"THE ENDLESS NIGHT" "The Condor flight to Hamburg was unable to start because the weather has worsened for the past 15 minutes." "Could the passengers on this flight please make their way to the British European Airways counter to pick up their meal vouchers." "I repeat:" "British European Airways regrets to announce that its flight to Hamburg was unable to start due to the bad weather." "Could the passengers on this flight please go to the BEA counter to pick up their meal vouchers." "The next announcement will be made in 20 minutes." "Have you heard?" "What a mess!" "I'm sure my wife's gone." "She just got into a taxi." "Wait, maybe your flight will start." "Let's go over to BEA, come along." "Here, put this on." "What for?" "It doesn't go with the dress." " Put it on." "Do I have to..." "Sorry." "Please be careful, it belongs to my wife." "I have to get used to it first." "Lisa, just realize how crucial this is for me." "But get a move on, I swear you won't regret it." "Kallmaier's a difficult blighter, but he has his moments." "I tell you, if he's in the right mood," "I'll be saved, I'll be out of the woods." "I've booked a table in the Ritz." "Then we'll go to the Black Bottom." "He'll want to dance "Madison" with you." "If it's dark, he might fondle your knee a bit." "I beg you:" "Just keep still!" "I won't sleep with him." "Nonsense!" "I told you, when he's had enough to drink, he's a soft touch." "I've seen it a hundred times." "We'll take him to the hilton, you give him a goodnight kiss and he'll be on his way up in the elevator." "OK, as you wish." "If he gets in the mood he'll do the deal with me, and I'll be off the hook." "So it's Kallmaier." "Wolfgang, you know I'd do anything for you, if only you'd..." " What?" "I'm married, I've got children." "I can't get a divorce." "I don't mean that." "If only it was something proper, just once." "But with you it's always on a knife-edge." "Now or never, life or death..." "I can't stand it any more." "What do you know about business?" "Wait, I've got to make another call." "Are we in the right place?" " To Frankfurt, isn't it?" "What's up?" "Where are they all?" "Can I help you?" "Your destination?" " Frankfurt." "What's up?" "There's a delay due to the weather." "You can wait in the restaurant." "Your flight will be called out." "What shall we do now?" "We'll ask." "Young man!" " Yes, ladies?" "Does that mean there'll be no more arrivals at all today?" "Sorry, I don't know." "There's so much going on." "The fog comes and sometimes it's gone an hour later." "I can't make a prediction." "We've been waiting more than an hour!" "There's no need to worry." "You can come to our office beforehand and pick up the ticket again." "Mr Weller, that's Mr Kramer from Siemens." "Mr Weller from our office." "So the flight's probably off..." " It's cancelled." "...the fog keeps getting worse." "Mr Kramer was supposed to fly from Hamburg to Karachi on the 711 flight, which has to be cancelled." "Instead, he'll have to be booked on the Calcutta flight from London with BOAC." "Would you deal with that for me?" "I'd like to call my wife." " Of course." "Will my luggage be sent on?" " We'll take care of it." " Thank you." "Can you tell me whether Mr Kallmaier has departed?" "Yes?" "He's departed?" "Got it!" "Thanks!" "He's on the way." "Please carry my coat, since we're taking the car" "Hello?" "Can I speak to Miss Paschke, please?" "Paschke!" "You know, the sweetie..." "precisely!" "Just calm down." "Maybe we'll be flying again in half an hour." "I'm on stage in ten minutes, dear chap!" "He must be sick." " No, he's an actor." "He's due to play King Lear this evening." " King Lear?" "He should be happy." " Yes, but not here." "In Hanover." "Yes..." "What do you think of that?" "I was already on the tarmac." "No, seriously." "I'm back." "I'll be taking the first flight tomorrow via London." "My wife's already left in a taxi." "What do you say?" "She wasn't in enough of a hurry." "That's a bit much, eh?" "No more calls..." "You think so, too?" "You