"Three days ago" "My God..." "No, I don't want..." "I've seen enough." "He starts as soon as he arrives, and it goes on until he leaves." "And these papers tell you when he's looking?" "Here's the date, the hour, what site." "It's all there." "Can you check if he was looking Friday afternoon at three?" "What time?" " Three o'clock." "Three o'clock..." "Yes, yes." "He was watching while I was there with him." "That's what it says." " I feel dirty." "I can understand why." "Fien, can you come in?" "We've got a crisis here." "Today" "The news with Gert Van Boxel." "Hello, Michel." "Hello, Guido." "Everything all right?" " Fine, Guido." "Watch out, the pot-hole." "Sorry, Michel." "I hadn't seen it." "Episode 1:" "An Eventful Day" "Coffee for Michel, ma belle." "Cup of tea." "Guys... there was a traffic-jam from here to the moon." "Hi, Guido." " Hello, Jean." "And Frankie." " Jean." "Jean, I can't work like that." "Look at what you've done." "No, keep it." "I've got another one." "Crazy." "The ideas just keep popping up." "But keep a lid on them, Frankie." "Michel, they pop up and I have to get rid of them." "Slave away, boys." "Except for the fact that I'm very disappointed in you," "I also feel humiliated and violated as a woman." "And then he has to leave the building and give back his keys..." "Is that it?" " Yes." "Is it appropriate?" "Really?" " Yes, I think it's appropriate." "What does one say in such matters?" "This isn't easy, you know." "I hope he won't create a scene." "What time is it?" " Nearly ten o'clock." "Great." "Ten already and we still have everything under control." "Oops." "It's broken." " Well now..." "Where do I get a new one?" " Ask Michel." "The one with the beard?" "I don't get it." "How long have you had this one?" "No idea..." "How long have I been here?" "Three and half months." "Six years." "Guido, how old is yours?" " Gosh, Michel..." "It's still my first one so..." "Eight years and a half." "Wait." "Frankie?" " I'm four years and three months." "These things, my friend..." "They don't break." "They do, mine is broken." "They don't break if you use them like a normal person does." "Here you are." " So...?" "Nothing." "It's Trivial time." " I'll take care of it." "Best of five, stakes 1 euro." " Please, Michel..." "I told you I would take care of it." "Frankie Loosveld, the figures, please." "Game 320, Guido has 76 points." "And Michel has 245." "Ready?" "A pink question." "Who was the director of the movie 'Titanic'?" "A hint, Frankie." "Initials are J.C." " James Camera." "Director of 'Titanic':" "James Camera." "It says 'Cameron'." " Of course." "James Cameron..." "He gets the point." "I didn't know it." " No way." "Ask another question." "Another question." "Is Jean in?" " No, Mrs Fartole." "He went to the men's room." " And he spends more than a penny." "Frankie." "Would you like a drink?" " No, thank you." "That's a beautiful stone." "Is it flint?" "I wouldn't know." " I think so." "Is it a talisman?" "Something like that." "I use it to make important decisions." "So you use the stone to unravel the knots?" "No, I've never used it that way." " I meant..." "To be able to make a decision..." "Jean, can I talk to you?" " Yes, in my office." "She didn't get it..." "About unravelling the knots." "May I?" "Pink question." "Sit down." "What's that, Jean?" " A false hand." "It's Frankie's." "Look..." "Please turn it off." " Okay." "This is a good one." "Which movies do people rent most frequently?" "Sex." "Porn." " Michel scores a point." "Thank you." " Porn?" "Yes, pornography." " This has to be a mistake, Lydia." "Please don't make this harder." "I've seen the print-out." "I'm disappointed and feel humiliated and violated in my womanhood." "Julie Andrews." " Yes. 1-3." "We have to let you go, Jean." " For such a trivial thing?" "No way." "It's not an option, it's a fact." "Mr Nalaerts..." " Does he know?" "Of course." "This has consequences, you know." "We have to reorganize." "Oh no." "Come on." "Who are the K's in K3?" "Karen, Kathleen and Krista." " Wrong." "Kristel." " The three of them." "Karen, Kathleen, Kristel." " 2-4." "Guido makes a comeback." "I suggest you disappear without a fuss." "I'll want your car keys." "Someone will have to come and get you." "This isn't happening." "Your computer has been locked." "Please pack your stuff." "You can say good-bye, although we strongly advise you not to." "Can they come and take you home?" "You think you're so great, don't you?" "You and your big mouth." "Jean, please." "You're happy to get rid of me." "You red-haired bitch." "Let's not make it any worse," "The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria." "A classic, thank you." "And the winner is..." "Michel." " Congratulations." "You're too strong." "I think you're right, Guido." " Michel leads 246 to 76." "Mrs