"DR TV-Drama presents" "BETTER TIMES - a Family Saga by Stig Thorsboe" "Part 8" " No, this one." " Are you sure?" "Yes, this one." "Which one do you like?" " The same one." " That's funny." "We always agree." "That's a very promising sign." "Let's see..." "The engraving." ""Søs and Thomas." "August 21, 1954."" "I'll see when it can be ready." "By Friday, I think." "Let me check." " I'm in Germany on Friday." " What about all the preparations?" " Why didn't Erik go, instead?" " That was the idea." "But your brother seems so uninvolved these days." " I don't know what's the matter." " No one ever does." "Sometimes I wonder if it would help if he looked for work elsewhere." "Leave Bella, you mean?" "Who'd have thought we'd be sitting here now?" "I feel that we already know each other in and out   except for one little detail." "Isn't there something you've forgotten to tell me?" " What in the world should that be?" " Your secret." "Your little misstep." "Your father has told me about it." " Your engagement to Per Cedergren." " Oh, that!" "That's for Bo..." "Yes, you have to take some..." "That's for Henrik." "Is that Daddy who's coming down to join us for breakfast?" " Yes, it is Daddy." " Good morning." "Only 7:30 and you're shaved and dressed." "What's got into you?" "I had a really crazy dream last night." "I'd begun growing and growing." "I grew right through the ceiling, and then through the roof." " You said: "Erik, you can't do that!"" " I hate holes in the roof." " Well, I have to go." " Are you going to the factory?" " No, I'm going to Hannover." " You're going where?" " Isn't the fair over?" " There are a few days left." " You told your father you'd stay." " Yes, but now I'm going." " Thomas shouldn't be there alone." " We have a lunch date on Sunday." "Weren't we supposed to return the car today?" " Tell them we're keeping it." " We agreed to sell it back." "I can't do without it." "My mother can lend us some money." "So I needn't get involved." "How about a loan for our other bills?" "You can't decide whether you want to stay at Bella   and now you're suddenly off to Germany!" "I can't keep up with all this, Erik." "You act as if you don't care!" "Excuse me, the door was open." "I'm Bitten Jespersen." " We've moved in next door." " Good for us!" "Erik Nielsen." " I'm Ida Nielsen." "Welcome." " Could you spare some sugar?" "I have a cookbook with Knud Aage's favorite recipes." "He loves cookies." " Lucky guy." " He's a doctor." "I'm afraid I have to leave." "It was nice meeting you." "No, Henrik, darling..." "Bo, that's not funny!" "He's probably sorry his father left so quickly." "Tax department." "No, the section chief's at a meeting." "I'll tell him." "Goodbye." " You look like your great hero, Krag." " Who let you in?" "I'm covering the government crisis." "The huge budget deficit." "Thanks for coming." "Don't come back." "Tax department." "No, the section chief's still at the meeting!" "Pardon me, Mr Kampmann." "We're working on it." "Yes, in a moment." "The finance minister himself." "One senses a hectic, nervous mood." " The work tempo is feverish." " Out!" "Papers pile up on the young principal's desk." "What's this...?" " "The testicle sector"." " The textile sector." "Get out." "Is the clothes tax going up, too?" "Okay, I'll leave." "If you promise to talk to Eva, Metha's girlfriend." "She's a nice girl, but she needs to know where you stand." "You know women when they start hoping and dreaming." "Then, suddenly weeks pass without word from one's lover." " We're not lovers." " Would you mind telling her that?" "I've got Metha on my back." "Are you finished with mineral water, ice cream and manufactured goods?" " Kampmann's been asking for you." " Thanks, I'm well aware of it." " I'm Haslund." "A pleasure." " From the state broadcasting service?" "Haslund's an acquaintance." "He came on private business." "He's leaving." "How can you allow a journalist in here?" " He's a model of discretion." " A discreet journalist!" "Mr From, you're naive!" " Have you found anything?" " Yep." "Maybe something like this." " It looks very nice." " I don't like the veil." "The matron of the children's home called me this morning." "She spoke to me, not your father." "He knows