"Hypotheses - Location of the story:" "Paris and its double - Time:" "April or May 1970 - Meaning:" "I AM DEAF AND DUMB AND OFFER A 'MESSAGE FROM DESTINY' - 1 Franc." "Here come the scouts of the army!" "And the king himself, the son of Oedipus." "Faster!" "Quiet!" "Very quietly!" "Very loud!" "Slow!" "How do you stand?" "You have to be higher." "When you come down, speak slowly." "What did you bring?" "This..." "These are the two faces of Prometheus." "Is this a Chinese Prometheus?" "No, a Japanese statue." "And a Japanese mask." "The two extremes of Prometheus." "Great!" "Rage and serenity in one!" "All right." " Did you see it?" "Go on with your text." "Give me the French translation." " The version of Goethe?" "I have selected several passages." "This refers to the gods:" ""their will against my will."" "This is in German, right?" " Yes." "Read on." "Read it in German." ""Be their henchman and defender."" "I can't in one breath." "Then breathe in between." "No-one will notice." "Can you do it together?" "Good evening, Sir." "How are you?" "Remember, give me your keys?" "I need them to clean for you." "Remember to give them to me?" "The leaflets outside the door - did you get them?" "You're interested, right?" "Say..." "do not forget the keys?" "Please... not to me!" "What would I say?" "If I was Prometheus?" "I have sought this place out, because everything is in it..." "But you can also say something else." " Something like:" "I think I would not understand why... because I know the gods..." "I would be a Prometheus, full of anger." "But perhaps a silent rage." "It would be interesting to know... which words you would use." "Can I help?" "Can I help?" " How?" "Can I help?" "So, my brother... my brother..." "He is very similar to you." "That's why I look at you." "Why I draw you." "Isn't that funny?" " I'm an only child and a bachelor." "This is odd." "But you wear a ring." "You are not single." " So what?" "I do not believe you." "I didn't see your eyes" "To draw them?" "You don't really draw." "What are you doing, really?" "You don't seem OK." "You look like an ostrich hiding its head." "I am not an ostrich." "I don't like ostriches... because they escape danger." "I'm completely different." "What do you really want?" "What do I want?" " I want money!" "No, cigarettes." "I have no more." "You see, my lighter..." "I have no more." "Buy some and bring me back the change." "The voices need working on." "Lili phoned again - like every day..." "She has a guy?" "Full house last night?" "Not bad." "It was almost full..." "Elaine..." "Look, there I was thinking of you." "A surprise... some mending." " Right now?" "But it's not bad." "I'll do that, Quentin." "Kind of you, but Elaine does it better." "Okay?" " Got an egg?" "No, I haven't." "I have a bunch of stuff for you." " To repair?" "Take the yellow!" "Do you play, Elaine?" "Moving ahead, right?" "Where are you going?" "Hey, my music!" " Just go around the outside!" "It is difficult to walk normally." "How many steps were there?" " Six." "And why do you need it?" "If you're Prometheus..." "How would I call them?" "I do not understand you." "You should express yourself in simple everyday language." "What would Prometheus say today?" "Now I understand what you mean." "You must jump into it without thinking." "Without thinking!" "You are Prometheus, what would you say?" "Should I suffer?" " Prometheus always suffers." "For example: 'Do not think that I fall silent out of pride.'" "How would you say it in modern language?" "No idea..." "I'll try it out!" "Just leave it out." "Without thinking twice." "Silence..." "Loneliness." "I am completely alone." "I saved the people." "But they cannot help me." "Cold." "Wind." "Earth." "Where is the sun?" "Where is the sun, where is the fire?" "There is no fire because I'm cold." "I am suffering..." "I suffer because I'm lonely, because I'm freezing..." "Suffering all around me." "Go on, Achille, when it comes." "I appeal to the people." "Nothing is known of their fate." "They met at night like conspirators together... they concealed nothing." "Their wealth was like that of the Old Man of the Mountains" "In all the salons, in all the vaults." "Arms on the street, heads on all pillows... and without scruples." "Four volumes long, the reader is guided through an underground vault... to a withered corpse." "Finally, he is told that he in front of a hidden door." "Hi, Lili!" " You look good." "Glad to see you!" " Me too." "How are you?" " Good!" "It's been so long." " Yes, why..." "You never call." "Why?" "Georges told me about you." "How is your group?" " Very good." "I'll have to visit you sometime." " You do that." "Why don't you call?" "Why do we never see each other?" "I don't know." "Strange." " Do you work a lot?" "Yes, I work a lot." "Every afternoon." " That's good." "And it's fun?" " Yes, it's nice." "Say... about Georges:" "A very strange story." "He came out and with him was..." "Igor." "Igor?" "Why Igor?" "I don't know." "I believe it was him." "Why should Igor resurface here?" "And if so, we'd know." "So you cannot have seen him with Georges." "Don't you think?" " Yes..." "Have you seen him here at court?" "Yes, I wanted to pick up Georges." "Did you really recognise Igor?" "Might be wrong..." "But I think it was him." "This can't be!" "Igor would not just show up without having reported to us." "And why with Georges?" "If Igor was back, we'd know." "Yes..." "You're right." "Two paths are before you." "13 the better to hunt the Snark." "Point me to where I belong." "They'd encountered the Boo." "Holy was our pursuit." "Jum saw them faint." "In the harbour you must try." "Pass the time which erases them." "Another 13 formed a strange crew." "We're working on it, but without any aim." "This is ambitious." " Yeah, pretty much." "Are you happy?" " Very!" "Does it make you happy?" " Yes!" "This is what makes you happy." "And what else?" "The rest is secondary..." "I rarely see him." "Georges bores me." "He's so dull." "How is Thomas?" " Good." "Do you see the others?" "Yes, Pierre, Warok, Thomas..." "Is Thomas engaged?" " No, I don't think so." "But he's fine." "Hopefully he is not an old bachelor!" "Oh..." "I don't know." "Come and see us - the group." "Two paths open before you, 13 the better to hunt the Snark..." "Give me the address?" " Yes, of course." "Great, I am glad!" "After so long..." "That's your fault." "We should all meet from time to time." "That would be good." "I don't know..." "Pierre thinks so too." "I don't know... it's over." "Are you sure?" "A cognac, please!" "Maybe I'm the guy who got money off 'em!" "Still the same stuff?" " As always." "Recently I was afraid, because the cops are after me." "What did you do?" "What is this?" "Who told you that?" "A friend." "Pretty, eh?" "From Algeria." "Male or female?" "Male!" "That was on purpose!" "Well, my little one..." "You have a beautiful dog." "You're not jealous?" "Can I take him?" "But another girl must not touch him, right?" "I do not like it when you're sad, Honeymoon!" "I'm just too sentimental." "Anyway, I can give you the cash today." "I do not need money." "Here, a little bit!" "Master, an unfortunate young man... who can neither hear nor speak... asks you for the privilege of your lips... reading the answers to some questions." "So you want to know who Balzac's Thirteen are?" "You have read the 'Story of the Thirteen'?" "As you know, they are the heroes of three stories... these aren't novels, novellas rather:" "'Ferragus','The Duchess of Langeais' and 'The Girl with the Golden Eyes'." "In the stories, the 13 actually appear not too often." "But the 13 do little." "I love Balzac's work - the plots and conspiracies... the secret societies..." "I admire that in him the most." "But these plots can be barely be found in the 'Story of the Thirteen'." "Since they appear only briefly and in passing." "Well, that's my opinion." "What role do they play?" "Now, their role, which is something... in 'Ferragus' they are a 'deus ex machina'... a draw to advance the action... to provide the conclusion." "But the organisation as such..." "Good day kids, I'm coming!" "Hi, Max!" " Hello." "All right?" " Yes." "Hi, Max!" "Are not you going to school today?" " No, not today." "What a blessing." "Put​yourself out there!" "Why?" "The soldier Quentin goes to war." "He's happy." "When she sings this song." "Well, I could give the following answer to the question:" "In the 'Story of the Thirteen' a society occurs... which looks like the brigands in Balzac's early work." "Gradually, however, we find... companies in his works..." "It was agreed not to bring guests!" "Shall we go to the movies?" " Oh, Papa, to the movies!" "Really?" "Do not you want to watch us?" " No." "I have no money, Max!" " But I do!" "Give me 10 francs!" "Quentin, you owe me money!" "The 5 Francs from last time!" " Really?" "Since you owe me 5... he gives it to you and you give them to me?" " I do not understand..." "In addition to the companies there are then the political parties." "From today's perspective, they appear to be the most important." "The emanation of government and police." "So I would say that." "But a society like the 13..." "Which seems odd to me." "Is this what you want