"Anton?" "No, it's me." "Anton's hiding under the bed." "What?" "Put him on, please." "You think that's funny?" "No, I don't." "I have a meeting now anyway." "I'm in India." "It's 8 a.m. here." "Yes, do that." "Ciao." "AGE" "AGE OF" "AGE OF CANNIBALS" "Hi, Hellinger." "Thanks for not calling back." "What's going on?" "Did you die?" "If not, did you review the open issues for Chingpu?" "Then beam us your milestones!" "Thanks." "Call me!" "Relax, will you?" "What do you think?" "That Hellinger turns up in Chingpu saying, "Sorry, I had a cold"?" "Hellinger will be made a partner." "The shit will come!" "Mind my words." "Hellinger won't be made a partner." "And why not?" "Because your wife says you'll be partner?" "Rubbish." "Why does she keep sending details of houses you can't afford?" "You've been reading my e-mails?" "I'd love to respect your privacy, but "Anton" as password?" "Come on!" "That's an invitation." "I bet he buys a Porsche." "You're getting on my tits." "I don't need that." "I don't have a family." "I don't need a country manor." "Stop getting on my tits!" "I love my life..." "I love plane snacks and hotel chains,... 800,000 air miles a year, I love it!" "I'm not a consultant to punish myself!" "Where is this famous old town?" "See the market halls by the square?" "That was the old town." "Now it's a shopping mall." "The square is used for executions." "The dirt's on the outside." "It etches its way into the glass." "One day outside is like 30 days of constant smoking." "But inside we're safe." "Thank goodness for that!" "So tell me  how did you end up studying medicine?" "As a child I copied pictures from my father's anatomy books." " That's how it started." " Your father's a doctor, too?" " Surgeon." "So  why did you become a consultant and not a doctor?" "As a consultant I can do something about pollution  instead of just prescribing asthma sprays." "I want to change things." "Do you think I'm naive?" "No, not at all!" "You're at the right place." "Life is more than shareholder-value and sales targets." "Even though you're just a dickhead lawyer?" "You need the right balance." "I feel our generation can change things." "Our generation?" "Who do you mean by that?" "Do I look that old?" "Just joking." "You look great." "Did you have something done?" "No." "The Russians." "Where's Hellinger?" " Who's that?" " Bianca März." "Hellinger's successor." " You must be Frank Öllers." "Pleased to meet you." " What happened?" "Hellinger's been made a partner." "Sorry." "I was overwhelmed by joy." "I understand." "They should've discussed it with you." "It's not my job to deliver bad news." "So you're taking over from Hellinger?" "May I ask something personal?" " Sure." " How long have you worked for the Company?" "Why?" "Because I look sweet and innocent?" "The Chinese arrive in 15 minutes." "Want a strategy update?" "No." "I've had your reports for five weeks." "Five weeks?" "Show us." "Here?" "Now?" "Can you handle the Chinese  or just make coffee?" "To be honest, coffee isn't my strong suit." "We need to gain their trust." "Now it's your turn." "Three, two, one, go!" "Replace chaos by optimism." "Mention their first-class leadership." "Don't forget those passionate employees!" "Paint a bright picture of the future." "Praise wonderful Chinese culture." " Anything else?" " Ask for dog meat for lunch." "That was a joke." " They're here in ten." "Give us a moment alone." " Sure." "I want to celebrate my new job tonight." " Wonderful!" " See you in a minute." "She's known it for five weeks!" "Why didn't they tell us?" "And why did they send her?" "Give her a chance." "She's OK." "Her name's Bianca." "Bianca!" "What kind of name is that?" " Is she from the GDR?" " I don't think so." " Are you a GDR expert?" " I'm from Erfurt." "You're from the East?" "Why didn't I know?" " Do I have to report that?" " Don't you need a visa everywhere?" "Yes, it's me." "Listen, Hellinger's being made a partner." "I know it sucks." "Those wankers!" "No, it wasn't obvious." "No idea." "They told me something else." "Yes, that's how it goes." "The house has to wait for now." "We'll discuss it later" "Yes." "Listen, I'm on the plane." "We're landing." "I have to hang up." "I called you, didn't