"NO END" "Monitored conversation..." "Seven hours, 1 2 minutes." "I died four days ago." "Like every morning, I was in my car waiting for Ulla and jacek." "The engine was running." "The radio announced rain." "I was afraid I might feel a pain in the heart." "But in fact, I felt nothing at all besides that fear." "I filled my lungs with air and that was it." "I thought about my melon plants on the balcony." "Ulla and jacek walked out of the house." "As Ulla came in my direction, I slipped away." "She couldn't open the door, but I could see her somewhat from up above." "I was surprised myself, because in fact," "I was still at the steering wheel." "I felt fine, calm." "It was quiet, although she appeared to be screaming." "I couldn't feel either my usual headache or the weight of the keys in my jacket." "I thought I could have come back, if I'd wanted to, and got up, taken my son to school..." "But I felt better the way I was then." "I saw them close the coffin." "That's when jacek seemed to realize it, because he started to cry." "It was cold." "He didn't dare hide his hands, gone blue in the cold." "I got into the house." "Nobody there." "Darek's file was on my desk." "It's a pity I'll miss his trial." "I saw Ulla and jacek when they arrived home from the cemetery." "They fell asleep in jacek's bed." "jacek snuggled up to her." "She was woken by the cold and went to her own bed..." "Ulla?" "Hi, it's Tomek." "I'm in Warsaw." " Where?" "At the airport." " Is your lawyer husband in?" " He's gone." "At half past 7.?" "00?" "You haven't divorced, have you?" "Is that the alarm clock?" "Good timing." "Antek is dead." "He was buried yesterday." "Call back later." "Don't talk about it to your friends." "I won't say anything." "Be at home when I get back from school." "I want to be with you." "Hello?" "Is that Mrs. Zyro?" "Yes." "I need to see you about my husband." "I need to see you." " Who are you?" " I'm Darek's wife." "Your husband was his lawyer." "Did you know that?" " Do something." " It's a political case." "I need to see you." "You should call his firm." "I must give them the file." "That's exactly it..." "How about biology?" "Do we have to draw..." "We have a crossed line." "Hello?" "Were you waiting for me?" "We got cut off this morning." "Sylvia, wake up." "We drank some of your milk." "Come on in." "Go ahead then." "I need the file." " What file?" " The file." "My husband's case." "I can't give it to you." "You don't want to help me?" "I must take it to a lawyer." "That's how it works." "You know, files sometimes disappear and nobody knows who's taken them." "You couldn't care less." "Sylvia, let's go!" "Wait." "You said it was a political case?" "Yes, it's political." "I'm not allowed to do this, but the file's here." "I'll show it to you." "Isn't she thirsty?" "She likes to listen to adults talking." "There's nothing in it." "What are you looking for?" "I wish I knew." "There's nothing here." " What's it about?" " A strike." "He organized it." "Who will take the case now?" "Someone like your husband?" "I don't know anyone like him." "But Antek served his apprenticeship with an old lawyer." " An old lawyer?" " Yes." "He was at the funeral." "His name's Labrador." "Perhaps..." "Here's the list of lawyers." "He must be in it." "You'll find that out in section 4." "I'd rather know the magistrate's name." "Good-bye, and thank you." "Excuse me, I was busy." "I'm all yours." "Mr. Zyro's wife said you'd freed so many people." " I wondered if you would..." " Those were different cases." "The last political case I argued was back in 1 952." "The death penalty." "I've never done it again since." "Now only nonpolitical offenses." "His wife won't testify." "Why not?" "She left the country." "No excuses must be accepted." "I'll reimburse you for the taxi ride." "Smuggling cases, that's my speciality." "No more politics." " Not anymore." " What do you think of this case?" "It's delicate and difficult." "You're forcing an old man to make a choice." "The times call for that." "I know that only too well." "What can you do about that?" "Do you have the time?" "Quarter past 1 :00." "Damn!" "My watch." "It doesn't work anymore." "You know how I got it?" "A present from Antek when he finished his apprenticeship." "Let's talk about this tomorrow." "Give me a