"It's not the first time!" "I know." "You are going to Paris." "But the timing sucks." "There is a blanket and Germaine added some tea." "Why not a balaclava since you're at it?" "You would think I'm leaving for Tibet!" "Good bye, Mr. Naudin." "Good bye, Gustave." "Mr Fernand the fair will be at its busiest on Sunday." "If you were here..." "I told you I'd be gone for 48 h!" "You don't need me to line up 10 tractors!" "What?" "Make sure it does not break down!" "What does not break down?" "The tow-truck." "Oh!" "Mr Fernand." "(Fernand) "Louis has returned." "Your presence indispensible."" "Presence indispensible." "After 15 years of silence, that's a bit much." "15 years of banishment." "For him to return to Paris Something severe must have happened to him!" "He must be in some serious trouble!" "You're making us wait!" "The road, not too bad?" "Just enough!" "It's nice to see you again." "The Mexican was getting impatient." "It's not a joke?" "I would not have dared." "Still, it's a surprise." "It's not the end of of your surprises." "Come!" "It's Fernand." "Mr Fernand is here." "Let him in, Let him in." "Not a minute too soon." "I thought you'd never arrive or arrive too late." "You know, 900 km is not an afternoon stroll!" "Pleasure to see you again, old bandit." "Same here." "I was afraid to die amidst the monkeys without seeing a friendly face again." "Ah!" "It's mostly your face I was thinking about." "I've been meaning to go visit you." "You do not always get to do what you want." "And you?" "I didn't know the government brought you back." "Why did you come back?" "Thanks, doc, thanks for everything." "Henri ask them to come up." "Don't you think it's better..." "Don't interrupt!" "Otherwise we will run out of time." "Henri!" "Give the doctor 10,000 FF." "What is it, Louis?" "I came back to die here." "To be buried in the Pantin cemetery, with my parents." "The Americas, it's good to make some doe." "You can even live there but when it comes to leaving your bones behind there's only France." "I'm dying and I leave a daughter behind." "Patricia." "You must take care of her." "That's a good one!" "You knew her mother." "Sweet-lips Suzanne!" "I'd say you're more the one who knew her." "For the money, I'm leaving you more than enough." "My businesses run smoothly." "My attorney will fill you in." "It's like roulette" "For trouble 36 times your wager!" "No, listen, Louis." "Your kid, your businesses, it's all very nice." "But me too, I have my own businesses." "And they are legal ones." "It's only when all is well that friends are there for you." "I did not say that!" "No, no, you didn't say that, you didn't say that but you would abandon Patricia to the vultures." "Oh!" "Oh!" "My little angel..." "Your little angel!" "Your little angel!" "You're into honest business, you would not know." "There are evil men!" "The world is full of them." "They will rob her blind." "They will pluck her, they will take everything." "I got her raised in a Convent School." "English lessons, you know, the works." "She will finish on the street and it will be my fault." "It will be your fault!" "Stop it!" "I've known you for 20 years." "I've seen your circus a 100 times!" "About everything, cigarettes, drugs, women!" "Whining's your specialty!" "I saw you cry!" "Don't give me that crap!" "Yes!" "Don't you understand she's losing her father?" "That I'm about to die?" "You're capable of it!" "10 years you left." "Here you are." "I drop everything to come and see you." "Me, like an idiot..." "Come in!" "Listen Théo, you could have come up alone." "If her presence is giving you grief..." "Yes, in my house men talk, women beat it." "I wait for you downstairs." "See you soon." "Alright..." "I will be brief." "I have just handed over the business to Fernand." "He will be my successor." "You should have spoken to me about it." "I could have organised elections," "But I prefer to do it this way!" "Objections anybody?" "Because, me, I got nothing left to say." "Hum..." "I think everything is in order... no?" "Pascal!" "Pascal!" "Oh!" "Louis!" "Louis, Louis, fuck!" "Louis..." "Pascal!" "I won't hold you back any longer." "Louis, don't fuck around!" "I know what I'm talking about." "You want me... to open the window for you?" "Shit!" "You see..." "It's daylight already." "Yes, and from here... all you can see is the sky." "I don't give a damn about the sky!" "I'll be there shortly." "What I'm interested in... is the street." "Yes, they threw me straight from the plane into the ambulance." "I..." "I could see nothing." "Tell me, it must have... it must have changed a lot?" "I don't know, not that much." "Tell me anyway." "It's one of these mornings the way you like them the way we liked them!" "Ah!" "The girls are leaving the Lido, just like old times." "You remember, it's at this hour we used to score with them." "If I had been told this guy would die in his bed..." "China, 4th Century BC" "You're born." "You live." "You die." "Like everybody else." "Not necessarily." "I mean:" "You don't necessarily die in bed." "I'm exhausted." "Got anything to munch on?" "Sure." "Yours?" "Help yourself." "20 years ago, His odds would have been 100 to one killed by surprise." "But what saved him, is his psychology." "Not everybody is that gifted" "There's only one psychology:" "Shoot first." "Rather simple, but efficient." "The Mexican, he was top class" "In a 100 years, they'll still talk about him." "But lately he did not have all his faculties" "It's true, towards the end, He was affabulating." "He was like a child, he had whims..." "Thanks, Henri." "You spoke to him last." "Did you notice?" "Notice what?" "Did you take this handing over story seriously?" "I shouldn't have?" "Then, I was wrong." "There you go!" "Raoul, there was no need to get upset." "The man agrees." "Some