I?" "Yes." "The stewardess is giving me looks." "See you." "Ciao!" " No one noticed." " Suck-up." "No, seriously!" "The chinks are crazy about you." "No one enjoys capitalism anymore, except the Chinese!" "Here's to China." "To China." "Now the official part is over." "Why didn't you join an NGO?" " Why should I?" " Everyone does." " Do they?" " Yes." " I used to work for an NGO." " And?" " And what?" "Did the objects of your care disappoint you?" " Did the poverty in the slums distress you?" " You like being stupid?" "The Company's just right for you." "Yes, it's great to work for the Company." "Really great!" "Wherever you go you're in a network, in touch with people like in a family." "To the Company!" "Hellinger warned me." "Good old Hellinger." "What did he say?" "You're cynical to show the world you break the norm." " Bernd Hellinger said that?" " Yes." "Wow, how profound!" "Don't take it personally." "Öllers thinks the world must be destroyed to save it." "He just doesn't give a shit about us." "Did Hellinger tell you about Niederländer?" "The only thing Niederländer cares about..." " ... is finding the light switch in the dark." " True." "What's wrong with that?" "I want hotels to uphold certain standards." "A global eff..." "Sorry." "Yes..." "A global efficiency agreement." " The same everywhere." " Isn't it boring in the long run?" "Routines enable us to react to different situations in the same way." "Routines give us time to consider what we could improve upon." "Where's the problem?" "Want a good laugh?" "Niederländer packs his suitcase in the dark." "He trains every night." "His ambition is to beat his own record." "If this hotel burns down, he's the only one not wearing pyjamas." "Your last record?" "34 seconds in Tashkent?" "34.4 in Dzerzhinsk." "That I must see!" "Let's start." " Öllers, you time it, OK?" " Yes." "Lights out." " Ready?" " Ready!" " Well?" " Fire!" "Step!" "Suitcase!" "Laptop." "There!" "Desinfectant." "Finished." "Ready." "So, how long?" " What time?" " I don't know." "No idea." "Hey, it was a great time!" "What a pair of monkeys!" "Need this?" "Yes." " You're leaving?" " Yes, I'm tired." "See you tomorrow." "I'm not tired." "I'll stay." "No, you leave as well." "What's so bad about demotivated employees?" "Thanks." "Their pessimism results in fewer mistakes." "They work harder to master self-doubt." "You just have to remind them that things could be worse." "That they could be an example of failure for others." "Great theory." "Write a book." "Maybe I will!" " "Motivating demotivation"." " Awesome title!" " You can have it." " Thanks." "Hello!" "Really?" "Since when?" "Anton doesn't need nappies." "God, Sophie, it's all passing me by here." "Put him on." "No, no, let him sleep." "Or let me hear him sleep." "Wonderful!" "I really miss Anton." "Give him a kiss from me." "What?" "No, that's not normal." "Are you mad?" "If you don't want my opinion, don't call me!" " She wants to send Anton to a measles party!" " What?" "Sophie opposes vaccinations." "She planted a tree on his placenta." "Now she's considering washable tampons." "That may be punishable." " Washable tampons?" " No!" "Measles parties." "Deliberately spreading a potentially lethal disease may be punishable." " Measles are potentially lethal." " Absolutely." " And "measles parties"  are definitely what we lawyers call "deliberate"." "You know what?" "Measles parties are illegal." "Deliberately spreading a potentially lethal disease is illegal!" "What would Child Welfare say?" "You know what?" "I'll simply give them a call!" "... subhumans." "Subhumans?" "Leave the poor bastard alone." "He can't handle criticism." "Call Hellinger!" "Which number for Hellinger, business or mobile?" "Mobile!" "Dialling mobile number Hellinger." "Hellinger?" "What? "Who's speaking?" Who's speaking over there?" "What?" "No, no, I..." "I'm a colleague of his," "Frank Öllers." "I'm not taking the afternoon flight!" "No, I don't give a shit." "I have an iron rule:" "I don't board brand new planes." "Boeing what?" "So fly empty!" "Something wrong?" "Hellinger..." "Hellinger's dead." "What?" "I have to hang up." "If you book me on that flight, I'll chop your head off." "What was that?" "Hellinger's dead." "Jumped