"SOMEWHERE ELSE" "Just as man is the measure of all things." "The beginning and the ending, the core of otherwise random lives, each place is the centre of the universe." "Which also goes for our own community." "In the cold eyes of the heavens, we simply inhabit the same, insignificant, planet regardless of where or why..." "But obviously, this is not the case..." "This is not how we see it from down here, as we roam through fragrant forests finding our way between pines and fir." "Or when we raise our gaze to catch a sparrow in flight." "Then, our location springs to life within us, and we enliven the location." "Our hometown pulls us in, like spring brings the migrant birds." "Why is that?" "Better ask someone who knows..." "We here in Borunda know, not only this region, but each other, as well." "We feel for each other." "He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it." "That's from Proverbs." "Every morning, I open my Bible at random and read." "And this morning, it was Ecclesiastes." "And Ecclesiastes tell us of..." "I know." "But I would really like you to return to the events of that night." "Could we go over it again, from the beginning?" " The kitchen, you said..." " I know what I said." "I know what I saw, I told you that already!" " And you were in the kitchen?" " Certainly." "In my kitchen..." " Or do you mean some other kitchen?" " I mean your own." "You saw them." "I was checking the temperature and my first thought was:" "Right, they're here." " Who?" " Romanians, Albanians..." "Whatever." "And I couldn't figure out what they were doing here." "Why not pick Ove Karlsson?" "The fellow must have bushels of it at home." "Though I expect, by now, that he drank up most of it..." "Please concentrate on the actual events." "Unless you'd like to take a break?" " Make?" "Make what?" " No, "break"." "I said "take a break"." " Why?" " Nothing, that's just the way I feel." "So it's over, then?" "Just like that?" "Is it?" "Don't worry, the door's solid..." "Which is more than you could say about me!" "Six million kronor!" "Six million..." "Yet here I am, a bloody loser." "It's all right, you don't have to say anything." " My dirty laundry is my own..." " Don't you have any clean sheets?" "Christ, Anki..." "How long have we known each other?" "It must be about 30 years now?" "I've got to pick up Max at school in an hour." "It's past one, you know." "So, what's it going to be?" "You want to do it?" "I just need to..." "I need to take a shower first." " No alarm system?" " This isn't fancy, like Stockholm." "We never locked our doors." " When was that, 30 years ago?" " Nothing's changed." " What about neighbours and stuff?" " It's cool." "Smooth sailing." "No one can see us from the lake side." "And besides, there are lots of other houses to choose from nearby." "It's as... "easy as a pancake"." "An even zero..." "Animals or humans?" " A hard-on?" " Yes, a hard-on." "I'm just telling you the facts, regardless of what you want to hear." " Or how unpleasant..." " I don't give a damn!" "We have an iron to go home to." "Bye, dear..." "There's only 800 here..." "I forgot to withdraw more cash." "You'll get the rest on Friday." "Unless an old friend qualifies for a discount?" " What?" " A discount, if you'd consider..." "I heard you the first time." "Right, and I was looking forward to seeing you." " It's been ages since I was... home." " This happens all the time!" " What about next weekend?" " I don't know..." "No, I'm working next Saturday." " How are things going?" " The house is almost done now." " I meant you." " Don't be upset that I'm ill." "I'm just concerned, that's all." "Hang on." "I've got to go, I'll call you later." "Look at him!" "Look..." "What a bloody pig!" "His mess lowers the prices in this neighbourhood by at least 100 grand!" "That fucking draining ditch!" "What's it been, two years?" "There's got to be a law that would force him to fill those damn trenches." "Looks like she's playing with one of those model airplanes." " Imagine being under that." " What?" "Her, the fatty over there." "Some cutie, right?" "Why would she be on top of you?" "I don't know, it was just something I said." "I said "imagine"." "Where are you going?" "Our hometown pulls us in." "What forces lead us to return, to abandon the buzz of the city for the burble of a brook?" "The calm?" "The silence?" "The security?" ""The simple life,"some say." ""The closeness,"says yet another." ""The predictable life,"says a third." "And to this I respond:" "Explain the gravity of the sparrow." "Explain the flight of the snail." "Explain the roar of the brook." "Greatness