"Oh!" " Trouble with the door knob?" " Yes." "Don't worry honey." "We'll fix the place up." "Look at this mess." "How are we gonna fix the floorboards?" " What do you think is in here?" " It was our room when we were kids." "Sorry, I just..." "Excuse me." "Should we throw these away?" "." "They're already here?" "I didn't get to sort this stuff." "We've got to clean the place up." "What do you want to keep?" "Well..." " I..." " This, for instance?" " Wonder Woman, there?" " That's my mother." "OK." "This piece ofjunk, wanna keep it?" "It's by some 19th century master." "Oh really?" "." "We used to have a dozen." "There's only one left." "We could sell it." "You told me Michel..." "Is money all you can think of?" "." "OK." "Get rid of all this." "As for the rest, check with my wife." "There's some in here too." "Claire?" "Anything left in here?" "No." "OK." "Do you know the local real estate agent?" "My wife would like to fix the place up and sell it." "Would you like some cashews?" "You know anyone I could hire?" "Us." "We do construction work, painting and plumbing." " You do everything, don't you?" " Sure we do." "Have a seat." "We even tried to do some electrical work here a few months ago." "The fuse box's in the cellar." " Is it?" " Yeah." "The guy who lived here..." "Look at this mess!" " I've never seen such filth." " And we know about filth." "Almonds, cashews?" "He was completely insane." "After the fuse box job he kicked us out." "He said we'd been going through his stuff." "Some rose wine?" "He even pulled a shotgun." "This is my brother you're talking about." "I have something in the oven." "We had no idea." "He's dead." "Forget about it." "Cheers." "Here, take a Xanax." "Benoit, what are you doing?" "." " He was there." " Who?" "What?" " What are you talking about?" " He was there, in the kitchen." "Staring at me." "Claire, I've locked the place up." "I'm telling you, there was someone there." "He split." "There's no one." "There's no one." "You were imagining it." "I'm not crazy." "It's dark outside." "How can you tell there's no one there?" "And you can see in the dark, can't you?" "What's with these stories?" "There was someone!" "There was no one." "You're binge eating again, that's all." "I just hope one day you'll learn to trust me again." "I've started snacking on toast." "Nothing else." "Why can't you believe me?" "Get upstairs!" "I'm coming." "You don't have to clean up the cellar." " Will you call the agency?" "." " I will." "See you tonight, honey." "Are you going to be ok?" "." " Should I cancel my meeting?" "." " I'll be fine." "Call me, ok?" "." "Eliane, you're her best friend." "It'll do her good to talk to you." "It would be nice if you came." "Could you please put Jo on?" "Jo?" "Are you coming this weekend?" "Wait a second." "I've got another call." "Yes." "Mike?" "AG3 200?" "Good morning, madam." "What?" "Good bye." "Damn it!" "That can't be!" "No, tell them not to sell." "Don't hang up." "Jo?" "I'm sorry." "Could you find someone for the job at the house?" "Not too expensive." "The selling price could go up." "This is Michel." "There's poor reception here, in the country." "Call the landline." "Hello, Michel?" "I wanted to talk but it seems you're not there." "Are you still upset?" "I miss you." "Hello?" "Yes." "I'm fine." "They should have let you know." "You were supposed to be back tonight, weren't you?" "I'll be ok, don't worry." "Me too, I'm beat." "I'm off to bed." "See you tomorrow." "Yes, tomorrow." "Shit." "Hello, you've reached Michel at his Clay Shoot Club." "Registrations are open." "Leave a message." "I'm not here but I'm never too far away." "Hello, you've reached Michel at his Clay Shoot Club." "Registrations are..." "Michel?" "Is that you?" "Claire?" "Are you asleep?" "I can't sleep." "Claire." "You're not sleeping?" "." "You're not sleeping!" "You're not sleeping!" "Claire?" "Claire?" "It's noon." "The