"That's 22.50" "Thank you." " Thank you, sir." " Have a good trip." " TAXI, SIR" "Coffee!" " Really?" " It's already 10 past twelve." " Barnhoorn Residence." " Agnes." " Rogier." " You're alone." " Yes, but you can't come." " His car's parked in front of the station." " He's having a coffee." " Willem could come home any moment." " Agnes, I have to talk to you." " We don't have to do anything." " Not anymore, Rogier." " Agnes!" " No, Rogier, it's over!" " You keep trying to find excuses." " I can't do it." " And I don't want to do it." " That guy of yours..." "I'm still married to him." " And you're having my baby." " Agnes?" " Hey." " Agnes?" " If you're going to be like that, I'll talk to that man of yours." " Boy, such good coffee." " If it's not good enough, you can go home and have coffee there." " I'm going to close." " Agnes is already asleep." " Yes, why wait with coffee for a guy who always comes home after midnight?" " I make more at night than during the day." " Willem Barnhoorn, do you know what you are?" " You're obsessed with money." " I'm only doing it to pay off the car." " All you think of is your car." " You're a bigamist." " If I was, I'd know who with." " I wouldn't want a guy who lives in a taxi day and night." " Doesn't Agnes ever complain?" " I don't do it just for myself." " But she must be bored to death." " Why don't you two get a child?" " Hey, you can still do it, can't you?" " If you were my guy, I'd have a new lock put in the front door." " You wouldn't be allowed in anymore." " You could sleep in the taxi." " With the steering wheel between your legs." " Agnes knows very well that she's married to a taxi driver." " She married a warehouse clerk, who wanted to be his own boss." " She didn't know that beforehand." " I wanted freedom." " I was going nuts in there." " First you work from 9 to 5 and now you work day and night." " She hardly sees you anymore." " Some freedom." " At least I'm not a wage slave anymore." " No, you're your own slave, Willem." " If you want to be on the road, why not work for another company?" " Well?" " When the car will be paid off, the good life will start." " Agnes knows that very well." " We'll be driving together, at night." " For fun, into town." " Dinner, a movie." " We'll wave when we'll drive past." " When we'll see you bust your ass in your stupid station buffet." " With your delicious coffee." " Yeah, right." " When you'll have paid off that lemon, the real cost comes." " That's when you'll be worrying about trading the car in." " One day you'll be worrying on your own, in an empty bed." " When Agnes will be fed up." " She's never complained once." " You don't know Agnes." " And you do?" " Yes." " A woman wants her guy with her." " She wants to drink coffee together, at home." " How much is this stuff?" " 80 cents." " Have you got change from 25 guilders?" " Yes, I saw it." " You'd better not do that." " Two down payments, 875 guilders." " Goes to the bank tomorrow." " It's just not wise, Willem." " No, but it feels good, such a full wallet." " Let's see if we can make it 900 today." " Bye, darling." " Taxi, sir?" " That depends." " Can you handle a long drive?" " I could drive you to Cape Town." " Antwerp alright?" " I need to catch my ship." " It's going to cost you, sir." " Yes or no?" " 100 bucks, in advance, please." " Drive." " What time does your boat leave?" " 5 o'clock." " Oh, we have plenty of time." " I'd like to sail too." " Yeah, right." " What are you?" " Or can't I ask that?" " I'm a helmsman." " Wow." " Fourth helmsman." " What are you doing?" " This isn't the road to Antwerp." " I have to tell my wife I'll be late." " If you don't mind." " No, I don't mind." " One moment." " Hi Agnes." " Any phone calls?" " No." " What are you looking for?" " My passport." " Your passport?" " Yes, my passport." " I can never find it when I need it." " Nothing's ever in its place in this house." " What do you need it for in the middle of the night?" " Antwerp." " I'm sorry." " I'll be back tomorrow morning." " It's happened before." " You bet." " It's not as if I like it, Agnes." " Neither do I." "I don't sleep when you're not here." " You also don't sleep when I'm here." " What is this nonsense?" " You can do what you want