"Previously" "I've had sex with another woman." "I didn't know you were a nature guide." " He'll get his certificate tomorrow." "That Dutch woman who comes to the shop?" "She's younger than me." "What kind of work did you do with Rudy?" "Transport." " Transport?" "There's not a lot of people yet." " No, but it's no problem." "The whole family is still coming." " Of course." "Now what?" "Did you drink too much?" "I even threw up bile, I think." "Everyone has his own orb, and they're all connected to each other." "Like a family, you might say." "Hi, Rudy." "I think it might be very interesting commercially." "I was having a nice meal and I was thinking to myself:" "Those people, that man and that nice lady," "I don't know, but they seem to remind me of someone." "In short, in the morning they're at breakfast." "They probably celebrated all night." "I thought I'd just ask, and I was right." "Rudy's mum and dad." "One thing lead to another and at some point Liliane says:" "JB, you should come and visit." "She asked me so nicely." "And I hadn't seen Rudy for so long." "So I thought, I'll just drive up there." "And that's how I got here." "And I'm so glad I did." "What do you say, Rudy?" "A beer later on?" "Flesh and bone 5" "So they all went to a bar, drank heavily and stirred up trouble." "Mike apparently defended Luc and..." "The police had to interfere." " Damn it." "The one day we're not home." " And how about you two?" "André will explain everything." "Come on, Mum." "Well, it's..." "Did you never have a fight with Dad?" "Sure." " Well then." "You've had the whole weekend together." "It seems strange to me, that's all." "Yes, it's strange, but there it is." "It'll work itself out, you'll see." "I just want to help." " I know." "So why are you being so nasty?" " I'm not." "Yes, you are." "Didn't you know that one?" "I don't know any good jokes." "It's one of my favourite jokes." "Right, Rudy?" "Would you guys like another drink?" " The last but one." "What are you up to?" " What am I up to?" "Why are you here?" " Did you think you could just leave?" "Did you really think that?" "You know very well it doesn't work like that." "I will keep my mouth shut, I promise." "Why should I believe someone who just disappeared like that?" "Without a word, just disappeared." "I hate goodbyes, okay?" "Me too." "He grabbed her like this." "And he didn't want to let go." "Like a dog in heat." "They had to hose him down." "Did many people see Luc..." " What do you think?" "It was crowded." "But I don't think many patrons there know Luc." "I wouldn't worry about that." "Keep him inside for a couple of days." "It'll all blow over." " Can they press charges later on?" "In theory it's possible, but..." "They won't." "You're lucky I was working that night." "Otherwise..." "Thanks, mate." "But she seemed like a hot number." "That black hair, and her Dutch accent..." "I think Dutch women in general are more..." "Liliane knows about it." "That's bad news." "Say, JB, Anke and I will walk home." "You can go now." "It takes you out of your way." " But I'm not driving home now, Rudy." "It's too late and I'm tired." "And I've had too much to drink." "No, that would be irresponsible." "Can't I crash at your place?" " No, no, well..." "That's not possible?" "What about your place?" " Stay with us." "We'll figure it out." "Are you sure?" "Maybe Liliane won't..." " No, JB can stay at ours." "At my place." " At your place." "What fun." "Thanks." " You're welcome." "Liliane, please." "Good night, André." "Good night." " What's wrong?" "Can't you get in?" "Sure I can." " Do you need permission?" "And when you can go in, she thinks you're late and you'll be punished." "You're a kinky butcher." "Nice." "Good night." "One thing I'm sure of." "Tomorrow, you're out of here." "Don't think you can blackmail me." "Forget it." "I can't believe you're a butcher, Rudy." "That opens up new possibilities." "Lots to think about." "Sleep now, so we're fit tomorrow, because it will be a fun-filled day." "Tomorrow, you're out of here." "What's up?" " I can't sleep." "Did I thank you for that weekend yet?" "I didn't?" "Well, thank you." "It really was a fantastic weekend." "I was able to tell your mum I cheated on her and she reacted splendidly." "I mean it." "Thanks a lot." "It went smoothly here too, I've heard." "You were showing off at the bar." "You allowed Luc to get so drunk he couldn't keep his hands to himself." "Everybody's happy." "Nice job." " Who told you?" "I just had a chat with Wilfried." "I thought you talked to Granny." " Does Granny know what happened?" "What do you mean?" "So many things have happened." "Did you tell my mum?" "Did you tell her?" "Do you mean what you told mum on