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Nerves were playing tricks on me again.

What did Dr. Barbara say?

Oh yes, that I'm too tired. Aspirin and vitamins don't work at all.

Why do they look at me like that?

What did Dr. Barbara say?

Dr. Barbara, a good friend of mine.

"I'm sending her in Dr. Barbara's behalf, to Van Maren".

Is this Van Maren?

Yes.

- To Dr. Barbara's clinic. - I guess you have a good recommendation.

- Why? - That clinic is very strict.

Patients are strictly selected.

Please.

You'll be fine at Van Marens.

It's quiet and beautiful, an unforgettable place to be at.

How long will you stay?

Six weeks, my doctor said.

A good prescription.

I'm sure I won't even stay a week, I'm not that kind of person.

If you want to come out by yourself,

this is my phone number. I'm always available.

See you soon.

Welcome among us.

I'm Astrid.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Xenia.

I'm Eve.

I'm Olga.

- Hello! - Eve?

We were waiting for you, welcome.

My name is Anna.

We call each other by our names. It's easier.

- Come in. - Thanks.

Who's the boss here?

Hey buddy, are sleeping or just dead? Hey!

What a surprise!

Nice to meet you.

- What the hell do you want? - Our car crashed into a tree.

Can someone do something about that?

Hello.

It'll take four days at least.

- Why? - "Why"?

I mean, why will she repair it?

Why not?

You're brave.

Yeah, very brave.

It's not easy to find women like you, would you tell me your name?

Dolly.

I'm Tommy.

So Dolly, what can four lonely men do in this solitary town?

- Depends on your tastes. - You must know this town pretty good.

- Enough. - Ok.

So, tell me a nice place for dinner tonight, for you and me?

I'll think about it.

This world is crazy. You crash your car and find yourself between girls.

One's for you, the other for you and we'll find a third one for me.

Wait, I have to call my wife.

Sure, then she will tell our wives to come here!

I have to tell her something.

Tell her a fairy tale, but don't tell her about Van Marens, ok?

Yeah, it's so easy, what can I tell her then?

You're like a little boy unable to lie.

Your problem is stress.

- You're a secretary, right? - Yes, a secretary.

The man that you work for doesn't deserve such sacrifices.

How do you know?

Because women are used to sacrificing themselves for men.

Are you his lover?

Why are you asking?

I need to diagnose you.

He wanted to.

Are you sexually active?

I, is that important?

It is very important.

It's nice that you're so reticent.

It's just like asking you how often you go to the cinema.

Once a week if the movie interests me, naturally.

My dear,

we are talking about your sex life, how often?

I don't know, depends.

Not regularly then.

Now I need a drop of your blood. Ear or finger?

Ear lobe.

- Ear lobe. - Yes.

So, are you doing fine here?

- Not bad at all. - At all?

Something you don't like? The staff? Your room?

Is not that, it's the guests.

They're all women, with their minor neurosis.

Just like you.

Please, start.

It's so quiet.

Excuse me.

I've never imagined so many girls.

- Good morning. - Will you come with me?

I won't beg you.

- I feel restless. - Must be the air.

One moment.

Will it be a boy or a girl?

- I don't know. - When will it be born?

- I don't know either. - Hasn't the doctor told you?

She's not pregnant yet, but she wants to be!

- It isn't true? - Yes.

Maybe today, maybe in a week, maybe, maybe.

- Olga! - Olga, Olga, what's wrong with Olga?

Stop pretending to be a smartass. Always reading smart shit.

Women are forgotten, but now they accept the fact.

Signed: August Bedel.

She's drunk on that crap.

Look, she needs naked men to be turned on.

You know?

Each of us lack something and,

drink, it's good.

Thanks, I'm going to bed, good night.

Little, little, little. Why do you want to be different?

If you become one of us, I'll tell you our secret.

A secret?

A splendid one.

- Dr. Barbara didn't tell you? - Stop, Olga.

She needs to rest, continue your chat tomorrow.

Please, please. Get out, I'm alone too.

Let the show begin.

- Welcome. - Hello!

Come in.

- What do you want? - Dr. Barbara wants you to take these,

- with water. - What are they for?

Dr. Barbara doesn't allow us to give information about therapies.

Do you want some?

He's all yours.

Come with me.

- What happened? - Something terrible, quick, quick!

A murder, here!

He's not here, he was here! Behind this door!

A small guy with a striped shirt. She knows him!

- Eve, your nerves. - He was here, dead!

Eve, sleep.

Now you'll sleep deeply.

Life's a fantasy.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Did you sleep enough?

Sadly you went to bed too early last night.

Eve, Eve!

Adam!

Adam.

What's this?

Get out.

What have you done to our gardener?

Adam is a good man, he never gets upset.

This is one of the dead man's shoes.

Adam?

Come on, take your shoe.

Now,

I'll take you to your room.

Mrs. Foreman? Mrs. Foreman, please.

Mrs. Foreman, I'm the one you brought to the clinic yesterday, would you come?