to know?" "Why did you come here and ask me that?" "What?" "Bye!" "We owe each other 5 francs." "If he owes me five francs then he gives it to me and I to you." "He has come out with it..." "Do you know her well?" " I don;t know her." "Lili, you're mean!" "You're scared, are you?" " You're not nice." "He does not like the theatre." "He could have stayed anyway." "He should also have his fun." "I forgot my lines." "I do not have much with me..." " Oh Africa..." "I like you!" "The kid needs something to eat." "You'll pick me up later?" " We'll see!" "I'll do what I can..." "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" "Goodbye, Mr. Ragman." "Later!" "Why did they give you cash?" "My child has to eat." "Shit!" "I've lost it." "Do not think that when I am silent... it's out of pride or stubbornness... out of pride or stubbornness... hope... out of blind hope... they listened without hearing, saw without seeing." "Rather listen to the plight... the fire, the fire..." "Strange." "It seems to me that flourished as the chestnut... for the second time this year." "I cannot repress the memory of last fall." "Elaine, I'm worried about Georges." "Three times I've caught him on the 'phone this week... and he hangs up when I come in." "And because of me!" "You know, he is busy with a child abduction." "There are people that he cannot compromise." "This has nothing to do with you." "I don't know; maybe I'm wrong." "But I ask you for the following:" "I'll give you a list of names." "And when these people call... listen in and write it all down." " That's a bit much." "Georges behaves very strangely around me." "Igor was around, When I gave him the names." "Yes, I know." "And also... he asked for them." "Who are these people?" "The 12 others." "4... 5... 6... 7... 8..." "11... 12..." "I'll learn it by heart." "That would be good." "Yes, yes." "I am not mistaken." "Listen, Lili..." "Georges would never do anything against you?" "You never know." "How do you figure?" "That you're imagining it all." "Shall we go?" "Without a meaning to give it, for example." "I have pronounced the word as if it were unknown to me... as if it came from another." "Gradually, I tried to give it a meaning... to convey the other." "Then I realised that you have only recited the alphabet." "I have tried to explain the alphabet and numbers... but it didn't work." "Even starting there you don't get to the text right away." "One cannot immediately get to the text." "If you improvise while speaking," "Prometheus' words don't come." "Did not we say that the text will come from the Prometheus doll?" "This is too theatrical." "THE CORNER OF CHANCE" "The stupid Frédérique goes to the boutique... the little match girl... goes to town... like a clown... floppy hat like... the tail of a cat... hands in pockets like a Spaniard." "You win... and you lose." "It is very difficult to get there... because words aren't..." "Every time I want to find the word, but I must speak the text." "I wonder what is real here?" "You can print that again." "The response of the international society is in 14 days." "Here is how it disperses tear gas:" "With wind machines like in the movies." "How far did you get?" "Pretty far, but I'm off to Rennes." "You have to go there again?" " Yes, it would be best." "We need to show that behind the complacency of the government... everything should revolve around the plight of these people... and about how they can change their lives" "Read this article." "The article discusses the problem." "Should we not first ask... whether we have enough money for the first issue?" "And the next one?" "We have money but... only 10,000 francs." "It's not enough." "Leonard knows a printer where we only have to pay in 6 months." "Have you not another grandmother?" "Still healthy?" "If she is, how are we supposed to get her money?" "Let your arms dangle, Nicolas!" "We have been talking about this for over 2 hours and still don't know... whether we have enough money for this newspaper." "We have enough!" "We don't need to pay anyone." "Only the printers." "Yes, paper and printing plates." "Of course, the 10,000 went right away, but... they will sell." "We need to do more." " We need money." "The first has to be good and selling well, and..." "We need a good first issue, but also a second!" "We have material for the second." "But we have no money!" "Without risk we come to nothing." "The money is already coming." "I'll ask Léonard." "You're never here for discussions." "Incredible!" "It doesn't help." "They simply lack the theoretical line!" "Do we print this paper?" "They don't care." "Do the paper or not?" " That's interesting!" "'Do you know the Thirteen?" "'" "What's up?" "Where is Leonard?" "Tell me, Mr. Eteocles... the power and resonance, I feel more and more... we've arrived at a point... where we just might explode." "It is in the air, I'd say." "I feel similar to you." "The group also feels this." "I thought of Sarah, Pierre... or Etienne." "A view from outside." "Sure?" "If we are looking for someone to come into our group..." "We are closed together." "This is important." "What about the reaction of the group to someone who comes from outside?" "Don't you?" " Yes." "Sarah doesn't seem OK?" "Sarah, Pierre..." "You have to think about it." "I thought Pierre." "Yes, but has he the time?" "He was always very constructive." "He always expressed himself very intelligently." "You play the messenger, go!" "No problem." "Can you give me some money, maybe?" "Sure!" " Of course." "We could buy a nice dress." "What do you think?" " Yes." "Then we'll pay and go." "I'm still drinking my milk." "And then we'll go." "Play the flute!" "All of this may not be easy... but it's important." "I am off now." "I'm tired." "These days are very tiring." "Shall I come with you?" " No." "Will not you stay a little longer?" "No, I'm going." "We'll talk more tomorrow, yes?" "So, until tomorrow?" "Where are you going?" "Bye." "I'll see you tomorrow?" " I have a lot to do tomorrow." "But I'll call you in the evening." "Hello?" "I would like to talk to Sarah." "It's you?" "Thomas here." "How are you?" "Good?" "I would like to talk to you." "Is that OK?" "I'm staging 'Prometheus' by Aeschylus." "I have worked on it for 2 months..." "Yes, my old project." "Now I'm at a point where I don't know what to do." "I would like to talk to you about it." "No... you are alone in Obade?" "I would prefer to come to you... then we can talk in peace." "I could come tomorrow." "I'd be happy there!" "Yes?" "How are you?" "Well, I'll come tomorrow." "No, that's not a problem." "I'll be glad to see you!" "Goodbye!" "Goodbye, Thomas - until tomorrow." "Is that you, Mum?" "Hi, Mum..." "I'm fine..." "No, no, I do not need..." "I do not need anything." "Can you please get me Dad?" "Well, listen..." "Yes, kisses, Mum." "You'll get Dad now?" "Yes, all right, give me Dad!" "Dad, you have to do me a favour." "I need a press pass." "Do you still know anyone at 'Paris Jour'?" "Can you call him today, so he can get me a press pass?" "You call him today, and tomorrow I'll go ask him about the press pass." "Can you do that for me, Dad?" "Thank you." "Take care." "How are you?" "Did you have a good journey?" "I think the difficulty with your second book is... that the first one was autobiographical." "So, for the second so you would need another 10 years of living life." "Yes, that's right." "you cannot always find someone as inspiring as Pierre." "When I read it again I felt subliminally, that he was there." "Do you see?" "I feel completely empty." "It is simply not possible for me..." "The pure fiction, the story..." "Have you started the second book?" "Twenty times and more!" "I have completed it, started in the middle..." "I have no idea..." "The really sad thing is, that it is over between you and Pierre?" "Have you seen him?" " No, not really." "Do you think about him?" "Have you come to me to talk about Pierre?" "I'm fine!" "I am used to it." "I live a bit like a grandmother." "I do not see anyone and I get everything delivered." "For the last 6 months I have not seen a soul." "But I'm fine, you know." "And you?" "Well, I..." "I want you to come to Paris." "That would get you out of here." "So that's why you're here?" " Yes, sweetheart." "But do you know, I am afraid?" "Why?" " I don't know." "You have to get out of here!" "Come to Paris, tell me what you think." "You'll see our work." "I need a fresh eye, I cannot continue like this." "I need criticism and want you there." "Thomas, It's so sudden!" "No, Sarah." "You're coming to Paris." "This noise..." "There are other noises:" "The silence!" "I like the silence." "Come on, at least for a few days." "If you do not like it, you can come back." "I'm so used to it here." "Paris frightens me." "I feel that you can help me." "Do you think?" "Are you a big group?" " No, only six." "That's all I wanted." "And it ended with Lili." "What is she doing now?" "Doing 'Seven Against Thebes'." "She sent me a card, but that was long ago." "I need to visit the dentist." "You see, I am looking for a reason." "We'll take you to the dentist." "It's going to hurt." "I am sure it is for you." " I'm afraid of a lot of people!" "I'm totally wild." " Sarah, what are you