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Sure but I wanted to come.

I wanted to see the kids,

and Marie-Anne, too.

To end on good terms.

It doesn't seem like the end.

There's still

something going on.

No.

What makes you think that?

When two people

meet four years later

and start fighting again,

it means things

are still unresolved.

We were arguing about Lucie.

Lucie's problem is me.

No, it's a misunderstanding.

About what?

It's personal, I can't know?

No...

In that case, tell me.

You may know

Marie's carrying my child.

She smokes,

she's stressed out...

I'm worried about her, too.

She didn't use to smoke.

I won't let her

destroy her mother.

If she has a problem...

She has no problem.

It's a misunderstanding.

What is it? It's been

screwing up our lives!

Marie-Anne can tell you.

Leave her out of this.

She's making assumptions

about your wife.

She thinks she killed

herself because of us?

So you know...

I heard you.

Did you?

She did that because of a

stupid story with a customer.

I heard she was depressed.

If she hadn't been, she wouldn't

have tried to kill herself

for nothing.

What can I do if Lucie

doesn't believe me?

I can send her my employee.

She saw the whole thing.

We should call the police.

Has she already

stayed out all night?

No, it's the first time.

Maybe she went to her father's.

In Brussels?

He's not in Paris anymore?

He's back in Brussels.

You think she can be there?

No.

She's on bad terms

with him, too.

You want me to call?

It's better if you do it.

I doubt she'd have

gone to Brussels.

Fine, I'll do it.

Okay, give me his number.

Shahryar called twice.

Call him back.

Where's the phone?

In the kitchen.

Where did she get this idea?

What idea?

About Cine's suicide.

I don't know.

No.

Okay, thanks.

Thank you.

Take care. Bye.

Here.

What is it?

Her father's number.

Don't worry him.

He's fragile.

She's at Shahryar's.

She went to the restaurant

and he took her in.

But he called twice.

Why didn't he tell me?

He heard how worried I was.

Let me...

Why didn't he tell me

she was there?

I was worried sick!

I've been sick all night!

I'll explain...

Explain what?

What do you want to explain?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I already asked you

to go through me!

I ask you not to

raise your voice.

Why didn't he tell me

she was there?

Lucie made him promise.

Who?

She'd only stay

if he told no one.

He promised to

hide a 16-year-old?

What do you mean hide?

Why did he hide her?

He felt sorry for her.

Didn't he feel

sorry for her mother?

The keys.

Where are you going?

She has to come home.

Marie-Anne...

Sit her ass down and listen!

Now?

Right now!

She thinks we don't know.

I don't care!

I want her to see

the mess she's put me in!

See her suicide's not my fault!

If you go, she won't come.

Then, I'll call the police.

I swear I will.

The police will bring

her tonight. And after?

Either she comes here or

she goes to her father's.

She won't come

as long as I'm here.

Come in.

Hello.

Hello.

Took you long enough.

Don't you have an umbrella?

No.

Leave it here.

How did you get here?

I took the metro.

Why not a taxi?

I couldn't find one.

Hardly here and

already in trouble.

Is she awake?

She's asleep.

When did she come by?

It was late.

Probably to find you.

Why didn't you call us? Her

mother would have picked her up.

How could I call you?

You don't have a phone.

I called their house

and you weren't there.

I was scared to tell her

mother, scared she'd leave.

What's wrong with her?

She's imagining things.

Lucie.

Lucie.

Lucie.

Sorry to wake you.

Your mom's waiting.

She wanted to come,

I asked her not to.

Come on, get up.

Where's your jacket?

I won't go.

I don't want to go back tonight.

Okay.

I'll call her

and you talk to her.

Marie-Anne? Hold on, please.

Hello?

Yes.

I'm staying here tonight.

Why did you hang up?

She did.

Let's go.

No.

Get out of bed.

Let's go talk.

I want you to listen carefully.

Remember the last few months

I lived with your mom?

Remember?

Mmm.

Remember the state I was in?

Yes.

I was down all the time.

I wasn't working...

I stopped going out...

I didn't want to exist.

So when your mom says

depression caused her suicide,

I know what it means.

Even with a young child.

Did you often think

of killing yourself?

Yes, sometimes.

By drinking detergent

in front of L and me?

What?

No.

You think a woman who goes

to her husband's shop,

drinks detergent in front

of her son and collapses

simply wants to die?

Why didn't she take pills

and die in her bed?

We can spend

the night imagining things.

But it's all speculation.

We'll see Samir's

employee tomorrow.

She has things to tell you.

No...

Tell her I've left

and she can come back.

It's better if Fouad and I

don't live here for a while.

Come on, Fouad, let's go.

Hey.

That's enough, come on.

Let me go.

Come with me, I said.

That's enough, Fouad!

Let go!

Thank you.

What was that about? Huh?

When I say get off, get off!

Look at me!

Listen to me when

I'm speaking to you.

Leave me alone.

What did you say?

Leave me alone.

Never do that again.

Look at me.

What was that about?

Your pillow.

No.

What's wrong?

What's the matter, Fouad?

Tell me!

I want to go back to Marie's.

We have to go home for now.

You told me our home was there,

forever.

Yes, but some things

have changed.

It's because of

the man who came?

No.

Because I misbehaved yesterday?

No...

Why doesn't Lucie like you?

She thinks I want to

take her mommy away.

She doesn't like her mommy.

Of course she does.

All children do.

Like you, you miss your mommy.

But Mommy's not home anymore.

You want to go see her tomorrow?

No.

Why?

She scares me.

Your mommy?

She's dead.

Don't say such things, Fouad.

If she was dead,

they wouldn't keep her

at the hospital

with the machines.

If they take them away,

will she die?

Why don't they take them away?

Because we don't know if she

wants to live like this or die.

She wants to die.

Why do you say that?

She killed herself.

She wanted to die.

Sorry, Daddy.

There.

That's the stain.

Did his wife work there, too?

Yeah, for a few days,

Samir would bring her there

to clear her head.

And that day,

Cine had a fight...

Cine is Samir's wife?

Yes, she's Samir's wife.

She had a fight with a customer.

The customer said that the dry

cleaner had made the stain,

and Celine said it

was there before.

That's all?

To make things better, I said

we'd clean the dress for the day after.

And then Cine got mad at me,

"Who asked you?

"I'm the boss here.

"The stain isn't

the dry cleaner's fault."

And she threw

the dress on the sidewalk.

Then the customer called the

police to make a complaint.

So, I wanted to leave.

You work illegally?

Yes.

But Cine said I had

to stay as a witness

to tell the police that the

stain was there before.

So I called Samir without her

seeing me and asked him to come.

He came and he said

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