would take advantage of the situation but we're not like that." "What can we do for you in return?" "Beat it." "I promised to look after the business." "I told you I was wrong!" "But wrong or not, I'm the boss." "There you have it." "Pascal!" "Yes." "Listen..." "We don't know you." "You are asking for sleepless nights migraines... nervous breakdowns" "I'm as strong as an ox." "I've been living in the countryside for 15 years." "I go to bed early, wake up at the crack of dawn." "There s trouble at Tomate's." "Some croupiers fear for the cash register." "Does that happen often?" "Never." "That can be dealt with amicably." "If you want to get back to your countryside, go have a look." "It's on your way." "Oh!" "The Volfonis!" "Don't worry." "The toad's venom does not prevent the caravan from moving on." "Ciao!" "Shall we go together?" "I don't know if you will like it." "I'll let you know." "Is he a fake mafia boss or a real retard?" "For me, it's nothing at all." "A simple phone call, and 10 mn later he doesn't exist anymore." "They look like 2 idiots but I would not get overconfident, they are specialists." "The Volfonis know the drill." "Where there were chips to be had, they were holding the rake." "How about the other?" "The vain one?" "Our friend Fritz?" "The clandestine distillery." "Amusing how people change." "Before, the Mexican would never recruit any queers." "Must be age." "Towards the end of his life he was reclassifying..." "If it's for charity that's something else." " This is Tomate's place." "I was expecting something more grand." "According to Tomate the gambler loves the gaming table." "What's around it, he doesn't care." "Doesn't even see it." "Take cover." "Under the trees, they could have." "There are no more specialists of infantry combat." "The spirit of the foot soldier is dead." "That's too bad." "Who's behind it?" "The Volfonis?" "Looks like their dirty methods." "Monsieur Fernand!" "I am of the opinion to play it cool." "In case we're still expected." "But... without ordering you around you could stay a bit behind." "During the Russian retreat the ones staying behind all got killed." "Are you responsible for this raucus?" "I apologize." "M. Fernand, the new boss." "I was not aware." "Now you are." "I am Tomate, the manager of this joint." "Hello!" "Nice to meet you." "What's all this shooting?" "Surely, nobody would dare shoot at you?" "Well, somebody dared." "Tomate!" "Yes." "Send Freddy around the back." "There's a car with 2 guys in it." "Needs cleaning." "Where are the others?" "What others?" "The ones who were making trouble." "Trouble?" "Here?" "I don't understand." "Neither do I." "You did not call?" "The night has been normal." "What's this mess all about?" "Henri's number?" "Balzac 44-05." "Henri cannot explain." "3 sudden deaths in less than half an hour." "The succession is starting rather abruptly..." "The Mexicain bought it under instalment plan, from a retired prosecutor." "After 3 months, a stupid accident!" "A steal!" "Welcome, Sir, my name is John." "Please." "He died 2 hours ago." "We should have been here earlier, we were delayed." "Some sort of disputes." "And then..." "Henri got killed." "The Volfonis?" "Ah!" "When the lion dies the jackals fight over the empire." "Let's not ask more from the Volfonis than from the sons of Charlemagne." "Ah!" "Maître Folace." "Notary public." "Hello." "Nice to meet you." "I wish it were in happier circumstances." "Your room is ready." "The Mexican called ahead." "You are too kind, thank you." "Would be good if everything can be settled within a day." "Were you a longtime friend of Louis?" "Forever." "Mademoiselle will be sad." "Taboo subject." "No faux-pas!" "The deceased requested it." "As far as Patricia is concerned, her dad's in perfect health on the Mexican plains where the postal service is scarce, hence his silence." "I must be leaving." "Maître Folace knows where to join me." "I'm living with my mother." "Thank you." "Pleased to see you." "Because I cannot handle the young one anymore." "I've known her for a long time." "I held her over the baptismal font." "A lovely ceremony." "She was already beautiful." "How about taking Mr Naudin's luggage up." " Yes, Sir!" "I'd like us to deal with the serious stuff." "We're not gonna worry about a kid's fancies!" "Me, I don't care." "It's your problem now." "What do you mean?" "You accepted to take care of her?" "Yup." "You will experience all that I did before!" "The visits to the school principal." "The notes to the teachers, the expulsions." "Mlle Patricia was expelled?" "From everywhere, my dear friend." "Mademoiselle never lasted more than 6 months." "Just enough time..." "to overstay her welcome." "I am glad that you are here!" "Not for long, cos it's gonna change quickly!" "She will have to study!" "Otherwise I send her to the trainers." "Off to boarding school waking up to the bugle." "No kidding!" "She has to be told!" "I'm going." "Where is she?" "She is sleeping." "Her party lasted until 3 AM." "Sir!" "He says that your room is ready." "Ok!" "Your Brit does not drink?" "You don't say!" "And he's no more british than us." "The Mexican recruited him." "Found him where?" "Here." "In front of his safe." "17 years ago." "Jean had broken through the Louis XV cupboard." "The Mexican surprised him." "He was attacking the safe with a blowtorch." "I can imagine." "He could not hand him over to the police nor pay the damages himself." "Jean stayed 3 months as a majordome to pay for it." "He then discovered a vocation, some style too." "And wisdom." "Free food and lodging, 2 suits a year." "He was spending his life in prison." "He chose freedom!" "Funny, I pictured you taller, more tanned." "But that's ok." "Are you really uncle Fernand?" "Euh... yes." "We can kiss." "That's customary." "Well, if that's