"It's lucky, some think, that death frees you from never having lived." "OK, it's just dinner." "It'll be all right." "She's a really nice girl." "She's going to have a nice time." ""Would you like some wine?" "Want some Wine?"" "I hope you don't mind I opened another bottle?" "I'll buy a new one." "What is it?" "It's perfect." "And that's tragic, is it?" "I'll get out of here as soon as my apartment is all dry." "They can dry out an apartment pretty fast now, can't they?" "Yeah, it won't take long." " Want me to tell you why I left Goa?" " Yes." "You're pushing boundaries by letting me stay here,   so I can push some of mine in return." "Is it that embarrassing?" "If I throw up, it's because I'm trying to make myself look better." "That's what I looked like when I got there." "But after ten years, your priorities tend to shift." ""Glenn Miller Night", we called it." "A-Train." "Driving the train." "Three men in a row." "I woke up the morning after and   figured it was high time I went home." " You didn't sleep with any of them?" " No." "Excuse me." " You heard that?" " No." "I have to be careful about lying." " Yes?" " Hi, it's me." "Daddy's dead." "The cleaning lady found him this morning." "I'm in the park." "On the edge, right by your place." "So now, it's just the two of us left." "Yes." "That's the way it goes with everyone." "He died all alone." "He'd been sitting in his recliner, watching TV, taping some movie." "For his collection, I'm sure." "When the cleaning lady tried to get him up, he was completely stiff." "His body was sort of shaped by the chair." "The last thing he held, was the remote." " That's the way he wanted it." " But why didn't he call me?" " I should have been there." " It's not your fault, Marianne." "He knew he could call us anytime." "He chose not to." "He's like that." "Was like that." "It would be really great if you just for once didn't have an answer." "Or if you ran your response by your emotions before it left your mouth." "You've invented yourself so well that you've forgotten who you are." "Sorry." "It's all right." "You've done everything you could." "How many times didn't you make him dinner,   and left it outside his door?" "He knew that you'd be there anyway." "Maybe he didn't notice anything." "Maybe he was just fine, and then he passed away." " You think so?" " Yes." "I do." "If not he would have called." "I've got to go." "I have to open the store." " You're not going to work?" " Yes." "Theo will be there in an hour." " I just have to open." "I'll call you later." " Anytime." "Are you all right?" " I don't know." " Can you promise me one thing?" "Yes, what?" "That you won't die like that." " What is it?" " I can't deal with any crazies today." "So if you've lined up any clowns or transsexual bears, just cancel them." "I don't think there's any." "There's a girl." "She seemed entirely normal to me." "Rakel, something." "She'd be coming alone." " So she's not here yet?" " No." "Not at the moment." "Hi." "Fighting fish." "I can see that." "They never let anyone into their territory." "You just have to..." "Rakel, what can I do for you?" "I don't quite know where to begin." "My fiancé doesn't answer me anymore." "That's not uncommon." "How long have you been together?" "11 years." "Since I was 19." "You know that this is couples' counseling, primarily?" " Yes, I know." " And your partner is not present?" "What do you think?" "Let's start in the opposite corner, then." "Can you remember why you wanted to be with him?" "He's the only man to ever touch me." " And now?" " Now, there's no reply." "Sometimes I can feel that he's there, but it's more and more infrequent." "I sing to him, but that doesn't get a reaction." "You sing?" "That sounds rather lonely." "You know, sometimes relationships just run their course." "It's not like that with us." "I know, it's all my fault,   but I've promised to devote my life to him." "Let's examine some pros and cons." "Is he a good provider?" "No, he doesn't want me to own anything." " Sex life?" " I'm celibate." "Yes, well..." "This is not a very good relationship." " Is he at least kind?" " He's goodness itself." "He is the light, love, life itself." " You're married to Jesus?" " Yes, I'm a nun." "Malin, check what the presenting issue is when you make appointments." "Bring me a Bible and a triple espresso." "You probably need a priest." "Since you're here, and most likely are the most normal person today,   we can give it a try." " There you are." " Thank you." " Isn't that very hot?" " Yes." "But if you burn yourself often enough, you get used to it." "Paul: "Just as Jesus surrenders his life in his bride's service,"   "so shall the husband's life be a continuing service"   "for his wife and children."" "I'd say that a guy who pretends