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Do you know what time it is?

It is.

I'm giving the letter at... I don't remember where.

I don't remember that either.

All right, then.

I'll be there.

The Egyptian woman told my mother, before I was born,

I got a boy child coming.

He's going to be a son of a gun.

He's going to make pretty women jump and shout.

Then the world will want to know what this is all about.

I love stupid experiments.

I do them all the time.

This statement by Charles Darwin should be an inspiration to any scientist, to

any human being for that matter.

But there's nothing stupid about the experiments we've been discussing here

today.

Experiments that combine biodiversity and agribusiness.

Biodiversity is the cornerstone of sustainability, and research is the key

maintaining biodiversity.

But until big business wakes up to the economic value of sustainability and

truly believes in it, these important steps are just

tilting at

windmills or pissing in the wind.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Tilting at windmills, pissing in the wind.

That shit go over splendidly with the committee.

Screw it. Committees of committees, think tanks, lecturers, lobbies. It's

excuse for procrastination.

How can anyone actually achieve anything? You've achieved plenty.

You could win the soaring Nobel Prize if you put your mind to it.

What for?

Producing the most out there?

How about the Nobel Prize for unparalleled consumption?

Who wants it for an Italian, maybe?

Your speeches used to kill, literally.

I mean, what happened to you?

Look, Martin.

What's this all about?

It's about cheese.

Oh. Does he need another donation?

I shouldn't think so.

He's dead.

What do you think?

Oh, thinking of it, jeez.

Here, son.

You always hated that nickname.

It was nonsense.

I loved it. Loved it.

Only boring old farts don't have nicknames. No offense.

Poor bastard.

Takes off for the jungles of deepest Africa.

Leaves behind an impressive...

Not to mention his two best friends.

20 years later, just like that.

Dead.

Dead is this place.

I wonder what will happen to the fuel station.

Not to mention the orphanage.

And that money we sent.

It must be pretty impressive.

Yeah, my dear bar people, I had two more drinks.

No, uh, three.

One for our absent friend.

Whoever heard of two musketeers?

What are we doing here, Martin?

Publishing papers?

Touring the lecture circuit, writing well -meaning manifestos for a better

tomorrow.

At least Keith was at a sharp end.

Actually doing something.

He must have been working his ass off at the orphanage.

That was something.

Making a real difference to people's lives.

Shouldn't you use your skills, your knowledge to make the world better?

Huh?

I wonder what will happen to the place.

Oh, no, you don't. No, no, I've seen that look before.

Don't even think about it. You wouldn't even last five bloody minutes in Africa.

What do you mean?

Like you, I'm from Africa, dummy.

Born in Ghana, lived there until I was... You ran away, yes.

Away from your homeland.

You ran away from your father's plantation.

I didn't run away. I went to London to study, remember?

Donata, get enough.

It's not a game.

Thank you. Gracias.

Hey! Hi!

I'm your man.

Okay? Let me help you. Come.

Come!

So

it's your

first time here in Virgo?

Yes, it is.

Can you say what are you doing here?

I'm not sure I know exactly.

Well, I'm sure when you leave, you'll know why you come

here.

I hope you're right.

Go! Go!

Without all!

Which side of the road do you drive on in this country?

I never really thought about it.

What match? What match?

Guinea versus Ghana.

Copa Naciones Africanas Supermatch. Everybody wants the match.

En fraternidad, sin discriminar, cantemos libertad.

Oh, so you like football?

Oh, okay.

By the way, where are we going?

Exactamente. This address?

The one I told you.

Okay, but amigo, this isn't in Malabo.

This is very low.

That's my favorite.

I hope you saved some cash for fuel.

Japanese cars, very full, efficient.

Don't worry, we have a little problem.

Help me with that.

Got me, got me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yo, yo, yo, yo. Okay, stop.

What happened?

Stop, you loco!

Roma, Roma, joking.

Hello! How are you?

A little problem. We have the car without gasoline.

You can go, friend.

Well, but this gives you for some bananas.

Look, pineapple, bananas.

Give me more gasoline.

No, bananas, yes, I can take them.

