"THE CHEF" "I grew up with mom and three sisters, and Louisa who never turned up." ""Now Louisa is here." "Soon Louisa will be here."" "But no fucking Louisa ever came." "They had their period once a month." "That was "Louisa"." "I went to sea as soon as I turned 16." "That was two years ago." "Now I'm going to sign on a boat called Snow Drift." "We're off to South Africa to get fruit." "We'll stay two days in Cape Town." "My mom is dead nervous because of the apartheid and all that stuff." "She says dad would have been furious, if he had known." "He was severe, but since he is dead now." "I can do whatever I want to do, right?" "Hello." "The galley?" "There!" "On my last trip I became friends with a cook apprentice  nicknamed "Sundsvall"." "His real name is Lars Nilsson." "He'll be on this trip, too." "We're going to save money and go to Greece, when we come home again." "We're different but he's cool,   although he takes snuff and wears a yucky hat." "Well then..." "My dad wanted me to be an engineer, because he was one." "Dead boring!" "They put me in schools that I hated,   and went on about the importance of becoming something." ""Becoming somthing?" You become what you become..." "Boo!" " Hiay!" " Hello!" "I checked in your cabin." "Where were you?" "I thought you missed the boat." "I almost did." "The bus was late and I had to run as a fucking..." "I'm glad to see you." "Watch out!" "I said: "Watch out!"" " How are you?" " I'm fine." "Look at this." "Look!" "Is that the car?" " Great, right?" " Sure." " But more of a jalopy." " She'll make it to Greece." "We're going back, too." "How much is it?" "15000 crowns." "Seven and a half each." "That's nothing." "Okay." "Good." "We'll have something to look forward to." "See you in the galley." "Hey..." " You'll have to show your ability." " Very funny!" "The food is the most important thing on a boat." "Bad meals will cause problems." "And then you don't want to be the cook." "But if you do your best, and have a good chef,   then it's great in a galley." "Au revoir." "Bonjour!" " Welcome." " Thanks." " May I have a puff?" " Sure." "Thanks." " Peter Stein." " Martin Lindhé." " von Lindhé, according to my papers." " Yeah." " Lindhé with an accent?" " Exactly." "Well, we all have our touching up." "Ouch!" "It seems I have a swine in my galley." "Let go!" " The ashes!" "Lick them up!" " What the hell are you doing?" "I said: "Lick them up." I'm the chef and it's my galley." "Lick them up!" "You can do better than that, von Lindhé..." "I'm gonna report you." "To the steward." "Yes." "One flight lower down, to the right." "Wrong direction." "It says "steward" on the door." "Hello." "I'm the new second cook." " What do you want?" " The new second cook." "Martin Lindhé." "Good luck!" " I'd like to report the chef." " "Matty!"" "What an ugly name!" "He burnt me with a fucking cig..." "I see." " Is the pilot on board?" " Yes." "Then we'll be off." "Sundsvall!" "Shit!" "Hi there!" "Ragnar Silver Timmerman." "Martin Lindhé, second cook." " I suppose it was a bit stupid of me." " What?" " To smoke in the galley." " Yes, it was stupid." " He specially treasures his galley." " I got that." "Come and see me if he takes the piss out of you, and if you need to talk." " Well, what did the steward say?" " "Tell the captain if it happens again."" " Oh?" " Yes." "He... didn't say anything about the key?" "The key?" "No, what key?" " Well, what shall I do?" " Work in this galley for some time." "And we have three simple rules." "First, it must be clinically clean every morning when I come to work." "Second, I never speak to the apprentice." "You do." "His work is your responsibility." "And third, my..." "let's call them "special requirements"  are to be executed at once and without objections." " Is that clear?" " Absolutely." "Good." "Then we'll enjoy our work, as well as working together." "The herring goes down to the supply depot." "Yes?" "What are you doing?" " I was to take the herring down." " Were you?" " Yes, Stein said that I should..." " Did I tell you to take it down?" "No, not exactly, but..." "No!" "The herring, that's crap." "So we let the apprentice do that." "You are second cook in Steins galley." "Give