"THE HORNET" "Why didn't you tell me?" " What?" "Who is he?" " Who?" "That guy over there." " Nobody." "What is he, again?" "Italian or ustrian?" " Yes." "Yes what?" " Italian." "So, you picked up an Italian!" " Shut up!" "What does he do?" "Is he married?" " No." "OK. re you in love?" "Fuck love..." "Did you sleep with him?" "I know you did!" " No." "You know nothing about these things..." "You should ask me all." "Introduce me." " l won't." "professional. lt seems he used a knife." "What have you got, Gerd?" "Nothing much." "I just took some urine for a test. ." "Yes... urine." "What's up, baz?" "It's your turf I'm talking about!" "What?" "Someone to see you." "Says he was your high-schooI teacher." "OK, send him over." "So, they say that the main drug route goes via Turkey..." "to lbania and Kosovo..." "Which we know is your area." "Then, they say, it goes to Italy via Belgrade..." "and Hungary." "Then to, what the fuck do I know..." "They say Zurich is the central point." "s if we were suckers and didn't know all of it!" "Now, the embargo's been revoked..." "so they think it's up to us to break the connection." "Why don't they do it?" "Because Kosovo is a bottleneck on our territory!" "The drug flows in, and from that point it overflows Europe." "We're short of staff for that, Boban." "I know that, baz, but we'lI have to do it." "nyway, you're an lbanian..." "You know how to deal with these bastards." "Motherfucker!" "Now scram!" "It's over!" "Send the professor in." "Boban speaking." "I need more men..." "I don't give a shit for the protests and riots." "tell I llc to pull the men out of his arse for that!" "Yes, there's a Iot of them in his ass..." "He'd just stick his finger in..." "and a pick out a whole brigade!" "Yes, tell him I said that!" "I should have taken up biology..." "I had an in your class, didn't I?" "Boban, I'm sorry to bother you..." "Don't be." "Take a seat, please." "What's wrong with you?" "You look all wretched." "My daughter is missing." "She left me a message." "nd then, I found this letter in the mailbox." "Don't worry about me." "I'm grown up now..." "You have problems all right!" "I don't know what the fuck's going on here..." "University students are over with their protests, but now these other kids have started!" "nd they send my men to control them..." "while the city is full of murders and rapes." "It looks I'm too dumb for the politics." "So, how do you think I can find your daughter?" "I really don't know." "But I understand you." "Did you give her personal data to the officer on duty?" "I did." "is she a drug addict?" " No." "She isn't." "really." "I'Il do my best, professor." "Just try to remain calm." "nd tell your wife I said hello." "My wife is dead." "My daughter is all I've got." "Hold on!" "What did you say?" "!" "I said: "hold on!"" "You speak Serbian?" "!" "I'm afraid, yes." "But I'd Iike to forget it." "Italian, eh?" "No, I am Ibanian..." "My name is MiIyaim Issa." "Does it change anything?" "MiIyaim!" "Watch your steps, old fart!" " l'm sorry..." "... BaIdie!" "Then, I ate soil..." "Yousee?" "With my bare hands." "That's how hungry I was." "I don't think I was older than five." "That's why I'lI never be hungry again!" "Do you understand?" "Never!" "Yes..." "hello, SaIih..." "He didn't show up. ." "He's never been late." "I don't get it." "So, he's coming." "It's OK." "No problem, SaIih." "You are late!" "Gorgeous chick!" "You should have given her a quickie." "I might have suffered a heart attack!" "Cut the crap, you fool!" "You have a day off, then you must do it." "lI right." " l shall soon be there, too." "It's none of my business." "Boban, please..." " What happened to you?" "!" "Joined the protests?" "It weren't your men." "I was looking for my daughter." "I'm in a meeting." "Inspector Helmer of the Swiss Police..." "He's been calling all day long." "What the fuck does he want?" "OK, put him through." "Why are you rushing it on your own, professor?" "waiter in a bar had seen her with a foreigner." "He thinks he was lbanian." "We already checked out that waiter." "What's so bad about it, anyway?" "What if she were with a..." "whoever..." "I mean, our boys can be even worse." "You don't understand." "I gave drienne a liberal education..." "liberal?" "That's why she ran away with that Shiptar." "is baz on his way?" "Send him over here." "If she is in Kosovo, baz will find her." "nd you should take a rest." "fax for you." "I've already checked it out, but take him to the room No. 2 1 , just in case." "Please trust me, professor." "nd hold out." "s you would put it, what the fuck should I hold out onto?" "Ever heard this name?" "Rexhepi?" "courier." "will they give him to us?" "s the professor would say, the fuck they will." "Give it a try." "Oh, it's