The Noose (1958)

1. Eight.

2. Krystyna?

3. I wanted to see you one more time.

4. I'll go there later.

5. I brought you newspapers.

6. Make yourself some coffee.

7. You should do something else than just thinking about all that.

8. I knew you would come.

9. You are always coming when I'm thinking about you.

10. I decided to take the next train.

11. - I'd still have a lot of time. - Yes...

12. Jacob? This woman, she hasn't come today again?

13. - What woman? - The one, who cleans here.

14. Is it possible she did it?

15. - Krystayna... - Maybe we suspected her wrongly.

16. It's hardly likely she did it.

17. Then who did it?

18. We were looking for it everywhere.

19. Jacob, please... Take care of it.

20. I can't do it myself. Don't tell her anything.

21. Ask her not to come here anymore.

22. All right.

23. Krystyna...

24. - I want to tell you something... - Don't say anything.

25. Everything is unimportant.

26. Tomorrow we'll leave this damned city.

27. Everything will change. You'll see...

28. We will be able to leave together. You'll be with me only.

29. Far away from this city, people, far from all that.

30. Nothing bad will ever happen again.

31. - What time are you coming back? - After five.

32. At six I'll be here.

33. Jacob. It's only few hours.

34. Yes, I'll wait for you at home.

35. I'm simply... afraid to think...

36. that it's so much time.

37. They will be calling me.

38. Somebody called at night again.

39. I'm afraid.

40. I would like it to be already over.

41. You must stay here and wait for me.

42. You can't do anything you'd like to. Do you understand?

43. Yes. But I want it to be six already.

44. Jacob! You know that I love you.

45. I can't look on what is happening to you.

46. It will end.

47. It must end!

48. We can't live like this any longer. I can't like this any longer.

49. You must understand it.

50. Please, don't think about it.

51. I'll come for you at six. And we'll go there together.

52. May I?

53. You had good time yesterday, Mr Jacob. It's ready.

54. I darned it here. There is only this stain.

55. Never mind.

56. I can't pay you...

57. It's already paid. This lady paid for it yesterday.

58. - Thank you very much. - You're welcome.

59. I don't have much work now. You're not going out?

60. No. I want to stay at home a bit.

61. Sure. The weather today...

62. Mr Jacob, there was a time I wasn't myself without it.

63. But it's not worth it.

64. If you think it over,

65. you decide to give it up. As I did.

66. I'm telling you,

67. It's not worth it, Mr Jacob.

68. Yes. I won't stop drinking if I'm thinking about it all the time.

69. At six all this will be over.

70. I just can't do what I'd like to do. I must wait.

71. At six Krystyna will be back and we will go to this clinic.

72. She will take the medicine for me. They wouldn't give it to me.

73. So she'll take it and... she'll give it to me. I'll start my treatment.

74. - It will help, won't it? - It helps some people.

75. It'll help me too.

76. If I don't drink for a year, people will forget about me.

77. They don't need a year to forget.

78. Very well. I won't drink for a year,

79. and then I won't feel like drinking.

80. Everything... in my life will begin anew, yes?

81. Yes.

82. So I won't take your time.

83. Good bye.

84. - Do you recognize me? - Sure.

85. Terrible weather today. it looks it's going to rain.

86. - It rained at night, didn't' it? - I don't know. I didn't go out.

87. - You didn't? You were at home? - I was at home.

88. - Impossible. You didn't drink? - I did not.

89. - Don't play a fool. - I give you my word.

90. I decided to try one more time. I either succeed or I don't.

91. - I hope I'll do. - You probably will.

92. Exactly. Some people succeed so maybe I will too.

93. Krystyna is coming at six and after we'll go to this clinic.

94. I'll stop drinking!

95. A year will pass, people will forget I was a drunkard.

96. Am I right?

97. Yes... Sol wish you all the best.

98. Good bye, Jacob.

99. Good bye.

100. Jacob, is it you? Good morning.

101. You can't imagine how happy I am.

102. What happened?

103. I heard, you wan't to stop drinking. Is It true?

104. Yes. It's true.

105. You know, everything became a muddle because of it.

106. I have no friends.

107. - Everybody has left me. - I'm so happy.

