"Morning, Michel." "Morning." "Everything all right?" " Everything fine, Guido." "See?" "I missed the pot-hole." "There is no pot-hole anymore." " Did they fix it?" "Did you break your old ones?" " What?" "Your glasses." "Is that why you bought a new pair?" "It's my new look." " Ah, your new look." "Marianne says they make me look stronger." "More authority, more austere, she says." "What do you think?" "I prefer the old ones." " So do I, Michel." "So do I." "But I didn't look as austere." "Episode 4:" "Vandam Plastic" "Sorry, Michel, I..." "I have to greet everybody." "A good morning to you, Mr Drets." " Good morning, Frankie." "Frankie, tell Guido you think he looks more austere this morning." "More austere?" " Yes." "Frankie." " Guido." "Wow." " What's the matter?" "You look so austere today." "Think so?" " There's something different." "New glasses, Frankie." "See what a difference it makes?" "And be nice to Alain today." "That's a test." "New glasses and all that." "Michel, he doesn't look very austere to me." "I know but I'm glad he thinks he does." "Do you understand?" "Block number 10." "That's a bit further on." "This really turned out nice for you." "Is all this Cynalco?" " Most of it is." "Damn, Alain." "I don't feel like working." "The weather's too nice." "Liesje, you have to empty your head." "That works." " I know, Free." "Stop." "Pull over, dad." "Yes, here." "I see two of my colleagues standing there." "It's less..." "Are you ashamed of your dad?" " No, dad." "But you see..." "Is there a girl among them?" " One of them is." "Get out of the car." "Cheers, dad." "Wait, I need my briefcase." "Isn't that Alain?" " Why is he getting out over there?" "Dad... dad!" "Look out." " Dad... dad..." "Alain, are you alright?" " I got stuck." "There." "See?" "What are you doing?" " It was my coat." "Did you hurt yourself?" " I didn't." "But your car did." "As long as he can laugh he's alright." "Aren't you, my boy?" " Yes, dad." "Yes, this is my dad." "Free and Lies." " Dré Vandam, Vandam Plastic." "Alain, are you okay?" " It's silly but yes..." "Do you work together?" "The same department but another desk." "He loves working here." " That's nice." "'Dad... ' I think he's ashamed about his old dad." "Well, yes..." " Why should you be?" "I think it's nice that he drives you." "He doesn't want me to come inside." "Come on then." " I'll be right with you." "But... wait..." "Come on..." "Drets." " Sammy speaking." "Is Alain in?" "No." " Then I must have called too early." "I'm not at work." "Do you want to know where I am?" "No." " I'll phone back later." "Fine." "Who was that?" " Sammy." "Who's that?" " He works here." "A beard..." "That's Michel." "Dré Vandam, Vandam Plastic." "I'm Alain's father." " Dad wanted to say hello." "A head of curls, that's Frankie." "Dré Vandam, Vandam Plastic." "Hello." " What's up?" "Alain is always going on about you..." "Now I can put a face to those names." "Is that where you sit?" " Yes, it's..." "What's that?" " That's Frankie's doing." "Is that what they call you?" "I'd rather not..." " Impossible." "I used to teach in my younger years." "Do you know how they called me?" "'The Fart'." "And now, after all those years, you call Alain 'Farthole'." "It's like the apple and the tree:" "Fart and Farthole." "Yes, dad." "We have to go to work now." "I'll just hop in and say hello to Mr Pallemans." "Dad, no, don't..." "That's my dad." "He'll soon be gone." "Is it Family Day today?" "Why not bring your grandmother?" "No, Frankie." "Dad will soon be gone." "Alain loves working here." " In spite of..." "I mean... that's nice." "I have enormous respect for you, sir." "For me?" "It's not easy managing such a team." " No, it's not easy at all." "One has to make choices." "Give... and take." " Yes, I imagine so." "One has to be sure of oneself." "Yes, one doesn't take this job if one doesn't know what one wants." "Would you like some coffee?" " That's very kind." "I'll go and..." "No, Alain can get some." " I'll nip out and..." "No, Mr Pallemans." "Alain