talking about!" "I feel like Lucie Delarue-Mardrus at the end of her life." "I suggest listening to me now." "Come to Paris." "I'll Promethise you." "How do you imagine that?" "I shall make you Mrs. Prometheus!" "I shall make you Mrs. Prometheus!" "What are you looking for?" "You remember when we started smoking these?" "Still the same brand!" "I'm overwhelmed." "Short circuited!" "On the second floor, there's still the noises?" "Oh dear..." "Sometimes he walks." "Is it a he or a she?" "A he, quite clearly." "I have seen him once." "And he is seeking you." " I've seen him once in the mirror." "And since then, no more." "Once I held a hand in front of the mirror... and saw two hands... instead of a single one." "When it storms... he does not show up." "Ultimately, I think he's harmless." "A seeker." "Come to Paris!" "OK." "I'll come." "But you'll also take care of me?" "Completely!" "I'm a bit like an invalid." "You're full of secret reserves." "Do you think?" " Yes." "Let's go for a walk?" "You can hear the birds." "We'll leave the cigarettes here." "That's so nice." "You play chess?" "No, not at all... but I've never seen someone play alone." "But now we are two!" "And who says that I can play?" "Do you want to play?" " OK." "Let's go." "But you must teach me." "What were you doing in the garden?" "Walking?" "Yes, but I have not seen this house before." "How can that be?" "I live next door and have never seen it." "It's not a public park!" "But I go through it every day!" " But this is my garden!" "Funny, I come here very often but this is the first time I've seen a house." "So you cannot see the house?" "Strange to see someone play alone." "Why?" "You can play very well alone." "Really?" " But yes." "There is nothing abnormal about playing chess alone." "You're one player, then the other." "I cannot play anything." "Nonsense." "Nonsense?" "What do you play?" "I play alone, when I'm bored." "That's exactly what I do." "Part Five." "The whole end?" " Where was I?" "In the fourth part..." "The whole last part again." "The rhythm ties up well with it..." "Lili..." "Do you not think we should be in the messenger scene?" "just one person?" "Instead of always changing, it would always be the guys." "To develop the part..." "No!" "Marie, you and I need to work on..." "Yes, that's right." "And the costumes at the end, That would help us." "We're only practicing." "Yesterday, I saw the Comédie Française do Racine's 'Iphigénie'." "Beautiful." "I had a lousy seat and still..." "They spoke loudly without shouting..." "Just as I do." "You should go to the conservatory." " I have no high school diploma." "Lili was certainly never in the Comédie Française." "Ask her!" " The way we work." "Did you give me a note?" " No, I did not." "Then you have a sister?" " Maybe." "Let's go?" "Will you, Max?" "I have lost the keys." "Look, Arsenal!" "Lili, you locked up yesterday?" " Yes, I did." "There they are!" "Yes, I have children." "But they are not here, do not worry." "I want a glass of grenadine!" "And then I want a whisky." "This is more fun than chess!" " Grenadine and whisky, I have." "And then the Russian one..." "Vodka!" "Vodka, and then stir!" "Yes, but I do not know..." "Whether after that you can learn chess?" "We'll see." "Please do!" " Strange colour!" "Not very good." "Is this what was wanted?" " Razor-sharp." "Sure?" " Perfectly." "Try it!" " This definitely tastes nasty." "Hmm, not so bad." "Not bad?" "Are you sure?" "So, now we learn chess?" "Do you want a chair?" " I'd rather not." "They are all dull." "The're all dead." "Sarah?" "Sarah?" "Sarah?" "Ask for things." "What kind of things?" "What you really do in life?" "I do everything truly." "So, that means..." "Do you mean, what is my job?" "Yes..." "You are not a doctor." "Maybe I'm not a doctor, but I have another profession." "If I tell you now, that I am in business." "Does that fill you in?" "What does 'business' mean?" "For example, I buy things here and sell them abroad." "And I'm making a profit." "So, shenanigans!" " But no, that is business." "Honest and regular." "It pays well?" "If you're smart, yes." "Are you smart?" " In business, yes." "And in chess?" "I play quite well." "This is very good." " Yes." "You'll teach me at some point?" " Right now!" "No, I cannot." " There's a problem?" "I have a few issues..." "Affairs?" " Personal matters." "Urgent?" "Not exactly, but almost." "Pressing business." "I feel attracted to you." "There's something else." "Can I call you again?" "Call... how?" "Telephone!" "Why not, if you live around the corner." "I often come over here." "We could play chess." " An excellent idea." "So you'll call me?" " I'll 'phone..." "On what number?" "Do you want to write it down?" "So Mirabeau... 92..." "Like the revolution." "46... 46... three years before I was born" "92... 46..." "And now you're going?" " Now I'm going." "Play, and you tell me who wins." "Fine." " And what is your name?" "Frédérique." "Goodbye, Frédérique!" " Goodbye." "Totally crazy." "This can only be you!" "Nice here, eh?" " Yes!" "You coming now?" "Where?" " To Paris." "Let's go for a little walk." "Or do we go right now?" "You needn't ask twice!" "You know that I like to ask." "Come on, little miss!" "We'll dance a little!" " We dance on the sea..." "'Gabriel Levy, 20:30'..." "not interesting." "Lucie de Graff..." "Etienne'... 10th May..." "Etienne, if you have time," "Come tomorrow night to W..." "Important:" "I feel as if I've hit a dead end." "You have to hear the low tones." "Now down!" "Slowly up again." "You were too high." "I need to call." "We have quite a lot of physical exercises..." "We are working on a text:" "Seven Against Thebes." "There's music and exercises." "We won't perform it." "It's so we'll be complete." "You'll help me with the deliveries and invoices?" "Have you sold your part?" " Yes, but I have problems." "When were you born?" " In April." "In April." "1... 2... 3... 4..." "Come here!" "Look at this!" "You are funny." " Why?" "I imagine the thoughts found in this little head..." "Since you mention it... and I have a suspicion." "What do you have for a suspicion?" "That you are not traveling alone!" "What does that mean?" "I do not travel alone?" "Don't you know this expression?" " No." "All children say this!" "I always travel as twelve or thirteen!" "This is what I mean!" "And you're Mrs. Thirteen?" "Well, I'm thirteen..." "You do not know why." "And I do not either." "'Normandy Hotel' - empty." "6/12/69:" "I have to leave immediately... for a few days..." "you know the reason." "Saw Pierre yesterday at Warok's." "He just cannot stop... confused discussion..." "W. says to us as usual... we're right and wrong." "Do not call me, or write." "Is better at the moment to use 'The Corner of Chance'..." "Fraternal greetings, Igor." "1/3/69:" "Touched by your message, I found at home." "But all that seems so far away, like a childhood memory." "I think Pierre is angry with me... as if I had broken the pact." "How can I make him understand?" "This is his charm, his strength." "Emilie sends her regards." "Fraternal greetings, Igor." "I reserve the..." "Lucie..." "Lucie de Graff... 13, Saint-Louis Street." "Niemeyer's plans for a future city..." "I do not understand." "It is not easy." "But all will find." "These 4 famous figures of aristocracy... whose movements Gotha annually records... require a rapid sketch... or social paintings will be incomplete." "Left!" "Well, the 'Mondial', Auber Street." "This is the only one that is open." "So at nine o'clock." "Until tonight!" "Elaine?" "What is it?" "Are you going to the office tomorrow?" " Yes, of course." "Will Georges be there?" " No, he's in court." "But he's coming to dinner?" " Yes, yes." "I'm not home today." "Tell him I slept at yours." "Call him?" " No." "You'll be the fairest... with the shoes and the beautiful dress!" "No, I'm wearing grey lamé pants." "Alright, Renaud?" " Yes." "Arsenal, I do not ask, he has no taste!" "Renaud" " Lili." "Hello." "He wants to watch us work a little." "I'll be very quiet." "Should I not inquire about him?" "No." " OK." "You finance the deal." "If you cling to your detective magazine..." "That would make us happy." "Not a problem for us." "Colin." "Journalist for 'Paris Jour'." "He was here two days ago." "I specialise in... bloody crimes... and mysterious processes." "Therefore, I offer you my help." "You can talk now?" "You can hear me, so I speak." "Money?" "But there wasn't any..." "I opened the drawers." "No, all drawers with handles." "Nothing." "A drawer had no handle." "The things I took." "So I'm just looking for something different." "That drawer you opened?" "Are you angry with me?" "In the drawer were letters." " Oh, letters." "Still, his harmonica?" "Play a bit!" "Why leave 'Paris Jour'?" "This interests us." "Maybe I'll leave 'Paris Jour'" "Your newspaper will... have some success." "You do not get paid, you know?" "Nobody gets paid." "That's not important." "Chaussette, our financial genius!" "Chaussette... and you?" "My name is Colin." "Journalist!" "So, the problem is... we repeat a few paragraphs..." ""You must, Hephaistos, execute Zeus' orders... and chain this wretch to the steep work..." "That's your lot." "He must pay the gods