"There we are." "Go and sit at the back." "Why should I?" "Michel likes to sit in front." " Come on." "Please..." " Do you really have to pick him up?" "We've already discussed that." "Hello, Michel." "Hello, Marianne." " Hello, Michel." "Er... yes." "Are you staying in the front?" " Yes." "Michel, can you sit in the back?" "You know today is the day I get my company car." "Marianne will drive back with this one." "I understand." "Drive carefully." "I'm not used to sitting in the back." "Yes, Michel, yes." "The pot-hole." "Sorry." "Episode 3:" "Yellow!" "You often lose things:" "Car keys, notebook..." "A:" "No, never." "B:" "Yes, but the things always turn up." "Yes, B." "What about the dishes after dinner?" "A:" "I do it immediately." "Two cups of coffee." "One in the hand is worth two in the bush." "A tit." "Tweedledid." "The men need coffee." " You don't need any?" "No, I can't stand coffee." "The smell makes me sick." "Why are you here then?" "We take turns." "And now it's my turn." "As the new guy you don't want to push your way to the front." "No, you'd better not." "And how are you doing?" "We're fine." "And how are you?" " Okay." "I don't want a fine." "'Your destination lies in the indicated direction.'" "I'll set it harder." " 'Harder'" "Right." "The lady will take you right back to Cynalco." "Really?" "You have to take good care of her." " Of whom?" "The Global Positioning lady." " No problem." "I'm very careful with new stuff." "You need to push the volume very hard every 350 miles." "Every 350 miles?" "Yes, the volume." "Go ahead, that's the way to install it." "Here?" " Yes." "'Harder'" "Keep pushing." " 'Harder." "Harder." "Harder.'" "Faster." " 'Harder." "The system is ready.'" "Do you get it?" "I think she's in love with you." "Let's go." "I'll mail you Rotterdam." "I'll take care of it." "No problem." "I'll have to call you back." "I would like to ask you to pick up that mug." "O God." "Look, a mark." "And where?" "On a dossier." "Can you remove it?" "No." "Michel, a mark." "No." " On a 'Düsseldorf." "How did it happen?" " Mr Farthole." "Is that the way you work?" "Frankie, can I put the mugs down?" "I'm not feeling well." "Put them on this, that's what you use them for." "What are you doing?" " I'm phoning Guido." "Frankie, put that down." "I didn't think I would need it that fast but that's the way it is." "You leave me no choice." "Here you are." "What's this?" " A yellow card." "I don't understand." " It's new." "It's to make sure we don't disturb Guido every five minutes." "Our friend will put date and hour on this card." "And a short account of why he got this card." "If he gets another one and makes another mistake, he gets a red card." "And then he can take these cards to Guido." "And then Guido will know what he did and have a complete summary." "Why can't you just give me a warning?" "No, my friend, no." "That's why it's so brilliant." "You'll think twice before doing anything stupid and you'll make less mistakes." "It's a win-win situation." "Michel, man." "How do you do that?" "Does Guido know about this?" "Guido knows we need a buffer." "Come on, guys..." "Do I really have to be the first one" "Sorry." "Yes, that's a pity." "Farthole, that coffee is cold by now." "Can I also get a yellow card?" " Yes, Frankie." "Brilliant." "Brilliant." "Pallemans speaking." "Can you hear that, Marianne?" "I'm driving it." "Is it comfortable?" "Very nice." "They even gave me a striped floor mat." "'Turn left in 300 yards.'" "Is that someone with you?" " No, that's the GPS lady." "The what?" " I'll turn it up a bit." "'Harder." "Harder.'" "Guido, is that a woman?" "No, it's the global positioning system." "I can't stand it when you lie to me." "I'm not lying." "It's..." "to make sure I don't get lost." "'Turn back.'" " I'll call you back." "Hello, Alain." "We always seem to meet here." "We must have the same constitution." "Everything alright?" "Yes." "No, actually it isn't." "Had a bad start today." "But it'll get better." "Cheers." " No worries" "Maybe we can have lunch together?" "No, that's..." "Why not, really?" "I don't want to force it on you..." "It's..." "Do you know where?" " Yes, I know some nice places." "Good." "That's nice." "You were in there, weren't you?" "I like a warm seat." "Are you doing Bricamon?" " Bricamon?" "That's finished." "Here." "You're not allowed to have more than five dossiers." "I didn't know." " Come on." "Careful, Liesje." " I'm checking the dossiers." "I don't want to walk back and forth all the time." "So, you don't want to." "No." "There's no reason to be a pain in the ass." "The dossier is either with me or in the archives." "And where are the dossiers if everybody does that?" "What's that?" " That's a yellow card." "What am I supposed to do with it?" "It's to make sure we don't disturb Guido every five minutes." "Fill in date, hour and what you did wrong." "Michel?" "Is there a problem?" "Nothing we can't solve." "Free just got a yellow card." " A what?" "A yellow card." "He's got too many dossiers." "And it isn't the first time." " What do I do with it?" "Michel, can you join me in my office?" "Yes, I can." "I can." "What do I do with this?" "Write down what you did wrong and put the date on it." "My ass." " What?" "My ass, I said." " I'm writing that down." "Come on, Michel..." "It's to help you." "So they don't keep bothering you." "That's very considerate but I'd rather you talked to me first." "It's not a bad idea but I would wait a bit before implementing it." "Maybe you should give me those cards so that I can think about it." "And then we can see..." "Damn." "Yes, Sonja." "Yes, I'm here." "Isn't it important enough?" " Yes it is." "I'll be right there." "My Sonja." "We want to go out for lunch and she's waiting in the parking lot." "So, Guido..." "you'll think about it, won't you?" "Yes, I will." "Enjoy your lunch." " Okay." "And give my regards to Sonja." "What did Guido say?" "Interesting." "Needs some polishing, though." "But with a lot of potential." "So did he let me off?" "He didn't say so." " Are you leaving?" "Yes, going out to lunch with Sonja." "Give her my regards." "Shall we go, Alain?" " Sammy, I didn't hear you." "That's nice that you two have found each other." "Pay no attention to that." " Congratulations." "Get a life." "It's alright, guys." "Have fun." "What did you do to it?" "I drove here, that's all." " Yeah." "And I waited 15 minutes." "Dad said it needs some major repairs." "He needs a major repair himself." "Michel." " Sorry, I'm a nervous wreck." "Damn." "What now?" "Michel." "What...?" "Free speaking." "This is Guido." "Everything alright?" "Yes, sure." "The reason I'm calling..." "That yellow card you got..." "Forget about it." "Do you want it back?" "I chucked it in the dustbin." "No, leave it there." "I'm glad you're part of my team." "Emergency." " Michel." "Can I borrow your car?" " What?" "Your car." "Our car doesn't start." "No, Michel, I've got to say no." "You're not insured to drive it." "Why don't you ask for Frankie's car?" "No, that's impossible." " Why is it impossible?" "Guido, can I confide in you?" "Michel, you know you can." "Sonja is ovulating." "What?" " Sonja wants kids." "The doctor said we should use every ovulation." "But the cleaning lady comes today so we rented a motel room." "And now the car doesn't start." "What can I do?" "Frankie, I'm going out with Michel." " Lunch together?" "No." "I'm going for lunch with Michel." " Can't I come?" "Not now." "But Guido..." "Surely you can stay on your own for a while?" "I understand." " Frankie..." "No, I understand." "I'll stay here." "Shut me out." "No." "Frankie, it's..." "It's alright, Guido." "Go ahead, enjoy your meal." "Alain, man." "Do you often come here?" "Quite often." "But it's the first time I ask someone." "Really?" "You're having a hard time with the guys, aren't you?" "It's not too bad, Sammy." "I still have to find my feet." "I'll help looking." "What?" " For your feet." "'Turn right at the end of this road.'" "Gosh." "That's really something." "Sonja, it's fantastic." "That satellite up there knows exactly where we are and where we're going." "Yes, Michel." "We're here." "Michel, calm down." "You're making me nervous." "Can you put it louder?" "'Harder." "Harder.'" " Michel." "Do you like music, Alain?" " Sure, Sammy." "Music is important." "I had it ready." "I really like this." "I know this." "It's easy listening, isn't it?" "I'm more of an alternative music guy." "New Wave, the eighties and all that..." "Could I ask you just to listen to the music?" "Thanks." "There's a kestrel." "Alain, come and have a look." "Yes, nice bird." "It feeds on mice, moles and sometimes small rabbits." "Really?" "The kestrel?" " Yes, Falco tinunculus." "I had heard about it but never seen one." "My first kestrel." " Congratulations." "Thank you." "If we're lucky we might see a harrier somewhere..." "We should think