Fartole, what I meant with unravelling knots..." "Sorry, I don't have time for that." "Vicky, this is daddy." "Have you got the car?" "Hi, my name is Alain Vandam." "I was run over by a lorry 10 years ago." "No, Alain, you have to come to the point immediately." "I've got an appointment with Mrs Farthole." "With Mrs Farthole." "In the papers it says... sorry..." "Look, Farthole." "Fartole." "They've put in an extra H." "Yes, I thought so." "I asked them at the temping agency:" "Are you sure?" "Yes, I've been had." "And now you're gonna tell everybody that I said Farthole." "As soon as I begin working here it'll be: 'Ah Farthole'." "I'm finished here." " I won't say a word." "I've heard that before." "When I'm gone it's blablabla..." "I've seen it happen so often." " I really won't tell anybody." "Do you really mean it?" " Yes." "You know, I've got a good feeling about today." "It would be a shame if I..." "Well, you know..." "You're an hour too early." " I usually am." "I was even born an hour early." "Go to the second floor." "There's a waiting room on the right." "I'll tell them you are here." " Thank you." "I really enjoyed our chat." " Right." "Do you know who he asked for?" "You put your used rosehip teabag in here." "Smell." " No, Frankie." "Guido, smell." "It stinks." " It's the worst smell in the world." "Onion crisps and rose hip." "Smell." "Wait." "Isn't that Jean?" " Yes, that's him." "He's carrying his plant." "Dad, what happened?" " Nothing." "Have you been fired?" "Jean, what are you doing?" " Sorry, guys." "I didn't want to sneak away, but..." "I've been fired." "Jean..." " Don't be stupid." "On the spot, without notice." "Why?" " Michel." "Why, yes." "It's a classic." "Too old, can't adapt anymore." "I would have to take refresher courses and so on." "I told them: 'No way.'" " But that can't be the reason." "Too old." "Thrown away, just like that." "You have got to fight back." "I haven't got the strength anymore." "I've already accepted it." "Guys, I have to go now." "You're only making it harder." "I'll call you." "They've started." "They're cutting away the old branches." "Jean, my man." "What do you know about the company?" "That's what they ask." "They always ask that question." "To see if you did any research on them." "I've had a look at their website." "I've learned quite a bit about the history of the company." "And how it evolved after the take-over." "It's all in here." "On my hard disc." "It's my first interview with a pill." "A what?" " A pill." "I used to get red blotches when I was nervous." "Made a bad impression." "That's why the doctor wrote me a prescription." "It helps." "I had a quick peep in the toilet and it looks just fine." "Of course, I am who I am." "But you also look fine today." "Not that I saw you yesterday." "But..." "Or the day before, but..." "Anja Smolders?" " Yes." "Knock them out." "But don't knock too hard." "Just calm down, Alain." "Too old, man." "I still can't believe it." "Isn't Jean in?" " No, Jean isn't in." "Today nor tomorrow." "He'll be glad to be rid of you." "Don't shout." "Jean has been fired." " What?" "Why?" "Who's that?" "We'll take care of that." "Back to work." "Who's that?" " I don't know, Frankie." "Jean has already been replaced." " A young upstart." "An impolite pig." "Frankie." " He didn't even say 'hello'." "You have been here the longest." "You have to do something." "Guido, I think that as our senior employee you should welcome him, impolite as he may be." " I'm sure he'll introduce himself." "I'll do it." " No, Frankie." "Sit down, Frankie." "Guido, I really think you should..." "All right, I'll do it." "Yes?" "Good afternoon." "Guido Pallemans." "I usually sit over there." "I wanted to welcome you in the name of our desk and department." "This has to be a mistake." "I'm not staying." "You're not replacing Jean then?" " The guy who used to sit here?" "No, I'm only here to erase the hard disc." "So you won't be sitting here?" "No." "My name is Jeroen, I'm the new IT guy." "I'm here to clean out his computer and that's it." "So you push a few buttons and Jean is no more." "Erased?" "Yes, you could put it like that." "He's erasing Jean." "Do you think it's funny, erasing people?" "Do you get a kick out of it?" "Calm down, Frankie." " You've got no manners." "You should be ashamed of yourself." " Calm down." "Sorry." "I can't be troubled with emotions." "I'm only doing my job." "But you can communicate, my friend." "Just think." "Do you know Bryan Adams?" "I've heard of him." " I'll tell you a story about him." "A reporter once asked him if he wasn't fed up with always having to sing 'Summer of 69'." "You know what he said?" "'How can I hate real emotions,' he says." "'Those were the best days of my life.'" "That's it, end of interview." "It might do you good to remember that." "Fine." "Can I