"Episode 9:" "The Assessment" "Surprise me." "Yes?" "Coffee for Michel. 'Ma belle.'" " You don't have to do that." "But I want to, Michel." "Are you ready for it?" " As ready as can be." "You were born ready." "Everything is just right." "Are you going to change a lot?" " A few things." "Looks good." "Do some fine-tuning?" "More or less." " Need some feedback?" "No, thank you." "What's that?" "That's..." "an e-mail from Bucky." "'Surprise me'?" "Did he send you that?" "Strange." "I look forward to meeting him." "Is he coming?" " No idea." "Call him." " No." "You can, you know." " I'm not going to disturb him today." "We'll get on with our work." " You know what's best." "You know what's best, Michel Drets." "9.42 am" "Got a mail from Bucky that reads 'Surprise me'." "It means I have to do something he doesn't expect." "What were you going to do?" "Wait." "What are you going to do?" "Take action." "Hello?" " No, that's not how you do it." "Cynalco Medics, Linda Hombroeckx." "Better?" "A lot better, Linda." "Could you come to my office?" "Now?" " Yes please." "Why?" " Linda, please." "Michel wants to see us." "Why?" " No idea." "It's starting." "Frankie here." "Desk 3 is coming." "Okay." " What's the matter?" "Quarrelling?" "We have to go and see the owl." "The owl." "They're hitting it off fine." "Who?" " Liesje and that weirdo." "It's growing." "They're still young and..." "Don't say Michel is an owl." " It's a joke." "I didn't laugh an neither did Guido." "What?" "Frankie, I didn't hear I am busy." "There you are." "Thank you." "Where they now have to wait for import before you can book it, you'll see that import will have done a part of your job already." "They'll save time because you will be doing the transport papers." "Get it?" " On the one hand we'll be doing less and on the other hand more." "Isn't that more or less pointless?" "It would be pointless if there would be no follow-up, Liesje." "But I can only initiate it after this system has been set up." "I don't really get it." " What don't you get, Frederik?" "Nothing really." " I've just explained." "That's too much input this early." "What?" " Leave it as it is." "Don't complicate matters." "I don't need this." "I expect a positive input, Linda Hombroeckx." "You picked a bad day, Michel Drets." " What's gotten into you?" "Cynalco Medics, Chief Administration Michel Drets." "Oops, Michel, Bucky speaking." " Morning, Bucky." "Forget all those titles." "Your first name is all that matters." "Ah, yes..." "I thought it was much clearer..." "I bet you did." "I won't be coming in today." "I've got a lot to do outside." "You run the ship." "All right." "No problem." "What are you doing?" " Holding a meeting with Export." "What for?" " Explaining some new stuff." "What kind of new stuff?" " Some ideas I had." "Some ideas?" " I thought: 'Surprise me.'" "Why not grasp the nettle immediately?" "Oh..." "You interpreted it that way." "I wouldn't make any changes for the time being." "Just some details." "No changes for the time being." "Over and out." "All right, Bucky." "Bye." "I think I get it." "Liesje explained it to me." "Fine, Frederik." "You can let it sink in a bit and then we'll take it up later." "Don't we do it your way then?" " Not right now, Liesje." "Everything stays as it was." "Not that way?" " No, not that way." "Didn't he let you?" " That's not the point here." "You have been introduced to the system, that was the point." "All right, that makes eleven minutes." "Alain, is that you?" "What, Frankie?" " Sweat." "There you are, pools under my armpits." "I had to run to catch the bus this morning and that's why..." "Is it that bad?" " It stinks like a pigsty." "I had some oyster plants for dinner." "You tend to smell that." "But I don't smell anything." " I'm particularly sensitive to that." "What about that fat in your phone?" "If your as sensitive as that..." "I shouldn't have said that." " No, but you did." "I get the message." "I'm sorry." "We'll just shut up." "We're all on our own now." "It's my fault again." " No, it's not your fault." "Some deo." "Someone's having difficulties