him the orders I give you." "Rule number 2!" "Forgot it already?" "No." "So..." "So, what do I do now?" " Take this down." " Didn't you take it down a minute ago?" " Yes, but take it down." " Why should I?" "You just took it down." "Can you take it to the supply depot?" " Sure, sure, sure." " Good." " What was that about the captain?" " Nothing." "He seems strange." "All the fucking rules, "clinically clean" and so on..." "That's how it is." "Our opinions don't count at all." "In his galley he decides." "He tells me what to do, and I tell you what to do." "It's as simple as that." " Now go." " Yes, sir!" "How much is it?" " Much!" " Good." "Are you sure about the new ones?" "I'm always sure..." "Does it hurt?" "Well, it was silly." "Rash and clumsy." "I do apologize." " Is my apology accepted?" " Sure." "Thanks." " What are you reading?" " Comic strips." "Rubbish!" "You should read books." "Flaubert, Tjechov, Strindberg." "Culture!" "Yes." "You're 18?" "Nice age." "I'm 46." "Soon..." " Tired?" " Yes, a bit, actually." "The nights are worst." "Well, I was just thinking I'd..." "I'd..." ""ISTVAN" " MY LOVE"" "It's greasy." "Greasy?" "Grease on the bulkhead and shit behind the pipe." "I was in such a good mood, but the apprentice doesn't give a shit about me." "But I've been cleaning..." "It isn't that bad." "Is that right, von Lindhé?" "No, I suppose not." "How can there be grease on the bulkhead when I come to work." "But he just cleaned..." "Greasy bulkhead and shit on the floor!" "It's all your shit, von Lindhé." "Filth in the galley is your filth, von Lindhé." "Always!" "Scrub the pipe!" "What do you need that for?" "What did you say?" "The bunch of keys..." "What do yo need that for?" "I think I heard "you"." "Did you say "you" to me?" "Or am I wrong?" "Am I?" "How do you address me?" " Chef." " Or?" "Stein." " Or should I go and see the captain?" " No, not the privateer now!" " I'm not feeling well today." " I'm sorry to hear that." "Did you have an opinion on the keys?" "No, no, Stein can have them." "Stein can have whatever Stein wants, right?" "I like you." "If he finds any shit now, I'll..." " Hey..." " Yeah, what?" " Are you afraid of him?" " Hell, no!" "I'm not afraid of him." "Who?" "Are you talking about me?" "No, we're talking about the steward." "Captivating personality." "Come!" "Do you think it's fair play, when people are talking crap behind your back?" " No." " No, good." "I don't, either." "A normal reaction, isn't it?" "Yes." "The cold-storage room." "Minus 35, like a posh mortuary." "Many corpses that'll change into delicacies." "Keep the door open when you're in here, because you can't open it from inside." "You'll get stiff as a ramrod in 20 minutes." "You and the apprentice can talk about whatever you want, but not about me." " Can we agree on that?" " Sure." "Good." "If you want my advice, talk as little as possible with him on the whole." "Why?" "Not to be soiled..." " I don't understand." " Martin, you're 18, I'm 43." "At 18 I had hiked through all Europe." "I had buried dead and living creatures." "Learnt how to read, not only books." "Do you understand?" " Not really." " You will soon enough." "We have a long journey ahead." "One thing..." "Yes?" "I'd appreciate if Stein just called me Lindhé or Martin." " No "von"?" " No." ""von Stein", how does that sound?" "I don't know." " Lindhé, is that an old family?" " Yes, it's old." "You should pay attention to your ancestry." "Had a hair-cut?" " I shaved..." " Change your shirt." "I'll respect your wish." "No "von"." "Here we have potatoes." "We peel them manually." " There's no potato-peeling machine?" " Yes, but here we do it manually." "Sound economy!" "Thin..." "Am I clear enough?" " Here, peel these manually." " Manually?" "But why?" " They should be peeled manually." " But why?" "There's..." "To have thin peelings." "Sound economy!" "All according to Stein." " Is that so fucking important?" " Yes." "Go ahead." "What do you think about these peelings?" "Well..." " It's rather thick, isn't it?" " Is it?" " What did I say?" " But I peeled as thin as..." "Ouch!" "Did you see what he did?" "He interrupted the chef in the middle of a sentence." "Is there no discipline at all