you?" "I don't want to be bothered here..." "I gave this number to father only." "Looks just like daddy's settee." "I know..." "I know... ." "lI right..." "No..." "OK...." "Of course, I can have lunch with my brother." "See you there." "It's sad, MiIyaim, very sad..." "We're heading towards primitivism, misery... andsavagery." "Money's the point, cause only money can buy freedom." "nd l'm not sure who's." "more primitive and savage..." "Europe or us, Shiptars." "Maybe the men you're chasing and arresting..." "and hopefully not killing..." "are fighting for freedom the only way they can..." "within the civilized Europe of yours." "Freedom?" "With KaIashnyik ovs and cocaine in the hands of kids?" "If you think cocaine brings freedom, then congrats:" "Many young Ibanians have become junkies!" "You've been brainwashed, baz." "MiIyaim... ." "Be careful!" "I'm telling you, brother to brother." "I don't think that freedom can be "wise" or "stupid"." "It either exists or it doesn't." "nd it seems that it doesn't, at Ieast not for us." "I'm telling you, as welI, brother to brother:" "Be very careful!" "Please never leave me alone again." "Buy popcorn!" "Good afternoon. ." "May I help you?" " Popcorn, please." "small, medium or large bag?" " Whatever." "Daddy..." "It's me..." "Yes..." "Please don't worry." "I'm worried about you." "I am happy." "No, it wasn't your mistake." "Don't blame yourself!" "No..." "Daddy, I gotta go now." "OK..." "welcome, Rexhepi, old boy!" "Now, we'Il help you to remember." "Get in, please..." "You'Il show us the house..." "or get killed while trying to run away." "I'Il kill you and your family..." "It won't be your mob:" "I'Il do you personally." "nd l'Il let out the buzz that you snitched." "I'm gonna count to ten..." "One..." "seven..." "Salih sent me." "You forgot you owed him something?" "I didn't - man's word is law." "This is all I have." " Money's not the issue..." "It's principle." "I told you he'd squeal." "He can't be a real lbanian." " You chauvinist pig." "Police." " You must be mistaken." " Move off!" "Hey, man..." "Where's Pravica Street?" " l don't know..." "Wait!" "What's the name of that one?" "Salih speaking. ." "OK." "The Hornet's doing a swell job?" " Yes." "nd how long shall I be sitting on my ass here?" "You heard him." "The Hornet's doing well. ." "Take your time, sonny." "Your turn will come." "rrange the balls." "Two beers, please." "We've been watching them all the time..." "but we haven't found out anything suspicious." "Let's take a look..." "No matter what it looks like to you..." "drug traffic for this part of Europe is run from here." "What shall I do?" "Nothing, my friend... ." "We don't care for their Balcanic conflicts." "lI we want to do is break the chain..." "of drug traffic and murders." "The rest is in the domain of human rights." "So, stay calm and don't worry..." "I'm flying to Serbia tomorrow." "Serbia?" "!" "Take a good care, inspector Helmer!" "No problemo!" "Happy birthday!" "I'm leaving!" "Do you think you can play games with me?" "!" "You don't own me, you Shiptar!" "What do you want from me?" "Who are you?" "!" "No!" "I won't!" "Stop hurting me!" "You don't love me!" "Why do you want to hurt me?" "Do you want to know who I am?" "Do you want to know what I am?" "I'd like to order a taxi." "Number 62 1 ..." "Not another car." "I owe some money to No. 62 1 ." "No?" "When is he gonna be back?" "Superior stuff..." "Even the Shah would take off his hat to it." "Iranian?" " Yep, I ranian." "Inspector Heckler from Switzerland." "Rexhepi will talk." "Can you protect his family?" " Yes." "What do we need the Kraut for?" "It was their proviso to give us Rexhepi." "You really made some deal!" "Why not?" "He may even be of some help." "Less than ten don't count with us." "Good evening?" " What can I do for you?" "Popcorn, please." " We have run out..." "But I can offer you some baked seeds." "I don't do women and kids!" "I already told them so!" "But you have to!" "They'lI punish you!" "Yes..." "Please?" "What?" "lI right..." "baz must give me his word." "Who is the Hornet?" " Nobody knows that..." "Nobody is allowed to." "Honest-to-God!" "tell us about the connections." "Pastry shops "CaIcutta" and "nkara"..." "Bakeries "Ohrid" and "Smederevo"... ." "Marika flies from Istanbul to Paris..." "via Belgrade... ." "This is all I know..." "I can swear by my children." "Honest-to-God!" "Recognize any of those?" " l'm weak with faces..." "re you?" " Yes." "Then you must be good with names." "I'd hate to see the Kraut's report." "lI right..." "Wehavethe whole night before us." "Now, we'Il play a little game..." "SayO !" "What's up?" " We had a phone call..." "guy says he's a witness to the murder in Senjak." "Where is he?" " He hung down." "He wants a reward." "He