and bow to Zeus' rule... and refuse his help to man."" "You see, stuff like that." "This sticks in the throat." "If you could say..." "I have no text..." " It does not matter." "Do not worry!" "Drink it in peace." "Let's smoke a bit!" "Do you like music?" " Yes." "Yes?" "This is good." "You play harmonica?" " A little bit." "What brings you here?" "Pure chance." "Random steps." "My name is Pauline." "And I'm Colin." "Do you want some tea?" "Here, or..." " No, there!" "Door!" "Do you want them back?" "I hope you bring them." "You have to buy them." "So you want money?" " That's it." "In any case, you get no money." "The letters have no value, why should I give you money?" "You said you do business." "But this has nothing to do with business." "It is quite simple... either you give me the letters voluntarily... and we don't say any more about it... or you keep them." "But if I catch you, then you'll get a beating." "Bye!" "He always repeats the same thing." "He is a chatterbox." "Hello." "What's it called, that?" " Cuddly bear." "Cuddly bear." "He's hungry." "We have to give him something to eat." "The bell is ringing." "Whoever visits at this time?" "Thomas, that's a surprise!" "Are you OK?" "Funny, I've been thinking of you today." "I wondered what had become of you." "How are you all?" "Hello." "You haven't met, right?" " Iris." "I have a little surprise here." " What is it?" "A great idea!" "Great!" "A tortoise brings good luck!" "Have you seen anything like this before?" "You see, she runs." "You are quite perplexed!" "Look at her!" "This must be celebrated!" "I have a bottle of champagne!" "You've probably never seen a tortoise - what?" "Stand on the stairs, I'll take some photos." "I'll sort my make-up!" "That's not necessary." " Are they in colour?" " No." "Quentin?" "I see you!" "Straight!" "Profile!" "The other side." "Lift your head!" "Not so much." "The eyes..." " Where?" "Straight!" "Don't smile." "Don't smile, eyes straight ahead!" "Is that enough?" "A little cake would be good now." "I put it on the floor!" "I..." "I met Pierre." "He wanted to know how you're doing." "The tortoise - not on the floor!" "What did you say?" "I met Pierre." "He wanted to know how you are... and if there is any news." "Oh, Pierre." "Long time no see." "I do not like him much." "Why?" " I do not know." "It's just like that - a feeling." "He is worried about the bad situation in Mexico." "Put the tortoise on there!" "You know .." " I want to sit on the floor!" "No, it'll mess on the carpet." "Play with her." "What did you say?" "As the situation in Mexico deteriorated, I wanted to know..." "Here, you want a biscuit?" "Do the friends..." "A biscuit..." "A biscuit." "Did you not tell anyone?" "Have you heard something?" "You know, I have not heard anything in 6 months." "Don't lose hope... until you get official news." "I can get nothing official, because Igor is unofficially gone." "He always went away frequently, without reporting it." "That's not true, messages always came from him." "He could have at least inquired about the children." "Do you have any cigarettes?" " Yes!" "What are you smoking?" " Any kind." "How goes it, Iris?" "Not so bad." "Any news of Igor?" "A long time ago..." " Are you all right?" "I'm not feeling particularly great." "Fortunately, I have the shop." " How's it going?" "It is... always full of people." "No customers, but it's fun." "And you... you missing your dad?" "Do you think about your dad?" "Where is he, your dad?" "They resemble their father, right?" " Where is he?" "He is gone away." "And where did he go?" "They resemble their father more and more." "I've said already about Iris." "He's gone away..." " Yes, he's gone." "You missing your dad?" "He's gone..." "Shouldn't we talk about something else?" "Where is the tortoise?" "Have you seen Etienne?" "Currently I do not see anyone, I'm too busy." "Give the tortoise a kiss!" "Those who play with these terrible American planes?" "Do you see that?" "This is death." "Can you play with something else?" "I play with what's here!" "Seriously, you do not believe..." "I believe that there is still a chance." "What is this?" "What is this?" "This is Santa Claus." "A Mexican doll?" "Oh no..." "Isn't it incredible, that we have heard nothing?" "This is Miss..." " No, this is a gentleman, you see?" "This is a gentleman." "A real zoo:" "A tortoise, a dog..." "Tomorrow we'll have to buy lettuce for the tortoise." "I have to go..." " Are you OK?" "Yes, yes, fine." "Already?" " I have an appointment." "Want some champagne?" " A drop." "I thought you'd bring me news." " I cannot tell you much." "No, they cannot get a salad!" "There is no grass here, that's why she gets salad." "What is it?" "He wants a biscuit." "Hello!" "I'll hire him as Prometheus!" "I had thought of Pierre." "He would be great as Prometheus!" "Are you good friends?" " Yes, very good!" "He is a close friend." "Funny, to that guy I have no connection." "He may be reserved, but otherwise he's fine!" "Architects are always strange." "What do you think?" " All architects are strange." "Saint-Louis... 13..." "De Graff..." "Lawyer." "Hello?" "I want to talk to Ms. Lucie de Graff..." "Hello..." "Madame..." "We have a couple of letters concerning you." "Letters from you..." "I cannot tell you." "I'm anonymous." "This could be dangerous for you." "You'd best get them back." "I suggest that we meet at four." "OK, at six." "Your tea is cold!" " Do not worry." "So, this paper..." "Best not mention the newspaper." " Will you be there?" "I've had enough..." "OK." "Not another word." "If we can't talk, I'm going." "Now, don't get upset." "Are they nervous!" "Pauline, may I ask you some questions?" "It depends on the questions." "Yes, it depends on the questions." "You will answer me?" "OK." "I'll ask you five questions." "No." "Three questions!" "The first?" "Am I one of the 13?" "You look more like an 11." "Is that a frivolous reply?" "It's so you'll wonder." "And now the second question." "Are you one of the 13?" "The thirteenth returns." "It remains the first... and is still the only one." "Third question." "I'll have to think first." "The next question is one I'll ask when the time comes." "Hurry up, he's been waiting half an hour for you!" "I don't know what I need." "Well?" "No, no..." "Everything's OK?" " Yes." "I don't want..." "As you wish." "Are you the lawyer, de Graff?" "We must think of the noises from outside!" "Get the cans and cardboard tubes!" " To make noise?" "This is for the choir..." "To beat it or just blow..." "You can beat it, or make it a kind of cymbal." "You know exactly what you're doing!" "Take the tacks." "Too many tacks?" "This is Eteocles..." "You see, you can use the whole background." "The light comes on this side." "Will we work on the voice more?" "Two zones are created, see?" "The decor's fantastic!" "We need the space and cannot work in a small corner." "Renaud, we can't walk on it." "We'll use the edge." "Here Thebes and Polynices are coming from outside..." "Eteocles and the chorus can stay on it." "What do you mean by 'some people like me'?" "I do not know..." "A certain Pierre..." "Tells you what?" "Or maybe Warok?" "That's it?" "That's quite a lot, isnt it?" "Yes, Warok is very important." "But is that all?" "Pierre, Warok and my letters?" "I have written many letters." "Sure, but these are special." "They're about people... like a cult." "Do you understand what I mean?" " Not a word." "Well, I do." "Very well." " So?" "For the lighting..." "I thought two or three lights... on top of the columns." "You're going, Lili?" "Why?" "Do you not like it?" "I'm sure it will be fine!" "Everything will come to life!" "The lights, everything!" "This is a huge thing!" "He can even run!" "Polynices moves parallel to Eteocles... and the choir too." " Polynices is there?" "Polynices never appears in the play!" "But, we can show him." "Actually, it's not written, but we'll show him anyway?" "Of course." " It's nice that way." "We are not in court here." "But I have letters, in which you are involved." "Your name in 'France Soir' would be a scandal." "Not very good for you." "I fear no scandals." "Just try to imagine you as one body." "That would help us." "This is no longer the same work, Quentin." "But isn't that the objective?" "We needed something new, a breath of fresh air." "We already went round in circles!" "Renaud and I wouldn't get on." "That's all right." "We'll go out one night." "Smile!" "It's OK." "I'm an actor." "...heads appearing behind the wall..." "Like you did just then?" "Have you read the letters?" " Yes." "Pierre occurs a lot in them." "Do you know Pierre?" "I know more than one Pierre." "What's next?" "I mean a certain Pierre..." "the one in the cult." "I don't know..." "They want to blow up the world." "These people are very dangerous." "Are you going?" "Why didn't you come?" " It just didn't work." "What he wants to do with the light?" "How are you, Elaine?" "This must not be!" "A little deeper, we have done it before." "Well, you are quite pretty and nice... but a bit goofy." " Please?" "Just because you are a lawyer... you do not need to talk to people like they're dogs." "What you do is dangerous!" "This can be very serious." "I don't know." "This