minx, you." "Yes, yes." "How long do you have to work?" "Till two?" "Tell your boss..." "Will you be much longer?" " Hey..." "I'll hang up now." "Sure, I'll take a taxi." "If the missus can do it, I certainly can." "Oh dear, if she finds out..." "Kisses..." "In 20 minutes." "What manners..." "Awful..." "But I must." "Do I have any money at all?" "What should I say to the man?" "What am I to say?" "Terrible." ""The entire performance..." "Madness on stage."" "Hello miss, it's StoItmann." "I must speak to the director." "StoItmann, yes." "No, I'm not on the premises." "What?" "Of course I'm not in the building." "It's very urgent." "Thank you, miss, if you'd be so kind." "If he kicks me out, I'll give up the theatre." "I'll be past it." "Is that you, sir?" "It's StoItmann here." "You know the story?" "It's terrible, I'm in despair." "I know I'm absent without leave, but..." "There was a sudden fog." "Pardon?" "In Tempelhof, Berlin, yes." "We're stuck here." "I've tried everything." "Every flight." "Yes, it's a real pea-souper." "What am I meant to do?" "You can't recast the role!" "The role of a lifetime!" "I've waited all my life to play Lear, surely you know that!" "And the success we had!" "But please, the reviews were..." "You saw what Schneider wrote:" ""When StoItmann appeared, there was pure madness on stage."" "We regret to inform you that there is no possibility of any flights from West Germany landing due to the current bad weather in Berlin." "But it's not about money!" "Listen, boss, you really ought to know me." "Pardon?" "No, no, because of money..." "Just a moment, my dear fellow." "That was the woman who worked for Dr Seiler last year." "Who's Dr Seiler?" " My husband's dentist." "If she comes past, we only met by chance." "I'm waiting for my husband." "Why are you so afraid?" "You'll never see him again." "Do you really believe we'll leave here today?" "But of course, I've asked." "There's bound to be a flight." "I had a feeling something would go wrong." "I think she's gone now." "Enzo." "Enzo, please!" "Let's go to a hotel." "I can be there tomorrow!" "No, I can't go through East Germany." "You can't either... that's it." "I'll be there tomorrow." "We can perform Lear in the afternoon." "Why, shorten it a bit?" "My lines were too long anyway..." "But..." "I'll play anything you want!" "I'll do you any favour, if you'll just have some pity." "I'm devoted to the theatre, to your theatre, Director." "You'd be doing me..." "Yes." "Pardon?" "But... please..." "Director?" "Such a..." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Terrible..." "Not Lear." "How long do you think it's going to last?" "I can't tell you, it depends on the fog." "Do you know who that was?" "Sylvia Stössi." "From "red Ardour"." "She also appeared in "Love is Sweet in Walser Valley."" "Oh, can I help you?" "My name is Werder." "I know you from somewhere." "Weren't you at MixGenest in Hamburg?" " Definitely not." "Are there really no flights today?" "Is it really foggy?" "Didn't you know?" "They're finished for today." "I've got to get to Düsseldorf today." "My wife's having a difficult birth and suffers from thrombosis." "I'll hold you responsible!" " Congratulations!" "What a cheek." "Sylvia Stössi." "I had a reservation for Munich." "What's going to happen if we don't fly?" "I should've stayed with Air France." "They always fly." "Even the Russians don't fly in that soup." "Your ticket?" "I've been waiting half an hour!" "Touch me again and I'll belt you one!" "It's quite simple." "You haven't been checked-in." "You should've come earlier." "If you haven't been checked in, you're not entitled to dinner or a hotel room." "Where were you?" " At the hairdresser's." "Is that forbidden?" "Or did I get here too late?" " I'm afraid so, Miss Stössi." "Anyone could've said that." "Lisa?" "Hello!" "What brings you here?" "Lisa!" "What are you doing here?" "Hey, lovely shagpile you've got there!" "So chic!" "What's on the agenda?" "I thought you were still in Rome." " Introduce me." "Mr