108. Jacob, I heard at six you're going with Krystyna to get these pills?

109. Yes. That's what we've decided.

110. H's a wonderful worn an. She loves you so much.

111. She's been leaving you so many times.

112. And has always been coming back. No everyone could stand it.

113. H's so good you finally understood it.

114. Krystyna is a very brave woman.

115. I won": bother you any more. Good luck. Good bye.

116. Good bye.

117. What pills are they going to give you?

118. Antabus.

119. Antabus? Antabus. ...

120. Antabus. ... "The autobus"! I must remember this one. Bye.

121. Antabus-autobus.

122. Bottles!

123. - What do you want? - I brought your money.

124. This is all I managed to borrow now.

125. Close the door. Draught.

126. I'm aware it's a big loss.

127. It's an old thing which cannot be replaced by a new one.

128. I didn't take it.

129. But I'll pay as much as need.

130. Please, don't sue me.

131. Leave me alone. Immediately. Is it clear?

132. You know, it's difficult for me to pay everything in one go.

133. But next month I'll try to bring more.

134. But sir, I really didn't take it.

135. Forget about all that, all right?

136. Please, don't come back here any more.

137. Do you understand?

138. - Good day, going to work? - No, I took a day off.

139. I've some business.

140. Who are you telling it to? I also guzzled a bit yesterday.

141. My brother in law came. He gave a bottle, I also gave one.

142. You know. City in flowers, we in the gutter.

143. - You know him, don't you? - I can't remember.

144. He knows you, don't worry. He drove you few times.

145. More than once. Don't you remember? Such a lad!

146. He always asks :"Zenek, how is this guy from the 3rd floor doing?".

147. He likes you. He drives a taxi.

148. He knows life, experienced, has a good attitude.

149. Maybe we could pop in to say hello and knock a bottle?

150. Not now. I don't have time.

151. You know how it is.

152. Boozers should be friends with each other.

153. Why are you so pale? Maybe I'm wrong.

154. - No, you're pale. - I'm not feeling well.

155. Sour milk is the best cure the day after.

156. Then you should eat something hot and you may drink again.

157. A tang from sauerkraut is good too. I'll get you some.

158. No, thank you. I'm in a hurry. Bye.

159. Look at him. Loaded in morning.

160. I know him. He lives in the same building as the tailor.

161. - Such a soaker. - Leading a sweet life, eh?

162. So why are we sober?

163. Learn how to walk the street, loser.

164. Jacob?

165. - How are you, Jacob? - Good morning.

166. - I was so happy to hear it! - To hear what?

167. I have just met Wladek. "Have you heard?" - he asked.

168. Heard what?

169. So he's telling me: "Kazio called me today.

170. You won't believe what he told me". "Tell me" - I'm saying.

171. So he says: "He stopped drinking. Kazio told me, he saw him".

172. Will he succeed? "Why not?" - he answers.

173. This is how I shut his mouth. But you will manage!

174. - I will. - Atta boy!

175. The first days are the most difficult. After it's a piece of cake.

176. Do you remember our Edzio?

177. We had fun and misery with him. Do you remember?

178. He could pour few glasses in one go.

179. My God, we used to drink!

180. Once you offended his wife. She wanted to ﬂirt,

181. and you said: "Shut up you stupid ginger cow".

182. You jumped to him, he smacked you across the face.

183. And we landed at the precinct.

184. Do you remember it? God, those were good times.

185. Yes?

186. Can you tell me what time it is?

187. What time? Yes! Of course.

188. Just a moment.

189. - It's almost 11. - Thank you.

190. Listen, just after...

191. - you were fired? - Yes, it was after it.