nothing." " Nor shall he, Mother." " She wanted to make sure..." "I am sure, Mother!" "I won't hear more about it." " We ought to tell Thomas." " Haven't you got involved enough?" "If you tell him, I'll never forgive you." "Have Grandma's two little boys come to visit?" "Hello." " Hello, Ida, and welcome." " Thanks." "Hi, Søs." " Where's the third little boy?" " Erik's in Germany with Thomas." "He felt better Friday and wanted to keep his agreement." "The agreement was that he stay at home." "Are you criticizing Erik for doing his job?" "No, no." "But two men down there is perhaps a bit much." "Did Erik tell you they were coming home today?" "No, I probably just misunderstood something." " Hi, Karen." " Hi." "How are things at home?" " Fine." " Say hello, okay?" "Karen..." " What's that?" " My new television set." " You haven't bought a television!" " They gave me a discount." "The factory makes more selling to us than to dealers." "Sets that we make for 3.8 7 an hour!" "They're showing a cattle show this evening." "If we eat together..." " I'm not at home." " You'll come see it, won't you?" "I'm going to a meeting." "We're tired of them stepping up the pace." "What will you do about it?" "You won't strike, will you?" "You don't have much of a fighting spirit." "Typical social democrat." "Being bought off with an employee discount." "Well, the pest's back from Germany." "I was hoping he'd stay." "Oh, there you are, Thomas." "Welcome home." " What happened?" " I didn't feel like racing you." "It would clearly have been more practical to take one car." "Erik says you made some good contacts with German factories." " They make their own components?" " Yes, Siemens and Telefunken." " We should, too, Father." " We've discussed it quite a bit." " The Germans have a larger capacity." " That's correct." "There will be great demand for televisions in the years to come." "We'd be self-sufficient if we produced our own tuners and transformers." "What do you say, Thomas?" "We'd avoid the bottleneck problems." "We avoid them thanks to your years of good planning." "I advise concentrating on whole televisions, not parts." "It will be at least a year before everyone can receive television." "I can take care of Erik's few orders quite handily." " Is that a guarantee?" " You bet it is." "Then the ball's in your court, Erik." "Isn't that what you say in tennis?" "Precisely, Father." "I was surprised that Erik suddenly showed up down there." " Yes, he can be quite impulsive." " That much I think I've learned." " Did you just return from Germany?" " We arrived this afternoon." "I tried calling." "I went to the Radio House to see the new recording truck." "I also saw their new studio." "It's much larger than the old one." "We're invited to the new transmitter's erection." " How did it go in Germany?" " Fine..." "Dammit, we'll go!" "How did it go with you and Thomas?" "Fine." " Don't you need some sleep?" " I'm not tired." "Bella's making a brochure for all the dealers." "How does one become Purveyor to the Royal Court?" " I'll have to check." " Yes, tomorrow." "Come on, now." " Hi." " You're exhausted." "I told you, I'm not tired at all." "What's that look supposed to mean?" "How lucky I am to have you." " Who says it will stay like that." " Have you met someone else?" " Erik, come to bed now." " Is it the neighbor?" "The cookie-lover, Knud Aage?" "I knew it." "What's he have that I don't?" "He always goes to bed punctually." "Like clockwork." "His wife was bragging about it." "She's convinced that I shoo you away." "You do, too." "And I'm not taking it anymore." "I live here, too." "Erik..." "Erik, come to bed now." "You have the lovely scent of a warm bed." "Erik..." "Erik, stop." "Stop!" "It's as if you're not here at all." " Let's go up to bed." " I told you I can't sleep." "I'll fetch you a beer." "Now I know what my novel will be about." "The hydrogen bomb, man." "There are two survivors." "A man and a woman." "The human race is saved." "Unfortunately they can't stand each other." "He can't get it up." "Amusing." "Any comments on the political situation?" "Amusing." "Any comments on the political situation?" "Yes, I've got a bone to pick with you." "I had to convince my boss that you didn't