out the window." "How do you know?" "I just spoke on the phone  with his secretary." "From the office window?" "I don't know." "My God!" "Have a look at Hellinger's notice board!" "Why?" "What's happening?" ""Missing you..."" ""How could this happen?" "Why?"" ""Why?" Lots of "Whys?" A good question." " Don't they turn it off when someone dies?" " No they set it to memorial status." "Maybe it was an accident." "Accident?" "Why?" "He's a partner!" "That's a different salary universe!" " Hellinger had no reason to kill himself." " Why not?" "Doesn't it fit your world view?" "Maybe he wanted to,  but these crappy windows don't open!" "He suffered from depression." "Did you know?" "God, yeah, he took pills." "We all do!" "No one really wants to know." "Are you mad?" " Let's at least pretend to take them seriously!" " Don't shit yourself!" " Do you hear that?" " What?" "That!" "Ah." "I don't notice anymore." "The TV's gone!" "There's war outside!" "If it were serious, they'd get us out." "Who?" "The German Embassy?" "No, the Goethe Institute!" "The Company." "They have people who deal with such matters." "We've hired local security." "If things get hot, they'll get us out." "Forget the embassy." "Don't worry." "See?" "It's all over." "I'd like to know what went on." "Some headscarf girl didn't pass her virginity test." "And it ended up in a mass rape or stoning." "Look it up in your travel guide, Bianca." "Under virginity test." " Do you have a problem with other cultures?" " No idea!" " You tell me." " For your information," "Nigeria has just as many Christians as Muslims." "But for how much longer?" "I'm not defending Christianity, but the Vatican is losing out." "We'd need something like a Christian Taliban." "Let's ask the Pius X guys." "They've got balls!" "Shouldn't people talk instead of busting their heads?" "Great idea." "Go down and explain it!" "Our only chance is a dialogue that tolerates diversity." "You'd have a great future in the Protestant Church,..." "If consulting doesn't work out." "Öllers..." "A dialogue that tolerates diversity?" "I can't tolerate anyone who cuts off a little girl's labia  with a filthy piece of glass." "Sorry." " So do something about it!" " I am." " Oh yeah?" "What?" "I spread capitalism." " Capitalism will save the world?" " No, capitalism will destroy this world." "God, Öllers, you're a romantic." " Was that it?" " We could run through the Diwalwal strategy." "Since the concession agreement they're being cocky." "I want to see the town." "Sightseeing?" "In this shit hole?" "I wouldn't put it like that, but yes, in a way." "I spend too much time in the hotel." "How about you?" "Don't feel like it." " Pity." " Unless... there's an interesting stoning on the programme." "Öllers!" "How about you?" " You know how hot it is out there?" " Very hot." "So what?" "Listen, you'll manage without me." "It's my son's birthday." "I've arranged a phone call with him." " You've got a son?" " Yes." "I've reproduced." "Are you shocked?" "No, not at all." "I approve." "So, see you later." " And Diwalwal?" " Make a start!" "I see." "We'll make a start then..." "Forget it." "I'm not going out there, okay?" "Got any idea what diseases you could catch?" "I have to talk to you." "Yes?" "They asked me to write an evaluation." "Who's "they"?" "His Holiness." "Schärschneider?" "He asked me which of you is most suitable for Hellinger's position." "You're evaluating us?" "Yes." "Why are you telling me this?" "You've been expecting to be made partners for ages." "With Hellinger gone it must be obvious you're under scrutiny." "What are you getting at?" " Is this uncomfortable for you?" " No..." "No." "Both of you are excellent consultants." "But to be honest, Öllers is a human disaster." "Does he really think the board doesn't care about his social skills?" "We've been a team for six years." "Six years!" "Öllers is one of the best." "I can't imagine that anyone would want to do without him." "Come on!" "How do I know I can trust you?" "You'll have to trust your gut feeling." "I just told you quite a bit in confidence, too." "Okay." "Öllers..." "Öllers is about to break down." "He and his wife fight all the time." "You should hear them on the phone." "His son has