Eh, so you can give me gasoline. Look, look, look, look.

These coconuts... No quiero cocos. Llévate las bananas, que son... Las

sí me las voy a llevar. Yo.

Eat.

Una de las mejores papayas que tenemos aquí. Rico, rico, rico. Y a lo mejor...

Ah, bien, bien, bien. Vale.

Esto es malamba.

Malamba. Ah, me sirve, me sirve. Esto para mí.

Bueno. Cuídate.

Gracias. OK.

Adiós. Adiós.

Les toquen tú.

talking this is do you fly hmm and it's a

tiger for the tongue

you

see

Come on, cross your fingers!

Let's go!

We did it!

What? We're running out of fuel again?

No, man.

Run up the road.

What do you mean we...

This

is for you.

And the place you're looking for is somewhere.

Don't worry, you'll be fine.

Station, direzione, por favor.

Muchas gracias.

Hello.

I'm George.

What's your name?

Jamie. But they call me Jimmy.

Are you the new kid?

He told you his nickname?

Well, I guess he was proud of it.

He was my friend.

And I always used to come here.

Then she got sick. He died.

His heart was too big.

That's right.

Cardiomegaly. An enlarged heart.

He was my friend, too.

Long ago.

I'm sorry your friend died.

You look tired. How old are you?

Not as old as I feel.

How about you?

I don't know for sure.

This time of day, it's better to stay in the shade, not think too much.

You know what?

I think you're right.

What happened under your arm?

It's just my crutch.

You're from the orphanage, right?

Orfanato Paraíso Terminus. Means children's playground.

Children's paradise.

I know.

I was just testing.

What's that?

That? It's a solar off.

Here, try it.

Thanks, Mr. George.

How does it work?

Solar powered time system.

A kind of radio.

I'll show you.

Now, watch this.

There's a great big mystery.

And it sure is worrying.

What are you doing?

Dancing.

I happen to be a very good dancer.

Oh, I see.

But that music.

It's no good.

You cannot dance to it.

That's the blues, boy.

You're just too young to appreciate it.

Yeah, yeah.

I would say it sounds like old people's music. Don't you have any Lady

Gaga or Kanye West?

Or maybe Jay -Z.

My favorite.

Jay -Z?

Well, if you think it's so great, I would like to see you dance to it.

How about this?

All right Jimmy boy, that's enough dancing for today plus you don't want to

the padding of your crotch

Take this with you before it melts.

I mean, melts even more.

What is it?

Never had chocolate before?

I think we're ready to go.

Yes,

Miss Corina.

Wow. Is that a new dress?

You look exceptionally fine today, Miss Corina.

Never mind that.

You know my dresses very well.

Where have you been?

I was at the field station.

Being used again.

You know the rules, Jimmy.

If you want to go somewhere, You must tell me a Juanita.

You didn't do that, and it isn't the first time.

Yes, Miss Karina. I mean, no, Miss Karina.

The field station is open again.

Like an old wound.

I make the new cheese.

She's very nice.

He gave me some chocolate.

I eat half.

And save the rest for... Oh.

What am I going to do with you?

Give me those dirty shorts.

I'll take them to the river.

And in the meantime, you can stay in your underpants.

That'll teach you.

Not to put chocolate in my pocket?

Not to accept candy from strange men.

None of that.

He isn't that strange.

He must be to come here.

Good morning, Mr. George.

Guten Morgen.

Have you lost your mind?

I see that you are awake.

I should brain you with this.

Or put it to your ears, see how you like it.

Anyway, what are you doing today, Mr. George?

I'm going to stay as far away from you as possible.

Shoo!

How did you get in here?

Through that hole.

What are you going to do today, apart from staying as far away as possible

me?

First thing I'm going to do is block up that hole.

Preferably with you in it.

Where is it?

I'm not going to tell you.

Even if you torture me like a James Bond agent.

007.

Tell me there's no more chocolate.

Over there. Yes, it's over there.

See?

Catch more flies with honey.

No. You catch more flies with vinegar.

That's true.

But how did you know?

He taught me how to arrive at a well -founded conclusion based on lengthy,

umbilical observation.

You mean empirical?