in here?" "Are we for anarchy?" "What did we say about the peelings?" "What did we say?" "You heard what he said about the peelings." "They must be thin." "What did we say?" "Be more explicit!" "The peelings must be thin!" "Why don't you listen to me?" "!" "Shit!" "It's good, Martin, you're learning." "One must know one's place." "He's got his." "That's all there is to it." "Some people need time to learn that." "Do you find that hard?" "What?" "Giving him orders." "You're old friends, aren't you?" "Yes." " Hard?" " Yes." " Scared?" " No, I'm..." "Good, Martin." "Never be afraid, because such jerks strike right away." "As soon as they notice softness, they strike right away." " Do you exercise?" "Bodybuilding?" " Sometimes, I do sometimes." ""Sometimes" is far too seldom." "No..." "One day you might have to tame him physically." "Will you manage that?" "You manipulate intelligent people to make them respect you." "You hit idiots." "Now we're going to create a masterpiece." "Chinese steel, straight from Shanghai." "Today we're celebrating the captains' wife's anniversary; must be delicious..." "Martin!" "Open your mouth and close your eyes." " Well?" " Well, it's..." "Perfect." "Tell the apprentice!" "Sundsvall!" "Open your mouth and close your eyes." "Do you find this amusing?" "Actually, yes." " It'll all bugger up." " He was just teasing you." "I'm not talking about that." "Enjoy your meal..." "Fillet of beef à la Stein." "It's like beef Wellington." "And hot tomatoes with chopped parsley and garlic butter." "String beans in a small cradle of bacon." "Gravy flambé with cognac and a dash of... sherry." " Have a nice meal!" " Thanks a lot." "He's crazy." " I'll leave..." " From...?" " Cape Town." " Leave the boat?" " I can't stand this any more." " You'll be blacklisted, you know that." " You can'tjust split." " I can't cope, okay?" " Will you come with me if I leave?" " "Leave?" "!" You can't!" "Hey, wait..." "Sit down." "I understand." "He's a fucking swine with you." "I can talk to him." " Sure." " Yeah." " Have you got a light?" " It'll all be fine." "Have you got a light?" "Yes..." " Am I disturbing?" " No." "Did I frighten you... earlier today, in the galley?" "No, it's okay." "Have you got a... fiancée?" " Do Stein mean at home?" " Peter." "Call me Peter." "We deserve some private life, don't we?" "No, I have no fiancée." " And what's that?" " That's my mom and my sisters." " And your dad?" " He is dead." "Mine, too." " Do you miss him?" " He shot himself." " Some kind of bankruptcy..." " I asked if you miss him?" "Stein, do you want one?" "Absolutely not." "That's a dangerous habit." "It breaks down your body." "But... you go ahead." "No, I don't miss him." "We weren't very close." " How old were you when he...?" " Twelve." "I was nine and I still miss him." "A boy needs his father when he grows to manhood." "Maybe." "Do I bother you?" "We can talk about something else." "Sure." "Do you have a suit?" "I didn't bring any." "Come!" "Put on your shoes." "My little "chambre séparée"." "The shoes..." "Oh..." "Please, come in." "Sit!" "Voilà!" "Q.O.E." "Q.O. E?" "Quality, originality, esprit." "Suit, Martin." " Nice." " Very." "Handmade." "In Bond Street in London, by a mulatto." "Feel it." "Look at this." "The cuffs, perfectly cut." "The distance between the buttons." "The length." "The breast-pocket, at the right spot." "A monument of style and good taste." "It's the eye that is dazzled, Martin." "Remember that." " Do you want to hear a funny story?" " Sure." "It's about a count who..." "I think we'll have to put it off." " Do you dream a lot?" " During the nights?" "No." "You can go now, Martin." "Do you want the music louder?" "Yes, why not?" "Martin!" "I'm getting on well with you." "Morning!" "Time to coach your body!" " Now?" " Yes, or are you busy?" "No, I was just thinking I'd..." "Just?" "No, nothing." " Is Peter married?" " No, it belongs to my mother." " Is she dead, too?" " Not to me." "In two minutes, on deck!" "Uno, come!" "That's good, Martin." "Keep it up!" "This is a good investment." "A strong body lives longer." "Cut it out!" "Go on jumping." "What is he doing?" " Oh, fuck..." " Shit, let go!" "Having fun, boys?" "Not any more, right?" "Let go!" "Laughing at your colleagues, you swine!" " It's okay!" " Shut up!" "And you should apologize." "Let him go." "Shut up!" "Let me handle this." "I said "apologize"!" "You have two seconds, before I crush your balls with my knee." "Apologize!" "One." " Two..." " I'm sorry." " Speak up, I didn' hear that." " I heard." "You keep your mouth shut." "There's no more bread." " Yes there is." " I said: "There is no more bread."" " There is no more bread." " You're wrong." " There's no more bread, you hear?" " Didn't you hear him?" "No more bread!" "Now get going." "Keep on jumping the rope, and you'll fix that on your own next time." "Come in." "Come in and... enjoy." "The asthma again!" "Shit, I'm feeling a bit..." "Now, look carefully." "It's the last time steward Jonson sees this key during this trip." "From now on this key will be with Peter Stein." "Understood?" "Is Stein aware of being under my command?" "Are you aware of who is doing your tasks  while you're getting yourself in a mess?" "We do agree on that, don't we, steward Jonson?" " I feel sorry for him." " The steward?" "Ruined by alcohol!" "You should keep away from people like him, and from the apprentice, too." " Sundsvall isn't like the steward." " They are of the same kind." "What do you mean?" "How do you know?" "Why do you defend the apprentice?" "I don't defend him, I just think that..." "There's no wrong with Sundsvall." " And with me?" " No." " So him and me are equally good?" " That's not what I meant." "So what do you mean, Martin?" "What do you mean?" "Would you like to have this?" " What is it?" " The characteristic of power." " The key to the liquor supply..." " All men on board would like to have it." "I give it to you." " Why?" " Because I trust you." "Yeah..." " Maybe you don't want it." " Oh, yes." "Are you cross with me?" "I'm talking to you!" "Are you cross with me?" " You started it, you stood laughing..." " Do you know what this is?" " Yes, it's a dough." " It's the galley." "That's me, that's Stein." "And do you know who that is?" "It must be..." "Asshole!" "Watch out!" "I'm not afraid of you... or Stein." " You're a fucking ass-kisser!" " I'm no ass-kisser!" " Hell, I'm just trying to be..." " Just as last time!" "You're copping out." "Stein stirs up your balls in no time." "You know why?" "Because you're alike!" "I'm not like him." "Do you like the suit?" "Come in." "Hi!" "So, you wanna talk..." " How are things?" " Up and down." "Sometimes he's okay, but then suddenly..." "I don't know." "He's completely crazy." "It's as if he doesn't belong here." " On a cargo-ship." " He doesn't." " Then why does he work here?" " That's a long story." " How long?" " 700 years." "What do you mean "700 years"?" "!" "Have you seen the ring around his neck?" "Yes, his mother's..." "Have you seen the inscription?" " Have you?" " Yes." " What does it say?" " Ask him." "No, I don't want to be so close to him." "That's wise, because things aren't what they seem to be." "This for instance, a rather difficult puzzle..." "When you've laid down the last piece there's only a black image." "That is... no image at all." "Do you understand?" "You heard what he did on the last trip?" "He screwed his apprentice." " Stein?" " That's only rumours." " So you don't think he's gay?" " I don't know and I don't give a damn." " He didn't try to shag you, did he?" " No, he didn't." "Fuck, no!" "Maybe he's content with the other guy." "A crown in the kitty..." "Are you bored?" "No." " What did you do in Silver's cabin?" " We had a chat." " Was he doing a jig-saw puzzle?" " Yes." "A black image he never completes." " Did you talk about me?" " No." "Oh, yes, I think you did." " Does it mean anything to you?" " The puzzle?" "The relationship with Silver?" "I like him." "Why?" "He doesn't butt in on me." "No..." " Who hasn't put anything in the kitty?" " I haven't." "He's always trying to..." "Hiay!" "Can I join?" "I'd like to play with you." " Are you just having beers?" " Yeah." "So you don't want some booze?" " Have you got booze?" " I can get." "And how'd you do that?" " I've got the key." " To the liquor supply?" " Did the steward give it to you?" " No, Stein." "So Stein gave you the key to the liquor supply?" " Where are you going?" " Out." "It stinks in here, so..." "Sundsvall, are you staying here with that faggot?" "What did he mean?" "What do you think?" "Martin!" "Has the apprentice found new friends?" " Didn't they want you?" " No." " Why not?" " They don't want to be with your faggot." "Hey, you..." "Yes, what?" "Sweet dreams!" "Sweet dreams!" "CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS AGAIN?" "We should talk, about your vocabulary among other things." " What?" " Come!" "Where are we going?" "Shit, where are we going?" "I sometimes go down here to wash, because it's so calm and nice here." "You know you won't be disturbed." "And when the others are sleeping tight, the two of us can be for ourselves..." "I was sitting on a tram some time ago in Buenos Aires with a friend." "There was an older well-dressed man  and behind him a younger, less well-dressed man." "We suddenly saw how the younger man tried to get the older man's wallet." "My friend leaned forward and grabbed the pickpocket and said: "Hey, you!"" "Another man leans forward, puts his hand on my friend's cheek  and whispers in his ear:" ""You shouldn't behave like that."" "Then he slowly moves his hand over the cheek like this." "And then he left." "And then what?" "Come here and I'll show you." "First you just saw a white line on the cheek." "But soon blood was trickling out." "It was a rather impressive gash." "He was badly cut from his ear down to his throat." "A lot of blood!" "The pickpocket had had a razor blade between his fingers  when he moved his hand over the cheek." "Blood trickled down into my new Italian handmade shoes." "So what do we conclude from that?" "That my friend poked his nose into things that were none of his business." "Martin is no faggot." "Is that clear?" "I think you should go to bed now." "Well then, we're in South Africa." "Here you can see the difference between black and white." " I pay." " Pay?" "I'll buy you a suit." "You need a suit." "I know a good tailor downtown." "No thanks, no need." "I have other plans." " That don't include me?" " Right." "That's bold." "Are you going ashore alone?" "No, I was planning on going with with..." " With?" " Sundsvall." "I see." " Are you going ashore?" " Yes, aren't you?" "No, I haven't been ashore for seven years." "It's the same shit everywhere." "The same liquor, the same booze, the same ridiculous fights about nothing." "The same whores, only more fucked and expensive every time we're here." "Hell, no, I don't like the ports." " Have you seen Sundsvall?" " He left with Uno and the other guys." " When?" " An hour ago." " Why didn't you go with them?" " I didn't feel like it." "Good luck!" ""Good luck!" What's that supposed to mean?" "He's superstitious." "If you go ashore, you might never come back on board." "He's quite a soft guy that..." "Silver." "Have you had many women?" " Lain anyone?" " "Lain anyone?"" " You know what that means, don't you?" " Yeah." "I think it's overrated." "The first time you're inexperienced and fumbling." "Later it's just emptying..." "Unless you're in love." " Have you been in love?" " No." "I have." "I was in love with my... brother, my elder brother Istvan." "I was eight when I discovered that, and nine when he died." "But that's another kind of love." "What happened to him?" " Your brother?" " Love between brothers..." "You look a bit like him, Martin." "Wait here, I'll be right back." " Actually it's not..." " I know, Martin, it looks good." "A straight back and fixed eyes command respect." "Or like Albert Engström once described the archetype of a soldier:" ""Buttock pinched, slightly pimply skin."" "Look at him!" "Great, Martin, fucking great suit!" "Now we're looking for a bar." "A classy bar is what we need." "What are your plans after this trip?" "Are you going to sign on again?" "No, I'm going to buy a car with a friend and drive around in Europe." " To Greece..." " The apprentice?" "Yes." "So you've got plans for the future..." " You could say that." " That's good." " I have, too." " Oh, yeah?" " One more?" " Why not?" "Maybe you want to join the others in the cubby-hole..." "No." "Do you want me to get one for you?" " What?" " One like