"Morning, Michel." "Morning, Guido." "What's this?" "It's from Marianne and me for Sonja and you... and the little Drets." "'Nice Pregnancies.'" "Everything about pregnancies." "Thank you." " It's good." "I read a bit." "There's nice stories in it." "There a story about a birthing party." "The whole family gathered around the cot with champagne and crackers." "Suddenly they hear some scratching at the door." "One of the aunts had brought her dog." "They open the door, the dog comes in and lays something at their feet." "What was it?" "The placenta from the birth of the child." "The father had buried the placenta in de garden to plant a nut tree on it." "That's a kind of tradition." "Sorry, Michel." "Episode 6:" "Group Dynamics" "Free speaking." " This is Guido." "We had an appointment at ten." " Is it ten already?" "Yes, it is." " I'll come straight away." "I completely forgot I had to go and see Guido." "Guido, Free's here." "Free, sit down." "I need to..." "Frankie, I'd rather not have you phoning me when someone's here." "It's a service I'm rendering you." " I don't need it." "No?" " No." "What are you doing?" " Assessing, Michel." "So how are you, Alain?" " It's getting better every day." "They've accepted me." "You'll be seeing the real Alain very soon." "And then..." " Just calm down." "Relax, Alain." "What are we doing, Alain?" "What are we doing?" "I'm changing into my slippers." " What?" "My slippers." "My new shoes hurt." "You'll never be accepted that way." "Nobody has ever worn slippers in here." "You can't see it." " But one can smell it." "Impossible." " It smells different." "No way." " Yes, it does." "Doesn't it, Michel?" "I don't smell anything." " See?" "You could at least warn us when you do something like that." "Let me get on with my work." "Michel wants to work." "I'm never awake before twelve, only in the afternoon." "So you're not really available half of the time?" "More or less." "I'm here, but not really." "Not really." "Maybe I shouldn't have told you." " Yes, you should." "I think it's more important you're honest." "No, Isabelle." "If that's your decision, then..." "You know my heart will always be ready for you." "I know I told you that yesterday." "Alain, get a grip on yourself." "Does the AC bother you?" "No." " No." "Have you got enough filing cabinets?" "I've had a sore throat these last few days." "But I don't know if it's the AC." " I had already put down 'no'." "That it doesn't bother you." " That's not true really." "Shall I put 'yes'?" " No, I don't know." "It's 'no' then." "Something in between?" " It's 'no'." "No is no." "Are you going to do this with every question?" "Pallemans." "Sofie at Management." " Yes, hello." "Mr Hasselbanks is in Belgium and he wants to meet the managers." "When could you meet him?" " Hasselbanks." "It rings a bell." "That's the owner of the company." "Yes, Hasselbanks." "Rob Hasselbanks." "Robert." "Yes, Robert." "Of course, Robert." "Is two o'clock okay?" " At two." "Where?" " In the Da Vinci room." "Da Vinci." " See you." "Sofie, do I need to bring something?" "Sofie?" "She rang off." "Hasselbanks..." "I couldn't think of it." "What time was that?" " Two o'clock." "We'll assess you later on." "I have to think now." "Go on." "Is Nolleke coming?" " Half past one." "I forgot." "It completely slipped my mind." "I told you yesterday." " Yes." "Did you warn Guido?" "You said you'd do that." " I didn't." "Yes." "You'd give him a book." " Yes, a book." "In your drawer." " Yes, Fien." "I know." "What's wrong?" "Frankie..." "I'm a bit confused." "I thought we would be seeing the real Alain?" "No, Frankie, it's a bit..." "Do you want to talk about it?" " No." "Then don't bother us with it." " Right." "I'll get a grip on myself." "See?" "A smile." "No." "I'm going to the toilet." "In his slippers." "Isn't Alain with you?" "No, of course not." "He's maybe on the middle one." "Where is...?" "Alain?" " Went to the toilet." "Half an hour ago." "In his slippers." "Yes, his slippers." "This is impossible." "It's always..." "Guys..." "Anita, is that you?" "No." " Who are you then?" "Barbara who?" "Barbara Vandam." "Alain, is that you?" "Yes." " What are you doing here?" "Yes, Liesje..." "No." "I'm a bit down right now and it effects my bowels." "The men's toilets were occupied." "I swear it's the first time that I use the ladies..." "I put my fingers in my mouth but I washed them at the washbasin inside." "There's no washbasin inside." " Alain, you're lying." "Alain, don't panic." " Stay calm." "That's what they say, but it isn't..." " What happened?" "Love, Liesje." "It has to be ready by...?" " Noon." "I'm already on it." "Do you want it as a novel, a letter, Excel?" "I just want... basic