customary, then!" "Lucky I just shaved." "Dad annouced your arrival." "When?" "In his last letter, a month ago." "Does that surprise you?" "Euh, no." "Oh!" "No." "There were 3 pages about you." "Your adventures..." "All that you did for him." "Heu..." "Tell me..." "I'd like a cup of tea bread, butter and eggs..." "You take care of this?" "Tea at 7 PM!" "Well My timing is slightly off." "Is that so!" "Oh!" "By the way It must have been something when you dragged him out of the river." "Whom?" "Well... dad!" "He told me in his letter:" ""Fernand got me from under the water."" "He forgot to tell me which river." "Be kind, I'm famished." "Go take care of my little snack." "You don't answer?" "How do you want me to remember?" "Over there, there's nothing but rivers, everywhere!" "Full of crocodiles." "Are you happy now?" "Let me finish washing up!" "Then we'll talk." "We need to have a talk." "Yes, uncle." "Serious matters." "Yes, uncle." "Can I call you uncle?" "Did you kill many?" "Crocodiles." "Over there, there's nothing but crocs everywhere!" "I'm gonna go take care of your tea." "Since firmness seems to do you good You I'll do well." "Money!" "Money that's not coming in." "For 2 months the Volfonis have not been paying." "Tomate is more than a month late and Théo..." "Is that a revolt?" "No, Sire." "A revolution." "Nobody pays." "They're gonna pocket my niece's money?" "Looks like it." "Did the Mexican know?" "No, no, certainly not." "He was a man to shoot indiscriminately." "And with the press had the daughter got wind of it, you can imagine." "Yes, and if we have to do some killing I I'll take care of it." "A tutor, it's not the same." "It gets guillotined just like a dad." "Who's asking you to intervene?" "We have Pascal." "Shall I ask him over?" "If I did not have to be back in Avignon in 2 days, I'd say no." "But I'm in a hurry." "It's not good to let debts go uncollected and allow staff to dream." "Dream?" "Do you dream in colours?" "Antoine Delafoy, the oldest and most loyal friend of Patricia's." "I know you and admire you." "Ah!" "Patricia talks about you often." "You are the gaucho, the legendary uncle." "She never spoke of you." "Ah!" "I will sing my own merits." "It's sometimes quite edifying." "I lay claim to some one-liners by Alphonse Allais and to adventures of famous men." "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Is he always like that?" "No, it's his irritating side." "He must talk." "Truth be told, he's shy." "You will love him when you know him better." "Because he's lovable?" "I don't seduce, I captivate." "Never mind, John." "I'll do it." "Thank you." "About the dreams in colour." "Borowsky attributes them to the phosphorus contained in fish." "I prefer Freud." "It's more fun." "What do you think?" "Nothing." "I do not dream in colours!" "I do not have time to dream!" "No water, that would be a crime." "It's 10 years of age." "Uncle's businesses keep him very busy." "Are you coming with us tomorrow night?" "Where to?" "He's asking where." "How funny!" "Frankie Mills plays at Pleyel concert hall Corelli, Chopin." "That's old school." "With Mills, it can become ferocious!" "Tiger-like!" "Everybody will be there." "Ok." "We are taking the provincial uncle to the circus." "Thank you for the thought." "But you will go without me." "Tomorrow, I'll be in Montauban." "And Miss Patricia will be studying." "Ok, Patricia?" "Yes, uncle." "You are right." "We must not rush her." "What's happening this time?" "Our friend will explain." "The Volfonis have organised a little get-together "meeting"-style, if you see what I mean." "They're talking behind your back." "Where did you hear that from?" "I cannot tell." "I promised." "It would be bad." "So?" "Well... 2 solutions." "Either we make the trip, or we ignore them." "Yes, of course." "A round of inspection cannot be harmful." "Well, We're gonna join them!" "Mr Fernand." "Is there a space for me?" "If the meeting becomes unruly, I have a calming presence." "Foie gras first or last?" "I'd rather have it tomorrow." "I'm going out." "Board meeting." "What?" "You are not dining with us?" "Jean will bring Champagne." "Thanks for the invite." "Bon appétit." "It's bull." "No, it comes from Strasbourg." "It's expensive." "I mean the board meeting!" "If you ask me, the uncle from the pampa is out womanizing." "You think so?" "We walked the streets for the Mexican." "I don't sell myself for his ghost." "Walking the streets, selling yourself." "Looks like you're looking for words that hurt." "They're just images." "Images, that amused me when I was young!" "Louis was not very social-minded." "He had a right-wing spirit." "Stop it!" "You would ask for a raise, he would whip his gun out." "But he brought security." "Living off crumbs, is that security?" "How much did he cost us in 15 years?" "Do you know how much?" "Tell them, Paul" " I can't bring myself to." "At 5,000 per month of rental..." "That's 60,000 a year, 900,000 in 15 years!" "And 300,000 per year of expenses!" "How much is that altogether?" "5 millions!" "You, same for the farm!" "Tell me it's not true." "I didn't say anything." "I won't give anything away." "I invite you to do it." "You invite, you invite..." "That's all very nice, but invitations..." "What's bothering you?" "The climate." "3 dead since yesterday." "If it's like Stalingrad." "Once is enough." "I'd rather keep my distances." "Am I the scapegoat?" "Say so straight away." ""Mr Raoul, you killed Henri." ""And the others." ""And the Mexican and the Archduke of Austria!"" "Hey, Léon, it's me, Pascal!" "I'm coming, who's with you?" "The notary." "You say that, but there are 3 of you." "I announce the assistants, not the boss." "I'm expecting orders from Raoul." "Les marins ont besoin de faire des phrases." "Allons!" "If you go along, I guarantee