"It's been two years ..." " What?" " Back after two years." "Do you think that's a long time?" "A tour never seems long." "Not when it's as triumphant as this." "14 countries and hundreds of cities." "We've filled our pockets." "Hundreds of thousands of people have been touched by our music." "And we've gotten four new commissions." "Time's gone very quickly." "Professor Brandt, the press is here." "They're here." "Ready to answer a thousand questions?" " My agent strikes again." " After 8 days of rest." " Charles, it's been wonderful." " Come on." "Gentlemen, for now I have nothing to say." "If you want to know more, my agent can fill you in." "Professor Brandt." "One moment." "Thomas has to be in this." "There." "It's too bad Charles wasn't there." "But I'm here." "Gentlemen, my turn." "Come to the bar for a drink." "I don't know how you do it." "I have no choice." "But you...you're tired of this." " And there's no turning back." " No Turning Back, Holger." "I wonder if you won't miss your old life." "Don't you think so?" "The excitement, the tension, the public?" " The hum, the murmur of the world?" " No." "But you can never quit." "You belong to the world and the world belongs to you." "I'm different, I can live happily without the hum." "Watching my garden flourish at home." "That's the difference between us." "But we have one thing in common." "Memories." "And music." "In the evenings I'll sit with old friends, Bach and Beethoven." "And as for the public, I only need to listen to my wife." "Well, thank you, dear Thomas." "For twenty years of work, happiness and friendship together." "Thank you." "Thomas, why are you planting those now?" "For the spring." "Ah, spring..." "It's coming." "Got to watch out for frost." "You must have an easy life if your only concern is frost." "For amateur gardeners it's very serious." " Good morning." " Morning." "Within a month, your whole garden will be in bloom." "Not that fast, this isn't California." "Well, you'll still see the spring before we leave." "What?" "We begin the new tour on May 15." "You'll be ready, right?" "You've got to be joking." "I'm not ready and I'm not going anywhere." "And don't try to convince me." "It's over." "I figured." "But I thought I could catch you with your guard down." "Miss Hoffman!" "Yes?" "What have I done now?" "The legato of the finale should be softer, more expressive." "Who's that?" "She's got talent." "That's passion, and power." " A real discovery." " Yes, when we finish." "She must develop slowly and carefully, avoiding outside influences." "Right, Miss Hoffman?" "Fame won't hurry us." "It'll be welcome when it arrives." "If ever." "I'm Charles Möller." "I have a nose for talent." "We should work together in the future." "Travel, all expenses and 15% of revenues." "Yes, in the future." "But for now, hands off." "I have my students to keep me busy." "How's Professor Brandt's daughter?" "She's charming, and so musical." " It's a family talent." " Yes, he's a great violinist." "And a great human being." "I haven't seen much of him." "But I've heard him play." "That's something." "And I'm quite an impresario, so ..." "I'll think about it." "I've got a problem." "The whole tour is at stake." " Brandt won't accept any other accompanist." " He will." "If not, I ..." "But what an interesting new tour." "A whole new audience." "People excited and completely enthralled by our performances." "From Nova Zembla to the Caucasus." "What about it, Thomas?" "Not even if you said it was in the country next door." "I'll have to find someone else." "You're a stubborn man." "If you run you can make the 11:15 train." "I can't run that fast, do I look like a gazelle?" "Maybe I could have breakfast first." " Sure, Möller." " Just kidding, I've got to go." "What's that, it smells like chicken with potato." "No, I think it's sausage." " Greta's in the kitchen?" " Who else?" "I'll stay." " Goodbye, Mr. Stenborg." " See you tomorrow, same time." "I expect great things from you, to achieve what I have failed." "But remember." "For an artist there are only three important things:" "Work ..." " Work, men and women." " Yes." "And we will work, right?" "Bye." " Do you have your French exam tomorrow?" " Yes, without a dictionary." "It's just as bad as gymnastics." "But I'm quitting French." "What nonsense, think of