info." "What?" "Basic info." "What are you saying?" "Basic info?" " Yes, Michel, yes." "Hi, Lydia." " Guido." "Where's Alain?" " Gone to the toilet." "He's in the bathroom, Lydia." " Pity." "Could we have a word?" "Of course." "We'll do it over there." "We went out for dinner yesterday." "We had a nice evening, shared some memories..." "And on the phone she said she never wanted to see me again." "Nothing I could do..." "Love has to come from both sides." "It's like two-way traffic." " You know what?" "Every end brings a new beginning." "No, it isn't..." "Yes, that's very true." "I think it's beautiful." "I'm glad I had somebody to share it with, Liesje." "I want to thank you." " Sorry, I really need to go." "Of course." "Yes?" "Could you...?" "You know..." "Of course." "I don't want to hear..." "No, I don't want to hear it." "Everybody has to write a report." "Then I'll know what to say." "Bob is fantastic." " I thought it was Robert?" "Bob, short for Robert." "Short for Robert." "Something else now, Guido." "Nolleke Lodiers is coming this afternoon." "Who?" " Nolleke Lodiers." "A genius." "'I amnd the group.'" "What?" "Is she coming today?" "Yes." "Fien should have warned you." " I have to meet Hasselbanks." "I told Nolleke that you'd be a bit late." "It was no problem at all." " What will she be doing here?" "She's an expert in group dynamics." " What?" "Oh no." "What?" "Come here." "Mail from Guido." "Someone will come and work on group dynamics this afternoon." "May I ask everybody to cooperate." "Fantastic, isn't it?" "Did you read it?" "At last some real action here." "I don't have time for that nonsense." " It'll be a laugh, though." "What's this?" "Michel, you don't have to come here every time I send an e-mail." "Then give me some feedback." "Who is he?" "What is he here for?" " It's a she." "Fartole says she works miracles." " Do you know her too?" "Yes, yes, yes." "I know her too." "Is it compulsory?" " Yes." "Group dynamics implies that the whole group participates." "I'm already behind because of your report." "I don't need a book." "I only want the facts." "But it needs to be correct, doesn't it?" "So..." "Group dynamics." "Do we need that?" "Yes, Michel, we need that." "It sure couldn't do no harm." "Pallemans." "Guido?" "Nolleke speaking." " I'm glad to hear from you." "I've got your book." " Excellent." "It'll speed up things." "Have everybody make a nega-posi." "I don't know what you mean." " Nega-posidiagram." "Page 13." "No problem." "Toodle-oo." "Was that her?" " Nolleke." "She sounds enthusiastic." "Can I take the book?" " No, Michel." "I would like to be alone in order to get ready for Hasselbanks." "Nega..." "Posi." "Hi, I'm Nolleke." "Is Guido in?" "Guido, Nolleke's here." " Thank you, Frankie." "You are Nolleke?" " I thought so." "And you are Guido?" " I thought so too." "Shall we begin?" "I want to explain some things." "Let's do that." "Lydia told me you have an appointment." "With Mr Hasselbanks." " Bobby." "Bobby?" "I thought Bob, for Robert?" "Yes, Bobby." "Great personality." "Okay, quick then." "I've got a short intro on cd to grab the attention." "I would like you to introduce me and put on the cd." "Where shall we do it?" "In the conference room." " Let's go." "Nolleke..." "Top." "Your attention please." "Welcome everybody." "Nolleke has asked me to put on this cd before we get started." "Hello." "My name is Nolleke." "I'll be right with you." "But first I would like you to think about this statement." "The dwarf doesn't get any bigger by standing on a mountain." "What's going on?" "I thought she'd be coming through the door." "They use mirrors to do that." "Magic." "Did everyone look at the door after my intro?" "Everybody thought that in companies all noses had to point in the same direction." "I'm here to tell you it's not true." "You were all looking at the door but nothing happened." "The action was behind you." "It's a matter of focus." "Right?" "Everybody... take off your shoes." "We'll have a look at the nega-posis." "Could I go to the toilet first?" " Of course." "Nolleke, I'm sorry but I have to go and see Mr Hasselbanks." "That's alright, Guido." "It's a nice group, isn't it?" "Thank you." " You can join us later on." "Okay." " Good luck." "You too." "I didn't have to take off my shoes." "I had my slippers on." "I don't like it at all." "Taking off shoes, Nolleke..." "Michel, try to cooperate." "I'll be right back." " How do you mean, right back?" "Do you have to go?" " I'm meeting Hasselbanks." "You're leaving us behind?" " I'll be right back." "Nolleke knows." "Nolleke knows." "Very reassuring." "You're going..." "You're going to do fine." "You think so, Guido?" " Yes, I think so." "Hanz