terminal dermatitis." "He has to wear gloves in bed." "How old is the boy?" "Three." "He thinks if he's promoted and made a partner... he'd be home more often and could look after Anton." " Why doesn't he resign?" " Öllers?" "No, forget it." "This may sound harsh, but... they may be doing him a favour, if they..." "I think one day he'll wish he'd spent more time on his private life." "If he isn't promoted now, he'll have to go soon anyway." "Maybe he needs help to make the right decision." "Yes, it's me again." "Yes, I've calmed down now." "Right, once more..." "You're moving back to your parents because I'm never there." "That doesn't make sense!" "So how about day care, will you drive him there every day?" "I'm not yelling at you, I'm completely calm." "If you collect stuff from the house, don't take the espresso maker, Okay?" "No, that's not what I want." "Listen, Sophie, I'll call back later." "I'm going to hang up now." "Yes, bye!" ""If you need a therapist..."" "She's got to be..." "Close the door!" "Look at this." " What?" " Something bit me!" "We're trying to catch the bastard." " Maybe I can send it to the lab." " What lab?" "We're in Africa!" "Bugs carry diseases here!" "Malaria, AIDS, dengue fever, yellow fever, hepatitis A, B, C, D, rabies!" "I hope I can still be inoculated." "You okay?" "I just spoke to Sophie." "She's moving to her parents again." "Statistically it's highly unlikely there's only one insect." "... If we use PowerPoint, ... that's less the case." "I love PowerPoint." "Shall I tell you a secret?" "I was German PowerPoint-Karaoke champion." "What's that?" "PowerPoint-Karaoke!" "They load a random presentation and you have to ad-lib." "And you're German champion?" "My subject was "Stomach Ecosystems"." "It was a few years back." "Right, what's on?" "The board presentation on Tuesday." "It needs beefing up." "I had another look at the staff." "A bit thin, don't you think?" "Maybe the board won't buy it." "Got anything in mind?" "What on earth was that?" "What?" "Did you give her money?" "Where are you getting at?" "Know what that's called?" "Sexual exploitation." "Dearie me!" "Look at him!" "He's proud of it!" "Do me a favour, get real!" "One." "You have violated that woman's dignity." "Two." "The moral standards of the Company." "Three." "You have violated us." "Believe it or not, some people get upset when a colleague is associated with such practices." "Did you ask her?" "She enjoyed it." "Excuse me?" "I licked her so good, she came like crazy." " You licked her?" " You're disgusting." "I doubt she's been licked before." "You call it development aid now?" "I bet she wants to be licked from now on." "The only one to suffer is her husband." "Is that funny?" "Degrading women is hilarious?" "Well..." "What?" "I think one should be careful with such accusations." "Your attitude is condescending." "The way you talk about the hotel maid is a typical victimization, as if women are incapable of deciding for themselves." "You were going to tell us how you wanted to deal with Pakistan." "I'm sorry." "This is outrageous." " I will no longer work with you." " Then don't." "What are you doing?" "I'm leaving." "You'll never be made a partner!" " Partner?" " Excuse me?" "I'll hand in my evaluation." " What evaluation?" " Everything will be included." "I'll request a transfer to another team." "This one will be dissolved anyway." "You're not laughing anymore?" "Bianca, don't be naive." "That's ridiculous." "What evaluation?" "I believed you." "Why?" "Because I'm a woman?" "Yes, suppose so." "Let it be a lesson." "Being nice was in vain." "Calm down a moment." "You're upset about Öllers' sex adventures." "But it's nothing to do with me." "Why are you sucking up to her?" "There are things you don't know." "Listen for a second." "I don't know your goals." "But you won't get far alone." "You need friends." "You think the management loves you?" "They use you!" "You think you can sweet-talk me?" "They'll drop you when they've had enough of you!" "Remember that." "Mind my words!" "Cunt!" "Do I get this right?" "You're conniving with her behind my back?" "Shut the fuck up!" "You're the one screwing the staff." "You're a poor bastard." "You're such a fucking pig!" "Get