Schreiber, Lisa." "Waiter, bring us a bottle." "Take a seat." "Are you alone?" " So it was you!" "I told Gisela right away," "Lisa's out there, but she didn't believe me." "Were you with Wolfgang Spitz?" " Okay, I'm here with him." "So where is the rascal?" " He's still making a call." "We're expecting a business associate, but in this fog he won't make it." "So where is he?" "He can't give us the slip." " Wait, he'll be here soon." "All this waiting is dreadful." "I'm whacked." "Tell me, where did you get the mink?" "It belongs to Marlene Spitz." "You're talking rot." "Tell him I'll be in Frankfurt tomorrow anyway, in the morning." "What?" "Tell him I'll be in Düsseldorf." "Listen, another one's landing." "Another flight's landing." "I'll call you back, maybe he's on it." "So who are you expecting?" " A pretty big fish." "Sorry, I'm rather nervous." "There they are." "Nothing but negroes?" "Yet more negroes!" "What's going on?" "Now he's waving, too." "What do you say to that?" " It's fascinating." "And then?" "How far can I get without money?" "I haven't even taken my make-up off," "I was in such a hurry." "At the counter, everything was fine." "How was I to know?" "I wouldn't have spent my last 10 marks!" "The idiot's still looking." "What?" "You fool, I told you they've booked it on the pay slip and won't send the tax card." "What am I meant to do?" "You must be joking!" "You can talk:" "You're at home." "Leaving me to find a place to stay." "Maybe I'll smile at some guy." "Berlin's sour, I can tell you." "I'll be glad to be back in Munich." "OK, see you tomorrow morning..." "That is if I come along." "Bye." "Have you got a light?" "My parents' place, then." "I called the Elton guesthouse." "We're sure to get a double bed." "Tell me, Pfälzer, what does a taxi to Hanover cost?" "I don't know, maybe 500 marks." " What?" "Maybe 500 marks there and back." " I don't want to come back!" "I'll be glad when I'm there." " But you're partly to blame." "I don't understand you artists." " Understand, understand..." ""Unless you feel, naught will you ever gain!"" "First you talk of great art, then you're itching for money and can't get enough of it." "And what do you look like now?" "Crestfallen." "In Berlin!" "And the manager is paying out the fees in Hanover and sending the people home." "I'll tell you one thing:" "It's none of your damn business!" "You snollygoster!" "We're worlds apart!" "Worlds!" "Watch out!" "Blimey, this business associate couldn't have been that important." "Coming tomorrow, right?" " Of course not." "Nice that..." " Would've been important for tomorrow." "So we'll come to the Bonne Auberge." " And have a nice steak, for once." "Right, see you in a minute." "Would you rather go to the Ritz?" " No, to the Bonne Auberge!" "And that really is Marlene Spitz's mink." " I'd much rather have a Chinese meal." "I'll invite you over for a Chinese meal on Sunday." "I'll cook the rice myself." "Now what?" "I'm done for." "Couldn't you perhaps..." " What?" "If Kallmaier arrives in the morning..." " Kallmaier won't come." "He doesn't have the time." "He'd have come today, but..." "you know." "Fog." "He'll be off to Düsseldorf tomorrow morning." "He wouldn't have come here to the hotel anyway." "He'd have gone out with us, we'd have taken him to the airport, he'd have given me his signature, and all would've been well." "I know" "I'd have got the signature." "And the bank... couldn't your bank..." "I'll have to sell the house." "The firm's no longer mine anyway." "The bank..." "The bank will take me to prison tomorrow." "That's crazy!" "Yes, it's crazy." "But you told me the firm had huge turnovers." "Yes, and it's all true." "Even so, it's not mine any more." "I speculated, Lisa." "Speculated and lost." "The shares have hit rock bottom." "I forged signatures on bills of exchange and tomorrow... it'll be made public." "What signatures did you forge?" "Achtel the lawyer's, for example." "Achtel?" " Yes." "He gave me sizeable sums a few times." "What does your wife say?" "She