can be housed in small packages." " This weekend just isn't good..." " You can't live like this." "The guest room isn't ready yet, that's all." "You've been drinking, I can tell." "I can come and get you, if you like." "Anytime, you know that." "Anneli?" "Hello." "Hello!" "We haven't really talked, have we?" "It's Anneli, right?" "Roland Göransson." "Welcome to the neighbourhood." "Everything going fine with the house?" "It's quite different from living in a big city like Stockholm." " You're a teacher, aren't you?" " That's right." "English and Swedish." "Mostly for deaf ears, unfortunately." "It's nice to see Erik back in town again." "I always figured it would be him and not Bengt who would take over the old place when the time came." " Have you settled on a date?" " Sorry?" "I talked to Erik a few weeks back, about having you over for dinner." "Oh, I don't know..." "Go ahead and talk to Erik, and I'll talk to Anki, and we'll see." "Sure." "Sounds like fun." " You're a hairdresser, right?" " Yes, at Pernilla's salon." "Do you do private sessions?" " What do you mean?" " Do you cut hair "off the clock"?" "Well, I guess." "I do Erik's hair." "Are you unhappy with your barber?" "This might sound strange to you, but I cut my own hair." "It doesn't really make a difference." "Well, it does, but..." "What the hell..." "No, he's not going to sleep, is he?" "!" "Every night he's on display!" "He could at least pull down the blinds." "For God's sake, speak Swedish!" "I wonder if it's the brewer's yeast that makes me sweat rivers like this." "I can't go on like this." "Shaking so badly the whole damn house is rocking." "If I put a hand on the wall, it stops, but as soon as I take it away everything spins like I'm in a dryer!" "I was staring at the ceiling..." "Wondering what the damn stuff is called..." "Fibre?" "Pasteboard?" "Some stupid name..." "Guess it could be something in the soil, though." "That it's jinxed or something..." "Are you coming?" "Are you?" "No, I don't want to." " What don't you want?" " I don't want to do this." "It's over..." "The whole damn thing is over." " What do you mean?" " Take your money and leave." "I'm not going to do this anymore." "Yeah, you say that a lot..." "Go..." "Get out." ""Name in November"?" "Three letters, "name in November"." "Holy crap!" ""O..." "V..." "E... "" ""Ove", Christ..." "Lord, give him strength." "Give him the strength!" ""All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied."" " Indeed: never satisfied!" " That's possible..." "It's society's most dangerous disease!" "The root of all evil!" "Solidarity." "Fair play." "Christian ethics." "I use to say that I had three good things to lean on in life:" "The good book, a good job, and a good wrestling match!" " But if we could..." " Good wrestlers, you know..." " Know when they have to go on fighting!" " Let's get back to that night." " When you first saw them." " Sodom?" "What do you mean?" "The hometown in our hearts is, and always will be, a place of open arms, a sanctuary." "The sense of community is a fortress of peace we build together, in a collective effort, generation after generation, stone by stone." "Monika speaking..." "Anneli?" "Anneli, is that you?" "Let's go, Ove." "Hello..." "Sorry I'm late..." "Is there room for one more?" "Don't see those very often these days." " What?" " Bags like that." "They're nice." "Serviceable." " Roomy." " Yes, it's..." "I've certainly had it for a while." "He's good..." " Who?" " Roland." "But it's pretty difficult, though." "Or maybe I don't have an ear for it." "I don't care about grammar." "I just want to improve my conversation in English." "That's right, "neighbours"." "Want to forget about it?" "Turn around and leave?" "Guess not..." "Then let's drop the subject." "Bloody hot..." "You never want to." "Talk about it." "What's the point?" "You've already made your mind up." "Listen to yourself." "What you just said." " Where are you going?" " To get a napkin." "Sorry." "Sketch it for me." "The house, the surroundings..." " I can't draw." " Christ, we don't need a work of art." " I just want to get a picture." " I've told you everything!" "Show me!" "Go on, draw like kid would." "The lake..." "Abridge..." "We don't go there, though..." "What the fuck is that?" "Borunda from an airplane?" "I told you I can't draw!" "That's the most pathetic thing I've ever seen!" " Christ!" " Whatever!" "Christ..." "Hello." "I need razor blades." " What's going on?" " Nothing." "An old classmate I don't want to talk to." " The guy with the long hair?" " No, the other one." " Don't look!" " It can't be that bad." " For