come to snoop around." " Do you have something to hide?" " Absolutely not." "Keeping your word used to be one of your mottoes." " You haven't talked to Eva." " I've worked overtime all week." "The situation has become a little complicated." "Metha's little pussy cat is off limits until you talk with Eva." "This is a catastrophe, understand?" "I'm just an average, normal guy." " That's debatable." " Talk to Eva, god dammit." "Marry her, or don't." "Say something." " We'll meet at Scandia tonight." " I have to work late." "Maybe I should get down to the office." "I got an anonymous tip that they work overtime in the tax department." " What time?" " Nine o'clock." "Jørgen Ryg will be performing." "I beg your pardon, Mr From." "You're not at all dressed, and I just come bursting in." "Shame on you!" "You should know that pretty girls in the rooms is forbidden." "You really have a way with words, Mr Haslund." "For a moment I forgot that you owe a month's rent." " There's a young lady on the phone." " Is her name Eva?" "No, I think she said her name was Søs Nielsen." " How long can you stay?" " Half an hour." "I have a meeting." "You look good." "That must be because I'm walled in 10 hours a day and never see the sun." "I have something for you." "A late graduation present." "Open it." "Mont Blanc?" "You must be crazy." "You need a good pen to write those socialist newspaper articles." "I don't write them since I've become a public servant." "Really?" "That's too bad." "It was the only reason my father bought that newspaper." "He now goes to these Moral Rearmament meetings." " What's your girlfriend's name?" " Eva." " Is she nice?" " Definitely." "She's very nice." "I knew you'd find a nice girl." "How's it going with your wedding?" "There are so many decisions to make." "Furniture, dinner set, the house..." "I'm looking at a lovely one in Virum." " He seems nice, your fiancée." " Yes, I've been unbelievably lucky." "Are you planning any children?" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, that was dumb." "It doesn't matter now." "The children's home has found her a nice family." "It's a girl?" "Oh, that's right." "You didn't know." "Yes." "My mother took me up there." "They named her Margrethe." "After the crown princess." "Sweet, isn't it?" "I saw her through a window." "She looks exactly like pictures of me when I was little." "It was so strange." "I didn't feel anything at all." "Nothing." " Do I shock you?" " No." "You don't think I'm a bad person?" "I think it's more a question for your father." "And Moral Rearmament." " I have to go back." " Right!" "I've got a lot to do, too." "Thanks for the gift, and good luck with your wedding." "But we'll still see each other, won't we?" "Sorry." "Otherwise they'll be asking where you spent your lunch break." "She goes swimming in the North Sea every day." "Your mother's cousin sends you a greeting." "Oh, there." ""Dear Ida, I want you to know   that you couldn't have sent a sweeter child here on holiday."" " When does she come home?" " In a week." "I miss her." "But it sounds as if she misses Børge, not me." "Emma thinks it would be so nice if we lived together." "I like being able to come in here and close my door." "Børge won't be satisfied until I move my toothbrush in with his." "He bought a television." "Then we'd be sitting there twiddling our thumbs." " It won't be with me." " You're a pretty tough customer." "What's Erik doing in Sweden?" "I have no idea." "He came home at two last night and didn't even get 4 hours' sleep." "He didn't even say hello to the boys." "But my dear neighbour is probably right." "I scare him off." "Please be quiet, so you don't wake up the baby." "I thought I could hear you coming." "Please come in." "Hi, Ida." "Won't you come in and watch some television?" "No thanks, Børge." "I'm actually on my way home." " What was that?" " The people upstairs." "Going to see Børge." "And Miss Sørensen had baked some buns." "It almost looks as if he's found someone else to twiddle thumbs with." "Now it's time for some coffee." " I'm sorry I'm late." "Hi, Eva." " Hi, Palle." " You look tired." " What's in your briefcase?" "Just some boring papers I have to look at this evening." " I can't stay." "I have