" Hello Angelos." " Hello." "Sit." "When are you leaving?" "Tomorrow by the morning ship." "So you left your passport for the last minute..." "Let me see." "I had so many things to see to..." "Here." "Angelos Frantzis." "So now you're set?" "Yes." "The last thing to do is buy my ticket in Athens." "That's a long journey you're about to make." "Australia is no holiday trip." "It's ready." "Your signature." "Here." "Good." "Have a nice trip!" "Thank you." "Why are you carrying this already?" "I'll leave it with the travel agency." "I sold my house to pay off old debts." "You see, the buyers were really eager to move in." "What about tonight?" "I'm meeting a couple of friends tonight to talk about old times." "Have a glass of wine." "A farewell meeting." "The string snapped and the beads were scattered" "Mourning broke out on a bunch of men" "Mother we never planted" "not even one flower" "and dearly we paid" "for two small grains of life" "One by one our old schoolmates have gone..." "How many were we?" "How many of us were left in the army?" "The gas has burnt out" "Darkness rushed in" "Somewhere in Mytilini the last ship has sunk" "Now you're gone, too..." "Mother we never finished" "not even one song" "We only implored sun" "and we're burnt out, too." "Cheers!" " Bye Angelos!" " Have a nice journey!" "Get it over with." "Your father's waiting for you." "Well, say something..." "Anything" "You forgot everything." "Why did you want to be here?" "Don't stand there." "Run back to your spouse!" "To your home." "All is over." "Tell me a word." "I defied them all to bid you farewell." "Forgive me." "You know it was not my choice." "When I heard you were preparing to go I knew the reason why." "You see..." "My father was more interested in the pharmacy than he was in me." "And he was a graduate pharmacist." "Don't look at me." "You were all I had." "You betrayed me." "I'll never forget you." "If I could I'd never leave, you know it?" "I'm doing it for you, your father and the others." "But HI be back one day and they'll be sorry." "Bye Eirini." "'Bye." "I'll always remember you." "I'll never stop loving you." "All I ever can not manage to live in real life" "all that I am notable to see through morning" "It all comes into my sleep in my sleep all is revealed" "In my sleep..." "Let me do it." "Thank you." "Not at all." " Traveling alone?" " Yes, and you?" "No." "But I feel alone." "Very much alone..." "Perhaps you want to come in?" "It's prohibited." "Don't mind that!" "I'll ask them to make an exception for you." "I don't like exceptions." "You didn't say your name..." "Why would you need it?" "Careful with the record!" "Shall we lend a hand?" "You mind your lessons, you crude!" "Come on, move!" "You don't let us help, you see!" "Mihalis, come on." "Get the cage!" "Leave the bird alone!" "Now go, I'm busy!" "From Athens." "She got a police license and opened a "house"!" "Shall we come later?" "She looks fine to me." "What do you say, Mihalis?" "Why, will you marry her?" "I say we go later Angelos, shall we?" "What if we get snitched to any teacher?" "I have no desire for a haircut!" "Drop that, Angelos!" "Why not say Eirini is waiting for you?" "Come now, let's go." "It's Mihalis!" "Don't worry." "He's on guard." "If he sees anyone, he'll whistle." "Go!" "Tomorrow, OK?" "Who was it?" "Nobody!" "Didn't you ask so?" "When I saw you were going too far, I did what I had to." "What a sucker you are!" "I don't want to harm her, Mihalis." "I mustn't." "One day she'll be my wife." "You know how many years we are in love." "Today I almost did it again!" "OK, Angelos." "Off to Magda's now!" "Come on, throw it!" "Come out!" "Boys, let me do it!" "Good shot!" "Here she is!" "Here again?" "What's with you babies?" "Want me to mess up the neighbourhood?" "Watch those men!" "Alright!" "He who has guts, let him pass through the main entrance!" "Go inside, quick!" "Easy..." "Big deal..." "Why not take'em in, then?" "Say' boy..." "You owe me, ok?" "Next time you come, you'll pay double fare." "Besides I may get into trouble, any day..." "Come..." "Come, don't be shy." "Don't tell me you're a first-timer too!" "Hey, boy..." "I came on this island to work!" "Make some dough..." "Not play teacher, no salary either..." "I mean..." "ls this a school or something?" "You cannot?" "Don't know why..." "Perhaps you're one of those?" "Come on, now..." "Don't play dead..." "One of your classmates has never set his