you, no." " Were you, like, enemies?" "No, we barely talked." "We weren't in the same class." " You said you were classmates." " Briefly." "But then he went into a Special Education class." "Not sure he even finished junior high." "I'm not big on that kind of"reunion"." " Does he still live in Borunda?" " I don't think so." "He moved in with his sister." "His parents died, they were really old when they had him." "He was younger than his sister's oldest child." "Krille "Neefen"." "That's what we called him, "Neefen"." "Once, in English, we were reading vocabulary lists aloud in class." "And he read the Swedish translations like they were in English." "And pronounced "kniv" like "neef"." ""Rakapparat"..." "Shaver." " We thought it was funny." " I bet he didn't." "How come you're so sure he didn't vote for the Sweden Democrats?" " Your dad, how do you know?" " Don't start in on that again." " Just say what you think." " The man has brain damage." " All I'm saying is..." " That I should tell them to fuck off?" "Stand up for your beliefs." " Despite his injury?" " What was wrong with him before that?" "Maybe we should forget about this." "Turn around and leave." "The knife?" "You said that Olsson was bending over Nilsson." "And that he was holding the knife." "Now you're saying that he came at you with the knife." " That's right." " Which version?" "That he was standing where I said." " Bending over Nilsson?" " Right, and then he came at me." "Let's drop Olsson for a while, shall we?" "According to the autopsy," "Petterson was hit right above the back of his right knee." "Yes?" " Can you explain that?" " That's what I've been doing!" "Well, so Petterson must have had his back to you when you shot him." " Does he say that?" " No, I do." " It's an undeniable fact." " "Eye of a bull"?" " Did you tell him that?" " You sound afraid..." " Did you?" " No." " Why did you call my home number?" " I wanted to hear his voice." "I'll pick you up tomorrow, and we'll take it from there." "Anneli?" "What's wrong?" " I don't know..." "Anneli, what's going on?" "I" "Anneli, can you hear me?" "Anneli?" "Anneli?" "Why didn't you answer me?" " When I called your name." " I didn't hear you." " When will they be here?" " Seven." " Your sister called." " I know." "Like a drink?" "Careful." "My ribs, please..." "I'm sorry I lost my temper." "You're so hot!" "I love you." "You know that, right?" "What time is it?" "Seven." "No..." "Yeah..." " I have a bad feeling about this." " Don't, it's cool." " What the hell..." " What's the problem?" "I thought I saw somebody." "But I was wrong." " Where are you going?" " To the can." "Want another beer?" "I just bought one!" "It's K-k-kri-i-ille, Stefan." "Re-re-remember me?" "Krille, with the st-st-stutter?" "Or have you forgotten about stuffing my head in the toilet?" "You and that caveman, Erik?" "Wanna know what it feels like to drink piss?" "Cheers..." "You've really fixed the place up." "How long have you been together, you and Erik?" "Four years..." "What am I saying, it's six years." "Do you like it here in Borunda?" "Country living?" "Scary business, that thing that happened to Erik." "In Stockholm." "When he was on duty, right?" "Just a millimetre or so from..." "Is that right?" "He could just as well have died." "The world is full of crazies." "Well, not here, though." "Except for Ralf, the boy with the earphones." "He seems pretty harmless." "We'll see how long he gets to stay at home this time." "I think I'll have another cigarette." "You do that..." "I've been thinking of putting in a Jacuzzi, too..." " Again?" "I feel tempted..." "I've managed without for ten years, so I'll pass." "It's just character!" "Reason isn't always capable of triumphing over... desire." " Anyone you know?" " No, but you can still be neighbourly." "Let's get this over with." "It's just one night, okay?" "Door's open!" " You're late." "Was there much traffic?" " No, it wasn't bad." " There's drinks in the box." " I'll get glasses." " I bought a bottle of wine." " See the car?" "On Larsson's driveway." "Should bloody well be against the law!" " The neighbour..." " Looks like a tank!" "Dad and I have already eaten, but there is some food left." "Sit down." "It just started." " I need to go to the loo." " You know where it is." "How about it, would you like to have something to eat?" "Hand me a brewski." " Hey, a brewski!" "Were you asleep?" " Nah..." " Want me to drive?" " Funny..." " Is it far?" " 10 to 20 kilometres, that's all." "Maybe 30." "Fucking morons..." " "Blue vegetable"." " What?" " "B-b-blue vegetable"." " What are you babbling about?" "Someone wrote