how useful a language is, look at your father." "I'm not thinking of traipsing all over the world like he does." "It's his life, without that, he.." "It may be hard to understand, but you can't feel the connection." "He's an artist." "I want to be an engineer and stay home." "Really?" "Yes, always." " And read biology." " Talk it over with him." " Don't think that I'm wrong." " Yes, I know." "I spend as much time outside I don't know what to do." "Talk to him when he's at home, tell him your plans." "He doesn't understand." "Emma, is lunch ready?" "Did you tell the professor?" " In a minute, ma'am." " Thanks." " Want more coffee?" " Yes, please." "Dad, you're playing badly!" "Not at all." "It's just right." "It's a dissonant chord." "You'll learn." " Whatever it is, is ugly." " So what sounds nice, then?" " The third." " What's that one?" "Wait, listen." "We put it on in the afternoon, it's a new one." "I see." "The old one broke." "Do you think much about me when I'm gone?" "Every afternoon." "Except when Emma makes scones." "Do you help out?" "Shh, this is the nice part." "That's you, Dad." "Miss!" " Hi, Ann Marie." " Hello, Miss Hoffman." "Hello." "What are you teaching my daughter?" " What?" " She says I play bad notes." "Don't take it seriously, she's wrong sometimes." "I hope so." " Lunch is ready." " Thanks, Emma." "I'll get changed." " Listen to your teacher." " Yes, Dad." " You look fine today." " I know the lesson by heart." " I played it for Dad." " And what did he say?" " I made one mistake." " But you did it." " That's Dad playing." " Yes, I know." "That's the intermezzo, it's so wonderful." "Get your music." " Miss?" " Yes, Ann Marie?" " This is flat?" " You could say that." " I did say that." " Really?" "Let's start." "Ake, can you take me the zoo tomorrow?" "I'm going to the AIK." " Monkeys are more fun." " But tomorrow's a big show." "What's playing?" "Not playing the piano, playing football." "Goodbye." " Bye." " Bye." " What a nitwit." " He's a boy." "That's no reason to be a fool." " Are we going to the opera tomorrow?" " What about the Travel Club?" "Yes, that could be interesting." "Are we going tomorrow then?" "It wouldn't cost so much to spend a night at home, would it?" "Yes, but I also like going out." "Don't you need a change now and then?" "For us the change is that you're home." "Yes, I'm a bit of a stranger." "The children look to you whenever they need something." "That may be true." "It happened gradually." "Margit, do you remember what Thomas said?" ""I'm content with the success I've had?"" "You shouldn't retire until you want to." "Margit, why don't you come with me?" "We can travel from city to city." "All over the country, like we used to." "Enjoy life, do what we want, just happy to be together." "Remember the first time we travelled together?" "We left the snow and flew south to the spring." "It was all new then." "I got 85 francs for my first concert." "And the hotel cost 100." " Do you remember?" " Yes" "But it's like a story now." ""Once upon a time ..."" " Things have changed." " How?" " We have a house." " It's not going anywhere." " We have kids." " Yes." "They need someone to care for them, tell them no, tell them yes, answer their questions." "Someone to share their problems and joys." " Mama." " Ann Marie." " Promise me something, Mama" " What?" "That you'll invite Miss Hoffman to my birthday." "Tell Miss Hoffman she's invited to your birthday dinner." "You're invited to my party." "We're going to have cake and ice cream." "Mrs Brandt, I didn't mean ..." "Don't disappoint Anne Marie." " Say you will." " I don't know..." " Promise to come." " All right, then." " So, welcome." " Thanks." "We'd better get back ..." " There's going be cake and ice cream?" " Yes, Ann Marie!" "See?" "Could you leave that?" "No, of course not." "It's your life." "Yes, as the music is yours." "I'm happy with everything we've done." "That spring in Vienna was something special." "We'll keep it as a memory." "Who knows?" "You may find another spring." "What do you mean?" " Nothing." " What?" " It was a joke, a bad joke." " Well?" " It's just that sometimes I'm afraid." " Of what?" "That you're separating yourself from us." "Nonsense." "But I need new challenges to breathe life into my work." "I can't be locked within four walls." "I always come