" Look at that beautiful car." " Why don't you leave me alone?" "It's very comfortable." "It can turn into a bed." " The first one was a Citroen." " And the others Fiat and Volkswagen." "Since you're so smart, what make is that one?" "That's..." "The police van!" "We're safe." " It's deserted." "They were picked up." " That's better." "We're too many!" " Look, it's the student." " Spyros!" "Who knows what he sold now to get here!" " He's in love with you." " I only find men down at heel." " Imagine if I told my story!" " You tell our stories only." " They're more interesting." " You've never told mine." "I will tell him tonight." "Goodbye." " Do you love me?" " Yes." "My love!" " I'm in trouble with you." " Because I want to know about you?" "I want to sleep, dear." "It's daylight!" " Give me my money and leave." " Are you so hard?" "Don't you understand that I'm not a customer?" " Don't you know I love you?" " Don't say silly things!" "Take your pants, give me the money and go." "The money!" "The money!" "Here's the money!" "I pity you!" "You sell your books to come to me and you want to save me." "Where did you see that?" "At the cinema or on TV?" "Take care of yourself, leave me." "Don't come back again." "You might have a book to read if you no longer come here." "You can't understand me either." "I love you, doll!" "Doll?" " What's your name?" " Maria." "Maria, Eleni, Katina." "How can you honestly believe any of us can tell her real name and her real story to a john?" "We all tell lies." "One says whiteslavers tricked her another couldn't raise her child." "It's all bullshit." "We all wanted this or we would be working in some factory." " Everyone?" "Even you?" "Why?" " Because it was easier." " Did you want this?" " It happened anyway." "I wanted to escape poverty." "Oh, poverty... well, you want to hear a story." "Poverty!" "I'm tired of being so poor, grandpa." " Are you listening to me, grandpa?" " No, I'm working." "It's Saturday night, tomorrow is Sunday." "Tomorrow the well-dressed children will be on the street." "They'll say "daddy, buy this lovely doll for me"'." "If only someone could buy me too." " What about Giagos?" " Don't, Grandpa." "Why should I get dressed?" "Where will Giagos take me?" "It's Saturday evening." "I waited for him at the factory all week." "If only he could take me to the clubs, so I could dance and sing." "When I leave the factory, men on the street look at me." " But I want Giagos." " When will you get married?" "When you die, we said that!" "When I die, you'll own the shack." "You will be fine here." "When will I die?" " You'll be happy when I die!" " No, grandpa." "I'll be sad when you die." "You're the only person I have in the world." "When I die, I want only one thing." "I want a nice funeral." "I want a white hearse." "Everyone will say "Who is that important person who died today"?" " I used to be very important." " You still are, Grandpa." "In Asia Minor." "Remember our house?" "You can't remember that." "I'm important now too, since I make such nice dolls." "Pretty, like you." "Goodbye, Grandpa." "A nice funeral in the backyard of our old house." " Have you finished, Giagos?" " Not yet." "Try it uphill and lock up when you're done." "What about your wages?" "Will you take it or put it in the money box?" "I'll do that." "I have some overtime coming." "Have a nice weekend." " Hello, Mr. Vangelis." " Hello, Katie." " Aren't you ready yet?" " I'm through." "Get washed and dressed." "You're taking too long." " What are you doing?" " I'll close down." "I don't trust you." "I don't want to." "Leave me alone." "It's nice to drive around in the evening." "Go to theatres, dance in clubs." "Not to have to wake up at dawn to go to the factory." "I'm tired of this misery, Grandpa!" " Are you listening to me?" " I'm selling dolls." "Buy a pretty doll." " Daddy, buy me a doll." " Yes, dear." "How much is it?" "Ten drachmas." "Thank you." "Lottery tickets." "Aren't you tired of buying me lottery tickets every Sunday?" "All the tickets are lucky." "Take any one." "They're all lucky." "Thank you, good luck." "Miss?" "Are you talking to me?" "Is there a garage that is open on a Sunday?" " What was that?" " A garage that is open." "Our car has broken down." "You and your lottery tickets!" "I can take you to a garage." "The mechanic sleeps there." "He's my fiance and a very good mechanic." "Thank you, come