that on the wall back there, or maybe it was "blue greenery"." "There aren't any, are there?" "Blue vegetables?" "All I can think of are b-b-blueberries, but that's not a v-v-vegetable." "Where did that stutter come from?" " That's fruit, right?" " Yeah, right." " Britta speaking." " You called." "I just wanted to hear how you were doing at the trade fair." "It's the regular headache." " What time will you be home?" " Late, I guess." "Why?" " I was thinking about dinner..." " I'll grab something on the way." "I'm going out tonight." "I'm going out with Ulla and Karin, from my English class." " I'll call you tomorrow." " You don't have to call all the time." " Well, hope you feel better." " I'm not sick!" "Let's say good night, then." "There..." " You look nice." " Thank you, so do you." "That alcohol smell comes from my new aftershave." " I think it smells nice." " Good." "Well..." "It's lovely..." "I was going to go for English food, but then I decided" "Italian was a better bet." "Mozzarella, tomato salad..." "And lasagne." " Do you like lasagne?" " I love lasagne." "Have a bread stick." " I made them myself." " Wow." "What would you like to drink?" "I have wine and beer." "Not if you're not..." "I'll have what you're having." " Water." " Yes." ""Sparkling"..." "Is it rough?" "The worst time is 5 to 10 pm." "You need to keep busy." "He was on me six months ago, about some list he wanted me to sign." "Really?" "That's terrible!" "Practically indecent..." " Torbjörn Ingvarsson." " Married to Britta, the checker..." "He has a petition to force that guy Ove to move away?" " He could get a lot of names." " That's disgusting!" "But you've seen the mess, haven't you?" "That bloody ditch around the house?" "He hasn't done a damn thing since he won the Lottery." " A cool six million..." " It's his house." "Anki and Ove used to be a couple." "More than 30 years ago, back in high school." "Briefly..." "Ove's taking English." "And so is Britta." "And he's sober there." "Is he planning a trip?" ""I live in a different world, while yours stays the same."" "Ekelöf..." " Well..." " Gunnar Ekelöf." "Sweden's finest poet." " One of them..." "He's dead." " It was a book..." "The Lagercrantz book?" "Have you read it?" "No, a customer left it behind at the salon." "It's good." "I have a copy if you want to read it." "Since when do you read poetry?" " Where are you going?" " To have a smoke." " Again?" " Have one for me, too." "Hi." "Is this yours?" " Didn't know they had whiskey in those." " Larsson bought it in Germany." " Sorry, I couldn't find a corkscrew," " He buys a carload twice a year." " How much?" "For the box." " His car?" " Want some?" " There's pear brandy, too." "250." "Only a hundred per litre, that's not bad!" " Don't you want a refill?" " No thanks, I'm not big on whiskey." " Want coke in that?" " There's more in the fridge." "Time for your present..." " Happy big 70th." " Well, blow me over..." "Let's take a look..." " What is it?" " An Alessi." " Alessi, it's a brand." " Oh..." " Thank you." " It's from both of us." "Well then, cheers!" "There's pear brandy, too." "Look at that poof!" "There's one in every damn show!" "Did you want to eat?" " Gay television..." " They're a demographic, too." "Is that one a homo, too?" "The one with the braces and the hair?" " What are we watching?" " Junk, they only show junk on Fridays." "There's a movie coming up." "What about those fancy sandwiches?" "Fancy a fancy sandwich?" "No, I need to go to the loo." "Do you have a bladder infection?" "I hope not..." "Look at the bugger!" "It's cold!" "No one's forcing you to go." " Like me to freshen your drinks?" " No thanks, we're good." " Tomorrow's another day!" " For some people..." "We were talking about Bengt." "Have you met him?" "Erik's brother?" "Never met the man." "Don't even know what he does for a living." " That was my question, actually." " We don't see much of each other." "It happens." "My old man and his brother... 