Fernand won't sue." "Leave it." "Good evening, Gentlemen..." "Madame." "I don't think I invited you." "You didn't have to, this is my place." "What are you organising?" "A synod?" "May I?" "I gathered them to decide what we do for the Mexican." "about the funeral." "If you re talking about the Mexican's funeral that's my business." "Henri's funerals these you can take care of." "Not again, I'm not assuming responsibility for the massacre." "We'll talk about this later." "We have other problems to deal with." "Business first." "Let's begin at the beginning." "Ladies first." "Mme Mado, I presume..." "Yes." "Dear Madame, Maître Folace has indicated certain problems in your management." "temporary, I'm sure..." "Kindly explain yourself." "Monsieur, there are 2 explanations:" "recession, and lack of personnel." "The customer does not ignore us, he is distracted." "The furtive one, for instance, is completely extinct!" "Furtive?" "The neighbourhood client who would pop by, : "Hello, goodbye!"" "Instead of coming after dinner, He stays in front of his TV to see whether he's a modern man." "And the Sunday lover!" "Also extinct." "Why?" "TV again?" "The car, Monsieur Fernand!" "The car!" "Ah!" "But tell me, you were talking about a shortage of personnel." "That's a disaster." "A good resident girl is rare." "Girls export themselves these days." "The African mirage is harmful." "One day, they'll swim all the way to Timbuctu!" "Alright, Thank you." "We shall talk about this again." "The apple juice guy?" "You must be talking about me?" "In your activity, business is not very good." "People still drink pastis, true of false?" "Less than before..." "French youth drinks sparkling water and the veterans drink mineral waters." "And above all there's whisky." "And your point is?" "Whisky is an absolute drama" "We put 2 chemists on it..." "I don't know this one, Is it a new model?" "Latest from Beretta." "For close combat." "To fire through your pocket in the train." "But you must have the use for it!" "Otherwise it's a waste of money." "You'll forget the price, quality remains." "Unorthodox weapon." "Where did you get it from?" "From Uncle Antonio." "Berthe's brother?" "Yes." "All this to say pastis is losing market share The customer becomes difficult to follow." "Everywhere's the same, me, if I were to talk about tractors..." "Yes, well..." "Still warm?" "Thanks." "Good!" "Now our turn!" "Gambling has never been so hot." "That's your opinion." "Accounting is more where the problem lies." "You are men of action." "I have fixed that." "Fixed!" "What if we disagree?" "Impossible." "I have adopted the simplest system." "Take a look." "We carry forward last year's figures." "Stop!" "Last year was a record year." "But you'll equal it this year." "You all seem to be in great shape, happy, dynamic." "He's poking fun." "I can't believe it." "Pascal!" "Yes, M. Fernand." "Organise collection within a week." "And if we don't pay, you have us shot!" "Eh, Monsieur Raoul!" "Well!" "All that's left is for me to thank you for your attention." "Madame." "Bastien, Kindly see the gentlemen out." "You, Raoul Volfoni, I must say you're a real one." "A real what?" "A real leader." "He doesn't know Raoul!" "He's gonna get a painful awakening." "I've been diplomatic cos you were around." "But that's over!" "I'm gonna work on him ferociously!" "He'll eat in my hand!" "He'll apologize!" "He'll stand at attention!" "I had forgotten ten percent penalty for late payment." "He dared hit me." "He does not realize." "Good evening." "This little party has made me feel 20 years younger" "M. Naudin kinda roughed up M. Volfoni senior." "Congratulations, sir." "What is that?" "Oh!" "The flute was gonna answer the string section!" "Uncle, that's just not done." "Please!" "What is it, uncle?" "Have you been annoyed?" "A bit." "Mr Delafoy, I'd like an explanation." "Wear your shoes!" "What must I explain?" "All this: romantic lighting, soft music." "On the Louis XVI armchair..." "The confusion is understandable." "The words are inadequate." "It's not Louis XVI?" "Louis XV." "You were not far off." "And Corelli does not do soft music." "For me, it is!" "And this is my home." "I like this, the theory is daring and very defensible." "Let's discuss music according to the location the elixir and the flask, content and container." "Patricia, my darling." "I would not like to appear old, or rude." "The Man of the pampa is rough but courteous." "But I must tell you." "Your Antoine drives me crazy." "Let's talk about me over dinner." "Go to your room." "Good night, Antoine!" "As for you, young man..." "I know the way." "Try to forget it!" "Uncle Fernand!" "Mr Fernand!" "Come on!" "Manners will improve, at the expense of affection." "Yes, we will like each other less." "You disappoint me!" "You were not very kind." "Your father would have acted the same way." "He does not like delinquents." "Antoine, a delinquent?" "He's a composer, a genius!" "A genius does not walk around barefoot." "What about Sagan?" "Good evening." "Have you lost your mind?" "You're nuts!" "In the middle of the night, through the garden?" "We did not want to wake up the whole house." "Mademoiselle could get worried." "At that age, one can imagine." "We needed to talk to you." "I've seen you before." "At the Volfoni's." "I was on the other side." "Sit down, I'm eating." " Now I'm really confused." "If two of us came, there's a reason." "Bastien is the son of my father's sister." "Like a direct cousin, so to speak." "You understand the complication?" "No, not yet." "Ah!" "Of course!" "You did not give my references." "1st hired gun for Volfoni!" "5 years of work, day and night never a hiccup." "Can you see the problem?" "Ordinary people would call this a dilemma." "We say:" "a matter of honour." "Between you and the Volfonis