foo!" "in here." "A couple of your pals told me he's womanlike..." "Oh, I forgot..." "He's wearing tiny eyeglasses!" "He's just dumb." "I'm telling you." "Nothing but dumb." "Deport her, Mr. Commander!" "She is but a danger for the studious juveniles of the island!" "That's not fair!" "I did nothing, Mr. Commander, I swear!" "I sent them away!" "Believe me I did!" "I told them I'd be in trouble any day, believe me!" "Make sure she has left the island within 24 hours." "No..." "You won't do this to me!" "I don't want to go like a thief, please let me!" "May you be blessed, dear Mr. Commander..." "I'll buy my ticket myself..." "Let me go to the ship by myself, please!" "I insist, Mr. Commander!" "She is to be exemplarily humiliated!" "Let her be lead to the ship in custody!" "I insist, Mr. Commander!" "Still hanging around here?" "No more of this!" "Beat it!" "You've sucked all my blood off, brats!" "But no!" "Magda is not of the wasting kind!" "Hold it now!" "Listen to me." "I have a right to lay my hat wherever I like!" "Wherever I fancy, bro!" " I want to speak to you." " Lay off me." "Get out!" "I'll find a place to rest myself." "Not Piraeus, anyway..." "It's my fault..." "Opening my door for you..." "Punks!" "Smashing, that's what my head needs!" "I want to speak to you!" ""A danger"... lam "but a danger"!" "Just listen to me." "Stop this!" "Lay off me, will you?" "I want to ask you something." "Do you want to stay on this island?" "I said do you?" "Stop teasing." " The policeman is waiting." " Let him wait!" "If you want to, it can be done." "I didn't consider anybody's opinion." "I argued with my brothers." "Who cares?" "I'll do as I like, for one thing." "Just to spit in their eye." "I'll be engaged to you, today even!" "What a suckling!" "..." "Talking out of turn..." "Anyway..." "Effort appreciated..." "I am an adult!" "Magda, I've wasted 2 years with that war at school." "I'll do what I like!" "He who dares, let him stop me!" "Let him insult you and I'll..." "I want you to stay here." "Don'!" "be afraid of anybody." "Your word on this?" "You have it!" "Mr. Constable..." "It's me talking." "Hurry UP!" "Departure postponed due to engagement and all..." "All this about law, it's fine dear Constable!" "And as a treat, if you should like..." "Come right in, I'm getting you some sweet mastiha!" "We'll have a rave fest!" "Invite the whole island to dance and sing at the Square with us!" "I'm off to the Commander now." "All is going to change." "Now you tidy up!" "Pu!" "everything in place." "I won't be long." "Stay!" "Let me!" "No..." "No!" "Since the killer was not found" "Magda's demise is an open account for a" of us." "If he's never found then consider all of us as the poor girl's murderers." "Why this blackmail, Mihalis?" "Dunno..." "As long as you never hang up on me again..." "What do you mean?" "What you used to tell me, which I never believed... you're now telling someone else." "And he is even pretending to be a bit jealous." "Why do you care?" "Me?" "I don't care at all." "I just said it." "Why are you bothering me then?" " I'm penniless." " I knew it." "Why not work?" "If you can find me a job I can actually work in" "I have no objection." "You'll never stay in one." "I know you well enough." "I'll give you some money again for the last time." "See that you find something." "You're still young." "I've heard all this many times." "There'll be more..." "No!" "I'll give you the money on the condition you'll never bother me again." "Alright." " When will you bring the money?" " Tomorrow." "Wait for me at the garage where I leave the car." "Around 10." "Expecting cash?" "Here's a first installment!" "So that you get the meaning..." "You didn't expect me to show up?" "She's easier to handle, right?" "Blackmailer!" "If I hear you called her again, you won't be spared next time!" "From now on, you're dealing with me, bum!" "You heard me?" " I'd like some info, please..." " To the young lady." " Good morning." " Yes, please?" " My name is Angelos Frantzis." " Let me check." "Yes, you're in the group to Australia." "Please sit." "Let me have your passport." "Fill this in." "All your travel expenses will be charged to your employing company and extracted from your salary." " When am I leaving?" " On the first group." "You'll have to come again tomorrow for a fixed departure date." "Thank you." " Mihalis!" " Welcome!" "In the telegram you said "five"." "I came at eight past