"THE MADHOUSE" "What's the matter?" "Nothing" "Who's there?" "It's me." "Are you home?" "I'm gone." "What me?" "It's me!" "Who's there?" "It's me!" "..." "Adam" "Good evening!" "Very well!" "Good evening!" "Lots of riff-raff hanging around." "I'm glad you came!" "Good eve..." "What am I saying?" " What?" "!" " Nothing." "I'll kick his lazy bones." "If Gigi were around." "But he's out." "That's why..." " Are you there?" " Don't worry, mom!" "You always used to... come with Zenek." " Why do you always lock it up like that?" " Ah, I do because I do." "You'll laugh when I tell you what it was." "I forgot to undo the upper lock..." "One gets so dumb sometimes..." "Am I imagining or  you look  quite well." "Have a seat." "And tell me everything." " I'll make you some tea." " That's ok, thanks." "Welcome." "What brings you here?" "I came." "You could use a shave." "Get rid of that stubble." "How much sugar do you take?" "One and a half?" " No, just one." " You used to take one and a half." "But now I take one." "I'm telling him he's all stubbly." "Play something." "What's that?" "Never heard that before." "No idea." "None." "Gigi used to play Schumann's Reverie." "You used to play four-hands." "Hammering" "Just not that!" "That's called hacking a tree." "In culturehood." "Holy Jesus!" "Now what's wrong?" "Stop that." "It's barely holding together." "Sit down." "Take those keys out of your drawers." "Mind your own business!" "Gone mad, or what?" "Let me breathe!" "You just keep criticizing everyone." "Because later it'll wake me up." "Drop dead." "It's a sort of pâté." "I came up with it." "To hell with it." "... and..." "leave me alone." " What?" " What happened to the mug?" "The mug?" "It broke." " I spilled some." " Sit." "I'll clean it up." "Now, tell me everything." "I'll open a can of fish." " Aren't you going to eat?" " No." "I already ate." " What are you doing?" " I think it's wobbly." " It wasn't wobbly." " It's ok." "It doesn't bother me." " It won't wobble." " It stopped wobbling." " Use it as a shim." " Mom, really..." " It'll stop bothering you." "I get annoyed when it wobbles." " The table in the kitchen... also wobbles." " Mother!" "If you say so." "I'll get you a new plate." " Here, have a pillow." " Maybe I'll try some fish." "But of course!" "You grew into quite a strapping fellow." "You're about to turn thirty." "Thirty-three." "What?" "I'll be damned!" "You're lucky, let me tell you." "Have you at least got married?" "Here's the fish." "Well...?" " How's the fish?" " Wonderful." "It looks particularly fresh." "Indeed, it's very good." "Quite tasty." " More tea?" " Yes, please." "What's this?" "See!" " Because there's plenty of tea." " I'd love some, if I may." "We'll throw it away later." "So?" "I'll make you some." "So what if it just sits there." "Actually, it's better not to drink it that hot." "Although, for me, tea must be hot." "And not that dishwater Aunt Marysia serves." " Sit down, I'll bring it to you..." " I just ... a minute..." "I'll just add..." " Need any help?" " I'll help you." " Can you manage?" " Yes, sure." "I'll bring a tray." "It'll make it easier." " It's not necessary." "I'm almost there." " You're sure?" "It'll be more convenient." "Well, as you wish..." "Wait... wait a minute...." "What's this?" "Did you pour anything into the flower pot?" "I didn't take your flowers." "The water's all brown..." "Too much." " What's wrong with you?" " What are you doing?" "One ... two three, four, five, six... seven eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve fourteen..." "Damn!" "One ticket, two tickets... three tickets, four tickets... five tickets..." "For you should know..." "that someone like Morgan..." "I swear..." "He could ask for five cents back." "And when the waiter was surprised that he, Morgan... who is a multimillionaire, a Croesus, etc." "would ask for his five cents back, he replied: "Oh, yes..."" "that is why he is ri... because throughout his life..." "Wait a minute..." "You'll infect the whole house." " So, Morgan replied: "Oh yes..."" " First of all, not Morgan" " Second, not over dinner." " They eat lunch over there." " You again..." " You're mixing up facts." "It was Rockefeller." "Also a millionaire." "Incidentally, a multi-millionaire!" " But I said multimillionaire." " Did you?" "So what if you did." "The important thing is:" "Rockefeller, not Morgan." "As usually, you see smoke, but can't find the..." " And you must stick your nose in..." " Because it was Rockefeller, and not some  Morgan of yours!" "And, to make it even funnier, the argument was over a single penny!" "In my story, it's Morgan." "And, for God's sake, let me finish!" "It was Rockefeller." "It's a well-known story, precisely about Rockefeller." "Fine, let it be Morgan, then, that is, Rockefeller." "Of course, Rockefeller." "But I said:" "Rockefeller." "Why don't you choke on this Rekke-feller." "On Rockefeller." "And you, in the future, should stick to the facts." "Sixth ticket, seventh ticket, and eighth tickets... and ninth ticket, and tenth ticket...." "For Christ's sake!" " What?" "Now what's wrong?" " You'll spit straight into his supper." " Mother, forget it, please." "It doesn't bother