in." "I'm going to Giagos." "You'll be ready in two minutes." "Tell me something." "Has anyone apart from your fiance told you that you're pretty?" " Of course." " Well done!" " You seem like a clever girl." " Clever but unlucky." "Really?" "Clever but unlucky." "We make our own luck." "I'll give you my phone number." "You might need it to change your luck." "I don't have a piece of paper." "Never mind, I'll write it here." " What do I owe you?" " Anything you wish." "Twenty drachmas!" "The meanie gave you only twenty?" "I shouldn't have brought them here." "That's all right, it's good for the money box." "Part of a torn thousand-drachma note." "Another one." "It's probably someone drunk who tore it up." "Stop making dolls to buy me the Sunday lottery ticket." "No more poverty." "We'll miss nothing as of tomorrow." " Hear that, grandpa?" " Really?" "Hello." "Let's go inside." "Close the door." "Hello!" " We don't break things here, love." " Why?" "Don't we pay good money?" "Completely wasted." "Don't laugh!" "Why did you bring her here?" "It's Anastasopoulos!" "Please, take her home to sleep." " Who me?" " I can't leave now, can I?" " You're very vulgar." " Why?" "One more, one less, it's no big deal." "What is this about?" "You wanted it." "It's the old man." "Mind what you'll say." "Yes?" "Good morning." "Not very well." "I have a headache." "It must be the wine." "Where?" "No, I didn't see it." "Is that real?" "A card?" "Oh, yes." "But I can't read." "From Boulis, to his readhead." "Do you like it?" "No, not yet." "Wait." "Yes, I'm trying." "I don't know how... wait." "Happy?" "I'm not because I won't see you today, nor tomorrow." "I can't tell you." "I'll see you the day after tomorrow." "Money, money, money!" "Grandpa, we're rich." "We don't need the lottery now." "Take this." "Look at this bracelet." " We're rich." " Very rich." " It stopped." " It's nothing." "We're rich, grandpa!" "Come on, guys!" "Shame on her to show up in her paramour's car!" "Why am I still talking to her?" "For the sake of the crazy old man." " Will you shut up?" " Oh, really?" "You're insulted?" " Hello." " Hello, Giagos." "Come back, Katie." "I don't care what others say." "I can't, Giagos." "I've changed my lifestyle now." "Goodbye." "I'm rich!" "I'm rich!" "I don't need lottery tickets." "I'm rich!" "My whole life is here." "Grandpa!" "What's wrong, grandpa?" "There goes the old man." " How can we let Katie know?" " I have a phone number." "Go call her." "Hello." "Yes, speaking." "Grandpa?" "Yes, we'll tell her when she comes." "We know how." " What's wrong?" " Katie's grandpa died." "Why the long face?" "It's as if you lost someone close to you!" " You're becoming very silly." " Thanks for the compliment." "Don't take this sad look when you talk to me." "You should know that you're falling hard for that impossible girl." "Why not do what you always do with so many girls?" "Throw her out." "I help you financially and I cover for you." "I'm not a moralist." "You're a widower, your daughter is not here but she'll be back and we'll get married." "Will she still be here?" "Oh, no." "When my daughter returns, Katie and I will be over." "Boulis, dear?" "Hello." "I shouldn't talk to you since you're not talking to me." "What's wrong?" "You look strange, you two." " Your grandfather passed away." " My grandfather?" "How could he be dead?" "I was just there." "We just received a call." "My condolences." " Don't be like this." " I have no one in the world now." " You have me." " What good are you?" " You have your own people." " It doesn't matter." "You'll have everything you want." "I want something." "What's the hussy doing here?" "To show she has money for an expensive funeral?" "It's your fault he's gone." "It's all because of you." "No one should escort her to the cemetery." "His dolls." "He made dolls to buy you lottery tickets." "His hat." "He wore it when he was selling his dolls." "What's this piece of paper?" "It's a deed." "It's for the house from the ministry." "It's my dowry." "What we expected to get so we could get married once." "Remember?" "I'm giving it to you." "Why stay in the workshop, and not here?" " Shall I tear it up?" " No, I'll keep it." "I'll come here to stay and wait for you." "You'll wait in vain, Giagos." "This must end." "Elena is coming next month and we'll get married." "My father-in-law cannot live with this woman." "I told you she's