I know.

I was just testing you. Got you.

What am I going to do with you?

In 1878, a trader named Tete Kashi...

traveled to Ghana from right here on Bioko, bringing cocoa chips

with him. My father's plantation in the Akwapi Mountains over here was one of

the first cocoa plantations helping Ghana to become the world's leading

producer. And the cocoa my father helped to produce was traded all over the

world to make many products, including chocolate.

But the problem is Coco takes a lot of nutrients from the soil. And when I was

young boy about your age, the cross started to fail.

I tried to help him, but I was just a boy and not as clever or resourceful as

you.

But what did you do?

So I went to study all about her nutrients and

genetic improvement.

when Coco yields scientific stuff.

And as I was just about to return, armed with all the scientific knowledge,

my dad just...

I never

knew my father.

That's hard, Jeannie. I'm sorry.

How about your mother?

She died when I was born.

But it's okay.

One day, I'll have a new mother and father who'll take me to go watch

You like football?

I like to watch.

But sometimes, my friends let me play.

Always a goalkeeper.

That doesn't sound very friendly.

I mean, the other children.

They're not really my friends.

But I figured we could all use a laugh every now and then.

Jimmy, I've laughed more since I've met you than I have the last ten years.

What's the matter?

I'm all right.

I'm all right.

Hello?

I'm okay.

It's better than a Vuvuzela in the ear.

Never mind.

You must be Miss Corina.

Yes.

Oh.

Sorry. You should be.

Little Jimmy ate so much chocolate he was sick to his stomach.

Oh, no.

Poor little guy.

What did you eat, Seth?

Never had chocolate before.

Besides, what's a grown man like you doing giving chocolate to little boys?

Well, I thought he'd like it.

That isn't a good reason.

Actually, I can't think of a better reason.

I didn't think... Exactly.

You didn't think. I didn't think it might make him sick.

Obviously.

Is he okay?

He'll live.

You're repainting.

You like it?

Why did you come here?

That's a good question.

I suppose I came because of cheese.

I thought...

Chase and I went to university together about a million years ago.

When he came out here, my friend Martin and I sent him money to set up this

place and keep the orphanage going.

Obviously, he didn't go as far as I thought he would.

Chase was a good man.

He did his best.

That's all any of us can do around here.

He had a big heart.

Though huge, it ended up killing him.

Good day, Mr. George.

In 1878, a trader named D .T. Hershey planted

chocolate in a factory.

What kind of chocolate?

No, that's not right.

I think he brought some chocolate seeds with him from Ghana.

Chocolate seeds?

He's so dumb.

I think chocolate comes from cocoa.

Yeah, that's where chocolate comes from.

He said it came from Ghana.

Yeah, dumb cripple.

Thanks, Nanny.

Are you Menta?

Yes, that's me.

What's that?

It's a poem.

No, I mean the music.

The Yagobi.

That music in Egypt.

Maybe all Africa.

I'll take this one. These two can go inside with the rest.

I'm fine.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Cassava root, rice, and beans.

Yum. That smells good.

Enough for two?

Oh, no, no.

It's from Miss Karina.

She said you looked sick.

She came here and told me off for making you sick.

I don't think it was the chocolate.

I ate some bad fish.

It's not like feet.

You remind me of someone, you know?

A cheeky little boy.

Someone you used to know?

No.

Someone I used to be.

George!

It's not a dream.

My dear Martin, it may surprise you to learn that

I have decided to stay here on the island of Bioko.

You said I would never last five minutes here.

But actually, I'm doing okay.

In fact, I'm starting to feel right at home.

I'm writing to you because I want you to sell my apartment.

You have a key?

Just don't try to talk me out of it.

I leave all the negotiations to you.

I know what you're going to say, which is why I'm writing instead of calling.

That and the fact that there isn't a working phone for 100 miles.

My mind's made up.

The world will just have to manage without me.

You want the ball?

Yeah, yeah. Come on, Spazzo.

Here it comes.

I thought you only like to watch.

Occasionally, I turn in.

It isn't a handball if you don't use your hands.

I came to return this.

Do you know where I can find Miss Corina?