five." "You'll never change!" "Any news from the island?" "Nothing you don't know." "No." "Things are not as I knew them." "Why kid ourselves, Angelos?" "You wouldn't leave if they were." "I already know Eirini got married." " What do you do here?" " Right now, nothing." "No job." " Where are you staying?" " No base really." "Wherever." "Then why did you leave?" "Just for the sake of leaving." "The way I wanted." "What was your gain, staying until they sent you away?" "I though!" "you'd be settled by now." "You've been in Athens for 7 years." "The hell with everything..." "I didn't come to Athens for settlement." "I came for pleasure." "I thought it would be different." "I was wrong." "It's even worse." "Only streets are wider." "Buildings much bigger and people one too many." "No gain." "Among those few, Magda's killer rests well hidden." "Is this story still eating you?" "Sometime I'll have to find out who killed her, Angelos." "And why." "Or I won'!" "get any peace." "Come on." "Jump in and I'll show you around." " Are you mad?" " As always." "You know me." "I'll count to three and disappear." "Isabella?" "How did you get in?" "You forgot?" "You'd given me a key once." "Don't be surprised." "I've even forgotten the fact that you're my mother." "Shall I come in?" "No." "It's very important." "I need to speak to you." "I'm listening." "I'm in a tight spot, Isabella." "You must help me, fast!" "My car was stolen!" " Call the police." " Impossible!" "That's why I came." "You won't leave me defenseless." "Who was she?" "You better ask "what" she is." "Say then." "Two dozens of ships, shipyards..." "Loaded..." " You know her?" " You bet." "She kept me in for 2 years." "You should have seen me then..." "You came a bit too late." "Now, it's over." "She's found another, more respectable and experienced pro." "I know who took it." "Must be the one you left for Andrea's sake." "Isn't that your new boyfriend's name?" "You're always dragged by your previous one." "You know my fear for scandals." "I have noone else but you." "Do me a favor, please, call the police at once!" "I don't want to be in the spotlight." "OK, let's save the car..." "What worries you?" "You stole her car." "That's an offense." "She may notify the police." "She won't dare expose her name." "This time, she saw it coming..." " They're after us, Mihalis!" " You're just afraid." " Look!" " Bitch!" "So, she did!" "Be ready!" "When I stop, jump out and run with me!" " Leave him and go." " Step inside." "Yes?" "Yes, Mr. Commander." "They just brought him in." "Yes, I'll handle it as you told me and notify you." "Yes, Sir." "Yes, Sir." "I thought it was stolen!" "Never thought it might have been you!" "Why didn't you at least call me?" "Sorry to have troubled you for no reason, Commander." "My humble apologies." "Thanks." "You're welcome, Miss." "Let's go, darling!" "It's my tum to say thanks." "You should be more careful with the people you assort with." "I could have had big trouble." "Bu!" "why help me?" "Cause I knew he made you an accomplice." " Whose is the car?" " My mother's." "You friend told you a lot..." "Everything." "Pity..." "I'd rather you didn't know." "Then, consider me not knowing." "What's the point, anyway?" "We won't lose each other this time." "Come, Angelos!" "Dreamlike, isn't it?" "Getting on my nerves, already!" "In here you can forget all that your friend told you." "All about it!" "If you can't stand it, let's go." "Tell me, Isabella..." "What did you find in me?" "I'd prefer a kiss..." "Will you tell me?" "Kiss me again!" "For the last time, though." "Because I'm leaving in a couple of days." "Because in a few hours we'll part." "Part forever..." "Want a drink?" "No, thanks." "You asked why I was alone on the ship." "I had been traveling with someone." "But we had a row then he started mentioning my mother." "Sol knew he knew all about her." "We split on the spot." "Never saw him again." "His clothes are still hanging in my closet." "As you noticed, I live on my own." "And that's all there is in my world." "Paper world, fake one..." "I don't trust a living soul." " Why not say something?" " Like what?" "No!" "Why?" "I may be tempting you..." "But I don't want to beguile you." "Smoke one of these, if you want." "Why give me this look?" "I remember that sign, on the ship." "Entering... prohibited... to passengers... of the second and third class..." "You may stay here as long as you like." "You'll find clothes