192. No, it wasn't then.

193. Then or not then?

194. I don't remember anything.

195. I don't want to remember anything!

196. Why shouting? What happened?

197. I wish you all the best.

198. Give my regards to Krystyna. She has a tough life with you.

199. What is the name of these pills you are going to take?

200. - I don't remember. - The autobus! Finally. Good bye.

201. Maybe I'll pop in to you later and we'll talk. Bye.

202. - I haven't finished yet. - I know.

203. - What's happened? - An accident!

204. - Sir, what has happened there? - An accident!

205. Call a doctor!

206. He was sloshed. How come a bus driver be a boozer?

207. And no punishment for them.

208. - Was he drunk? - How can I know?

209. I'm just passing by like you.

210. 7 hours.

211. I need to endure 7 more hours.

212. It's just few moments.

213. And then we will go there.

214. I won": have to be afraid of time.

215. I won't be allowed to drink.

216. Even when I wake up in the middle of the night.

217. When I won't be able to fall asleep.

218. When PM dream of roaming empty streets.

219. It's so easy to drink then.

220. But I won": drink any more.

221. h' we can ever come back to anything...

222. I will come back to life.

223. PH stick to people. It's a lot.

224. Staring from today everything has to change.

225. It's after midday.

226. Miss Zosia, it has cleared up after all.

227. Temporarily. Dark clouds are coming. It's going to pour all day long.

228. Are you going somewhere?

229. Finish your lunch.

230. Customers start to come.

231. - Miss Zosia... Coffee. - A big one.

232. Big one.

233. Red is a colour of love, Let's pick it up from the sky.

234. We don't need telephones. Cut the wire and stop asking why.

235. Master, you played it wrong. Listen carefully.

236. Play a chord here: "Cut the wire and stop asking why."

237. Please. "Cut the wire and stop asking why."

238. - So fast? - We made a commitment.

239. - Our work reﬂects on us. - Excuse me?

240. You should wear a small plate around your neck.

241. - What plate? - The one like in the city.

242. - We also have them. - Where?

243. Above the counter. "Our work reflects well on us.

244. Drinking vodka purchased outside is strictly prohibited".

245. Thank you very much.

246. - Beautiful plates. - We used to have one more.

247. Few days ago this drunkard,

248. Lewandowski, a painter, came here and destroyed it with his cane.

249. Do you know Lewandowski?

250. You know, the voice he has. He almost scared all the customers.

251. Get out.

252. Get out to your plates!

253. What's up with you today?

254. Yesterday's party. My head is splitting.

255. I't should go like this:

256. "Cut the wire and stop asking why."

257. To hell with this telephone. All right. Have a seat.

258. Let's try something else.

259. Let's see what else we have here.

260. Jacob, is it you? God, what a meeting.

261. - You're as pretty as then. - You're as nice as always.

262. How do you know?

263. You haven't seen me for such a long time.

264. Some people can resist to this thing, which makes others bitter.

265. Obviously.

266. I'm so happy I see you. Really. You can't imagine how happy I am.

267. I'm very happy too. When did we meet for the last time?

268. Long time ago. Some 7 years ago.

269. And then you left.

270. I had to.

271. Do you still live where you used to?

272. I do but many things have changed.

273. You wouldn't like to come back.

274. You know... It's difficult to say but...

275. Sometimes... I felt good there.

276. I wouldn't like to be back to find out

277. that what we had, will never come back.

278. Has this old church by the square been reconstructed?

279. Partly.

280. Are you going to sit here?

281. - May I? - Of course. Sit down, please.

282. And how are you?

283. I work, I live in my flat. In general everything is OK.

284. Do you remember...

285. Do you remember something from the old days?

286. - Everything. - Do you remember me?

287. - Too. - That's good.

288. I wanted you to remember me. A woman needs it.

289. - But do you remember everything? - Sure.