got her claws on you and here's the result." " What's to become of her?" " Don't worry, she'll find clients." "She has no talent for this job and you know this well." "You escorted her here drunk one evening." " Oh, she told you." " Shame on you." "So what?" "She was well paid for that job." "Am I wrong?" "Anyway, compensate her." "I want no scandal." "And if you don't have the nerve to tell her, I'll do it myself." "I'll find a way to tell her." "Leave before she comes, please." "I won't find her here tomorrow, right?" "Goodbye." " Katie..." " So it's time to part." "This year after grandpa's death I thought you were the only person I had in the world." "It doesn't matter, though." " I understand very well." " Yes, my girl, it must be so." "I'll give you some advice." "Go back to your neighourhood." "Giagos is a simple man, he can wait and he can forgive." "Happiness is very simple." "He will give you two children who will spoil your lovely figure." "But that is a woman's real happiness." "Unless you heed my advice, you'll go from man to man and you'll end up very low." "You're right I'll go back to Giagos." "Will you do me one last favour?" " Anything." " May I borrow your car?" "Is that all?" "Big deal!" " Good morning." "Do you live here?" " Yes, why?" "Did you want something?" "I thought someone called Giagos lived here." "The mechanic?" "He lives here." "I am his wife." "He's in the garage." "I'll call him." "No, it doesn't matter." "I used to live in this house." "Oh, you're the owner." "My husband has told me about you." "I don't remember well." "Here's my husband." "Giagos!" " Hello, Katie." " Hello, Giagos." " What brings you here?" " I was just passing by." "I wanted to meet your wife." " You heard I got married?" " Such things can't be a secret." "You never came back since grandpa passed away." "I told you I wouldn't come back." " How are you?" "Are you well?" " I'm very happy." "I have everything, even a car, see?" "Won't you come in for a treat?" "No, thank you." "I'm in a hurry." "I am leaving on a cruise." "On my yacht." "I was presented with a yacht." "We are a big group and we are sailing around the Mediterranean." "We'll go to Italy, Spain." "I'll send you a card, if I remember." "Goodbye, Giagos." "Goodbye, Katie." "This is my story." "Happy now?" " Do you still love Giagos?" " I love nobody and nothing." "Beat it now." "I want to sleep." "I have work to do." " What work is that?" " Milk delivery." "What sort of question was that?" "Let me kiss you." "Goodbye, doll." "Things are slow tonight." "If I have a customer I'll tell your story." "What was that poem like?" "The one your dude told you when he first did you." "My lad, kiss me and excite me." "Kiss my lips." "It's a nice poem." "Who, me?" " Doll, eh?" "Your name is doll?" " It's my artistic name." " It's a lovely evening, isn't it?" " It's perfect." "The police van came and picked everyone up." " May I know your name?" " Alekos." "What happened and such a pretty girl ended up as a prostitute?" "Here we go again." "I've noticed that johns like you always want to know my life story." "Really?" "Tell me, I want to know." "Since you're paying I have to do as you ask." "No, don't say that." "I'm saying that such a pretty girl like you deserves better." "It's fate, like you said." "Perhaps it's my star sign." " What sign are you?" " Virgo." " I'm Aquarius." " You want to know what happened?" "It was marriage." "My village still follows that silly custom." "Some mountain villages still have the mother of the groom standing on the balcony with the bloody sheet." "That shit." "Imagine being a little girl and going out only to see the bloody sheet!" "And men shooting in the air for God only knows what." "Mommy, mommy, the groom killed the bride." " What nonsense is that?" " I saw the bloody sheet." " He'd kill her if it weren't bloody." " What did you say?" "What did he do, since he didn't kill her?" " What can we explain now..." " It's nothing, just some syrup." "They were eating sweets in bed?" "Go now and mind you don't fall." " Well, doctor?" " Don't worry." "It's a minor injury." "Will she be better by the time she's married?" "Yes, but the chair of the leg broke her hymen." "It's no time for fainting, woman." "Don't worry, she'll be fine in 10-15 days." "How will she get married?" "I'll die of shame." "It's nothing shameful, it was a chair leg." "Don't be like that." "No