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You have to stop.

What is it?

What is it?

Are you horny?

Am I right?

Do the goldfish turn you on, John?

Stop it. You have to stop.

- Stop it.

- One more.

Tell me what you feel, John.

Now do you understand why I'm worried?

John.

How are you?

Where were you? Where have you been?

They found your bus.

Gosh.

Something came up.

Hold on. I'll do it.

Were you scared?

Sudden panic attack, I guess. Cold sweat.

It's only later you get the blow.

Everyone knows that.

Easy.

It's very common after such an attack.

We can offer you professional help.

I can give you some addresses.

Leo.

Everything is fine.

Here.

Wednesday is my birthday.

I'm having a party.

We can talk then.

For the boys.

Hi, Elly.

It's me. I know I sent you an invitation,

but I am calling just to be sure,

if you're coming, of course.

You don't have to be afraid. I've invited

a couple of friends. Leo will be there.

It would be nice. We can catch up.

Elly, we shouldn't stop communicating.

Bye.

Happy birthday, John.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

I brought someone for you,

if you don't mind.

Hi.

Happy birthday.

Gerard told me it's your birthday.

No kiss?

Congratulations.

Gosh.

I'm sorry.

Come in.

We're late, John.

We're late.

No. I have plenty to eat and drink.

Twee voor twaalf.

Yes.

You wore that on Twee voor twaalf

at the end of March last year.

Yes, you're right.

What's that?

I hear crickets.

They're over here.

No.

You're kidding.

How lovely.

What a good idea.

My parents own a house in Provence,

and whenever I hear crickets

and I close my eyes,

I'm there.

You have to be careful they don't escape.

They go everywhere.

I have a surprise.

We're going to do something nice.

So you're Gerard's best friend?

Nice.

I'm interviewing him

for a new program I'm doing.

Top Executives.

You interviewed him before.

A few years ago.

At the Amsterdam RAl.

The RAl?

Well, that could only have been

for the introduction

of another great Philips product.

Exactly. The wide-screen TV.

Was it the wide-screen TV?

That's why you're here.

Don't think I'm crazy.

We're going to meditate.

We're going to transcend

to experience pure enlightenment.

One purpose.

One focus.

Surrender and discipline

will take us to the light.

That's pure Zen.

Astrid, I had something set up there.

Can you get it for me?

John, come over here.

The best way to relax.

Have you ever fired a gun?

It has nothing to do with aggression.

It's a misunderstanding.

Concentration. That's what it's all about.

Focus. That's what it's all about.

Every fiber in your body

aimed at your target.

You want to try, Astrid?

Now you.

Hey.

Are you involved with her?

With Astrid? Oh, no, no.

She's a nice girl. Pretty as well.

Things are going wrong, John.

I heard it yesterday.

Pandora will be a management project,

under supervision of the main CEO.

It's out of my hands.

It's being taken from me.

My God.

And it's far from perfect, far from safe.

But the possibilities,

the commercial possibilities,

are unlimited.

The past year,

finances have been cut on six projects

of Sound and Vision,

but the research money

for Pandora has been tripled.

What does the executive board do?

Nothing. It's being misled.

It only sees profits.

It sees no danger.

Gerard, hold on.

What can you do?

What can I do?

Gerard.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know how to turn things around.

Actually, I know very well what to do, but...

I've crossed a line.

I don't care to let people pay

for things they don't need.

It's their own fault, but...

This is different.

It's different.

Oh, my.

Here.

I forgot.

Your present.

Be careful with it.

For John

my friend who listens to me

From Gerard the Killer

Someone cleaned my aquarium.

I did.

I felt like it.

I thought,

"Today, I will clean that aquarium. "

You know, I almost came to your birthday.

I know.

- But you didn't.

- What was I supposed to do?

Come ruin your party

by saying you're fired?

"Due to returning complaints, Mr. Voerman's

performance has been examined.

"We can no longer answer for

Mr. Voerman driving a bus.

"A dismissal procedure

will be started right away. "

Well, is this what you wanted?

Why can't you do what I say for once?

John Voerman,

I've always been on your side.

Half of my time was spent on you,

do you know that?

But do you listen to me?

Do you take me seriously?

Just for once,

accept something that someone else says.

What's the result?

They throw you out! Immediately!

Was that what you wanted?

John?

Elly.

Please, open the door.

I need you.

Elly.

Elly.

God damn it.

Elly.

Open this door. Come on.

Elly, you're coming home with me. Now.

Damn it, Dad. It's the middle of the night.

You're waking everybody up.

Hush, boys.

Leave her alone.

She's not coming home! You hear me?

She's never coming come!

It's been enough. It's over.

F*** off!

Hi.

Hi.

Do you have something to drink?

- I'm sorry to come here so late...

- No, that's fine.

I was over at Gerard's.

He was drunk.

Aggressive.

Scared as well.

It seemed he'd gone crazy.

He can be so gentle as well.

He yelled, "I'm losing everything.

"They don't understand.

"I'm not in control anymore. "

But John,

what is he losing?

What don't we understand?

What has he lost control of?

You won't tell me, will you?

You're his friend.

He has to tell you what's going on.

I'm only a bus driver.

I'm glad I met you, John.

Yes.

You're a very special person.

Help Gerard. Please, help him.

I will help him.

I now know how.

You're being taken hostage.

Hello.

Yes.

One moment.

It's for you.

Rijswijk.

Oh, hi.

Yes.

Yes, he's right beside me.

With a gun. That's right.

No, of course I won't do anything foolish.

Honey, please don't cry.

You really don't have to worry.

Yes.

Yes.

Give Marjet a big kiss from me.

Yes.

Bye-bye.

Your wife?

Kids?

One daughter.

That's nice.

Kids. They're nice.

Hello?

Amsterdam Police Department,

de Waal speaking. Mr. Wesselinck is ready.

Are you ready?

As you know, this morning at 9:20,

a distraught and heavily-armed man

has taken an unknown number of people

hostage in the Rembrandttoren.

He demands a press conference with me.

The man in question claims I know him,

but I hereby state I have never seen

or spoken with this man.

I don't know him.

In consultation with the police,

I have decided

not to meet this man's demands.

Personally,

I would like to tell this man something,

and tell him urgently.

Stop your struggle,

however well-meant it may be.

Fear is a bad counselor, sir.

Don't let innocent people

become the victims of this.

I hope the police

will act wisely and that

this whole thing will come to an end soon.

Thank you. That's all.

Enjoy your meal

Take some bites

Take a drink

That will taste good

That will taste good

Just dig in

Just dig in

...Sound and Vision department.

The rumor is getting stronger

that Wesselinck, after a power struggle,

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