knows nothing." "Wolfgang..." "Wolfgang!" "Listen, this Mr Schreiber," "do you think he's up for it?" "You don't know him well enough." " He's invited us out for a meal." "I've a feeling that he likes me." "Or you." "Schreiber's a major haulier, with an annual turnover of at least 5 million." "If he guarantees me 300,000 marks, just for a week..." "In the meantime I'll see Kallmaier." "Surely you don't think he'll lend you 300,000 tonight." "A minute ago you were behind bars." " You haven't a clue!" "If I thought like you, I'd have gone bust." "If so, then just tonight." "I've fried much bigger fish than this." "Hey, we're not finished yet." "You slave driver." "Just be glad you can still find staff." "Marry her!" "No more work at night." "Did you hear that, mate?" "Did you see that?" "He simply knocked him off his stool." "What have you done?" "Can't you leave him alone?" "What did he do to you?" " It was nothing." "Pull yourself together!" " You know he's waiting for me." "What's more, I've finished now!" "Don't cause trouble." "Five beers?" "Coming up!" "I can't change it either." "Five beers!" "Aren't you looking forward to this evening?" " Why?" "When we've the night to ourselves it happens to be the Mainz carnival!" "It won't last forever." " Do you know what time it is?" "Almost midnight." "My flight departs at 5." " At 5?" "I thought at 7." "No, at 5." " You two don't look too happy." "The beer's ready." "Nothing but trouble with that telly." "Thank you, bye." "Do you know where I'd be now, if it wasn't foggy?" "Above the Mediterranean." "In Cairo at one, and Karachi in the morning." "Yeah, yeah." "I think the man wants to go." " Leave him be." "We regret to inform you that the recently announced flight 675 to Frankfurt must also be cancelled for today due to the persistently bad weather in Berlin and West Germany." "Would all passengers on this flight please go to the Pan American counter to rearrange their flights." "I'm so sure I've seen you before." "Didn't you have a bit of an argument at the counter?" "May I introduce myself?" "Karlheinz Neumann, Düsseldorf." "Ball bearings!" " Exactly!" " Hotfon, H for hotel, Paul." "That's excellent." "Farm machinery!" "You exhibited in Leipzig until two years ago, didn't you?" " Yes." "What happened back then?" "I heard you and your wife had an accident." "My wife gave birth." " Excellent!" "Congratulations!" "Waiter!" "Bring us two double schnapps!" " No, don't!" "I'll add it to my travel expenses." " And mine?" "Waiter, two clear schnapps!" "Well?" "Two or four?" " Two." "No, bring four on me!" "I'm telling you:" "Berlin, it's all go, not half bad." "Even so, when I get home to Düsseldorf," "I feel good again." "I must admit, I can't really warm to Düsseldorf." "How long have you lived there?" " Since '51." "'51?" "I've been there since '55, but business is good!" "Mine too." "Where do you live?" " In Oberkassel." "In Oberkassel?" "You're having me on!" "Until two years ago, I lived there too!" "We kept passing each other by." " Precisely." "Cheers!" " To your health!" "By the way," "I still have pram in very good condition in my attic." "You could have it." "I don't think my wife would be keen on an old pram." "You and your wife could come to ours for a coffee, Friday at 3." "My wife can't make it." " Then come on Sunday!" "The birth..." " Oh, the birth..." "Are you still waiting?" "Do you want..." "May I invite you to dinner?" "Are you crazy?" "What do you take me for?" "Sorry, but I've time to spare and thought..." "You've got no money and..." " And?" "What?" "Sorry, I shouldn't have done that." "Yes, please?" " I'm still waiting for someone." " Yes, madam." "Let's go." " The bill, please!" "Come on." "1 mark 70, please." "Keep the change." " Thank you." "Yes, madam?" "I've got to go out again." "Until the end, I tried to keep the competition out, but investing in my firm exhausted my reserves." "It's the same for all of us, my dear chap." "I spoke to Sebung in Hamburg." "I told him if he didn't lower the rate from 