that... now." "Get me one?" "!" "No, absolutely not." "What do you mean?" "Here?" "No, I'm not going to shag a whore." "Not a whore, Martin, a prostitute." "In this place the girls are classy." "What do you say?" "Fast, simple, cheap." "You'll get banana liqueur afterwards." "My treat..." " Thanks, but I fix that stuff myself." " Good, you're not a faggot, are you?" "Are you?" " Well?" " I'll get some air." "Okay, you go, we'll meet on the boat." "It was worth it!" "Ten..." "Sundsvall!" "Come here!" "Nice suit!" "Did the bloody chef-ass buy...?" "Let's split!" "You said you wanted to leave the boat." " Change of ends!" "No more fun..." " What do you mean?" "From whose end?" "I liked you before, but I've had enough." "You've changed ends, to a rat!" "Sorry." " I'm just trying to strike a balance." " There's no fucking balance..." "Either you stand up or you bend down." "You've bent down." " You've become like him." " I'm not like him." "The faggot Martin von Lindhé." "The faggot Martin." "Shit!" "Did it feel good?" "I'm sorry." "You idiot!" "Shit!" " What have you done?" " Get out!" " What have you done, Martin?" " Can you go out?" " Martin, what happened?" " Get out!" "What's...?" " Calm down." "What have you done?" " Don't touch me!" " Let me see..." " I said: "Don't touch me!" Get out." "Let me see..." "Leave me alone!" "Lie down to rest." "I'll be back." "What do you want from Martin?" " Are you worried?" " Not for him." " And what do you want?" " Well, what do you think?" "Martin!" "Sweet dreams!" "Is that "clean" to you?" "You'll have to wash them once again." "What did you do last night?" "Nothing." " Nothing?" " No." "Good morning." "Good morning." " How are you?" " I'm okay." "Who hit you?" " I asked: "Who hit you?"" " It was dark." "I didn't see." "No-one from the boat?" "No." "No-one you recognized?" "No." "Are you sure about that?" "Really sure?" "Yes." "Actually I have a headache." "May I go and rest?" "You do that." "Now you were lucky." "I'm not feeling well." "Who does?" "Sit up, Martin!" "I didn't plan on telling you this yet, but maybe you need some cheering up." "We have actually more in common  than you can imagine, you and me." "In many ways." "What I am about to tell you, I haven't told anyone." "No-one in the whole world, except from..." "Well..." " Here you are." " What is it?" "A cheap design for a business card." "A plan for the future." "My plan for the future." "My plan is to open a catering enterprise and I want you as my partner." "A catering enterprise?" "!" "I've found a mansion that for a reasonable sum  easily can be turned into a first-rate restaurant." "Maybe a "corps de logis"." "I've already prepared the initial capital in different ways." " So if you're interested..." " I don't know, I..." "You don't have to answer me now." "That is... if your plans with that apprentice don't interfere..." "Just one thing... we will be a great couple, you and me." "Are you happier now?" "Well, I..." "Thanks for not saying anything." "I'm sorry." "Why didn't you say anything?" "Because you were right." " About what?" " About me." "And Stein." "I'm beginning to be a bit like him." "Not really like him, but I'm starting to act like him." "Towards you and..." "I don't know." "Do you know what he wants?" "With what?" "He wants him and me to start some kind of..." "Shit!" "No matter what!" "Let's leave!" "Leave?" "!" "You mean now?" "Tonight." "Absolutely, let's split." " We'll leave this shit." " Yeah, we'll leave this shit." "Shit!" "If he comes..." " See you in the galley." " Yes." " Martin?" " Yes." "We're off at 1500." "The apprentice will stay here to clean." "And I have the honour to invite you to a restaurant." "Oh." " Put on your nice new suit." " Sure." "Great." " What the hell...?" " Wait!" "Look!" " I'm dead scared." " Never mind." "What is done is done." "Easy for you to say!" "Didn't you see how he stared at me?" " It wasn't your fault, it was Stein..." " The Negro doesn't know that." "Listen..." " Tonight..." " I know." "I'll go ashore with him." "You pack the suitcases and we'll split." "Yes." "Where shall we meet?" "Store house 3, furthest away." "Okay, good." " How will you sneak away from Stein?" " I'll manage." " No