Rimmer." "Thank you." "Are you Michel Drets?" " Yes." "Thank you." "We'll start with Frankie Loosveld." " Here." "Frankie, in your posis... your positive points, you write:" "Guido and Michel." "In your negas you write..." "Do I read this right?" "The Fartheel?" "Please explain." "Yes, well..." "I'm sorry." "I thought this was anonymous." "That's why." "Mr Hasselbanks has been delayed for half an hour." "Half an hour." "Okay then." "You don't have to wait here, you know." "Yes..." "No, of course not." "I'll come back later." "Yes, in half an hour." " Oh, in half an hour?" "I'll be able to work a bit." "He's probably still having lunch." "Probably." "I've got a lot of work to do." "Yes, loads." "So have I. Loads lot of work." "Does everybody feel comfortable where they're standing?" "Then let's begin." "Come in." "Guido, back already." "Just in time." " But..." "We're all tied together." "We were making a worklace." "A what?" " A worklace, Guido." "Nolleke, sorry." "I can only stay for a minute." "Guido, I would like you to take hold of the rope." "Listen." "This is the output." "I want to show you how to increase the output in a very simple way." "Guido, please hold the rope very tight." "At night?" " No, tight." "And now please take one step forward." "Yes, Guido, go on." "And another one..." "Yes..." "And stop." "Alright, what do you see?" " I've got more rope than I had." "And how are they standing?" "In one line." "But?" "In one direction?" "Yes, but more importantly..." "Their noses are pointing different ways." "Focusing on the same target from different perspectives." "Right, Nolleke." "I've got to go to Hasselbanks." " Guido, I want you to stay." "This is very important." "I want you to hold the rope very tight." "Everybody needs to feel it." "I would like to ask you to please close your eyes." "Just feel it." "Guido has got you tied down." "And when you step back the whole group says: 'Stay here.'" "'Stay here.'" "And when the group is gone there's still Guido..." "I had an appointment." " You're six minutes late." "I couldn't leave." "How come?" " Has he left?" "No, there's someone else with him." "What about in half an hour?" "I'll put you at the back." "At the back." "Yes, at the back." "Is that possible?" "It's possible, yes." " Sorry." "Wrong corridor." "Nolleke, sorry." "This is the first time that someone leaves the worklace." "It's all..." "It's all going terribly wrong." "I still need to see Hasselbanks." " You'll miss the performances." "They're working around a word in three groups." "The performances are in 15 minutes." "I would like you to go and see if you can coach them." "Are you sure that's a good idea?" " Yes, I'm sure." "Do you think I know?" "It's a frog and we need to cooperate." "I don't want to cooperate like this." " What's this then?" "Guido, please tell him I really am a perfect gorilla." "Are you going to do your gorilla?" " He doesn't want me to." "It's got nothing to do with the assignment." "Sorry, Guido." "We're doing something about true colours." "And black is still a colour." "His gorilla is really good, Sammy." "Yes, but I know a story that's perfect." "It's about a frog and a scorpion." "I'm not doing a frog." "Frankie..." "Go ahead." "There's a scorpion on this island." "A frog passes by and the scorpion asks him for a piggyback ride." "The frog says:" "'But you'll sting me.'" "'No', says the scorpion, 'if I do that we'll both drown.'" "So the frog gives the scorpion a ride." "But in the water the frog suddenly feels a burning pain." "The scorpion has stung him." "'Why?" "', does the frog ask." "And the scorpion answers:" "'I can't help myself.'" "It's perfect, isn't it?" "Nice story." "With lots of hidden meanings." "I'm not doing a frog, Guido." "Can't you have a gorilla take the scorpion on its back?" "A gorilla can't swim." "Make it a shallow river so it can walk." "I don't get..." "Is Frederik in your group?" "He started on his own." "He wants to make something on his own." "I'm making a collage about true colours." "You're supposed to work together." "But those guys are crazy, they haven't stopped arguing." "So I started on my own." "Can't you use it for the frog and the scorpion?" "Gorilla." "Wait." "Why not let Free do the narration?" "Then we can start with a clean slate." "And we can try to work together." "Well coached, Guido." "Go on." "The two lovers want to meet but there's a wall in between them." "And you're going to mime?" "He says he can." " I can mime." "If you want Guido to help you..." "That's what he's here for." "Everything all right?" " Is this going to take long?" "I don't know." "Don't you like it?" "You don't have to work but the salary is still running." "I've