adapting." "Frankie, quit dramatizing everything." " Yes, Guido, please go on." "Sammy." " What are you doing?" "I'm refreshing myself." "You can look, you know." "The building is crumbling but the foundations are sound." "Wait, I'll take a picture." "I'll hang it on my wall." "Frankie gave me a deodorant." "But it looks like I'm allergic." " That's the alcohol in those things." "I've got a red rash all over." "Look." "Oh my God." " Yes." "Gosh, so red." "Is the other side the same?" "Yes, here." "Can you see it?" "I'm not interrupting something, am I?" "What were you doing?" " Having a look at his rash." "What?" " His rash." "Sammy, stop." "I was sweating a bit and Frankie gave me a deodorant." "But I'm allergic to it and he was sitting on the toilet..." "Calm down, boy." "What's your name?" " Vandam." "No." "Cynalco Medics, Vandam Alain." "Give me your name." " Alain." "I'm Sammy, Sir." " There's no Sir." "Is Bucky all right?" "Bucky." "So you are Bucky." "Oh no." "I'm standing here naked and it's the first time you see me so you'll never forget it." "I like surprises." "You surprised me." "Now get out of here." "And don't tell them I'm here." " Bye, Sir." "It's Bucky." "Gosh, Alain..." "And you tell me just like that?" "I wanted to tell you yesterday but you ran away." "What do you expect?" "You tell me you've never been as happy until now." "I can't hide it." "My feelings for Karla are completely..." "They're moving in together." "Michel, Frankie doesn't listen to me." "I'm reorganizing things." "I need to focus." "Does Bucky know?" " Bucky isn't in." "Bucky's here." "Where is he?" " Desk 3." "I'll go and get him." " No." "Frankie, go and sit down." "But, Michel, you tell me he isn't in." " I know." "Where's Bucky?" " He went outside with Linda." "What?" "Why?" " Because she was a bit down." "Down?" " Yes." "It smells of brownnosing to me." " Frankie, please sit down." "What happened?" "Her ex is moving in with his new girlfriend." "What's her name?" " Karla." "How long have they been together?" "Three months." "He told me so immediately." "But now they're moving in together, it's sinking in at last." "Dear girl..." "Come on." "Can I have a few of those diamonds?" "Thank you." "Here you are." "Hello Bucky." "Hello..." "Linda." "Would you mind waiting inside?" " Of course not." "Are you all right, Linda?" " Yes." "Fine, Michel." "That's why I'm standing here crying." " He can't do anything about that." "I'd better go back inside." "Did you see him?" " In the bathroom." "And you don't tell." " He asked me not to." "Alain standing there, with his shirt off and Bucky..." "You, go sit down." "Where's Bucky?" " He'll be right here." "That's the Peruvian plateau at eight in the morning." "Did you hear that?" "That's a llama." "Close your eyes and go on a journey." "It'll do you good." "Bucky..." "Thanks." " I'll come and get you." "Bucky's back." " Where?" "Desk 3." "Linda hasn't come back." "Okay." " Thank you, Michel." "I told her she could always talk to you." "Is that all right?" " Yes." "Thank you, Liesje." " I'm glad Jimi's here as well." "Ah..." "The best." " Do you play?" "Lyrics and guitar." " In a band?" "Yes, with some friends." " What about you?" "Hi, Bucky." " Hi, Bucky." "Frankie, would you please sit down?" " Of course, Michel." "I thought you said you wouldn't be in." "Linda feels a lot better, Michel." " Does she?" "Where is she?" "In a nice calm spot." "Don't worry." "Could you leave us?" "I want to get to know everybody." "Yes you can." "Of course you can." "I'll wait." "Behave yourselves." "That's a joke." "They behave." "What do you think about Michel?" "What's Bucky doing here?" " Getting to know everybody." "Will he need something?" "Do you want us to prepare a paper?" "I don't know, Guido." "'Surprise me.'" "I don't mean this unkindly, but he always looks angry." "Stern." " That's his beard." "Yes, maybe." " I really mean it." "It's always as if you did something wrong." "Yes, you think you did something." "Frankie, don't do it." " Yes I will, Guido." "Frankie, put that hand away." " Bucky sent Michel an e-mail." "He