How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh? Page #4

---

with a truck driver,

I had him tow me to

a campground n/ Stockholm.

And the next two months

saw me hustle the campground.

But in a cultured way, of course.

It was before I met Zosia.

But in a cultured way.

Before I knew it, all

my friends had gone home

and I was left in

the trailer in the campground!

- The fall semester had already begun...

- But your entrepreneurial gene?

I reported to the police

that my car had been stolen.

"Impossible," they say.

So I showed them the trailer.

That convinced them

there had had to be a car.

They didn't even ask

me about the car papers

and started looking for

the car all over Sweden...

I stayed at the hotel,

as they'd paid for it.

Finally, they found

nothing, of course.

Soon the cops came,

writhing with shame,

and suggested that they

tow me to the ferry.

So I sat at ease,

smoking a cigarette,

while a police Volvo

was towing my trailer.

A senior officer apologized:

"Nothing like that has happened

in my 30 years

on the force" he said.

I was waiting in winoujcie

in my Yellow Bahama...

My only holidays abroad

in a trailer without a car!

Lars wants to get it right.

Did the police look

for a car that was not?

Not at all!

Why did they look, then?

It boggled the suckers' minds

that one can pull such a fast one.

Did you deceive the police

to go and look for your car

- that never was?

- Aren't I saying they're suckers?

Lars says it's not funny.

No?

Shall we meet alone

without the husbands?

- With pleasure.

- To plot against us, huh?

Why? You'll do

yourselves in alone.

- How about tomorrow?

- OK.

Bye. Take care.

Thank you, Darek.

I'm sorry.

Good bye.

Everything was delicious.

Love. Good bye.

It was nice. Bye. Take care.

Thanks, Zosia. Svenson has

clearly fallen for you.

We got the deal closed, huh?

We don't. Your wasteland

will lie fallow.

How come? omianki -

the ideal site for IKEA!

IKEA will be in Janki.

In om-janki.

I've invited you for coffee,

because I think

we'll be the best

friends in 3 years.

I don't make friends easily.

But I know it'll pan out.

Why put it off?

I always liked you of all the wives

of our sharp operators...

I didn't,

which was a mistake.

You are worthier

than all of us combined.

No matter how resistant

I am to compliments,

it's nice to hear, anyway.

Since we're friends, tell me

who Darek cheats on me with?

What a question?!

I don't know if he does...

Even if I did,

you don't tell such things.

A friend to a friend?

- Then we're friends already?

- Very much so!

Would you if you knew

something about Tad?

Of, course!

You don't tell such things.

Deep down you're very unhappy.

Tad isn't too affectionate

and you still can't get over his fling

with the vice Miss Polonia.

How do you know?

Even if I mumbled

something when drunk...

...it was long ago and untrue!

- Sure.

Who does Darek

betray me with?

I don't know!

Find out from Tad.

How can they serve

coffee in glasses?

In what, then?

Waitress!

In 10 years, it'll be

a super sushi restaurant.

In this caf?

A Japanese style sushi restaurant.

Raw fish on rice.

- Yuck! An abomination!

- You'll gorge on it. You'll see.

- May I help you?

- With plastic?

So suddenly on May, 16, 1987

we'll start a lifelong friendship...

- Menu?

- That's in plastic covers.

I'll pay with cash.

Oh, darn it, May 16...

Bye.

- Grandma?

- Here!

- Pack up!

- I am.

I'm taking

you to the seaside!

Not to the seaside.

To the sanatorium.

I won't let you!

We've put the seaside

off for too long...

But a referral... so hard to get!

I waited for half a year.

- Where at the seaside?

- To the sanatorium...

You'll go to the sanatorium.

It's more beautiful in the fall.

I'm not thinking

about it at all.

What?

- I think...

- What's crossing your mind?

What if I had a beer?

This is OK, yes?

A history major, I can't

find a job in this country?

I... paint chimneys...

But wanted to be an archeologist.

We have plenty of work.

You must've fallen from grace.

- You must've been active...

- Nuts...

Why did you set up

labor unions?

We deluded ourselves

one could live a normal life!

- One can.

- No! You've proved we can't.

F*** everything, then!

When I get my passport,

- we take Matt and leave. I won't...

- Good riddance.

No! I can't tell you

how I know it,

but things will be better.

Hold on for a while!

- How long?

- Till June 4, '89.

Communist Party is

for agreement and struggle

I'm glad you're happy.

The two of us here.

The only bright

side of the time warp.

- Jake, you like it?

- Uh-huh.

- Maybe this, then?

- For Christ's sake!

Which one then?

You can't decide.

I know.

Sometimes I think

it's a dream...

this future life, Kuba, Florka.

- What Florka?

- Your granddaughter.

Will I have Florka,

my great-granddaughter?

- Are you pregnant?

- Oh, darn it!

I'm not, dammit!

And I should be in 2 weeks!

If I want to have Florka...

Goddammit!

You'd rather wait for

that Kuba of yours?

Yes! To have Florka with him.

If what you say is true,

it will be another Florka.

What do I do, then?

Polish president.

Six letters, the third e?

Wasa.

What Wasa?

Polish President Bierut.

The 3rd necklace this week.

But it's a bargain.

See how beautiful they are?

This is

the homeland of amber.

We don't have money!

- Then borrow.

- Again?

I want to have Florka,

but can't return to Darek!

No way!

Should I return to let

him impregnate me?

You can't get pregnant

without it.

God, what a lowlife...

This will go with the dress

we bought yesterday.

Here. This is all I got.

So we can leave home

earlier.

Stop always bickering

with me over money!

Where do I take it from?

Your account.

You should earn more.

You give up the necklace?

I'm interested.

Moment!

I'm giving it some thought!

The bus carrying patients

from Warsaw to the sanatorium

fell into a ditch.

There are 15 injured.

Luckily, no deaths reported...

- Tea.

- Thank you.

Even if I met Kuba by accident,

what would I tell him?

"Excuse me, sir, I'd like

to have your child,

as, in 9 years, we'll be

together, anyway."

It should be put

more delicately...

Delicately?

Everything sucks!

This trip was to be for you,

whereas I pester you all the time.

Let's have fish.

It may be in short supply here.

At the seaside?!

If the Soviet Union had the Sahara,

sand would be in short supply.

What's so funny about it?

Careful, boy. You drive too fast.

Where's Mommy?

Name's Robert Kubica

from Krakw.

What're you doing, Rob?

I'm sorry, ladies.

That's all right.

I'd like to show you

the 18th century bridge

I mentioned to you.

- Would you like?

- Sure.

I like Sopot.

It's so quiet and peaceful.

Catch him! The SOB!

But it's my bike. Help!

What's going on there?

- But it's my bike.

- Gimme.

- Hey, leave him alone?

- What will you do to us?

Get lost, it's our bike now.

You get away.

- Give the bike back to him.

- But it's ours.

Get lost, kid.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes