" What are you looking at?" " You." " Driving this car." " What about it?" "It suits you." "I like the New Jersey version of you better than the Goa version." "Time to guillotine a few more headless relationships." " And you?" " Picking up Leon at day care." "And visiting Juanita." "A slow habituation, you could call it." "What the hell is going on here?" "Malin?" "Hang on." "Finnmark is burning." " What has happened?" " That wasn't me." "She came in, drunk as a left-wing politician,   asked for you, and collapsed." "You can't leave her here like a fur rug." "Shit!" "Give me a hand with her." "There we go." " Dag..." "It's Hitler!" " It was a little childish, but..." "It's Hitler!" "Finnmark is burning and we have him here." "You and I can stop this now." "This is a drunk, racist patient from Lillestrøm, OK?" " I am aware of that." " OK?" "Let's pull her over to the wall." "Call for someone to pick her up." "Is this the police?" "Maybe you have the right idea." "Swimming around alone." "Without enough intelligence to know you are." "I was talking to the fish." "It gets lonely, and it helps to talk..." "What the hell are you doing here?" "It's a..." "letter from..." " You're going to have to repeat that." " It's from the board." ""As one of our case workers suffered a breakdown,   the evaluation to therapists is suspended..."" "Malin!" "Great news!" "Our jobs are safe." "Everything's back to normal." ""God is everywhere!" he claimed, and struck out wildly." " Hi!" " Hi!" "It's great to see you again." "Is it all right?" "Are you OK?" " Tea?" " Yes, please." "You want hot chocolate?" "Yes, please." "That would be great." "Are you OK, daddy?" "Yes." "Thank you, I'm fine." "Do you ever feel like you want to block everything out?" "You live your life inside your own head." "When you let me in, you're a great conversationalist." "We can communicate." "But that happens so rarely." " And you?" " I don't know." "It takes time for things to sink in." "I can..." "I can look at a picture from three years ago   and tell you exactly what I was thinking when I took it." "But everything that happens today has to go through some sort of filter." "Is this the first time this has come up in five years?" "No, not at all." "But..." "I don't know." "Maybe it was more fascinating to begin with." "And now you want to change what fascinated you earlier?" "Just because I liked something once, doesn't mean I always have to like it." "It has to be OK to move on." "So you want to move on?" "I want to move on with you." "But I can't." "Because most of the time..." "It's like I'm talking to   a volleyball on a desert island." "These five years with you have been the loneliest of my life." " I'm lonely." " Here's the deal:" "I like being alone." "That doesn't mean I don't like being with you." "On the contrary." "I like myself better with you than without you." "But I can't just blab on about stuff that doesn't mean anything to me." "I'm uncomfortable around people I don't know." "I'd rather talk to 10.000 people   than one person I don't know." "It has nothing to do with self-confidence." "It just is what it is." "I'd prefer to spend two thirds of my life lost "in my own head"." "Then I could spend the other third with you." "Be drunk and happy with people I know and like." "But it's not like every impression has to be shared instantly   in some sort of collective affirmation." "I simply can't handle that." "Is that so abnormal?" "Yes, honey, that is abnormal." "Could you help us?" "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" "What the hell does that mean?" "This is a memorable day." "I have worked here for twelve years and never experienced this before." "But now..." "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" " Why?" " Because that's me on the couch." "Except for the drinking." "I'm a world-class alcoholic." "Last time I drank " " I ended up in a three-way with a karaoke hostess." " Hat that ever happened to you?" " No, I don't like karaoke." "Anyway, aside from that we are identical." "So I can't pass judgment." "This is totally insane!" "Does it ever feel like your head is about to explode?" " Yes." " Right." "What do you do then?" " I drink." "And keep my mouth shut." " Damn, I'm jealous!" "What the fuck?" "I'm sorry, this is..." "No!" "No!" "Bastards!" "You should probably leave." "No charge." " Malin, it's me." "You're at the office." " You won't catch me!" " It's all in your head." " I'm innocent!" " Don't arrest me!" " Put the gun down." "Malin..." "Malin." "Malin?" " It's me." "Dag." " Can't you see them, Dag?" " Can't you see them?" " Malin..." "You need to calm down." "You need some rest." "You've created a whole world in you mind." "There...." "Come on." "Everything will be OK." "You just need to get away or a while." "Don't worry." "Could you wait here while I go talk to grampa next door?" "You can come in if you need anything." "OK?" "Good boy." "I'll be right back." "Hi." "Sorry, I just..." " What do I do now?" " You have to bring him back." "Yeah." "But he needs a father!" "And not that juvenile who's his mother's boy toy." "I'm his father." "I have just as much a right to see him as she does." "I Know." "Regarding your relationship with his mother:" "Either improve it, or take her to court." "Regarding your son:" "It's not just what you say, Benedikt, but how you act." "You can tell him you love him as much as you want." "What good does that do when you always put yourself first?" "You didn't kidnap him for his sake, but because you wanted to see him." "And if you don't bring him back, you'll go to jail." "That