me." " Really!" " Let it go, mom." "Sure. ..." "I'll let it go!" "Otherwise, I'd have long gone insane!" "So..." "This is the first ticket, this is the second... this is the third ticket, this is the fourth ticket... the fifth ticket, the sixth ticket.... the eighth ticket, the ninth ticket..." " the tenth ticket..." " What about the seventh?" " The eleventh ticket..." " You skipped the seventh..." "Mom, don't interrupt him..." " Sweet Jesus." " The twelfth ticket, the thirteenth ticket..." "You skipped seven!" "The count will be off again." "Are you listening?" "With your ear!" "You skipped seven!" "For Christ's sake!" "And you'll have to start over." " And light isn't cheap." " Now light..." "Others bet on horses or have mistresses, but I, like some dog, bring all my money home" "So bet on horses, but don't spit at the table." "One, and two..." "and three... and four, and five, and seven..." "Here, I'll count it for you, I can't take it anymore." "Wait, leave it, I'm almost done." " Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sieben..." " Sechs!" " What again?" " Nothing." "Count." "And stop skipping." "Sechs." " I counted it." " You didn't." "You know very well you didn't." "You skip on purpose." " Lost any marbles?" " Go on, count..." "Count according to God's law, and stop fiddling around." "So start over!" "As if I didn't know." "Eins... zwei..." "Shit... up your ass." "One couldn't get far..." "One couldn't get far..." "You smoke?" "I thought you didn't smoke." "Smoke if you like." "Gigi switched to the pipe." "But he only  puffs." "You don't inhale?" "I'm not an expert." "If it scratches your throat..." "it's not worth it." "So that it doesn't stink." "That German used to come around." "Von Kondratovitz." "And he'd peek over the fence." "Baron..." "Von Kondratovitz" "Baron doctor Von Kondratovitz." "My God..." "Are you going to finish?" "There're some interesting things." "I haven't read it yet." " Are you done with this?" " Yes, I am." " This is still good." " Oh, he'd have to spend all his time on the john." "You never listen." "I'm seriously worried about mother." "It's not a joke." "She's so intolerant, overbearing..." "She's always been impulsive..." "I don't know..." "There's nothing on." "Newspaper in hand..." "I once had a dramatic encounter with two Gestapo officers." "Have I ever told you?" "I think so." "It fell out." "After all." "Great." "What are you doing?" "Constantly nagging..." "Someone's knocking." "Is someone knocking?" "Someone's knocking!" "Open the door." "I'm gone." "Don't be a fool." "I'll get it." "Coming!" "I'm coming!" "Just a moment!" "It'll air out a bit." "Damn it." "Who touched it?" "Someone must have touched it." "Have you?" "I've been smoking!" "It was him!" "You were messing around." "Coming, Gigi!" "Are you deaf?" " What is it?" " It won't open." "And you come waking me for that?" "You messed it up, now fix it." "Fix it!" "You live in this house, too." "As far as I'm concerned, it can collapse." "Get away, or I'll give you a thrashing!" " Now!" " Yes, yes, I just need to open in the back." "I'll let you in through the back." "It got stuck." "I must go around." "It's so stupid it makes me want to puke." "Get out of here." "Sheds fur everywhere." " Gigi?" " Yes!" "Come in!" "Adam's here." "Really?" "It's a bit late." "You'll eat something." "We just had dinner." "Dining out!" "Crap!" " You'll manage another bite." " No, thank you, really." "But come on..." "If I only had something sweet..." "Something sweet, anytime." "But I don't have anything." "Today out of all days." "I opened a window." "Adam was smoking." "You just had one." "Hello, little bro." "How are things?" "Come on in." "You smoke?" "I don't smoke." "I'm coming." "I ... don't smoke." "Don't smoke." "Maybe some fish?" "A fork..." "I don't smoke." "A spoon?" "I switched to the pipe." "A fork." "A spoon." "Which one?" "Inventive." "Tea." "But I only puff on it." "I don't inhale." "Perhaps some bread?" "You've got stamina!" "The appetite grows as you eat." "Are you going to pee?" "You right away think about peeing." "You should know that when they were pulling the convoy out of the water... they had already.... they had already..." "They had been quite a while in that icy water" "Many of these young men let me tell you," "boys..." "Those young marines..." "Bloody hell." "Damn." "British, American" "Canadian, Scottish" "Irish, Polish" "In a word, Allied troops..." "Irish only to some extent, of course" "For, as you know..." "A part of Ireland didn't join in the battle of the Atlantic" "Many, unable to hold on to the rope in the cold, lost grip and drowned." "But before they drowned they had enough..." "...to say" "To the rescuers." "For being a disappointment." "The drowning men." "As if you were there." "They shared..." "Customers expect a varied selection" "Every stockbroker will tell you that." "Our troutbroker." "Our Gigi!" "There's a fruitcake!" "What a sideshow!" "Good evening." "Good evening." "Nice blouse." "Look at her!" "Spit." " What?" " I saw you've got something in your ear." " Dad!" " Spit." "We'll get it out." "You'll wake up the neighbors." "Take all that clutter." "I got my laundry ready." "Will