" Mum, dad, what are you doing?" " Relaxing." "I'll drop everything and help you." "I'm exercising my right to strike." "Just open up." " Been waiting long, Kaja?" " It's okay." "How are things at home?" "Okay." "Help!" "Fandra!" "Christ..." "Thanks." "Safe and sound." "You're a true friend." "A well-deserved rest between siestas?" "Mr Mrklas!" "Don't mess up my hair!" " No one else here?" " There's still time." "I can stand in for someone." "Mr Mrklas, this is you, isn't it?" "That's right." "Mister Class, that was my stage name." "The best in the business." "Conjuring tricks and magic." "No wonder no one wants to play with you." "Get me a gin and tonic." "Go, son of man." " Can I go now?" " Yes, be off with you." " Lemon." " Lemon, dad." "He forgot the gin." " Hello, Mr Balun." " Hello." " Hi." " Hi." " Do you want anything to eat?" " I've already eaten." " Sure?" " Positive." " Really?" " I'll have a coffee with rum and a mineral water." "Right." "Here:" "Suriname, Guyana and Mexico." "Well now" "What's up, the others aren't coming?" "We can play, then." " Hello." " Greetings." " Hi." "What's that you've got?" "Nice." " Hi." " Kacenka, this is for you." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "Kaja, I'll play with you." "You, me and Mr Mrklas." "You can play marriage, Andula?" "Course I do, all the time I spend here." "Just as long as you don't come crying to me." "I used to play marriage at primary school, you know." "Hi." "Hi." "They're shuffled." " Let's play then." "You deal." " I'm forehand." "Come here, Kacenka." "You can read with me." "Come and look at where we all lived." "Incredible." "Look here: "The General Secretary" that doesn't matter." "Here: "The Soviet agronomist Nikolai Sirotski... fitted horseshoes on a flea, using sheet metal nine thousandths of a millimetre thick," "and on each horseshoe he engraved the flag of one of the Soviet allies. "" "Doesn't time fly?" "Good." "The water roars" "Through the jagged rocks" "The wind howls" "The canoe tosses in the rapids..." "Hello." " Morning." " Morning." "Who's this?" "Plastic People or something." "Do you want beans?" "In tomato sauce." "No, I'm not hungry." "Is she in there?" " Yeah." " Which one?" "The same." "Seventy..." "Hey dad..." "Shit." "Can't you turn that shit off?" " Turn what off?" " Who wants to wake up to that?" "Really." "See if you can do any better." "That band, they saw off communism." "They were the spark that..." "She didn't say hello to you." " I don't mind." " But I do." "I bought a bottle of ethanol." "I don't..." "Shit." "They've burgled the pub again." "What?" "Let's go and get him, or else..." "Pepe's inside." "Come out, Pepe, you're surrounded!" "Christ, calm down." "Are you going to get him or shall I?" "That's private property." "If you go in I'll arrest you." " Just you try." " I want to talk to Tonda!" "Wait, I'll go." "What if it's a trick?" "Maybe he's on drugs." " I wouldn't go inside." " Me neither." "We wouldn't go inside." "Sorry, Tonda." "Sorry." "You're a complete bastard." "Where are the chairs?" "In the back." "Hey Pepe, there are people outside, and two policemen." "You go out there and you'll end up back in prison." "Is that what you wanted?" "Back in the nick?" "Where else can I go?" "I don't know how to live out here." "You did time, you know what it's like." "But that was under communism." "And because of banned music, which you've just stolen from me." "I'm a bastard, I know." " Go on, beat me up!" " What good would that do?" "Tonda, you're..." "You're like a father." "More than a father to me." "At Christmas in prison I always tell them how you took me to the river, and taught me poaching." " So I got you into stealing." " No, but..." "That was the best time of my life." "And now I've gone and robbed you." "I don't belong among decent people." "I should be in prison, I want to go back to prison." "Sit down." "Sit!" "Don't move." "And don't say anything!" "Got it?" "Want an apple, Tonda?" "Stop!" "You hear?" "Stop!" "He got out round the back." "Or..." " You're joking." " Almost everything's inside." " Let it be." " What do you mean, let it be?" "Next week he'll burgle us again." " Where is it?" " There." " There." " That's right." "Almost everything's inside." "It's not worth making a fuss