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Oh, damn it again.
Gross.
Sorry, Mr. Pacovsky.
What's going on?
We have a delivery, this.
What is it?
There's a letter inside.
Tomas, if you're reading this letter, it means I'm dead.
Pay my debts and adopt the kids.
If the body is in one piece, coffin, otherwise cremate.
Thanks, Simona.
Lexa, nothing happened to your mom, it's just a precaution.
Oh right.
The blue one then.
Tomas, if you're reading this letter, it means either A, I'm in the hospital, B, at a spa, C, I found someone, D, I've been kidnapped.
Start saving and watch the kids.
If I don't come back within a week, open the red letter.
Thanks, Simona.
Nothing else?
We were also supposed to say, cross out what doesn't apply.
Hey.
Hi.
Hey.
Simona's disappeared.
I'm going to look for her.
Where?
No idea.
Probably the hospital or Marianky spa.
We think more likely the hospital.
Because she left on her bike cursing about a stomachache.
When she goes to the spa, she usually whistles.
Which hospital is closest?
The Sisters of No Mercy.
I'll try there.
Wait, that means Simona isn't at the pub?
Apparently not.
But Ozzak has his Saint Patrick's run today.
What on earth is that?
Eat a kilo of hot peppers at once and then run to Simona's to wash it down.
He'll run somewhere else then. The nearest place is Strunc's and that's two kilometers.
That was fast.
Yeah, Simona's place is closed.
Simona disappeared.
Well, alright then.
I'm off.
Ivuska, for water, this is actually pretty good.
It's tap water.
Yeah.
Buy it more often then.
She's the only patient who's ever arrived by bike.
She had acute appendicitis.
Hi, Tomas.
I'm glad I found you.
I'll leave you two.
But keep an eye on her.
The appendix is already out, but after this anesthesia there can be seizures.
But don't worry, it happens very rarely.
Simona, for God's sake, what happened to you?
Oh please, I felt sick all morning, like when I was expecting the twins, so I went to the gynecologist just in case.
And thank God, it was just the appendix.
Did you get the letters?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Great.
And don't forget to always check Sasa's pockets.
She brings bugs home.
What?
She keeps wanting a pet.
Lexa wants a daddy, so he brings home homeless people, but those you can't miss.
Oh, and tell Ozzak that starting tomorrow Horvat will watch the pub.
Don't worry, we'll manage somehow.
How long will you be here?
They promised if there are no complications, up to two weeks.
Let's hope there won't be any.
Don't complain.
It's like a holiday here.
You just lie around, food brought to your bed, all the tea you want, and all for free.
I wouldn't say free.
You know how much you pay those thieving insurance companies?
Oh come on.
And Miss Iva, if you need anything, just ring.
Thank you.
What do you mean, Miss Iva?
She must have mistaken me for someone.
What?
Calm down.
How am I supposed to calm down?
You said yourself those insurance companies are terrible crooks, and Iva's covered by the state.
Don't get upset.
And Sasa isn't covered by the state?
I registered Sasa as a guide dog.
You get bigger subsidies for a dog than for a child.
You want them to lock me up at the vet?
Are you making fun of the state?
I figured you wouldn't understand.
I certainly don't.
And brace yourself for the burger.
Stop faking.
Everyone get out.
That fraud is faking it.
Out!
Dad, I can handle it.
I'll call the doctor.
There, it's passed.
What are you doing here?
I sleep here.
Hold on.
Come back, I'll catch them.
Yeah right, the apartment is full of them.
What's going on?
My bed bugs escaped.
Let them be.
No way, one crawled into my ear.
What?
I just wanted a pet until Mom comes back.
And I got a few extras just in case.
Idiot, I brought you a spider.
Ew, a spider.
What's going on here?
Nothing, they can't fall asleep.
Did you find Mom?
Yes, she's in the hospital, but she'll be fine.
It was the appendix.
You went to the eye doctor for it?
The appendix is a body part, Lexa.
Shut up, you goose.
Don't call her names.