Urgent!

- Are you leaving that quick? - To the police station.

- Did they steal you something? - Yes, quick!

I'm sorry, but the commissar is busy.

- What do you want? - To talk to the commissar.

- Take a seat. - It's urgent!

Seat.

Yes?

I'm sorry, but the commissar is busy.

Do you live in Van Maren?

- I'm here to... - Which clinic?

- At Dr. Barbara's. - Who's your doctor?

- Dr. Barbara? - Yes, herself, personally.

What's all this nonsense? It's like a madhouse!

Mr. Commissar, I need to talk to you! There's been a murder!

A man was killed, do you understand?

- Where? - At Dr. Barbara's clinic.

- Hmm, when? - Last night, stabbed in the back.

They buried him, I found his shoes.

I want to talk now, if I can.

Since I've been in Van Maren, I have to take care of...

an average of three murders everyday.

Three murders, understand? And now you come here,

screaming and destroying my card castle.

You act like you were sent here by the body.

It's not possible.

- Even the dead must wait their turn. - This police behavior is shameful!

- I'm sorry. - Stop joking!

Joking? Nobody's joking.

It's not funny, trust me.

- How are you? - How do you want me to be?

She's already in a crisis.

She seemed so adjusted.

She resisted too little.

You're a special case.

Why?

A matter of intelligence and fantasy.

For some, the line between reality and fantasy,

it's almost non existent.

What's so funny?

I love your compliments.

- Eve! Where are you going? - I have things to do, why?

I want to go with you. May I?

- I'm in a hurry. - Do you know where to go?

Yes. Yes, to the hairdresser.

Do you have an appointment?

Yes.

With whom?

I forgot the name.

- Caroline I think. - Erika! Come here.

Police! Police!

My name's Johnny, yours?

- Why do you stare like that? - You're really a man.

Why do you say that?

What are you doing here?

What do you think I'm doing at a museum, looking at paintings.

What are you doing at Van Maren?

Nothing and nothing.

You must have came here for some reason.

I'm in transit, don't know where I'll go next.

Light, sun, understand?

Some place in the world without problems.

Why you want to know?

Horrible things are happening here. I'm going crazy!

Have you noticed that there's almost only women here?

This is a resting place for women.

Here, everyone has their feet in the water.

Want to help me?

Very good, very good. Yeah, very good.

- What's up with that corpse story? - What corpse are you talking about?

- Nobody knows anything about a corpse. - With a policeman like you,

God knows where it is.

Look! Isn't it the corpse's shoe?

What's happening?

Aren't you digging up a corpse?

No, we're looking for it.

But who are you?

Johnny.

Nevermind. Would you tell me how, when and who has been killed?

- I'm listening. - Look!

Do you know this shoe? You were there!

You mean Olaf. Do you remember Olaf's shoes?

No.

I don't like jokes.

Olaf just flew home for his dirty consciousness.

Now he must be in his bed doing his matrimonial job,

with his Father's blessing.

How do you know?

It's evident, he took his luggage.

He has left.

Are you sure? Call him by phone.

He's a great guy, what will I tell his wife, huh?

Good morning ma'am, I'm calling from Van Maren.

Is your beloved husband back? Everything's in order?

Greetings, ma'am.

What do you say, huh?

You want it, you get it.

Investigation on an important murder we canceled, thanks to?

A murder was commited here.

If you say so.

You must investigate on any denouncement.

In Van Maren, there's more murders than bugs.

You think I'm nuts, right? After all you've heard?

Don't worry, why do I have to believe you're crazy?

Dumb, at least, but I can tell you everything,

step by step.

But, I have to give up.

Sometimes I see things that don't exist.

Suddenly I see things,

I didn't see before.

- Why are you laughing? - Because you're trying...

to persuade me too.

It's easy to fit in common opinions.

Even if they are stupid.

Not exactly.

Maybe you don't notice it. For you, maybe everything's right.

Not exactly.

In that case I would be someone.

My dad is an influential man and offered me many opportunities.

I don't care.

What's wrong?

Where's Leo?

Why do you ask me?

You drive me crazy!

You make my blood boil!

What about your parents?

I don't care, I send them a card every two weeks.

"Hugs, your son".

Johnny, would you come?

- May I leave you alone? - Sure.

I'll be back.

- He was here! Tied, dead!!! - Calm down, calm down!

What's your birth date?

November 13th, 1947.

Tell me, what date is today?

Thursday.

Today is thursday the 29th.

Today is wednesday the 17th.

Wednesday.

Why are you asking me that? Do you think I'm crazy?

I found you at last, come with me.

Today is wednesday.

Yes, but also thursday.

Is that everything?

Yes, it is.

I may let you down,

but there's nothing new about Eve.

It fits perfect in her diagnosis.

I see.

I tried to help you and Eve.

You did it in some way.

You have shown that my therapy is right.

You've fell in love.

It's not bad.

Love. It's just another meaningless word.