one is going to know." "As for the groom, I'll sign a certificate before two reliable witnesses." " Will other people know?" " The priest and the teacher." " What a shame!" "The undersigned confirm that Anna Bebedouli lost her virginal purity." " She lost what?" "Quiet, teacher." "Father, you can read, so sign this." "For God's sake, we don't want all the village to know this!" "Don't be like this." "Who's going to tell?" "The doctor or us?" "We're a priest and a teacher." "We're silent as the grave." " The priest is gone." " The teacher is gone." " Only the doctor is alive." " At least we have the paper." "Shouldn't she know this?" "That she's not a virgin?" "Have you lost your mind, woman?" " Annoula." " Coming, daddy." " Hello, Annoula." " Good morning, Mr. Mayor." " Hello, Petros." "How are you?" " I'm fine." "Hello, Mr. Mayor." " Your daughter is adorable." " And your son is quite dashing." " She's a virtuous girl." " And your son a good hunter." " How are you, Petros?" " I'm fine." "Hello, Annoula." "Hello, Diamantis." " How are you?" " I'm fine, Diamantis." " Gathering thyme?" " Yes." " Can I help you?" " If you like." "But let's not be seen." "We lit a candle for father Gerasimos who has no family." "Well done." " Thanasis is getting married?" " Next Sunday." " Father will be best man." " It's for political reasons." "May Annoula get married soon." "Hello." "The mayor is after a match." "The mayor or you?" "Annoula!" " Yes, daddy." " Move it!" " Talking with the cooper's son!" " He helped me gather thyme." " What's this?" " Poems." " What are you talking about?" " Nothing." "You heard?" "Thanasis married a girl from Kato Lagadia yesterday." "That's old news!" "Yes, but they haven't shot for the bride's sheet yet." " Thanasis is too slow." " Finally!" "The groom killed the bride!" " What?" "The groom killed the bride?" " And well he did." "Don't think about it." "On Sunday we should go to Pano Lagadia for a match with Katsibis' girl." "Girls like Eleni are hard to find." "I'm not getting married." "And if I do, I know who to marry." "You know everything and nothing." "Who is she?" " Why do you care?" " I'll slap you silly!" " I won't tell you, father." " She must be a hussy." "You'll gasp when you hear her name." "The best girl in the village." "The prettiest and the most virtuous." "She's a pure Madonna." "I killed her because she wasn't a virgin." "I don't regret it because this restored my honour." "The murderer said before he was taken to prison." " He did very well." " Well done, Thanasis." "Right?" "Yes, yes." "It's almost noon." "I have work to do." "What will they do to Thanasis now?" "Will they find him not guilty?" "Thanasis must be acquitted because that's the custom in our land." "Honour above all." "I swore to you, Diamantis!" "How could I marry another man?" " I swore it right here." " At the railway lines." "Where the mayor's and your father's land connects." " They want this match." " I don't care what father wants." "I love you and I'll marry you one day." "Let's sit and talk, Diamantis." "Have a seat." " Come closer." "Don't be sad!" " I am sad." "I heard there is a match for you and the mayor's son." "Have an apricot." " Nothing can make me happy." " How about a kiss?" " No, you're a virgin." " So what?" "Can I kiss you?" " I'm dizzy." " So am I." " Who's kissed you before me?" " My father and my mother." "My mother kisses me on the cheek and my father on the forehead." "But no one's kissed my lips." "You're the first and the last." "What's that verse so I can say it to you?" "My lad, kiss me and excite me." "Kiss my lips." "I love you very much." " It's the train." " No one can see us here." "It doesn't stop here." "Don't stop, Diamantis." "What's wrong, Diamantis?" "What is it, Diamantis?" "I don't know why!" "He packed up his things and left one day." "It took him six months to send me a letter, mayor." "It's from Germany." "What's he doing in Germany?" "He says he's working in a factory." "He's also got married." "He's having a good time." "Why do you care if he's sending you money?" " Shall I read it again?" " I hope he's well." "I just don't understand why he's writing this last paragraph." ""Father, you should know you can't find a virgin here in Germany"'." " Imagine what happens in Europe." " What's the world coming to?" "Which is why my son is going to marry a girl from our village." "Congratulations." "I