"Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please..." "Between five and ten minutes late..." "Door D, terminal 2?" "There's no door D in terminal 2." "It's 2 or D." "One new message." "Sonia, it's me." "I met the guy." "They don't hire for those jobs." "It's all outsourced now." "300...300 and what?" "321 or 327, I forget now." "300 and something, plus 370... call it 700." "CKE and flight number, passenger's full name to check in." "F9 for electronic ticket." "F10 to validate." "F4 for boarding pass." "No, shit, bags before F4." "'53 is the Cuban revolution." "No, Batista's coup." " Sure?" " Positive." "Are you coming?" "Go on, come." "Of course I'm angry!" "I commit to my commitments." "Now he says he can't make it!" "It depends on the price and everything." "Huh?" "No, I'm going home first." ""Fascinated by the world of beauty and well-being?"" "One rabbit or one and a half?" "No, one nice big rabbit is easier." "One nice big rabbit, two slices of bacon..." "Sir, dear asshole," "I received your final reminder to pay bill number XYZ..." ""Thurs okay, Fri no good"" "As I wrote in my two previous letters..." "Shit, the wall's not straight!" "Alain?" "No, not Alain." "Bertrand or something." "It's crazy." "I should remember." "407.50, tax included." "50 minutes twice a day, 100 minutes." "Six times a week...600 minutes." "600 minutes is 10 times 60." "Ten hours a week!" "Wow, ten hours commuting each week." "40 hours a month..." "Achille, mind the gentleman." "It's just about Aminata." "And she isn't black?" "Yes, but she can use deodorant!" "What's up?" "Aminata got a warning." "It's not that Aminata smells but whether she smells nice or not." "So who decides that?" "A warning for smelling bad?" ""Sloppy presentation."" "I have a problem with the girl you sent yesterday." "She's fine for the common areas but too disorganized for the rooms." "Can you find me someone fast?" "You know they arrive in an hour?" "Audrey..." "I need you." "Can you do a replacement Sunday at the usual time?" "Seven days in a row is a lot, but you can take a day off when you want, Monday even." "Sorry, but I really can't Sunday." "I have an exam Monday." "I need to revise." "All right." "Gone back to uni?" "Hey, I'm not their slave." "Hello." ""822 TO BE DONE FIRST"" "Housekeeping." "8:00 in the morning." "You speak French?" "I understand a bit but don't speak well." "No, that's very good." "You don't understand, Mr. Abelar." "I don't want forecasts." "I want certainties." "The emissions must be managed 100%." "Sorry, I wasn't clear." "Our studies show the new module makes the whole system compatible." "As it was until Veloce changed the plans." "They weren't changed but perfected." "Why not from the outset?" "Bullshit!" "They're modifications!" "We all speak French, right?" "Hold on a second." "Hold on a second." "I'll be clear." "My problem is to deliver an operative plant to Dubai by December 31st." "After that date, penalties apply." "Then my problem will become your problem." "I won't let Cogeted bear the costs resulting from a fault in the design or production." "I won't have the Dubai project go the same way as Sao Paulo." "So from the top..." "If C-Lab's hypothesis is confirmed, does it affect the whole plan?" "Yes, an additional module, however small, modifies the plans." "How long do you need?" "Once it's approved, around ten days." "And you, Mr. Bayoud?" "I need the technical plans to do the schedule..." "Eight to ten weeks before computing can be installed." "Then it depends on how fast Mr. Newman can work." "Hello?" "Dad, I'm on the bus." "Can you call back in five minutes?" "Okay." "I can't hear you." "I saw Thomas' mom the other day." "Heard from him?" "Thomas?" "We're not at the same university." "It's over anyhow." "It's all history." "Met someone else?" "Dad..." "What?" "Don't talk about that." "Why not?" "I don't know." "It's private." "Surely I can ask if you're okay." "You're not too lonely?" "No, the campus is full of students." "How's the job at the hotel?" "Fine..." "Where were you today?" "I was at university all day." "What?" "I didn't hear that." "The good thing with the hotel is, you get to use your English." "Who with?" "The guests." "You chat to maids in a hotel?" "Now and then." "Why are you so aggressive?" "I'm not aggressive, but you're being absurd!" "Everything okay, sir?" "I'm fine." "A cigarette?" "Yes." "Thank you." "If you need anything, medication or whatever..." "I'm right here." "Thank you." "I don't know the word in French." "We call it "angoisse."" "Yes." "Later, Gary Newman would be unable to pinpoint the moment when he made his decision." "Was it really a decision?" "Could one speak of choice when the idea, once sprouted, had imposed itself on him as being obvious?" "Over the following hours, Gary continued to review the consequences of his impending deed." "But nothing made him change his mind." "On the contrary." "As the hours passed, he was increasingly convinced there was no other solution." "Good morning, this is your 5:30 wake-up call." "Good morning..." "Then, in spite of his tiredness, he decided to wait until 8:00, the precise departure time of the plane he wasn't on." "Gary woke at around 4:00 in the afternoon