loves doing such things." "You insult me, sir." "Calm down, Dré." "Calm down." "Alain, could you bring me two cups of coffee?" "If you want him to leave then tell him so." " No, I'm enjoying it." "Two cups of coffee?" " So we have to serve you today?" "Get on with your work." " What?" "Don't get any ideas with your new glasses." "Do you want me to throw him out?" " What?" "Dad Farthole." "Is he annoying you?" " No." "Come on, Frankie, calm down." "Alain, is your dad still here?" " Yes." "He's in Guido's office." "Yes, he's very enthusiastic." "But he'll soon be gone." "He'll take off in a bit." "He's been in there for 15 minutes." "I'm sorry." "Once dad gets started, you can't stop him." "One has to apply for family visits." " But not our Farthole." "Don't you mind them watching you?" " It can be really annoying." "When I'm busy I sometimes look up and I see Michel watching me." "And then I ask myself:" "How long has he been watching me?" "Why don't you hang up some blinds?" "Something you can shut." "I might do that." "We can take care of that." " Who we?" "Vandam Plastic, my brother's business." "I'll take care of it." "47 inches..." " Dré, it's..." "I can fix it by this afternoon." "I'll call him." "Silly me, he's in a meeting." "I'll talk to him later." " Dré, just let it be." "Dad..." "What is he doing?" " I'm going in, Michel." "Frankie, wait." "What was he doing there?" " How do I know?" "One more minute and I'll throw him out." "Good morning, Alain." "Is everything all right?" "Yes." "You can open and close them with a remote control." "Calm down, Dré." "I think you're moving too fast." "I can't decide that on my own." " But this is your office." "I have to ask first." " Whom do you have to ask?" "Mrs Fartole, for example." "No." " What?" "It's..." "Hello, Lydia." "Hi, Guido." "Are you Alain's dad?" " Dré Vandam, Vandam Plastic." "This is Lydia, Dré." " Hello, Lydia." "I would prefer it if you used my surname when introducing me." "But..." " Lydia Fartole." "Ah, so you are Mrs Fartole." "I'm glad to meet you." "Thanks for taking on Alain." " No problem at all." "Mr Pallemans, this might be an opportunity to ask Mrs Fartole..." "To ask me what?" "He doesn't like them watching him." " Doesn't like, doesn't like..." "I didn't know that." " It's no problem." "You didn't tell me." "I told you to tell me these things straight away." "And that's why I suggested the blinds." "What?" " Shades." "He can still leave them open." " That's a good idea." "I'll even install them for free." "Not that I want to favour Alain..." "No." "But in the future I want him to talk it over with me first." "If it's a success, I could install more." "Not too fast, Mr Vandam." "Let's first see if you can help Guido." "Calm down, Dré." "Be happy with what you've got, Dré." "My family has never been here." "It's only for this once." " That's once too often." "Michel's wife has been here." "Never inside." "And don't you dare mention my wife." "Good luck and thanks." "Thank you." "Dad, what have doing there?" " Business, Alain." "What do you mean, business?" " That's between Mr Pallemans and me." "Look, it's Gilbert." "Take care guys." "See you later." "Later?" " Is he coming back?" "I don't know." " What's going on?" "What kind of business does the Fart run?" "Dré Vandam Plastic." "What does he sell?" "Industrial blinds." "I don't see what kind of business he was talking..." "If it annoys you you should tell me." "But blinds, Lydia..." "I can already hear them:" "'He wants to be alone.'" "'Are you better than we are?" "'" " No." "Do you want to be alone?" "Are you better than we are?" " No." "One thing led to another and then it was too late." "Come on..." " I don't have to close them." "Then why did you do it?" "It's daddy Farthole's idea." "He wants to break us up." "Don't dramatize it." "Is Alain in?" " No, he isn't." "You let him walk all over you." "And now you'll be left with blinds that probably don't work." "So you want the shades, do you?" "It's noted." "And now I'd like to get on with my