heard about the match with Annoula." "She's a great girl and a paragon of virtue." "Everyone is congratulating me and she doesn't want to say yes." "It's great luck!" "I'll break you into pieces!" "It's childish." "If she gets married she won't become a teacher, she says." "A teacher?" "Like the spinster, Frosso?" "Don't shout!" "You picked the day we've invited the mayor!" "Hello!" " Hello, Annoula." " Where is Petros?" "He's testing a new rifle." "You know how he is." "What about the match?" "We're wasting time to have the wedding!" "Tell my daughter that." "She doesn't want to say yes." "Could she be in love with anyone?" " God forbid!" " Why not then?" "She wants to be a teacher." "Only one person could change her mind but I don't dare tell Leonidas, he'll kill me." " Her aunt." "His sister." " Why not tell her to talk to her?" "I don't consider her my sister since she went to Athens to sing." "Because she became an artist of music and theatre." " Don't remind me of our shame." " She loves our Annoula." "So does Annoula." "She'll do anything her aunt says." "Sit down and write her a letter." "Not a letter!" "A telegram!" "I'll take it." ""You must come at once." "Your brother, Leonidas"'." ""You must come at once." "Your brother, Leonidas"'." "Yes, auntie." "First he had me and then he left." " I'm ashamed." " The villain!" "Don't cry." "You're a sneaky one!" "I don't know what to do." "I should kill myself." "Hush, don't say that!" "It's difficult." "Do you smoke?" "I already did at your age." " Do you still love him?" " That villain?" "Who dumped me and left for Germany to get married?" "I detest him!" "I'm aware now but it's too late I threw my chances away." " What chances?" " The mayor's son." "You'll drive me crazy." "I am here to persuade you to marry the mayor's son because you don't want him." "Why shouldn't I?" "He's a nice guy and a sought-after bachelor." "His land ends at the railway lines." "Where I'll kill myself." "Enough with the railway lines!" "If all women who were deceived killed themselves, very few of us would be alive." "You want the mayor's son?" "You'll have the mayor's son." "How?" "Things are different here." "The wedding takes place at night and in the morning it's bang for the sheet or bang for the funeral." "Don't say such things!" "Auntie is here now." "Your auntie the diva will fix everything." " What are we going to say?" " All you have to do is say yes." "Then you'll come to Athens to shop for your trousseau and we'll sew... the wedding gown." " We'll sew that in Athens?" " We'll sew everything in Athens." "And then you'll come back and the wedding and the feast will take place and not any funeral!" " What are we to sew in Athens?" " Everything." "And when I say everything, I mean everything." " Are you all right?" "You want some ouzo?" " I'm fine." "Feeling better now?" "Bring it here." "Read this, Petros." "It's as it says." "She was very young then." " Feeling better now, son?" " Even she, doesn't know it." " You'll find a way to tell her." " What about the custom?" "The entire village will expect to see the bloody sheet." "I'll fix everything." "The rooster will save our honour." "Tell me something, doctor." "Are you honest with me?" "We wouldn't be writing this certificate if she weren't honest?" " What would you do?" " We'd find another way." "A trip to Athens fixes everything." " What do you mean?" " Don't you get it?" "If my wife were "fixed"' I'd kill her!" " Why didn't you take it off?" " I was waiting for you." "When we read this paper we'll have a good laugh." " What's this?" " Nothing, I'll tell you later." " Why don't you take it off?" " Turn around." " We're married, aren't we?" " I won't take it off otherwise." "Petros!" " Turn around." " We just got married." "My little rooster, you'll save our honour." "I like you and I love you, Annoula." "I love you very much." "You will save our honour." "What is it, Petros?" "Shame on you, you hussy!" "I'll kill you!" "Whore!" "What have you done, Petros?" " You killed her?" " I avenged our honour." " Why?" "Wasn't she a virgin?" " Because she was a virgin." " Shame on the first and the second." " The third one now." "All right then." "Goodbye, Mr. Alekos." "Come to Athens more often." " Did you tell my story?" " And he laughed his head off." " When will you tell yours?" " I'm never going to tell mine." " Not even to the police?" " Bite