call." "Good morning, counsel." " Have you heard?" " About what?" "This time it's for real." "After 7 0 years, they're showing me the door." "Was it approved?" "It will be, I'm sure." "We're through." "What's one to do?" "You know, my friend, they're taking our robes from us." "At the end of the year:" "?" "Out!"" "I heard about it, Labrador." "I could give this quagmire a good shake for my grand finale." " A beautiful finale..." " Excuse me?" "People sometimes change their minds." "You don't have to call." "I'll take the case." "How about 4:00 tomorrow?" "Are you talking to someone?" "No." "I wanted to call somebody, but I forgot who." " What are you looking for?" " Nothing." "I'm going through these things, tidying them up." "A man called." "He had a funny name." "Labrador." "That's it." "He spoke about a file." "I know." "I'll come turn off your light." "jacek, good night." "Good night, Mom." "Antek." "He was in the car." "I was hanging on the telephone." "He must have got furious." "If I'd hurried..." "The heart is the heart." "But there must be a reason." " What would you have done?" " I'd have been with him." "Stop thinking about it." "What am I to think about?" "You're 30-something, you have a wonderful son, you're a good translator." "Ulla..." "Things weren't great between you, right?" "In a way they weren't." "Then again, they were." "Can you understand?" "But he's gone." "Tomek, your friendship with him goes back 1 0 years." "Even further." "Yes, but I was talking about when we met." "Did you know about the pictures of me?" "Naked?" "He told me about them." " Did you see them?" " No, never." "How did he find out about them?" "He got them from some ?" "friend."" "I found them yesterday." "He cut my face out of them." "He knew how much I earned as a guide." "I could have explained." "Why didn't he talk to me?" "Why did he cut my face out of them?" "Have there been similar cases?" "Yes, quite a few lately." " What's that?" " A message." "His wife came here." "She was looking for that." "?" "Dear Mr. Zyro, I am very happy to have you as my lawyer." "You're young, and you are the first person who understands." "Indeed, I need to go back into society, but I also want to keep my dignity." "I will do as you suggested." "I will say I was a leader." "However, I was not a member of Solidarity." "I wanted to sort out a few things, not to break machines." "I'm worried about my family." "joanna must not take Sylvia to her father's." "My cell mates and I send you our best regards." "Darek." "Thank you for not taking me for a madman."" "Who will take the case?" "Shit!" "I've been away too long, otherwise I'd do it." "But I can't." "I suggested Labrador." "He'll never take it." "He already has." " What's that mark?" " Which one?" "The question mark." "Was that you?" "It's about Labrador." "Were you in your father's bedroom?" " No." "When?" " Yesterday." "You scribbled on his papers with a red felt-tip pen." " No." " You're lying." "Liar!" "You know I'm not lying." "I'm going to Praga." "Will you come with me?" "No." "Give me the keys." "I'll stay at home." "Could you wait a minute?" "It's okay." "She's Antek's wife." "Barbarossa." " What did they take?" " Guess." " Banned books." " Yes." "Many?" "Yes." "I was actually reading Brandys." " How about the diary?" " They took it." "The tapes?" "They took everything:" "the typewriter, the letters..." "They were all from Maciek." "His notes?" "just an English notebook." " Didn't you ask for an affidavit?" " No." "I got scared." "Show me your letter." "Slide over." "?" "I would appreciate it if you could return to me the objects taken during the search."" "The search!" "?" "Visit." They hate the word ?" "search."" "And why ?" "I would appreciate it"?" "There's nothing to appreciate." "But that's polite." "Does it have to be polite?" "I'll write it." "How did that happen?" "My car broke down." "Do you remember?" "I showed you this list of lawyers." "It wasn't torn." "What else?" " This mark wasn't there." " Of course it wasn't." "Didn't your son do it?" "No." "I know he didn't do it." "Then who did?" "Antek did." "He doesn't want Labrador on the case." "What will happen?" "No, we're being foolish." "I'm going." "Taxis aren't easy to find." "I'll come with you." " I'll drive you, Mr. Barbarossa." " Don't be so formal." "Can