out." "OUT!" "Aren't you glad to see us?" "Stop shouting, you idiot." "Restraint is the magic word here." "She doesn't look happy." " She looks like shit." " Bugger off." "I'm tired." "What's wrong?" "Bad conscience bothering you?" "Leave me alone." "I want to sleep." "What about the nightcap?" "Expecting visitors?" "Or is the bottle for you?" "Maybe she wanted to go for the pageboy." "And we screwed things up for her." "Get out and turn off the light." "Hand it over." "Look!" "She just had a videoconference." "Close my laptop immediately!" "34 minutes with Dr Michael Schärschneider, His Holiness!" "It didn't go the way you expected." "No, it didn't." "Go on, start talking!" "I don't know." "Things turned to shit somehow." "The Company's being sold." "Our company?" "That's bullshit." "Who to?" "And why would Schärschneider tell you, of all people?" "He wanted to boast about the billions this deal will make him  and the other partners." "Then he wanted to see my tits." "Say that again... the Company  to whom?" "Who's the buyer?" "My God, that arsehole!" "Then he wanted me to jack off in front of the camera." " The buyer's a Swiss consortium." " That's absurd." "They want to refinance the buy-out by making massive redundancies at our end." " They only keep those employees needed to retain the client base." " Bullshit!" "In two days we speak to the new managing director." " In two days we'll be in Nigeria!" " Videoconference." "I don't believe you." "I won't let you fuck me over twice in one day!" "So don't." "I bet it's already on Facebook." "It's all sheer madness." "We're completely screwed!" "If they'd wanted to keep us they'd have told us so." "They're liquidating now." "Goodnight and goodbye!" "SHIT!" "It's all true." "I could've been a judge." "I could've been anything." "I have a degree with honours." "I could've gone into politics." "I'm in the Green Party." "You're in the Green Party?" "I'm in the Green Party, too." "Is this a party convention?" "I helped toads cross the road when I was a kid." "Common toads." "I thought you were from the East." "Do you think there were no toads there?" "I always wanted to be an artist." "We made toad fences out of plastic, and then the migrating toads would walk along the fence until they fell into a bucket." "We carried them across the road." "I used to take part in competitions." "I could be a member of Parliament." "What kind of competitions?" "Toad fences." "Do you know the Holocaust Memorial?" "I had the idea  to name all the streets and squares in the Government Quarter after concentration camps." " How old were you?" " 16." "A really stupid idea." "Then the Chancellery would be on Buchenwald Street and the Reichstag on Auschwitz Square." "But they didn't even send confirmation of receipt." " When's the video conference with the Swiss?" " 2:30 p.m." "In an hour from now." "We have to wrap this up in 30 minutes." "Do something!" "Screw it." "That wasn't pleasant." "But someone has to do it." "Yes." "I know the figures, too." "How do I look?" " Is my tie too bright?" " Impeccable." "You're the handsome one." "I'm the handsome one." "Right, 50 seconds..." "The most handsome jobless man in Nigeria." "Öllers..." "Positive thinking, OK?" " Don't get us down with your gloomy crap." " I'll do my best." "God, my face is all scratched!" "Let me see." "Put your hair over it." "Like this?" "Much better." "15 seconds!" "Your tie looks shit!" "Fuck you!" "I'm the handsome one." "Five seconds." "I don't believe it..." "Hello to you all." "I'm John Schernikau, your new boss." "Hi, John!" "Let's get to the point." "What are these?" "These are your contracts." "You will all be made partners." "We're all made partners?" "Just like that?" "That depends on you." "We'll send them over..." "May I ask where you are?" "Where am I?" "Fantastic question!" "I'm in Afghanistan." "Fantastic people!" "But inefficient." "For example..." "If they don't need our help, who does?" "We'll sign right now?" "Have you got a scanner?" "Okay, but..." "Friends, this is only for those who take chances." "If that's not you, no problem." "We'll forget it." "This conference never happened" "This fantastic offer was never made and you'll stay in  where?" "Lagos." "Your