fuses blew last night." "Blew?" "The lights went out, then back on." "They went out." "It scared me." "You left a mess in the kitchen." "Claire!" "Yesterday, there were two packs of waffles in the fridge, two cans of peas, pickles and cheese." "I didn't do it." "Is that all you have to say for yourself?" "." "Aren't you going to eat that?" "Fuses don't just blow and then get fixed all by themselves." "Can you check the fuses?" "You're pulling my leg, aren't you?" "Micheline?" "Yes." "No, I can't read my mail right now." "OK." "I'll check." "But don't forget to call Mike." "Yes..." "No..." "Do as you're told!" "Benoit?" "Benoit?" "Benoit!" "Ah!" "I thought you were in the cellar." "You were wrong, I was in the garden." "In fact, I fell." " Still..." " Claire." "Everything's fine." "When can we sell this house?" "Stop it." "Stop it." "I left a message at the agency." "If only it was just the agency you called." "Eliane and Jo are coming over next weekend." "OK." " Do you want me to cancel?" " No, no." "What?" "Listen." "Can you hear that?" "Can you hear that?" "He's been in the house." "What's going on?" "It's an animal, a dog." " It was going through the garbage." " What if it wasn't a dog?" "." "Yes, it was." "What else?" "Take another Xanax." "He's back." "He wants to get in." "Stop it!" "Calm down." "Don't call the cops." "He's back." "Don't hurt him." "Shut up!" "Ah!" "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "Get out or I'll call the cops!" "Do you understand?" "Do you understand?" "If you don't leave..." "I'll kill you!" "Peekaboo, Claire." "Do you recognize me?" "It's me, your beloved brother." "I keep sending you these videos but I get no answer." "It's been a while since you were here." "I'm much better now." "I took your advice." "You wouldn't recognize the house." "Put the carpet over there." "And come downstairs." "I'm having some work done." "This is Michel." "The reception's rather poor." "Call me on the landline." "Hello?" "Hello, Michel?" "Where are you?" "Is that you, down in the garden?" "Could you..." "Could you stop frightening me?" "There was no one." "You should hang up now." "There's no one there." "Hang up." "I read your texts." "You're texting your brother?" "." "You've been going through my stuff?" "." "I love you." "Just tell me what to do and I'll do it." "I'm at my wits' end here!" "Can't you see that?" "I'm hearing things too." "Crazy things!" "We'll both go insane." "Don't tell me there was no one there!" "It was my brother." "I love him." "And he loves me!" "Claire." "Your brother's dead." "He put a bullet in his head two weeks ago." "We came here to clear out the house and sell it." " No." " Claire." "He wasn't doing well." "He's dead." "No, no!" "Benoit!" "What are you doing?" "." "As a matter of fact, you weren't entirely wrong about the fuse box." "I wasn't?" "But it's not the fuse box." "All this dampness may have messed up the wiring." "Maybe there was a short." "I'm going to insulate them." " Do you want me to help you?" " No!" "It's ok." "I can handle it." "Where are you going?" "." "To the Zurich office." "I already told you three times." "You did not." "Yes I did, my love." "I should have been there already." "What are you going to tell the agency about the hole in the ceiling?" "." "Call Home Repair." "I could talk to Jo about it, if you want me to." "I don't get it." "Didn't you take the week off?" "." "I don't have a choice, trust me." "Don't worry." "I'll try to be back tonight." " Tonight, are you sure?" " Yes." "You're wearing me out." "No one can get in." "They're calling me from the bank." "This is real, for a change." "Good bye, my love." "Hello, Mike?" "You never told me about this." "Mike, help me out." "I'm under a lot of stress, trust me." "I need some cash." "Hello?" "I'm fine." "What was it you wanted to tell me?" "Right." "Again." "See you tomorrow then." "What?" "No, I said:" ""See