"When do you think your father will be moving in?" "Oh, we don't know yet." "An alarm can be fitted if need be." "In an emergency, someone can be with your father in a couple of minutes." "Tomorrow or Friday?" "Tommorow I have to prepare for my conference." "And Friday..." "No, it isn't possible either." "Fine, just let me know later." "Look like that and in this area I'll take away some more." " When's Mum coming back?" " After the weekend." "Yes, it's very important." "You're sure?" "Please ask my wife to call me immediately." "Thank you." "Never mind, these things happen." "You can read for a bit if you like." "Sleep tight." "I'm exhausted, I'm going to bed." " Shouldn't you read the letter?" " Oh yes, what was it?" "Konraad said he doesn't want to live anymore." " Maybe we should call your parents." " I can't cope with that now." "I'll read it tomorrow." "Hey Eva." "How are you?" "Look..." "This is for Haas and this is for Zilver." "Lovely, eh?" "You've been playing?" "How did it go?" "Very well." "Sorry..." "Sorry." "I don't want to cry." "I don't dare go anywhere because I'm afraid I'll cry." "Why aren't I normal?" "People always look at me pityingly." "I'm not a sad case." "I feel like slapping them when they stare, them with their perfect lives." "It was nothing." "I suddenly got so angry." "Onno just stood there." "I went mad." "And then he didn't say a thing." "I have to go." "What did you do in gym class?" "A race on your knees?" " I fell off the trampoline." " Off the trampoline?" "Where was the teacher?" "Can you take it?" "It's Ernst." "Yes, we got one too." "Yes..." "Yes, it was a moving letter." "No, I don't mean that." "No, of course." "I wouldn't want that either." "You want to get out?" "Yes." "That was your father." "You have to ring him back." "I don't have to do anything." "I'm going to lie down." "Mrs Korver is here." "Maria?" "I'm in the bath." "Are you hungry?" "Maria, shouldn't you talk to your father?" "You can't carry on pretending nothing is wrong." "I won't let that ridiculous letter provoke me." " Shouldn't you take it more seriously?" " What he wants is against natural law." "I don't want to talk about it, I won't." "Maybe you should just go and see him?" "I'm tired." "I'm going to bed." "If you really want to live here, I can pay for a builder." "What do you mean, if?" "I already live here." "I'm glad to have seen where you live." "Take it." "I can see you need it." "How long have you been like this?" "Are you worried?" "Why don't you see a doctor?" "I have seen a doctor." "You were going to call if it happened again." "Why didn't you?" "You're so emotional." "You are sweet." "Will you lie down beside me?" "Just for a minute." "I don't want to stay too long." "She's been so down lately." " I really don't feel like it." " Yes, that's obvious." " Are you angry?" " No." "Why are we going if you don't want to?" "Why not just cancel?" "You know very well." "It's impossible." "I often come here now I can't cook at home." " How's your house?" " You sit here alone?" "I'm sanding now." "I couldn't do that:" "Eat alone every night." "I mean in a restaurant," "I would feel ill at ease." "I don't choose to eat alone." "Sorry." "You shouldn't act so sensitive." "You always act as if it's my fault I'm alone." "I don't want to hurt you, Eva, but don't pretend it all just happens." "That guy who left you after the abortion, I mean." "You could see it coming." "I mean, he was a real creep." "It's true, isn't it?" "Why can't I tell the truth?" " Because it hurts." " Really!" "Because we came here for her birthday, not to lecture her." "Yes, Sabine, really." "What letter?" "That letter from Konraad." "What letter?" "I don't know what you mean." "Konraad said he doesn't want to live anymore." "That after the summer he'll end his life on the day Lara died." "Something like that." "That he wants to die then anyway." "But it doesn't say how he wants to do it." "How did you know?" "From the letter..." "He sent everyone a letter." "I thought you knew." "Maria pretends it isn't true." "No one can talk about it." "And Sabine isn't worried." "I don't get that either." "She says it's