would be sad for him." "And you wouldn't be allowed to see him again until hell freezes over." "He's my son." "Two hours on the sly is not enough." "I totally agree." "But when it comes to being a father, that's not something you can solve in a week." "Any idiot can father a child." "But being a father, being useful to a child, is something you have to learn." "That doesn't come automatically by spreading your genes." "You brought a human life into the coldest, most cynical and disappointing place there is." "Now give Alexander the tools to make him feel it's worth it." "Sure, but..." "I know all this because I have made every mistake a man can make." "You're a good kid, Benedikt." "And you'll be a good father." "Much better than I was." "I could hide behind the fact that you weren't my son." "I should have done things differently." "Been more honest." "I should have given you everything I had." "What was your father like?" " Hello?" " Hi." "Where are you?" "I just dropped Leon off." "I'm on my way to pick up some things at the cabin." "Could you come to the office?" "I have to drive Malin somewhere." " Is something wrong?" " You could say that." "She's stuck in 1943." "Insists on listening to hits from the German occupation." "I'm fifteen minutes away, so I'll be there in five." "Hey!" "Turn that back on!" "Malin!" "Malin!" "Come with me, my little Jewish lady." "You need a shower." "Malin, it's me!" "It's me." "Now listen." "You and I are going for a little drive, OK?" "We're going to walk through the office." "It's perfectly safe." "And then we're going for a drive." "Dag, don't talk to me like a baby." "I know things." "About the heavy water." "OK, up on your feet." "Come on." "It's perfectly safe." "Let's play a game." "I'll ring the doorbell." "When she says "hello" and pushes the button, you say it's you." "I'll open the door, and then you run up and surprise mom." "Are you ready?" "Not a word." " Yes?" " Hi!" "Honey!" "Stay there, I'll be right down!" " No, you don't have to." " Benedikt?" "Dammit, wait there!" "Mommy's coming, so I have to run." "I'll see you later!" "Hello?" "What a miserable friggin' day." " Could agree more." "i" " Where are you?" "I'm at the psych ward." "It's not me, it's Malin." " I need a favor." " OK." "Can you contact Trond Espen Seim?" "Maybe I could make fantasy meet reality somehow." "I don't know, but hopefully she'll snap out of it." " It's worth a try." " Yes and no." "Mostly no." "You must have fucked someone who has his number?" " Fine." "This better be important." " Thanks, Benedikt." "Bye." " Hi." " Hi there." " Are you here?" " Yeah." "It's probably better this way." "Things haven't gone well for a while." "Yeah." "You may be right." " Was it that stuff with me...?" " Yeah." "And Oslo Horse Show." " Yeah, that can be..." " I had brought my own horse." " I though it was the prettiest horse there." " I'm sure it was." " Refsnes?" " I have to go." "But..." " Hi." "Dag." " Trond Espen." "I was nearby when Benedikt called." " It was nice of you to come." " My pleasure." " Is she very sick." " She drifts in and out of reality." "Did Benedikt mention her crush on you?" "It could've been worse." "Could've been Mads Ousdal." "Should I just say hi to her?" "Will she understand it's me,   and not a figment of her imagination?" "I honestly don't know." "Let's give it a shot." "Malin?" "Hi." "There's someone here to see you." "Hi." "My name is Trond Espen." "Could you leave us?" "It might be awkward, if things get private." "Yes, of course." "Malin, I..." "I'll be right back." "Dag!" "Maybe..." "Maybe we can try again?" "When I get out of here." "We could go out for coffee." " I don't think..." " What if I have a real baby?" "Do you think you could love me then?" " Listen..." " I have a gift for you." " Hi." " Hi." "Are you here?" "Grete called and mumbled that she had forgotten this." " Yeah, she was a little tipsy." " She just got divorced." " You were here last week." " Yesterday was our third anniversary." "That means I automatically get a residence permit." " Yeah..." "OK." " OK!" "There!" "Now she can't get in." " Have a nice day." " Sure." "You want this?" " No thanks." " It's not that easy, dammit!" " Yes, but we're trying!" " "Yes, but we're trying"?" "What kind of vague statement is that?" ""Yes, but" is the most pathetic and sad statement in our language." "Yes, but this..." "Yes, but that." "Yes, but we're trying." "It isn't enough to try!" "A relationship takes hard work!" "You have chosen to have children, chosen this relationship." "You're managers." "You hire and fire." "You wouldn't hire anyone who puts as little as you do into this relationship." "You would fire them!" "Now get to work!" "The next time I see you, I want to hear you say: "We will make it work!"" "Go home now!" "Christ!" "Why are you looking at me like that?" "I've never loved you as much as I do right now." "How can you do this?" "It is tempting to stay home and lock the door." "Unless I meet someone like you." "People..." " Should we get Leon?" " Yes." "Hi, Trond Espen!" "Was it OK for me to give him your number?" "You could say he returned the favor." "Guess what?" "I've started taking Barbie shots." "So now I'm tan year around." "It can't be stopped." "Speaking of that..." "I'm heading into the bathroom   to check him out." "Here comes grandma!" "Do you want to see a star Look at me!" "I'm a prima donna Look at me!" "While picking potatoes I sing..." "Ready to try again, my boy?" " Are you up for it?" " Oh, sure." " You'd better be ready." " Yes." "Have you taken your Viagra?" "I'll jump in the sack."