Jimmy, what?

Oh. Good afternoon.

I came to return this.

Go.

The meal was delicious, by the way.

And very kind of you.

Well, it was the least I could do.

Not at all.

Nothing was the least you could do. But you did something.

I could teach them, you know, about cocoa and chocolate, if you like.

What for?

What for?

For fun, I suppose.

What we're doing here is teaching children not having fun.

So I've heard.

What does that mean?

I mean, why shouldn't it be fun?

Kids learn better if they're enjoying themselves.

And what would you know about teaching?

Well, I'm a teacher of sorts.

I mean, a lecturer.

Or I was.

And what happened?

I came here and that kind of put a blot on my tenure application.

I see.

Can you be here at fifth?

Fifth? In the morning?

School starts early on, Biocos, because of the heat.

George.

I knew Cheese for nearly ten years.

I never found out why he came here.

Not certain he ever knew.

Do you know what you're doing here?

Making amends.

Hello, Jimmy.

I'll see you in class.

Good morning.

Morning, Dad.

Today's lesson is about Coco.

In 1878, a trader named Tete Kashi traveled to Ghana from

right here on Bioko, bringing cocoa seeds with him.

And my father's plantation here on the Akwapi Mountain was one of the first

cocoa plantations helping Ghana to become the world's leading cocoa

and cocoa is a fruit which grows on a tree and then transported on cows

to the factory to be processed mixed with milk and sugar and give chocolate

okay i'm going to try to explain it to you

differently here look at it one two

three

Quick as a wink.

Quick as a wink is short and narrow.

I come bearing food.

Come in.

It was very impressive today.

Juanita thought so, too.

It was the least I could do.

Please. No, it wasn't.

Nothing was really she could do.

But you did something.

Will you join me?

I only have one plate. No, thank you.

I only ate with the children.

Do you mind if I ask you something?

Sure.

when you said you were here to make amends.

What did you mean?

Nothing.

It doesn't matter.

No, really.

I'd like to know.

It has to do with my father.

When I left Ghana, my father, I was all he had.

I was given an opportunity.

to follow a life of academia.

He worked with his hand, but I never had much of a knack for that.

So I went to Kumasi, to the Kwame Nkrumah University of SciTech.

Finally, I graduated in soil and crop science.

Did a lot of field research, gave lectures.

I'm sorry, I'm boring you, Richard.

Not at all.

Go on.

The thing is, I always told him that I'd go back, but he passed away just before

I graduated.

I'm sorry.

I suppose that's why I sent Cheese all that money, to help with the fuel

and the orphanage.

A lot of guilt.

Then I got here, and I realized I hadn't paid much attention to what was really

going on outside.

Out of mind.

No offence, but I don't remember Cheese ever getting any large sums of money.

The whole time I knew him, he never had two francs to rub together.

Really?

Yeah, he kept a ledger.

Cheese was a stickler for bookkeeping.

Let me see. He kept track of every donation, every expense.

See? I don't get it.

I expected the place to be all colorful like this.

That's Jimmy.

Ever the optimist.

Jimmy painted it?

Yes. Did she send it to you?

I think I remember lending a postage.

Never did pay me back.

Well, I'll let you finish up.

Thanks again. You're delicious.

I mean, your food. It was delicious.

Thank you.

Goodnight. Goodnight.

Okay.

Let's pick up from last week, shall we?

All kings of the earth shall adore him.

All nations shall serve him.

Now, who can tell me the three gifts?

The wise men were carrying with them.

Yes, one.

Is Mr. George coming as a demon?

I don't know.

I thought he'd be here, but... Pedro, the wise man.

I was also going to ask where was the George?

The three gifts.

Anyone?

Even one of them?

Everybody knows him.

On the seven hours.

On the seven days.

On the seven months.

Timmy!

I'm sorry, Mr. George.

Very, very sorry.

Of all the stupid!

Don't touch anything!

I'll tell you!

Stupid boy.

Who asked him here?

Nobody.

We stopped for a ruin.

Hello?

There went out a sower to sow, and it came to pass.

As he sowed, it fell by the wayside.

And the Bible says, and the powers of the earth came and devoured it.