about." " We've got it in our report." " You drive me mad." "You shouldn't have called us." "Officers, you can sort this out." "You're professionals." "If anything happens, give us a call." "Right then, goodbye." "Bye." "He won't do it again." "Thanks, Marenka." " Kacenka." " Kaca, come here." "You know, magic's a kind of stealing too." "Thanks." "What am I going to do now?" " You're a good man, Tonda." " Why not give him a job here?" "He won't steal if he's taking care of things here." "I'd give him a job if I was you." "Well?" "You're a good man, Tonda." "He can move in with you, on the boat." "Come here, Kaca!" "It's me or him." " But..." " No, Tonda, no!" "And that's that." "Kaja, would you mind switching with me?" "How do you mean?" "You can have the gothic room and I'll have the baroque here." "It's a bit much for me, all that suffering of Christ." "And you're still young, you can take it." "This is different." "Nature, sunshine, cherubs, buxom women:" "This is what I call art." "All right, we can swap." "Let's go, it's closing time." " Nice wedding." " Hey, a chimneysweep!" " We'll get a picture with him." " Sorry, I have to get to work." " Go on, please." " Okay, if it'll bring you luck." "Congratulations." "All the best." "Good luck." "Congratulations, everyone." "Well, I have to get to work, can't keep the chimney waiting." " Here." " Thank you." "No, I'd spoil it for you." "Good luck, everything will work out fine." "You're a beautiful couple." "All the best and thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you, thanks." "...this man and this woman in holy matrimony..." " Where have you been?" " At work." "Then I went for a walk." "Liar!" "You've got some tart somewhere!" " Me?" "No, I don't." " I know you've got someone else." " Having it off in some boiler room." " Jit'a..." "Why do you come home covered in coal dust?" "That's probably from the stove in the pub." "It's July, you idiot." "July!" "Jitka..." "Give me gothic any day." "Eight hundred and fifty, eight hundred and sixty..." "Where did you get it?" "Playing cards." "Mostly." "How about a beach holiday?" "Tonda's giving me another chance." "Beer?" "Lemonade?" "You have a beer." "If I don't get drunk and give him the takings, he'll give me a job." "One beer wouldn't hurt." "Want to go inside mister?" "Have a look?" "Look, we've got a grown-up with us today." " Sixty crowns." " All right." "Ten minutes." "Maruna, Edita!" "Same again." "Nice, aren't they?" "No, no thanks." "Very nice." "Not here, not here." "The man's a winner." "Give him his money." "Watch the ball." "Keep your eye on it, that's all there is to it." "Here we go." "Here's the ball." "Place your bets." "Not here, not here, here." "He knows what he's doing." "Just watch closely." "Here we go." "Watch as I shuffle them." "I'll be out today, so I'm not cooking and the pub's closed." "You can buy something or go to McDonald's." "McDonald's?" " You said McDonald's?" " So?" "Like it was the best thing in the world." " What's the matter now?" " Dad, they're wankers." "I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire." "You're going on about the underground, and tell me to go to McDonald's." "It doesn't add up." "You just make sure you don't get in trouble again." "Last time your mum and I had to go and see the Deputy Minister." "Lucky I knew him from prison." "But there's someone else there now." "Sorry, I'm not going to sort out your messes any more." " Morning." " Morning." "What are you doing?" "You look different." "I'm trying." "You could too." "Just look how beautiful Prague is." "Look at all the pubs here." "If you want a pub why not get something in the centre?" "I know, you have to take care of your down and outs." "Do you even know yourfriends' names?" "They're all just Pepe, Dablac, Cukrik." "Don't they have any names?" " They do, but who cares?" " Who cares?" "Half your friends you only know by their nicknames." "I can't imagine having a friend, and all I knew about him was that he was called Yoghurt or Joggy." "You men are irresponsible, you never botherfinding anything out." "Finding things out?" "That sounds funny." "And then some Pepe goes and burgles your pub." "I screen my clients first." "You could be one of my clients too." "If you get three more people to