your fantastic weekend?" "Or why Uncle was groping the breasts of your mistress?" "I haven't said anything." "Maybe my uncle did." "Say, that weirdo you're putting up here..." "What a freak." "Is he really a mate of yours?" "Yes, I used to work with him." " Right, transport." "Did you do transport?" " Yes, transport." "I needed to make money." "I think he's weird." "Did you ask Mum if it's all right?" " It's just one night." "He was tired." "Tomorrow he'll be gone." " I hope so." "It's not a good time for guests." " He'll be gone tomorrow." "Here, some broth." "That'll give you strength." "Come on, get up." "Not even your own family." "I feel so humiliated." "So deeply humiliated." " Eat something, or you'll break down." "They did it on purpose, so they could humiliate me." "So they could humiliate me again." "But I tell you, Gerda, the bucket of humiliation is full." "Come on now." "It's too hot." "Literally no one, Anke." "No one." "Well, Gerda, his teacher, who had to assess him, and me." "You should have seen Maurice's face." "He wasn't happy." "But I tried to save the day with a joke." "You know me, Anke." "I have the guts to tell jokes when others think:" "Not now." "That's true, Herman." "Here you go, your 100 grams of salami." "Good morning." " Morning." "Rudy knows about it." "He'll explain everything." "Have a nice day." " You too." "Who is that?" " A friend of Rudy's." "He took money from the till, just like that." "Have you guys seen JB?" " No." "Good morning." " Have you seen JB?" "Don't I get a kiss?" " Sure you do." "What's wrong?" " Have you seen JB?" "Yes, he just left." "And he took some money from the till." "What?" " Yes." "He said you knew about it." "How much did he take?" " I have no idea." "Wasn't he supposed to?" " Yes, he was." "And then he just left?" "Yes." " Did he say anything?" "No." "So what's wrong?" " Nothing, no." "Rudy, do you have any regrets?" " Regrets?" "About what happened this weekend." " This weekend?" "Come on, this weekend." "Between us." " Oh, no, not at all." "Do you?" "Well, there you go then." "Where is Liliane?" " Upstairs, she's feeling poorly." "She wasn't well this weekend either." "Is this all right, madam?" "Taxi?" "See you tonight." "Don't wait for me for dinner." "I might be late." "What's up?" " This is horrible." "What is that?" " Instant coffee with a bit of water." "It's really nasty." "So why are you drinking it?" " Have you ever thrown up bile?" "I have, and I don't want to go through that again." "That's why I'm exercising my stomach, so it can take more." "Gosh." " Every half hour I drink one cup." "It's really nasty." "See you tomorrow, André." " See you." "Hey, do you want to do something together tonight?" "What did you have in mind?" "We can go to my place, have a bite to eat." "Oh, there's food involved." "Do you need your parents' permission?" " I think so." "Maybe you can put in a good word?" " I'll think about it." "Shit." "What a nuisance." "The cash doesn't balance." "There's 250 Euros missing." "How do you explain that?" "Maybe Rudy..." " Rudy hasn't been in the shop." "It's your register that doesn't balance." "It's coming out of your pay." "What did you expect?" "That's not a small mistake, 250 Euros." "What the fuck is going on here today?" "I will never forgive you for this." " Anke, I'm sorry." "Why did you let me take the blame like that?" "Hello, Vangenechten butcher's?" "So they're home." "It's not that they're away." "But for them to give us a call..." "No." "An apology, a simple apology." "A small admission of guilt." "Is that too much to ask?" " Maybe they'll call tonight." "If not, we'll talk it over with Mum tomorrow." "We don't have to go over there." "They need to come to me." "They have wronged me." "What's wrong, Luc?" "Doesn't he want to go for a walk?" "What's up with him?" "Is he feeling poorly?" "He doesn't want to eat either." " Oh dear." "You need to eat properly." "Or you'll lack vitamins to go for a walk." "Eating and going for a walk, boy." "I think I can help you, Luc." "And where did Liliane go then?" " I have no idea, Mum." "The one time I did the cooking." "And your friend isn't coming either?" "No." "No, he had to go." "Is he coming back?" " No, he..." "No?" "He left without a word?" "No manners." "If you put this in his food and he eats it, he'll be up and bouncing in fifteen minutes." "In fifteen minutes?" "That's the same time as my coffee." " Right." "Did you ever throw up bile?" "It's nasty." "Why don't we take care of the dog first, and afterwards we can..." "Do you have some meat here, Luc?" " He won't eat it." "Of course he will." "Go on, get a piece of meat." "There she is." "I'm sorry I'm a bit late." "That smells