And some fell on stony ground.

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord.

Let's stand up and praise the Lord. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Glory to Jesus.

This offering.

It's the very first coco plant seedling grown with the new soil.

So you're not mad anymore?

No, I'm not mad.

A little crazy, maybe.

It's for you.

To keep?

Absolutely.

You can plant it anywhere you like.

Even on stone ground. No matter what the priest says.

Thank you.

Come on, let's go clean up that mess.

Now you can drink that.

People hit thumb in the door once.

Made him go like this.

Worse than chocolate?

Much worse.

You know, beer is a bit like chocolate.

A little is okay, but too much...

Do you remember this?

Hey!

I did that.

I know.

I just found out. You're very talented.

It was hanging on the wall in my apartment in Rotterdam.

Here.

I like painting.

Not as much as I like doing experiments.

Well, I think we are done.

Thanks for helping me straighten things up.

Oh, you come to teach the class again?

Everybody's asking questions about you.

Miss Karina can't seem to get anyone to listen.

I'm sure she's pleased about that.

Not really, but goodbye, Mr. George.

Thank you, Jimmy.

One of the interesting things here in Yokohama is that fertile top layer soil

is very thin.

And that's because the insect bacteria and fungi turn the organic waste into

nutrients very quickly. And these are consumed by the plants and trees.

Now, does anybody know what fungi is?

Me! i'm a fun guy right jimmy you get it

okay let me tell you why fungi the plural of fungus

play an important role in breaking down plant matter and heightening

biodiversity

He was proud of you, you know.

Who, cheese?

No, your father, wasn't he?

I suppose, but I don't know.

Do you think he would have wanted you to waste your brain to do something he

wanted you to do rather than something you wanted to do?

Do you think so?

I do.

Corina.

Martin. Dr.

Mensah, I presume.

What the hell are you doing here?

Trying to find something to drink. I'm bloody parched. It's a jungle out there.

Me no like jungle.

You've got a nerve asking me what I'm doing here after you disappeared into

air without so much as a disquisitional tweet.

Didn't you get my letter?

Of course I did.

How else do you think I found you?

You won't find any booze, Martin.

Really?

What do you think?

Yes, he is.

Oh, Mickey, baby.

Isn't she beautiful?

I mean, I can't believe that I'm forced to track you down to this stifling, hot,

forsaken, bloody hellhole.

First, I had to get a bunch of horse injections. My arse was like a highly

penetrable pincushion.

That's a mental image to cherish.

Yeah, the mental image that I cherish is me sitting down pain -free, but the

left cheek, not so much.

So what exactly are you doing here?

Don't you remember?

At the Tiki Bar.

You were talking about the field station.

You got me thinking.

I was.

I should definitely have my head examined.

Please don't tell me that you've stopped drinking.

Let's just say I'm trying to.

Who are you?

Are you sure you're George Abikumensa?

I'd like to see some identification.

Now?

Immediately?

Martin, I need to ask you something.

That night you...

I had some rather strange ideas in your head.

I thought maybe you jumped off a bridge or something.

I think I was ready to.

That's why I came here.

I thought... I don't know.

I thought I'd pick up where Cheese left off.

I didn't expect to find a place in such a mess.

Well, you know Cheese.

Still, I...

I absolutely love what you've done with the place.

Oh yeah?

I'm not so sure I like what it's done to you.

Pissing in the wind, huh, George?

Except there's no wind.

Why did you come here, Marta?

Your apartment.

It's been sold.

Come on.

Sold pretty quickly.

Rotterdam's a sales market, apparently.

God knows how I'm going to send you the money.

You can wire it to the office in Malabo.

Like you did with the money we sent Chase.

Oh, right. Of course, of course.

Speaking of the third musketeer...

Have a look at this.

What's this?

Cheese kept a record of all the donations to the field station and the

received. Except he never seemed to write down any of the money we sent.

Well... Any ideas?

Achilles was obviously a very irresponsible fool. He was just...

You're going to love this.

You have no idea what I brought you.

Ah.

Told you you should have come to Ibiza.

Barcelona.

Conchita.