likes to be surprised." "He enjoys it." "I don't think so." " I think so too." "Alain, shut up." "Put that hand away or I'll call Michel." "Put that hand away." "Bucky will love it." " I don't think so." "I've got my own personality, Michel." " Frankie, put that hand away." "Yes, Michel." "He's next door." "Next door." "Please allow me to welcome you on behalf of the Export desk." "I'd love to answer your questions." "If you have any." "What are their hobbies?" "What are their hobbies?" "Ah, their hobbies..." "What does Hanz do in his spare time?" "An impressive name, my friend." "Hanz Rimmer." "With a Z, you don't hear that often." "My father's from Germany." "I thought so." "Can you answer my questions now?" "I meant about our work." "He sits in front of you eight hours a day." "Isn't that about work then?" "He never says anything." " So what?" "You never open your mouth." "I didn't even know your father was German." "You don't have to know." " That's not the point." "Anita, do you know what his hobby is?" " Sammy?" "Birds." "Yes." "She knows because I talk about it." "Every day." " What?" "I don't want to make a fool out of you." "I just want to make my point..." "Man needs three years of his life to learn to talk." "And his whole life to learn to keep his mouth shut." "I would like to talk about about this place." "What do you think of Michel?" "Where is he now?" " Still next door, Michel." "Is Frankie's hand gone?" " Yes, but he's sulking now." "Something happened?" " Not that I know of." "They're laughing." " Why?" "I don't know." "Frankie, don't." "What is he doing?" " Sit down." "Tell him to sit down." " I am telling him." "Tell him again." " Sit down." "Is that Bucky?" " Yes, Michel." "Hello?" "I scared you, didn't I?" " Yes, Sir." "There's no Sir here, it's Bucky." " Yes, of course." "Bucky." "Sit down." " Thank you." "Are you Guido Pallemans?" " How do you do?" "Sorry for shouting." "It's a sign of weakness but that's normal now." "You feel you've failed and you take it out on other people." "It's already forgotten." "Take your time to settle down." "We already met in the bathroom." "Didn't we, Alain?" "Yes, half naked." " Oops, what's that?" "What?" "Your laugh." "It's like a rusty pump." " Sorry." "Don't say you're sorry." "Not for laughing." "If there's something important on the floor, it's humour." "It's all right then." "Now that I'm finding my feet" "I realize it's a part of me that I had to hide." "No." " Bucky..." "I would like to welcome you to our floor." "That the first hand I've been offered." "I can't work like that." "Fortunately I've got a spare one." "Funny guy, aren't you?" "Mister Joker Man." "Yes, I like to surprise people." "Surprise me." "I didn't think it funny." "Frankie isn't always very critical." " No, Guido." "Gosh, how very annoying." "What shall we do, Loosveld?" "Loosveld isn't here." "It's Frankie." "I'll have to give you a warning." " What?" "Bucky, if I may..." " No." "I've never had a warning before." " I told you so." "What's that?" " Read it out loud." "'Welcome to Bucky's team.'" " Got you." "Haven't I, Frankie?" "You thought I was angry but I wasn't." "I saw that hand and played it from there." "Tick-tack." "That's what humour is about." "Giving tit for tat." "You believed it." " Don't you ever do that again." "You need balls for that." "Are you gay?" "No, but I do like balls." "And you've got them, Frankie." "Come in, Bucky." " Michel, Bucky is gone." "Didn't he want to see me?" " I don't think so." "What did he ask?" " All sorts of thing." "You, out." "I saw you used that hand." " But that's it." "I did..." "We both told you not to do it." "Bucky liked it." " That's not the point." "A card with 'welcome to Bucky's team' on." "You didn't listen." "I don't want that to happen again." "Michel, I know one thing." "I was right in doing it." "Bucky liked it." "Maybe you should take into account what I think too." "What did Bucky want to know?" " All sorts of things." "About you too." "What about me?" " What we thought of you." "Did he ask everybody?" " I don't know." "That's him." "What did you tell