20 years could pass." "But he still lives in..." "was it Göteborg?" "As far as I know." ""I live in a different world, while yours stays the same."" "I think I'd like to borrow that book." " If that's all right." " Of course." " Do you like to read, Erik?" " I read more than you do!" "What's going on?" "Sounded like someone texted me." " Ow..." " What's the matter?" "I don't know..." "It was as if I couldn't move, that's all." " You just went out." " I'm going to the loo." "With your drink?" "Maybe it's time... to call it a night." " Oh shit!" " What's the matter?" "My eye..." "It hit me in the eye." "You..." "Can Not Live Here." "You Can Not Live Here." "What's going on?" "Downstairs?" " What the hell are you doing?" " Stop it..." " Are you making fun of me?" " I didn't say anything." "Is that what you want?" "For you and Roland to start a book club?" "Do you know how that makes me feel?" "When you sit down there and..." "Do you understand?" "Do you?" "!" "Why the hell did we do this?" " Peanuts in your eye..." " Shut up!" "Do you have the hots for her so bad that you can't even...?" " Were you hoping for some group sex?" " That would suit you." " I'm going home!" " Go ahead!" "I don't care who you sleep with, but don't be so damn pathetic!" " Bell peppers..." " What?" "Blue bell peppers..." "I've had that." " No way!" " Way!" "What do they taste like?" "They taste like..." "Bell peppers." " Just more bluish..." " Blue bell peppers." "Cool..." "Blue bell peppers." "Did she go to bed?" "Is she all right?" "If you're going to blabber, do it in the kitchen." "I think I'll call it a night, as well." " What about the movie?" " I've seen it." " Oh, sleep tight." " Good night." "You asleep?" "I've made my mind up." "I'm moving." "Somewhere else." "Anywhere else." "I'm done here." "What about your "fifteen"?" "Your fifteen minutes of fame." "In the spotlight..." " Nah..." " Go on!" "Nah, I don't know what to say." "I don't think like that." "Come on!" "There's got to be something!" "Well, maybe to screw that TV presenter." "The one with the lips." "That's cool..." "That's good!" "In front of an audience, right?" "Screw her brains out in front of the entire nation!" "From "let's dance" to "let's fuck"." " I just wanna screw her." " God, you're boring!" " Do you have any imagination at all?" " Nope." "They were a pain..." "What are you doing?" "I just wanted to..." "Let's go to bed." "What do you say?" "Don't..." "Forget about the dishes." "I said, don't." "We could cuddle..." "You're so pretty..." "Do you know that?" "Stop it..." "Stop it!" "Wake up!" "It's time." "It's bloody cold!" " Did you bring everything?" " The torch and the tape, yes." "Shit!" ""Easy as a pancake", huh?" "How was I supposed to know about this?" " It's been 25 years!" " Yeah, right." "Where are we?" "Point!" "How far is it?" "Up that road." " Shit!" " Cool..." " Get your act together!" " My mouth is dry." "You talk too much!" "Let's all start dancing..." " Shut up!" " Look at you!" " Like some giant condom." " Stop giggling like a girl!" "It's just a wild hare." "Let's go." "And shut up!" " I didn't say anything." " Just shut up." "No!" "Shit, shit, shit!" " Stefan?" " What's wrong?" " Let's go." "I'm going." " Time...?" " It's in the middle of the night." " I can't stay another second!" " Please calm down..." " I'm leaving, no matter what." "I'm not going to stay." " You can't leave like this..." " I'm going to the car." " Stefan, what's going on?" " We've got to go." "We left an iron on at home." "I'll call you." "Go." "Would you chill out and tell me what happened." "I want to leave." "Now!" " Tell me what happened?" " Go!" "I will never set foot here again!" "I feel sick to my stomach." "Disgusted..." "Tell me what happened." "Like you don't have eyes?" "Go!" "For God's sake, go!" "Bloody thorns..." "Are they up?" "Old people need to pee." "Come on." "An even zero..." "Animals or humans?" " Sure this is the right place?" " Yes, shut up!" " This is ridiculous!" " I told you so." "Jesus..." "Some Schwarzenegger guy?" "This must be the wrong house." "Let's do this, okay!" "Trust me." " It feels all wrong." " Don't be so damn negative." "Bloody hell!" "Too bad you didn't bring a bowling ball." "Give me the torch." " Shit, let's go!" " No way." "What the..." "I can't breathe!" "All you do is sit there!" "No matter what he says." "Blacks and homos and lesbos and on and on." "And what a way to welcome us!" ""Dad and I have already eaten."" "And then he gropes me..." "He gropes you?" "What...?" " Yes." "Not like that." " Either he does or he doesn't!" " Don't you see how he touches me?" " No, and I want you to stop." "He had a hard-on!" "Didn't you notice?" "!" " A hard-on?" " Yes, a hard-on." "I'm just telling you the facts, regardless of what you want to hear." "However unpleasant it is." "I don't care." "I don't give a damn." "We have an iron to get home to." "Rick up, pick up!" " An iron?" " Yes." "Anneli, Anneli?" "Are you there?" "Anneli!" "Nothing is forever." "We cannot stop progress, the merciless march of time." "But we can defend what we believe in." "What we nurture under glass." "Seeds sprout regardless of the size of the plot." "That's why we remain." "Why we continue to tend our gardens in the place we call our hometown, our