sell these fantastic cosmetics you can become part of a fabulous system." "You know what Jachym would say?" "We're eating shit in its prehistoric state." "Really..." " He told me my music was shit." " He did?" "What was it?" " Plastic People." " No!" " As far as he's concerned they're shit." " Unbelievable." "My dad had a real enemy, true evil:" "The fascists." "And we were no heroes but we had an enemy too:" "The communists." "And who do they have now?" "Hamburgers." "He can't see me here." "There'd be hell to pay back home." "Tonda!" "Jesus..." "Whoa, whoa, wait a..." "Stop!" "Tonda!" "Christ!" "Madam?" "In view of this unpleasant situation, can I offer you a McDonald's menu?" "French fries, a cold drink?" "Free of charge." "Here we go." "Watch it." "Watch as I shuffle." " And tell me where it is." " That's easy." "Here." " Lf it's so easy then make a bet." " Easy." "Not here, not here, here." " He's won." " Me." " This way please." " Last week fifty grand..." " You won fifty grand?" " On this?" " Go on." "Watch as I shuffle." "Here, here, not here." "Where is it?" " Easy." " Here." " Easy, here." " Me too." "Not here, not here, here." " I wasn't planning to stay, but..." " Payout time!" " Where's Tonda got too?" " And it's odd" " Kaja's not here either." " We can play rummy then." "No way." "Watch where it goes." "Watching?" " Where is it?" " I'll bet with you, you're lucky." " Thirty okay?" " Not here, not here, here." " He's won." " I'm off." " Get going then." " Here, here, here, here." "Where is it?" " Here." " Can I bet again?" " Course you can." " Everything?" " This'll be sweet." "Not here, not here, here." "Okay, and here we go again." "Pepe, is there any beer left?" "It's nothing, I just fell..." "It's on its way." "Just a moment." "Fuck." "I told you not to trust me." "Fuck, shit, fucking shit!" "I got intimate with a contortionist at a magician's conference in Graz." "She was from Slovakia originally." "Unforgettable." "Isn't it beautiful?" "The sunset." "As long as the woods don't catch fire." "You can't play if you haven't got any money." " Wait..." " He owes me ten thousand." "You haven't got anything to play with." " Wait..." " Go home." "Let's go." "Go home." "Kaja!" "Kaja, Kaja!" "What I've got here is an opportunity for you to make money." "These are ecological cosmetics made by Runway." "They're clinically tested, not on animals, of course." "I use them myself and I'm completely bowled over by them." "They don't need any advertising." "What is it, Lad'a?" "It's the company outfit." "This is great, it really works." "And I want to tell you how their strategy works." "You can buy these products from me, if you want." "But if you're clever and become my clients, called foot soldiers on the market..." "Nothing." "When you find more sellers for these wonderful cosmetics, and they give you what they earn, then you can get promoted like me, you'll be a captain and the market will make money." "That means that you can sit here as usual and the money keeps coming in." " Isn't it great?" " It's a miracle." " No, that's the law of the market." " So how much does shampoo cost?" "Fandra, I've got this shampoo here which costs two hundred, without the client surcharge." "I don't know anyone who'd wash their hair for that much." "Wait, Lad'a, this is concentrated." "See?" "You dilute it, one part shampoo to ten parts water." "That means you save one crown sixty each time, and a hundred on the entire bottle." "Good, isn't it?" "I'll take this." "What is it?" "That's nail varnish, it's got nutrients in it too." " Go on, buy it." " Stop it." " For my mum." " That's right, for your mum." " I'll take the shampoo as well." " Okay, that's two hundred." "What?" "I wanted to wash my hair anyway." " Lend me a hundred." " This is detergent, concentrated." "What?" "Tonda, I've got this too, it's conditioner." "It only costs a hundred and fifty." "Look what it's done for my hair." " Got anything under a hundred?" " Yes I do." "I've got this..." "Wait a minute, I'll just take the money." " Thanks." " Thanks." " This cream." "It's for acne." " For spots?" "Buy that as well." " It's for my sister." " Right." "I'd be interested in becoming a captain." "First you'd be a foot soldier, then a captain." "I've got some toothpaste here