can have consequences!" "I do not know." "You can talk better than I do." "I think we should agree." "I cannot talk." " But we are here!" "Maybe someone's spying on us." "I'm not a spy." "But here you play the spy..." "I don't!" "You're a little bitch." "Give the letters here, or do with them what you want." "But one thing I want to tell you:" "One day you'll need me, if you keep this up." "Do you smoke?" "Do you smoke?" " No thanks." "You don't smoke Gauloises." "Do you have any money?" "None of your business." "If you give me that, I'll keep it." "This is supposed to be worth what?" "Call me if you need me!" "The jam..." "Have you had the shop for a long time?" " Not very long." "I came by here one day and saw the sign saying: 'to let'." "It's an old bakery." "We drink tea." "Better than going to the cafe." "So, I had a parrot..." "I bought his feed nearby." "And as I passed..." "The parrot..." "it makes me laugh!" "This isn't funny." "So I came past the feed shop..." "And then..." "Yes?" " Where was I again?" "There was the parrot..." "Yes, and next to the old bakery, the feed shop." "And I had noticed the sign..." "I can't!" "Well, listen here..." "Do you want jam?" "Chaussette!" "This is good, right?" " Very, very good." "My grandmother always made rhubarb jam." "The is really good." " Delicious!" "I can make very good rhubarb tart." "I'll need to bake one for you." " Oh yes." "We need an oven." "There was one downstairs, but it no longer works." "Oh... the rhubarb tart." "It seemed..." "Yes?" "What?" "This is a Komboloi." "The ancient Greeks have always used these when they are bored." "Or if they are nervous... they always play with the Komboloi." "Do you want a go?" "It is quite tangled." "Do you remember the small Komboloi?" "The brown one?" "And there was blackberry tart." "Yes, and rhubarb tart." "Hello, Pauline." "I need to speak with you." "I see you everywhere." "Your image has... burned into me." "Every night... you wander through my dreams... and I see you naked... rising from the sea." "I see your hair, eyes, your face, neck, arms..." "I see your chest, belly, thighs..." "I feel your body..." "I can feel your blood run cold." "A voice said to me... you are craving." "How are you, Colin?" "You are up early today!" "I'm doing the bookkeeping." "Not much fun." "This quarter is catastrophic." "And then this coffee bill!" "The guys do not even know how much they eat." "Sandwiches, cold meats..." "Awful." "How's it going?" "Sleep well?" "12 and 14." "5... 14 and 5?" "19?" "19, 5... 24... 2 and 1, 3... 3 and 2, 5..." "Nice weather, isn't it?" "Finally..." "Very tricky... because I have no clue how to pay the rent." "Can I help you?" "Igor." "Are you interested in him?" " You've seen Igor?" "Is he in Paris?" "Is he hurt?" " I don't know." "I have letters from Igor." " For me?" "I don't know." "Where are the letters?" "Going to the cafe?" "Not in the café." "Tonight..." "When?" " At 7 o'clock." "At mine." "Bring them with you?" " Yes." "I'll give you the address." "Goodbye, Pauline." " Goodbye, Colin, see you soon." "Earlier than 7 o'clock, maybe?" " No." "Tonight at 7." "Come again this afternoon, to the cafe!" "No, at 7." "Why not in the afternoon?" "No, tonight." "Sorry I'm late." " It does not matter." "Better late than never." "My work took longer." "I'm sorry." "But now you have a little time?" "Not today." "We can meet again soon." "I'm free... whenever you want." "Tomorrow suits me well." "And you?" "OK, the day after tomorrow, then, whenever you want..." "Here tomorrow at the same time." "Then we can talk better." "If not today, I will hold you back tomorrow." "Tomorrow I'll play the weeds." " The what?" "The weeds..." "There is a proverb from Madagascar..." "'I am the weeds on the roadside, I do not want you to stumble... but just stop, so that you will chat with me.'" "That is a beautiful saying." "Until the day after tomorrow." " Until the day after tomorrow." "You are not angry with me?" " No, not at all." "Good day." "Can I speak to the lady?" " What?" "The lady who lives here." "Who has the shop." "A young girl." " Oh... you're late!" "Can we talk here?" "And..." "Where are the letters?" "I have them with me." "Can I see the handwriting?" " Sure." "What do you want for these letters?" "Etienne?" "Oh, you know Etienne?" " No, not at all." "I can just call him." "If you want to have them... and the group..." "I cannot say anything else." "I won't beg for the letters." "Nothing that could help me?" " Nothing... wait." "All I can give you is money." "You can't tell me anything?" " Nothing." "Give me the letters!" "They are old." "The exercises make me totally exhausted." "When you aren't used to them." "Exhausting, are they not?" " Even if you are used to them." "But then you feel good." "Yes, it cleans you out..." "Have you noticed... step by step, Prometheus has gone." "Amost totally..." "The last 3 days we have not talked about him." "Sarah's work should have helped Prometheus... but it has eliminated him." "Prometheus is still there..." "I do not feel him." "He has evaporated." "Crazy, right?" "This seems to make you happy." "Maybe he was unnecessary..." "Not irreplaceable." "It's interesting but, what this means for you." "Can you tell me something..." " Want some wine?" "Do you have something stronger?" "What would you like?" " A vodka." "We have some in the refrigerator." "No matches..." "Maybe in my bag?" "Prometheus!" "No, no fire, no more matches." "A disaster!" "Eteocles, you go powerfully and slowly, over the parapet... don't gesticulate..." "You tap rhythmically with the cardboard tubes." "Marie and Elaine stay behind the pillar as the choir." "A sharp and slow rhythm, right?" "Go on now..." "I'll do Polynices." "Quentin is not here, we cannot start." "We'll do it without him!" " Is Lili coming?" "Come on, let's get started!" "Go!" "Go on..." "Hold that, Nicolas!" "The choir!" "Support!" "What are you doing here?" "I slept here." " I wish you'd asked first." "Curtain for the next scene." "May I have this waltz?" "This is neither the place nor the time." "And then the curtain closes again." "No violent gestures!" "Very good, keep it up!" "Cries, complaints!" "Hello." "Sarah..." "I'm glad that you came." "Where are all the others?" "It's still early..." "I'll try it tonight." "Tomorrow, perhaps." "It is pretty late." "Stop, stop!" "This is not right." "The choir is lagging..." "How does it look?" "You're not in rhythm!" "I would like to hear a beautiful choir!" "Make slow movements, like Polynices." "What do you think?" "Lili, come see!" "You don't like it." "You're late, Quentin!" "Can I get a moment of silence?" "I won a million francs..." "Can you count?" "It's true!" "Thousand..." " It's true!" "Two... and two." "I bought this to drink!" "Look!" "Cigars!" "Lili, have a glass!" "How did you do that?" " I bet on the races." "I accumulated... and won!" "We'll celebrate tomorrow, all day?" "OK?" "How did you do that?" "I'll tell you." "It's a little system." "Start with an odd number." "I used the... average of our birthdays." "Yours, yours, and so on." "So I came up with a 5, but wanted a 6." "Because we are 6: 5 plus Max." "So 6 + 4 = 10, and 15." "The sum is 15. 1 + 5 = 6." "Now we can stage the piece!" "Renaud!" "Quentin... did you know Renaud well?" "And you, Nicolas?" "I have only seen him in the bookshop." "He'll be coming back." "Should we write something - a note on the door?" "Hello." "Looking for someone?" "I want the head of the group." "I am a journalist at 'Paris Jour'... and would like information about the work." "So, so, 'Paris Jour'..." "Are you in charge here?" " Yes, I am." "'Paris Jour' are now interested in theatre?" "Not really, but I want to know... which piece you're staging here." "Currently, Aeschylus." "And what piece?" "Prometheus." "Do you know it?" "The guy who brought man fire..." "You know it." "Sit down." "What can I tell you?" "Why Prometheus?" "Why Prometheus..." "I cannot express it in a few words." "Prometheus, Prometheus..." "Why not?" "Prometheus is a very old myth." "The piece has not played in a long time... and I think it has a meaning in the present." "Is there a meaning behind Prometheus?" "Prometheus has many meanings..." "I cannot explain quickly." "Do you want the gestures to... express anything else?" "No." "You are everywhere!" "You know each other?" "What I'm saying..." "Is Prometheus for you a starting point... to express something else?" "Well, 'Prometheus' is a pretty coded and complex work." "I try to lighten it with my experiences." "'In Paris, 13 men were dominated by the same feeling." "All were faithful to the same thought." "They betrayed no other... despite conflicting interests." "So sly as to hide their lies." "Strong enough to stand above all laws." "Bold and successful in their deeds." "Having run great dangers." "Immune to fear." "They trembled not before prince, nor executioner... nor innocence." "Accepting themselves as they were." "Criminals perhaps... but distinguished by the characteristics of great men... which are found only among the elite.'" "Why do you read me that?" "This is the 'Story of the 13' by Balzac." "I know it." "And?" "What are you interested in?" "I find the relationships of these men... who want to dominate the whole of society... absolutely remarkable." "Interesting, but it has nothing to do with Prometheus." "I mean..." "Prometheus..." "'The Story of the 13'..." "I do not see any relation." "I know the book." "I read it when I was very young... and I know Patience..." "Patience, I have often played." "Patience?" "A little Patience, you play yourself." "What exactly is Patience?" "Simple." "Take the cards and count them." "Didn't you mean?" " No, I would like to see it." "You want to see how to play Patience?" "Please." "You count 1, 2, 3... 