said he'd call again." "zem..." "Try to remember." "I can put you in for a couple of years..." "Taxes, sanitary control..." "I'Il have your shop closed." "nd don't run away." "I'm glad he solved his problem." "But for us, he's still at fault." "Our problem will be solved today." "I can't tell you..." "Maybe the police." "I've just left to buy cigarettes." "Does Rexhepi know about this?" " No..." "nd he mustn't be told." "They said they'd spare his folks if he killed himself." "It would be a favour to him." " Yes, sure..." "Somefavour!" "My brother didn't kill anyone's family!" " He did... . ." "He did, if they say so." "This is your last chance." "You know I care for you..." "You are surrounded..." "Surrender!" "I'Il count to ten!" "Here I go: one... two...three..." "Who is it?" " lt's me, dad." "This is drienne." "This is drienne." "How nice!" "MiIyaim met our girl in the foreign world." "She's Serbian." "From belgrade." "She's very beautiful. ." "My heart is full of woe. ." "You heard about you brother, baz..." "rresting and killing our people." "Disgracing our name." "He's been condemned." "nd l was picked to execute him." "But I refused." "You know..." " l know it's dangerous." "But I can't..." "Not any more..." "nd not him!" "You're beautiful." "You'Il easily learn lbanian." "It's a neighbour." "Your beeper is dead." "I had to come here myself." "Salih asked me to take you to lbania across the border." "It's become too dangerous for you here." "lI right..." "Let's spend the night here." " We have to move at once." "We'lI sleep in the mountain." "I know a place..." "We must leave now, MiIyaim..." "Come on, rise and shine!" "What time is it?" " lt's high..." "We must cross the border before dark." "You must be something, since Salih picked you." "That's right. I am the best." "Salih says that I'm better than even the Hornet." "I can do anything..." "nd, what's most important..." "I dare do anything." "That traitor, baz, he's your brother?" " Yes." "My brother was a cop, too." "I mean, while he was alive." "When I'm over with you, er, after I take you there..." "shall I give him your regards?" "Please do." "What about broads?" "You've got any?" "That's bad..." "They are all whores." "Mothers excepted..." "They'lI betray you in the end." "Stop!" "You're the Hornet, aren't you?" "Yes." "I'm the Hornet." "Salih lied when he said you were the best." "drienne!" "What's bringing you here?" "!" "So, you ran away..." " No..." "Love..." "Pass the phone." "Professor Lale, it's me." "I'm here, in the Missing Daughters Office..." "Here she is, alive and well." "nd liberally educated." "Just a moment." "hello, daddy." "I'd Iike to go home." "If a woman wants to run away, no lock can stop her." "I know." "My heart is torn apart..." "But you have to do it." "If you don't, they'Il find..." "someone else for baz." "nd if you refuse..." "I shall lose you too..." "I shall lose both my sons." "Don't you see what they do?" "baz!" " Tomorrow!" " Not tomorrow!" " Bye!" "You need an escort?" " No." "What could happen to me?" "Who is it?" " Bad guys." "What brings you here?" "Business." "You welcome your brother with a gun in your hand!" "They threaten me on the phone." "Their executioner is in town." "The Hornet?" " Yes." "How do you know?" " Bad guys know everything." "Who is she?" " teacher in Podujevo." "We shall marry on Saturday." "It's great you'Il be there." "Great." "Congratulations!" "I was also close to it, but..." "There's not much in the house, but we'Il share..." "Cheese and sausages." "Did you see father?" "You made too many mistakes, baz." "I warned you." " Don't talk business..." "Come on, eat." "You must be hungry." "You look tired." "I'm the Hornet. ." "I know..." "You looked suspicious to me for a Iong time..." "But I tried to fight that notion..." "Until you turned up tonight." "You've been condemned..." "nd l was ordered to execute you." "You'd better have a reason for breaking my dinner!" "That's the car that followed him." "Cross your heart?" "I knew you were with them." "s a little boy..." "you'd pee in your pants when you were scared." "You fool!" "Move!" "Take it easy!" "Maybe he's got his girlfriend inside." "She's with her brother in Prishtina." "Maybe he picked up somebody else." "Cut the crap and move!" "He's innocent." " What is she doing here?" "!" "What did I tell you?" " Inspector Helmuth said..." "Why don't you stop fucking me, Pera!" "Check this." " What is it?" "Can you here me?" "Over!" "Over!" "Unit No.3, move!" "Calm down, hon." "Everything will be OK" "Take her away." "Listen, buddy, I've got 56 heavily armed men here." "I can even have a tank brought here." "Whether you're the Hornet or not..." "please leave the house." "Come on, kid!" "drienne!" "drienne!" "Hey, kid!" "Fuck!" "Fuck!"