when I'm not here." " Lots of men work at night." " Their women sleep too." " I want to talk to you tonight." " Thanks." " Tomorrow, darling." " You'll be gone when I wake up." " Just go to sleep." " I'm seeing patients tomorrow morning at 11." " Come on, Agnes." " There's a guy waiting for me downstairs." " I have to talk to you, Willem." " Call the control centre." " Let him take another taxi." " You've been gone for five nights." " Don't you have one night for me?" " It's money, sweetheart." " I only do it for the dough." " You only do it for the dough." " Not only for the dough, of course." " I do it all for you." " You do?" " Yes." " Stay home then." " Sorry, Agnes, 100 bucks." " Yes." " I can't miss out on that." " No." " Well then?" " Just go to sleep." " I'll cover you." " Just lay down." " It's late enough." " I'll clean the ashtray." " You smoke too much, Agnes." " You smoke too much, darling." " You were going to quit." " I'll take the bottle too." " It's almost empty." " Sleep well." " Bye." " Tomorrow, I'll bring you coffee in bed." " Sleep well." " Bye." " Bye, goodnight!" " Does your wife like that you're often away?" " That's not up to her." " That's living with a taxi driver." " Or a sailor, like you." " That means being alone." " She'll have to cope with it." " Are you married?" " No." " I'm not made for marriage." " That's what I used to think." " But one day it just happened." " Do you regret it?" " No." " What's a man without a woman?" " She mends your socks and cooks your dinner." " Yes, that too." " A man needs someone who looks after him." " Someone who's there when you come home at night." " Is she?" " Yes." " She always stays up until I'm home, sir." " A great woman." " You've got it all." " It's a type of training." " Make them feel who's boss." " Besides... who's making the money?" " Is this your own car?" " Yes and it's done 60,000 kilometres." " Never a problem." " Why is the top orange?" " I bought this car last year from a taxi driver in Amsterdam." " It's still looking good." " Yes, it's not two years old yet." " It's my child, sir." " Stop." " Stop!" " I have to piss." " You could have done that at my place." " I don't like to impose." " What the hell?" " Barnhoorn taxi company." " Agnes, I'm coming." " You're sick, Rogier." " Cut it out." " I have to see you." " I have to talk to you." " Not now." " Tomorrow then." " At our own spot." " No." " I promised to help you." " Give me the chance." " You've had your chance." " Alright, but let me talk to you one more time then." " Tomorrow morning, on the other side of the river." " 9:30, ok?" " 9:30?" " 9:30." " I'll be waiting for you." " Can you take over, nurse?" " Alright." " Have the police been warned?" " All in all, you've been lucky." " You call this lucky?" " 875 guilders gone." " I mean, it could have ended worse." " Even worse?" " Keep your head still, Mr Barnhoorn." " We'll keep him here for observation." " Doctor, can you tell the police they shouldn't wake up my wife?" " She thinks I'm in Antwerp." " She'd freak out if she saw me like this." " I'll go there myself, tomorrow." " Where are you going, Mr Barnhoorn?" " Home." " You have to wait for the doctor." " It's taking too long." " You haven't been officially dismissed." " I'll dismiss myself." " Is that a problem?" " It's an administrative problem." " I have to go after my money." " And I have to tell my wife." " It's not wise, but if you insist..." "Please fill in this form." " Form?" " One moment." " Nurse, I'll be back this afternoon to sign." " Bye." " Well, what is it?" " I want you to come with me." " You're mine." " The child is mine." " Or not?" " I don't want a child." " At least not like this." " You act as if I wasn't part of it." " I don't want a child with you." " He sees you as a security." " As an extension of his car." " Do you call that love?" " Love..." "I don't know what love is." " I always thought I had to give myself first." " I'd just want to have a friend." " And slowly try to love him." " We didn't just make love, did we?" " We were also able to talk." " He only talks about his car." " Let him drop dead." " I can't." " Why not?" " He'd never understand if I left him." " I'd destroy him." " What are you doing now