13, which is the king." "The 13th... 2, 3, 4, 5..." "You should never say... the number of the card being played." "Ever won?" "No, it's tricky." "It is a difficult game... because you have very little chance of winning." "Can I?" "How are you?" " Hello." "It's been a while." "This makes me really happy." " Me too!" "With the glasses, I almost didn't recognise you." "Are you all right?" " Yes, and you?" "I was just passing..." "You work here?" "Not far from here." " Maybe we'll see each other again?" "Call me." "Great." "Next week I'm not around, but..." "Done." "Or I'll call you." "I'd like that." "Goodbye, see you soon!" "Are you coming?" "Are you tired?" " A little bit." "Bye!" "Sarah, you'll stay for a bit with us?" "OK." "The delivery was good, right?" " It was good, yes." "Great with the mirror." "It worked out well." "Between you there was something." "I do not know what." "Do you think?" " Oh yes." "The two of you..." "You mean we..." "You have something in common." "I do not know..." " Well, let's continue!" "With the mirror, it's a difficult thing..." "Do you know Patience?" "It takes a lot of patience." "1... 2..." "It's not entirely ruined." "I still have another deck of cards." "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..." "No, not that one... here it is." "Let's see." "I think Pierre is angry with me, as if I had broken the pact." "That's silly." " That's what gives him his charm." "The charm of Pierre... is his strength." "Do you know Pierre well?" " Absolutely." "What is he?" "He is a charmer." "Not for everyone." "He hasn't impressed me." "But you have rarely seen him." "I've met him two or three times." "An exceptional person." "Someone, who gets... right under your skin." "You can tell that one is completely manipulated." "He can drive you to your grave." "It's true." "If he..." " He is also a child... capable of anything." "If Igor's really in Mexico... even if that was the case... a message would have been received from him." "This cannot be." "You know, not necessarily..." "But if Pierre and Igor had a dispute..." "I suspect Pierre." "You're suspecting that Pierre killed Igor?" "Basically, yes." " This is serious." "Have you seen him?" "No, not recently." "Actually, I no longer see him." "If Pierre really believed that Igor had broken the pact?" "Whatever you mean, this is a serious matter." "What is in the other?" "That's not so interesting." " Yes, the 13 .." "I do not trust anything about Pierre... he'd kill his father, mother and son." "The matter is more complicated." "It wouldn't bother him to kill someone..." "I may go a little too far." "Maybe, but you might be right." "Everything good with you, my dear?" "It is already late for the kids." "Think they understand anything of this conversation?" "No!" " Children are so receptive." "No." "They do not understand." "For me, Pierre is a bastard!" "I'm certain." "This is too easy, Emilie." "Pierre may be a bastard..." "But then is not that simple." "Igor says:" "Pierre's charm is his strength." "You do not know him well enough." "You're not bewitched." "Luckily!" "Mephisto?" "Don't overdo it." "You were very close?" "Yes, very." "And what do you think of Thomas?" "He is my third baby!" "For me, Thomas also has something of Mephistopheles." "But no!" "Thomas is nice." "He has given a tortoise to the children." "Looked for hidden microphones in it?" "Microphones?" "You know..." "The little guy from your shop..." "He followed me to the theatre and spoke with Thomas." "Strange type." "He is deaf and dumb." "He is certainly not deaf and dumb, he speaks very well." "I know." "I thought Pierre sent him." "Anything is possible." "Anything." "Or he is an idiot savant." "... a screw loose." "Thomas, how are you?" "I am not quite clear on why you summoned me here." "Because I work nearby." "Yes, but they might see you out the window!" "They will not see me." "OK..." "I have thought about a few things." "I want to know how you are feeling about the group." "Is it your opinion... that is it no more?" "I think... it sleeps." "It's a memory." "I ask you, because it is a reality for me... and not what I initially thought." "I always find new things." "It is more important than I thought." "And at the same time..." "The other day someone visited me... in the rehearsals, and he brought out a book." "By Balzac." "What is it?" "The shop's finished." "Oh!" " Yes." "I was 'phoned." "I also got a couple of suspicious calls." "And for a few days people have been coming over..." "Really?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because I have not seen you." "What?" "Who?" "I thought it was a joke and he came from you." "That's Why I played the fool." "Why I needed to talk to you." "I'm expecting a guy today... but he was probably intercepted." "You have to help me." "What should I do?" "You know what I mean." "I hate to ask you, but it's the only way." "And if if he wants a passport?" "I'll recognise him, if he's the wrong one!" "If he comes in, I'll see him." "If the bad one comes, I'll have him sit down." "The bad one'll sit down?" "Hello, Pauline." "Today I have things to do." " You have no time?" "I have to do the accounts." "and I need a rest." "Early morning or evening?" " Whenever you want." "There is no-one here anyway." "Until tomorrow!" "I was sent by Lorenzo." "Sit down!" "Sit down here." "I'm here for the papers." "Unfortunately, they're not here yet." "Then I'll wait." " Sure." "Will it take long?" "I don't think so." "... as a memory." "What about Lucie?" "Have you talked about it?" "Lucie and I are strictly professional." "She's the legal advisor to the group." "Well, we sometimes speak of it." "But not for two years... an active group or something organic." "Maybe I'm wrong, but..." "Did you talk to Pierre about it?" "I haven't seen Pierre for some time." "For me this is a tie, is not exploited." "You need an anchor so that it is real... and it seems to me it has none." "I find that unfortunate." "We wanted to wait two years... we wanted to let it mature, to see.." "I dream of it all the time." "I realized, that there is something..." "Something very..." "Isn't that a very bookish conception?" "Not at all!" "I have not the time to dream." "Get his case!" "... has embodied in something determinate." "The binding exists in limbo, so to speak... always ready." "What's on your mind?" "When we launched the thing into life... it appeared as something of importance." "That was no accident!" "Do you understand?" "Why we met before?" "Why we said... that this was the only way to really solve our problems... to give meaning to our lives... a true commitment." "But the principles have not gone." "The principles are primarily from you and Pierre." "But some who start things are not always the ones to continue them." "You have lost the starting point... but now we have you back on the road." "But there is still Pierre." "You are dreamers, whoever 'you' are." "Is there someone in the group, except you... who has the desire..." "Act?" "I feel." "When I last saw Sarah, I felt it with her." "With Lili, it's a little complicated." "With Lucie..." "I feel it very strongly." "And before Igor disappeared... he deeply felt it." "Igor..." "He​is not gone." "You know he is off doing stuff." "I know." "I'm not worried about Igor." "I don't." "He's here." "You get everything from... it also..." "And when?" "Tonight." "I discover it, as I speak..." "I think of similarities between Prometheus and the 13..." "I do not know how to say it." "I think between us..." " so generally..." "I have the impression... we can change the bound." "Therefore Prometheus!" "The thing is tied up." "And we can open people's eyes..." "Everything always starts with the decision of a group... comes from the movement." "This is the only way..." "Prometheus symbolises for me something... prevented from doing something." "And we, together with the group have enough energy... to set things in motion." "I have a feeling... this group is only suspended." "You're missing a target." "Has the visit of this young man not brought you to something..." "I mean, the suspicion creates the crime." "It is not a suspicion." "Suddenly, something emerged, it really exists." "It did not exist before." "Once you think of it, it exists." "I am at your disposal." "We should join the others." "Is my grant coming?" "But you have your payout." "Only a part of it!" "In how many instalments should it come?" "In two..." "I've only the first." "This is a question of the transfer." "No idea..." "Is it late?" "You should have it already?" "Exactly." "I'll take care of it." "Very good..." "The documents." "Hello!" "I'm closing the shop." "May I accompany you?" " No, not today." "I will not let go!" "Let go of me!" " Otherwise I will not let you!" "I will not let go." " Well..." "But only up to here!" "Now..." " She's gone." "She's gone and you know nothing." "Have you no news?" "How do I know where she is?" "If I knew, I'd say." "Why did you wait ten days?" "What do you want?" "I wanted to know..." "If I know where Lili is?" "You have no idea where she might be..." "Hello..." "How's it going?" " Good, and you?" "How's work?" " OK." "And Lili?" " She's gone." "She's gone?" " No idea where." "And the group?" "They are no more." "It's over." "So, that way." "Jum saw them faint... erased the time... another 13 formed a strange crew." "Crew." "13 to hunt the Snark... 