5.5%%, he could forget about building motorway sections." "Because in five years there'd be no trucks that could drive on them." "Mr Lange!" "Another bottle, Mr Schreiber?" "The lady would like sparkling wine." "Oh, no thanks, maybe a coffee." "Coffee and cognac!" " Gladly." "You know Tillmann, don't you?" "Tillmann, why?" "Oh..." "Now you're back to your favourite subject." "Couldn't you speak to the Senate again?" "It's too late for that." "Apart from that, the Senate doesn't finance exports." "Not overnight ones anyway." " What's going on?" "I keep hearing "export"." " You and your deals are vile." "Lisa, and now you're getting involved in all that, too." "If 300,000 marks are at stake?" "300,000?" "Wolfgang, you're quite a catch!" "Ten years ago you were still chasing after 300 marks." "You've a mind like a..." "nearly said something there." "Pack it in!" "You've been arguing ever since I've known you." "You're the only divorce lawyer who can't get himself a divorce." "You're so funny today, J.M." "Excuse me, I'll be right back." "Just carry on." "By the way, I'd like to repeat the point." "If you get involved, the deal's as good as done, no question." "The drawback is that it has to happen so incredibly fast." "We basically have to reach an agreement tonight." "Where's she gone?" "Lisa's just gone out, she'll be back soon." "What do you think?" "Listen, come to my office at eleven and we'll discuss it again." "That's a bit late." "I've got to go to Düsseldorf." "Important business." "There's no point talking about a deal like that now." "I have to see a few documents at least." "What's up with you?" "Are you tired?" " Why?" "Did I say anything?" "Thanks." "Let's go, the violin's bad for my digestion." "Sorry." "Enzo!" "You're staying!" " Let me go!" "I've done nothing!" "Gentlemen!" " Mascha!" "Leave her!" " I'll call the police!" "You dirty Italian!" "You come over here and steal our women!" "Me, an Italian?" " I'll call the police, we're all subject to the law!" "You spaghetti guzzler, you donkey driver!" "What can I do if your wife deserts you?" " You dirty bastard!" "Mark my words:" "I'll kill both of you!" "I'll kill both of you!" "Come here." "Hey..." "Watching for him all the time won't make it any better." "Come here." "Please." "You'll have to talk to him." " Me?" "It's your concern." "Who's married to him?" "You or me?" "You're a mean bugger!" "I left everything behind for you." "My husband, my family, my... whole existence!" " What an existence." "You always said your husband wouldn't cause problems." "And now?" "If he calls the police?" "And me with my passport?" "He won't go to the police." "He can't because of his career." "I know husbands." "Yes, I can imagine." "When push comes to shove, they forget everything." "Money, career and all that." "The way he stood before me," "I thought he was losing his mind." "Well, he loves me." "Once learnt, never forgotten." "Back in 1928 we played skittles every evening at Piffke's in Große Frankfurter Allee." "We were slim and sporty then!" "Große Frankfurter?" " Now it's called Stalinallee." "It was called Große Frankfurter before." "Spitz, your girlfriend's from Berlin, isn't she?" "No, she was born in Romania, but came to Berlin as a child." "How long have you two..." "I mean..." " Not at all!" "We were friends before I got married." "Oh yes, you're married." " It's solid, we've got two kids..." "Next, please!" "Hello?" " What's up?" "Where's Schreiber going?" "I thought we had a game on." "Oh, no time?" "Was that it?" "That was hardly worth it." "Leave him." "We'll carry on without him, do me that favour." "The main thing is to be relaxed." "I've been doing you favours all evening." "What's up with you?" "Why don't you tell me?" " There's no point." "This time you can't help me." " You're crazy!" " It's true!" "Let's not discuss it again, there's no point." "It's the gentleman's turn." "Tell me, do you do business with Schreiber?" "You're no match for him." " I don't care." "Even if he were the devil in person." "Just