you drop me off at the institute?" "I'll get dressed." "What institute?" "Curie." "For his radiation therapy." "Were you hoping to find something in the file?" "I didn't know who you were." "There was a message." "It said you shouldn't take Sylvia to your father's." "I understand." "What should I say to Darek?" "I'll come back soon." "Say what you know." "Tell him everything is fine at home." "We have no problems." "Okay." "Barbarossa." "Take this." "Thank you." " Come see me again." " I will." "?" "Dear Mr. Zyro, I'm worried about my family." "joanna must not take Sylvia..."" "You'll strain your eyes." "They got along very well, didn't they?" "You can go home." "Shall I make you some tea?" "At this time, tea..." "Sorry." "Speaking." "Today?" "What time?" "Shit!" "I'll be there." "You can go." "Don't forget to close the door." "Do you know what you want?" " Yes, I do." " You want better conditions." " You want more justice?" " Yes." "Where?" "In Poland." "Which one?" "Which Poland?" "You don't want to talk to me?" "Am I being too straightforward?" "No." "Then what Poland?" "Ours." "There is no other." "Exactly." "The People's Democracy?" "Can you see yourself not being a socialist?" "Hardly." "There you are." "It's in socialist Poland that the living conditions should improve." "That's what you should say." "No matter what you really think." "You will go on trial." "Have you ever been in a courtroom?" "judges are what they are." "They respect their job." "They're tired, but they know things change." "Give them a chance." "Do you see what that means?" "I do." "Deny everything." "Son... between denying everything and admitting, there's a margin." " There's nothing." " Yes, there is." "just look for it." "There's little evidence against you." "They want the leaders." "If you confirm it, you'll be saying the strike was your idea." " We all wanted it." " But you'll be held to blame." "Even if you all wanted the strike." "They all wanted it, but I was the one who had the list." "A sheet!" "A sheet." "Without evidence, no board, no leaders." " Is that how it happened?" " Yes." "But not exactly." "Can you see the margin you have now?" "Did you take part in the demonstrations?" "Yes." "Once." "Why not more than that?" "I'll tell you why." "Those in front of you were wearing the same uniform you wore when you were in the army." "You wanted to go, but you didn't." "Psychiatrists..." "Mr. Zyro advised me against seeing one." "Ah, Antek." "He was an incredible man." "But I'm 40 years older than he was." "I may be old and not as talented as he was." "When he was my pupil, he was already better than I." "A sort of... artist." "He operated in a different manner and succeeded, despite everything." "I simply take the scalpel and make a cut." "You got along well with him, didn't you?" "Very well." "He wouldn't rely on the evidence or the politics." "He'd appeal to their conscience." "Perhaps even to their hearts." "I can't take that risk." "I have only one duty." "To get you out of prison." "Don't you need anything?" "We will certainly go on a hunger strike." "What for?" "Try to think about who will benefit by that." "Do you have a better idea?" "No." "In that field, I have no good ideas." "It's warmer in the kitchen." "I don't have any more cake." "Or coffee either." " Some tea?" " No, thank you." "What are these?" "Those are the notes Antek made." "Can you make them out?" "just a few words." "?" "The law... demands..." "The law is too demanding on people." "It kills..." "It kills what is most precious to them."" "The next bit is underlined." "?" "If the law is against loyalty, it is immoral."" "?" "It's not in the interest of any government to have a divided nation."" "A question mark." "I could never read his writings." "He wouldn't have liked to know I'd be on this case." "He wanted to see that boy out." "Yes." "Do you miss him?" "I miss him." "I think about him a great deal." "MERRY CHRISTMAS" "What's he saying there?" "?" "They could feel the earth shake."" " Would you like some?" " No, we're listening." "I took the package yesterday." " What a horrible place!" " Poor grandmother." "She didn't want me to go inside, and she cried." "Did they give the girl her things back?" "justine!" " Did you get your stuff back?" " Not yet." "She put up one of ours." "That's