Absolutely.

Mosquito, no need to thank me.

Let me finish my coffee, then we go for a walk.

There's no sugar.

There's no mosquito.

So you kissed her.

So what?

Stay low against that necritorial guinea.

You're going to get a ticket now. I'm going to throw you in jail for

tonsil hockey.

You're crazy. I told you she'd run away. She sounds perfect for you.

What do you mean?

She was stuck in trade, of course, running away.

What the hell are you talking about?

Have you forgotten?

You didn't want to be a farmer's son.

So you ran away. Every time a relationship got serious, you ran away.

you've never been married, never had children.

I mean, you finally climb to the top, the very top of the scientific tree. And

look at where you end up.

And you finally found someone that you like.

What are you doing?

I'm just trying not to embarrass myself.

Something you should think about doing every once in a while. That's bullshit,

George, and you know it.

You're running away again.

You're wrong, Martin. I'm not running away.

And I didn't run away from anything.

On the contrary, I ran towards something.

I came here to finish what she started, what we started, by sending all that

money.

Thousands of pounds.

I came here expecting to find a thriving field station and an orphanage full of

children lifted out of poverty.

What do I find instead?

Hardship.

Struggle. No one can remember she's ever getting any money.

Care to shed any light on that?

I lost it.

You lost it, all right.

It was a bad investment, George.

I lost it. It was a bad investment.

They said I could double my money.

George!

George!

Mr. George, is this your chief?

Hi, Jimmy. What brings you here?

I came to tell you about the party.

The party?

Will you please bring the food?

Miss Karina said she wanted you to come.

Really?

Hello,

I'm Jimmy. How do you do?

Hello, Jimmy Jamie.

I'm Martin Martin, an old friend of George's.

You must be his new friend.

Any friend of Mr. George is a friend of mine.

Ah, I see.

Can you please come to the party, too?

I'm not sure I'd be very welcome.

Oh, no, no, no.

Everybody's welcome.

My teacher said so.

Oh, she did, did she?

So much for joining us, Horace.

Hello, Corina.

Hi.

What's the occasion?

Nanny's birthday.

She doesn't feel too well.

Oh, I'm sorry, Nanny.

Happy birthday.

Do you want to go to bed?

I think she should go to bed.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

Friend of yours?

Used to be.

Nice party.

Thanks for inviting me.

Inviting me?

But Jimmy said... Oh.

Look, I'm sorry.

You've had... I've been meaning to say... When I kissed you, I...

I'm sorry if I... Sorry that you kissed me?

No. Yes, I mean, I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry.

I wanted to kiss you.

I didn't plan to, but I wanted to.

It's the least you could do.

Exactly.

I'm flattered, really.

It's been a long time since I had anyone interested.

I find that hard to believe.

Very gallant.

I just... You don't want to get hurt?

Certainly enough hurt around here.

This is my home now.

I'm staying put.

People always come and go here and... Martin.

Corinna. Corinna. Martin. Hello. How do you do?

Shall we try some of this?

George, forget us.

No bad rubbing, Uncle.

What is it?

Malamba, made from sugar cane.

Bit of an acquired taste.

It's not the only one.

Come on, we're home.

Leave me alone. I want to sleep here.

Suit yourself.

Cannibalism is in the other guinea.

Cannibalism?

Don't worry.

I don't think cannibals like their meat pickle.

George, about the money.

Never mind about the money.

No.

Please. I... I've always been the...

the black sheep of the family.

Always trying to catch up. Always.

Shamelessly trying to prove myself.

Perception is everything, you see.

And I just couldn't keep up the facade anymore.

You know my family.

The Keptonian elitists.

How stinking bloody rich they are.

from work lectures seminars i couldn't keep up

god

damn it why didn't you say something i tried i god knows i tried

george the truth is

You're the only true friend I have.

I look up to you.

It's very, very difficult for me to admit when I've...

At first, I invested it.

Thought I could double my money, and then they wanted more money and more

They said I need to invest more just to get my money back.

Your money.

Bugger.

He doesn't matter now.

He came all the way here to come clean.

That's the most important.

Yeah.

I came clean.