290. Ask me whatever you want.

291. Do you remember when you walked me home after cinema?

292. - There were many such evenings. - But that one was exceptional.

293. Yes... It was then.

294. - I remember. - You recited a poem.

295. Then I didn't believe in that poem.

296. "I know pretty well

297. the ruthlessness of the death toll, which never forgives.

298. I know how quickly we sink into oblivion.

299. And love doesn't grieve for us...

300. Why are we trying to remember it? It's kitsch after all.

301. Yes, but don't stop it.

302. I'd like to remember all of it.

303. I hate my memories, but I want to remember it.

304. We were young...

305. and we didn't know what to talk about then... on the river.

306. Today, we wouldn't say anything probably.

307. Never mind.

308. I lived in a tiny quiet street

309. with trees growing along it.

310. You liked to sing then, but you sang out of tune.

311. You were 21 then.

312. Keep talking.

313. What has happened?

314. What has happened?

315. Time.

316. Yes.

317. Do you know, I got married?

318. I shouldn't talk about it. Nothing will ever come back.

319. You can't begin your life anew.

320. I'm convinced I don't love my husband.

321. I don't know why I'm not leaving him yet.

322. Can I tell you one funny thing?

323. I loved you then.

324. Long after I was thinking about you.

325. Maybe it had been better... to wait a bit?

326. - Why didn't you tell me? - Then?

327. Then.

328. Can you give me a cigarette?

329. Why do you smoke such awful cigarettes?

330. I got used to them.

331. Why do you smoke at all? You didn't smoke then.

332. Have I changed a lot?

333. You're curious.

334. You're wrong. Only young people are curious.

335. Then we only copy experiences of other.

336. - Why stick to the old days? - I was in love then.

337. You didn't tell me anything then.

338. One word could have changed everything.

339. I was afraid.

340. I was afraid of what people were telling me. Now I regret.

341. - What did they warned you about? - Vodka.

342. They told me you were drinking too much, you could become addicted.

343. I was afraid of it.

344. I've bad memories from my childhood. My father destroyed my mom's life.

345. She was constantly waiting for him. He'd promise to get over.

346. - And was coming back home drunk. - Why am I telling you all this?

347. You don't know it and you'll never understand it.

348. I just wanted to tell you that I loved you then.

349. And that I really regret, I'm not with you.

350. You don't have to remember it. Do as you feel.

351. Forget about everything.

352. Don't regret anything.

353. I crushed my life myself.

354. I feel like throwing up when my husband gets closer to me.

355. I cheat on this moron every second Sunday...

356. If he at least suspected anything.

357. Submissive, gloomy animal.

358. Why live if there's no love?

359. Beautiful story.

360. I've heard many of them.

361. In love when they were young.

362. They years have past, she became a slunt, he was a thief.

363. I don't care at all.

364. I don't want any memories. I don't want to regret anything.

365. Or to leave anything behind me.

366. Jacob...

367. Are you sick?

368. He's the same sucker, who we saw this morning.

369. He's blind drunk.

370. I'm breaking my back 15 hours per day and this one is crawling bars.

371. - Come. - I'll tell him what I think.

372. What's up? Are you hungry? Naked and barefoot?

373. Who are you throwing at?

374. You can hit me! I don't care!

375. Janek, stop it!

376. It's all because of this drunkard. He provoked my friend.

377. We'll walk together then. Faster!

378. You will go with us.

379. It's starting early today.

380. It's only half past two.

381. It's slow again.

382. Don't lean on it, it's not a street lamp.

383. Give me your IDs.

384. IDs now. Later you will tell me what you want.

385. Name?

386. Drunkard.

387. - Surname? - Drunkard.

388. Profession... also drunkard?

389. Also.

390. Fine.

391. Unfortunately in your ID your name is Kowalski.

392. Wrong. My name was Kowalski,

393. but it was long time ago and doesn't mean anything.