in the closet." "Why insist, Isabella?" "Because you're different from all the others." "Chances are I'm also in love with you..." "I'll never forget you." "I'll always remember you." "Won'!" "stop loving you ever." "Why do you want to leave, Angelos?" "Why 90 so far away?" "You could stay and work here, if you wanted." "Sorry, I can't." "I'll do my best to persuade you." "To no avail..." "You won't." "No matter how hard you try." "Alright." "We'll see about that." "Me and Mr. Sorrow, you see..." "We're not in the best of terms..." "And when he grabs... when he grabs me by the throat" "he gets his hands cutoff" "Twelve knives were darted my way... but they all got blunted useless" "by my youth alone.._..." "You owe me an explanation." "How did you clear off?" " Have a drink first." " No, I'm with a friend at the bar." "So go." "Say it." "Speak!" "What can I say, Mihalis?" "Instead of getting me mixed up with the police you fixed me up with Isabella." "She has a crush on you?" "She says so." "Me and Mrs. Life, you see..." "I hold no grudge against her" "'cause I'm free flying bird" "In that case, you better use it." "I'd forget both Eirini and Australia, if I were you." "A chance like that..." "You're saying all the wrong things, Mihalis." "That's not like me at all." "Twelve knives were darted my way but they all got blunted useless" "by my youth alone." "You know each other, don't you?" "In a distant sort of way..." "I cracked the little almond... and painted your picture in it..." "Remember?" "That's our song!" "Wanna dance?" "Yes, let's." "The pidgeon is carrying it to you" "Red..." "Red..." "Red sweet mouth of mine..." "Red sweet mouth of mine..." "I have not kissed you yet"..." "Bu!" "the little pidgeon... got wounded on the way" "and never presented itself to you" "so my love for you will remain forever secret" "my poor hear!" "holding on..." "Red..." "Red..." "Red sweet mouth of mine..." "Red sweet mouth of mine..." "I have not kissed you yet"..." "Who was on the phone?" "Isabella." "See?" "She remembers you sometimes." "She asked me to have lunch with her." " Where?" " Here!" " Did she mention the garage?" " No." "Looks like she's finally accepted me in the family." "She probably wants something." " Does she know I'm here?" " I told her." "I believe she's capable of asking you to dump me, me being present." "If Isabella has to accept something it is my fondness for you!" "Everybody else's, too!" "Do you have any objections?" "How about the Shipyard?" "Will it be good a job?" "Are you so sure about his abilities?" "To be insisting so much..." "If I weren't, I could just keep him jobless..." "He's not that kind, though." "Let's not go into that again, Isabella." "The position in the Shipyard is quite respectable." "Of responsibility and prospect." "I believe he won't mention Australia again after you present him with it." "I hope so." "Do you love him?" "I love myself more than anything." "I just want to experience a new thing with him." "Call it a whim." "Or whatever." "Your eagerness to ensure his future indicates something beyond that." "Could be." "Then you have to see my point." "On his way..." "We left him alone..." "You were right to interrupt us or we'd never stop." "Isabella and I meet so scarcely." "Why not come and stay with us..." "Isabella?" "Is this a proposal?" "No, a solution." "Not a bright one." "Shall we have lunch?" "Don't forget about me." "If you don't go down to the office, please arrange it by phone." "I'm off." "Isabella!" "I expect I needn't provide any excuses!" "I'll call you tomorrow." "'Bye." "What did she want?" "She's in love with someone who seemingly says he is not interested in her fortune." "Why underestimate your daughter's potential, Rosie?" "It could be true." "I like staring at the sea from this spot." "I got this habit from my father." "It's really nice here." "It's even nicer when you know that... these shipyards... and these ships belong to you." "I have an idea!" "What if I proposed a position in our company for you?" "In the Shipyard, let's say..." "Are you offering this so I won't leave?" "No, because you merit it!" "Do you know why I'm leaving?" "To work, you said that." "I'm offering you better work conditions and a bigger salary!" "It's more than that." "I wouldn't be telling you, but you're forcing me to." "I loved a girl on the island." "We loved each other since childhood." "I once went to her father asking for her