to go home." " You can't do that." " I can't stay." "I have to go home." " You can't do that." "If he has to go, he has to go." " Shall I walk you home?" " Good idea." "I think you should stay here." "It would be a shame for you to miss..." "Are you working Sunday, too?" "My parents would so much like to meet you." "I bragged about you a bit." "2:30." "My sister and her husband are coming, too." "They just got their own flat." "Two rooms and a bath." "They know how to find a flat." "I've missed you." "I've missed..." "We have to talk." "My work really takes up all my time." "Just look at this evening." "And that's simply not fair to you." " It doesn't matter." " Yes, it does." "I'm sorry..." "It matters to me." "I'm sorry, but it's better to say it like it is, isn't it?" "I'm really glad you're telling me this." "I understand, with all the important work you have." "Thank you." "I'll go back in to the others." "I actually don't like jazz at all." "I like Raquel Rastenni much better." "See you later, okay?" " Sweden?" " They haven't begun yet." "It's coming." "In the meantime they watch Danish television." "They can't help themselves." "Most of southern Sweden watches." " How about that!" " Some Swedes have been here to buy." "But I went over to the Swedish dealers to collect orders." " And the result?" " 189 sets." "Have you sold 189 sets?" " Congratulations." " Unbelievable." "It's nice to hear about things." "After they're done, at least." "No, Erik." "Good work." " Well?" " No problem." "They'll get their sets." " We just have to look at the dates." " Why?" "A large order has to be worked in." "You should have arranged it with me." "Didn't you say that production could easily keep up?" "We can handle it." " Just a bit later." " "Later" doesn't exist." "If they don't get their sets, they'll choose another factory." "It's because your sub-contractors can't deliver." " Let's not have more discussion." " Didn't I hear the word "guarantee"?" " Erik!" " No, let's clear this up." " What does "guarantee" mean to you?" " Be quiet!" "I'm being quiet." "I'm being completely quiet." "Everyone's keeping quiet." "Except Thomas." "He keeps his word." "I mean, no, that's what he doesn't do." "So he keeps quiet, too." "We're tying you up, hand and mouth." "Shhh!" "We're keeping quiet!" "So, shhhh!" "We're keeping quiet!" "We're all keeping quiet!" "Miss Nielsen...?" "I'd like a word with you." "What are you doing here?" "When I let you come last time, I thought you'd changed your mind." "It was much against our rules." "But your mother talked me into it." "But you didn't want the child." "But maybe you're having second thoughts again?" "I won't have it." "It's not like looking at a new purse in a shop window." "Who are the people who are going to have her?" "It's a good, loving family." "But you don't have to worry." "I understand that you're busy." "Aren't you getting married?" "Why don't I take her myself?" "." "It makes you wonder, doesn't it?" "In my work, Miss Nielsen, one quickly stops wondering." "Everyone has her reasons for doing what she does." "I'm not suited to be a mother." "That's how it is." "Excuse me..." "Don't come in yet." "I'm not ready." "Close your eyes." " What's happening, Erik?" " Close your eyes." " What's this?" " It was supposed to be a surprise." "It's for you." "A new dining room." "Take a look." "The top is teak, and the base is beech." "Chairs and sideboard..." "I got a ten percent discount because I took it all." "Before you unpack more, there's something I want to show you." "These are the bills you promised to pay." "There are two months of tax bills." "And here's the final reminder from the car dealer." "I'm glad you haven't spoken to your mother." "We'll take care of ourselves." "But not like this, Erik." "Fine." "We'll send it all back." "I'm so tired of being the one who has to say this." " Who else should say it?" " You could, for once." "The grocer wasn't happy about extending our credit again." "You know what the problem is?" "One isn't allowed to be glad in this house!" "You put all the gladness into these brown envelopes." " Our neighbour understands." " Then go marry her!" "The furniture stays here." "If you can't live with that, then get