She just said I'm a body part.
She said the appendix is a body part, Lexa.
You too?
Enough.
From now on you two listen to me.
So, home and sleep.
You too. In the morning we'll sit down and figure out what's next.
Can you handle it?
I can handle even bed bugs.
But Mr. Pacovsky, tomorrow there's no breakfast.
Tomorrow is a weekday.
As an exception then.
Awesome.
Good night.
Well, good night.
Good?
Ozzak has a kilo of hot peppers in his belly, he's dreaming he's on fire.
He screams in his sleep?
No, he puts out fires in his sleep.
Good morning.
Morning.
Oh, you're already here.
Since five.
What, they woke you up?
No.
Ozzak finished putting out fires at four thirty.
But when we came, the shirt was just smoldering.
So why were you here so early?
Because we didn't know you don't eat breakfast until you wake up.
When do you normally eat breakfast?
When Mom comes home from work, we have breakfast together, she goes to sleep, and then our daily program starts.
Usually we wait until dawn so we can see to string the beads.
Electricity isn't free.
Bon appetit.
Ow, what kind of tea is this?
It's hot.
Not the tea.
It's kind of dirty.
What's that brown tea called?
Black, that's black tea.
Oh.
Could I get the cold clear kind that Mom gives us?
Stop it, blow on it and eat.
For next time.
At our place, breakfast is at seven thirty, dinner is between six and seven.
When do you normally go to bed?
When it gets dark, because you can't see the beads anymore.
But we can still watch the moon before bed.
Yeah, but you got the moon banned for 14 days for that chemistry ball thing.
It's waning anyway.
So here's the deal, bedtime is 10 PM, and if you want, you can watch TV at our place before that.
Oh wow, sis!
But I've just gotten into watching the moon.
What did I do to deserve this?
Why are you crying?
For God's sake, Simona didn't give the blue envelope to your dad.
Or grandma.
He already paints at grandma's a lot.
And Dad, whenever he could watch us, he's on a polar expedition.
Tough luck, right?
Sorry I'm late.
I went to the health insurance office to ask how much you can get for insurance fraud.
More than for murder?
Why do you ask?
Because Simona is in the hospital with appendicitis under someone else's ID number.
Oh my.
Although...
Actually, in her situation it makes sense.
And what about my situation, doesn't that matter?
Iva is covered by the state after all.
Fine, but it's still fraud.
Shouldn't I report it?
The insurance company even has a bonus program for that.
A bonus program, surely.
Yes, a bonus program.
For every report you get a multivitamin and some chips.
But Simona is your friend.
She's just used to getting away with everything.
But I'm not helping her with this.
And who pushed her in a wheelchair to social services when she applied for disability?
She told me she had a sprained ankle.
And who got her a Castle Guard uniform when she wanted a half-price tram pass?
Fine, I stupidly fell for the story that she was going to a costume party.
But that's over now.
Tomas, you're doing this for yourself too.
How for myself?
What if they found out and locked Simona up?
What about the kids?
Right.
They'd bring me the red letter.
Exactly.
Irma, the guests are coming.
Welcome, your honor.
Howdy.
You've got someone here?
No, that's marketing.
Who?
A little trick so it doesn't look like an abandoned bar.
What'll you have?
A beer, but it should've been here already.
Radanka, the guests are complaining.
Excuse me, one moment.
Wait, wait, wait, she always marks it down only when she brings me the beer.
That's so we don't forget.
Right, it's pouring and here it is.
There you go.
It's not a full pint.
It's a Slovak pint, it's smaller.
Why?
Smaller country, smaller pint.
I see.
You're making another tally mark?
Well, you told me to yourself.
Oh, right.
Cheers.
Cheers to you too.
Damn it, I said six thirty, didn't I?
I'll go get him.
Good evening.
So where are you?
We're waiting for you with dinner.
Great, there's dinner, even though it's usually every other day.
Sorry, Mr. Pacovsky, we'd rather save tonight's dinner for tomorrow so we don't go hungry at the end of the week.