there's gonna be some bad weather." "If it turns into a thunderstorm Bastien and I, we'll be face to face with a gun in our hand." "Honesty commands to fire." "We could decimate our family!" "I see." "Drink?" "Never between meals." "That's the rule." "Health, sobriety." "Alcohool ruins the shooting hand." "I do not blame you." "Family problems command respect." "What do you suggest?" "Bastien resigned from M. Raoul." "Your resignation follows what?" "I cannot do less." "You must understand." "I understand." "Yes." "When protecting one's kid creates a staff crisis no need to understand, just pray." ""The old definition had served for Racine" ""Bossuet painted Dieu the way he should be..." ""...and Pascal painted him the way he is."" "Some composition..." "What?" "They only gave you 16/20!" "That's a bit much!" "I would have given you higher marks!" "You are kind." "No, Patricia, my child." "Wednesday, when I arrived the ship was sinking." "Telephone for you." "A call from Montauban." "The caller is a tad rough." "The farmer type." "Allô, yes..." "Yes, it's me." "I'm fine, I'm fine." "So?" "What?" "Yes." "Yes." "If I did not come back, it's because I could not." "Well, I don't know!" "One week, maybe two." "Just do the necessary!" "Everytime I'm not around, it's always the same!" "Always problems." "Handle it on your own!" "It's true!" ""Pascal painted him the way he is."" "I would have given Mademoiselle top marks." "Even with strict grading." "Thanks." "How much do we have?" "I don't know." "60,000." "Someone skimming off the top?" "It's even simpler." "The money that was supposed to come in did not come in." "Her education horse-riding, painting, music..." "it's adding up to a huge budget." "Our expenses are taking African proportions!" "Allô, yes." "Yes." "Yes..." "He is here." "One second." "Who is it?" "Well Raoul Volfoni." "Ah!" "At last!" "Allô." "So you finally understand, you are paying - rite?" "You are obsessed!" "I'm calling to warn you about the distillery." "You must deal with it." "It's your role, chief!" "None of your business." "You are unfair." "We help you and you're unhappy." "Raoul will fall into the trap?" "He will not resist the joy of announcing bad news to the other imbecile." "Surprising that the other brute has not called yet." "The impulsive ones call." "Others make the trip." "There you have it!" "Volfoni will be the scapegoat." "Are you happy now?" "Yes." "Here's one who's almost out now!" "Now it's only a matter of patience." "Within a month, the Volfonis and the Mexican's businesses will be:" "Théo, Tomate  Co." "Hide this." "The lipstick-stained cigarette butt would tip off Neanderthal." "Yes, yes!" "We're coming!" "Come on!" "Within 5 minutes..." "You get away!" "Get a move on!" "It's you, Mr. Fernand?" "You look surprised!" "Raoul Volfoni is ridiculous." "I told him to send a driver not to disturb you." "Now, I'm here!" "By the way, your joint's not easy to find." "Been driving around for one hour." "The police's been looking for 10 years." "They never found it!" "That's why I shall miss this place." "Why do you say that?" "Disenchantment." "You never have the blues?" "Not much, no." "You don't have the same reasons." "You, you won the war!" "Yes, but I'm not here tonight for the parade!" "So, what's happening?" "Well here's what happening!" "A full load ready to deliver!" "Pastis worth 60,000." "A client, waiting for it between 11 pm and midnight." "In Fontainebleau." "Well, we won't deliver." "Why?" "Our last driver just left for the Sahara desert In the oil business!" "Because of the bonuses and better insurance coverage." "Greed." "Freedom of spirit." "Replace him!" "Mr Fernand Clandestine transport does not just need qualifications but also honesty." "Contrary to regular business." "We pay cash." "In banknotes." "This could tempt a simple mind." "Deliver it yourself, then!" "I can't!" "What do you mean?" "It's night-time in the middle of the road, an armed uniformed man, yells "Stop!"." "What do you do?" "I stop." "I'm not gonna run him over!" "That's why you still have your driving licence." "I don't." "The papers are in order?" "All is in order." "But you don't mean..." "For 60,000, I would mean anything!" "I've driven tractors." "And even a Patton tank!" "Not my favourite brand." "Right." "Where do I deliver?" "Fontainebleau's big!" "You know the pyramid?" "There will be a Cadillac stopped at the Melun crossroads." "You..." "He should have come through by now!" "I hope he did not run into a roadblock." "That would be the pits!" "He's not maintaining his average, that's all." "With these arrogant guys It's always the same." "Me, me, me!" "When it comes to action, nobody's there." "There he is." "He's gonna regret his Patton tank." "What are you waiting about?" "Whack him!" "It's ok, let's go!" "I'm ok, I'm ok, I'm ok!" "Little brother, the world is moving towards centralization." "And Tomate?" "If he must be fired, he will be fired." "I only know one law, the law of the jungle." "You're making this a habit!" "Are you nuts?" "You're on a slippery slope." "You are getting further into debt!" "30,000 for the truck and 60 for the booze." "What are you talking about?" "Again!" "Tonight, I don't feel like chit-chatting." "Everything irritates me!" "Ok, Ok." "You're a 50 pct partner rite?" "Euh... of course." "Then, go open the door." "Dear boy, I think we are a tad late." "Are you a friend of Pat or Antoine?" "I'm wondering if he fucks her." "Who fucks whom?" "Antoine..." "Patricia." "Jean!" "One second, Monsieur." "The family circle widens." "Again." "You drink too much." "Pour me another one." "Ok." "Where is Patricia?" "And Maître Folace?" "In the kitchen." "At least, he helps." "I'm hiding, it's unpleasant." "Uncle Fernand!" "There you are!" ""Snacking by the fireplace"?" "Will you please