to die in order to win sympathy,   and then disappears for 2000 years, and demands that you worship him,   and live in monogamous poverty, " " he's not really a great catch." " You don't know how good he is." "I don't, but if he answers you, you can tell me." "To quote him: "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."" "He's hardly one to talk, is he?" "Malin, could you cancel the rest of my day?" "Just reschedule them for whenever." "That nun wanted another appointment." "It was the first time in forever that someone actually listened to her." "Yes, any time." "Just add her." "See, Dag?" "You're good for something." "Benedikt, this really isn't a very good time." " I'm outside of Mia's house." " She's trying to kill you." "I'm waiting for her brothers to leave." "I have to talk to her." "I can't go on like this." "I don't know what to say." "I just counselled Maria Magdalene on the nature of relationships." "It's remarkable how little you know about women." "And you have surprisingly few friends." "Help me out here." "Her brothers left just now." "Please, Dag." "Give me something, anything." "If there's any pattern here, it's that people don't feel seen." "Try to tell her why you fell for her." "She has no idea who you are, and that's a huge advantage for you." "She's sick of having to listen to you excuses." " Thanks a lot, Dag." "I owe you one." " See you by the shoe rack." "I just came to apologize." "I know that it's totally impossible to forgive what I did, but I just wanted to say..." "To dump someone in the maternity ward isn't normal..." " Is that all?" " You must know that I got scared." "I can't even be responsible for myself,   and the thought of being responsible for someone that small..." "It occurred to me that you'd be better off without me." "That's all I wanted to say." "Mia, you're the nicest person I've ever known." "He is lucky to have you for his mom." "You make a way better role model for him than I can." "As long as I stay away and don't fuck things up,   maybe he'll grow up and be as nice as you are." "I'm sorry." "Do you want to see him?" "Very much." "And one other thing:" "If I swear to behave, sort of,   and do some baby-sitting and teach him fishing,   would you consider telling your brothers to stop trying to kill me?" " It's very uncomfortable." " Wait." "He's taking a nap now." " Brother." " Hi." "How're you doing?" "It comes and goes." "Sometimes it seems completely unreal." "You?" "Hard." "Theo just came in." "Why don't I call you later?" "Bye." " You're eating your vegetables." " Honestly, Dag, is way overrated." "Anyone who says differently, rarely lives to see puberty." "You didn't actually tell her what sort of human being you are?" "No, no!" "Are you crazy?" "Look at that little nose." "Would you like to hold him?" " No..." " Hold him." "Isn't he beautiful?" "He wasn't." "He looks like a prune." "He looks like an old guy's ballsack." "Tufts of hair and wrinkly, red skin." "You didn't say that." "No." "But I did say that he wasn't exactly beautiful yet." "I couldn't shake the image of an old man's nuts." "I started to laugh." "She thought I was laughing at the baby." "Two weeks old." "Hideous." " Pillow and blanket, then?" " Blanket and pillow." "You'll just call her in the morning and it'll all work out." " Sweet dreams." " You too." " What are you playing?" " I'm not saying." "Come out and see." "There was one record you missed, so I bought it for you." " You went through six thousand records?" " I couldn't stop." " What are you playing?" " Come out and see." "Marianne told me what happened." "You can shut yourself off out here." "I'll find another couch." " You're not like the other children, Dag." " What are you playing?" "Judee Sill." " Nice?" " Fantastic." "Will you keep playing "Shallow Grave", or are you coming out?" "I'll just stay here." "Dag?" "Yes?" "You're and incredible guy." "Thank you." "Why?" "I just needed to say that." "Should I leave?" "No." "Do you want to talk about your dad?" "He's dead." "It's just that." "Not really, no." "It's just that now that he's gone, " " I become...   ..." "little again, and we're going fishing." "And I'm sitting behind him on his bike." "I was nine, and played on the team,   and I'd just put the ball into our own net..." "He put his arm around me and took me seriously." "I don't think I ever told him that he was a good man." "I'm sure he felt that." "That's some of the best things you can give a kid." "That gives you a kind of balance when you go out into the world." "That might save you having to spend a decade in Goa." "Is that what happened?" "My turn to listen, now." "We can do me another night." "I'd rather just sit here." "If that's all right with you." "I can sit here as long as it takes." "Thanks."