as long as he takes the bait." "So how much do you need?" "Come on, it isn't the first time." "It's too late." "I need it by 9 in the morning." "It's far too much." " How much?" "300,000." "It'd all have been fine if Kallmaier had come." "You know Kallmaier." " You don't need to tell me about Kallmaier." "You must be daft if you kidded yourself you could get 300,000 marks from him tonight." " Nonsense!" "All I need is his mandate." "That's like hard cash." "Then I'd have got any bank loan." "You know that." "But he hasn't come, has he?" "What's likely to happen if you don't have the money tomorrow?" "Today!" " OK, this morning." "Bills of exchange, eh?" "The third day, eh?" "The first." " The first?" "How come?" "You still have three days?" "Come off it!" "It can't be that bad." "It can for the one who has to pay." "What?" "It can for the one who has to pay." "What does that mean?" "The signature's wrong." "The signature's wrong?" "Why, that..." "Christ, you've..." " The signatures are forged!" "The signatures are..." "By whom?" "Who did that?" "You must be insane, man!" "Are you aware you'll go to prison for that?" "Dr Lehmann..." "Here come the chicks!" "Why's he leaving?" "Doesn't he like us?" "You should take care of your girlfriend, Mr Spitz." "Mr Spitz?" "Yes, what is it?" " I'm asking you that." "What do you mean?" "What do you think of that scene?" "Is that why you're always commuting between Berlin and Rome?" "I must say I think it's crazy." "Modelling is an occupation like any other." "If one were to watch you at work as a big-time haulier or millionaire, don't you think that'd be very strange for normal people?" "Well, I'm sure you've got the wrong idea about being a millionaire." "I do my ten hours a day behind a desk." "If you saw it, you'd say:" "I don't believe it!" "I'm a simple, hard-working man." "Even now, despite the millions." "But at night you travel around a bit, right?" "Not that bad." "I need a bit of exercise, a bit of action, otherwise it's unbearable." "Are you married?" "Of course." "Who isn't married?" "Second wife." "Four kids altogether." "But all that's history now." "She has her house in Grunewald, the kids have left home." "But let's not talk about that, it's in the past." "I want you, my lass." "Come, don't get agitated." "Lisa is a strange name." "You think so?" " I once had a cleaner called that." "You interest me." "You just interest me." "You're not married to Spitz, are you?" "Or are you two an item?" " No." "I'm just very surprised, Mr Schreiber." " J.M." " Pardon?" "J.M. Schreiber." "Call me J.M., everyone does." "Lisa, you interest me." "You're the woman who interests me." "I'm a simple man, I can't carry on like Spitz." "I tell it like it is:" "I want you!" "How about a coffee at my place?" "You're an actor too, right?" "Too?" "Yes." "Do you have a pencil or something?" "Did you shoot in Tempelhof as well?" "No, no films, I..." "I play King Lear." "Thanks, my child." "What's your name?" "Sylvia Stössi." "Double "s"?" " Yes." "'sylvia Stössi in memory of a very long night."" "You're stranded here too, right?" "Here..." "That's me as... as Egmont." "What?" "I need that for my heart." "I just bought three hundredweight of winter potatoes for storage." "All blue and sweet." "Real pigs' potatoes." "Rice." "Why rice?" "Rice." "Yes." " Where did I leave my travel bag?" "You left it over there, in the restaurant." "But rice makes you fat, my lad." " No." "Rice contains far less water than potatoes." "Much healthier." "The Chinese and Indians knew what was good for them." "Earlier, when I still played football," "I ate a lot of rice as well." " What?" "You played football?" "With that figure?" " I was a left back." "Where?" " Look, they're still sitting there." "Do you know what a battleaxe is?" ""A heavy, destructive weapon of war."" "And I always thought that was my wife." "Got another drink for me?" "Your wife again." "Can't you think of anything else?" "Now she's in bed in her nightdress, praying that I don't crash." "Ha, what do you think she does, when you're always away on business?" "Would you like one too?" " Yes, please." "Thanks." "Are you a Pisces?" " Aquarius." "Same thing." "Aren't you cold?" "Only a bit." "The coat's so heavy, I'd rather shiver." "What kind of coat is that?" "Beaver." "Doesn't fit me at all." "I borrowed it from a girlfriend for a film shooting." "I was filming today, in Tempelhof." "Edgar Wallace." "Edgar Wallace?" "What?" ""The Squeaker"?" "Squeaker?" "They all have strange titles." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "What instrument do you play?" "Harry, come here." "Nothing but Poles here." "Are you musicians?" " Yes, of course." "From the jazz festival in Newport?" "So play something." "What's going on?" " They want to play music but have no piano!" "Oh, it's the Poles." " The American club there has a piano." "Come with me." "What's going on?" "I don't know either." "They play like the Yanks!" " What did you expect?" "That's a bit much, pushing in like that!" "May I?" "Enchanting!" "What did he say?" "Will he join in?" "He can see a deal in it." "It's bound to interest someone like him." "Apart from me, nothing excites him any more this evening." "My sweet, I told you." "You know that." "You know what's at stake for me." "I'll go to prison!" "Well, my lovely, how's it looking?" "When will you be ready?" "Just a moment." "Mr Spitz would like to discuss something with you." "Be nice." "Just a minute, I'll be right there." "The situation's clear to me now." "He needs money and she's supposed to procure it." "Right, come in the morning." "9 o'clock sharp tomorrow, then we'll see." "Or is that too late as well?" "Reveal all, my lad." "What's the true situation?" "If I'm to help you, you must tell all, and not little by little." "Otherwise you'll get to know the nastiest side of J.M. Schreiber." "I'm in your hands, J.M." "I tried to do something stupid." "A few bills of exchange." "I forged the signature of Dr Achtel, the lawyer." "Three times." "Hence the sum." "We're ready!" "J. M!" "Right, then..." " I'll call you tomorrow!" "Maybe I'll call you later." " Goodnight, my sweet!" "You still owe me 50 pfennigs!" "Schreiber!" "You only need to phone your bank." "One call, that's all." "Make the call yourself, Spitz." "Call the police." "See you around." "In the newspaper, if need be." "Is the clock accurate?" "It's always accurate." "Cigarette?" "Thanks." "We've got a car outside." "We can listen to AFN for a bit." "It's warm, too." "Anything else?" "You little rascal!" "I've told you a thousand times." "Guns aren't to be pointed at people!" "Where's your mother?" "I'll tan your hide!" "Get out!" "I've told you a hundred times not to let him play with the gun!" "Look at that!" " What's happened?" "He shot me in the hand!" "Where have you come from?" "Did you crash?" " Crashed?" "Shot at!" "Where did you come from?" " From the airport, where else?" "From the airport?" " Please let me finish." "We were on the tarmac, it was foggy, and we had to turn back!" "It can happen." "Back?" "And now?" "What time is it?" " Half past three." "Half past three?" "So where were you from 7:30 till 3:30?" " I had a beer." "Had a beer?" " Am I not allowed to do that!" "Don't play the inquisitor again." "I'm allowed to have a beer!" "But not from 7:30 till 3:30!" " I'm telling you, I was in a pub," "I tried to call our design engineer to tell him I was back..." "And I had three beers!" " From 7:30 till 3:30?" "Lmpossible." "I'm half bleeding to death and you ask how many beers I've drunk!" "So where were you?" " I told you," "I was in a pub, tried to call our design engineer..." " But..." "May I finish?" "I tried to call our design engineer, three guys were there playing poker, and I joined them and drank beer." "Poker?" "Joined them?" "If you can take a taxi, I'm entitled to play poker." "I've never taken a taxi in my life." "Excuse me!" "I stormed out of the exit like crazy and you went off in a taxi!" " Of course..." "Or isn't it true?" "You see!" "I'm away and you take a taxi!" "I