394. There are thousands of Kowalskis here.

395. Sometimes they're called Kwiatkowski or Piotrowski,

396. some other time differently. But it's not important.

397. - You haven't been to prison yet? - No.

398. Never mind. You'll have an occasion.

399. They were fighting on the street. How could a normal citizen do it?

400. They pretended they were playing tag and you took it so seriously.

401. Can no. 3?

402. - That's right. - It used to be no.1, didn't' it?

403. Yes. Rybicki as usual.

404. Undress. Quickly!

405. Sergeant, I knew it would be like this.

406. I always find my way here.

407. What could I have done?

408. My wife died.

409. I can be drunk, can't I?

410. Take it easy.

411. Last week you lamented over the death of your daughter.

412. - He already grieved for his wife. - He has a particularly bad year.

413. Undress, Rybicki.

414. - My belt too? - Of course.

415. You know that in here you go to your cell

416. without any belt.

417. A belt is a dangerous item while you are dunk.

418. You can make a noose. What would your dead wives do then?

419. Who would take care of them? Tell me, Rybicki.

420. Yes. I was lucky with women and it brought me to ruin.

421. - Shoe laces too? - No, you can keep them.

422. Promise me, I want die in your precinct.

423. - Sergeant, I won't die? - No, you won't.

424. He's singing "Andalusia".

425. As usual.

426. He'll have an attack very soon.

427. - Did you put handcuffs? - I did.

428. Hopefully he will be safe. Should I call the ambulance?

429. Do you think they will come to see all madmen in this town?

430. Damn it. Handcuffs, police stations, fines.

431. What will come out of this?

432. When I was in the Resistance, I thought that when the war is over,

433. you'd be different.

434. I didn't think I'd be...

435. a militia sergeant, and that I'd take your belts.

436. Go all to hell!

437. It's starting.

438. If I could only shut his gob.

439. - Where did you get drunk today? - I'm not drunk.

440. No one here is drunk. It's my fault. I hit him.

441. What did you fight about?

442. - Nothing. - So why did you hit him?

443. L got angry-

444. I could give you a lesson how to behave on the streets.

445. But I don't want to see you here today.

446. You'll probably go somewhere to drink and make up...

447. You are free.

448. What time is it?

449. We still have some time. We could get a drink.

450. - I respect you. - What time is it?

451. - 15:25. Will you join us? - No, I have no time.

452. - Don't be upset. - I'm not.

453. Goddammit.

454. - Where is the nearest bar? - Over the corner. "Under the eagle".

455. - Where is it? - There. It's very close.

456. One big shot, please.

457. - With a snack? - OK.

458. Herring?

459. - Beer? - OK.

460. But we only have porter. Other kinds are delivered after 5 PM.

461. - Now it's only 15:30. - Porter will do.

462. - Make it fast. - There's no fire.

463. - Thin or thick glass? - No importance. Vodka is vodka.

464. - I'm not a drunkard. - Customers have their tastes.

465. Sometimes we have such customers...

466. who will never drink from a thick glass.

467. - Would you like something else? - No, only this shot and I go home.

468. That's it. Or you know what?

469. Give me another one.

470. One more shot.

471. You absorb it like a sponge.

472. Will you join me?

473. With pleasure.

474. - But I have no money. - Be my guest.

475. - We don't know each other. - But I know you.

476. - You know me? - Yes, I do.

477. You're Kowalski.

478. - You're mistaken. My name is... - Is it really that important?

479. You Me...

480. Everybody knows us.

481. We are humans.

482. It's so noble of us.

483. Dear lady, two vodkas.

484. - It'll be six together. - That's right.

485. - I'm getting tipsy. - Cheers.

486. Cheers.

487. Doll, put on the light in a big room.

488. And over the snooker table.

489. One more time.

490. One more time.

491. If you say eight, I'll kill myself today.

492. Eight.

493. Let's have a drink.

494. You know what? Let's get on first name terms.

495. I had a difficult life, believe me.

496. I like your type-

497. - Greed? - Sure.