home to you and the children." "Isn't that right?" "That's what I figured." "Can you help, Uncle Charles?" "There, is that enough?" "Don't forget to eat while you're listening to our stories." "Don't believe them, we're kidding." "I like funny stories." "So do I, you and I both appreciate a good story." "But don't let him talk about China, he'll go on all night." "Tell me about China, Uncle Charles." "One night we had dinner with an old Mandarin." "His name was Cho Chang Ching Chip Chop." "We sat down with chopsticks." "Do you know what we ate?" "No." "Birds' nests, silkworms, snake soup and mole steak." "Did it taste any good?" "No, but we had to eat it so the pirates wouldn't catch us." "Were you afraid of the pirates?" "Absolutely." "He was so scared he ate double portions." "And do you still have to be afraid of pirates?" " You are a little thug." " No, not today." " What are you today then?" " A little adult." "That's right, Ann Marie." "Let's drink to this young adult." "And her lovely mother." "It means so much to you, and to your brother, who's here." "And your dad, who's delighted to be with you at home." "And all our friends." "We wish you many more happy birthdays." "I propose a toast." "Good health, Anne Marie." "My good friend Thomas abandoned me." "I was abandoned for his garden, his wife Greta, and home cooking." "My inexhaustible Charles has failed miserably." "I have no accompanist." "But, ladies and gentlemen, I have now found one." " What?" " Yes!" "Who, tonight, will make her public debut." "Miss Brandt, may I?" "Wait, Dad." "It should be the fourth finger." "Keep going." "Now I can retire." "And I'll sign you to a lifetime contract." "I guarantee you ice cream four times a day." "How much are you asking for your autograph?" "At least as much as Rachmaninov or Paderewski." " At least as much as Pade ..." "Pade..." " ... rewski." "And that one." "That one's more difficult." "But beautiful." " Can we play something else?" " Later, dear, go back to the party." "You promised." "Another time, honey." "Go and see your mother." "Go on." "Go on, go on." "No, more intensity." "Pace, touch and just do it." "Miss Hoffman!" " Good evening." " Good evening." "You like Beethoven's ninth too?" "Yes, very much." " Is Mrs Brandt here?" " No, she stayed home." "What now?" "A chance meeting doesn't mean we have to go now." " I should go home." " Me too." "Right away." " But why don't we listen to more music?" " More music?" "Talk, dinner, and a drink." "How about the Royal?" "The Royal it is." "And why not?" "I can't." "Mr Stenborg would never forgive me." " Thomas would understand." " No, he'd be upset about it." "He'd be so disappointed." "Is that the only reason?" "No." "I don't want to." "I don't want to interrupt my studies." "A long road to the sea." "A wonderful journey." "But the depths are dark and cold." "That's the danger that speeds the journey." "He'll melt long before it reaches the open sea." "Exactly, so it's wonderful." "He's carried by the stream." "Carried by spring storms until he becomes one with the sea." "Life doesn't need to melt." "He takes it by the horns." "Grab life by the horns." " Scared to live?" " No." "Tonight I could do anything." "It must be the champagne." "Know what I remember?" "No." "A Viennese waltz:" "Smiling but melancholy." "It reminds me of a time when Vienna was a happy place." "You're a poet." "I did become one." "There." "In the twilight, wandering aimlessly among the people." "Smiling faces peering, crowded cafes, and music floating from the open doors." "The melodies of youth and joy." "It was there I saw for the first time..." "A Viennese waltz." "No, that was in Budapest." "One summer night outside a Hungarian cafe." "The gypsies played "Rustle of Spring"." " What do you think?" " I'm listening." "Something's coming, I don't know what." "Spring, maybe." "Spring." "Maybe." "It's getting cold." "Yes, the spring storms are near." "I'm leaving." "What?" "For the season." "Then you've been persuaded." "No, you're wrong." "I'm seeing some relatives in Denmark." "What about your studies?" "I can work alone." "And if I get the scholarship, I'll study in Paris." "I see." "It's a bit sudden." "Why did you stop the Brandt child's lessons?" "I couldn't do them." "It's too tiring." " I need time to work." " And leave everything