work." "Yes, Michel." "No problem." "Frankie, you don't have to do that." "I don't have to but it's the done thing." "Frankie, stop it." " It's not funny, is it?" "If everybody hides it isn't any fun anymore, is it?" "I talked to dad and he says Guido asked for those blinds." "Guido doesn't know what he wants." "Are you joining us for lunch?" " Yes." "No, I can't come." "They're bringing those blinds." " So you're not coming." "He's not coming." " I thought so." "Come on." "Alain, come and give me a hand." " I'll be right there." "At last." "This is Sammy." "Are you all right?" "Sammy, I really have no time for this." "Call back later." "It's as easy as falling off a log." "Closed." "Open." "It's too big, Dré." " It's not too big." "Go on, try it." " Where?" "There." " Here?" "It works real nice, dad." " No doubt about it." "I'll go and have a bite or else I'm going to faint." "See you." "I'm off too." "I'm glad I was able to help you." "And you know..." "If someone else wants blinds, you only have to call me." "Yes, Dré, of course." "Just for once say 'no', Guido." "Alain Vandam's extension." " Guido, Sammy speaking." "Is Alain in?" " No, he's out for lunch." "Shouldn't he be back by now?" "Sammy, try and enjoy your day off..." "Guido, what's wrong?" "Hello?" " Go away." "Damn, damn, damn, damn!" "Vandam." "And you helped him." " Dad asked me to." "It's so obvious." "You'll have to try harder if you want to break up Guido and us." "But I don't want to." "I would keep away from him today if I were you." "But Michel..." "Guys..." "But then no one can see we put it there." "They don't have to." " That's ungrateful." "I want you to come back and take your name off those blinds." "I might not be a manager and" "I might not be a good businessman, but I've got feelings too." "Call me back when you've calmed down a bit." "Oh my God..." "Is that it?" "Don't touch that, Frankie." " It's way too big." "Of course." "These things are big." " Come on, close the blinds." "Is that the remote control?" "We can have a look, can't we?" " Careful." "I decide whether I leave them open or not." "We're quarrelling already." " This isn't a row." "My father has never been here." " What's that got to do with it?" "Guido, some people can do whatever they like here." "And I can tell you that it's starting to piss me off." "He's gonna explode real soon." " He's exaggerating." "And you're not?" "And then he asks me if I would like a drink." "I told him how I felt about my divorce and that I wasn't sure if I could trust men anymore." "And the he looks at me..." "And do you know what he asks?" "He asks me if I'm not tired." " Tired?" "Yes." "From spooking around in his head all evening." "That's embarrassing, isn't it?" "I was knocked off my feet." "It's been a very long time since anyone said anything nice to me." "What did you do?" "We talked, Free." "We talked a lot." "Would you please go to our homepage?" "Click on 'news'." "You'll see an interview with Alain." "Go ahead and read it." "Hello, Alain." " Mrs Fartole." "I've got a surprise for you." "You're on our website." "Go to our website at..." "It's the interview about your pin." "I've got a fat nose." " That's the lens." "I've had very good feedback." " My God..." "On the website." "Well, what do you think?" "Aren't you proud of Alain?" "I've been here for 4 years." "Sorry?" " Nothing." "Congratulations." " I'll tell Guido." "I'm on the website." "Well done." " Thanks, Free." "Alain 'the pin' Vandam." "I didn't say that." "It was the reporter's idea." "I'm really fed up with it." "He's the only one who counts here." " Not true." "Close them." "No, Lydia." "I prefer them to stay open." "Come on, let me see." " It's that it's..." "What was that about?" "Open them." "Close them, they're looking." "I don't need this." " I didn't know." "No you didn't." "You're pathetic." " No, Frankie, really..." "I'm sorry, Michel, but I'm not staying here." "What are you doing?" "Frankie." "I'm gonna sit here at Sammy's desk." "With your name on it." "Stupid