The Snows of Kilimanjaro Page #5

Done something nice?

l overcooked it.

Never mind.

Let's see a movie tomorrow.

What?

l don't know. Anything.

No thanks.

Mind if l go alone?

- No, Marseille are playing.

- Against?

Lorient.

l can never place that town.

North-west.

l thought Lorient was in the east.

l'll bring you popcorn.

Mrs Iselim...

You want Marie-Claire?

No, she's not here.

She's at the cinema.

No, you're not disturbing me.

Yes, l'm watching the game.

You too?

No, Lorient is a mid-league team.

They're making mincemeat of us, yes.

They're still hungry.

The right back?

Yes, l like him too.

Yes, he has a good kick.

Come on now, time for bed.

- Good night, ma'am.

- Good night, sonny.

Will you be ok?

Sleep tight.

Good night.

''Sleep tight, Martin.''

l looked everywhere

but couldn't find it.

What?

Looked for what?

What you promised.

The popcorn.

The popcorn?

Sh*t, the popcorn! l forgot.

The smell of onions and coee

first thing isn't great...

Chicken yassa without onions

is the French team without Zidane.

Sweet potatoes or rice?

What?

Sweet potatoes or rice with it?

You decide.

A colleague has asked me

to replace her.

l couldn't refuse.

So...

two or three times a week,

l'll be home later than usual.

Two or three?

l have to see her today

so she can fill me in.

When'll you be home?

There you go. Have a nice trip.

Forget all this.

l'd like to see him.

l'm sorry?

Can l talk to him, inspector?

l'd have bet you wouldn't hit him.

Just to talk to him.

lf you bet on a horse,

you may end up winning.

But on a man...

Please.

You know a refund will entail costs?

How much?

lt depends.

Let's check.

Cash would suit me.

Sorry about your holiday.

Thank you.

Why do you come here?

To drink. What'll you have?

ls that alcohol?

Metaxa. It's good for me.

Are you ok?

ln 50 years, l never once

came to a bar unaccompanied.

l like it.

l come in, l sit down,

J:

l chat with the waiter

l drink my Metaxa...

lt's very feminine

but men drink it too.

Hot chocolate?

Yes. Why not.

He's amazing.

He always knows what you want.

l think Jeannot's met someone

in Bordeaux.

Have a Marie Brizard instead.

What'll we do?

- About what?

- If he's met someone.

lt's no big deal.

Had many?

Two. l always have two.

That's my prescribed dose.

Ok, Flo, let's say he's met someone.

How do you know?

He told you?

No.

But l can tell.

He's changed.

When he gets home,

is he less loving?

No, that's ok but...

- It's different.

- It's not as good?

No, not really, it's...

- Different.

- Less good?

Stop asking me that, l don't know.

No, not less good.

You don't seem bothered about it.

Flo, it's your life.

You have to deal with it.

lf he goes away for long,

you should go too.

l can't, l have my job.

lt's your life.

lt's up to you.

You know what matters.

My job is...

And there's the mortgage

on the house...

l should be like you?

Sacrifice myself too?

When l left nursing school?

l made that choice.

Others wouldn't have.

But that's what l chose.

l've liked my life, l always have

and l still do

because l've spent it

with your dad and you,

right where l was born.

l wanted all that.

Your hot chocolate.

Hello.

Come on. 3 minutes,

then he's seeing the magistrate.

Don't screw up.

Come on.

Hello.

l've withdrawn my complaint.

But with the proceedings started,

it was no use.

What does he want?

Can l...

Can l do anything?

- What?

- Calm down.

Sorry.

Well?

He's the one who put me here.

He ratted on me.

And now what?

A U-turn?

lt's too big a burden

for his tiny shoulders?

Does he know what he's doing here?

What does he want? An apology?

What should l apologize for?

For being out of work?

For dipping into his savings,

his pocket money?

For messing up his trip?

Going thousands of miles

to ogle at the world's poverty.

There are animals

all around us here!

He has his pension,

early retirement,

his nice little home,

his little credit plan...

He doesn't know times have changed.

How do you live without work?

We'd just been hired

so we don't get benefit.

The draw was the fairest way

to do it.

Got a better idea?

Analyse each guy's situation.

Lay off the richest,

those whose wives work...

We could have shared

pay and hours.

Or burned the place down!

Anything but crap compromises.

See, l have a few ideas.

Without 35 years in the union.

Just 3 weeks in jail.

lf he wants to help,

he can go to my place to water

the plants or feed the fish.

Boys, are you home yet?

Anybody here?

- Excuse me.

- Who are you?

l'm sorry.

There's no one at Brunet's.

Aren't the kids here?

They aren't home from school.

Are you a relative?

No, but l had this for them.

- For who?

- Christophe's parents.

His parents?

l've never seen a father.

Maybe there's more than one.

As for the mother...

l can give it to the brothers.

Who looks after them?

Social Services, no doubt.

l wonder why

they haven't come for them.

Any news from Christophe?

All right...

l lied.

They found the tickets

and l gave them in for a refund.

l should have told you.

lt was a present for us both

and you really wanted to go.

l'm sorry, Marie-Claire.

What's ''too bad'' in Swahili?

l don't know.

You learnt Swahili for nothing.

Too bad.

You're not angry?

Why would we have gone there

after all this?

Look.

Our gazelles...

Our thirsty lionesses...

- Our ''genus''.

- Gnus.

Gnus?

Look, a giraffe...

More like a flamingo.

And our hippos!

You know, Marie-Claire...

it's not easy right now.

The trip could have helped us

to forget.

No, the trip wasn't a good idea.

l want to be happy here.

You're not mad at me?

What's ''l love you'' in Swahili?

Ti copouvala.

l saw him earlier

at the courthouse.

Maybe he's not wrong.

Maybe we could have managed

to save the plant.

Maybe the draw was a bad idea.

The way we did it anyhow.

You've done nothing wrong.

Even in the fight,

the bosses divide us.

l know, it's globalization

and other people are to blame.

But Jaurs wrote,

''True courage

is understanding one's life,

''defining it and deepening it,

''establishing it

and harmonizing it with society.''

Even if nothing is our fault...

l know he attacked us and robbed us

and that we didn't deserve it

but...

Christophe Brunet

has two young brothers.

l think we should help them.

So what do you think we should do?

Now he's likely to be inside

for two or three years,

l'm thinking...

they could live with us.

At home?

Until their brother gets back out.

We'll get by.

l'll get my severance pay,

we can do more advertising deliveries.

ln any case,

we have the plane tickets

to start with.

Are you hungry?

Thank you.

You're not too cold?

We stopped at the beach

on the way home.

They wanted a swim.

Their bags are in the car.

We'll deal with the paperwork later.

We'll manage.

l didn't tell you

because l knew you'd agree.

There was no need.

l did the right thing?

Gilles and Flo...

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