13 to hunt the Snark." "They did not encounter the Boo." "You know where she is?" "How'd I know that?" " You've talked about her." "You brought it up!" "You want advice about someone... who stole a million francs." "She left without saying a thing." "Once she called to say she was leaving Paris." "That's it?" "And you do not know if..." "Maybe she had other activities besides the group." "Did she say anything?" " What do you think?" "I do not think anything." "Are the envelopes ready?" " Yes." "There are a total of 5." "The five major newspapers, enough." "Emilie's here?" "Hi, Sarah." "You should call, before you come." "What are you doing?" "How are you?" " Thank you, good." "What are you doing?" " I have to go." "You have to leave?" "I want to rest, I am very tired." "You're dropping everything?" "It'll do me some good." "Are you writing to the newspapers because of the shop?" "Not so." "What a mood here..." "Somewhat mysterious." "Not at all!" "What are the letters for?" "Listen Sarah, that does not concern you." "Miss Iris keeps the letters as though..." "They are simply letters!" "Why can't I see Emilie then?" "Normally you call, before you come." "You know that you should call, because of the children." "13, the better to hunt the Snark." "Point me to where I belong." "They would not encounter the Boo." "Holy was our pursuit." "Jum saw them faint." "Erased the time." "A hand guides yours." "Another 13 formed a strange crew." "Crew." "This is not indiscreet!" "Three days ago you asked me..." "You mentioned this thing with Pierre..." "What's it all about?" "This does not concern you!" "What do these letters have to do with Pierre?" "Yes, if that's what you want." "You want to blackmail him?" "There are accounts that compromise Pierre." "And you'll send them to the newspapers?" "Listen, Emilie, is this a bad joke?" "Miss Iris should rather take care of her baby." "Snark, Boo..." "Jum..." "Crew..." "Come on, you're in a strange mood." "Emilie, you've come crying to me three times... and we talked of Pierre." " So what?" "We have gone pretty far... now I feel responsible for this bad joke." "It's not your business." "I'm by no means going... until I've torn the documents up." "You think badly of him." "What is it to you?" "It isn't done!" "You're trying to ruin him." "I won't let you do it." "Everyone's a tax cheat!" "But what do you care, Sarah?" " That simply can't be!" "This does not concern you." "This is my problem!" "I forbid you to do it!" "This is my problem." "This is my personal revenge." "This is not revenge." "This is a mess and stupidity." "I'm not going to..." "You're not normal!" "You're not normal, because you're in love with Pierre!" "I forbid you to touch Pierre!" "I forbid you!" "Sarah, you should go now." " Yes, I'm going." "I hate fighting in front of the children!" " I'll go and tell Pierre." "Go ahead." "She must have gotten wind of it." "But no." "Do not worry about it." "Take care of the children." "Goodbye, my darling!" "Did she hurt you?" "What?" " Did she hurt you?" "No, nothing happened." "All is well." "Goodbye." "You know where to reach me?" "Goodbye, Iris." "I come on behalf of the 13." "The 13?" "I have a message." "Then come in!" "So you're one of the 13?" "This question I'm asking myself now." "You spoke of a message." "13, the better to hunt the Snark." "They would not encounter the Boo." "Jum saw her faint." "Erased the time." "Another 13 formed a strange crew." "You said Boo-Jum?" "Boo-Jum!" " Jum, that's it." "Does it means something to you?" "Say, are you are the author of this... funny message?" "I'm the... messenger." "The messenger, so." "Do you know... this is probably a joke." "You are the author and I the victim." "Maybe it's a joke, with which I have nothing to do.." "but the victim could be you..." "A joke..." "If so... would the magical world that surrounds me... fade with one blow." "This is impossible." "If I were to suggest to you... some messages needed to be sent... let's say, 4 or 5000..." "Would that be a serious task for you?" "Without knowing by whom and for whom, and why." "So everything was systematically organised... to throw the uninitiated, to plunge into hopeless confusion." "Yes..." "Maybe, maybe." "Sure, you may one day have... other messages for me." "Goodbye." "You are everywhere!" "Hello." "Was this guy just with you?" "No." "Who?" "The journalist." " Never saw him." "He recently visited me to give me..." ""I'm made to be a maid..."" "My shop is to shut." "Oh yeah?" "Because of me?" "No, I just don't care." "Really?" "I do not care either." "What'll you do with those papers?" "I do not know." "I am here and all is OK." "Let's look at the sea..." "Maybe he is from blood... maybe from fire... or something else." ""I'm made to be a maid."" "Why do you say that?" "This is a reminder." "One should not live in the past." "This is bad." "From you of all people!" "Look there!" "I would like to push something in the cart  wouldn't you?" " Oh no." "Possession!" "How awful." "Let the matter... gush everywhere... wherever it wants to go." "Say, Lili..." "Why didn't Igor want me to come here?" "If it's fire..." "I have never understood that." "I always thought Igor would have been here for 6 months... hidden in a room in Obade." "The fact that he hid here, in an apartment." "This is crazy!" " But why?" "This is insane." "You think?" "But what else?" "I've always thought that's why I'm here... why it has always drawn me to Obade." "He should be there?" "Why not?" "You have not been in all the rooms." "That scares me." " But why?" "I have always believed Igor to be in Obade." "This is a solution, a hypothesis." "Did you come here for that?" "No." "But then, why not?" "That opens new doors..." "But that makes no sense." "What is he supposed to do here?" "The other day Sarah said, I should guard myself against Thomas." "Thomas?" "No." "He's fine." "Why did she say that?" "She said:" "If I were you..." "Do you see him often?" "He comes over to mine." "I do not believe" " Thomas... he has other things on his mind... his troupe, his theatre... he is somewhere else." "I thought so." "Why do you imagine Igor's in a room here?" "This makes me curious... imagine..." "Someone is a half, or a full year trapped in a house..." "No one notices." "In the basement, on the floor, in a room." "But this is a dream." "I have often dreamed, Igor came back at night... got in through the window... and bent over the children." "Then he came to my bedside... and strangled me." "I'm dreaming again." "Igor comes through the window, goes to the children... comes into my room and strangles me." "You feel guilty?" " No." "It's just always the same dream." "Is it a nightmare?" "Surely..." "The old gentleman with the white cap - I see him every day." "Strange, isn't it?" " Maybe it's Igor!" "He has aged, has changed..." "Every day he comes at the same time..." "Maybe he's in love with you and watching you." "What you told me about Igor, scares me." "We'll search the house for him?" "But no." " Why not?" "These are fantasies." " But maybe it's true!" "This is what makes it fun!" " Do you know if Thomas is coming?" "No idea..." "I would like to see him." "That's good?" " And you?" "What do you think of this business?" " I do not know." "Do you have an idea?" "I got a call." "Strange thing!" "I'm suspicious of him." " What did he say exactly?" "He had documents, he wanted to speak with us." "Documents?" " Yes." "He told me letters." "To me he said documents." "We'll see." "Oh, by the way... these are yours." "What is this?" " Does that mean you?" "I've..." "I got them on the sly." "What did the girl want with these letters?" "I do not know." "It was probably interesting, but that doesn't matter." "I mean, they contained nothing compromising." "Do not worry." "Look at that!" " Look at the young man!" "How are you?" " Good." "Good to see you!" "I was with Iris." "It is more serious than I thought." "She gave me letters that Emilie wanted to send to the newspapers... to inform them about Pierre." "You know, because of the financing of buildings." "Where are they?" " I burned them." "You have burned them?" "I did not want to walk around with them." "I always lose everything." "Why are we meeting, if you do not have the material?" "Do not be upset!" "It's not about the content of the letters... but the fact that she would send them to the newspapers." "This is very serious for Pierre." " And what was it?" "It was about the budgets." "Pierre is always faking accounts." "But