get on with my job now?" "No problem." " No problem." "But think about that in the future, my friend." "Think twice." "Bad tidings, guys." "I've been called upstairs to Fartole." "What?" "You've had several other jobs." "I never felt comfortable." "I thought it was the people I worked with." "But then I had a good look at myself." "I took a course in assertiveness..." "Calm down." "What do you know about the company?" " Everything." "Cynalco Medics is a..." "No, it's gone..." "See?" "Now I've got a black out." "Nerves, you know." "I learned it by heart and now..." "No, it's..." "Come on, Alain." "Look into my eyes." "Come on, look into my eyes." "I can see a warm human being." "Why do you want to work for us?" " It's a bit strange really." "I was run over by a lorry ten years ago." "I was operated on and they put a steel pin in my leg." "Five years later they got it out again." "They gave it to me and on it it said:" "Cynalco Medics." "And yesterday, after another five years, the temp agency told me to come and apply for a job here." "I brought the pin with me." "Here you are." "Is that a true story?" " Yes, ma'am, it's true." "I thought it meant something." "I just couldn't ignore it." "That's true, Alain." "You've got to respect these signs." "Yes, I've heard enough." "It's a bit wet." " Welcome at Cynalco Medics." "Congratulations, you've got the job." " Really?" "I'll ask Fien to give you a tour and let you meet your colleagues." "You can start tomorrow." "That's incredible." " But it's such a beautiful story." "Great..." "This is great..." "Where are the toilets?" "Sign here please." "I'm organizing petition about what is happening." "It's no use, man." " Do you really think so?" "It has already been decided." " I don't care." "We can give it to Jean and Guido." "So that they can see we supported them." "I don't even want your signature." "Coward." "Free, sign here please." "This is your department." "Your colleagues..." "This is Alain..." " Vandam." "Vandam, your new colleague." "I suggest you get to know each other." "Good luck." "Who are you?" " Alain Vandam." "Yes, but what are you here for?" " I'm here to work." "Do they think we're stupid or what?" "I've got to fill in someone's place." "Did you hear that?" "He's got to fill in someone's place." "Someone's place." " You know who that someone is?" "We got off on the wrong foot." "Some misunderstandings..." "I'll misunderstand your face." "Is this my chair?" " You're asking for it." "I was run over by a lorry ten years ago." "And then I... my leg..." "a pin..." "No, Alain, no." "I think I'd better go back..." "Sod off." "This is really making me sick." "I'm starting to sweat." "I can't take a lot more, Michel." "That's because she lifts things." "She has to stay in bed for two days." "What about the children?" " They're fine." "Our Bram..." "We had to fire Jean." " Yes, I know." "Jean was chief administrator but he wasn't a good chief for his tribe." "I don't know, but if you say so..." "I just said so." "Do you know why we fired Jean?" "He said he was too old, wasn't flexible enough..." "He used to watch porn sites all day." "Are you a porn man, Guido?" " What?" "Are you a porn man?" "I know nothing about it." "There you are, covered in red blotches." "Come on, Alain, get a hold of yourself." "A bad first impression isn't the end of the world." "A new face." "Coming to work here?" " That's the idea." "But we got off on the wrong foot..." "It's not easy for the new guy." "Not with those guys, they're thick as thieves." "If you've got a problem you just come to me." "Are you the...?" " Yes, I'll help you through." "Sammy." " No, it's Alain." "No, I'm Sammy." " You?" "Names." "Does Guido Pallemans sit here?" " I don't think so." "Eraser." " I've got to go." "I don't want to erase, I've got to..." " No." "Go away." "Do you realize what you're doing?" "I'll explain." "This used to be a good desk with three legs." "But they cut off one leg." "And you're gonna throw that leg into the fire." "What are you going on about?" "I've got to..." "You're not doing anything." "Get off!" "Get off from that keyboard!" " No way." "I'm going to fetch someone." " Go ahead, Mr Eraser." "We got off on the wrong foot..." "Go away." " Go go go." "There you are." "That's very symbolic." "The legs are broken." " What were you thinking?" "Michel, what you said about the desk and cutting off legs..." "Never damage the goods, Frankie." "It doesn't solve anything." "Have you got Super Glue?" "I'll be back to explain everything." "Listen, several things have happened." "I've been asked to brief my own desk first." "Later." "My God..." "Calm down." " They were going to erase you." "Sod off." "Calm down, Frankie." "Go and sit down." " Sit down." "What's happening?" "They didn't call me upstairs to fire me." "I had to go because..." "They've