why they paid her a visit." "But too late." "We also took somebody in during the curfew." "I didn't see him." "Antek was afraid afterwards." " Of what?" " I don't know." "Somebody wants to see you." "He won't come in." "Do you know each other?" " Marta Duraj." " Urszula Zyro." "Are you related to the lawyer?" " Antoni?" " Antek." "I'm his wife." "I met him years ago." "How's he now?" "He's dead." "He died a month ago." "Cigarette?" "Did you meet him?" "Fifteen years ago, during the summer." "He was still a student." "He stayed at my place one night." "I used to share a house with a girl on the beach." "We were already asleep." "While he was swimming, his tent was stolen." "He was soaking wet." "Then the bed sheets got all wet as well." "And then there he was, very thin," " with his bow legs." " He didn't have bow legs." " He did at the time." " Then what?" "He wanted to be a judge." "He loved Camus." "Ajudge-penitent." "I read it again." "Was he a judge?" "No, a lawyer." "It was his childhood dream." "Any more memories of him?" " I don't think so." " Nothing at all?" "After that, he left to serve his apprenticeship." "I never saw him again." "Tell me about your marriage." "Eleven years." "Quite a long time." "His heart failed, right?" "How do you know that?" "He'd told me about it." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "They've started their hunger strike." "Labrador says that deep inside, Antek was free." "Was he?" "Everybody desires that." "But he was really free." "More than we are." "He wrote that it was becoming unbearable." "His letters were censored." "What's that?" "A picture." "I just found it." "Do you remember that?" "I sure do." "The holidays of 1 967." "He's amazingly thin." "Who's that girl there?" "I can't remember..." "He liked that one." "With dark hair?" "Marta?" "No, the tall blond girl." "She looks like you." "We fell in love with the same girls." "The same with you." "In fact, I still am." "Ulla, I'd like you to know..." "What are you looking at?" "His hands are like Antek's." "Look." "You're not listening to me." "I said that we..." "Don't say that." "Please." "I never said anything." "Holy shit!" "That was my car." "Hurry to the car pound." "Do you have any money?" "I do." "Will you wait for me?" "No, I'll take a bus." "Go on." "My husband died 36 days ago." "One day he was there, then... he was gone." "I thought I loved him a little, not a lot." "Family, work..." "I had everything." "I didn't realize that." "Those days when I hated him, did they really exist?" "Now I realize how happy I was." "It's horrible." "Horrible." "I still see him." "I can't forget him." "I thought your hands were just like his." "You wouldn't understand anything." "It's my problem." "Sit down a minute." "Good-bye." "I brought these sneakers." "For Sylvia." "They were at home." "Who was that?" "My father." "My dad." "Where's your daughter?" "At the neighbors'." "I can't take it anymore." "I have Darek on one side and my father on the other." "He brings me the papers to show me who they really are." "Who they are, Darek,jan..." "I can't take this anymore." "I'm fed up with this shit!" "I'm afraid." "I'm afraid, Ulla." "Of what?" "You know... some leave the country, others die." "But Darek ended up in prison." "All by himself." "Who died?" "Barbarossa." "The day before yesterday." "I translated Orwell." "He wanted to read it." "You don't care about any of this, do you?" "Your sadness is above everything else." "Yes." "You're right." "Yesterday I did something bad." "I was unfaithful to Antek." "But he's not here anymore." "Why did I do that to him?" "He was still touching me not long ago." "Listen, I have an address for you." "What is it?" "Ayoung guy." "He helped Marta." "You know her." "She was suffering, and he helped her." "Do you want to try that?" "Try what?" "To forget." "That's bad news." "I want to see him out, not fasting." "Tell him to start eating again." "He must set a good example by eating his soup." "I'll arrange for you to visit him." "I agree to go, but I won't say anything." "Why?" "He'd kill me." "Do you want him out?" "I won't tell him anything." "I'm his wife." "I understand." "If he thinks he can gain anyone's sympathy, the top guys won't fall for that." "They won't move a finger to help." "We know that." "His