your tongue!" "It's the police van!" "You're a jinx!" "We're safe." " What are you doing here?" " Nothing." "Come with me." "We'll talk inside." "Sit down over there!" "You, the blonde, sit over there." "Your identity card." "Daughter of Paul and Eleonora." "Age 23." "You've finished school, eh?" "Shame on you!" "Husband's name:" "Nicholas." "Does your husband know?" " He does." " Do your parents know?" "No, and if they find out they'll have an apoplexy!" "How could they have imagined this marriage would bring me here?" "All the best, have a nice trip!" " Happy, my love?" " Yes, dearest." " Are you awake?" " I barely slept all night?" " It's noon." " I'm hungry!" "It's room 207, could we have breakfast, please?" "With lots of sugar!" "Cables?" "Yes, bring them please." "Shall I open the windows?" "All the best, father-mother." " May you live long and prosper." " I know, aunt Margaret." " How do you know?" " She's the only one who says that." "Congratulations." "New block of flats agreement signed." "You must come at once." "What now, love?" "It's all right." "Your work is above all, my love." " Aren't you upset?" " Don't say that, my love!" "You're an amazing girl." "We'll continue our honeymoon in Athens." "Get back!" "I have so much work to do here!" "I don't know where to begin." " I feel for you, my love." " You should know that I like it." "Forget the suitcases, there's a taxi downstairs." "Will you open them?" " Will you be back for lunch?" " No, my love." "We'll have dinner." "Where are you going?" "Money." "Have a nice start." "Is it enough?" "I must ask for a raise tomorrow." "Nikos!" "Don't forget to call me until this evening." "Are you kidding?" "Goodbye, my love." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Excuse me, aren't you Mrs. Loukia?" "Can I make a phone call because mine hasn't been connected yet?" "My phone is not working." "I'm sorry." "I'm afraid that unless we hire more employees we won't be able to deliver the hotel documents in time." "We even recalled Mr. Nikos from his honeymoon." " Are you tired?" " No, sir." " Are we going to finish tonight?" " Definitely." "I'll even take them with me and finish them at home." "If you work hard you will become a regular company employee." "Good evening, my love." "What do you think?" "It's perfect!" "You're a great housewife." " I'm hungry!" " I didn't have time to cook." "I'll make you some eggs to eat." "Today I met our first neighbour, Mrs. Loukia." "She's a strange person." "She facilitates people." "She's a so called procurer." " How do you know her?" " I don't even know her face." "When I rented the apartment all tenants were asked to sign a petition to throw her out." "But we need proof and the doorman is covering for her." " What dirt, my God!" " Speaking of dirt." "Remind me to place an ad for a maid tomorrow." "When you get a raise, not now." "I can't see you sweeping floors and washing dishes every day." "I like it, my love." " What's wrong?" "Your eyes again?" " I'm seeing stars, I'm dizzy." " You've been working all day." " I saw stars this morning as well." "You simply need glasses." "I'm never going to wear glasses!" "Afraid of losing your charms?" "Don't be silly." "We'll go to the ophthalmologist tomorrow." "Will I have to wear glasses, doctor?" "What you have to do is stop work of any kind for a while." "You must rest for 15 days." "I think you should come to the clinic so I can monitor you." " Is it so serious?" " Thankfully you came early." "We'll do all we can to avoid the operation." "Is an operation required?" "Anything can happen to a person." "You're right." "We're only human, my love." " When should he be admitted?" " The sooner the better." "Everything was full of happiness and light." "The bright spring sun came in through the window accompanied by the scent of Central Park flowers." "Suddenly, Barbara appeared holding a gun in her hand." "She had recognized the mysterious detective XX117... who had been watching her behind dark glasses for a few days." " Enough, my love." "Are you tired?" " Hello, doctor." " How are we today?" "Worse, doctor." "It's getting worse." "Please, leave us for a while." " What's to be done now, doctor?" " An operation." "Don't fear the word." "It's not the word that frightens me, it's the expense." "It can only be done in London." "Unfortunately, from what I know only Professor Wright can do it." "You must decide