got a lot of work." "Of course, yes..." "Alain, everything alright?" " Yes." "Right." "Anita, you too...?" "Fine." "Keep up the good work." "It's so that you..." "Well, this is how I see it..." "You're here." "Sorry, it's getting completely out of hand." "Nice assignment, isn't it?" "You think so, Guido?" "Do you like it?" "Then why don't you participate?" "I've got to go back to Hasselbanks." "But can I help?" "I'm not talking about why we're here." "Snolleke says we have to do something about honesty." "I don't doubt there's a meaning behind that." "Well, yes, but that isn't important." "Would you explain to the woman that if you have to present something you'd better prepare it together?" "Yes, Michel, that's the idea." " Guido." "Ask the woman what she wants to do." "What do you want to do?" " I want to wait." "Crazy." "I want to stand there and see what happens." "Oops, I've got to go..." "Guido." " I've got to go to Hasselbanks." "Will you be needing that?" "Yes, I'm reading the interview with Hasselbanks..." "That's why I ask." "I've got a meeting with..." " I'll come and get it." "Okay." " I've got to study a bit." "And there was the gorilla." "The scorpion called the gorilla." "Gorilla, come and get me because I'm stuck." "Scorpion, won't you sting me?" "No, if I sting you, we both drown." "Good." "Hop on my back." "The scorpion hopped on its back and they started for the shore." "You stung me." "Yes, because I can't help myself." "Moral of the story..." "Your poison isn't strong enough." " Frankie, that's not right." "Men, go on." "Jesus!" "You've stung me." "Yes, cause once again I can't help myself." "Okay, it was..." "It was real good." "But the gorilla got up again." "No, no, no..." "Are you finished with that?" " No." "But you're not reading it." " No, I've..." "I've read something and I want to ask Hasselbanks about it." "Sorry." "No, it isn't coming." "Come on." "It usually comes, but now it doesn't." "What was your word?" "Honesty." " She didn't prepare anything." "Wanted to await for the moment." "So there she stands." "We're not to blame." "We had an idea about a bakery and an honest client." "But not her." "And now we're standing here..." "Honesty." "Honey." "Honour." "Honey." "Honour." "Honour... thou neighbour." "Dishonest?" "No, give me honesty." "Not my idea." "I want to apologize on behalf of our group." "Very nice." "Very honest." "Very nice." "Why didn't you join her?" "Did you think this was..." "very nice?" "Yes, though it was lacking in team spirit." "Let me do something very honest then." "There you go." " Michel, come on." "That's unfortunate." "Damn, damn, damn." "Cynalco, seven." "He was right." "He was right." "Liesje, come to your room." " Yes, mummy." "Well, that's it." "The hands of the lovers fleetingly touch and are then separated again." "But the desire will always be there." "Did you want to say something?" "She went from here to there." "But isn't there a wall in between?" "The wall is symbolic, Frankie." " But it still isn't right." "What did you think of it?" "Nolleke, may I?" "I've really enjoyed working with Liesje this afternoon." "And I would like to thank her." "Anita too, but... a little bit less." "Thanks." "We'll round off with some free body language." "Who won?" " What do you mean 'Who won?" "'" "Well, which group was the best?" "Everybody won." " Is it a draw?" "We got to know each other in another way." "Everybody has won a bit." "Nonsense." "Bullshit." "Frankie, Michel." "Aren't you participating?" "We're not taking part anymore." "We're doing what we're being paid for:" "Working." "What did Nolleke say?" "Nolleke can kiss my ass." " Michel." "And mine." " Frankie." "Fine, real fine." "Well, if you have all the answers, Michel..." "How long have you been here?" " Six years." "So you know the company." " What's the point?" "So you know the company?" " I know the company, Guido." "How many letters in our name?" "Seven, Guido." "Why do you ask?" " It's strange... that after all those years... you're still preoccupied with useless information." "Think about it." "Didn't Hasselbanks want it?" " What?" "The report." "He studied it real hard." " And?" "Did he think we were doing fine?" "Stay here." "Hanz." "Yes, he said we were doing real fine." "Yes, Michel, he said so." "Do you hear that?" "Hasselbanks." "You can't see it." " No, but I can smell it." "Impossible." " It..." "Did you see my head move?" "Again." "The longer it takes..." " I know." "But you can't see it, can you?" "Then don't have me say 'Action'." " Come on, calm down." "It can't be that difficult, can it?" "Please say it if you're not ready yet." "Are you ready?" " I'm ready." "Are you sure you're ready?" "Okay." "Damn."