explain!" "Where are you coming from?" "Friends' place." "Ex-paratroopers?" "Did you talk about old times?" "Did you play with flame-throwers?" "Dry or with water?" "Amazing how I feel at home right now!" "You allowed me to invite some of my friends." "They all come from very good families." "The one who offered you scotch." "His name is Jacques Letellier, the son of the rear-Admiral." "You want me to do well in my exams?" "Then, be logical." "A-levels without connections, It's the cart without the horse." "The joint without the mortise." "A niece without uncle." "Nothing!" "You never thought about this?" "Are you finished?" "Just between the 2 of us, what are you thinking of?" "Montauban." "One should never leave it!" "Lovely evening, isn't it?" "How much is that gonna cost?" "2,000 FF!" "Some spend, some collect!" "What do you think about this?" "Hey?" "Some more anchovy sandwiches!" "Here's the money you're owed plus penalties!" "The Volfonis tried to have me killed, Maître!" "It's not their style." "Means they changed style." "When it changes, don't let it bother you." "Would they dare come here?" "Idiots would dare anything." "That's how you can tell that they are..." "Is that the right place?" "I never make mistakes!" "Never!" "Scotch?" "Nothing!" "If they spend our doe, there'll be trouble." "Excuse me, my good man?" "Monsieur?" "Is your boss here?" "Who?" "M. Fernand Naudin." "Fernand, the pest!" "The dishonest one!" "That's his name!" "Follow-me!" "You bet!" "Come on!" "Would you please come in..." "Hands on the table!" "We have the firepower of a dreadnaught!" "Kindly leave these with me!" "What?" "Children!" "No more sandwiches!" "Uncle, if your friends want to dance..." "Move it, gentlemen!" "Somebody could come in, they could get ideas..." "We barely avoided an incident." "What I should do, in principle..." "It's a bit soon isn't it?" "This step was not necessary." "In the end, these days Men of action leave the stage to the diplomats." "We live in the era of round tables and 'détente'." "What do you think?" "I don't say no." "We're not here to butter sandwiches!" "Why not?" "Housework is not without a certain distinction." "Especially when they lead to fruitful negotiations." "Thanks." "Maître Folace kindly hide these grounds for disagreement." "Oh!" "Mr. Fernand!" "I'm an experienced man." "Talking about manual labour what you were saying is an excellent observation." "It remains an excellent foundation." "You're right." "If we did more odd jobs ourselves, we'd get in less trouble." "Indeed." " Jean!" "Where's Jean?" "What do you need from her?" "No more ice!" "No more scotch either!" "Give her fruit juice..." "Non, scotch!" "Your fruit juice, you can stick it..." "Come on, Mademoiselle!" "He said there's no more scotch." "Go buy some!" "With this!" "Hands off the cash, bitch!" "Alcohol at such a young age!" "It's a shame!" "We, on the other hand, are adults!" "What say you we get ourselves a drink?" "Well, the fact remains..." "Maître Folace..." "Yes?" "The run off the mill stuff has been hijacked by the kids." "Shall we try the adventurous stuff?" "Won't make us feel any younger." "We're saved!" "Saved!" "Remains to be seen!" "You've unearthed the sulphuric acid?" "Why do you say that?" "Hey!" "It looks honest!" "Without being outright dishonest it does look strange." "It dates back to the times of the Mexican." "The good old days!" "We had to stop production." "Clients were becoming blind." "There were problems." "Let's go!" "Ah!" "I must admit!" "It's brutal!" "You're right, it's a strange one!" "A Polish woman used to have it for breakfast." "Must admit it's a man's drink." "You know what this reminds me of?" "The strange stuff we used to drink in a bar at Biên Hoa near Saigon." "Red blinds and the lady boss:" "a lovely blond!" "What was her name?" "Lulu from Nantes." "You knew her?" "It's got an apple taste." "It does contain apples." "Lucien the Horse got done in outside her joint." "Who did it?" "What?" "I'm losing my head." "Teddy of Montreal a nutcase who only worked with dynamite." "Those were the days." "Are you sulking?" "Sulk?" "Me?" "You must be joking." "I'm tired of clandestine love." "Phone kissing even twice a day, it's sweet but I am a man!" "And all this because of your uncle!" "Looks like you're all afraid of him!" "I'm gonna talk to him." "About what?" "I'm gonna talk to him about our wedding." "About you, me us!" "Repeat what you just said." "About you..." "About me..." "No, no." "Just the beginning, that was the best." "OK, ok." "I'm not saying that towards the end Jo-the-shakes had not slowed down." "But during the dreadful years under the Germans, he was killing left, right and centre." "He decimated and entire Panzerdivision" "He was into tanks?" "No, lemonade." "Listen!" "I'm losing my head!" "Jo had his fabrication secrets." "Where's the john?" "End of the corridor, take a right." "Eh!" "Eh!" "Eh!" "Eh!" "50 kg of potatoes 1 bag of wood chips." "He'd make 25 litres of 3-star moonshine with his still!" "Jo." "A real magician!" "That's why I take it upon myself to discipline ...certain disrespectful people who should shut the fuck up." "Ah!" "Hum!" "You know..." "There's not just apple." "There's something else..." "Beetroot maybe?" "Right!" "There's some of that." "What do they teach you in school, darling?" "Pretty girls know too much these days!" "Here's how I see your future." "Would you like to know?" "No, no, no." "I shall tell you anyway." "I see an international career, travels..." "Egypt, for instance." "That's unusual." "And the good part is that an artist gets top class treatment over there." " Patricia!" "Are you looking for something?" "No, he was inviting me to Egypt." "What?" "I was saying Egypt, but..." "I could have said..." "Lebanon!" "Monsieur owns a travel agency?" "No, he's