First you have to work... before you can go and eat." "Let's go, Simon." " Why don't you come?" "Sweetheart..." "listen to me." "I have some work to do." "Come on." "I just want you to be well." "When does Daddy come." " He won't come at all." "And that's good." "We'll manage alone." "Simon, wait here." "I'll go back there." "Wait here." "David..." "Emergency service." "No!" "Shall we start?" "With pleasure." "I'll show you a few ruses so that you can get a better grip." "To understand." "OK?" "Alright." "With pleasure." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Don't do that!" "Stop it!" "My Dad is in there." "Stop it!" "My Dad is in there!" "Daddy isn't in there." "You know it." " No." "Daddy is elsewhere." "And he sees you from there." "And is happy for you." "And he looks after you and me." "Daddy always loved us both." "Daddy is a hero." "Yes." "Yes."