stubbornness will only make matters worse." "Very well." "I'll speak to him myself." "And you'll be clean." "Someone told me to show you this." "Who did?" "There's a new union in his company." "Do you know them?" "Only one of them." "He's a friend of Darek's." "They're childhood friends." "Could you spare a minute?" "My client's in trouble with the tax office." "He bought a car." "Who used the word?" "bought"?" "Was it your client?" "He received a cash donation." "So it was tax-free." "Excuse me." "I'm only an apprentice, but I understand you." "If I can help you in any way..." "In terms of money, are you okay?" "I'd forgotten that's the reason why I came here." "I have the money." "Don't even think about that." "I wanted to know if you were getting by." "If you aren't, we can help you." "No, thank you." "Things are better now than before." "Could you leave me the newspaper?" "Of course." "Good-bye." "Good morning,judge." "We'll be meeting in a professional situation." "How do you know that?" "Someone told me." "But before that, I'll have something to tell you." "One little thing." "At your service." "I'm on an interesting case." "Come see, if you want to." "Well, then," "I want you to pay this guy a visit and ask him if the new union - to prove they're concerned about everyone, even the strikers - would agree to vouch for Darek." " Do you know his name?" " Of course." "jesus!" "The newspaper." "It was here a minute ago." "Nothing is lost." "Everything is transformed." "Go buy another one." "Newspapers cost five zlotys." " Even the Party paper?" " All of them." "Remain lying down." "I haven't tried anything yet." "But it can work." "Is this man alive?" "Yes." "But he can't be with you?" "Right." "And he won't be with you?" "Never." "Okay." "Now, I'm going to put you to sleep and erase him from your memory." "Lie down." "Flat on your back." "Relax." "keep your eyes closed." "Look at me and relax." "Relax the muscles in your legs, in your arms, your stomach and your face." "Let your eyelids drop over your eyes." "You're feeling light." "All your muscles are relaxed." "Your eyelids are heavy." "Now, you're going to raise your hand." "It feels light." "You're doing it without any physical effort." "You're sleeping." "Now you're going to lay your hand down." "Slowly." "You can't feel either your arms or your legs." "You're not thinking about anything." "You're not thinking about him, whether he's alive or not, because he simply doesn't exist." "You feel no desire to be with him or see him or speak to him." "You don't want to be with him." "You don't remember either his voice or his face." "You don't want to think about him." "I'll wake you up now." "Your body is starting to feel heavy." "You're starting to be aware of your body." "Sleep is going away." "At the count of zero, you will wake up." "Five... four... three... two... one... zero." "You're no longer asleep." "Come again, if you need to." "You might need to do it again." "Are you okay?" " Would you like some water?" " Please." "Are you feeling better?" "I'm fine." "Mom!" "Mommy!" "What is it, sweetie?" "Were you dreaming?" "Was it a bad dream?" "Tell me." "What was it about?" "Don't you want to tell me?" "Okay." "What was it about?" "You and dad." "It's okay." "Something I've never told you." "One night, I woke up." "The light in your bedroom was on." "Dad was lying on top of you." "You were both naked." "I saw the same thing in my dream." "What were you doing?" "We were making love." "We loved each other." "You were born because your dad used to hold me tight." "Now, you love me." "You hug me." "Mr. Labrador." " Are you alone?" " I am." " And that coffee?" " It's for you." "I thought you might be trying to reach me." "What would you say if I brought you a guaranty, issued by the honorable new union?" "Would you release him?" " If the legal union agrees." " They will." "He'll be the hardest part, right?" "Will you give me some hope?" "I won't be the only one hearing the case." "Do you think you can bring them back together?" "No, this is just a lawyer's maneuver." "I have something to say to you." "I know." "?" "You bastard!"" "Exactly." "See you soon." "Go get yourself another coffee." "The judge drank yours." " You're supposed to back me up." " I know." "I'm neither deaf nor blind." "It was