498. - My name is Jacob. - I'm Wladek.

499. Order another vodka, Wladek. You're my guest.

500. Lady, two more vodkas.

501. But do it fast. We're in a hurry to school.

502. Drink.

503. Day like every other day, Gloomy like all of them.

504. Tap is leaking, fog outside.

505. Raindrops hit's against dirty panes.

506. My neighbour plays his piano poorly.

507. Tell me, my dear, Why aren't you here?

508. - My heart is yearning for you... - Goddammit!

509. Listen... I like such songs.

510. Only vodka helps me to forget you...

511. Very nice music. I like such songs very much.

512. - Should I play "Francois"? - No, I hate Waltzes.

513. - So maybe "Tamara"? - What else can you do?

514. - I can explain dreams. - Wladek, have you heard?

515. He can explain dreams.

516. I had a strange dream.

517. If you could explain this dream to me...

518. Such dreams must happen only once in a lifetime.

519. Tell him, tell him.

520. - The accordionist will explain it. - Yes.

521. It was a strange dream.

522. I was dreaming...

523. that I was a drunkard.

524. And that my name was Kowalski.

525. In my flat there was a telephone.

526. Do you understand it?

527. I was dreaming I wanted to forget about my drinking problem.

528. I wanted to run away from bars, people with whom I used to drink.

529. Sometimes it happens in our dreams.

530. But in a dream... we can't run away from anything.

531. And this is the worst.

532. Such a dream is very tiring.

533. I dreamt about many other things.

534. A country... strange...

535. and difficult, tough country.

536. A country... in which we must work so hard.

537. We must have so much hope.

538. And a lot of heart It's my worst dream ever.

539. Terrible dream.

540. But it's only a dream, isn't it?

541. In life it's impossible. Life isn't so cruel.

542. - You shouldn't have bad dreams. - What should I do to forget?

543. Drink some vodka. It'll go away.

544. Everything will go away.

545. There's no worse dream than life and it goes away too.

546. Excuse me, I need to play. Guests are waiting.

547. Beer, boss! Give me some place!

548. 5 PM.

549. Are you feeling weak? Are you sick?

550. I have never felt as good as now.

551. Wladek...

552. Want do decent people do...

553. at 5 PM?

554. They come back home...

555. they work,

556. read, play with children.

557. Nonsense, my dear.

558. I'm asking again...

559. what do decent people do at 5 PM?

560. Decent people...

561. at 5 PM...

562. drink pure vodka

563. with a red label in the bar "Under the Eagle".

564. Doll, two vodkas for us.

565. Just a moment.

566. Once in this place there was a poster

567. "Sleep well, Reserve Police guards you."

568. But I don't remember the drawing.

569. Pour us these two vodkas.

570. How do you know?

571. I've been drinking here... for many years.

572. I saw...

573. many different people in this bar.

574. You can't imagine how many.

575. - Boss, is it true? - And what good has come out of it?

576. Not everything must result in good things.

577. It would be boring after all.

578. Am I right?

579. Men are nuisance...

580. Who are you?

581. I'm Polish.

582. Stop it and tell me who you are.

583. Who I was.

584. - You're slashed. - Never mind.

585. I'm your dear friend from the bar "Under the Eagle". That's it.

586. - Why are you drinking? - It's not important.

587. Drunkards know that it's not important why they drink.

588. Maybe I'm lonely,

589. Maybe some bitch, without whom I can't live, has cheated on me.

590. Never mind. There's no such disaster,

591. no loneliness, no woman, who would be worth drinking.

592. But this knowledge

593. we gain only after having drunk away through everything.

594. We, who simply need to drink.

595. People who are just starting, they have no idea about it.

596. Vodka is the truth...

597. which you always learn to understand too late.