then?" " Come with me." " No, Rogier." " I'll go see a doctor and I'll have it removed." " If you don't tell me you love me." " I'll jump." " If you tell me you love me, I'll jump as well." " I'm the village idiot!" " If only I knew who you were." " And you?" " You're a goldfish and you're going around in circles." " If anything would happen to your husband..." "If he'd have an accident or die... what would you do?" " I don't know." " I want security." " I don't have that and I won't get it from you." " Where do you want to get that security?" " From yourself, no?" " Here..." "I have a body." " And you have a body." " A body to love." " Does it have to become a plastic flower in your husband's vase?" " In his car?" " Here, for you." " What do I want with that?" " For you, take it." " Why?" " For baby clothes." " For an abortion." " Whatever you want." " And this one?" " What about him?" " Doesn't look like him." " This one?" " No." " This one?" " This one then." " No." " Wait." " Him?" " No." " Is that all?" " Yes, it's not someone we know." " I guess my money's gone." " Who carries that much money at night?" " I didn't mean to." " I went home to get my passport." " I couldn't find it and..." "Agnes was nagging and I forgot to put the money away." " What time is it?" " 10 to 10." " Can I make a phone call?" " Go ahead." " Agnes can handle a lot, but she'll be pissed off by now." " When you're finished, we'll have a look at the crime scene." " Do you think he'll be waiting there for me with the money in hand?" " We might find a clue." " Optimist." " Must still be asleep." " I don't want a child, doctor." " There must be a way to have it removed." " It's possible, but do you really want to?" " I thought about it well." " We can't have a child." " Does your husband know you're here?" " No." " How does he feel about having children?" " I don't know." " I also don't care." " But you're married." " It also affects him." " Our marriage isn't going well." " What do I do with a child without a future or a father?" " I'd still like to talk to the both of you about a possible abortion." " My husband's too busy at work." " I'll give you a sedative." " You don't sleep well lately, do you?" " Are you on national healthcare?" " Take these pills." " Go to bed early for a few days." " Don't push!" " Not all at the same time, guys!" " Madam, aren't you feeling well?" " Inside, guys!" " Sit down for a moment." " Guys, Sandra, Eddy!" " Go inside, guys." " Let us through." " Careful, come on!" " Keep going, you all." " There's nothing going on." " Come with me, Madam." " Keep going, guys." " Keep going." " Keep going, guys!" " Sit down here, Madam." " Go upstairs, guys!" " Go rehearse upstairs." " Hurry up!" " Sandra, get a glass of water for this lady." " Can I help you?" " No thanks, I'm alright again." " Come on, guys, be quiet." " You know, we may not look that official anymore but..." "I'm a priest." " I don't believe in anything anymore." " Don't say that." " Be quiet, guys." " Children think the entire world belongs to them." " They do for now." " I like to work with them." " They're honest, spontaneous, not as conditioned as adults." " Children are still able to look at the world unbiased." " Children in a world like this." " The world isn't that bad." " Where adults mess up, children bring some balance back." " Are you married?" " Yes." " Children?" " Not yet." " I'm not saying it's always a solution, but I see it often here." " An unhappy marriage, loneliness..." "It's often the children who... are the solution to many problems." " Even if they're unwanted?" " Sandra, give the glass to the lady." " Good girl." " Go upstairs and tell the others to be quiet." " Well... well." " We'll never be able to understand everything." " But I'm convinced that God..." "...has a plan with this." " I've heard that so often." " I know." " I'm struggling with it too." " But nevertheless..." "in the long run... we'll find out for ourselves what the pattern is." " What it was all good for." " And maybe then we'll understand." " Are you coming?" " They need me as you can hear." " But you can stay some more if you like." " If you want to talk again, you can always find me in the presbytery." " Or give me a call." " Thank