into prostitution." "Rather common." "Let's go!" "I would not mind eating something more substantial." "I beg your pardon!" "Your niece is going out with a jealous man." "We were just talking." "Me, you know me, the reserved type" "All smoothness." "And this little shit came looking for trouble!" "Don't be rude!" "Antoine?" "Monsieur Antoine!" "If he doesn't walk through the doors He'll be thrown right through them!" "I would not be surprised to find out that we are about to close." "Yes, everybody!" "Parasites!" "We are from good French families!" "They're no ragheads!" "Alcohol breeds excess familiarity." "Who drank?" "Oh!" "Apple juice!" "I will teach you tact!" "I'll kick your ass until you learn!" "Out, it's closing time!" "Go!" "Go, Go!" "Come on, we're closing!" "Oh!" "Go, go!" "We're closing!" "Go!" "This way out!" "Out!" "Take your hand off her!" "Go!" "Go, go!" "Come on, come on!" "Everyone go to bed!" "Off you go!" "Well..." "What were we talking about?" "Our younger days." "Eh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "What are you doing here?" "I must tell you Melle Patricia did not go to school." "What?" "Patricia is not in class." "The school called." "She's gonna go to school!" "Straight away!" "Is she gone?" "Impossible!" "Just like her mother." "I don't see the connection?" "Her mother had this habit of always running away." "Suzanne was raised in the gutter." "At 16, she was top girl at Mme Reine's." "No connection." "We could alert the police." "The Mexican would turn in his grave." "Call the fuzz!" "Sometimes, you're really off your rocker!" "Jean!" "Monsieur?" "Did you see the girl?" "As usual, at 8 am." "Did you notice anything?" "Yes, luggage." "What?" "But but..." "You tell me this now!" "I can't believe it!" "The kid goes to school with her luggage you find that normal?" "Go on boy or he'll break your dirty face!" "Great help!" "Thank you, gentlemen." "Ah!" "Yes!" "What's that?" "The number for the cab that she took." "Yes, Sir." "Over there?" "Yes, I carried her luggage." "3rd house." "She's crazy!" "We always say that when they leave us." "Wait, give me 5 minutes." "Call another cab!" "I don't want to be the bad guy." "Spilling the beans is not a nice thing to do." "6,50." "In this job, breakups reunions, it's best not to get involved." "One of my colleagues, specializing in transporting men cheated upon got himself riddled with bullets, in broad daylight by a clumsy woman." "Keep the change!" "Thank you." "Hey!" "Don't be too hard on her." "Goddamit!" "Where can we find any peace?" "In Greenland?" "I was about to reach the perfect disharmony!" "Can you believe it!" "Spherical music." "How to make you understand, you primitive man!" "May I?" "Ah!" "No!" "When you'll be finished playing with your cleaning appliances..." "Ah!" "I was expecting that one!" "Appliances!" "The irony of the primate!" "First degree humour." "The bourgeois sarcasm!" "You know bulldozers tractors but your opinions on art you can use them as suppositories!" "Children suppositories, even!" "After throwing me out, I don't quite understand..." "Where is Patricia?" "...why are you here!" "Where is Patricia?" "!" " Here, uncle!" "Good morning!" "But..." "Patricia... what are you doing here?" "What's the meaning of all this?" "You see, I'm cooking stew, bain-marie, ragout." "I'm giving Antoine serenity for our future." "What?" "Logical, isn't it?" "If he is to spend his life with me..." "Spend his life?" "You must have lunch with us!" "Darling!" "Go down to the Italian store!" "Bordeaux or Burgundy?" "We'll have both." "What's wrong?" "Nothing, I'm going crazy, that's all." "My dinner's burning!" "You can come in, you know!" "Listen, Patricia." "Why did you leave like that?" "We were worried sick!" "Why did you throw Antoine out?" "You want my opinion?" "Taste this." "Lacks character." "No, I was talking about your Antoine!" ""My Antoine", You are right!" "We're getting married!" "Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves here!" "Do you love him?" "Enough to marry him?" "Too much." "It's a waste." "This story deserved a tragic liaison something Spanish, Russian!" "Come on!" "Have a scotch!" "You'll forget yesterday's drinks." "I didn't drink anything yesterday." "Not this!" "You were walking up and down the whole of last night!" "You ran a bath twice." "Nerves..." "Tell me..." "You're not coming back too late?" "We wouldn't want the future in-laws ...to think we live in sin!" "Your Antoine, putting on airs..." "I'm sure he does have a family like everybody else!" "I'm a survivor from a family shaken by colonial wars divorces and accidents:" "Dad!" "Adolphe-Amédée Delafoy aka "the President"." "He collects clocks, traffic fines sentimental disappointments and all medals Except the rescuer medal." "Nice medal but difficult to get if you're not from Britanny." "A strange man." "A father." "He shares your passion for art." "Counsel from Puvis de Chavanne..." "Never heard of it." "He has." "Apart from that, an honest man." "With a taste for morality, chambermaids religion and director's fees." "You know what?" "He became vice-president of the International Monetary Fund!" "Oh!" "What are you thinking about?" "IMF..." "Not bad, you know..." "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday, Fernand!" "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday, uncle!" "Happy birthday, my dear man." "Good day and happiness, sir." "Health and Wealth." "You are too kind." "This was brought in earlier on." "Sender:" ""Volfoni Brothers"." "Even though we kissed and made up I'm touched." "Such a delicate gesture!" "It's a clock!" "Listen!" "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday!" "There he goes." "Did you see that?" "Right when we're having peace!" "He sings and then bam!" "He's nuts!" "And