asked me to take over Jeans job." "And I've said yes." " What did you do, Guido?" "I've said..." "I've said yes, Frankie." "Guido, my man." "That's quite a surprise." "Yes, Michel, I thought about it and..." "This means you'll get Jean's car, won't you?" "Good speakers." "Good sound." "And a mobile phone." "Congratulations." " Thank you." "Congratulations." "Sorry that I didn't..." "Sorry." " That's all right." "Look who's back." "All right." "Who was it?" "Did you jump on a keyboard?" " He wanted to erase him." "Look, it's ruined." " I only broke the legs." "Are you replacing Jean?" " Pallemans." "Nice to meet you." "Could you tell him that you're not supposed to jump on computers?" "I don't know how..." "Unless you decide they can do so from now on." "No, we're not going to do that." "May I?" " Yes, say something, Michel." "I really think one shouldn't damage office equipment." "I told Frankie I thought that was inexcusable." "But Guido, Frankie did it to protect you." "And I personally..." "I wouldn't like to see friendship being a reason for punishment." "I've got to admit that Frankie can be a bit too enthusiastic sometimes." "But he certainly isn't a hooligan." "I'll bear full responsibility." "What?" "What responsibility are you going to bear?" "The fact that this happened here." " So what?" "So you don't have to be angry about Frankie anymore." "I want to know who's going to pay." "I'm not paying anything." " Calm down, Frankie." "Are those legs expensive?" " How much do they cost?" "I'll pay for it, Michel." "Are you going to pay?" " That's my decision." "Fine." "Can he get on with his work then?" "Of course." "Frankie, I suggest you both shake hands." "Well, what did I hear?" "You don't want to accept Alain into the group?" "Is he going to replace me?" " Yes." "Alain Vandam." "He has already tried to introduce himself twice." "And he has been snapped at twice." "I think we got off on the wrong foot." "I think it was just a case of bad timing." "Do you imply that my planning was faulty?" "Do you think my planning was faulty?" "Never critisize me in front of the employees." "Is that a deal?" " Yes, of course." "I'm sorry." " Alain, try and break the ice." "Tell them what you told me." " About the pin?" "No, about this morning." "My name." "Go on, Alain, tell them." "I would rather not do that right now." "Just tell them what happened." "Well, when I arrived here this morning I mentioned the wrong name." "He asked for Mrs Farthole." "The temp agency had put in an extra H." "It's as simple as that." "The ice has been broken." "You've got an opening." "Can I count on you to take care of Alain?" "Of course." "Thank you, Mrs Fartole." "We'll be seeing each other." "So, we've got a Farthole here." "Frankie." "Most welcome, Mr..." "Mister..." "Frankie, please." " Vandam Alain." "Guido Pallemans." "I'm your boss really..." "This is Drets Michel." "Loosveld Frankie." "Is it contagious?" "The blotches..." "Is it contagious?" "That's just nerves." "They'll go away as soon as I settle in." "Then I'd rather not give you a hand." "Guido, a word with you?" "So you're supposed to come and sit here?" "That's the idea." " Have you got a password?" "Just put 'farthole'." "F-A-R-T-H..." "Go on, sit down." "It's yours now." "Yes, it's mine now." "Well, are you comfortable?" " No, this is very uncomfortable." "See, you're already acting different." "No, Michel." " Are you sure?" "I hope so, because I would really hate that." "I'm really looking forward to making this thing work with you." "So am I, Michel." "They're in a meeting." " We want to congratulate Guido." "I'll see if they can be disturbed." "Just one moment." "People want to congratulate you." " Let them in, Frankie." "Come on." "I would like to say..." " Michel, I can handle it myself." "Hello, everybody." "My name is Guido." "But you knew that." "We've got a new colleague." "Mr Farthole." " Frankie." "Vandam Alain." " Welcome, Alain." "Why don't you introduce yourself?" "Well, I'm Alain Vandam." "I'm a people's man." "I see a lot of good people here, so I hope to settle in very soon." "As far as I'm concerned..." "Go for it..." "I'm the new Chief Administrator... so it's my chief ambition... to be the chief of this tribe." "That's it." "Guido." " One moment." "I'm sorry that Guido didn't mention it but we all know one thing:" "Where there are winners there must also be losers." "I would like to ask you to think a bit about" "Jean and his family." "If you don't mind..." "For you, Jean." "Sorry, Michel." "I thought it was appropriate." "Thank you, Frankie." "Guido, congratulations." "Congratulations, Guido." " Thank you." "All the best." " You too." "Congratulations." " Thank you." "Congratulations." " Thank you." "Congratulations." "Guido, congratulations." " Thanks." "Congratulations." "Congratulations."