for you." " I'll take it." " It doesn't just clean, it heals too." " Right." " It's concentrated, okay?" "Three hundred and fifty." "I'll buy it if someone lends me the money." "I had to give all my money to the police to pay the fines." " I can put it on your chit." " Thanks, Tonda." "It's none of my business, but do you realise what you're doing?" "What?" "A homeless person has borrowed four hundred to buy toothpaste." " Three hundred and fifty." " Look, he owes me twenty." "I don't think he'll ever pay me back, but do you know what you're doing?" "What do you mean?" "Until now there was only one thief here." " What did you say?" " Can't you see?" "This is what pisses us off." "These lies, this capitalist shit." " Shit?" " Exactly!" " Bullshit." " Right." "It's okay, Tonda, okay." " According to you I'm a thief?" " Right." " Me?" " Yep." "Hey, you know what?" "Try this, okay?" "You're young, you don't believe in anything." "Try it." " They've fooled her too." " Or you, Bara, you try it." "I'm not going to make a fool out of myself." "But I really need this shampoo." "Congratulations." "Here's your lucky chimneysweep." " Hello everyone." " Hello." "I know someone who bought this, she was a bodybuilder." "A man came into the gym with a special offer, and three weeks later her cartilage was gone." "As you're not bothered about money why don't we play?" "Ten crowns a game." "I'll cut, you deal." "Gin and tonic, with gin." "Why do you keep going on about it?" "Either he lets us win or we lose our shirts." "We weren't born yesterday." "Let him play." "No one will ever play with him here." "Definitely not me." "Look, no one wants to play with you." " Well then, goodbye." " Wait, Mr Mrklas." "If you buy this for fifty" " I'll play with you." " You can fuck off too." "We're the only friends he's got." "Let's play with him then, ten hellers a game." "Just don't all start crying here." "Shit." "Jesus." "Nice, very nice." "Lad'a, you've got one and you've gone swimming!" "It's biting!" "Must be a big one." "Malia." "Bali..." " Kaja, what are you doing here?" " Hello." "No need to take your shoes off." "As you like." "Come on in." " Take a seat." " Thanks." " I've got a cold." "Do you want a rum?" " No, I'd better not." "I've done something really stupid." "I'd saved some money, quite a lot of money." "Where have you been?" "As I've never taken Jit'a anywhere," "I showed herthe money and said we'd go on holiday, somewhere hot." "That was nice of you, Kaja." "That must have made her happy." "She's looking forward to it." "She's like a new woman." "She even hinted she'd like to have a child with me." "With you?" "It's probably a bad idea to have a kid with a fool like me." "Anyway Mr Mrklas, do you know what the shell game is?" " Of course." " We needed a few thousand more for full board in Bibione." "I got involved with some people at the market..." "I lost everything." " Absolutely everything." " How much?" "Thirty-two thousand." "They must have seen me coming." "They can probably see an idiot like me a mile away." "I suppose so." "Have you told her?" "No, I haven't." "It'd be the death of her." "She'd kill me first." " Or she'd leave me." " But what's it got to do with me?" " I haven't got that kind of money." " I thought as you're so good, the best in the business, whether we couldn't do something about it." " How do you know that?" " How do I know what?" "That I'm good at cards." "How do you know I'm so great?" "You've never played with me!" "Not marriage, not rummy, not even snap." "You never dared!" "And then you go and lose thirty thousand!" "You'r a pro." "Who'd play with you?" " Look, you're the best." " Stop it!" "The best!" "I'm old school, this is something else, these people are bad news." "Someone could end up in hospital, or worse." "Me against them?" "I was good at cards, but they're pros at the shell game." "They're dangerous." " How do you like it, Kaja?" " Yes, very good." "They can do that with razorblades." "Greetings." "It's the sturgeon." "Right, that's all of us." "Anyone want a beer?" "I can't do it alone, I need people." " We're with you." " That's the tube from my enema," " I was looking for it." " Come on." "Stop it!" "Seriously, they're dangerous." "We need a proper plan." " You move it