Two guards bring Selim out of the lift and escort him to a torture cell. In the background two blindfolded men stand with their faces against the wall. Screams, groans and shouts come from the torture cells. Selim is tied to a radiator. The Senior interrogator comes in.
Roman is a philosopher.
The senior interrogator kicks Selim in the kidneys. I'll make you sing like a canary. His cell companion, the Poet, has missed him. Selim lies on the bed. The Poet sits on the edge of it.