him?" " Good stuff." "And the others?" "Linda?" "And Alain?" "Answer it." "He knows you're here." "Out..." "Out." "Cynalco Medics." "With Chief Administration Michel Drets." "No, not Chief." "Well yes, I am Chief." "Michel Drets speaking." "I mean..." "Why are you acting so funny?" "Oh, Sonja." "No, I was expecting someone else." "I'm outside, Michel." " What?" "Outside where?" "At Vandevelde's." "I was going to give you a ring after the tests." "Oh, of course." "The kid..." "How did it go?" "It's so beautiful, Michel." "I saw the ultra-sound scan." "Vandevelde knows what it is but" "I didn't want to know without you." "Next time you have to come with me." "You have to get more involved." " Yes, Sonja." "Of course." "How are you doing?" " It could be better." "I've got to go, Lesley's hungry." "I'll talk to you later." "Bye." "Bye, Sonja." "Yes, Lesley, that was daddy." "Mummy had to tell him about the other baby in mummy's tummy." "Linda." " No, Roger." "Could you please get out, I've got to go for lunch." "Yes, sorry." "Sorry." "My handkerchief?" " Yes." "Thank you." "Sorry." "Michel, do something." " He's not listening." "He told Bucky good stuff about you." "The guy literally worships you." "He's acting up." " I know, I'm in the front seat." "Okay, Frankie." "Sorry about that." "You were right and I was wrong." "I apologize." "Apologies accepted, Michel." "Oh, yes." "Yes, I know." "Yes, thank you." "Bucky, to ask how I'm doing." "That's sweet." " This means so much to me." "Have you seen the other one?" " Who?" "Karla kaka?" "Fat ass, ugly teeth and a moustache." " No way." "No, that's not true." "But she does have a fat ass." "It's all right, Lies." "I see you're feeling better, Linda." "Bucky has been really nice to me." "How was Bucky?" "Interesting man, isn't he?" "Did you tell him about the new system?" "Did we have to?" " No you didn't, Frederik." "Could I have a word with you?" "No." "I'll be right with you." " Yes, all right." "What did he say?" " Who?" "Bucky." "About?" " Your system." "Fine, fine, fine." "So we'll do it that way?" "I had forgotten all about it." "Michel." " I'm busy." "Bucky wants you." " Then we'll have to go and see him." "Everything all right?" " Yes." "Keep up the good work." "Do you like it?" " Sounds good." "Who is it?" "Skytiger." " Don't know them." "You know the lead singer." "I don't think so, I gave up after Brian Adams." "It's Free." " I didn't know he played music." "No, but I do." "You can still eat yoghurt that's one week past it's date." "After two weeks it stinks." "We're at day ten downstairs." "We don't have to solve it today, but yesterday." "I think we will live to see people go back in time." "But as we can't do that just yet I suggest we step in today." "There's friction downstairs." "People aren't motivated at all." "And I really don't know if this man is going to solve all those problems." "What did you tell Bucky?" " I don't have to tell you." "But you told Alain." " It was confidential." "Alain knew that." "What's wrong?" " What did you say?" "I told him Michel can be a bit short-tempered sometimes." "No, my friend." "Evil." "That's not true." " Evil." "What did he say?" " I'm no tattler." "What did he say?" " Evil." "I chose the wrong word." " Evil?" "Evil?" " Yes, that's the last one." "Please read them out loud." "Don't know him, loyal, no fun, severe, schoolmaster, the best ever." "Evil?" " Is this you?" "Who told you I was evil?" "Perception is the key." "It doesn't matter if these things are true or not." "That's how they see you." "Now we know what steps we have to take." "Are you ready to improve your image?" "I'll help you." "If not, you can get up and leave." "Yes, Fien." "Sammy Tanghe on the phone." " Okay." "Bucky." "Hi, Bucky." "Sammy speaking." " Sammy, what's wrong?" "About what I said concerning Michel..." "Could I change 'evil' into 'focussed'?" "Are you calling voluntarily or did someone force you?" "Is Frankie standing next to you?" "Let me talk to him." "Bucky wants to talk to you." "Frankie speaking." " Did you make Sammy phone me?" "Yes, Bucky." " Bucky's gone, it's 