you." " Goodbye." " All the best." " Mrs Barnhoorn?" " Please." " I'm getting very tired of this." " What should I do now?" " An official report." " Sign, please." " Here, if you think you can catch him with that." " Well, you described him well to us." " And we found his bag of clothes in the taxi, as proof." " It's only a matter of time, Barnhoorn." " And in the meantime, he's spending my 875 guilders." " That I should have taken to the bank today." " Where can we reach you today?" " First, I'm going to the bank to explain and then I'll stay home for the day." " Yes, let your wife spoil you a bit." " Willem." " Yes?" " What's wrong with your head?" " Nothing at all." " Agnes." " What happened to me last night..." "They got me good." " They hit me on the head." " Hey, Agnes." " Asleep, great." " Just when I come out of hospital." " Lost 875 guilders..." "Agnes?" " Agnes!" " Get out of the way, guys." " Open the door, quickly." " The other side." " Come on, guys!" " Go play, guys!" " It's all going to be alright, really." " Come on, guys!" " We're almost there." " It's all going to be alright." " Aren't you cold?" " No." " What happened?" " Nurse, a stretcher!" " Take her to OR 32." " What happened exactly?" " She took all kinds of stuff, doctor." " Hello?" " Get OR 32 ready immediately." " Who's on duty today?" " Peter Koelewijn." " One way, second class, Delfzijl." " Have you seen the new doctor?" " Yes, he's very handsome." " Young, not married..." "Much better than Koelewijn." " Oh, there he is." " Come with me." " You're wife's alright." " Thank you." " We emptied her stomach." " You have to take a lot these days to die." " Doctor, I don't understand..." "Why?" " Have a seat." " We have to find a solution." " But we don't have a problem." " Your wife has problems or this wouldn't have happened." " And I have to tell you something else." " The baby..." "I'm very sorry for you both." " The baby?" " Yes, a spontaneous abortion." " Your wife had a miscarriage." " How is that possible?" " I didn't know anything about it." " Why didn't she tell me?" " She never gets the chance to tell you anything." " It's high time you had a good talk with her." " I have to be back in hospital at 2:30." " Give me your oranges." " Put them in a bag." " You'd better bring her flowers." " Yes." " She'd like that." " And say something nice." " What should I say?" " That you love her." " You don't say that just like that." " No, not just like that." " Bep, there he goes!" " Call the police!" " What are you doing, sir?" " Can't you park further down?" " Come on, sir." " You could park there as well." " I have to go." " Can't you be a bit quicker?" " Come on, sir, hurry." " Well, sir?" "... and then it turned out I had broken my hip." " And you know what's really bad?" " Mr Barnhoorn, you can come." " Give the flowers to me." " I'll put them in a vase." " Willem..." "How do you feel?" " Not bad." " Agnes, why?" " I don't know." " I do." " Why?" " It's all my fault." " What's with your head?" " Did you have an accident?" " No." " Did your car break down?" " I'll sell that thing anyway." " God..." "Willem, I don't want you to sell your car." " I may be able to get my old job back." " No, I don't want you to do that for me." " It's all my fault, darling." " I'm to blame too." " No." " Good, let your husband spoil you." " TAXI, SIR" "What did the doctor say?" " I can come home the day after tomorrow." " Nice." " Willem?" " Yes." " Don't forget to water the plants." " No." " Not the cactus." " Right." " Do you hear me?" " Yes." " Bring me some clean clothes." " Alright." " Which ones?" " The black pants and the sweater." " Alright." " And a raincoat." " A raincoat." " Is it warm enough?" " Yes." " Or bring me a skirt." " Which skirt?" " The suede one with the zipper." " Do you still have it?" " Of course." " I haven't seen you with it for ages." " I wore it last Sunday." " Sunday?" " Yes, you were playing football." " Yes." " Willem?" " Yes?" " If you explain the rules to me, I'll go to the football with you." " You should do something you like." " But what?" " Something nice." " I don't know." " I like to do something together." " Alright, we will." " What's wrong?" " I feel so numb in my head." " It'll get better."