place here on Earth:" "Borunda." "The warmth of illusion?" "The hub of a random existence?" "The cold eyes of the heavens..." "A well-made basket to lie in." "Cold eyes?" "The eyes of the universe?" "Gee..." "Who the hell do you think you are?" "Do you really think you can break it off and go hide?" "!" "You can have your money back, if that's it!" "30 years..." "Doesn't that mean a damn thing?" "!" "Don't I mean anything?" "Max?" "Max!" "Look who's here, it's Max." "So you're going to town, too." "Nice to have some company." "And you've got your clubs." "You've got your golf." "That's good, Max." "We all need something to cling to in times like these." "As we ponder in the wilderness..." "It's just terrible, what happened." "A..." "A dark day forever carved into the bark of this community." "Yet still, an opportunity for communion and reflection." "We must go on." "We must raise above our despair, no matter how hard it is to bear." "We must never allow fear to take root within us." "We are neighbours and we are bigger than that!" "Isn't that right, Max?" " Max!" "Max, get in." " Ann-Kristin..." "Hello, Allan." " Max..." "Get in." " Are you going into town?" " Well, yes..." "Good, then I can ride along." "I'm going to the library." "Hello..." "I have something to tell you." " I'm busy right now..." " I've been with someone." " What?" " I've been unfaithful." "With Ove." " What?" " Ove Karlsson." " I can't hear what you're saying." " I slept with Ove." "Torbjörn?" "Are you still there?" "That was a blow." "That was one hell of a blow!" "Well then..." "We'll be having a funeral." "A double funeral..." "So we can expect a few guests, maybe even from afar." "I have to say a few words." "Pen a few thoughts to recite." "I was thinking of beginning with Setterlind's "Death, I picture thus"." " What do you think?" " What?" "Oh, that's nice..." "An old yeoman sings as he plies his fields" "A basket of seeds on one arm, he scatters as he goes beginnings and endings, the cycle of life..." "He toils from sunrise to sunrise 'til the dawning of the final day" "Frozen like a tiny hare, I see him approaching from afar" "He gathers me..." "Sorry, sorry..." " Awed by his beautiful song" " Ralf, turn that off!" "He gathers me up, puts me in his basket" "And as I fall asleep, he continues on his rounds" "Death, I picture thus" "This terrible tragedy cannot be undone." "On the contrary, it will forever be carved into the bark of our community, as a dark day in the minds of all of us here, in Borunda" "Bloody hell..." "Christ!" "Are you all right?" "Come on, take my hand." "Don't you touch me!" "Don't..." "Don't touch me..." "Our hometown pulls us in." "But why is that?" "What forces lead us to return?" "That cause us to abandon the buzz of the city for the gentle burble of the brook?" "To that I respond..." "Explain the flight of the sparrow." "Explain the gravity of the snail." "No, it's..." "Explain the gravity of the sparrow." "Explain the flight of the snail." "Explain the roar of the brook." "Closeness awakens consideration and compassion." "In our neighbour, we see ourselves." "We see the differences and acknowledge the similarities." "Closeness becomes a bridge." "In the small divide between us grows understanding and respect." "A large gap generates questions, alienation." "Our hometown provides freedom, and demands accountability." "It is forgiving and demanding." "The community is the fortress of peace..." "Good thing he didn't break his neck." "Why not wait until spring?" "No, I want to sell the place now." "The sooner, the better." "I'm done here." " Take a cinnamon roll." " No thanks, I'm fine." "So..." "There's no going back?" "How could there be?" " What does Max say?" " He's turned his back on us." "He wants to leave home." "22 years... 22..." "Twenty-two bloody years!" "You seem to be doing fine, though." "Cinnamon rolls and coffee..." "One day at a time, that's all I can do." " I'm sorry, that wasn't very nice." " Don't worry." "It will be empty here without you." "I'll miss you, too." "I wish certain things could be undone." "Do you despise me?" " I want to know how you feel..." " Don't..." "Don't, please don't." " I want you to know..." " Let it go." "Let it go, Anki." "Do you have any booze at home?" "Sorry..." "Sorry..." "Anki, Anki..." "Who said that?" ""Life's but a poor paid player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage?"" " Was it Shakespeare?" " Possibly..." "I know I'm repeating myself, but could you..." "If you're up to it, could you describe the events again?" "Again?" " From the beginning?" "Again." "From the very beginning."