about going back." "Already?" " Yes, I don't want to be late." "You're right." "It was fun." "We should do it again some time." "Shall we set a date?" "Tomorrow is fine for me." "Not tomorrow." "We'll see." "Pallemans speaking." " Guido, this is Frankie." "Frankie." "Is everything alright?" " Just a bit lonely." "Lonely..." "How are you guys doing?" " We're doing fine." "What are you having for lunch?" "Meat." "A steak." "What sauce?" "Sauce chasseur." "Why couldn't I come?" "Frankie, I'll explain it to you later..." "You'll explain it." "Pass me Michel, will you?" "He's... gone to the toilet." " Gone to the toilet?" "What's going on there?" "I don't know what to believe anymore." "Frankie, we'll be right back." "Calm down." "You're there to keep an eye on things." "Understand?" "Can I sit at your desk?" "No, you can't." "Just keep an eye on things." "No problem." "I saw some things I really didn't like." "No, don't..." " No sweat, I know what I'm doing." "Come on, Michel." "I'll go and get it." "My book." "Lydia Fartole speaking." "Everything all right?" "Yes, ma'am." "Thank you very much." "Fine." "Alain, I need to ask you a question." "I was brainstorming with the people of our Cynalco magazine." "They're always on the look-out for new stories." "I told them about your pin." "They really like it." " That's quite an honour." "It is, isn't it?" "Can we come and interview you?" " Of course." "Guido isn't here, but that shouldn't be a problem." "Wow, in the magazine." "Great, isn't it?" "See you." "Yes." "Bye, Mrs Fartole." "An interview for the magazine." " You'll soon be done laughing." "Here you are." "You didn't log out and you didn't lock your drawer." "There's nothing in there." "I don't care." " Can you give them too?" "Write the date on there." " Come on." "The date." " Damn." "Everything all right, Michel?" " Please." "I'm sorry." "Sonja, I'm sorry." "Michel, I want to go home." "Where can you catch the bus?" "Guido, can't you make a little detour?" "What?" "That's fifteen miles, Michel." "Michel, I want to go home now." "Alright..." "They want to interview me for the magazine." "Because you're new here?" " Because of my pin." "What?" " My pin." "I was run over by a lorry ten years ago." "They had to operate me and put a pin in my leg." "They took the pin back out five years later." "I took it home and it said:" "Cynalco Medics." "Yes, it came from here." "And five years later they ask me to apply for a job here." "And now I work here." " That's great." "It's a nice story for the magazine." "I got two cards today." " What kind of cards?" "Two yellow cards." " I see." "Frederik got one too." "I've always been a rebel." "It's always been there." "I don't like rules." "Frederik threw his away." " I wouldn't do that if I were him." "He's got to be careful about such things." "Here he is." "Hello, Alain." " Mrs Fartole, sir..." "Shall we go to the conference room?" " Yes, of course." "I have to..." " Okay." "Pallemans speaking." "Guido, this is Frankie." "We're almost there." " Hello, Frankie." "Did you enjoy your lunch?" "Yes, it was very nice." "Is everything alright?" "I had to give Farthole another yellow card." "What did you do?" " I gave him a yellow card." "I've got to think a bit about those cards." "You need to stop handing them out." "It depends on what they do." "I don't like it when you shout at me." " Sorry." "Where's Alain?" "In the conference room with Fartole." "Something to do with the magazine." " Is Fartole there?" "And five years later they asked me to come and apply for a job." "Yes, and now I work here." "Lovely story, isn't it?" "We would like to take a picture of you with a pin." "Yves has brought some with him..." "Pick one that resembles your pin." "Guido..." " Hello Lydia, Alain..." "Hello..." " Yves." "Where were you?" "I felt like being on a ship without a captain." "Sorry, I... was out of the office with Michel Drets." "Why?" "Yes, why." "Yes, why?" "It's sad, really." "His father-in-law passed away." " Michel's father-in-law?" "Today?" "That's very sad." "We still have some work to do, and then I'll come over." "Did you find your pin, Alain?" "No, mine had a kind of little hook." "Just pick one, Alain." "Yes, this one then." "A strange day." "It started badly, but now I'm in the magazine." "How do you mean 'badly'?" "I got two yellow cards." "What did you tell her?" " I couldn't help it." "What did you tell her?" " I couldn't help it." "I heard myself