around..." " How?" " You get it from here to here." " Okay, I've got it." " Then put it here." " Here." " Okay." "Put your hand down." "Here, okay?" "Now put it here." " Press it down." " Right." "Where is it?" "Are you taking the piss?" "I just spent half an hour explaining." "You can't win the shell game." " Where is it?" " Here." "So now you've won and when they want you to lose..." " Where is it?" " Here." "Not here, not here, not here either." "Nowhere." "Where is it then?" "He's got it here." "It's a con, pure and simple." "Mister Class." "Okay, find the ball." " I'll give them a quick shuffle..." " Five hundred." "We can't do anything outside." "They've got two cars." "They use signals." "They can leave whenever they want." "Plenty of exits." "And they've got their people in the crowd, shills." "It's their people winning." "They've got various tricks." "There's a husband and wife and the wife says:" ""No, don't do it. " "Stop it, not now, I'm winning. "" "Of course it's their person who wins." "They make it look easy." " Place a bet too, miss." " Well then, just a small one." "I'll shuffle them nice and slow and you tell me where it is." "Here." " Not here, not here, here." " Yes!" " She's a winner." " I'll bet more." "That's how they lure the victim." "Also known as the mark." "And then they bleed the fool dry." "And, gentlemen, they've also got a policeman in on the game." "He's related to the boss, this seedy man with a big nose and a parting down here on his neck." " We've been watching you!" " Don't shout at me!" "Me and my wife have been watching." "And the policeman is in league with them, so if something goes wrong he goes and tells them to leave, or takes the money." "It's all just for show." "They split the cash, the policeman's got his take." "Here's five hundred for you." "You're only getting a thousand, because that hurt." "Wait, she was hysterical." " Hysterical or not..." " All right, it's okay, see you." "Bye." "What are you doing?" "Let's go." "We need to get them out of the market into the station." "There's this dive there where they meet up when they're splitting the winnings, orwhen they've got a major-league mark." "And there's this barman there, this idiot." "And that's where I need them to be." "Got it?" "Right." "Take care of it, okay?" "Don't worry." "We need props, weapons mainly." "And secondly:" "We need to have a stall with antiques." "We can borrow them from the film studios." "Bang!" "Bang!" "Stop messing around!" "We've got everything." "Three:" "We need to get their ball." "They're very superstitious." "They always play with the same colour." "Four:" "A high roller." "And finally we need a woman." "Hi." "Hi." " I haven't seen you here before." " I'm new here." "New?" "Who are you working for?" "Huh?" "Want a drink?" " Well, if you'll join me." " You bet." "What's up with this?" " It isn't working right!" " What?" "Two cherries and this one here is broken." "Is it fuck broken!" "See that chair?" "Unless you want it up your arse then get out!" " I've got twenty in there." " Out!" "We're closed!" "You heard me?" "Get out!" " Get off!" " Out!" "Stop it." "Fuck." "Let's we have a drink then." "You bet." "Come here." "Don't worry, I don't bite." "Come on!" "What do you think then?" "Good, isn't it?" " I've got a couch here." " It's nice." " Great." " Have you got a candle?" " There's probably one here." " I mean we could get comfortable." " You bet." "A four-poster bed would be nice, or there's the freezer." "We could do it on the freezer." " What is it?" " Open the door!" " Don't kick the door!" " Open it!" "Fuck off, we're closed!" " You're not a whore, are you?" " Yes I am." " She belongs to you?" " Yes!" "Why didn't you say so?" " Come in." "He's your pimp?" " Course he is." " Really?" " Yeah." " No kidding?" " Really." "Hang on, hang on." " What's up?" " I know you." "We did time together." "In Bory, block four." " What?" " Don't you recognise me?" " Ludva." " That's right, Ludva." "You're Tonda." "What was it we used to call you?" "Ethanol?" "Was that it?" "It's you!" "Good to see you!" "What are you doing here?" " Hi." " What are you doing in this game?" " You know..." " She's really something." "Straight up, top quality." "When I saw her I said to myself," "I'd give her a facial any