decision!" "They didn't mean it that way!" "I'd sign right away." "For me personally  a handshake is enough." "His house is bigger than mine!" "Unbelievable!" "Any questions?" "We look forward to working with you." "What was that?" "I'm not sure I should do it." "Are you mad?" "Even if the board sacks you within a week, do you realize how much severance pay you'll get?" " And that's the worst-case scenario." " You can't lose." "This is like cash!" "Margarete, this is an exceptional situation." "I know she doesn't want to talk to me." "But this is important." "It's good news." "She'll be interested." "Oh, I see." "In that case, tell her to call when she gets back." "Yes." "Write her a note." "Right." "Right." "Write a note and put the note on the stairs." "And kiss Anton for me, okay?" "Good." "Yes, say hi to Werner, too." "You write a note, put it on the stairs and say hi to Werner." "Okay?" "Alright..." "Bye, Margarete, ciao!" "Hello, Partner, how are we doing today?" "So-so." "I have this feeling of" " calm spreading through me." " Calm?" "Are you stoned?" "We finally skim the cream." "Here, cheers." "French Vodka." "Öllers?" "You two got any plans?" "Want to go out?" "I know a restaurant nearby." "Sudanese food." "Come on!" "Where's Niederländer?" "With you?" "I'll come over." "Oh, it's you!" "Got anything to drink?" "I think so." "Want to come in?" "But don't get upset, we have guests." "The hotel maids?" "Sort of." "A small party." "You two are really bonkers!" "Relax, they don't bite." "Coke?" "Vodka?" "Do you often have parties like this?" "Occasionally..." "What's going on out there?" "We have to hide them!" "We can't just let them walk out!" "Be more tolerant of other cultures!" "Moral imperialism doesn't help here." "That's what you think?" "Sophie, how nice of you to call!" "Hey, wait a minute." "No, I haven't." "No idea, I haven't cancelled your card." "That's not really what you think of me, is it?" "No idea, Sophie." "Maybe you overdrew your limit or something." "Yes, yes, I know." "What?" "Listen, are you crazy?" "Sophie!" "Your wife?" "Yes." "She thinks I cancelled her card to punish her." " And?" "Did you?" " No, of course not." " Did you beat me while I was asleep?" " No idea." "I hurt all over." "You look like shit, too." "Wait, I've got something." "This'll ease your hangover." "Yuck!" "What is it?" "Traditional Chinese medicine." "Go on, tell me." " Diceros bicornis." " What?" "Black rhino powder." "You do know that the black rhino is on the Red List, don't you?" "Oh God, I completely forgot!" "We only borrowed the world from Bianca März!" "Did I miss anything?" "Don't bug us with your good mood." "That's right, I'm in a great mood." "It smells like puke here." "That's me." "So?" "Did you get close?" "The Company guidelines are clear..." "Stop being an idiot." "We're partners!" "I called my lawyer this morning." "He's checking the contract." "Then he'll see how to proceed." "That's obvious, isn't it?" "Our client relations are our capital." "Maybe we should call them:" ""Good news!" "The Company has broadened its position."" "Or even better:" " we'll fly in and talk to them." " Without checking first?" "What's to check?" "They're our clients." "First of all, I feel like a coffee!" "Okay." "I'll call the travel agency." "It's Kai Niederländer, hello!" "We need three flights from Lagos to Hamburg." "Yes." "Right." "You'll call me back." "Yes." "No, first class." "Thank you." "Bye." " First class?" " Obviously." "We're partners!" "Yeah, sure!" "What the hell's going on there?" "One loudspeaker van." "No people." "That's never happened before." "Lagos has 10 million inhabitants." "Call Back-Office." "Ask them to check what's going on." "Good idea, make them work for their money." "Öllers here." "What?" "That can't be." "Could you run a check?" "We're in Lagos and  there are riots, and shootings." " Could you check it?" " My company card?" "So you think..." "No!" "That's absolutely impossible!" "Okay, right..." "I'll call right back." "I have to check something first." "They told me to watch the news." "That was the travel service." "All my cards have been cancelled." "No reservation possible." "My wife called earlier." "Her card was also cancelled." "There's something