you tomorrow."" "Fucker." "Michel?" "Is that you?" " Are you ok?" "." " Yes." " Are you hungry?" "." " Me eat this." " Do you want some butter?" "." " No." " Some jam?" " Yes." "Here." "Here you are." "A good slice of bread and jam." "Want another one?" "Are you hurt?" "I be hurt by you." "The door, he hit me." "You not open for me pass." "Yeah." "Where do you live?" "In that hole?" "Here live." "You can't sleep in that hole." "Want some chocolate?" "Wait." " Want some coffee, some tea?" " Chocolate." "Yes." "I'm so glad to see you." "I thought you were dangerous." "I wouldn't have left you outside." "Me no sleep here." "You can sleep here." "With your family?" "." "Give cigarette." " Ciga...?" " Cigarette!" "Cigarette!" "Right." "Haven't got any." "I don't smoke." "Sorry." "What?" "I don't understand." " Haven't got any." " Money, lady." "No." "Money!" "I could give you lots of things." "What do you want?" "Listen, wait." "You can't sleep outside." "Or in that hole." "You wouldn't put a dog in that hole." "It's damp, full of bugs." "You just can't do that." "C'mon." "No, no, no..." "Don't do that." "Don't do that." " Is this what you want?" " Yes." " You can stay now." " 20, 30 euros." "Look, you have more money here." "Why are you doing this?" "Stay a little." "C'mon..." "Don't leave." "You got what you wanted." "Stay a little." "Please, let me go!" "You think you can get away with this?" "You think you can take Michel's stuff?" "." "This is Michel's stuff." "This is Michel's stuff!" "Get your hands off his stuff!" "My Michel." "Me know Michel." "Me work Michel." "The carpet, the painting..." "The house..." "And he give many money." "Get out." "Hush." "Listen." "You're staying here." "You're going to work for me." " No." " You're going to do some work around here." "Everything." "The carpet, everything." "When you finish, I'll give you money." "Lots of it." "Oh, it was you." "I didn't hear the car." " What were you doing down there?" " Nothing." "I was afraid someone could get in through the cellar." "The cellar?" "." "What are you talking about?" "Nothing there." "You're not making sense." "I see you called Home Repair." "I kept getting a busy tone." "Unbelievable." "Claire." "What have you been doing all day?" "." " What have you been doing?" "." " Oh..." "You were worried on your way back." "Why was that?" "It's you that worries me." "Tell me something." "Give me some money." "I want some cash." "Give me some cash." "What for?" "." "What for?" "." "What?" "Nothing." "I thought..." "Hello?" "Yes, that was me who left you the message." "My wife called you too." "Yes, right." "350 square metres, roughly, a beautiful garden, magnificent view." "There's a porch under construction." "That's on the "Croix du chat" Street ." "Excuse me, I've got another call." "Hello?" "Jo?" "I can't hear you." " Hi." " Hi." " Coffee?" " Yes." "Who's this?" "Don't kick him out." "Was that you?" "Yes, that's me." "He was looking for shelter here." "He's cold." "Yes?" "Excuse me." "We got cut off." "Could you come on Monday?" "." "OK." "Thanks a lot." "Who are you?" "He's going to do some work." "Painting, the house." "He's going to pull down the porch, tear the carpets." "Wait." "Benoit!" "I'm doing this for us!" "Benoit!" "It's very clear now!" "You're losing it!" "You let him in!" "That's irresponsible of you!" ""For us"?" "It's for us that you kept the hole from me?" " The hole in the cellar." " Wait." "It's not about that." " How long has he been here?" " Stop it!" "Stop trying to make me look crazy." "Answer me." "Does he show up every time I turn my back?" "." "You kept the hole from me." "Why didn't you tell me about it?" "I'm not leaving." "I no longer want to sell." "I want to stay here." "We're settling down here." "Right, count me in." "I wasn't talking about you." "Don't you get it?" "I don't love you anymore." "I don't love you anymore." "He and I, we'll