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Jules?

Jules?

You all right?

Tzanko, how are you?

We can talk as friends, right?

Sure, sure.

- Sorry I'm late.

- It's fine, I was...

early.

To be honest, I didn't really follow

you on the phone.

Some watches, Julia Staykova.

What seems to be the problem?

This is the problem.

The award doesn't work. It runs s-s...

Forgive me. Hello, yes.

Speak to me, Totev.

No, I can't. What time? No, no.

Send Dimitrova, yeah. Good, good.

No, I can't right now.

I'm sorry, Tzanko.

So, the award?

Runs slow.

And the Glory... isn't my Glory.

Your glory isn't your glory.

I'll have a double vodka.

- What are you having?

- No... a...

A beer. A pint.

All right.

What's your salary?

350 a month net.

Not net.

Well, how do you get by?

So-so.

So-so.

Something on the side?

No.

There's plenty of opportunity

in the railways.

True. They come by.

- But you don't take advantage.

- Never.

And the others?

The others...

They do?

Diesel?

- Here a little, there a little?

- A lot.

- Does management know about that?

- They do.

- Everybody does?

- Everybody.

- The... minister too.

- The minister?

He knows. I told him.

- You did?

- I did.

And?

No reaction.

Tell me about the mysterious watch.

She took my Glory...

and gave me back the fake Glory.

Who did? Julia Staykova?

- Staykova.

- Personally?

- What would she need it for?

- No idea.

- So how did you know it's not yours?

- Mine has an engraving saying...

To...

my son Tzanko.

There's nothing here.

Some mystery, huh.

What's your explanation?

Mentality.

All right.

Tomorrow, 8:
00.

- Deal?

- Deal.

Take care.

Got a cigarette?

Pardon?

A cigarette.

20 bucks for blow job and f***.

- What?

- 20 bucks for blow job and f***.

Pepa?

Please, could you give water

to the rabbits?

Okay.

Yes. Okay.

He's ready.

Hey, Tzanko, how are you, man?

- Hi there.

- Welcome to our place.

Thanks, thanks. How...

- How are you?

- Fine, fine. I'm fine.

Did you get enough sleep?

How's your head?

So-so.

- See where we work?

- Yeah, I do.

Quite different, huh.

A... Airy.

Airy, yes.

Say, last night when we talked,

after you told me about the watch,

the things you said,

they bother me very much.

So this morning my editor Totev

and I drafted a...

Totev! He'll come right away.

We drafted a few sentences

in the same tone of voice.

Totev! Please, take a look at them,

see if you could read them.

- Good day.

- Here, see it, read it.

The idea is,

after we talk about the watch,

we move on to this, because this

is a topic we simply can't neglect.

Tell it to the viewers

like you told it to me.

Take a minute to read them through.

It's just a few sentences.

Totev, take the last item out,

I can still see it in the feed.

We discussed this a few times already.

Go on, just a few sentences.

Nothing special.

Tell Annie to bring our guest some water.

Can't you say it?

I can, Tzanko, and we can also

print it in the newspaper.

But we won't be credible.

Who believes journalists

these days, huh, Totev?

You are the hero,

people will listen to you.

If I believed you, everybody will.

It will make a much bigger impression

if you say it.

And also the watch... things could go

much further than expected.

Take the water

and I'll walk you through it.

Come. You'll sit here, this is

our chair for guests, take a seat.

There's the Autocue.

You know What Autocue is?

This is where the text scrolls.

Can you see it from there?

This is a different text now,

but it will be the one you just read.

You just have to read it out loud.

Can you see from there?

I can.

You just have to read the sentences,

you speak slowly anyway,

you can pause whenever you need,

no one will pressure you.

Do this for the people,

they should know the truth.

I dunno.

We can't have a show

about timepieces only.

Who's gonna win

if we don't tell the truth?

They are.

I'm not pushing you, think about it.

We've got a few more minutes.

It's not a big deal.

There's not much difference if you're

speaking to me or to the viewers.

If you don't consent, we've got

a substitute, we'll do another subject.

But if you and I don't do this,

we won't ever forgive ourselves.

This your first time?

No, my third.

What happened?

Actually, everything was normal the first

couple of times, including the transfer,

and then the embryos stopped growing.

That's why we have to do it

again from scratch.

- How long have you been trying'?

- Four years.

No reaction...

Have you tried any other way?

Have you tried any other way?

It's exactly what I wanted to add...

I told the minister about...

employees

who regularly siphon fuel.

And I told him I know where, I know when.

Between stations Tzerovo and Bov.

- You told the minister this, personally?

- Yes.

And he says to me,

This isn't the right time.

And I told him,

But I know who they are.

Would you confirm

those names before court?

I would.

Thank you, Tzanko.

Dear viewers, you heard the truth

and not from just anybody

but from a hero, an honest man,

the truth about how a functional,

healthy enterprise is being plundered

with the knowledge

of the highest officials.

Let's hope the authorities

do their job for a change

and put an end to this pillaging

of public assets.

Let's move on to our next subject.

- Kiro? About the wa...

- Right!

Tzanko, take off your watch

so we can show the viewers.

The award Tzanko was given

for his heroic act,

which I doubt any one of us

would be capable of.

A cheap watch, which runs slow,

A cheap watch, which runs slow,

and meanwhile Tzanko's

own Glory" watch, a family relic,

was removed from his wrist

during the award ceremony.

As of today,

Tzanko still hasn't got it back.

Instead, they gave him another fake.

- Which runs too fast.

- Yes, this one runs fast for a change.

So tell me, dear viewers,

how is this man, whom the lives

of so many people depend on...

How's he supposed to keep track

of the train movements

and what are these times we live in?

What are you doing?

There are five women before me,

I'll be back in an hour.

But the follicles could burst any moment!

- I'll be really careful.

- I have to tell the doctor.

Tell him.

Tell him I'll be back in 40 minutes.

Misho? I want this interview

and all comments

gone from the Internet in two minutes.

Yes, Minister.

I'm working on it.

We'll make him apologize, don't worry.

To the transport ministry.

I want the lawyers to call him

and tell him that if he doesn't apologize,

we'll sue him for defamation.

Yes, and call me afterwards.

Galya, pick up a team for the minister.

Yes, prepare to write.

You ready?

I would like to express

my deepest indignation...

I would like to express

my deepest indignation...

- Excuse me, can you turn it down a bit?

- Yeah, sure.

I would like to express

my deepest indignation

with linesman Tzanko Petrov's

offensive conduct.

A man whom I personally

awarded a knighthood diploma.

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