clod." " I didn't know." "It's dad's doing." "Dad's doing?" " This is turning out badly." "It's turning out very badly." "Call 'dad' and tell him to come back." "I'll do it right now." "He's gone too far." "Vandam Plastic..." "I'll come and work here a bit." "I won't bother you at all." "They've put Alain on our website." " I know." "No, no... but..." "Dad, please don't be stubborn." "Dad?" "What?" " He hung up." "It seems Guido was rude to him." "He has to apologize first." "My dad is a proud man." " Come on, boy..." "Is this Alain 'the pin' Vandam?" "You're on our website." "Sammy, not now." "Alain, I've had a phone call from Mr Nalaerts." "He really likes the story about your pin." "They might translate it and send it to America." "Well, I'm thinking out loud now." "Okay, see you later." "Where is he?" "At Sammy's desk." "He's angry, with good reason." "Guido, I didn't know..." " Alain, shut up." "Call your dad and tell him to come back." "There's one little problem." "My sincerest apologies, Dré." "I don't ask for much, I just want some respect, Mr Pallemans." "Yes, I understand." "Listen, I've had a meeting with Mrs Fartole." "That name..." "We can't have that." " Can't have that?" "It's a conflict of interests." "It wouldn't be good for Alain." "I didn't know that." "You couldn't know." "It's a rule in our company." "I should have thought about that." "They are really nice, you know, but it's against the rules." "I understand." "I'll go back to our workshop and have those blinds replaced within the hour." "Dré, I thought we could take them..." "You're such a liar, Guido." "Very well..." "Frankie." "What are you doing here?" "Your friend is at the other desk." " Cut it out, Frankie." "'You're jealous, Frankie.' You know what?" "Put Farthole in my chair, close your blinds with his name on and let him read his interview whilst you sip coffee with his dad in your office." "Frankie, this..." " I have spoken." "What are you doing?" " I haven't touched it." "Where's the remote control?" " Here." "There you are." "It's junk." " Vandam." "Come..." "Outside." "Vandam Plastic." "My God..." " Where's Alain?" "I don't know." " Go get him." "What's this?" "Are you following me?" "Yes, Frankie." " Get out of here." "Pervert." "That's not true, Frankie." "I wanted you to know..." "This thing you've got with Michel and Guido..." "That's something special." "I don't want to wreck that." "Guido wants you." " I'm busy." "Go." "This is important." " That is too." "Your dad's blinds have gone berserk." "Mr Pallemans, I've never seen anything like it." "Neither have I. Turn it off." " How?" "What do you mean 'how'?" " Don't shout." "Let's stay calm." "Will it blow up?" " No, Liesje." "What's wrong?" " It's getting out of control." "We can't do anything." " How do we shut it down?" "We need to get to the wires, but it's impossible." "Oh God..." " They're sharp as knives." "Out of my way." "Out of my way." "Frankie, what are you doing?" " I need two minutes." "He has to be very careful." " Dad, quiet." "Frankie, how did you do that?" " Guido, get out." "It isn't finished yet." " But it stopped..." "And now I'd like you to take that thing away." "I say no more." "You heard the man." "Take it away." " But I can fix it." "Listen, you've got 15 minutes to take that thing away." "It might be a good idea." " I'll help you, dad." "Very well." "The matter has been solved." "Go on... back to work." "Go on." "I know..." "Why can't you just learn to say 'no'?" "Wise words, Michel." "Frankie, my apologies." " It's okay." "I hope I'll never experience another day like this." "Your glasses don't work." " I didn't think so." "Would you like some coffee?" " Yes please." "Black?" " With milk and sugar." "Frankie Loosveld." "Could I speak to Alain?" " No, he's not here." "I mean:" "Hello, Lydia." " Hi." "And you must be Alain's dad." "Dré Vandam, Vandam Plastic." " This is Lydia." "I would prefer it if you used my surname when introducing me." "Lydia Fartole." " So you are Mrs Fartole." "Thank you for taking on..."