"Telewizja Polska presents a film from the TOR Studio from THE DECALOGUE cycle" "starring" "THE SECOND COMMANDMENT written by" "Good morning." "Is this yours?" "No." "It's too bad." "Sorry." " Do you want anything from me?" " Yes." "What is it?" "I live on the top floor." " You remember me?" " Two years ago you ran over my dog." "I'm Dorota Geller." " My husband is your patient." " I don't remember all the names." " You want to ask about his health?" " Yes." "I inform the families on Wednesdays, 3 to 5 p. m." "Come to the hospital." "It's the day after tomorrow." "Yes." "Today it's Monday." "Pity I didn't run over you." "Come on in, Basia!" "Good morning." "Basia..." "It's in a bad shape." "Dorotka..." "Are you there?" "Pick up the phone." "This is Anka speaking." "I'm going on a field trip for a week." "I'll call you when I'm back." "Bye." "Kanek Wierzbicki." "I must talk to you." "Maybe I'll drop by tonight." "What was it?" "Not a cold." "He was teething." "Cried all night." "Only went to sleep at dawn." "I spent the night at his bedside." "And she..." "She didn't sleep either, worried about us both getting no sleep." "In the morning father walked into the room... all dressed." "He was laughing." "He opened his mouth and showed us a hole where a tooth had been." "He pulled it out himself." "I told him the little one had just had his first tooth out, and he replied, "True enough"." "So that's the way it is." "I put on my scarf..." "The kid's sleeping peacefully." "I see him through a slit in the door." "Father is holding his laughing granddaughter in his lap." "She's trying his tooth on." "In the hall I see her, tall, up-right, her eyes black-ringed for lack of sleep." "She says, "I don't like it." "Too many teeth here." "Be careful"." "I answer, "Get some sleep." "Father's staying in today"." "She nods." "For the next episode tune in next week." "Excuse me..." "Yes?" "A hare fell out of someone's balcony." "The caretaker was asking..." " Is it yours?" " No." "Come see me this afternoon if it's really urgent." "Mrs Geller?" "Your husband's sick benefit." "May I see your ID?" " I only have a passport." " That will do." "Here you are." " What time is it?" " Past ten." "Thank you." "Good morning." "Which room is Mr Geller in?" "The one that had the surgery?" "Room 12." " I'd like to see his records." " Right away." "Leave it here." "Perhaps he'll eat it later." "Has he had anything today?" "Not much." "Goodbye." " May I help you?" " I'm here to see the ward head." "No families today." "He told me to come." "My name is Geller." " A Mrs Geller to see you." " Is it afternoon already?" "Ten past twelve." "Please, come in." "Sit down, please." " May I smoke?" " I don't smoke, but if you must..." "The diagnosis, the treatment, the surgery - all rather late." "What do you mean?" "It's bad." "Will he live?" "I don't know." "I've got to know." "And you have to..." "I have to treat your husband as best I can." "I know one thing:" "that I don't know." "Give me the outpatients' clinic." "The outpatients' clinic!" " Can I give you a lift?" " I'd rather walk." ""Your soup's in the fridge." "I repottet your cactus." "Please don't touch it." "Checked on ads." "See you Wednesday"." "Just a moment!" "Coming." "I took the other staircase." "Smoke if you like." " How do you manage with bathing?" " I heat water on the stove." "I really don't know." "You see..." "I..." "My husband and I, we have a good marriage." " I love him very much." " I saw you together." "You seemed happy." "Look here, Madam..." "Please try to understand me." "We know nothing about the causes, very little about the effects and next to nothing about the prognosis." " Americans tell patients the truth." " Indeed." "And they're mostly right provided the prognosis was bad." "I can stand everything." "Is he going to die?" "I have to know." " I'll do everything for him." " There is nothing you can do." "Just wait." "Can I talk some more" " and explain my problem?" " Go on." "Up till now I couldn't have children." "Now I'm three months pregnant." "The father is not my husband." "If I have an abortion I'll bury my chances of having children." "If my husband is to live, I can't have this baby." "The other man is very dear to me." "I don't know..." "Do you know... that it's possible to love two men at the same time?" "Really." "Do you understand?" "There is a very slim chance that he'll get better." "For survival and living like a vegetable... his chances rise to 15%." "According to science." "But I've seen too many people who ought to have died and didn't." "And others who died for no reason." "I can't pass the sentence." "You see..." "One of them - my husband - made me feel safe and comfortable." "The other one... made me feel..." "It's wrong to want too much." "It's conceit." "Do you believe in God?" "I have a God that's enough only for me." "A private one?" "Yes." "Then ask your God for absolution." "Kanek..." "I called." "Didn't you listen to your answering machine?" " Is something the matter?" " We're going away." "When?" "In a week, to Dheli." "And then on to the first camp." "Come in." "What have you brought?" "Andrzej's rucksack." "Why should someone rummage through it?" "Isn't it to early for the funeral?" " It'll be hard without him..." " Take it!" "Take it away!" "Dorotka..." "Is he a member of the club?" "His rucksack can be stored there?" "So let it be so, damn it!" "At least until he dies." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to..." "I know." "My poor girl..." "Not any more." "This is 31-23-67." "Please leave a brief message after the beep." "Dorota, that's me." "It's afternoon here, back home is already dark." "I've just returned from a rehearsal." "Lots of friends, but..." "I don't feel good here." "I wait for you, every day." "I'll call again tomorrow evening." "It'll be night for you." "I want to tell you, though the recording will soon..." "Everything's fine." "Wonderful." "You can get up." " I must get rid of it." " Are you sure?" "Yes." "It's the last moment to do it." " Have you been here before?" " This is my first visit." "Let me see..." "The day after tomorrow, one o'clock." " Your name?" " Dorota Geller." "Dorota..." "A pretty name." " It's you, isn't it?" " Yes." "Good afternoon." " When did you fly in?" " Last night." "I am to tell you about him." " Go ahead." " He rehearses a lot, gave a concert." "He thought you'd be there." "He can't get through to you." "Said to tell you he'd try again tonight." "I know." "That's about it." " Have you got keys to his flat?" " Yes." "He wants you to bring the scores." "They are on the piano, in the green cover." "All right." "Coffee for you." " It's cold already." " So it is." "Previous specimen." "The one before that." "Take a look." "This one is a month old." "This one - just two weeks." "This is the latest one." " You've always taught us..." " Forget it!" "What do you think?" "Progression." "Dorota, pick up the phone." "You're there, aren't you?" "Are you!" "Can you hear me?" "Dorota?" " I'm here." " At last." "Good morning, or is it good evening?" "Good morning, I guess." "I've been calling you the last few days." "I know." "I was out." "Did they give you the passport?" "Yes, but it doesn't matter anymore." "Why?" " How is Andrzej?" " Pretty bad." "Why doesn't your passport matter?" "I'm getting rid of it." " Tomorrow." " I don't get it." "I'm having an abortion tomorrow." " Do you understand?" " Yes, I do." "If you do it and Andrzej dies you will not want to be with me." "I know." "You'll pay a fortune for this call." "We won't be able to be together." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "I want to be with you." "Remember that." "Very much." "Ask someone else to bring you the scores." "Dorota?" "I love you." "Just a short story today." "I went to work, to the hospital." "A man came and said we had to make a transfer to England." "That night." "I called home." "Father answered and said, "She's asleep." "I must speak softly"." "I asked about the kids." "They're fine he said." "The girl wet her panties from laughter." "I changed them." "The boy woke up hungry so I fed him." "I asked if he was saying anything." "He must have put the receiver to the kid's mouth cause I heard "ga-ga-ga"." "It was eleven o'clock." "At twelve I took a leave and went home." "But there wasn't any home any more." " So it was then..." " Right then." "Where our house used to stand there was a hole." "It was on that day, a few minutes past twelve." " The boss said it is only this once." " Yes." "Andrzej?" "Can you hear me?" "I..." "I love you very much." "Excuse me..." " Let us talk in private." " Please, stay." "You didn't want to pass a sentence on my husband." "But your conscience won't be clear." "I'm having an abortion." "I asked you to leave." "Don't do it." " I don't get it." " Don't do it." " Why not?" " He's going to die." "How do you know?" "Metastasis proceeds quicker than before." "He doesn't stand a chance." "Can you swear?" "I swear." "Madam..." "You play with the philharmonic, don't you?" "Yes." "I'd like to listen to your performance." "Please, come in." " You've been sleeping." " Just dozing." "Please, sit down." " I'd like to thank you." " Not at all." "I didn't do anything." "Once again we've learned that we don't treat the X-ray pictures." "I've returned..." " from the other side." " Yes." "You know..." "It seemed to me that the world is disintegrating." "Everything grew uglier, more hideous..." "As if somebody did it on purpose..." "So I wouldn't be sorry." " But now..." " Indeed..." "I can touch the table." "And what's more..." "You know..." "We're going to have a child." "I'm glad to hear it." "Do you know what it means?" "To have a baby?" "Yes, I do." "cast" "directed by director of photography" "music composed by" "Subtitles:" "ITI Film Studio Text:" "Iwona lwañska"