very wrong here." " So?" " Yeah, hang on." "We're being sued." "What?" "It's getting obvious that the consultants rigged their books and were "creative" in their annual reports." "Greedy investors took everything at face value and the weakest went to the wall." "Managing Director John Schernikau urged his shareholders to invest long-term and not sell their shares, while he himself got rid of most of his." "The US Department of Justice is investigating fraud..." "As partners we're liable, do you realize that?" " You don't say!" " The US have frozen our accounts." "They fucked us over like kids at a playground!" "Those Yanks are fast." "I'll go to my room." "Be right back." " Remember what Bianca said about her talk with Schärschneider?" " Yeah, yeah." "That he was boasting to her how much this deal would make him?" "He knew of this!" "The partners cashed in and threw us to the wolves." "Hellinger..." "Bianca, darling!" "Where are you off to?" "Sightseeing?" "A walk?" "Look who I found!" "On her way to the airport." "There." "Start talking." "Bloody hot in here." "We're all hot." "The air conditioning's out of order." "I didn't sign the contract." "That's all." "And why not?" "What did you know?" "What did Schärschneider tell you?" " Nothing at all." " Bullshit!" "You knew something." "That's why you didn't sign." " Leave those poor bastards alone!" " I'm the bad guy here?" "Feeling better now?" "Slightly." "Why didn't you sign the contract?" "I had a bad feeling about it." "A bad feeling?" "She had a bad feeling!" "Is that your criterion for making decisions?" "How did you become a consultant?" "It was obvious something was wrong!" "We're made partners while our company is being swallowed?" "That's where I trust my feelings." "Why not share them with us?" "I did." "But there was no stopping you." "That's complete rubbish!" "Cut it out!" "What happens now?" "These fucking contracts got us an international arrest warrant." "The banks froze our accounts." "No one'll give us a penny!" "A civil war's starting and nobody will evacuate us because our company has no legal successor." "You have to help us, Bianca." "And how?" "You book us a flight with your credit card." "An excellent idea!" "I'm sure you still have the travel agent's number." "Does Nigeria have an extradition treaty with the US?" "If so, you won't even get past the first security check." "I guess they have bigger problems than international warrants." "If you want to risk it..." " Did you call the German Embassy?" " You're stalling!" "I'm trying to help you." "Not such a bad idea." "I'll call the Embassy." "Ask your lawyer about this warrant." "See where we can fly without getting arrested." "What's the alternative?" "A rental car across the border?" "Hiring mercenaries?" "Call your lawyer!" "Bullshit!" "We have to go to the airport, then we'll see." "Probably." "But we have to know what to expect!" "Reception." "Shit." "We have to get out of here." " I'll go and pack." " We should stay in the room." "I'd better get dressed." "Yes." "I'd better get dressed." "Get dressed." "I'll get dressed now." "Have to get dressed now." "Get dressed." "Have to get dressed." "First put on my socks." "I have to put that on." "I have to call the German Embassy." "Embassy..." "Call German Embassy in Nigeria." "Dialing number of German Embassy in Nigeria." "Stop crying!" "It's me." "Open the door!" "We have to go." "Did you time me?" " Where's Bianca?" " In the bathroom." "The German Embassy!" "It's a quarter past twelve!" "Barricade the door!" "What?" "No!" "Let's get out." "We have to be quiet!" "We have to get out!" "Let's go!" "Close the door!" "Niederländer, listen to me!" "How will you get out?" "You heard that, too." "I'm not going down." "We'll hide here." "They don't care about us if we stay out of their way." "Niederländer!" "Here!" "Breathe!" "No answer." "Breathe slowly." "In and out..." "Slowly." "Not with your belly." "Imagine your breath is an aeroplane." "Why is there no answer?" "We have to barricade the door!" "Why no answer?" "Hide!" "Who are you calling?" "The German Embassy." "Why's there no answer?" "Öllers?" "Yes, here!" "Do you know a prayer?" "A prayer, please!" "I don't know a prayer." "I never learnt it."