because I must cable the Professor to book a bed in his clinic and make the necessary preparations." " It must be done at all cost." " Can't we avoid it?" " That's impossible." " All right, we'll talk again." "I'm sorry, ma'am." "Your husband was only a casual employee." "It's not up to me to decide, there is a board of directors." "And you are not entitled to any more money beyond the legal compensation you received from the company." "Money, money!" "Who's to help me?" "My father, the pensioner?" "What a disaster, my child!" "Just when you're starting your life!" "And the compensation from the company was spent in 15 days." "I had to pay for tests, analyses, brain scans." "And now an operation in London." "And I owe rent, furniture payments." "I knocked on every door I could think of, but no one can help me." "Why should they?" "What's in it for them?" "Who is it?" "Mrs. Tina, please open the door." "Mrs. Tina!" "You want to make a phonecall?" "Unfortunately, our phone is not working." "It's really not working, it's been cut off." "Please, open the door." " What is it?" " I want to help you." "You're staring at me and you're clearly thinking... how could I want to help you when I know that your husband made that petition to the police?" "We're also human and sometimes we have feelings too." "The doorman told me of your troubles." "The doorman?" "Doormen know everything in a block of flats." "It's true that the help I'm offering you is rather hard." "Such is life." "Unless people help each other in hard times..." "It's terrible, it's horrible." "It's impossible!" "I'm offering you a simple favour." "I can make 4-5 phone calls on your behalf and you can make even 2,000 a day." "You will see all the gentlemen without being seen." "You won't risk exposure." "You haven't thrown me out yet." "Usually, "decent" ladies throw me out the first time." "Which means you are in great need." "It's horrible." "It is, my girl." "I can understand." "But that's how things are, that's life." "Don't you understand that you must do something to help him?" "It can't be helped, the operation must definitely be done." "Could it be done here, doctor?" "If I could do this operation, I'd do it without money." "Unfortunately, I cannot." "Only Professor Wright can save your husband's eyesight." "He is the only one for me." "What are we to do?" "Well?" "All right, doctor." "Cable London." "I've arranged your first date for this afternoon, at 3:15." "What?" "Unfortunately not at my home." "I've rented another place." "You see your honourable husband's petition made things hard for me." "Anyway, I hope he's well." "I'll give you the address." "The man who is coming now is a first class gentleman." "He's a merchant prince." "Don't ask his name." "You'll see him through the peephole." "If you know him, the door won't open." "If you don't know him, you'll go inside." "That's him." "What is it?" "You arranged an appointment for me at 5?" "It's not my fault he's not here yet!" "Go into your room." "Here, Mrs. Loukia." "All right?" "Thank you very much." "Farewell." "A new one?" " How do you feel?" "Are you recovered?" " It's horrible!" " I feel like jumping out of the window." " You'll get used to it." "I've arranged another two dates for today or is it too much?" "No, let them come." "I need the money." "This is yours." "The first one is here." "Darling?" "I knew it was you!" "I've learnt to distinguish the sound of the door as you come in." "I have good news." "The doctor received a letter from London." " Really?" "What's it say?" " The professor will operate on me." "And he foresees 100% success in my case." " It's great, my love." " Are you happy?" "I'm very happy." "I got a letter from uncle Chrysanthos." " From America?" " Yes, and money." "I hope he's well." "What did he say?" "Do you have the letter?" " Yes, it's in my purse." " Read it to me." ""My dear niece, I got your letter." "Since it's for your husband's health you can rely on me." "I'm sending you a cheque for the initial expenses and I'll send you the money for the operation very soon." "I wish you success and a quick recovery." "All my love, uncle Chris"." "You see people shorten names in America." "Mary?" "No, she no longer comes here." "She's gone to Australia." "I've got something else for you that is very nice." "If you want the entire night, after midnight." "So the lady can come." "Which one do you