"That's 22.50" "Thank you." "Thank you, sir." "Have a good trip." "TAXI, SIR" "Coffee!" "Really?" "It's already 10 past twelve." "Barnhoorn Residence." "Agnes." "Rogier." "You're alone." "Yes, but you can't come." "His car's parked in front of the station." "He's having a coffee." "Willem could come home any moment." "Agnes, I have to talk to you." "We don't have to do anything." "Not anymore, Rogier." "Agnes!" "No, Rogier, it's over!" "You keep trying to find excuses." "I can't do it." "And I don't want to do it." "That guy of yours..." "I'm still married to him." "And you're having my baby." "Agnes?" "Hey." "Agnes?" "If you're going to be like that, I'll talk to that man of yours." "Boy, such good coffee." "If it's not good enough, you can go home and have coffee there." "I'm going to close." "Agnes is already asleep." "Yes, why wait with coffee for a guy who always comes home after midnight?" "I make more at night than during the day." "Willem Barnhoorn, do you know what you are?" "You're obsessed with money." "I'm only doing it to pay off the car." "All you think of is your car." "You're a bigamist." "If I was, I'd know who with." "I wouldn't want a guy who lives in a taxi day and night." "Doesn't Agnes ever complain?" "I don't do it just for myself." "But she must be bored to death." "Why don't you two get a child?" "Hey, you can still do it, can't you?" "If you were my guy, I'd have a new lock put in the front door." "You wouldn't be allowed in anymore." "You could sleep in the taxi." "With the steering wheel between your legs." "Agnes knows very well that she's married to a taxi driver." "She married a warehouse clerk, who wanted to be his own boss." "She didn't know that beforehand." "I wanted freedom." "I was going nuts in there." "First you work from 9 to 5 and now you work day and night." "She hardly sees you anymore." "Some freedom." "At least I'm not a wage slave anymore." "No, you're your own slave, Willem." "If you want to be on the road, why not work for another company?" "Well?" "When the car will be paid off, the good life will start." "Agnes knows that very well." "We'll be driving together, at night." "For fun, into town." "Dinner, a movie." "We'll wave when we'll drive past." "When we'll see you bust your ass in your stupid station buffet." "With your delicious coffee." "Yeah, right." "When you'll have paid off that lemon, the real cost comes." "That's when you'll be worrying about trading the car in." "One day you'll be worrying on your own, in an empty bed." "When Agnes will be fed up." "She's never complained once." "You don't know Agnes." "And you do?" "Yes." "A woman wants her guy with her." "She wants to drink coffee together, at home." "How much is this stuff?" "80 cents." "Have you got change from 25 guilders?" "Yes, I saw it." "You'd better not do that." "Two down payments, 875 guilders." "Goes to the bank tomorrow." "It's just not wise, Willem." "No, but it feels good, such a full wallet." "Let's see if we can make it 900 today." "Bye, darling." "Taxi, sir?" "That depends." "Can you handle a long drive?" "I could drive you to Cape Town." "Antwerp alright?" "I need to catch my ship." "It's going to cost you, sir." "Yes or no?" "100 bucks, in advance, please." "Drive." "What time does your boat leave?" "5 o'clock." "Oh, we have plenty of time." "I'd like to sail too." "Yeah, right." "What are you?" "Or can't I ask that?" "I'm a helmsman." "Wow." "Fourth helmsman." "What are you doing?" "This isn't the road to Antwerp." "I have to tell my wife I'll be late." "If you don't mind." "No, I don't mind." "One moment." "Hi Agnes." "Any phone calls?" "No." "What are you looking for?" "My passport." "Your passport?" "Yes, my passport." "I can never find it when I need it." "Nothing's ever in its place in this house." "What do you need it for in the middle of the night?" "Antwerp." "I'm sorry." "I'll be back tomorrow morning." "It's happened before." "You bet." "It's not as if I like it, Agnes." "Neither do I." "I don't sleep when you're not here." "You also don't sleep when I'm here." "What is this nonsense?" "You can do what you