What do you mean, hungry.
Well, for a week we get three breakfasts and three dinners, so we shouldn't use them all now.
What do you mean three breakfasts, three dinners?
What about lunch?
That's on Sundays.
Good Lord.
Stop that and come eat.
Lexa, quit fooling around and come.
I'll smack you on Friday for this.
And Saturday there's a sausage tasting at Harenda.
Good evening.
Here we are. What are you doing here so early?
Bro, Simona is Simona, but Horvat...
That guy really knows how to run a place.
Imagine, he pours so fast that you drink 40 beers in the time you'd normally do 20, and he even walks you home.
You drank 40 beers?
Yeah, and I'm not even wasted.
Really.
So with your dad, is there some limit?
What limit?
When he's thirsty, let him drink.
He's a bartender, right?
A gem.
But I have a deal with Simona that the limit is 15.
Right.
That comes to just...
14,150.
15 beers, for God's sake, not fourteen hundred.
That's what you say.
I gave you a discount.
Beer for 35 crowns?
Where's the discount?
Every fiftieth one is free.
But he only drank forty.
Tomorrow he'll have to try harder.
Sure, bro, relax, I can do it.
But just in case, I'll have a few more hot peppers.
Bon appetit.
Simona, we need to talk.
What?
Is that how you look?
Just in case.
So they believe I'm sixteen.
You look like a clown.
Jesus, you're so behind the times, this is what people wear now.
Give me a break.
I'm acting, in case someone walks by.
God, what if they see through you?
Relax.
I got stuffed animals, I cry a lot, I always have my phone, and I don't eat rolls so I don't get fat.
And I'm also learning the right words.
Here, ask me how school was.
How was school?
Lit!
Thank God Iva doesn't talk like that.
Good thing I'm here, they'd never believe it from her.
What do you want?
You should talk to Horvat.
I'm not speaking to Horvat.
He's not keeping the limit.
Ozzak cost me just today what he normally does in a week.
So you'll talk to him?
Lit.
Even though I don't know what that means.
You're a fossil.
Like, yeah?
Just say it normally.
Fine.
I'll talk to him.
He's supposed to stop by anyway.
Thanks.
Are you the father?
Yes, Pacovsky.
Then tell your daughter to return those toys to pediatric oncology.
Well, Iva...
Iva!
What?
Sis, sis, look, they're replaying that ad about the laundry detergent that works better than the other one.
Don't bother me, I'm growing.
Are there still bed bugs at your place?
Just Zanetka and Ivanka.
Virka and Johanka went off somewhere.
You gave them names?
Everyone names their pet.
How else would I call them?
How do you call bed bugs?
Well.
Zanetka, Ivanka.
Like that?
And do they actually come?
No.
Want to go see them?
No.
Then why did you ask about them?
I wanted to hide from Lexa at your place.
But if Zanetka and Ivanka are still there, I'll stay here for a bit.
Hey, they're showing something with instant soup.
That's definitely about astronauts.
About time you showed up.
Lit.
Dad.
What, don't you young people talk like this?
Yeah, but you don't talk like that.
I'm a fossil after all.
You didn't hear me.
Don't talk like that.
Okay, okay.
Did you talk to Mom?
Yeah.
Is she feeling better?
She's totally rejuvenated there.
Lit.
Hello, could you please connect me to surgery?
Thank you.
Hello.
Yo, it's Tom.
I'm calling about Iva Pacovska.
Yeah, we go to the same school.
Tomas, what are you doing?
One sec.
I'm calling the hospital asking about Simona as her teenage friend, so they believe she's 16.
Give it here, anyone can tell you're a total fossil.
How do you know their slang?
I ride the tram sometimes, check it.
Yo, this is Maca, I wanna ask.
How much longer is Iva gonna be at your place?
Don't give me grief, her old man will give me the number.
Today, yeah?
Wicked gnarly.
Sweet, I'll give her fossil the heads-up.
Peace out.
Well, Marcelka.
I was brutally strict, wasn't I?
