Polish Roulette Page #4

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Dad will drop by on Sunday.

- Bye!

- Bye.

The days of silent movies

were beautiful.

Women opened their mouths

and said nothing.

When a man burns himself on a hot

woman, he later blows cold ones.

It's a large earning.

I thought you could organise it.

Organise what?

With the pigs? Me?

People are dying here and you want to

do business with the secret police.

We wanted to cut you a share.

Thanks,

but I don't run around for points.

Let me know when

you have some gig.

Ok then.

There was no conversation.

And remember, Sonny,

a militiaman is always on duty.

I'm bolting abroad.

When?

Once it calms down a little.

But if he wants to go abroad,

new possibilities open up.

I don't know,

but it's worth contemplating.

- Contemplating what?

- How to fool the secret police.

Are you being serious?

That would be something.

It's no biggie fooling the Germans

or those suckers from under the Pewex

but a stunt with the secret police...

Don't count on me.

Without you there is no stunt.

You smoke your face and leave.

May I? Wicked...

Someone added to the pot.

Fidis manibus.

What's that?

For faithful and clean hands.

It's been two months.

What do we do?

Well, we lead up to the first exchange

and wait for a signal from the pigs.

We'll see how

and where it will be done.

And then?

And then...

we'll think of something.

And if the youngster

doesn't agree?

After all,

we'll help him escape abroad.

Get up!

You're going to work!

Janek!

Will you be having scrambled eggs?

Exactly... Janek, Janek!

Direction to Witomino!

Witomino I said!

Go straight.

Straight I said.

I was so scared!

I was so very scared.

Is it possible

to earn something gentlemen?

In these difficult times...

In your profession of course!

Do we know each other?

Ludwik!

Are you wanted?

Me? No...

I saw the wanted notice.

Ok, I'm in hiding, so hush.

- Here, on the coast?

- It's darkest under the streetlamp.

Who are you

in this whole Solidarity thing?

The treasurer.

This is our operating room.

Only Warsaw knows about it.

An exchange is an exchange, but...

A twelve year old.

And we could...

deal a few hands.

You want to get me drunk

and outplay me?

For me fun

is more important than money.

So...

let's have some fun.

How much of that cash

do you have?

- Seven grand.

- Why so little?

I don't hang out with Sonny anymore,

it's more difficult on your own.

You'll earn more on your own.

And they say that

there is nothing in the shops.

They're bullshitting.

Nothing like a bomb...

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

What is it?

Better safe than sorry.

Even if we had those

few thousand dollars

it's too big of a risk to engage it

all in the stunt.

It's the secret police after all.

God knows what they're up to.

We'll cheat them without money.

What are you talking about?

We don't have a chance.

They won't miss a thing.

They are cunning, alert and shrewd.

Are you scared?

We can lose our health,

money or life.

So? Should we let it go?

We don't need this scam

for anything.

Shame.

You know where all that green is going?

There's supposedly an exchange.

Not evervthing the secret police

does can be done officially.

It's called a special ops fund.

They pay off their informants that way.

Out of it they finance kidnappings,

blackmail, political assassinations

and what's left, they take for themselves

and transfer it to secret accounts.

In Switzerland?

Amongst other places.

I'm staying out of it.

What do you mean

you're quitting?

I just can't handle it.

I can't...

What are you on about?

I'm going to work.

Listen you little sh*t,

I saved you from the pen...

I said:
No!

- Now you have to...

- I don't have to do anything.

You don't say no to us.

Wiesiu...

Don't work yourself up.

CUSTOMERS IN COATS

WILL NOT BE SERVED.

I've thought it through.

Let's do it.

Ok...

It's easy.

The money's in the bag,

the bag is in the bedroom.

- It's enough to just carry it out.

- Piece of cake.

A break in.

Marian sits there all the time.

Watches the green.

- He has a weapon.

- What about the window?

Out of the question,

they wired it.

We have to groom

those guys for a while.

Get them accustomed to certain

behaviours, blunt their vigilance,

but above all,

sell increasing amounts of currency.

We need a couple of months,

to plan this stunt carefully.

Couple of months?

A few months later...

We should weaken them somehow.

I've got it.

We'll get them stoned.

Good. I like it.

- And we'll give them mushrooms.

- What?

Hallucinogenic, just to be sure.

Gentlemen, what if I don't manage

to leave on time.

After all, if they realise then...

We need to ground them somehow.

At least for a while, so you have

time to break out of the country.

Gentlemen...

How do you get in, steal a bag

from two armed secret police officers

and exit so that they don't notice?

I'm thinking...

It's raw.

Mine is good.

A roasted one wouldn't fly.

I was asking about something.

Cracow wasn't built in a day.

Cracow...

Attention travellers. The clocks

in our train station show wrong time...

Attention travellers. The clocks

in our train station show wrong time...

Do it as best you can.

But you know...

Fine.

I'll shut myself up.

You can shut yourself in a closet.

I paint pictures.

So you'll paint here.

Who managed to hold up a calf,

will later lift up an ox.

So how much of it do you need?

Not much, thirty kilos.

Why are you so nervous?

Did something happen?

Hangover.

As always.

What time have you got?

Around twelve.

Mrs. Madzia.

Tea, s'il vous plait.

Thanks.

I have a message...

and I would like

to earn something for it.

What is it?

I will know the place

and time of a meeting

of the most important

Solidarity activists.

The most important ones

have already been locked up.

The ones, that are in hiding.

When is it taking place?

You have to give me

a few zloty.

I'll pay,

but it has to be certain.

It is.

The one who wrote this

will also be there.

Wacek, and what do you need

thirty kilos of meat for?

I need it...

Aha.

He wouldn't talk

so you know what we did?

I pumped him full of water

and Jzek kept jumping on his stomach.

You're creative.

And he talked.

And this week they brought us a guy.

He wouldn't cooperate.

What have I not come up with...

I threatened I'll chop his finger off...

With a chisel.

You threatened?

You chopped it off.

- No.

- No...?

- Well no.

- No...?

No!

How much have you got?

How much of what?

Oh that. 60.000.

Nice.

Will we have enough?

No thanks, I quit.

And I don't watch TV.

What time should we meet?

Same as usual.

Right.

Balls. He quit smoking!

We won't get him stoned.

And mushrooms are not enough.

We have to bake cookies.

Hash cookies.

You can do that?

Even better.

They last longer.

And what...

Don't chicken out!

We've got it all under control.

Above all, we must not let Krlik count

the dollars, which we clearly don't have.

If it gets critical Wacek will

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