else?" "Maybe it's best." " Can I help you?" " No." "This will be our last class, then." "I hoped it would be different." " Sorry." " I understand." "The road that leads to clarity and experience is strange." "It's a shame that experience reaches for our mistakes." "No, I'm not lecturing." "I'm only repeating what I say to myself when I'm worried." "Value, worth." "It's all right." "I thought you weren't coming." "What took you so long?" "Sorry, I had a diversion." " Did something happen?" " No." "Yes, something happened." "Holger, I can't go on with this." "So that's it." "Yes, I know it can't continue." "It's terrible." "Meeting in secret in the shadows." "It must stop." "Yes, I understand." "I feel so ashamed." "What?" "I see us there in the mirror as if we were criminals." "Is it a crime to realise I can't live without you?" "Yes." "And what's your crime?" "Temptress." "As if we were right to speak of love." "My love for you is my life." "You can't prevent me from living." "Be sensible, Holger." "Sense!" "A rare word for you." "Love does not ask us wisdom." "You have a home, a family." "I know!" "Don't you think that hurts me." "I can't look them in the eyes without feeling like a liar." "I'm not myself." "You're right." "I'm afraid of the light too." "Let's go back." "We can't lie to those who love us." "Or lie to ourselves either." "I'm going." "One before I leave ..." " How's that, Mama?" " I don't know." " How much?" " 950." "I'll never make it." "Go on." " Is Dad here?" " No, not yet." " Can I go to the movies?" " If you finish your homework." "Yes, I've only got maths." "Mama?" "Yesterday we wrote about the ten most famous Swedes." " So?" " Dad was one of them." "You should be proud, Ake." "Yes, but it's too bad I couldn't have written about him." " Why not?" " It would have been presumptuous." " Not at all." " I gotta run." " Your turn, Mama." "How much?" " 825." " You lost!" " Good evening." " Hi, Holger." " We're playing, I won." "What a smart girl." " Are we still playing?" " It's late, you have to go to bed." " Only one more, with Papa." " No, Ann Marie." " Come on, mama." " Obey your mother, dear." " Will you take me to school tomorrow?" " Yes, now go to bed, goodnight." " Are you coming to say good night?" " Yes." "Papa, isn't Miss Hoffman coming here to teach any more?" "I don't know." "I don't think so." "Why not?" " Emma's waiting for you." " Goodnight." " Want some tea?" " No thanks." "Have you found an accompanist?" "No." "So Miss Hoffman isn't going?" "Why do you ask?" "Nothing." "How long will you be gone?" "I don't know." "What are you driving at?" "This house is very empty without you." "For the children and for ..." " The children have you." " What about me?" "Who am I?" "Nobody." "Have you ever thought how it is for me to be alone so much?" "Maybe I should make do with the children, but ..." " Do you think I'm old?" " Nonsense." "Why bring that up?" "I never think about it." "Have you ever thought that maybe there's something else you want in life?" "No, I figured we were both happy enough." "No, not quite." " Would you like to be in my place?" " I'm not sure." "But you want me to spend my life running a household." "Waiting for those few moments that I can express my interests, my feelings." "Which, of course, I feel like sharing with you." "Why do you think that?" "I don't know." "Maybe I'm just imagining it all." "If you didn't trust both of us, Holger ..." "What about trust?" "Sure." "Why not?" "Want proof?" "Proof?" "Some time ago I received a letter signed by a "compassionate friend."" " Anonymous?" " Yes." "I opened it without thinking." "What did it say?" "You and Miss Hoffman meet very often." "I won't deny that it hurt me." "That was its purpose." "But, for what it was worth, I forgot about it." "Why tell me now?" " Why?" " Yes, why?" "Out of weakness, maybe." "The need to say what I feel for once." "Instead of being weak and avoiding all those thoughts that go through my head." " Kiss me, Holger." " Margit ..." "Maybe it's not all in your head." "What do you mean?" "Dad, can I go to the movies?" "I finished my homework." "Yes, of course..." "You got money?" "Yes." "Then go." "Margit, are you coming to my office?" "I want to talk about something." "What's wrong with Dad?" "Anything in particular?" " Not really." " Mama, what is