want when I'm not here." "Lots of men work at night." "Their women sleep too." "I want to talk to you tonight." "Thanks." "Tomorrow, darling." "You'll be gone when I wake up." "Just go to sleep." "I'm seeing patients tomorrow morning at 11." "Come on, Agnes." "There's a guy waiting for me downstairs." "I have to talk to you, Willem." "Call the control centre." "Let him take another taxi." "You've been gone for five nights." "Don't you have one night for me?" "It's money, sweetheart." "I only do it for the dough." "You only do it for the dough." "Not only for the dough, of course." "I do it all for you." "You do?" "Yes." "Stay home then." "Sorry, Agnes, 100 bucks." "Yes." "I can't miss out on that." "No." "Well then?" "Just go to sleep." "I'll cover you." "Just lay down." "It's late enough." "I'll clean the ashtray." "You smoke too much, Agnes." "You smoke too much, darling." "You were going to quit." "I'll take the bottle too." "It's almost empty." "Sleep well." "Bye." "Tomorrow, I'll bring you coffee in bed." "Sleep well." "Bye." "Bye, goodnight!" "Does your wife like that you're often away?" "That's not up to her." "That's living with a taxi driver." "Or a sailor, like you." "That means being alone." "She'll have to cope with it." "Are you married?" "No." "I'm not made for marriage." "That's what I used to think." "But one day it just happened." "Do you regret it?" "No." "What's a man without a woman?" "She mends your socks and cooks your dinner." "Yes, that too." "A man needs someone who looks after him." "Someone who's there when you come home at night." "Is she?" "Yes." "She always stays up until I'm home, sir." "A great woman." "You've got it all." "It's a type of training." "Make them feel who's boss." "Besides... who's making the money?" "Is this your own car?" "Yes and it's done 60,000 kilometres." "Never a problem." "Why is the top orange?" "I bought this car last year from a taxi driver in Amsterdam." "It's still looking good." "Yes, it's not two years old yet." "It's my child, sir." "Stop." "Stop!" "I have to piss." "You could have done that at my place." "I don't like to impose." "What the hell?" "Barnhoorn taxi company." "Agnes, I'm coming." "You're sick, Rogier." "Cut it out." "I have to see you." "I have to talk to you." "Not now." "Tomorrow then." "At our own spot." "No." "I promised to help you." "Give me the chance." "You've had your chance." "Alright, but let me talk to you one more time then." "Tomorrow morning, on the other side of the river." "9:30, ok?" "9:30?" "9:30." "I'll be waiting for you." "Can you take over, nurse?" "Alright." "Have the police been warned?" "All in all, you've been lucky." "You call this lucky?" "875 guilders gone." "I mean, it could have ended worse." "Even worse?" "Keep your head still, Mr Barnhoorn." "We'll keep him here for observation." "Doctor, can you tell the police they shouldn't wake up my wife?" "She thinks I'm in Antwerp." "She'd freak out if she saw me like this." "I'll go there myself, tomorrow." "Where are you going, Mr Barnhoorn?" "Home." "You have to wait for the doctor." "It's taking too long." "You haven't been officially dismissed." "I'll dismiss myself." "Is that a problem?" "It's an administrative problem." "I have to go after my money." "And I have to tell my wife." "It's not wise, but if you insist..." "Please fill in this form." "Form?" "One moment." "Nurse, I'll be back this afternoon to sign." "Bye." "Well, what is it?" "I want you to come with me." "You're mine." "The child is mine." "Or not?" "I don't want a child." "At least not like this." "You act as if I wasn't part of it." "I don't want a child with you." "He sees you as a security." "As an extension of his car." "Do you call that love?" "Love..." "I don't know what love is." "I always thought I had to give myself first." "I'd just want to have a friend." "And slowly try to love him." "We didn't just make love, did we?" "We were also able to talk." "He only talks about his car." "Let him drop dead." "I can't." "Why not?" "He'd never understand if I left him." "I'd destroy him." "What are you doing now then?" "Come with