'Sir' now." "I want to thank you, Frankie." "You don't very often see such loyalty." "Men like you give me hope." "Thank you, Bucky." "Can I entrust you with a mission?" " Of course." "He's giving me a mission." "Apologize to Sammy and take everybody to the Schubert room." "Michel and I will be there too." " No problem, Bucky." "The Schubert room, in half an hour." " Okay, over and out." "Over and out." "What do you say, Michel?" "Yes, I want to work on my image." "Can I count on you?" " Yes." "Are you going to make mistakes?" " No." "Yes, probably." "Are you going to let me down?" " No." "I mean 'yes'." " Are you going to support me?" "Are you ready to do something about your beard?" "Sammy, cut it out." "I've got a nose for this." "It's this way." "We've already been here." " That's the wrong way." "Do you know where the Schubert room is?" "It's the Schubert room." "The Schubert room." "'Knock again.' 'No, that's impolite.'" "'Did you knock hard enough?" "'" "'Are you sure it's here?" "' 'Knock again.'" "Just a little bit longer, Bucky." "A little bit longer." "Come in." "Administration reporting in, Sir." "All accounted for." "Take a seat." "About what happened..." " Not now, Sammy." "Where's Michel, Bucky?" "He'll be here in moment, don't worry." "Hello, everybody." "I would like to thank you for the welcome you gave me." "I was really touched." "Thank you." "And Robert Hasselbanks sends you his regards." "Hasselbanks." " Who's that?" "Hasselbanks is the owner of the company." "An American." " He asked me how my first day went." "I asked him if he wanted the truth." "'Hell, yeah', he said." "Hell, yeah." "I told him I met a half naked guy in the bathroom." "Sorry." " That's us." "Yes, that's you two." "One moment please." "I also told him about Free, Liesje and Linda, who was a bit down." "He wishes you the best of luck." " Thank you." "He had to laugh when I told him I had ripped someone's hand off." "I still haven't got it back, Bucky." "And do you know what he said?" "Seems like a fun bunch of people." "But remember:" "A bunch ain't no team." "A group still isn't a team." "Not yet." "I want to turn this group into a team, together with Michel." "I want to start tomorrow." "Is everybody okay with that?" "Is everybody okay with that?" "Okay." "And now I would like to introduce you to someone." "Come in, Michel." "Michel, you're wearing a cap." "Everyone will get one." "I still had some from the States." "Michel, the floor's yours." "Hi, everybody." "I would like to thank you all... for your honest comments." "I'll try and keep them in mind." "Michel..." " Not now, Sammy." "I would like you to meet Ronny Roman." "He's a skater who..." " Ramon." "You said Roman, it's Ramon." " I'm sorry." "Two years ago Ronny was hit..." " Three years ago." "Michel, I'll take it from here." " Of course." "I'm sorry." "Ronny needed surgery." "During the operation his foot jammed." "He was operated on several times." "His last one was last week." "During that operation they used a new method developed by Cynalco." "Did we produce that?" " Yes, Free, we produced that." "Ronny, how do you feel?" "Fine." "Is it true that until last week you couldn't move your foot?" "Yes, that's true." " Ronny, could I ask you... to move your foot?" "That's why we do it." "Ronny will skate again." "Even if you only filled out papers or called the insurance company each one of us has made sure Ronny will get back on to business." "What do you say about that?" "Thanks a lot, all of you." "No, you don't have to thank us." "We only did what we're here for." "Thank you." "I've got to go but you can still ask Ronny some questions." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Thanks." "I don't begrudge you being here but I've also got a nice story." "Bucky could have asked me." "Bucky doesn't know." " But still." "How do you go to the toilet with that thing?" "Are you all right, Michel?" " Yes, Guido." "I'll come out stronger from this." "I'm sure of it." "I want to go for it and I want you to help me." "Of course, Michel." "Michel, he moved his foot again." "Do it again."