like that!" "On my salary!" "I live from my earnings on the road, and you take a taxi!" "I just want to know where you've been." "Not earnings or whatever." "I told you, I was in the pub, had a beer and played poker." "From 7:30 till 3:30?" "That's impossible." "You must have been somewhere!" "In the pub!" "Pub." "A place where beer is drunk!" "Nobody's in the pub from 7:30 till 3:30!" "Where were you really?" "What do you want to hear?" " Tell me..." "I know what you're getting at!" "Don't deny it!" " Look at me..." "Come, don't play up!" " Look at me and tell me where you've been." "I know what you're getting at:" "I was with my girlfriend, that's what you're getting at." "I have a girlfriend." "Not just one." "Two, three." "Now you know." "That's ridiculous!" "For me this is deadly serious." "Come on, dear, keep calm." "Go back to sleep." "I'm off to the airport anyway." " Sleep?" "In a situation like this?" "I just want to know where you've been." "Listen!" "My plane's leaving in an hour!" "Are we going to keep kicking up a row?" "No one's kicking up a row." "Where have you been?" "I've got to go to the doctor's." "Leave me be." "I concede all that's important, but I just want to know where you've been..." "Pub, pub!" "Drank beer, played poker!" "OK, I was with my girlfriend." "Prefer that?" "Fine." "That's an excuse." "Nobody tells the truth when he was with his girlfriend." "If I tell you I've murdered someone, you won't believe that either!" "That's absurd." "You haven't murdered anyone." "How's a person to keep calm?" "That's why I came home." "To see how you are." "Of course I'm fine." "I'm doing great." "That's pure irony." "What am I supposed to say?" "I was in a pub and drank beer!" " But not from 7:30 till 3:30!" "Mummy!" "Dad, that's Mum!" " Where's Mummy?" " There!" "I can't take it any more." "Now he's even brought the kids." "Don't go soft now!" "After all, they aren't your kids." "Is it your concern?" " He always brings the kids into it!" "Mum!" "Mummy!" "You talk to him, I'll stay in the background." "Sure, and if he touches me you'll clear off!" "Me?" "The little twerp?" "I just don't want any trouble with the police." "Otherwise I'd have finished him off with one punch." "Mum!" " Mascha!" "I'm off." " Enzo!" "I'll be back!" " You bastard." "Dad, I've found her!" "Taxi!" "That one's taken, too." " There's one coming." " Right." "Hello!" "Keep the change." " Receipt?" " No." "Don't drive off." "I'm not allowed to, you have to take one from the back!" " I've waited 20 min." "Come, dearest." "How many people?" "And luggage, too!" "Get in!" " I won't run away again." "Give me a hand!" "I hope my colleagues won't be mad at me." "You'll get a good tip." "Go!" "I'm in a hurry!" "Get a move on!" "Excuse me, are you Mr Spitz?" "Yes." "Why do you ask?" " A small formality." "Sorry, but I don't have the time." "We need to talk, it won't take long." " In what connection?" "A small formality." "Please come with us." " This way, please." "Who are you anyway?" "Are you flying to Frankfurt, too?" "I'm on the waiting list." "Waiting list?" ""When the girls are strolling through the city, men's eyes are drawn to the sight so pretty, they're quick to ask how, when, where."" " Wrong." ""When the girls are strolling through the city, men's eyes are drawn to the sight so pretty, they're quick to ask how, when, where, 'cos it can be so lovely there!"" "Excuse me, I've got two seats." "That's my seat." "I'd like to return the other one." "Are you the husband?" "That's a different name." "Sorry." "That's my companion, but she's not coming." " It's important to me." "You're on the waiting list." " Waiting list?" "You've been put on the waiting list." "You'll be called up." "Let her fly with me!" "I need the money." " But I must fly!" "You won't lose it." "We'll call you up in good time." "I'm terribly sorry." "Did you see that?" " Where?" "There!" "That's the Poles." "They're playing music down there." "Decent stuff, I hope." "Subtitling by SUBS Hamburg Keith Semple, Mireille Onon"