it?" "I don't know." "I'll tell you." " Where are Mama and Papa?" " Wait, Ann Marie." " I want to say good night." " You'll have to wait." "I think they're talking about something important." " Anita!" " Holger." " Why didn't you say you were going?" " I thought it was better this way." " Why?" " I wanted to leave." "And you thought by taking a train you could say goodbye to the past." "You can't, there's always someone on the platform." "Sorry." "I've got to go." "Last call!" " Bye." " Anita." "You can't leave me on my own." " You're not alone, Holger." " I am now." "Since yesterday." "I'm just like you." "I broke with my past." "I don't have a home." "How could you?" "Your wife ... the mess I've made." "Yes, but I wanted the truth to come out." "No more lies." "We can't live with lies." "What happens now?" " The train's going now!" " Yes, yes." "Is that Zurich?" "Listen now." "...so here we end Brandt's recital..." "No, wait...there's going to be an encore." "Intermezzo for violin and piano." "Quiet, it's starting." " What's that?" " Sh, Mama, it's Papa." "How do you know?" "We looked in the newspaper." "It said the Professor..." " Can't I listen to him?" " I don't want any music tonight." "Be a good girl and find something else to do." "Sorry, Emma." " Just a little?" " No, not tonight." "You can't understand this, but your father doesn't play for us anymore." "What's the matter, Ann Marie?" "Papa's playing on the radio and I can't listen to it." "Let's finish our game." "Let's see if I win today." " I won the last one." " And I'm sure I'll win now." " I'm not so sure." " Oh, yes." " I'll check the box office." " Sure." "You've never played so well, Maestro." "I could say the same about you." "I'm just your shadow, giving up everything to accompany you." "How long?" "Maybe forever." "At least for now." "I never asked you to sacrifice yourself." "The fact is that I'll only ever be your accompanist." "It would be something to be an artist in your own right." "What would you rather be?" "Yours." "What did you think of the last concert of the season?" "Wonderful." "The best of my life." "The best I'll ever have, I think." " No." " Yes." "A human being feels this happiness only once in their life." "Up until now we've been working, but now we can travel and have fun." "In Sicily, Austria, Spain, Mallorca, anywhere." "Aren't you ready yet?" "Charles invites you!" "Cold champagne and caviar." "What about your jewels and ermine?" " Tonight will be fine!" " In my dressing room." "Be right back." " Do you want to hear something, Paganini?" " Please tell." "It was a record-breaking house." "The largest number of attendees." "More than ever." " Are you tired?" " Do I look tired?" "No, I was just thinking that you're not getting any younger." "No, I suppose not." "You've got two violins, professor, why don't you play anything?" "My violins and I are on vacation." " Do you know what I mean?" " Yes." " I love music." " Really?" " I can play too." " What do you play?" " The zither, it's very special." " Yes, it is." " Who's that?" " She's my daughter." " What's her name?" " Marie, like you." " Does she play too?" " Yes, she plays piano." " Not the zither?" " No." " How sad, it sounds so pretty." " You're dear." " Hello, Holger!" " Hello!" "I haven't found a piano, just an old broken shell." "Well, you're not here to work." "I'll die if I don't feel my fingers on the keyboard." "I won't die if you don't." "By the way, I've gotten a letter from Charles." "Really?" "What does he say?" " That he'll be here soon." " Good." " You've got a letter too, Madame." " Throw it down, Marie." "Air mail!" " Holger!" " What?" "Read this." "What does it say?" "Kungl." "Music Academy decided at the annual meeting on 7 August to award conservatory student Anita Hoffman the Jenny Lind fellowship for 1936, a sum of five thousand kroner used for study abroad." "What else does Thomas say?" " Just congratulating me." " Is that all?" " No reproach?" " No." "No advice?" " Yes .. no." " About what?" "Well, Holger..." "I'll tell you." "He says that I shouldn't waste my future, and let it end in nothing." "Well then." "Good luck, Anita." "You think I'm going to accept the scholarship?" " Why not?" " But, Holger ..." "I don't want you to sacrifice anything." "I won't stand for it." "It's an opportunity, take