Poppitz Page #6

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Cool, Mercedes. l thought l'd have

to scrape up your remains.

There she is.

Hi honey, everything OK?

We saw you on television.

l'm so glad l have you two.

Tonight at the big farewell

party we'll celebrate...

and all will be forgotten.

Gerry, your suitcase is here.

By the way,

was anyone killed?

Yes. They got poor Ben.

The roof was blown off

and a piece ripped off his head.

Then he was hit by

a burning tire.

He was grilled to

death helplessly.

lt always happens to

the best of us.

lncredible, yes?

lf he wasn't a car salesman,

he would be a politician.

Hurray, we're still alive.

We're alive.

We have to celebrate tonight.

Why is the world so cruel to me?

Ben was very fortunate.

He was all alone in our bus ...

when suddenly

the bus next to us exploded.

Poor man, in his panic

he bumped the head on the pole.

Why didn't you blow up?

Something is wrong with Gerry.

Yesterday he even wanted sex.

And with his own wife at that.

This man has a problem.

The question is, is it just

his problem,or is it mine too?

Hello?

Hello, is anyone home?

The German is

really a car salesman.

Which German?

Ben.

That's what l thought.

Why?

Because l've got one of my own.

You're being funny, no?

-No,

actually l'm not.

More wine?

Yes please.

You think Bertram ...

sold the company

to a German named Poppitz.

And Poppitz just

happens to be Ben.

And that is why you're waging some

moronic war against your future boss.

This is the best

you've dished up yet. Sir.

Thank you.

This means

we have to sell the house,

you will be just

a small-time car salesman,

and our daughter can forget

going to college.

Princess.

Say hi to your banana bear.

Don't smoke too much.

Cheers.

Cheers.

You must put Ben out

of the picture.

How?

We kill him.

Honey?

lsn't this a little rash?

l mean, we're going home tomorrow.

You have to plan a good murder.

After the party we lure him to the

beach and make fish food out of him.

What are you gonna use as bait?

Man,

am l hot.

Do l make you hot?

Come on, baby, come to me.

Give it to me.

Yes, give it to me good...

Or no, wait.

First let me make you feel good.

lt might work.

Yep,

that just might work.

Maybe l overlooked something

the past 1 4 years.

Gerry, it is late.

l just hope it's not too late,

though, is it?

And l don't have a camera...

Your woman's hot tonight.

Yeah, yeah...

l sure married a winner.

And what about me?

l don't think

l can take this much longer.

You are one lucky son of a gun.

Yeah...

Poor sucker.

Enough is enough.

Take your hands off my wife.

Gerry please.

Too late,

you neglected your wife too long.

You're married with your job.

Don't you f*** with me!

Uh well,

l'd rather f*** with her,

than with him...

Sh*t what do we do now?

That wasn't the original plan.

Sorry. But you...

l'm sorry, l...

l had to break it up,

l was jealous.

Gerry, l love you.

Yeah, me too...

Everybody. Club dance.

Cool.

AII I can say in my defense ...

is that it wasn't my idea.

Personally,

l would have chosen

a more elegant solution.

I'd never had any probIems

with the Iaw.

Even though I've been seIIing

used cars for 15 years.

IncredibIe but true.

I never set back the speedometer.

Honest.

William Tell.

Everything groovy?

Everything under control?

Everything going well?

Welly welly welly...

A well is a deep subject.

You were amazing

at the target range.

Yeah well.

Hit?

No thanks.

Sip?

No thanks.

You should have

seen him:
bull's- eye.

Totally awesome.

lt just takes practice.

Hey, life is practice.

Yeah.

Of course, no pain no gain.

Sure,

look who's talking.

Germans are hardworking,

disciplined and correct.

Or what?

What are we aiming at?

At the sun.

How come?

Because it doesn't

break if you hit it.

Here, can l try?

l'll stick this

arrow through you.

See that? Right in the middle.

Sock it to you, sun, take this.

l think you missed it...

Like l said,

never set the speedometer back.

Never...

But had someone do it for me

many a time.

l think they all hit their mark.

Let's have a look, shall we?

No need, my man.

l killed the sun.

Hold your horses, so did l.

Good job.

9 arrows and 2 hits.

Not a bad average, gentlemen.

This is a total mess.

Oh dear,

what have we done?

Whatever it was,

it was pretty stupid.

lt was an accident.

lt was a stupid accident.

Those aren't my arrows.

Of course they're your arrows,

you stupid pothead.

Nope,

those are definitely not mine.

One of a kind.

We all have our bad days,

Mr. Poppitz.

Did you really think

l'd let you take my job?

l'm not in the car business.

And my name is not ...

Poppitz.

Oh well,

whoops,

that was a misunderstanding.

Sorry.

Now, one might say ...

the whoIe story was

a IittIe far fetched.

That's true.

But I'm a cautious person.

And I'm aIways

assuming the worst ...

and am gIad when things

turn out differentIy.

Or at least not quite so bad.

Yeah well, solution 2:

going on vacation

with a small problem ...

has its dark side, but ...

it also has its charms.

l changed clothes, sweety.

We land in half an hour.

Exactly.

We've begun our

descent to Cosamera.

Fair skies over the isIand...

And solution 3 ...

doesn't exist.

It was a pIeasure having you...

This is your captain

wishing you a sunny hoIiday.

Whatever.

Here I am going on vacation

with a nagging feeIing.

So?

Who isn't.

Excuse me, did you remember

to lock your apartment?

No we've got a condo.

Pumpkin,

did you lock the front door?

l think so.

What do you mean by that?

l don't even have the keys,

you've got them.

We said l'd deal with the luggage

and you'd lock the doors.

Yeah, yeah,

that's the way it is...

But one thing stiII bothers me.

Poppitz, Poppitz...

Who the f*** is Poppitz?

Let us pray.

Let us pray, please.

Hello, sweetheart.

l want to break things off,

Bertram. Please.

You belong to me, and only to me.

That's why l asked you to choose.

But not so fast and not him.

Lena, don't say going away

together could be your chance.

l was so confused

the last 2 years, and ...

you were a big help to me.

Lena, l'm crazy about you.

You know that.

Whatever the case, now...

Now l know where l belong.

Yes, Mr. Poppitz, yes...

Our Father who art in Heaven,

hallowed be thy name...

l was afraid

he would tell you everything.

l knew it. Even though

l told him a hundred times...

Sh*t.

Gerry, l...

l'm Poppitz.

And l'm a fool.

l wanted to tell you

all of this earlier. l wanted

this vacation...

Two years.

Oh great.

Sure.

Twice a week you had

therapy sessions...

Psychotherapy.

Oh that's just great.

Gerry, please...

l think l'm going to be sick.

Oh man.

l just thought of

a third solution.

Aren't you feeling well?

Fear of flying?

Don't do it.

Please. Just don't do it, OK?

Look there are so many

innocent people on board.

lf it was just me,

it wouldn't matter, yeah?

But l've got a wife and kid and...

Where?

Sitting over there.

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