problem." " Will it work?" "Yes, if we are together in this." "Always be updated by the press, Martin." "It's important." "Black people sell white newspapers." "Lucky you aren't colour-blind." "Martin..." "Can you hold this?" "Look me in the eyes." "Do you know what I do at night?" " I write a novel." " Oh, yeah?" "About what?" " The sea?" " No, the mountains." "It's about a boy who lives in a castle beside a big mountain." "He has a white pony, rides barebacked on the lawns in front of the castle." "His father is a tall nobleman." "His mother is the most beautiful woman in the whole duchy." "He admires his older brother very much." "He is thirteen and the boy is nine when they..." ""When they?"" "No, let's get something to eat." "Stein, you fucker!" "You're constantly looking at your watch." "Are you worried about something?" "No." "Have you been thinking about the firm?" "The firm?" "Yes, "Stein and Lindhé Inc"." "No, I haven't." "There it is." "The best food in town." "Cheers to us!" "Cheers!" "Do you want a brandy?" "Yes." "I'm going to the john." "Oh, yeah?" "Martin, the toilet is that way." "Come!" " Ready?" " Sure." "Look, Martin!" " Have you ever had a blackie?" " No." "Then let's arrange that." "My treat!" "Don't touch her..." "Where is Martin?" "Sundsvall!" "Martin!" "What happened?" "Where did you go?" "Where did you go?" "Answer me!" "Where did you go?" "Sundsvall..." " What happened?" " They've killed him." "Shut up!" "Whisper or shut up." "What's that?" "Isn't that your suitcase?" "Yes." " What is it doing here?" " We were to..." "I don't know." " Why is it here?" "Did he steal it?" " No, no!" " Idiot!" "Pouring boiling water..." " But you did it." "Shut up!" "Calm down." "Calm down." "Take your suitcase and run back to the boat." "Get back on board." "I have to alert the harbour police." "Not that one!" "And you know nothing about this." "Remember that!" "Stein!" "Did you contact the consulate?" "Yes." " Shall I talk to the captain?" " I'd appreciate if you could do that." "It all went well?" " Yes." " Did you check?" " Have they fooled us before?" " No, but..." "Exactly!" "But I can check tonight, if you are worried." "By the way, I've changed plans a bit." " What plans?" " Ours." "You're out." "I'm out?" "Not from what you already got, but..." " And Martin is in?" " I've made him an offer, yes." "For how long have we been doing this?" " Five years." " Yes, and now you're dumping me." "I'm interrupting our collaboration." "That happens in business, right?" "You're living dangerously." "You know that, don't you?" "Don't we all?" "Hello!" "Open the door!" "Open the door, for fuck's sake!" "Open the door!" "Open the door!" "Stein!" " Have you seen Stein?" " He's thawing out in his cabin." "He almost freezed to death in the freezer storage." "I found him there." " Why was he in there?" " How the hell do I know?" "He was locked up." "I suppose the lock jammed." "Come in." "Hi, I've made lobster-soap." "I thought you'd..." "I heard about the freezer storage..." "That's terrible!" "I suppose you don't want to talk about that now." "Martin..." "Yes." "Sit down." "It'll soon pass." "Right now I need some help." "Do you think it was my fault what happened to Sundsvall?" "No." "No, why?" "You suggested that in the store house." " I did?" " Yes." "No..." "I suppose..." "Were you in the supply depot last night?" " No, why should I have been there?" " Because I was locked up." "Do you miss anything?" "No, what?" "I must have dropped it." "Where did you find it?" "Maybe I was wrong, Martin." "Maybe we're not of the same kind." " Here..." " Thanks, I've had enough." "You can go now." "How are you, "Matty"?" "May I come in?" " Here..." " No!" "Yes!" "It's medicine." "It'll do you good." "I heard about Sundsvall." " What will they do with him now?" " They'll take him home in a plane." "In a tin box..." "Will we be in time for the funeral?" "No." "Have another one." "Unlocked." " How is the puzzle coming out?" " Mine or yours." "How are your hands?" " Did you close the door?" " lf not, it must have been Martin." " Well, it didn't close by itself." " Why me?" "Half the boat wants to get rid of you." "15 minutes earlier you threatened me on deck." "You once