ridiculous to send a letter like that." "She says:" "Commit suicide if you like, but don't write a letter about it." "So why didn't I get a letter?" "I just don't count in this family." "What makes you say that?" "Not true..." "It's just not true." "They have someone else." "I found out this afternoon." "But it was almost settled." "Someone else?" "I don't get it." "I'm surprised too." "Why did they have so many meetings with you?" "It turns out they do want to adapt my topic." "They want to buy my results." "What do you mean?" "I really don't get it now." "At least they want to keep my topic." " It wasn't completely useless." " You can't be serious." "This is terrible." "Months of work and you let some bunch of idiots walk off with it?" "You make it sound positive too." "Onno, how can you let them humiliate you like this?" "You let that bunch of idiots march all over you and make it sound good." "I'm going to bed." "Maria?" "What are you doing?" "Sorry." "Madam..." "D'you think my speech is so indistinct?" "Shall I be honest with you?" "Is it that bad?" "Yes, it's pretty bad." "You lie to me and I would usually lie to you too by acting as if I don't realise you're lying." "What do you mean?" "Madam, on your last visit I talked at length about maintenance." "Especially about flossing." "You can see that there." "And I just asked how the flossing was going..." "But I have been flossing." " "Fine", you said." "What's the matter?" "Madam, I'm a dentist." "As if I can't see what you've eaten these six months from the remains between your teeth." "Because you have NOT been flossing!" "Open the door." "Maria, when did you start locking the door?" "Open the..." "Why can't I come in?" "Open the door!" "Why hide behind a towel?" "Why can't I touch you anymore?" "Why don't you love me anymore?" "What's this, Maria?" "What is it?" "It's broken but never mind." "As long as you listen to music you know well." "I didn't want to frighten you." "I wanted to share my decision with you." "It looks as if you're moving." "If I can help..." "I mean with..." "I briefly thought it was Maria." "Hey, where were you?" " Hello Eva." " Sabine..." "Eva and I have fallen in love." "I don't want to lie to you." "You can't sleep all day..." "Is my mother here?" "How did you know Sabine was here?" "Are you hungry?" "I have pizza." "They phoned from your work." "I was afraid of that." "I said you were asleep." "Well, that's right." "That's Lara's morphine." "Give it to me." " I'm hungry." " There's some bread." "How is she?" "Could be better." " I'll take a look." " That's fine." "No that's not true." "She talks in her sleep." "She stinks." "Yes, she drank my whole bottle of gin." "Nice?" "When do you think she'll wake up?" "When she's rested." "It'll take as long as it takes." "Shouldn't we call your father?" "He's with Eva." "Hey, girl." "Are we going home soon?" "Of course." "Where's your mother?" " What's the point?" "!" " What do you mean?" "All that time we were married you just went on... eh?" "!" " You never stopped, did you?" " You took off with my sister!" "Wait, I want to understand." "You never ended it with your ex?" "So our whole life is a lie?" " What?" " Don't exaggerate." " Micha and I are just good friends." " Good friends who go to bed too?" "!" "You go to bed with my sister, with MY sister." " That's almost incest." " Yes, I felt guilty." " I feel guilty, Sabine!" " Yugh, Christ Almighty." " Haas!" "What are you doing?" " I won't cry!" "Haas?" "What's that?" "Jesus!" "Let her..." " Where did you find her?" " In the care home." "Is Onno here yet?" "Onno and Eva arrived yesterday." "They went for a walk." "Oh, a walk." "Sabine, what's going on?" "Micha?" "How is Konraad?" "He hasn't drunk anything for six days so it can only last a day or two." "I'm going to..." "I'm going to see Lara." "I'm glad." "Don't be angry, Maria." "I love you, Maria." "So if you stop drinking, you die." "You can see him tonight." "He asked after you." "Haas?" "Now get some sleep, Maria." "You can see him later." "We have to make him look good first." "You know he has all his teeth?" "You want to see?" "No..." "I don't need to see that."