from a sleep troubled by bad dreams." "After downing some coffee and half an omelette, he realized that his flight to Dubai was about to land." "It was after 5:00 in Paris, just past 7:00 in Dubai." "Gary suddenly felt like he'd thrown out a hook and was waiting for a bite." "Camel, Marlboro, Marlboro Light?" "Marlboro Light." "Three packs, please." "Have you finished, sir?" "Yes." "Thank you." "What are you dreaming about?" "What?" "What were you dreaming about?" "I don't really know." "There's a party tomorrow." "Want to come?" "Whose party?" "Some student you don't know." "I only just met him." "Working tomorrow?" "No way." "Part-time means part-time." "Maybe." "I'll see after work." "What?" "You say that, but I bet you won't come." "Why wouldn't I?" "I didn't get that." "Was it in his safe or not?" "No idea." "Check with reception." "But wait." "With the Tokyo flight late, it's chaos there." "Okay, I'm on it." "3, 4, 5, 6... 14, 15, 16." "16!" "Shit, 16." "Housekeeping." "Yes?" "I know it's you." "What?" "At the hotel?" "No, I'm at home." "I mean, in the hallway." "I did some shopping before leaving." "In Hamburg?" "But how..." "Silly..." "What time do you arrive?" "Want me to meet your flight, or shall I wait in the room?" "Me too." "It's raining inside me." "I'm wet just thinking of you." "See you later." "You have to leave the door open." "Can you do an extra hour?" "I don't know." "See Mrs. Baccar about it." "She isn't here this afternoon." "I have someone off sick." "I'm at my wits' end." "Okay." "You're saving my life." "Do 891 and suite 79 at the end of the building." "Do it last." "We don't need it today." "No need to overdo it." "You'll never finish otherwise." "Bitch!" "I shouldn't make the bed?" ""817 DEPARTING"" "Housekeeping." "Everything okay, sir?" "There's someone in 817." "What?" "It says "departing," but the guest's here, asleep." "Where are you?" "809." "Hold on." "I'll ask." " Audrey?" " Yes?" "You're right about 817." "Reception forgot to note a last-minute change." "Okay." "Do the room anyway." "The guest said he'll be going out in an hour." "Housekeeping." "Isn't it the 18th today?" "Yes, he should be in Dubai." "Housekeeping!" "Okay, I'm sick of this now." "Shit..." "Is someone there?" "What's going on?" "What the hell is this?" "It's wild!" "What do I do now?" "Right..." "Since when?" "Three weeks now." "It's driving me crazy." "Cripes!" "I work here till 3:00 a.m., then get up at 8:00 to visit flats." "It's hopeless." "Even with a steady job'?" "The trouble is, I was subletting before." "And no one can vouch for me." "Where do you sleep?" "On a friend's couch." "Half my stuff is in his garage, half at a pal's in Rouen." "It's a mess." "Can't you stay at your new girlfriend's?" "No, we're not there yet." "She doesn't know." "Why haven't you told her?" "We just met." "I can't tell her I don't have a place." "It's awkward." "Where do you see each other?" "How do you manage to..." "We don't for now." "But that's okay." "There's no..." "I'll find something." "I will." "Got to get back." "Do I know you?" "What?" "That sparrow, it was staring at us." "What sparrow?" "It's gone now." "Back to work." "This works really well!" "Right... let's practice now." "Follow the line." "Follow the line." "And off we go!" "Right turn." "Up we go." "And we land!" "Okay, the wind's the toughest part." "Batman!" "Biarritz..." "San Sebasti?" "n..." "Perpignan..." "Why would he go to Perpignan?" "Let's go." "Yeah." "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "It's fantastic." "There's nothing there." "If you have a project, you file it..." "I never thought of it." "You've no idea how mad she is..." "We're in for a great weekend." "Charlotte!" "Call." "Check." "300 plus 600." "Get lost!" "Is that him?" "The sleeping man?" ""Welcome to a world of opportunity."" "All right, time to change back." "1, 2, 3, here goes!" "No flying." "Walk!" "It's not working." "How does it go in fairy tales?" "Shit, I'm hungry!" "I need to eat or I'll faint." "I'm hungry!" "Everythings weird." "Bingo!" "No!" "Stop now!" "Calm down!" "Calm down." "Breathe." "Breathe." "Breathe." "Right..." "Where's he gone this late?" "To buy cigarettes?" "To have a drink?" "What's this?" "In the future, should the land be sold to the Chinese?" "What am I doing here?" "Who's that?" "When do you start?" "6:00 p.m." "See you tomorrow, Simon." "Bye." "Simon?" "Right, Simon!" "What's that?" "A human!" "Miss." "Miss." "You're here." "What?" "Miss... can you hear me?" "You can see me?" "Sorry?" "You can see me?" "Yes, I can see you." "Can you walk?" "You can phone." "Miss!" "The window." "Sorry?" "Open the window, please." "Where to?" "Ground floor." "You've lost your shoes." ""Cendrillon" in French!" "Yes." ""Person"?" "Yes, "personne" we're "persons" too..." "That's weird." "You're right, it's weird." "One word, opposite meanings." "What's the opposite of the opposite?" "In French, you mean?" "Yes." "I don't know." ""Pareil," the same." "Or "identique," identical, or "semblable," similar." "Good-bye, then." "Good luck for your trip." "Thank you." "Good luck for you." "Sir!" "Excuse me, but what's your name?" "And yours?" "Audrey." "Audrey Camuzet." "Nice to meet you, Audrey."