me." "No, Rogier." "I'll go see a doctor and I'll have it removed." "If you don't tell me you love me." "I'll jump." "If you tell me you love me, I'll jump as well." "I'm the village idiot!" "If only I knew who you were." "And you?" "You're a goldfish and you're going around in circles." "If anything would happen to your husband..." "If he'd have an accident or die... what would you do?" "I don't know." "I want security." "I don't have that and I won't get it from you." "Where do you want to get that security?" "From yourself, no?" "Here..." "I have a body." "And you have a body." "A body to love." "Does it have to become a plastic flower in your husband's vase?" "In his car?" "Here, for you." "What do I want with that?" "For you, take it." "Why?" "For baby clothes." "For an abortion." "Whatever you want." "And this one?" "What about him?" "Doesn't look like him." "This one?" "No." "This one?" "This one then." "No." "Wait." "Him?" "No." "Is that all?" "Yes, it's not someone we know." "I guess my money's gone." "Who carries that much money at night?" "I didn't mean to." "I went home to get my passport." "I couldn't find it and..." "Agnes was nagging and I forgot to put the money away." "What time is it?" "10 to 10." "Can I make a phone call?" "Go ahead." "Agnes can handle a lot, but she'll be pissed off by now." "When you're finished, we'll have a look at the crime scene." "Do you think he'll be waiting there for me with the money in hand?" "We might find a clue." "Optimist." "Must still be asleep." "I don't want a child, doctor." "There must be a way to have it removed." "It's possible, but do you really want to?" "I thought about it well." "We can't have a child." "Does your husband know you're here?" "No." "How does he feel about having children?" "I don't know." "I also don't care." "But you're married." "It also affects him." "Our marriage isn't going well." "What do I do with a child without a future or a father?" "I'd still like to talk to the both of you about a possible abortion." "My husband's too busy at work." "I'll give you a sedative." "You don't sleep well lately, do you?" "Are you on national healthcare?" "Take these pills." "Go to bed early for a few days." "Don't push!" "Not all at the same time, guys!" "Madam, aren't you feeling well?" "Inside, guys!" "Sit down for a moment." "Guys, Sandra, Eddy!" "Go inside, guys." "Let us through." "Careful, come on!" "Keep going, you all." "There's nothing going on." "Come with me, Madam." "Keep going, guys." "Keep going." "Keep going, guys!" "Sit down here, Madam." "Go upstairs, guys!" "Go rehearse upstairs." "Hurry up!" "Sandra, get a glass of water for this lady." "Can I help you?" "No thanks, I'm alright again." "Come on, guys, be quiet." "You know, we may not look that official anymore but..." "I'm a priest." "I don't believe in anything anymore." "Don't say that." "Be quiet, guys." "Children think the entire world belongs to them." "They do for now." "I like to work with them." "They're honest, spontaneous, not as conditioned as adults." "Children are still able to look at the world unbiased." "Children in a world like this." "The world isn't that bad." "Where adults mess up, children bring some balance back." "Are you married?" "Yes." "Children?" "Not yet." "I'm not saying it's always a solution, but I see it often here." "An unhappy marriage, loneliness..." "It's often the children who... are the solution to many problems." "Even if they're unwanted?" "Sandra, give the glass to the lady." "Good girl." "Go upstairs and tell the others to be quiet." "Well... well." "We'll never be able to understand everything." "But I'm convinced that God..." "...has a plan with this." "I've heard that so often." "I know." "I'm struggling with it too." "But nevertheless..." "in the long run... we'll find out for ourselves what the pattern is." "What it was all good for." "And maybe then we'll understand." "Are you coming?" "They need me as you can hear." "But you can stay some more if you like." "If you want to talk again, you can always find me in the presbytery." "Or give me a call." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "All the best." "Mrs Barnhoorn?" "Please." "I'm getting very tired of this." "What should I do now?" "An official report." "Sign, please." "Here, if you think you can catch him with that." "Well, you described him well to us." "And we found his bag of clothes in the taxi, as proof." "It's only a matter of time, Barnhoorn." "And in the meantime, he's spending my 875 guilders." "That I should have taken to the bank today." "Where can we reach you today?" "First, I'm going to the bank to explain and then I'll stay home for the day." "Yes, let your wife spoil you a bit." "Willem." "Yes?" "What's wrong with your head?" "Nothing at all." "Agnes." "What happened to me last night..." "They got me good." "They hit me on the head." "Hey, Agnes." "Asleep, great." "Just when I come out of hospital." "Lost 875 guilders..." "Agnes?" "Agnes!" "Get out of the way, guys." "Open the door, quickly." "The other side." "Come on, guys!" "Go play, guys!" "It's all going to be alright, really." "Come on, guys!" "We're almost there." "It's all going to be alright." "Aren't you cold?" "No." "What happened?" "Nurse, a stretcher!" "Take her to OR 32." "What happened exactly?" "She took all kinds of stuff, doctor." "Hello?" "Get OR 32 ready immediately." "Who's on duty today?" "Peter Koelewijn." "One way, second class, Delfzijl." "Have you seen the new doctor?" "Yes, he's very handsome." "Young, not married..." "Much better than Koelewijn." "Oh, there he is." "Come with me." "You're wife's alright." "Thank you." "We emptied her stomach." "You have to take a lot these days to die." "Doctor, I don't understand..." "Why?" "Have a seat." "We have to find a solution." "But we don't have a problem." "Your wife has problems or this wouldn't have happened." "And I have to tell you something else." "The baby..." "I'm very sorry for you both." "The baby?" "Yes, a spontaneous abortion." "Your wife had a miscarriage." "How is that possible?" "I didn't know anything about it." "Why didn't she tell me?" "She never gets the chance to tell you anything." "It's high time you had a good talk with her." "I have to be back in hospital at 2:30." "Give me your oranges." "Put them in a bag." "You'd better bring her flowers." "Yes." "She'd like that." "And say something nice." "What should I say?" "That you love her." "You don't say that just like that." "No, not just like that." "Bep, there he goes!" "Call the police!" "What are you doing, sir?" "Can't you park further down?" "Come on, sir." "You could park there as well." "I have to go." "Can't you be a bit quicker?" "Come on, sir, hurry." "Well, sir?" "...and then it turned out I had broken my hip." "And you know what's really bad?" "Mr Barnhoorn, you can come." "Give the flowers to me." "I'll put them in a vase." "Willem..." "How do you feel?" "Not bad." "Agnes, why?" "I don't know." "I do." "Why?" "It's all my fault." "What's with your head?" "Did you have an accident?" "No." "Did your car break down?" "I'll sell that thing anyway." "God..." "Willem, I don't want you to sell your car." "I may be able to get my old job back." "No, I don't want you to do that for me." "It's all my fault, darling." "I'm to blame too." "No." "Good, let your husband spoil you." "TAXI, SIR" "What did the doctor say?" "I can come home the day after tomorrow." "Nice." "Willem?" "Yes." "Don't forget to water the plants." "No." "Not the cactus." "Right." "Do you hear me?" "Yes." "Bring me some clean clothes." "Alright." "Which ones?" "The black pants and the sweater." "Alright." "And a raincoat." "A raincoat." "Is it warm enough?" "Yes." "Or bring me a skirt." "Which skirt?" "The suede one with the zipper." "Do you still have it?" "Of course." "I haven't seen you with it for ages." "I wore it last Sunday." "Sunday?" "Yes, you were playing football." "Yes." "Willem?" "Yes?" "If you explain the rules to me, I'll go to the football with you." "You should do something you like." "But what?" "Something nice." "I don't know." "I like to do something together." "Alright, we will." "What's wrong?" "I feel so numb in my head." "It'll get better."