lovely." "Delicious." "That'll hit the spot." "Where have you been?" " Do you care?" "Yes." "I've really treated myself." "Don't think you can take everything from me." "I have a life of my own too." "I went out with my girlfriends." "Your girlfriends?" " Yes." "Could you leave now?" "I have to change." "Liliane, this is going too far." "People are asking questions." "I didn't start this, André." "How you feel about us going out together tomorrow?" "Just the two of us?" "I think we need it." "You want to go out, but you don't have anyone." "And I want to go somewhere, but not by myself." "A perfect combination, don't you think?" "We'll leave tomorrow after breakfast." "Can you hand me that towel, please?" "Where is your friend?" " He wanted to take a bath." "He's making himself right at home." "He's a smooth operator, isn't he?" " A very smooth operator." "But you don't seem to like him being here very much." "Sure I do." "Where did you get that idea?" "I don't know." "I get the impression you want him to leave as soon as possible." "No, no, not at all." "What a strange question." " So you think it's strange, do you?" "Do you know what I think is strange?" "You say that boy isn't coming back and half an hour later he's back again." "And Liliane is showing off, but she'll start crying any second." "André doesn't know what to do." "And you and Anke fight and she storms off." "And Luc gets drunk in a bar and picks a fight..." "Joepie has run away." "Sit down." "Go on, have a seat." "What happened?" "Your friend wanted to make Joepie happy again." "And those drops would start to work after fifteen minutes." "What did you give Joepie?" " What's wrong?" "Is he wagging his tail too hard?" " Asshole." "Easy, easy." "I gave him one of our finest products." "The most expensive." "It was a freebie so your uncle could help his sweet dog." "And you get mad at me." "You're so ungrateful." "That's my boy, isn't it?" "Ungrateful." " Who do you think you are?" "I'm JB, who trusted you, and whose trust you betrayed." "And trust is the basis of our business, dear friend." "You know that, don't you?" "The only thing you can do is try and restore that trust as soon as possible." "Do you hear?" "I wonder how." "Isn't Luc here?" " I haven't seen him yet." "André, can I ask you something?" " What do you want to know?" "How did you like the Atomium I built?" "Just give me your honest opinion." "I won't make a fuss about it." "Just give me your honest opinion." " I thought it was..." "Quite something." "You must have thought a lot about it." " Because I can make other stuff." "For people who have been to Paris for the weekend, the Eiffel Tower." "Or as a souvenir of a trip to Italy, the Tower of Pisa." "What I mean is, there are lots of possibilities." "And I think it might be very interesting commercially." "Maybe." "I'll think about it." " Sure, you do that, André." "Good morning." " Morning." "Are you all right?" " How do you mean?" "Because Anke isn't here yet, and that business yesterday..." "What business yesterday?" " Listen, Rudy." "I'm not an ostrich." "They bury their head when they don't want to see something." "But like I said, I'm not an ostrich, so I did see." "But what did you see?" " You probably had a fight." "Come on." "I saw you two going at it in the parking lot yesterday." "Anke stormed out, took her bike, you followed her and..." "She was in a rage." "I don't know why, but she was in a rage." "Good morning." " Isn't Anke here yet?" "I don't know." " What's up with her?" "Yesterday her cash didn't balance, and today she doesn't show up." "She was 250 Euros short, and I shouldn't say anything about it?" "Hold on, that's because of..." "Come on, Rudy, that friend of yours." "Is that his name?" "Well, he took some money out of the cash register." "What?" " I saw the whole thing." "He came in, he opened the cash register, he took... 250 Euros." " 250 Euros and he left." "And Anke was here?" " She asked him what he was doing." "He said Rudy knew all about it." "It's my fault." "I owed him some money." "I didn't have any on me, so I said jokingly:" "Take it out of the till." "But apparently he did it for real." " That happens so often." "You think it's just a joke." "You have to be careful with that." "And it's so unfair on Anke." "She was wrongly accused, in fact." "Nice one, now we don't have a shop assistant." "Go on, fix it." "It's your fault." "100 grams will be fine." "Yes, but..." "But..." "I know it was wrong." "No, I can't explain." "There." "Hi, Jos." "And 200 grams of chicken curry?" " Yes." "Well, André?" "Liliane is enjoying herself." "She can have some time to relax too, Patrick." "She goes shopping with her girlfriends." "Nice girlfriend." "Is she