I'm truly glad that you're here.

I'm sorry.

You son of a bitch.

Get some sleep now.

I really missed you when you beat the old man.

Jimmy, what's the matter?

It's there, Danny.

We need to take him to the hospital.

You stay.

No, let me come with you.

No, you can't.

I'm going to die very fast.

Plus, I need you to keep an eye on this guy.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

George?

Come on.

That's a girl.

How long has she been like this?

A few hours.

She had a tummy ache before the party, but thought it was all the excitement.

Then suddenly it turned very serious.

Hold on.

Right,

right there.

There.

Yolanda, over here.

She has a tummy ache and it's getting worse.

Don't worry, she's in good health.

It must be hard for you when things like this happen.

I've seen my share of tragedy since coming to Africa.

Actually, before, too.

But what you see here, you never get used to it.

Starvation, civil war, villages infected with HIV and AIDS.

So many lives have been saved, but...

Every time you lose a child, it's as if everything you've done was for nothing.

Pointless, completely useless.

No, that's not true.

I know.

You have to keep telling yourself that.

Yes.

Places like this, they provide so much hope.

But the proof you've found... between.

That's all right.

You know, I was thinking, if I had had a drink at the party, it wouldn't have

been just one drink.

You don't need to think about that.

But I do.

What if I was passed out like Martin and couldn't drive?

If I'd been sleeping one off when Jimmy came?

It doesn't bear thinking about.

She wouldn't have made it. And also, I could have a few drinks at the party.

No one would have blamed you.

I would.

I'd have blamed myself.

I came here to make a brand new start, and by the grace of God, I've made one.

Let me tell Nani, she's like a sign.

Are you here with the little girl?

Yes. How is she?

You brought her just in time.

Half an hour later, her appendix would have ruptured.

You saved her life.

Thank you.

Don't worry about it.

We're going to keep her here overnight.

But she's going to be fine.

Excuse me.

I'd like to be here when she wakes up.

Of course.

Don't worry.

I'll take on Jimmy.

What happened?

What happened?

I drank some fire water.

It made me feel safe.

Thank God.

Thank God.

Mr. George! Mr. George!

I'll leave you alone for a few hours like this sometimes.

No, Mr. George. It wasn't his fault. I did it.

Don't cover for him, Jimmy. It was my fault.

He's not covering for me. This is my fault.

I think it was the vodka. This is all my fault.

Did you manage to salvage anything?

Yeah.

What did you do?

Great!

Well, don't knock the damn thing. It saved my life.

Thanks to this brave guy.

I wouldn't do that if I were you.

I wouldn't even think about it.

I'm sure when you leave, you'll know why you come here.

Africa? You would've lost five bloody minutes in Africa.

He was proud of you, Ineg.

Your father.

I came here to make a brand new start, and by the grace of God, I made one.

It's a fixer -upper.

Remember that little seedling you gave me?

Sure. You said to plant it anyway.

Look!

Well, I'll be damned.

Right.

Of course.

My father used to burn the crops every year after the harvest.

That's the secret ingredient.

Love?

No.

Fire, steel, rice, soil is rich in minerals.

I know, I know.

I was just testing.

You're the devil.

What? Me?

Come on.

They're waiting for us.

Hey, Martin.

Boy.

Great job, man.

Thank you. Good to see you. Hi,

Jimmy. Hello, Mr. Martin. Beautiful.

Thank you very much. Beautiful. I love you. I love you. Turn around.

Looking great, huh?

And so are you.

Yeah.

It's lovely, but I think it's time you came clean.

What?

Oh, wonderful.

Where's the money coming from?

Foreign money.

I'm sorry I should have told you.

What?

That I sold my apartment back in Rotterdam.

Oh, I guess you talk like me.

Come on, Mr. George. Let's dance.

I don't dance.

Scientists don't dance.

Uh -uh. That's not true.

I've seen you dance.

I've seen you move.

Now, come on, Mr. George.

Come on.

Mr. George of BQ Mensa.

Am I going to become one of your donors?

I was hoping you'd find a room for me at the orphanage.

After all, I'm homeless.

Thank you. Thank

you.