out." " You can't throw me out." " Get out!" "I live here, too." "Get out, god dammit!" "And take your things with you!" "Get out!" " Ida?" " Hi, Karen." "Excuse us for showing up like this." "Can we sleep here?" "Yes, of course." "Come in." " Hi, Karen." " Ida and the boys are staying here." " Really?" " Erik and Ida have had a fight." "Things like that happen to young people in love." "So you've had cinnamon rolls this evening." "Does this mean you and your duvet want to sleep here?" "I can sleep on the sofa." " I think you should stay." " Umm, are these good!" "Don't forget to tell Miss Sørensen." "Don't forget to tell Miss Sørensen." "The shelves are teak." "And a Poul Henningsen lamp." "You can't mean it." "I can't stand him." "He's too left-wing." " It's not him we have to look at." " We're not having one of his lamps." "We agreed on Heiberg lamps with pleated shades." "In return, you got Arne Jacobsen wicker furniture and I got a bureau." "Does our house have to be as boring as our parents'?" "It's not boring." "It's timeless." "Then I want a zebra skin." "It's pretty." "I saw it in a magazine." "Or Kaj Bojesen's stainless steel silverware." "Stainless steel?" "We've written Bernadotte silverware." "Dear Thomas, why don't we make two gift lists?" "Okay, we'll cross out Bernadotte." "You can have your steel silverware." "As long as I don't have to look at Poul Henningsen and a zebra skin." "I'm glad I can still shock you." "You're totally incapable of shocking me." "You just think you can." "There's one thing you don't know that I guarantee will shock you." "Oh-oh..." "What's that, then?" "Come here." "You don't believe me?" "Sometimes you're just as strange as your big brother." "Her name is Margrethe." "She was born on June 5th, last year." "She lives at a children's home." "Stop it, Søs." "I actually don't think this is funny." "Don't you remember the small white stripes I have on my stomach   that you always have to comment on." "Would you be so kind as to pay?" "I need some fresh air." "No, I'm walking home." "Here's money for a taxi." "Eva?" " Is there someone else?" " No." "How long have you been here?" "If there's no one else, then I don't understand." "Would you please explain it to me?" "Was it because I said we were going to visit my parents?" "No." "Damn!" "Thank you." "Can't we go up to your room?" "Can't we?" "Just for a minute, Palle." "Just one last time?" "You know how Mrs Jürgensen is." "She'll throw me out if I have someone in my room." "What was that?" "Shh!" "We're listening to The Gregory Case." "I've invited a guest to tea." "If you're going to talk, you may have the lady in your room." "9317..." "Thank you." "Daddy's probably in the garden." "We'll try again tomorrow." " It could be us next time." " Hello." "What's this?" " We're collecting money." " For what?" "They're striking at Philips." "Their shop steward was fired." "He refused to increase production." " Maybe you'd like to contribute?" " Go back to your seat." " I've been moved to the radio hall." " Then go back there." " Ruth, stay here." " Pardon me?" "Ruth will go back when she's finished collecting." "You're the shop steward." "Your job is to maintain order here." "You're the one who staggered our breaks so we can't talk." " Ruth has her break now!" " She can't collect money here." "If you don't immediately order your people..." " Mr Skade-Poulsen?" " I'm speaking to Karen Jensen." "MD Nielsen would like to speak with you." "Apparently it's urgent." "Are you the errand boy now?" "I had to think of something, else you'd be fired." "You're always shooting off your damn mouth." " You wanted to speak with me?" " Did I, Thomas?" "Now that you're here, come on in." " Is the Swedish order under control?" " I've heard nothing from Erik." " Press him harder." " I don't know where he is." "He's not at work." "I've tried calling him at home." " What does Ida say?" " No one answers the phone." "It's not always easy to know what Erik's up to." "Or his sister, for that matter." "I think that last comment calls for an explanation." "Has something happened between you and Søs?" "Pardon me." "Now all the wedding invitations have been answered." " No cancellations." " That was nice." "Everyone from your