coming?" " No." "And 200 grams of steak tartare." "Vangenechten butcher's, hello?" "Hi, Geert." "No, it's rather busy." "Yes, I'll prioritise it, all right?" "Bye." "Mike, can you start on the order for 't Keteltje first?" "200 grams..." " Steak tartare." "Excuse me." "Vangenechten butcher's, hello?" "Hi." "No, our assistant is ill." "I know many women of your age with that problem in their relationships." "Oh yeah?" " Absolutely." "There's no need to be embarrassed." " No, but..." "I never thought I would be able to talk about this with you." "Yes, well, you can trust me." "André doesn't realize what a fantastic woman you are." "I mean it, he doesn't realize." "Anke is not available right now." "Please leave a message after the beep." "Anke, it's Rudy." "I..." "I feel stupid telling this to your answering machine." "But since you won't answer my calls, I don't have a choice." "Again, I'm sorry about yesterday." "Listen, Anke, that JB..." "Luc, where have you been?" "We missed you." "And now I'm doing the washing-up." "What's wrong?" " Joepie is gone." "What?" "I don't want anything to do with him anymore, and JB can't handle that." "And now he has come here to put pressure on me." "I swear, Anke, that guy is really dangerous." "And I don't want Mum, Granny, Dad or you, especially you, to suffer for what I've done in the past." "Take a seat." "I knew it." "That guy can't be trusted." "I knew it right away." "Those eyes of his..." "They're too deep-set." "I thought there was something wrong." "It didn't add up." "Hey..." "He's gone out with Liliane." "I know I shouldn't say all this, but..." "I think you're beautiful." "And beauty has no age." "We're a bit alike." " How do you mean?" "You like it a bit kinky too, don't you?" "Kinky?" " I'm not surprised." "You can dominate me, Liliane." "I will do anything." "I want to have sex with you so badly..." "I'll be the slave and you the mistress." "What do you think?" "I'm going home now." " Liliane..." "Shut up." "Take me home and shut up." "What is it?" " Close the door." "Why?" " Rudy told me some things." "Sit down." "Mum, what did he tell you exactly?" "Because every story has different sides, Mum." "A bell goes ding, but also dong." "Tell him, son." "Dad, I..." "The past couple of years, JB and I have..." "I've made a lot of money the past couple of years." "By..." "By delivering hormones." "We got orders from some vets, and we delivered the stuff to gyms, farmers, sports clubs." "In France, Spain, Italy." "All over the place." "And then I got sick of it." "I'd had enough, didn't want to do it anymore." "I felt bad doing it." "Very, very bad." "So I ran away." "But I didn't know where to go." "I was afraid they would track me down." "So I came back here." "How could you do that to us?" "Get out." "Get out." " André." "What?" "The fucking hormone mafia is living in our house." "If people know about this, the shop will be finished." "What if they know about what you've been up to in the woods?" "Don't look at Rudy." "Luc told me." "Sod this." "Not even a phone call." "Nothing." "We've heard nothing." "It has made him ill, and me too." "You have no idea how cruel you can be, all of you." "And you could have solved everything, being the only grandchild." "Your father can't stand us, that's abundantly clear." "But you could have taken your responsibility, but you won't." "You're just like all the rest of the family." "Well, the bucket of humiliation is full." "Where is Maurice?" " In the car." "Are you surprised he doesn't want to see you all?" "Can't he get his bucket of humiliation up the stairs?" "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" "We have other problems than taking care of your wounded bird." "Come on, Gerda." "What's going on here?" "What's wrong?" "What's wrong with her?" "It's Liliane." "What's going on here?" "That JB isn't staying one minute longer." "Not one minute." " What has happened?" "Don't ask me that." "That boy has to go." "Immediately." "Luc, come on." "Open up, Luc." "Luc, open up." "Well then." "Do you all agree?" " How did you want to do it?" "He's not normal." "He seems skinny, but..." "That's what we have our staff for." "You mean..." " I mean him, yes." "Okay, Luc." "Number 65?" " No, I'm next." "Is that him?" "Did you know our partners are getting it on?" "You heard right, they're fucking." "And not in a bed, but in the woods." "We're being cheated on." "Sorry to spring it on you, but you need to know." "I know about it." " What do you mean?" "You knew?" "My husband told me about it." "It was difficult for a while, but..." "We were able to discuss it as grown-ups." "We've cleared it up and now the subject is closed." "Now then, did you want anything else?"