The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Page #3

Well, why don't you ask your son?

He doesn't have either,

they have their own problems.

Doinita has been on maternity leave

for a month now.

He wants to change his job.

They have no money.

You mother f***ing pervert

now you really pissed me off!

Wait 'till I get my hands on you.

Where are you? Come over here.

I'll shut you up in an instant.

Get in here.

I've never seen as much filth

as in this man's flat.

Look at the dirt on those papers.

What would you expect

from normal folk

if an intellectual

lives with his cats?

I could lend you some money

till after Christmas.

Sandu I

Listen to that one screaming.

And his daughter didn't give a f***.

and left for America.

- Canada.

- What?

Bianca went to Canada.

America, Canada, screw the b*tch that

leaves her old man alone.

God forgive me.

I think they're here.

- Good evening madam.

- Good evening. Mr. Lazarescu?

No, I'm the next door neighbor,

I'm the one who called you, Sterian.

- Good evening.

- Hello.

No, it's not him,

yours is in the bathroom.

Come on Romica, hurry up,

the lady from the ambulance is here.

Have a sit.

Well then, should I go on my own?

Let me solve this man's problem, first.

- Then come up when you're done.

- Alright, see you.

Come on, the ambulance is here.

- Good evening.

- Good-bye.

Gee, how did you get in there, man?

- Come on up, easy.

- Easy, easy,

- Can you use your legs?

- It's OK, nothing happened.

- But can you stand up, can you walk?

- I've called for you.

Are you hurt?

When you fell, did you hurt yourself?

Good evening ma'am!

Sandu help me out, I can't use my legs.

- Come on up, nice and easy.

- Show the lady you're OK,

My legs are OK miss.

It's my belly that hurts.

My stomach and my white hair.

We'll see what's wrong

in an instant.

You had a drink, didn't you?

Well yes,

I've drunk about a meter of spirits.

- I see. And what is it that you drank?

- Mastropol.

- What did you say its name was?

- Mas-tro-pol.

It's a drink made by us

from double strength alcohol,

burned sugar and a sachet of vanilla.

But there are no chemicals in it.

Mastropol

Now I would ask you to stay still.

Calm and breathe normally.

- Not like this, relax your chest.

- I know, I was just testing you.

Yeah? You wanted to see

if I know my job.

You're laughing...

- See, this is Mastropol.

- And you drank all of this?

How much of this Mastrapol

have you drunk?

You have, cause you see,

you can't really use your legs.

My surgery hurts,

that's why I've called you,

What surgery?

I have a perforated duodenal

ulcer surgery, nurse.

- Perforated ulcer.

- Yes.

I'll give you some vitamins and glucose

and you're gonna feel better.

- Lazarescu Dante Remus.

- Lazarescu Dante Remus.

- 63 years old.

- 63 next month, November the 19th.

I don't know much about this,

but he threw up blood,

and I thought

it might be from the stomach.

Of course, having health problems and

drinking, sure leads to throwing up.

I got Malory-Weiss

from drinking last year,

and they cauterized it by endoscope.

That's different.

Probably you had an accident.

- No, I threw up from the effort.

- I have a stomach ache miss.

My surgery hurts and I've been

throwing up since this morning.

You threw up and your stomach hurts?

Then I'll give you an antacid.

Tomorrow, after you'll feel better,

I mean the day after tomorrow, Monday,

go see the doctor

that performed the surgery.

I've been operated 14 years ago by

dr. Olteanu Vladimir, at the Municipal.

Right, Municipal Hospital.

Now it's called Universitar.

Just go see him.

- My head hurts at the temples.

- Does it hurt really bad?

- It hurts since morning.

- This morning.

Then I'll give you a painkiller, too.

You had this done this before,

hadn't you?

Yes.

Easy...

It's not gonna hurt.

- Look, they're here. Good evening.

- Good evening, ma'am.

I brought him some moussaka from us.

What do you say,

should I put it in the fridge

or should I give him

a little right now?

Mr. Lazarescu,

would you care to have some?

Please leave him alone now.

She is my wife.

Hold on tight, like this. Press.

I gave you this injection

because you drank.

- I'll throw those away.

- Yes, thank you.

You were saying

your stomach is aching.

- Are you having bloody stools?

- I have runny stools.

Almost like water.

- Ouch, it hurts.

- Here?

Ouch, yes.

- Ouch, ouch.

- Does it hurt here?

Can't you see I had surgery?

Don't you want to see certain things?

- OK, OK, I got that.

- Calm down.

I apologize

Have you noticed any blood traces?

Or if the stool is black?

It's not melena miss, don't insist.

I only have diarrhea. And I have cramps.

You're saying it's not melena.

Do you eat normally?

I eat, yes.

Cold cuts and cheese.

Have you noticed losing weight

over the last month or week?

- About two holes in my belt.

- How did you say?

Yes, I lost weight,

about 2 holes in my belt.

Yes, I see.

- Is there someone else living with you?

- No, he lives alone.

I live with three cats in a building

with neighbors that don't love animals.

How could we love them

if they have fleas?

You'll have to come with me

to be seen by a specialist.

I'm gonna take your temperature,

and then we'll go.

Have you ever been seen

by a colon specialist?

There's nothing wrong with my colon.

OK.

I'm gonna have a cigarette

in the kitchen. Is smoking allowed?

Yes, it is. Smoking, drinking,

all the sins.

- Would you come with me?

- Sure.

Don't worry, it will go away.

No sh*t,

this is an astronaut's temperature.

I know he has a sister in Targu Mures

and a daughter, Bianca,

but she's emigrated to America.

- And the wife?

- No, his wife died about 10 years ago.

- I see.

- 8 years.

Just a second.

I brought him some moussaka.

And could you come with us?

It would be easier if he's accompanied.

I don't know, if you'd ask me

I would bother and come.

But Sandu won't agree.

Sure, he is our neighbor.

You'd help me with the admittance.

Just between us women:

I'm not happy with the friendship

between Lazarescu and my husband.

He got Sandu into drinking.

Before Lazarescus moved here,

Sandu didn't touch alcohol.

Lazarescu taught him to drink

like they do in Hungary.

But Lazarescu

is not a Hungarian name.

No, he is Romanian.

But his wife, Erji, was Hungarian.

The arrogant type.

It wasn't us that put the bottle

in his hand

and look at the filth he lives in

with these cats that soil the stairway.

We live in the city, after all.

- That's true.

- Of course I am right.

And there's another one,

Dinescu, on the 4th floor.

That one has a son that plays

the violin. He's been driving us crazy.

At some point somebody has to take care

of these cats and throw them away.

So your husband wouldn't go either.

That'll be just great.

Of course he wouldn't.

But I don't know, you should ask him.

Please don't get me wrong.

We have a drink now and then

but only at home,

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