598. I had a bad day.

599. I had a bad day in this city today.

600. But this is the end.

601. I still have one hope...

602. to which I try to cling.

603. Let's drink, Wladek.

604. Yes...

605. It's good you still hope.

606. I have no hope any more.

607. I don't believe there is a way out of this hell.

608. Nonsense.

609. I started the same like that lad.

610. Love... infidelity...

611. and the other shit...

612. Once I used to be...

613. the best saxophonist in this country.

614. Saxophonist...

615. You were a saxophonist?

616. You don't look like one.

617. I was a saxophonist.

618. You don't believe me?

619. Nobody played here as well as I did.

620. So what?

621. Nothing.

622. And what after?

623. Still nothing.

624. So why are you telling me all this.

625. I'm not telling you. I'm just speaking...

626. Speak. So what about the end?

627. The end is very important.

628. The moral of the story?

629. I'm not the best saxophonist any more.

630. That's enough.

631. Pity, the others can't talk about their stupid life so brieﬂy.

632. But...

633. If you want to tell me your story, feel free, I'll listen to it.

634. Go ahead, I like enlightening stories about life.

635. My story is short

636. - I was in love... - Now this is very new.

637. She left me...

638. And?

639. I'm not the best saxophonist in this town.

640. In this city... there are no good saxophonists.

641. Everybody plays poorly-

642. Spit on it, spit on it.

643. If you want to drink a beer, don't buy the whole brewery.

644. Everything will go away like a bad dream.

645. Janek, Janek! Run after them!

646. Even if he keeps this girl of his...

647. his happiness will end soon.

648. If he doesn't stop drinking.

649. Poor, little girl.

650. She will follow him...

651. She will try to get him out of bars.

652. - How do you know that? - It's always like that

653. if a woman starts to take care of a drunkard she loves.

654. I used to have a girl, who loved me.

655. - And? - Hospital.

656. I went there because she wanted it.

657. What about her?

658. Leave me alone.

659. She left me.

660. One day she finally left me for good.

661. And fortunately she has never come back.

662. She was a good woman.

663. - It all has no sense. - What do you mean?

664. One who drinks, will always drink.

665. There's no end to this game.

666. Now antabus, vitamins,

667. chatting with doctors,

668. who can cure only glanders in horses.

669. Then... houses without doorknobs,

670. white room... which you can't leave.

671. 4 walls and you.

672. Your memories, your hangovers.

673. You can cry, swear, pray, hit your head against the wall,

674. but you'll never be given a doorknob.

675. White room non stop and the memories...

676. The memories. Night and day, day and night...

677. At night different people...

678. are coming to you.

679. But when you hold out your hand...

680. you find nothing.

681. And you're alone again.

682. When the doctors come,

683. - you beg them to let you out. - Stop it!

684. - You kiss their hands. - Stop it!

685. You can beg them for a long time. You can shout day and night.

686. Night and day. You can go to your knees and swear,

687. that you're different now, that you're strong now.

688. - They'll take your pulse and leave. - But people leave thee places!

689. Yes!

690. But only to come back there again.

691. You're lying.

692. I was in such a place!

693. And I'll come back again.

694. I'll stay in white room without knob.

695. And then this day will come,

696. when I'll feel and need nothing.

697. I'll be a pile...

698. of decomposing meat.

699. But until this day, there will be many, many...

700. Janek!

701. Take it easy, gentlemen! It's nothing.

702. Mr Poldek, keep playing, it is normal here.

703. Bugger. Check his pockets.

704. They are empty-

705. Shit.

706. If you don't have money, you scruff, go to church not to a bar.

707. I found something.

708. - Is it enough? - I think so.

709. - What else do you have there? - I don't know.

710. Check it.

711. He must have stolen it.

712. I don't think so. Doesn't look like.

713. Leave it. It's probably not valuable. We can have problems.

714. - Let's go. Leave him here. - He might be back.