day." "Sorry." "No offence." "Tonda." "Ethanol." "I..." "Take him into the back!" " Where now?" " Over there." "Get his feet." "Lift him up." "Come on." " Open it." " Okay." " How do you shut it?" " I'll do it." " You didn't have to overdo it." " Do I really look good in this?" "Not here, not here, here." "He's in luck." "Right, let's shuffle." "Hey, that's great." "That's great..." "Sorry, I trod on yourfoot." "Sorry." "I just wanted to..." " What the fuck are you doing?" " Sorry, I..." " Get him out of here!" " I only wanted to say sorry." " Get rid of him!" " I'm sorry, miss." "Sorry, I only wanted to..." "Did you get it?" "Did you?" "You didn't?" "Here." "Good." " Where's the ball gone?" " That's my money." "I'll get you a new one." " Hello." " Hello." "Magnificent." "A friend of mine had an antiques shop in Bavaria." "He used to say:" ""I had everything but the prices!"" " How much does this cost?" " How should I know?" " You don't know?" " About ten thousand." "Twenty with the armour and the sword." "For the hall?" " How do you know I've got a hall?" " Intuition." " It's not stolen, is it?" " No, no, no." " Wonderful." "How do I get it home?" " Yeah." " Damn." " Here." " Thanks." " This is for you." " Thanks." " Twenty, you said?" " Yeah, twenty." " Twenty." "It's magnificent." "This'll be..." "Lovely stuff they've got here." " Magnificent." " Are you a collector?" "I'm buying things for my house." " Here you are." " Thank you." "Would you like to take a look at something?" " I'm looking for a mace." " I've got that too." "Come and take a look." "This way." " Hello." " Hi." "Come and give it a go." " Look how much I've won today." " But I don't know how it works." " Come round here." " Okay." " But isn't it rigged?" " Rigged?" "It's a game." "Just keep your eye on it." "Three bottle tops, a ball and that's it." "Watch where it goes." "Where is it?" "That's easy, here." "You'd have won if you betted." "You've got a good eye." " Can I have a go?" " Course you can." " How much does this armour cost?" " Piss off." " Where is it then?" " How much should I bet?" " Whatever you want." " A thousand?" " If you want." "Okay, here's a thousand." "Not here, not here, here." "He's a winner." " I thought it was on the right." " He's good." " Again." " Okay, watch closely." " Where is it?" " I know." " I'm betting with him, he's lucky." " Me too." "Here." " Can we begin?" " Let's go." " You want it full?" " Not all the way." " That's one thousand five hundred." " He's got enough money." "These riffraff are robbing people of their hard-earned money and you let them!" " I don't let people get away with that." " Do something!" "What's all this?" "You don't mind losing your money?" "Of course not!" "This is a clean game!" "Now you clear off so I don't have to arrest you." "Now clear off or I'll take you down to the station." "Come here please sir." "We'll sort this out, all right?" "Here's what you lost, a hundred, and here's something extra." "Is it all right?" "Thanks." "Thank you." "What was he doing?" "We had that mark and he tells us to clear off." "We won't have a mark like that again." "I showed him we'd got him, and what does he do?" "Like I always say:" "The pigs are bastards." " Hi." " What did you do that for?" "Someone reported you, So I had to, didn't I?" "Relax." "The professor's following him, I'll take care of it." "Wanker." "Hey, who's that?" " Where's Ludva?" " My brother had to go to the dentist." "He called me to coverfor him." "Business is business right?" "You can bring the mark here." " What are you drinking?" " Had to go to the dentist." "If you want anything I'll be behind the bar." "Well, well, look who's here." "Fancy another go?" " No thanks, that's enough." " No one will bother us here." "We're closed." " When did your brother call?" " About an hour ago." " How's your dad doing?" " Same as ever." " Still drinking?" " You know..." "Okay." "Four Roses." " Jesus." "Four Roses, I said." " I haven't got those." " Bourbon." " All right, all right." "Hello, everyone." "Well, isn't this nice?" "We can play here." " The policeman wasn't messing around." " He won't come here." "This is our place." " What are you drinking?" " Vodka, one for you too?" "Why not?" "A vodka, please." " And a mineral water." " Hey!" " What?" " Ludva