stay here together." "He's a nobody." "He's only after the dough." "He's here to mooch off of you." "He doesn't want you." "Jo?" "Yes, yes." "We're here." "Erm..." "Sure thing, see you then." "Claire is thrilled." "Yes." "Claire!" "Fuck." "Claire!" "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Wait." "They're renovating in here." "Benoit!" "Claire?" "Oh, gosh." " Great place." " In such a poor state, though." "It still needs some work if they want to make some profit." ""They?" "." The house belongs to Claire." "Claire?" "Are you upstairs?" "Michel lived here all by himself?" "." "I reckon." "He must've tried to make some friends." " By pulling a gun on them?" " Hush now!" "Benoit!" "Benoit, what's going on?" "Benoit?" "Claire!" "Are you alone in here?" "We're looking for Claire and Benoit." " Hi." " Hello." " You here all by yourself?" "." " Yeah." "You've started renovating, haven't you?" "You should watch it with the carpets." "I almost broke my neck back there." "What?" "C'mon now." "It's weird, isn't it?" "God!" "What a mess!" "Excuse me." " I work in construction as well." " You?" "Yes, I work in construction." "Sorry about the carpet." " Want a hand with that?" " Yes." " Where you from?" " You roll carpet." "Me?" "Yes." "Is not good like that." "No, no!" "No, you no do that!" "I'm sorry." "Don't pout." "Don't worry about it." "It's an old carpet anyway." "She make snack." "Here we go." "Wait." "There we go!" "Jo!" "Benoit's down in the garden!" "Benoit!" " How's it going?" "." " OK." "You?" "Fine." "Hello." "What are you doing?" "." "I need to fill some hole." " Where's Claire?" " She's coming." "She went for a walk." " Is she ok?" "." " She's fine." "You've gotta add some water." "If you don't..." "You have to tilt that a bit or you won't have a proper mix in there." "OK." "We brought some wine." " I'll go make some snacks, ok?" "." " Good idea." "That's put some nice red in your cheeks." "Are you ok?" "." "You found a guy for the job?" "The illegal there." "I know nothing about any illegal." "Benoit!" "Benoit!" "I just love the wallpaper there." " It's good luck." " Leave it." "Oi!" "Scram!" "Get out!" "What's wrong with you?" "He's losing it." "Has Benoit told Claire he went bankrupt?" "But she's lost touch with reality." "What the fuck are you doing?" "." "Nobody asked you to do anything!" "Cut it out!" "You're leaving." "You leaving!" "Fuck off!" "You fuck off!" "We'll just see about that." "Jo!" "Help me get rid of this guy." "This not your house!" "Is Claire house." "She pay me do job." "What's going on here?" "Claire!" "What happened?" "Say something." "What?" "But Claire..." "What happened to you?" " Where were you?" " What?" " I'm calling the police." " No, no police!" "You give money, I go English." "Yeah right, you'll "go English."" "Cut that out!" "You're not giving him money, are you?" "There you go." "Here." "Take it." "Me much work for the Claire and the Michel." "This not good." "Not enough?" " This good for me?" " It's enough, isn't it?" "This good for you!" "Me much work here for the Claire and the Michel." "I'll give you some more." " Want some more?" " Yes!" "You're going home." "Just wait and see..." " What's going on?" " He wants to screw us over!" " But isn't he working for you?" " I don't even know the guy!" "Me much work for Claire." "He wants to score some cash to go to England." " Have you got any papers?" " No." "Then you can't work here." "It's as risky for you as it is for them." "It's the law." "Is not good you talk me like this." "Me much work for Claire." "You understand?" "Fine, I understand." "Me stay." "I keep job." "Fine." "I'm a lawyer and I could help you out." "Oh!" "This guy's nuts!" "Oh!" "Stop that!" "He doesn't understand!" "Claire!" "Call the police!" "No..." "No!" "Wait." "Here you go." "England." "Here." "Thanks." "You very nice." "Rolex." "Anyone home?" "Anyone home?" "Anyone home?"