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Only men can make up such things.

You shout at the football stadiums,

you collect the post stamps,

and put ships into the bottles.

It has nothing to do with life.

Come here!

It's about Mrs. Zdenka.

I was checking the charts

and it turns out...

What it has to do with Zdenka?

- Nothing.

Be precise. That's not a joke.

It turns out that we may soon

have a burglary in our street.

At Zdenka's?

- At her or her neighbour's place.

Somewhere near. Considering that

she got back from abroad...

Right.

It's very strange with these rhythms.

Not only that they exist,

but sometimes various rhythms

may coincide with one another.

Coincide, how?

The rhythms of robberies,

violent acts, burglaries, etc.

They coincide like planets do.

Like a solar or a lunar eclipse.

More crimes at once, you mean?

- Right.

In a very short period, too.

We're going through such period

right now, are we?

Unfortunately yes.

It looks like something

pretty bad is going to happen.

I wouldn't like to...

- You can tell me everything.

If you already got me deep into this,

don't keep me uncertain.

Judging by the charts, we will have

a first big crime here in Trnje.

A murder.

When?

Exactly in three weeks.

Hi!

I'm waiting for the postman.

Please, go to the store for me.

I need 1 liter of oil

and 1kg of flour.

And tonic water for mom.

She drinks nothing but tonic water

ever since she got ill.

Say, where is she lying?

Over here. In this room.

Why?

- She can hear us, then.

I think she's sleeping now.

Do you always keep this window open?

She needs fresh air, you know.

- Aren't you afraid of burglary?

Come on!

When did you hear about

the burglary in Trnje?

There were some lately.

You better be careful.

The air is more important.

- I know, but...

Fabian said that the burglary

may take place around here.

Again this Fabian of yours!

I'd like to hear him once, you know.

A burglary around here?

- Yes.

He's crazy.

He made you crazy as well.

Please, I need this urgently.

Bye.

Several days passed by,

and I met with Zdenka.

I used to see Fabian rarely,

and nothing unusual have happened.

The burglary didn't take place yet,

but I felt the uncertainty since

Fabian didn't tell me the exact date.

The things were going peaceful for a while

only to burst into flame again.

It begun that night when Fabian

brought tomorrow's newspapers.

Let me see.

It's just around the corner.

A murder!

It was what you've predicted, right?

You got it right.

That's what I haven't got right.

- How?

Don't you remember what did I say?

This thing was supposed to happen in a week.

You can see it by the charts,

the curves, all accounts.

There's a pocket calculator, too.

A slide rule.

Facts are stubborn things.

Ok, it happened today. So what?

I guess some deviations are possible.

There is a rhythm of black and white chessmen.

The rhythms of good and evil.

The rhythm that everything happens by.

It's in our subconscious.

It takes us biologically.

It is genetically built in us.

Can you imagine this whole genetic

and biologic rhythm getting disrupted?

When these rules disappear...

That's catastrophe.

The general human balance will be lost.

The people will lose their balance.

The managing, the morale, the humanity...

By this logic, the evil may get infinite.

Haven't you got too far?

It means that any of us could...

... kill one another for no particular reason.

You may kill me,

I may kill you...

It's me.

- What is it?

Go call the ambulance.

Mom got sick.

Let me dress.

What happened?

It looks like a heart-attack again.

- Was she staying up?

No, she only got excited.

- What from?

In the middle of the night?

- If I was told, I wouldn't believe.

Tell me what happened.

I was sleeping, and she wasn't.

In fact, someone tried to

break in through the window.

He jumped right through her window.

When I came, I just saw him escaping.

But it was too much for her already.

I don't know.

Maybe we should tell the police

considering such circumstances.

What circumstances?

How come you don't understand?

The circumstances.

I do understand.

I guess Mrs. Zdenka

thinks about me. Right?

You couldn't hold on, could you?

So you warned her about

the possibility of a theft?

You told her that I announced it.

This makes Mrs. Zdenka confused.

She's realistic, sober person.

Do you think that?

- Yes.

I don't believe in witchcraft.

Haven't I told you it's...

- Come on!

How can one know that the theft

is going to happen in 10 days

if he's not the thief himself?

How can you say that, Zdenka?

- I can.

No offense.

It's so suspicious to me.

If you suspect about me,

call the police.

Of course, I have no alibi

since I was sleeping here.

So, I was able to sneak around.

It's same to me, anyway.

I'll have some problems,

but that's nothing in comparison to...

What is it, again!?

You said there's no new disrupt of a rhythm.

That the disorder happened again.

- Yes.

This theft was supposed to happen

only day after tomorrow.

You have come, have you?

I should say that.

It's me who lives here.

You're rambling around, are you?

I was at the gala reception at

the consulate of a big country,

and their rules say I need boots.

- And you are poor.

I know. - I take care about you

and you're pulling my leg.

Your house is dirty like a pigsty.

- I know that, too.

Why are you worried now, I wonder.

- I read the newspapers lately.

"An unidentified young man".

I think about you first.

What is going on?

Haven't you read the papers?

I thought so.

I'm scared and you don't even read.

Here.

Have you read the newspapers?

Yes.

- Is it bad, then?

Come.

Do you see this?

It says "Paromlinska".

Right.

Do you see what's the prediction

for Paromlinska street?

It's more and more.

- It's getting worse, and worse.

What now?

I don't know.

You're so much involved with this.

There must be a way.

It's a question whether

I have a right to do this.

Obviously, we're facing a disaster now.

In that sense, I even may have a right.

- About what?

If the black chessmen make mistakes,

the only way of solving the problem

is with the black chessmen as well.

I don't get it.

When the rhythm disrupts,

the only way of making it better

is the speed-up.

The rhythm stays the same, however.

It means that the number

of crimes should be increased.

Sort of.

Who should do this...

That's what I don't know.

Good evening.

You're working?

- Yes. Something for the school.

I'll take a stroll.

At this hour?

- It's only 11pm.

I'll be working tonight,

so I need to get some fresh air.

Is there anything new?

So far, so bad.

I'll be back late, but I have a key.

Good night.

See you.

That's fantastic.

And you believe in all that?

Why not?

I was taking my accounts, too.

Come on! This is foolishness.

Playing profits, eh?

That's why the law exist.

If the law fails...

Don't you two feel a shame?

- Why?

You should think about it normally.

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