family, too, Mr Skade-Poulsen." "One becomes nervous, but they're all coming." "Thank you, Miss Toft." "Is there something the two of us should talk about?" "She said she'd be home after nine o'clock, so..." " Kaj Holger is at a lecture." " Yes, on moral rearmament." "Are you interested in the movement, as well?" "It's a beautiful thought with the four absolutes:" "Absolute honesty, purity   absolute unselfishness and..." " absolute unselfishness and..." " And absolute..." " Charity, I think." "Precisely." "Absolute charity." "Can people live by that, do you think?" "One can strive to achieve it." "Work toward ideals." " It's one's duty to do so." " Yes, you're right." "But "absolute"..." "Doesn't that seem like a big word?" "Oh, that must be Søs." " Hello, Thomas." "Are you here?" " Hello." " Was it a good play?" " It's called "movie", Mother." "There's tea." "Come and sit down." "Yes, I think I'll go upstairs and read a while." " I guess you know why I came." " I didn't think I'd see you again." "I had a long talk with your father." "He..." "He reminded me how much we have in common." " You and my father?" " Can we speak seriously a moment?" "Why didn't you tell me about the child much earlier?" "That was wrong of me." "I'm sorry, Thomas." "Then we won't talk about it anymore." "It would be a shame if this didn't work out." " The two of us are too well-suited." " We're equally hopeless, you mean." "There's one thing I must make very clear." "The child must never be mentioned between us again   or to others, for that matter." "Welcome." "We haven't met before." "I'm Erik Nielsen." " Knud Aage Jespersen." " My wife will be back in a moment." "Thank you for inviting us." "Goodness!" "A bouquet from the lady's fragrant garden." "No, it's not from our own garden." " Please come in." " Thank you." "Let me find a vase." "See?" "She couldn't even help him unpack the furniture." "Poor man." "He's so busy all the time." "Look at the table." "No silverware." "I got a fantastic idea." "This is the row of houses." "We'll put it... there." "We'll put what there?" "The antenna mast." "They began work on the Gladsaxe transmitter today." " Am I going too fast?" " No, no..." "Yes, a bit." " And you're a school teacher?" " No, Knud Aage's a doctor." " We get the pictures right here." " Pictures?" "Television pictures." "Try and keep up a little." "We're having a television antenna in our neighbourhood?" "We'll get the picture before the others, all to ourselves." "Just a moment..." "Didn't they just move?" "What's happening here?" "We haven't touched anything." " The man is not well." " What do you mean?" "You mustn't leave." "The kitchen's a mess." "There's no sign of any dinner." "Where's his wife?" " What's with the saw?" " The furniture's going back." "If I saw the legs down, they can't take such long steps." " It's empty." " Try looking in my kitchen." "I'll go." "I have to check on the boys, anyway." " Hello, Ida." " Mother?" " Can we speak a few words?" " Yes, of course." "Come in." "I'll close the door." "We're watching television next door." " I'm really sorry about this." " Erik has been hospitalized." " What?" " Yesterday evening." "He..." "He wasn't feeling well." " What do you mean?" " Come here, Ida." "Sit down." " Erik's driven himself very hard." " He wants to do a good job." "I know, dear." "But when one doesn't sleep or eat  one can become very confused." " Where is he?" "I must go to him." " Yes, but not right now." "Erik needs peace and quiet." "It was somewhat violent, apparently." "Luckily, the neighbour was there." "He's a doctor." "He made the call, but Erik wouldn't go." "So they had to call for assistance." "What do you mean?" "What do you mean, "They had to call for assistance"?" "The police came." "The police?" "I should have stayed with him." "I should have helped him." "I should..." "I shouldn't have criticized him." "I should have helped him..." "Ida..." "It wouldn't have helped." "This..." "This has been lying beneath the surface for years." "This has been lying beneath the surface for years." "I realize that now." "Erik isn't so well, unfortunately." "But it's not your fault." "It's Henrik." "He's awake." " The time, Vera?" " We've plenty of time." " How do I