talking." "What could I say?" "You can't do that." " It's too late, it's been said." "She's coming, there she is." "Hi, Guido." "Michel." "My condolences on the passing away of your father-in-law." "Thank you." "I'm here with Yves, tell him everything." "We'll put it in this month's magazine." "I would rather keep it in the family." "Don't." "We think it's easier to cope with it that way." "Yes, Michel, it's better that way." " Yes." "What are these?" "Cards." "'I made a mark on a Düsseldorf-dossier.' Alain Vandam." "What was his name?" " Verdonckt Julien." "With CK?" " Yes." "I want you to take your 'bad ideas' book and write down this card system." "Haven't you made one yet?" "No, I haven't had time yet." " But I asked you to." "It's not a shame to have bad ideas." "But having bad ideas and not learning anything from them is stupid." "What did she want?" " Nothing, Frankie." "She asked if I wanted to work for the magazine." "For the magazine, whew." "Drets." " This is Julien." "I was just talking about you." "About me?" " Forget it." "What's the matter?" "Can I come and get the keys?" "What keys?" " Sonja's car keys." "She phoned me." "I'm standing in the parking lot." " But Julien..." "Not good..." " What?" "Why didn't you ring?" " I did, just now." "Can I come in?" " Not inside." "The car is fixed." " How do you mean, fixed?" "Michel, wrap it up." "I've got an announcement to make." "Yes... fixed." "You didn't mess around with it, did you?" "Michel, wrap it up." "I've come to see where you work." "Come on." "A cup of coffee?" "Michel, wrap it up." "Sorry, impossible." "Got to go now." "Sorry." "Guido needs to say something." "I want offer my apologies to Alain." "He has been the victim of an idea that wasn't properly formulated." "And I take full responsibility for that, Michel." "Sorry, Alain." "Then my cards don't count?" "No, none of them do." "No more yellow cards." "Guido was a bit hasty but we talked it through." "That's a great relief." "Answer it, Michel." "Go on." "Why can't dad come inside?" "Sonja, not now." "Is that your wife?" "Sincere condolences." "Mrs Fartole conveys her deepest sympathies." "Did you tell everybody?" " No, Sonja, I didn't." "Michel, what did you tell them?" "We'll talk about it when I'm home." "About what?" " Yes, I know." "See you." "Maybe you should go home." "No." " What's the matter?" "Frankie, wait a moment." "Someone needs you home." "Have you got a car?" "Yes, a car." "It broke down." "Guido, would you please take Michel home?" "No." " What's going on?" "Frankie." " His father-in-law passed away." "What?" "Well, passed away..." "More or less... yes." "My heartfelt sympathy, Michel." "If you want to talk about it..." "How is Sonja coping?" " She's alright, Frankie." "Guido, can you take Michel home?" "It's for the best, isn't it?" " I'll come with you." "No, Frankie." " I won't let you shut me out again." "What now, Guido?" "I really don't know, Michel." "Wait a bit and then drive back?" "Now my wife thinks I told the whole company that we go and make babies during lunch." "And I've got to explain to my father-in-law that the car has broken down again." "And that he can't come inside because he's dead." "I didn't know what to say." "I panicked." "You confused me with all those cards." "I wanted to help you." " I don't need your help." "Isn't anybody the least interested in how I feel?" "Or don't I count?" "Sorry, Frankie." "I've been lied to all day." "I've had one emotional punch after the other." "But that's normal." "Frankie." " No, don't treat me like a child." "We have never lied to each other." "Never." "And I don't want us to start now." " You're right, Frankie." "Promise." "Come on, promise." "I promise." "I promise." "Fartole." "Don't answer it." " She knows I'm in the car." "Pallemans speaking." "Guido." "Lydia speaking." " Hi, Lydia." "If you ever lie to me again I won't answer for the consequences." "What do you mean?" " You know very well what I mean." "He has promised never to lie again." "Who was that?" " Frankie Loosveld, at your service." "As of today..." "no more lying." "Please stay out of this." "Of course, ma'am." "Sorry." "Can Michel hear me?" "Yes, Lydia." "I hear you loud and clear, Mrs Fartole." "I've got someone here for you." "Michel, this is Julien." "I hear I'm supposed to be dead." "Bring me those keys so I can fix that car, you stupid boy." "Look at us." "'Turn right in 200 yards.'" "Yes yes." "Stupid bitch..."