you know nothing of budgets and pay!" "Why so hasty, burning the letters... and not telling us?" "But I want to know!" "It's not the content of the letters that is interesting, but..." "She wanted to send letters to the newspapers... to compromise Pierre?" "Exactly, because she is convinced that Pierre made Igor disappear." "I have tried in vain to convince her otherwise." "What do we do now?" " Just a moment..." "Thomas, you burned all the letters?" "Are there still others in circulation?" "Of course, these were photocopies!" "Someone has the originals." "I don't know how Emilie got them." "Maybe Iris had them lying around, no idea." "But she will do it again." "And we have to prevent it." "To which newspapers?" "'France Soir'..." "'L'Aurore', 'Combat'..." "I have to warn him!" "I'll speak to all my friends at the newspapers... to warn them that these letters are in circulation  and to block them and let me know." "And then we have to act on Emilie." "We must not leave her alone." "Emilie." "Can we not just hold on... and ask her why she does this?" "I never know what Emilie..." "You can never know." "You know, my relationship with her is pretty..." "She likes me, that's all." "But she feels that something is not right..." "First we need the list of newspapers to contact." "You and I, we know some people..." "We need to stop it!" "It's not hard to contact the editors of newspapers." "The problem is... she has started and will continue." "To stop the printing... that isn't a difficult thing to do." "She's crazy!" "You have to tell her more than she knows..." "Well, I'm on it." " That's your thing... 1... 2... 3  13" "1... 2 ... 3..." "One cannot say that for Pierre..." "First for Pierre, then for Igor!" "I have the impression that she unconsciously wants..." "Igor to be no longer here." "I think she does not even know." "Really, I'm sure..." "You think she nurses the idea?" "She nurses the idea?" "She wants it!" "He told me if something happened... he would notify us." "And he has sent Emilie no message?" "He cannot!" " Since when?" "Since 3 months?" "Since six months!" "I have a vague idea of​where he might be." "Me too." "She must not know... otherwise there are further complications." "Emilie is on the verge of going crazy." "She feels persecuted." "At this point... if she did it once, she'll do it again." "Hello, Marlon!" "Having a drink, then?" "Out of prison?" "Was it nice?" "Business is going well." "Your new machine!" "Will you take me for a ride?" "And who is the redskin?" "Yours?" "The Lord gives..." "Listen, jokes aside!" "I need cash, it's urgent." "So you need cash?" "it's everywhere!" "Yes, I know." " Then you can take it." "Cash is easy to find." "Shall I show it to you?" "You say to a taxi driver:" "I want to go there and there." "And what do you find there?" "A cash register!" "And if the boss is not there, you take it!" "The boss is there!" "Or, find an old woman, who comes from the market." "Help carry her basket, get her up the stairs..." "This is not so hard!" "I do that all day." "And after that?" "You're nervous, Marlon." "OK, I've got it..." "Whores like you are everywhere!" "You're not the first!" "You want to smash my face?" "Bastard!" "A scotch." "Great." "Thomas!" " Emilie!" "How are you?" " Not so good." "You do not look well." "Good day." " This is Emilie." "... five or six days ago." "He introduced himself as a messenger of the 13... then he... read me a message." "The style left no doubt." "I called Pierre." " Now what?" "I'll sit down for a moment." "You look very tired." "Yes, I'm depressed." "Where can I sleep?" "We're upstairs." "Lili is here?" "She is out walking, and will be back soon." "Is that room free?" "I think so." "Well, I'll sleep there." "And there is?" "There is..." "I have no key." "That door's been locked, since you've been here?" " Yes." "I'll get the room ready." "You sure you want to lie down immediately?" "Looking at that sea?" " Yes!" "...that irritating tone of his..." "I'm not surprised." "You were definitely shaken." "So you asked yourself?" "Well, I was wondering... if his little game... which is already two years old..." "Will bring yet more such visits." "I wonder if he pursues all people?" "Has he spoken of the young man?" "Yes and no." "He still pursues an idea." "For me, this idea is very clear." "There is a longing... for the group." "And since he does not even speak of it." "How wise, to look for a messenger!" "Yes,and now he's back in touch with you." "After a long time, right?" "Yes, it was long ago." "I'll go and lie down for a bit." "The room is pretty, isn't it?" "Yes." "Have you seen the house?" "Yes, most of it." "How did you find it here?" "Lili told me where it is." "For emergencies." "Igor told you about it?" "Yes, but he did not say where it was." "Are there any newspapers from Paris?" "No, in his state, it is not good for him." "There is too much in the newspapers." "And... you work with Thomas?" "Yes." "On Prometheus?" "It's going well?" "It did go well." "Is it over?" " More or less." "What happened?" "Sarah left." "She could not stay..." "She did not get on with Thomas and the group." "It all went wrong." "And then there was someone else on..." "Again, and if something went wrong..." "Thomas came to Obade." "We should let him sleep." " Yes, for a short while." "He looks very tired." "I'll get blankets." "That's a good idea." "Listen, that was..." "Great!" "He ​is really great!" "He sees things through." "And there's more!" "I know that for you..." "He does not get really serious about serious things." "He thinks very well - seriously, serious!" "You're not serious!" "You're not serious, you believe in nothing." "It is easy to be sceptical." "It is easy to put everything in question." "To create something, that's what's difficult!" "He tried it, at least." "We are unable to follow him." "He is awesome and we cannot follow him." "We are unable to create something... to us other things are more important." "We deal with our pathetic lives." "1... 2... 3... 4... 5..." "5" "These gaieties..." "Lili's asleep!" "What is this?" "This is Igors scarf!" " The sound of Igor?" "No, that's Achille's cloth." "No, it is Thomas'!" "I have no scarf!" "It is not yours?" " It is Igor's, I know it." "Everywhere, you see Igor!" "I'm sure that is his smell." "Everyone's wearing Indian cloths at the moment!" "Good night - yes, they're in fashion." "Good night, Emilie!" "Sleep well." "When I asked him why, he gave an answer..." "Imagine..." "I found his name etched on the stars." "This is weird." "You don't know his name, Honeymoon?" "I have never spoken to him." "Every morning I see him in the same cafe." "Between ten and ten-thirty." "Every morning he eats breakfast there." "It's weird, yes..." "He eats countless croissants." "He is not fat, he's skinny as a rake." "I sit in the corner and watch him." "I drink too much milk with grenadine." "And your figure?" "Not him." "He never looks at me." "He reads the newspapers every morning." "He reads only news, nothing else." "Why?" "I do not know." "He reads nothing else." "Neither politics nor culture." "Only news, nothing else." "I smoke too much." "Take that for your dog!" "He's asleep..." "I took him home." "He was tired." "He's beautiful!" " He's pretty, is he not?" "What do I do now?" "Have you lost your money?" "I always do stupid things in my life." "What will you do?" "I do not know." "I'll just carry on." "I'm tired." "Everything is settled with the newspapers." "Nothing will happen." "But it is annoying!" " I see..." "But that's not the most amazing thing about Pierre." "One might say, the work of professionals." "What you just said - no, not what you just said..." "We have spoken of Igor and you said nothing." "Did you hear something?" "News, impressions..." "It interests you?" " Not at all." "I was just wondering." " Out of curiosity?" "From stupidity..." "Do you want to trap me?" "Hello?" "Igor?" "Igor..." "Are you okay?" "Are you in Paris?" "It's great to hear you!" "Incredible!" "You could have written to me!" "Just a few words..." "You can't speak for longer?" "I'm sorry for doing this." "I was desperate - what should I have done?" "I'm so glad to hear you." "No, I hear you..." "Well, I'll take the car and go to Warok's." "Kisses..." "Yes, of course." "Goodbye!" "Emilie?" "Are you going?" "Yes... you know the latest?" "Do you know who has called?" " I just wanted to ask." "Igor." "Igor called me from Paris." "Are you sure it was him?" " Absolutely!" "Did you recognise his voice?" " Yes, I'm meeting him at Warok's." "But this cannot be." " Yes!" "Isn't that fabulous?" "From where did he call?" "From Warok's." "We talked for 10 minutes." "Did you hear that?" "I have to go, I'm in a hurry, you know..." "Shall I come?" "Good!" "We'll meet downstairs?" "Goodbye, Thomas." "Take care of yourself." "Goodbye..." "But that's not possible!" "Yes, it's true!" " Do you believe?" "You seem desperate." " I cannot, but I have reasons..." "Look..." "Do not let her out of your sight." "And call me from there." "But yes, Thomas." " Goodbye, dear." "I'll call you, Thomas." " Do not forget." "Goodbye." "Take care of yourself." "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13." "It didn't work."