look?" " You're very beautiful." "I can't see anything in this mirror!" "That was the consultant doctor." "Erik's not coming, after all." "I'm sorry to hear that." "If the doctors' assessment is that he isn't well enough to take part..." " We must respect that." " It's his sister's wedding." "Are you going to call it off  4 5 minutes before we have to be in the church?" "I feel just as bad about Erik's illness as you do." "You're very good at keeping it to yourself." " My son has been diagnosed..." " I won't hear that word." "No." "Pardon me." "Life goes on, and today our daughter is being married." "So I suggest that we be on our way." "It would be nice   if something went according to plan in this house, for once." "Excuse me." "May we?" "We'd like to take a picture." "Thanks so much." "If you take one here..." " And a smile..." " Thanks so much." "Congratulations to Miss Nielsen and the deputy manager, Skade-Poulsen." ""Deputy manager"?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "It was going to be a surprise." " When was that decided?" " I can't remember, Søs." "It was when you had your talk, wasn't it?" "He put his price up, so you made the dowry larger..." "You bought him!" "Let me tell you something:" "If I were you, I'd be very happy!" "Many young men would never accept what you have to offer them." "I don't want any more of that attitude." "Is that understood?" "Good!" "Let us go in." "Pretty boring affair." "Not one actor." "The age of wonders appears to be over for Miss Nielsen." " So, there you are." " Not now, Has." "I'm tired." ""Not now, Has." "I'm tired."" "You're some pal." "It could have been my story." "Now I had to read about it." "Extra meeting of Parliament." "The biggest tax increase since the war." "The Social Democrats' welfare plan strangled at birth." "Has, do you mind?" "I've been at work the last 18 hours." "You work all the time." "You'll end up like your section chief." "In twenty years the two of you will be trading stamps or bow ties." "Palle!" "You can't go on with such a boring life forever!" "Are you just about finished?" "There's nothing else you've forgotten to tell me, is there?" " Søs?" " May I come in?" "Yes, of course." " Hello, Søs." " Goodbye, Has." "I've done something terrible." "I ran out on my wedding." " It's not funny." " Pardon me." "Fifty-six guests at the Søllerød Inn." "I could already feel it this morning." "That it would go all wrong." "My poor father has lost the perfect son-in-law." "It's tough on him." " It would never work with us, Palle." " No." " How about Eva?" " She's found an auto mechanic." " She has?" " No." "But she will." " I'm horrible to live with." " Yes, I know." "I'm a rich girl." "And you're an incorrigible socialist." "Yes." " My father will kill us both." " We'll have to live with that." "She's only been home to fetch some clothes." "They have no idea where she's living." "And Thomas." "He quit working at Bella immediately." "That's not hard to understand, is it?" " Have you moved home again?" " Not yet." " I'm still living in Karen's flat." " You should stay there a while." " We're not talking about it right now." " It's best you stay there." "I'm so tired." "I had a dream before you came." "Do you remember our vacation?" "In my dream, we went swimming." "Then we came to an island where we were completely alone." "There was just you and me." "Everything was blue." "The water..." "The sky..." "Your eyes." "And then you took my hand." "And you said:" ""I love you."" "I think she's coming to offer her apologies." "I don't accept an apology under these conditions." "Couldn't you show a little charity?" " It doesn't have to be absolute." " I'm not in the mood for this." "Running out on her wedding?" "She could have refused a long time ago." "It can be hard to resist pressure from one's father." "Was their alliance my invention?" " Hello, Mother." " Hello, Søs." "Hello, Father." "Hello, Mr From." " Hello." " This is Palle." "But you've met before." "I'm sorry about what happened, Father." "But it couldn't have been otherwise." "Palle and I were married at city hall this afternoon." "And this is Margrethe." "Subtitles:" "Steve Schein Dansk Video Tekst" "Subtitles:" "Steve Schein Dansk Video Tekst"