hasn't got a brother." " What?" " He's got a sister." " I fucked her." "Tell him to come here." " Hey, come here." "Looks like the mark's loaded." " Ludva hasn't got a brother." " Yes he does." " He's got a sister." " You don't look like his sister." "You don't look like my sister either." "I'm his blood brother, from the nick." " From the nick?" " Yeah." " Where?" " Bory." " When?" " Eighty-six." " Block?" " Four, in the glass workshop." " Assembly?" " That's where they cut the glass." " That's on seven." " There's no seven." "What is this?" "It's all right, everything's okay." "Get us some drinks and get the mark in here." "You can make pretty good money, but you can lose it too." "I'm not bothered about money." "I want to have a good time." "But it's better when you win." "Right, right." "Everyone wants to win." "One more and let's get started." "Right, gentlemen." "Louder, louder." "Come here." "Shout louder." "So people can hear." "I'll kill you!" "I'll kill you!" "See what's happening." "They've got a little girl." "What's that got to do with me?" "You think I haven't got anything better to do?" " Quick, up to him!" " Hey, madam!" " I've lost my granddad." " So what?" "That's your problem." " Find him for me, please!" " All right." "Okay, we'll find him." "But I have to get right back." "I'll find him." "Where did you last see him?" " Not here, not here, here." " Yes!" " No, how did that happen?" " Play with me, it's my lucky day." " Come on." "We'll play together." " I don't want to play anymore." " Come on." " Third time lucky." " You were doing all right." " I'll play with you." " Three thousand?" " Sure." " She's got two thousand, I've got three." " Here we go." " Not here, not here, here." " Yes!" "We're doing well." " This is for me..." " Three and three, that's six." " Can I bet with you?" " Of course." "Really?" "Thanks." " Is four thousand okay?" " Five if you want." "That's too much." "Here's four on this one." "I'll stick with two." " Four." " Four thousand five hundred." " Okay, four thousand five hundred." " All right!" " Not here, not here, here." " This is wonderful, I'm on a roll!" "And let's have a drink!" "That's four for me..." " A Becherovka." " I'll have a double vodka." " I'll be right back." " You do that." " We'll wait." "Have you got enough money left?" "Something's not right here." "Something's not right." "He's been knocking back the vodkas and I can't smell a thing." " No, he's an idiot." " He's having us on." " I'll fucking do him." " Let's go get him, you stay here." " Cheers!" " Cheers." " What are you drinking?" " Excuse me?" "What's that you're drinking?" " Vodka." " Right, we'll have the same." " From that bottle." " Right." "Four vodkas from that bottle." "On me." "One, two," "three," "four." "Wait a minute, gentlemen." "It's time for an old Slav custom." " My mother was in the White Guard." " That's quality vodka." "To brotherhood among Slavs." "Keep the beacons burning bright." "Down in one!" "So you have Professor Dvorak for aesthetics?" "No, Professor Matousek." "Granddad!" "Kacenka, for heaven's sake, where have you been?" " I've been looking for you." " You've found her." " I have." " So everything's all right then?" " Wait, wait, I'd..." "I found your granddaughter, what else do you want?" "Do you realise what's going on here?" "Take care of your granddaughter." "Instead of all this here." " Take care of my granddaughter?" " Is that your granddaughter?" " How old are you?" " Nine and a half." "I lost my granddaughter, I go looking for her," "I see some children going in here, so I say to myself, that'll be some new attraction, a haunted house or something." "Sorry, ladies." " The girl's probably inside." " That's their parents' business." "I almost had a heart attack." " What are you doing?" " You're nuts." "We'll shuffle them again." " Nice." " Place your bets." "Right." "Here's ten thousand then." "Three, I've got three." " Here we go." " Nervous?" "Nervous!" " Wait a moment." " Jackpot?" " Excuse me?" " You know." "Everything." " I'm up for it." "Six, jackpot." " Okay, okay." " You're not going to?" "Go on, it'll be fun." "Go on." "But you haven't got enough money." " We'll manage." " All right, jackpot?" "Jackpot." "Here's twenty, that's ten plus twenty is