okay when we took normal cases." "But with Darek's case and your methods..." "Listen." "If you're not happy, you don't have to stay." "You'll get the good references you want." "Your wife sent you this newspaper." "?" "The Party"?" "She sent this?" "Read it." "That's how things stand." "Do you know any of these people?" "I do." "A childhood friend." "We picketed together." "That's right." "I'm going to pay him a visit." "What for?" "To have him vouch for your good behavior." "I will not behave." "Take what they're willing to give you." "You should jump at this chance." "He's your pal, isn't he?" "He was." "Fine, but if he vouches for you, you'll be out of here." "And it'll save you the special court." "You won't get sent to prison, or you'll get a suspended sentence." "Now you'd better be discreet if you want to stay in the game." "I've never had to beg a defendant to deign to leave prison." "Then don't do it now." "Won't you eat?" "No." "Do you think that will change anything?" "I do." "Damn it!" "I don't want to see you die." "We can't allow..." "Then don't!" "Shout,?" "I won't allow it!" jump out the window." "I can't." "The bars." "There you go." "You've all chosen to live." "Who has?" "You have... all of you." "The working class." "Despite martial law, you all wanted to live." "Didn't you attack the tanks?" "Shouldn't we have done that?" "That's not what I said." "Try to draw some conclusions from that." "Someone who's chosen to live must be able to endure a lot." "?" "To be aware of the consequences... "" "Antek's no longer around to make Darek leave prison with dignity." "And Darek refuses my approach." "There's a third possibility." "Let's be honest and let him decide." "It was a mistake to take this case." "No, it wasn't." "I had to take it." "That boy deserves it." "I told him he had to survive without wasting his energy." "His attitude could prove useful to others." "People need an example they can follow." " After all, who are we?" " Defense lawyers." "It's unbelievable." "Murderers, thieves..." "they all want to get out." "But we have an innocent man who doesn't." "I have 45 years' experience, but I can't understand this case." "Who are we defending?" "And from whom?" "From what?" " You and I have the same first name." " I think about that all the time." "We must let him know his family is doing very well." "That they have enough money to live... and that he shouldn't worry." "Who will tell him that?" "What do you mean?" "You will, kid." "All right." "But I'll tell him what I think about all this." "You like that?" "It's cool." "Do you know it?" "Yes." "Look what I found." " What's that?" " A cartridge." "It's tear gas." "Where did you get that?" "Where did you go?" "Into town." "Don't go to those places." "You promise?" "Smell it." "It still stinks." "You're all I have." "Promise you won't go there." "Please." "Mr. Labrador is tired." "You dislike the way he wants to defend you." "And that's all right." "These are hard times, and it's important to cry out." "Never mind the bars." "People will hear you." "Shout,?" "Yes, I am guilty." "I went on strike to fight." "I'm sorry it took me so long to realize that. "" "The strike was a pretext." "It wasn't enough." "You wanted more, and you're brave enough to go for it." "You have plenty of courage." "You don't regret having led the strikers." "You should have an ordinary trial." "We'll invite people who won't be allowed in the courtroom." "Everyone will think it's an important case." "The rumor will spread all over Warsaw like wildfire." "Here's the speech for your defense." "?" "I shall not appeal to your sympathy for the defendant." "He's a modest man, but he's not the only one." "The defendant is a courageous man." "And courage is as infectious as the plague." "He's dangerous because he speaks the truth." "That is something bars cannot hold." "That is the reason why this court's work is futile." "The defendant knows impotence provokes rage." "He admits that. "" " What you speak of is hatred." " Yes, it's wearing you down." "Mr. Zyro evoked clarity as necessary to see things better." "What's important is to find the right track." "Each person has to find it." "Alone." "Even if everybody else..." "All alone." "That's poetry." "Labrador says there's no evidence against me." "I have to give