715. Check if we are alone.

716. I'll fix him in such a way... that he will go straight home.

717. Dammit, it's starting to rain again.

718. Go away!

719. Mr Jacob... don't you recognize me?

720. It's me, Kostek.

721. You had too much booze.

722. Here you go, have a drag.

723. it'll help.

724. Where... are they?

725. Those people? They went away.

726. But I know you.

727. You're Kostek.

728. That's it. Let's go!

729. I'll give you a lift.

730. Is it you, Krystyna?

731. I've been waiting for so long.

732. Give me the key.

733. Go to your room.

734. I'll come in a minute.

735. Please, come.

736. I've been drinking vodka.

737. I've been drinking!

738. I'll clean your hands.

739. I I've been drinking.

740. I'll make you some coffee.

741. I I've been drinking.

742. - Did I sleep long? - No, just a moment.

743. Drink when it's hot.

744. - Should I tell you how it happened? - No.

745. They were calling me since early morning. I had to go out.

746. I'll go now.

747. Are you leaving?

748. I'm going home.

749. I'll come tomorrow. Early in the morning.

750. At what time will you come?

751. - What time? - At eight.

752. And what next?

753. - We'll send you for a treatment. - Krystyna...

754. - It won't help. - We'll try.

755. - How long will we try? - To the very end.

756. It won't work. Leave me.

757. Leave me and don't come back any more.

758. Pity is a poor feeling, Krystyna.

759. Jacob... listen to me carefully.

760. I'll come here tomorrow at 8 AM.

761. I'll ring three times and then you'll open the door. Only then.

762. If somebody was passing by, don't open.

763. When you came here for the first time...

764. you spoke differently, Krystyna.

765. You looked differently.

766. It'll never be the same again.

767. Don't open to anybody. And remember I'll ring three times.

768. Krystyna!

769. - Don't go away, I'm afraid. - You know I must go.

770. Sleep well, Jacob.

771. See you tomorrow.

772. You're here, you whore.

773. Good morning, dear lady.

774. - Hello? Jacob?

775. - Yes. - Jacob, Jacob...

776. So this is what you did?

777. We talked yesterday in the morning.

778. And you said you'd finish with it.

779. You'd finish.

780. And in the evening I found out...

781. that you have been seen drunk, rolling in the streets.

782. We want to help you. We all want to help you.

783. We want to save you, save your talent, your love.

784. But you're drinking again, Jacob.

785. Never mind.

786. We can't trust you.

787. Drunkards can't be trusted!

788. Don't be upset I'm telling you this, but someone must tell you the truth.

789. Can you see?

790. For a while l didn't worry about you.

791. And how do I look now?

792. How do I look now?

793. Nonsense.

794. Pity that the painting got destroyed.

795. Pity it got destroyed.

796. I knew you' come.

797. You always come when... I don't want to think about you.

798. You know...

799. my life... will slowly become hell.

800. An addiction of constant waiting...

801. poisoning every moment of my loneliness.

802. You know nothing about vodka.

803. You know nothing...

804. You know nothing...

805. You know nothing...

806. You don't know this terrible feeling.

807. This fear... choking your brain.

808. When I think that not everything is lost yet.

809. That I can come back and start anew.

810. Although I know that I'm falling down.

811. I reached emptiness.

812. I'm weak.

813. Bloody weak.

814. I will never be able to fight the world again,

815. crush the obstacles, work, love, live.

816. Live.

817. Live a normal human life.

818. I must leave this place.

819. Leave my memories.

820. Leave the morons...

821. who lost the track of time and try only to...

822. adjust the clock.

823. It's good you're by my side at this moment.

824. You know perfectly well...

825. that I must go... there.

826. Never again I'll be afraid of questions and words.

827. I'll never be afraid of time again.

828. I'll go there...

829. and in one moment the whole world will disappear.

830. I must do this way.

831. Eight.

832. Magdalena Olech - Barrau Piotr Zielinski