hand." " Hello Angelos." " Hello Sir!" "I would come and talk to you at home but I had not much time." "I only had a 24-hour leave to attend my father's funeral." "He was a good neighbour, an honest man." "May God set his soul to rest." "I now have noone on the island." "Only your daughter." "That's what I came to talk about." "Eirini and I love each other for years now." "I know all about it." "But why hasten things?" "Wait until you're released from the navy and take it from there." "I need your word now." "I want to leave with a certainty that someone will be waiting for me." "My duty expires in a few months." "We'll get married right away!" "What will you live on, Angelos?" "You better forget her altogether!" "You know..." "He who marries my daughter should also keep my business on the island." "Your proposal seems to me like irony from luck itself." "I prefer to reject it." "Has this girl got married?" "Yes." "Before my leaving." "Then, don't refuse." "Think it over." "You've got time." "I'm collecting my ticket today." "You may change your mind even just before leaving." "My proposal will still be valid." "Why are you here?" "I waited for you." "I've got you a surprise." "I had applied for a job in Australia, too." "Same company as you." " And?" "ls it OK?" " No." "Rejected." "Cannot possibly happen this year." "Unless... someone from your group has second thoughts... then I might pull through..." "It's only a year." "It'll go past quickly." "I can't take it anymore, Angelos." "I need a change of air." "I've lost my trust in me!" "You know how easily I get tempted." "That's why I wanted us to leave together." "Good morning!" "You told me to come back today." "My name's Angelos Frantzis." "You're leaving on the 27th." "That's in 12 days..." "I have a question..." "If I change my mind till then what happens with my ticket?" "You'll have to take that to Immigration Bureau." "If there's no substitute, the position gets canceled." "Thanks." "I don't want you to do this for my sake." "Like we said..." "I won'!" "let this chance be wasted." "I trust Isabella." "Go back to the island and get your certificates." "You only have 12 days." "Hello, Eirini." "I wondered if it was you." "How long has it been..." "How time passed!" "Why in black?" "My father." "When?" "Few days ago." "I'm so sorry." "When did you come?" " Today." " Staying?" "Only a few days." "I need some papers issued." "Have you met Angelos?" "Since the first day he came to Athens." "He's fine." "We're unseperable again." "It is so." "Didn't he leave?" "No, he decided not to." "See, Athens blew his mind!" "Kept him there." "Tell me, did he get a job?" "I say!" "Angelos is finely settled." "The way things are going it won't be long before he gets married, too." "You see, he was really fortunate." "And you?" "How's your life?" "Let's say, good enough." "You still love him, Eirini?" "How could I forget?" "Come and have lunch with us." "I'll drop by some other time to see you alone." "Now I have to see to those papers." "Alright, I'll be wailing." "Welcome back, Mihalis." "It was great seeing you, Eirini." "What are you doing?" "Leaving!" " Where to?" " Don't ask!" "I won't tell you." "What will people say?" "Did you think that?" "I don't care!" "Has been on my mind for years." "And you knew it!" " What did you say?" " So, now it's time!" "You're not going anywhere!" "I'm your husband, you know that?" "Just for public eye, right?" "That bum who came back, blew you away!" "But you're not going." "No!" "I won't let you." "I won't be ridiculed!" "You're going nowhere!" "Nowhere!" "Put this down." "What's your gripe about me?" " Take your hands off me!" " Why go?" "Why?" "Get out of my sight!" "Dog!" "You're not leaving." " You're not leaving!" " No, no..." "You're not leaving!" "ls that how you like it?" "Like that other one..." "The shameless one!" "But she paid for it!" "That slut..." "No..." "No..." "Magda?" "No..." "Not me..." "Murderer!" "No..." "Wail..." " Let me go!" " I'm no murderer!" "Help!" "Wait!" "Leave me, murderer!" "It was when you were sending her away." "I wanted..." "I wanted to try..." "To see if I could..." "I was obsessed with marrying the pharmacist's daughter but..." "I'd never touched a woman..." "I didn't know..." "I didn't know..." "I had to become like the rest of them spending days and nights in there..." "So I went." "Come now, ease down..." "I don't work anymore!" "Didn't you hear me, mister?" " I'm