them a fake smile and leave as fast as possible." "That's basic pragmatism." "It's a compromise, actually." "I can tell you there's another way out." "Tell them you wanted to break down the system." "No, it wasn't that." " I don't think so." " What then?" "Whether you realize it or not, you were trying to break down the system." "That should help you know why you're here." "The minimum sentence is three years." "How far does it go?" "Good." "You have to go straight to the point." "Otherwise, people will continue waiting in line like lemmings." " Won't you eat?" " No." "Hold on a few more days." "That will help us." "What's the matter?" "Say it, damn it!" "You lose your temper too often." "I'm sorry." "He gave up the strike." " When?" " Yesterday." "You won, Labrador." "Yes." "I won." "We are the defense." "Here's the guaranty." "We must use it wisely." "That's right." "What day is it today?" "The third." "Go give that to the judge." "I'll be with him in an hour." "Move it, damn it!" "I came to say good-bye." "Why?" "I'm leaving." "It's not easy to say this." "This is too difficult." " Where are you going?" " Home." "Via Canada." "Isn't that too easy?" "It is." "But why should I choose the hardest way?" "I haven't found anything here." "The world of the memories and the photos no longer exists." "A smiling face, a helping hand..." "Things used to be simple." "Now that's all gone." "Was that part of Antek's world?" "Yes." "People have shut themselves off." "You can't tell the good from the bad." "Some people disgust me, others reject me." "I tried to make it on my own, but I felt too lonely." "Then I thought..." "I'm leaving." "Antek's still here." "Stop thinking about that." "I've seen him." "In your dreams." "No." "I've seen him." "I could have asked him..." "Where are you going now?" " Into town." " Can I come with you?" "Come in." "He's already begun." "I don't like fatty foods, I don't like bacon..." "You want to be fit and slim." "Eating doesn't give you any pleasure." "Your body feels no hunger." "You're sleeping." "So is he gone?" "Yes." " Do you want to lose weight?" " No." "I'd like to do it again." "But he's gone." "But I'd like to do it again." "You lied, didn't you?" "He's dead, isn't he?" "Yes." "You see," "I'm not in contact with the hereafter." "Dad and I used to visit Grandpa's tomb." "May I go?" "just for a second?" "Go ahead." "I love you." "Can you hear me?" "I love you." "I love you." "Mom, I'm afraid I'm going to make you sad." "What is it?" "I prefer Dad's mom to yours." "I suspected that." "You hardly ever brought me here." "Now you're here." "There's your grandmother." "Grandma!" "He likes you very much." "He told me that in the car." "He's sweet now." "Very sweet." "You can go." "And don't worry about him." "Are you going far?" "No." "Mom." "Aren't we going to say good-bye?" "I'll just say?" "see you. "" "You'll be away a long time." "We should say?" "good-bye"." "Good-bye, Mom." "Good-bye,jacek." "In the name of the People's Republic of Poland, the court of first instance of Warsaw, after the hearing on December 6th, 1982, of the bill of indictment against Dariusz Stach, finds the defendant guilty" "of the charges against him, and by virtue of Article 46 of the martial law decree, and Article 12 of the special proceedings, which lifts the special regime, sentences the defendant to 18 months' imprisonment" "and grants him a stay." "Therefore, the court suspends the imprisonment of Dariusz Stach." "You are free." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Mr. Labrador." "Yes?" "You shouldn't." "We're going home." "We're going home." "Here I am on the other side." "Last day, last trial." "Can I read you something I found?" "Of course." "?" "And I don't know how it came about that into mangy dog from wolf" "I changed." "Perhaps it was the wind that stung my face." "Or looking at the sky, my jaundiced eye squinted." "Or it was the reflection of fear, not fire, that danced in my spine." "Or perhaps it was the collar no one ever placed on me, as no one ever came for me, leaving me to scurry like a servile dog." "Lord," "You who cherish even the slithering creatures and know how to instill pride in a worm's pale blood, help me open this throat of mine, which in silence begs." "Assure me I am free even though I cry. "" "Hi."