want?" "Yes, I'll be here too." "Who's calling, please?" "The doctor." "Please, hold on." "Tina, the doctor is on the phone." "The doctor is asking for Tina." "How could she have given the doctor the number?" "Yes, doctor?" "You got a telegram?" "Is he all right?" "Thank you, my Lord!" "I'll be over at once." "He's fine!" "Where are you going?" " Doctor?" "Where's the telegram?" " Right here." "Full success." "Professor Wright." "And now you have to be patient for a month till he sees you again." "A month on his own..." "If only I were with him." "How will the month pass, doctor?" "A month is nothing!" "It will pass soon." "Where the hell is she?" "It's 6 o'clock and she's got no dates arranged." "I can't wait." "I must repay the money in a week." "My husband is coming at the end of the month." "I know someone who works better and for a lower fee." "I'm leaving." "If you want, come with me." " Welcome?" "Any arrangements?" " I have to stop for a few days." "I'm afraid of the police." "They've been around too much since her husband made that petition." "The devil take him wherever he is." "I wish he'd never come back." "Don't talk about my husband or I'll scratch your eyes out." "My eyes?" "What ingratitude!" "I saved his eyes." "You should know it's because of him that I rented this apartment and left your "honest"' building so as not to get caught." " Who could that be?" " Have a look, Theodora." "Nikos, my boy!" "Welcome." "Isn't Tina here?" "I called home but there was no answer." " I thought she might be here." " No, we haven't seen her in a while." "How did you come so suddenly?" "I left a week early to surprise Tina." " Are you fully well, dear?" " Thanks to uncle Chrysanthos." " Chrysanthos?" " Chris from America." "He's your uncle?" "We've never heard of this name." "Yes, he's my uncle." "Goodbye, I'm going now." " Stay for a while." " I can't wait to see Tina." "Welcome, Mr. Nikos." " Mrs. Tina is not upstairs." " I know." "We haven't seen Mrs. Tina for a while." " She's staying at her mother's." " Do you want anything else?" "I'm helping Mrs. Loukia move." "Is that panderer finally leaving?" "It'll be your turn next." "George, take down this suitcase." "Could this panderer help you find your wife?" "Find my wife?" "What do you mean?" "An eye operation in London costs a lot of money." "Thankfully your wife worked hard to help you get well and I, the panderer, helped her." "Come here." "Get closer." "Oh, you don't mind my entering your honest household?" "Once you signed a petition to ruin my household." "Now I'm paying you in kind." "I don't believe it!" "Not even if you saw it with your own eyes?" "Where is she?" "You'll see where she is with a simple phonecall." "It's me." "Give me the other one." "Yes, Tina!" "She's with a client now?" "Fine, I'm sending another one." "Not yours, he's hers." "Yes, she knows him." "Listen, you put him in the other room to wait there." "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." "Why are you in the dark?" "Nikos!" "Are you healed, my love?" "Can you see, my dearest?" "I care about nothing else." " Are your eyes better?" " Unfortunately." "There was no other solution." "Believe me, nothing else." "You call this a solution?" "I call it death." "If it's one death for you, it's a thousand for me." " What now?" " I don't know." "You will tell me." "I don't know." "It's the first time in my life that I feel so lost." "I never had to think so much." "What is there to think about?" "Now is the time to decide." "I didn't need to think, I decided right away." "So that you can save your eyes I let bodies crawl on me that made me puke as they touched me." "I clenched my teeth to endure." "Do you know how many days I crawled on this bed of torture?" "How many men I allowed to touch me when I felt sick to my stomach?" "I abased myself, Nikos, but not in your eyes, in mine!" "That was worse." "At times I thought I would lose my mind." "And all that for you, my love." "Only for you." "I made the greatest sacrifice I could have made." "Do you understand me?" "And if there were a bigger one I'd have done it for you." "Where are you going, Nikos?" "Nikos!" "Oh, so that's it?" "All right." "Here's your identity card." "You won't go to the doctor now but I don't want to see you again on the streets." "Do you I have your word for it?" " My word?" "My word of honour?" " Your word of honour." "Thank you."