Yes you were.
Now they won't suspect her, and she's going home right after rounds anyway.
I'm off then.
You'll manage here alone.
Sure.
Lit.
Hurry up!
The instructions from Simona are written in pencil on a napkin.
You can't read them.
Pour beer when he's on the steps.
And what would beer be doing on the steps?
When I'm on the steps.
Me?
So go to the steps.
There, hop to it and pour.
And today I want a Czech measure.
Sure thing.
I have that written down too.
That's what it should look like.
Why are you so grumpy?
Because I'm bored!
Doing everything exactly as it's written.
Anything creative is forbidden.
Making extra tally marks, pouring under measure, watering down the beer.
That's like slave labor!
I actually understand you.
With a donkey like you, you could really get things done.
But all I'm allowed to do is make tally marks until there are 15.
You know what, just write fifteen right away and let's start drinking.
Maybe, you're not such a donkey after all.
They had breakfast too.
What do you mean?
Breakfast and dinner in the same day?
So you've spoiled them.
Look Simona, I don't want to discuss your parenting.
But I don't think staying with us hurt them.
Quite the opposite.
Yesterday for example, Sasa learned to shower with the lights on.
Are you crazy?
Is electricity free?
Plus, yesterday it was Lexa's turn to shower.
He took a bath.
What?
I step out for a moment and you turn my kids into Rockefellers.
Come on.
Come on what?
You might as well have given them an allowance.
I did.
But only two hundred.
They spent two hundred crowns?
No, definitely not.
Sasa immediately put the two-hundred note in a frame, and the super saw Lexa burying something in the garden.
Wait till you're the one in the hospital.
You think I'd leave Iva in your care?
Who else then?
Ozzak?
Wait, I'll get you back for this.
How?
I'll let Iva have a party at your place.
With bowling pins.
And alcohol.
Hard liquor.
Horvat?
Simona!
You're back already?
As you can see.
Have a beer, tonight it's on Horvat.
Horvat?
15 tally marks.
30 beers short.
We had this promotion to bring in customers.
I can see business is booming.
They'll bring me customers.
You drank them?
We already drank them.
You're paying for that keg.
No, Simona, it's marketing.
If you don't bring money by tomorrow, I'll show you marketing.
And get out!
Can you believe this?
So...
Simona, I'm taking care of the pub for you while you're lounging around hospitals.
I could break my arms and legs and this is what I get?
Bye.
Hello.
Bro.
How's it going?
It's four in the afternoon.
Yeah, and we've got this promotion going.
You'll have a promotion tomorrow at the store.
I make fifteen tally marks and slack off the rest of the time?
No.
Marcelka will mark a tally for every crate you unload.
And there are at least thirty.
Ooh, even more.
Mommy!
Mom!
Hey, hey, hey.
We bought this for you from our allowance.
Nice flowers.
Thanks.
Do you have the receipt?
Yes, we do.
Good.
Mom, guess what, at the Pacovskys' they eat every day.
And in the bathroom they can even turn the red faucet.
Like this.
The Pacovskys are a peculiar family.
But at our place, like everywhere else, there are breakfast days and dinner days, and the red faucet releases gas.
You don't want to blow up, do you?
No.
But their water was so nicely warm.
Warm water gives you pneumonia.
You sure forgot fast how good we have it together.
We haven't forgotten, Mom.
We're happiest with you.
You're trying awfully hard.
Some bugs must have escaped again, huh?
I caught them all already, only Zanetka was left and I'll catch her too.
Alright.
And you, Lexa?
No homeless people?
No, Mom.
Yeah right, you wanted to bring one home.
But I didn't.
He smelled too bad.
Good, Lexa.
You don't still have the moon ban, do you?
Yeah, ten more days.
I'm lifting it.
You can look at it.
Awesome, it's already growing back.
I don't think the moon grows, it's not a plant.
Oh right.
Dad.
Yeah?
If you ever have to go to the hospital, send me to an orphanage instead.
You can count on it.
You thought I wouldn't find you, huh?