it." " Do you want me to ...?" " Of course." "I love you." "Tomorrow I'll regret it and ask you to come back." "But you should ignore me, don't be as weak as I am." "Maybe Thomas is right." "It might not lead to anything." " How much is this frame?" " Four shillings." "Professor Brandt." "It's a frame, you can use it for the photo of Anne Marie." " It only costs 4s." " Just 4?" "Thanks for thinking of her." "I'll buy it." "You know I'm all for you." "You said that you can't take a train and say goodbye to the past." "There's always someone on the platform." "But you did that." "Yes, indeed." "My past and future." "Can they join?" "You're all my dreams for the future." "No." "I know what that dream is." "I saw the gleam in your eye when you read the letter about the scholarship." "I was glad, of course." "It would be unusual not to." "It's the first prize I've ever been given." "But I don't care, Holger, I just want to be with you." "As my shadow." "You'll sacrifice yourself to follow me." "Forget about that, Holger." " I love you, isn't that enough?" " No." "I wanted to make you happy." "I thought I could." "Because I was happy myself." "And now you're not?" "I don't know." "What is happiness?" "Fame, honour, success?" "Is it love or being loved?" "I don't know." "Now I think ..." "What, Holger?" "I think we can find happiness elsewhere." "Giving up part of yourself." " Elsewhere?" " Yes" "Do you want the Moselle or the Rhine?" "Why not both?" " I only want the best." " Now let's go, sir." "For us, only the best." "Look how we live, Charles." "This is my room." " And you're comfortable." " Very." " Rested and relaxed." " Yes, this is wonderful." "I feel I can relax for the first time in my life." "I'm tired of travelling without stopping." "I could stay in the mountains forever." "See there." " It's beautiful." " Yes." "Have you heard from Thomas?" " Yes, I got a letter." " Any news?" "Did he say anything about my family?" "Yes, that's why I came." "I've brought divorce papers." " Leave them there, I'll do it later." " Why not now?" "No hurry." "It comprises Margit." " Margit wants ...?" " Remarriage?" "No." "But she feels it's better to be separated from someone who ..." "You understand." " Do you think I've behaved badly?" " That's not the right word." "We can't always control our feelings." "Maybe you were a little impetuous." "Will you sign it?" " Yes." "Will you stay a few days?" " Thanks." " Listen, Holger." " Yes" "Why delay?" "It's like cutting an artery." "Tearing out your roots." "I thought you'd already done that." "Me too." "Until I found this in a suitcase." "These are very strong roots." "Professor Brandt!" "Yes, my dear, what is it?" " Aren't we playing now?" " Right now?" "She's a girl from the farm." "We play in the afternoon." " A student on vacation?" " On the contrary." "I'm the student." "She's teaching me to play the zither." " Professor Brandt!" " All right, Marie." "Excuse me, like all women, she's impatient." "She's just 7 and is also called Marie." " Shall we begin?" " Yes" " Are you alone?" " Yes" " Where's Holger?" " Down there with a young lady." " He's playing with Marie." " Yes." " Not there!" " Wrong?" " Like this." " I see." " She's a substitute." " A surrogate?" "For something he's lost." "He's longing for something and he doesn't know what." "But I know." "He longs for home." "I've noticed small details that he doesn't notice." "It hurts a little." "I don't want very much." "Surely not." "But is a little enough?" "We always want all or nothing." "Yes, that's often the case." "Congratulations on the scholarship." "Thank you." "I haven't thought about it." "Aren't you going to use it?" "I don't know." "At first I thought ..." "You can't throw away the chance." "I've thrown away so much." "Maybe even myself." "No." "I don't mean that, I met a man in my life who I love." "You're young." "A lot can happen." "You mean I'm too young for him?" "25 years is quite a gap." "I never think about it." "I know I'm being indiscreet, but have you ever talked about marriage?" "No." "I don't even know if he's divorced." "He isn't." "I've brought the papers." "He has to sign them." "He hasn't done it yet?" "He hasn't had time." " Marie, dinner." " Okay." " Good evening, Professor." " Evening, Marie." "Thank you." "Sleep well." "Anita!" "Yes, I'm