the crazy ones, I cure them!" "I'll write him a prescription." "A severe one!" "I'll show him!" "He'll be scattered in small pieces..." "When it becomes too much, I dynamite." "I scatter!" "I punch holes!" "We shouldn't have come." "Shut up!" "Go check if he's sleeping." "Is the big oaf asleep?" "He will sleep better that way!" "He will be listening to the angels, our friend from Montauban." "Gonna send him back to the headoffice last stop for the conceited." "Asshole!" "Asshole!" "Well..." "Asshole!" " "Enigma in the affair of the burning lorry." ""Among the pastis bottles transported by the bootleggers," ""...some contained gazoline."" "Burns better." "Indeed." "But Mr Fernand for the Volfonis, that's not good." "It's above all unjust." "That's a nice one!" "They shoot me!" "They kill Henri!" "Actually they did not." "Euh..." "Go ahead!" "Explain!" "If the Volfonis had you and Henri killed who would carry it out?" "Me." "Hired gun number one!" "And it was not me." "Tell me something Théo, our German friend." "How would you assess him?" "Can't be trusted." "Can you pass on a message?" "If the Volfonis are not involved, yes." "Presented that way, sounds interesting." "Well you can go see Théo at his retreat." "He must feel like talking to someone speak out." "He knows you guys well he might confide in you." "He would not keep any secrets from you." "I don't think so." "That would be outright teasing." "We dropped by the distillery." "Théo wasn't there." "We saw Tomate." "Strange, no?" "* Was he there?" "He told us what he was doing there." " Poor Tomate." "I didn't think he'd leave us that early." "One less for us to handle." "Are you happy?" "If Tomate is dead, means the other one understood and our turn will soon come." "But now, we have law on our side." "Law?" "Self-defense." "With me, no quarters given." "My dear, we have visitors." "So much for surprise." "Their turn!" "Oh!" "Shit!" "I do not ask if you know how to open them." "I do not ask if Monsieur knows how to use it." "You were expecting someone?" "No." "Could it be a trick?" "Would you kindly announce me to Mr Naudin, please?" "Who may I announce?" "Who may I announce, Monsieur?" "What?" "Speak up!" "Who may I announce?" "Ah!" "President Delafoy." "Antoine Delafoy's father." "President Delafoy!" "Since you're not doing it, I'll announce myself." "President Delafoy." "I am absolutely delighted to make your acquaintance." "I see you're not messing about." "I like that." "I love action, initiative." "When I was young, I used to play hockey." "Good heavens!" "Late 18th century" "By Ferdinand Berthoud!" "Pest!" "Oh!" "Unless my daughter-in-law is attached to it I wouldn't mind trading it in for something else." "What?" "Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself." "Well Monsieur I have the privilege of asking for your niece's hand for my son, Antoine." "Ah!" "This 'Yes' comes from the heart." "I expected nothing less." "Well, well... you see!" "This house is ravishing." "All this greenery..." "The calm..." "Monsieur." "You see, nothing can beat these family homes with these attics where we played when we were kids." "I think I heard something..." "Yes, it's..." "It's the gardener, killing moles!" "James!" "Monsieur." "Tell him to make less noise." "I will try to make him understand." "Did you inherit this?" "A family heirloom?" "Did you find it in Paris?" "You're killing me!" "What?" "This." "Oh, but..." "What is that?" "Termites." "What?" "Termites - they eat everything!" "The problem with these old homes..." "Oh!" "Pests!" "The horrible ones!" "Split up, they're no fun." "I'm not interested in their Siamese twin act." "Must admit god is not on our side." "But at least we didn't take the hardware out for nothing." "I'm not saying it isn't unfair." "I'm telling you makes one feel better." " Ah!" "Perfect!" "Absolutely perfect!" "A dinner jacket is difficult to wear." "But it looks real good on Monsieur." "You have the body of a diplomat." "Very nice!" "Send your bill as soon as possible." "I'm going back to the countryside the day after tomorrow." "Don't move!" "Thank you." "Uncle, it's fabulous." "I did not know we had so many friends." "More than you think." "Mademoiselle!" "You seem relaxed, happy." "You can say that again." "My mission as a tutor is over." "As for the businesses that constitute Patricia's dowry, ...your father will take over." "They are a tad... peculiar." "With a vice-president of the IMF in charge everything will be fine." "Especially with dad." "He does not understand the present, the future..." "Does not understand France, Europe." "But he would understand anything about money." "Is it for real?" "Mr Fernand!" "Old Paris." "Ah!" " Mr Fernand!" "Mr Fernand!" "What?" "New developments." "Théo is at the distillery with the others." "What?" "They are moving." "They're about to run away." "Are you there?" "Jean!" "Bravo!" "Bastien is standing guard." "Shhh!" "We thought we'd leave Théo for you to handle." "We've known bosses who would take offense otherwise." "Well..." "Tell Patricia I have an errand to run." "I'll catch up in church." "I suggest you don't go empty-handed." "Have you ever seen me leave without the necessary?" "Days like this, you're not yourself." "Ok!" "Let's go!" "No, you..." "Come on, quick!" "I saw 3, there may be more." "Mr Fernand, Do we wait for them to come out?" "Siege or assault?" "I have no time to wait." "Come on, let's go!" "Right!" "They are coming." "Here they are." " What is this?" "this?" "In case you must fire in full auto." "If they all come out at the same time, tatata... hop!" "Resistance habits die hard!" "Stop these children games!" "Are we done?" "I'm in a hurry!" "Pascal, eh!" "There it is!" "Ah!" "Ouh!" "Boss..." "Oh!" "Shit!" "With the jacket, it will be fine." "You ok?" "Yes, ok." "Close one!"