engaged!" " Please..." "What are you up to?" "Let me..." "Let me!" "Let me kiss you..." "You dog!" "You slimy!" "Help me!" "Constable!" "..." "She was saying about weddings and fests... and bruised... and I got stimulated!" "She kept bruising and I kept squeezing her... and squeezing her..." "and..." "Alright, now sit." "(Magda's singing voice)" "I bathed in rose water" "hair washed with cinnamon" "I've left my door open" "so you may come when you want to" "I've left my door open" "so you may come when you want to" "How can you make things right?" "What can one make right in this life?" "Tell me!" "Tell me, Eirini!" "Rosie!" "Isabella!" "Well, I never expected to see you here tonight!" "Mr. Frantzis, my aunt." "How do you do?" "Where's my mother?" "In the garden, dancing with her future husband." "I think you're exaggerating, aunt." "Please, feel free to talk!" "You very well know, Isabella, I take great interest in your well-being." "lam sorry but this wedding very soon will be a matter of fact." "That's why I came tonight." "Let's go, Angelos." "I want you to really enjoy yourself tonight." "To entertain me." "To feel for me!" "Well, I'd never expect a thing like that!" "Things are on the right track, if this is your employee candidate." " I'm glad that you came, Isabella." " Hello, mum!" "Mr. Angelos Frantzis, my mother." " How do you do?" " How are you?" "Angelos!" "Andreas is making us one of his cocktails." "You'll love it!" "I'm very glad you came, Isabella!" "I took this opportunity to introduce Angelos to my mother." " She's told you about him?" " Nice meeting you, Sir." " Frantzis." "Andreas, how come we two have never danced together?" "Are you in love with the young man?" "What do you say?" "That he's not in your book for tonight a!" "least!" "You're right." "But tonight, noone compares to you!" " Noone succeeded in making me angry." " I don't see your point, Isabella." "If up to now you hadn't seen me only as Mrs. Roubesi's daughter, you would have seen the point." "Isabella is not a chum, she's never been one." "Everyone has a complaint." "Shall we dance?" "If you want." "Dizzy..." "I'm so dizzy!" "That's tension." "You changed so suddenly, Isabella." "I understand, you mean to please me for employing your friend at the Shipyard but no need for you to get so out of character..." "You're missing out on your glamor, darling!" " Where's Angelos?" " Dancing by the pool." "Alone again?" "I have to find Isabella." "But Isabella has left!" "Andreas is driving her home." "Want some?" "I can't tell who's putting on a better act tonight, the mother or the daughter?" "You're new to all this, anyway." "Come, let's go." "Come!" "I expect you're in no hurry." "How do you mean?" "Don't you hear?" "I'm meowing on the roof like cats do." "Even my father may show up." "But what do I care?" "I'm a cat!" "Cats do not remember in the morning what they did on the roof the night before." "Your husband!" "Your husband..." ""'8 you!" "I heard about you mother and was sorry." "I didn't come to the funeral to avoid gossip." "Let's not talk about it." "Sit." " I see you took complete control." " Yes, I did." " What will you do now, Angelos?" " Why are you asking, Isabella?" "Will you leave for Australia?" "I haven't decided yet." "If you want, you can work in my Shipyard." "As a compensation for the things you promised me?" "ls that what you mean?" "Nothing to say?" "You will never understand me." "You're changed, Isabella." "I stopped being sentimental, you mean." "I never was, Angelos." "You're right." "Once again I was wrong." "I don't like big talk." "I just thought that I loved you for a while." "With me, you kept your mind off certain things." "You simply played along." "I knew it from the start." "You once told me your father was ruthless." "That's how he made a fortune." "You found it strange?" "It's more fun playing with ships and the sea." "That's why you see me as "changed"." "You're very much like him." "Yes." "I'm only too proud for that." "He was a real man!" "Nobody will ever catch up with him!" "Good luck, Isabella." "Goodbye, Angelos." "Keep calm." "I'll explain." "Here's the whole story from chapter one..." "Would you ever expect that?" "That dumb impotent..." "Had your papers issued?" "All set." "Perhaps you changed your mind, Angelos?" "Don't consider me..." "I'm a!" "a loss." "Your though!" "is on the island, with Eirini." "Is that what you mean?" "Subs by neverever/July 2014"