thirty." " Do you want to count it?" " We trust you." " So how much did you bet?" " Six." " Five thousand three hundred." " Eight thousand five hundred." "Okay, we're ready to go." " Go on." " Do you mind if I do it myself?" "For good luck." " Why not?" " Fine by me." " Only your one." " Not here, not here..." "Yours." " Fuck..." " It's our lucky day!" " Fuck me." " All that money..." " Well then..." " Wait a minute..." "I don't understand." " This is well fucked up." " What do you mean?" "We won!" " You tell me what happened." " Come here." " Go get a policeman." " Yeah." " Why?" " We need the police." " Why the police?" " We were supposed to win." " What do you mean?" "I bet thirty thousand and I won sixty!" "Got a cigarette mister?" "So there'll be a fine to pay." "Give me a hundred!" "You're fined one hundred crowns." "And you make sure no kids get in here." "Nothing like that, so you just make sure, okay?" "I hope you're satisfied now." " We didn't have a revolution for this." " I did." " You did." " Hey!" "Hey!" "Quick!" " You don't cheat us!" " He's on his way." "So once wasn't enough, was it?" "I warned you." "Give me the money." "No, no." "No arguments, hand it over." " That's my money." " He's a thief!" "All of you are coming with me or I'll call for backup." "They're here now!" " They're here." " You've got the old uniforms!" " Division?" " Prague Eight, sir." "Eight's got the new uniform and HQ is the last to get them, as usual." "Very nice." " Right, who's in charge here?" " I called." "These people here are all right, but then this man here came in." " Yeah." " And began going on" " about if they wanted to play..." " He's making it up!" "I played fair!" " You calm down, sir." " I was playing fair." " And this is my..." " Wait!" "He's got our money!" "All right, everything's under control." "Call off the dogs." "Everything's okay." " What's that?" " It's a wig." "Your wig's come off." " You write up a report." " Okay." "We can discuss this." " Damn right we'll discuss this." " Come on." "Relax, they'll be back in ten minutes." "You'll have to pay them off." "I'll take care of it." "I'm not splitting with anyone, in ten minutes we'll be far away." " Too right." " So how much is there?" "Watches?" " What's this?" " Hey, wait on, that's yours..." " That's mine." " And this is mine." "How did he do it?" "Open the door." " It won't open, it's stuck." " Fuck!" "Morons!" "On tour in Germany I met an assistant lion tamer, and in the empty lions' cage, in the damp sawdust..." "That was just like Dresden!" " Ludva?" " Hello." "I wouldn't give him anything." "He lost all that money before." "He's an idiot, it wouldn't be right." "Give it all to a skinflint like that?" " But that was the plan." " We felt sorry for him." "I didn't feel sorry for him." "It was fun, wasn't it?" "Hey, Tonda, fair's fair, right?" "Fair and square, right?" " Who took the biggest risk here?" " Tonda." " Dad." " Me and Franta." " No, Tonda." " And Mr Mrklas." "They almost raped me there." "If Tonda hadn't come..." " Right, Tonda?" " You look normal." " You must be joking!" " You can go out like that." "You think we can go out in these uniforms?" "But I'm on probation, see?" "Where is he?" "Hello." "I came to say I don't need the money." "That's all right then." " I lied to you, Mr. Mrklas." " What did I tell you?" "I told Jit'a and she went and left me." " That's all right then, isn't it?" " I thought, if I got the money back she'd come back to me." "If I know women she'd definitely come back." " Where are you living now?" " In the gallery, go on, tell them." "There's enough room at my place, if you want." "Or on my boat." "I can clean out the closet, and you can sleep at my place." "To tell you the truth, Karel, I don't think she's worth it." "She'd always want more until it killed you." "A train should go slowly so butterflies can fly in and out through the windows." "As the man said." "Let's play then." "You cut." "Pepe!" "Sorry Tonda." "I need to keep in practice." "How's everything back there?" "Everything's fine!" "I had this girlfriend once, this was a long time ago..." "She had a hunchback and we were living together." "And after two weeks she was leaving..." "After two weeks I saw she had a hunchback." "And I haven't seen her since."