said..." "We were sitting in a bar somewhere and talked about the past  but you didn't want to answer my questions and you said literally:" ""If you reveal secrets you disappear."" " Remember that?" " No." "I do, and I understood by that,   that if you don't have a few secrets you lose interest." "That would be a shame." "Martin is such an interesting boy, isn't he?" "Thanks." "Just a minute." "Just a minute!" "I want to talk to you." " How can you be so stupid to tell him?" " The boy knows nothing." " I won't accept you dumping me." " You have no choice..." "You forget that I know everything, and I won't keep my mouth shut." " You will." " You bastard!" "Let go!" "Come in." ""S, slash, M..."" "What does that mean?" ""Silver, slash, Martin, questionmark."" ""Silver, slash, Martin..."" "Well, it's like this." "Martin..." "Sometimes in your life  you find yourself at a cross-road, and you'd need a key or a map." "But you haven't got one." "So you have to sum up your experiences and instincts,   and make your choice." "But you don't know if you make the right choice." "No." "We suffer from what we don't know." "And we suffer from what we know." "That's how it is." "Isn't that strange?" "Everyone does it." "That's the order of things." "I have made my choice, Martin." "You can go now." " When was he last seen?" " In the messroom just after midnight." "We've searched from the chimney down to the kelson." " And..." " From stem to stern, twice." "He's probably fallen overboard last night." "I'm really sorry..." "Have you seen Stein?" "Idiot." "Martin." "Silver is dead." "Or he has disappeared." "They think he has fallen overboard." "That leaves only you and me." "First Sundsvall and then Silver..." "I don't believe that Silver fell overboard." "Stein is behind it." "I'm sure." "He's mad and dangerous." "And now he's just moving on, as if nothing happened, day after day." "And I have to be there, although I almost vomit when I see him." "It's sick." "I hope something will appear  that makes it possible for me to take revenge..." "There must be some way I can get to him." "If not for my sake, so for Sundsvall's and Silver's sake." "It's disgusting!" "All of it!" " Excuse me." " Hi!" " Are you feeling homesick?" " Yes." "Three more days..." "Yes." "Come in." "Sit down." "The door..." "I thought we'd drink... to the firm." " Cigarette?" " Do you smoke?" "I mourn..." "Silver and I  got the initial capital together." "For the mansion..." "He'd pay for the renovation, and I'd provide for the entertainment." "Come!" "Wait here." "Wait there!" "I'll show you..." "Look at this, Martin." "Do you know what this is?" "No." "Cigars." "Cigars?" " Have a cigar." " What sort of cigars?" "Cape Town special." "Rough emeralds for 75000 Swedish crowns." "Motorists smuggle liquor and drugs." "Vermin!" "We're on another level." "We've made a few trips now and the hiding-place is here." "The customs officials never look in the freezer storage." "Do you know what I have here?" "No." "We have enough to buy a mansion, outside Ludvika, for the two of us." "Not bad?" "Yes." "Here, Martin, this is for you." "I'll finish  the story about the little boy." "From my novel." "When the little boy was nine years old, the fascists came  to the castle, they..." "His father was killed on the steps." "They took everything in the castle and burnt all furniture." "The boy's older brother and his mom were raped before they, too, were shot." "That's how the 700 year old family of Ungarn-Steinland was exterminated." "I saw all that from a cellar window." "This belonged to my older brother." "All I managed to bring, when I escaped." "I want you to have it." "I closed the door." "The door?" "The door to the freezer storage." "The door to the freezer storage?" "Yes." "No, it wasn't you." "Silver did." "And he got his deserts." " You would never close that door." " Why not?" " You know that I'd freeze to death." " That's why..." "That's why I closed it." "We'd better say good night now." "Good night, Martin." "Stein!" "It was me who closed the door." "The customs officials are here to seal the liquor-closet." "Aren't you going to receive them?" "What's that?" "Hey, you..." "Martin!" "I don't want this."