coming." "Charles, hello!" "Are you ready?" "Coming!" " Do me a favor?" " Of course." "There's a train in an hour." "When you get back, I'll be gone." "You're not...?" "It's for the best." "I want you to know because maybe he needs you." "He believes he still loves me and that may in part be true." "But this is only an intermezzo in his life." "We both know where he should be." "What about you?" "I've got my job." "I'm young, I'll be fine." "Thomas Stenborg taught me an important word:" "Value." "Worth." "Anita, Charles!" "Come on." "Finally." "Where were you?" "You need to exercise." " Holger." " Yes?" " I'm not going." " Why not?" "I'm a little tired." "Whatever." "Back soon, Charles could do with a walk." " Auf wiedersen, Professor Brandt." " Auf wiedersen." "Marie, Anita." " Bye, Holger." " You don't like my German?" "A bientot!" " Holger." " Yes?" "What is it?" " Nothing." " It must be something." "You're dear to me." "You'll come home with me, right?" "You think so." "Home?" "No." "What are you going to do, look for Anita?" "No." "Perhaps she was right and it was only an interlude in my life." "It's over." "She's on her path and I'll follow mine." "And it's not home." "Do you think I 've got any right to go back after what I've done?" "I don't have a home." "Do you have those papers?" " But, Holger ..." " Give them to me." "Got a pen?" "Now I'm alone." "One beer and a pack of cigarettes." ""You're punishing them and you're punishing yourself - go home." "Charles."" "Thank you." ""They need you and you need them." "Ann Marie's asking about you. "" "While I was gone, my mother died." "I didn't have any reason to go back home." "Why?" "Nobody cares about an old sailor." "Sometimes I miss it, especially in spring." "It's like the wind calling you back." "You may be right." "I get sentimental whenever I talk to a civilian." "Returning to Sweden is easier if someone's waiting for you." "That there is someone waiting doesn't always make it easier." "Yes, but no matter what's been done, sir, you always can go home." "It's better to be punished now and be free later." "Punished?" "Yes, in Rio I met a cashier who ..." "It's not that." " Sorry." " Never mind." "I gotta go." "Goodbye and thanks for the chat." "Say hello to Sweden for me." " Waiter." " Sir?" "The bill." "Let's see...two glasses of brandy..." "cigarettes...that comes to 12.50, sir." "Remember, you promised to get me a camera." "I won't forget." " Are you sure?" " Guaranteed." " I love taking photos." " Really?" " If I had a camera..." " I promise I'll bring you one." " Holger, welcome home." " Thanks, Charles." " Finally." "How are you?" " I'm all right." " Porter!" "And your luggage?" " In the second carriage." " What about the ticket?" " I've got it..." "Same as always." "There." " Where to?" " My house, I presume." " Yes..." "Thanks." " 24 Narva Street." " Were you waiting long?" " No, don't worry." "Please take us to the Commander Street Girls School." "Sorry, Charles." "But Marie will be getting out of school." "And we can be there in a few minutes." "I've got something for her, which I promised a long time ago." "Too long ago." "But I keep my promises." " Children don't forget these things." " No." "Can you go a little faster?" "And park out front." " Holger." " Yes?" " What is it?" " A camera." "She asked me for one." "This is it." "Isn't that her in the blue dress?" "Yes, that's Ann Marie." "Papa!" "You see, Charles?" "I had no right to return home." "Did the doctor say how she was?" "We'll know soon." "Margit." "Does your mother ever talk about me?" "No, why?" "You never thought about her." "You don't understand, son." "Don't think I don't understand why you left us." "I'm not as young as you think." "I understand a lot of what's going on." "You don't know what it's like, with mum crying every night." "I've had to keep lying to Ann Marie." ""Dad will be back."" "Mum kept me from telling the truth: "Dad's gone away"" "Maybe it was better." "Why did you come back?" "We can get on without you." "I know." "But I don't know if I can manage without you." "The doctor wants to talk with the professor." "It's over, Margit." "She'll be fine." "Cheer up, Ake." " Your father has returned, what do you say?" " Nothing." "There's an old saying:" "To err is human, to forgive, divine." "Welcome home, Holger." "Subbed by Badge"