be around tomorrow?" "It's over." "That'll do it." "Young Pietrek got hitched." "Remember him?" "Pietrek!" "Nice boy." "The trumpet." "I do remember." "He's got a good-looking wife." "I like her." "A classy girl." "Very much." "Pietrek." "He used to stop by." "We used to play doctor." "Whenever we run into each other you should know" "I repeat word for word, so that you know..." ""Word for word, Madam..."" "He said, "The entire final exam," "I owe entirely to Adam."" ""I passed."" "You used to be close friends." "Not really." "I thought you were." "I liked Piotr." "And I was told he was a lout." " You shouldn't believe people..." " Mother" " ... indiscriminately." " Told by you, mother." " You told me." "That he was a lout." " You'll break it." " Me?" "Piotrus?" " Christ!" " What "Piotrus"?" " Stop it." "Nobody called him "Piotrus"." " Piotr or Piotrus." "Same thing." "I told him..." " You never talked to him." " I did." "We talk often." " Back then!" " When he was calling" " Don't you believe that" "I couldn't move." "Who was stopping you." " I was stuck at the dinner table..." " It's natural..." " ... endlessly..." " ... that people eat dinner." " It's served with the meat." "Don't eat with your fingers." "Mind your own business." " Until you stop fighting." " About what?" " I don't know." " About father picking sauerkraut." " Nobody was feeding anyone sauerkraut." " Christ!" " Listen to yourself!" " Sauerkraut salad!" " Leave me alone." "You can't eat it by itself." "It's to be served with meat." "Don't eat with your fingers." " And, so?" " Listen you!" " You're making faces as if you've really never seen here..." " Seen what?" " Sauerkraut salad?" "I have." "So?" "Sauerkraut crap!" "Make a dog house for that dog." "We don't have a maid." "The dog came in with wet paws, or Gigi was late to dinner..." "Paws on the wooden floor." "Forget the dog." "Anything was a good excuse, I said." " So what are you raving about?" " To have an argument." "Always the same thing." "Just as a pretext, an excuse." "But why?" "I don't know why, Christ, don't know!" "They were kicking, while you were fighting like dogs." "Who was kicking you, child?" "Shooting." "It wasn't me he was kicking." "People." "A man." "Someone." "And Piotrek was there." "Kicking." " Jesus Christ, it's to be served with the meat." " Now what's wrong?" "Mind your own business." "Constantly only criticizing everyone." " Don't eat with your fingers." " One couldn't get far." "Drop dead." "And choke on all these..." "Stop pulling at that gate like mad!" "That thingamabob, you put it in?" "The key can be easily pushed out." "Don't worry." "Two negroes in the desert, organized a ball.." "they ate and danced, but a third one felt left out" " Babarribabara...." " One couldn't get far..." "Constantly criticizing others." "Mind your own business." "Now what's wrong?" "You're crazy." "I must not get upset." "Good night." "Good night." "Do you love me?" "And you?" "I love you, too." "Ah, that's you." "I heard someone wandering about." "God forbid you should drink tap water." "You're ruin your stomach." "Have some milk." "It'll help you sleep." "Or there's some left-over soup from dinner." "The one you like." " Tomato." "Heat it up." " I won't, anyway." "You'll just have to pee." "Something's wrong with your ears?" "I'm just making sure the stove's turned off." "Are you asleep?" "Are you asleep?" "Wanda..." " You'll wake up the whole house." " Wanda..." " Is she lying somewhere?" " In my room." "That's a first." "I saw right through her..." " Gas pressure was weak." " Don't bother calling, it's always weak." " But Wanda..." " Let it go..." " Turned it on..." " What?" " In order to..." "He's got nothing but trouble with her." " But she's alive." " Sure she is." " I'll call." "Put a shirt on." "Sor-ry, old man, I must wake you, Wan-da's not do-ing too great." "Wan-da's not do-ing too well." "Wan-da's not in such a good shape." "What?" "Wanda's got poisoned by gas." "I think she's getting better." "We're calling." "I mean, mother's calling." " You want me to take Wanda to the hospital?" " Yes, I think so." "It's coming." "Now she must be triumphant." "Tell her to button up." "Put something on." "Where are we going?" "Everything's closed." "Don't try that again, dear." "Only life matters." "My very very warm thoughts are with you." "I want you to know that." "Stop or drop dead, you're driving me mad, you...!" "She's a lunatic, a raving lunatic!" "Take her straight to the rubble." " So?" "You found your way?" " Yes, thank you." "I'll make you some tea." " Father's gone already?" " Father?" "How did the old..." "He knew it was Rockefeller ... and he'd say Morgan anyway..." "It's the same with everything." "Good morning!" "My brother already took her to the hospital." "I just said..." "My brother already took my sister-in-law to the hospital." " My brother already..." " Ok, ok..." " The patient was already..." " Father died." "Long ago." "As if you didn't know." "Could you please take me away?" "Where to?" "To the rubble." "Is that where they went?" "That's where I want to go." "Are you all right?" "Me?" "What's the matter?" "... six seven..." ""return ticket"" "Everything..."