She's a nice girl.

I agree.

I guess it will take you some time.

What?

Being stable again.

What are you talking about?

About Eve.

That girl's tormented by some distressing memories.

She was not even 16 years old when she first had sexual intercourse.

I know girls who've had sex at 13 and they're not as nuts as the virgins.

Maybe, but Eve found a brutal guy.

There's a lot of brutal guys.

It was a psychological wound to Eve.

Unstable relations with the opposite sex with delirious manifestations.

The visions of murdered men,

it is nothing but an objective projection of her frustrated rebellion.

It's not a difficult diagnosis.

Yes? Dr. Barbara, wait a moment.

Dr. Von Thren.

Pardon me one moment.

Yes? Oh, Lilian.

Do you need something?

How old? 26?

Of course my dear.

I always find a system for the patients you send me.

A singer? That's new for my collection.

Thanks dear, bye, bye.

When you fly, there's no remains from you,

no nostalgia to bring you back to us.

Because not even alive have you took the time to smell our roses.

Nice.

I can say you understood.

Hello.

Hello, fill my gas tank. Check the tires, please.

Water and oil?

Yeah, thanks.

Are you leaving?

Yes.

- Did you dislike Van Maren? - Not that bad.

It's very beautiful, very.

Too many corpses though.

Coming and going like butterflies. Not so funny, that's all.

What have you seen?

Nothing, nothing weird.

Does Eve know you're leaving?

No, why?

You don't care about that girl, right?

Well, how much do I owe you?

Are you always like this?

Like this?

Like this, apathetic, selfish.

How much do I owe you?

- 22.20 - 22.20

- Do you know about cars? - The engine is always in front.

I'm sorry, but you'll have to stay here a couple of days more.

Catch me!

Catch me if you can!

Catch it, Miriam!

Miriam!

Stop, please.

- They're waiting for your medical visit. - Ugh.

Adam.

Take this along with everything else, quick.

Good morning.

Tell me, what do you want?

I'm looking for a book on entomology.

On entomology.

A wide realm.

Actually, I just want...

A specific line, ok.

Naturally, I'll teach you about some kind of insects.

Lepidopteras, epilopteres, afanipteres, anoplures.

I think I know something about them.

Are you interested in winged insects particularly?

Yeah, winged insects.

Dipteres, coleoptera...

The insect I'm looking for looks like a cricket.

Praying mantis, belongs to the isoptera kind,

12 centimeters long.

Praying mantis got its name from the position of its tentacles over its head.

Like a praying act.

Discovery of a female mantis by the male,

starts a tragic ceremony that disturbs natural laws.

When the male gives itself to love,

the female mantis strongly grasps and devours it.

Welcome among us, praying mantis, after coupling...

devours the male, she who ignores it will be a Goddess.

Get out! Down with men!

Get out men!!!

Down! Get out!

Get a chastity belt!!!

This is the symbol of oppression towards women!

Burn our bras!

You will reach freedom!

Long live feminism!

Free yourself!

- Don't you agree with this? - I freed myself a long time ago.

What's the use of all this mess?

Nothing, won't even scare the animals.

Stop!

For God's sake, stop!

For God's sake, stop!

Listen to the one who loves us and stop!

This is meaningless, you only want to bring the world down!

Man is the boss, woman is the heart!

That heart gives the blood of life.

You both come with me, it's important, come.

No, no!

During and after coupling, the male would be devoured by the female.

What do you want me to say, it's scary and awesome!

It's the kind of death for what life is worth.

You must get out of here today, as soon as possible.

Bullshit! Why?

Otherwise you'll be killed.

Me, us? Why?

It's so clear, why don't you understand?

I don't believe you, I mean nothing to them.

Only Olaf and Leo were interesting?

That was natural, they went back home!

- Without... - Olaf was nothing without his wife!

And Leo didn't want to stay more than 2 days!

They didn't leave, they are dead! Dead! Dead!

Breath deep and listen.

- You know it can't be like that. - What do you mean?

You know, you have sick fantasies.

I talked with the doctor.

I know you had a shock when you were 16 years old.

So, Dr. Barbara...

Yes.

She told you I had a shock.

Yes.

I...

I, did not have such a shock.

Are you saying that the doctor lied about such a thing?

Next time, we'll kill both of you.

And this time I'll join the party, and will laugh too.

Please.

Now, ladies and gentlemen, the most exciting part of the show.

The triple somersault without tricks! Silence please.

Thanks.

We need it.

What shall we do now?

Easy, keep doing it.

If I pretend to be shy, you will believe it.

I'm naked under my robe.

And you have not even tried to kiss me.

Do you want it?

Yes.

What a question! I already knew it beforehand.

Tommy is dead?

Yes.

You killed him!

- Poor dear, are you feeling bad? - Do you think so?

- Let me ask you something. - You can ask.

What do you do with the corpses?

Easy. We process them with the meat grinder.

Fill some cans and sell them as cat's food.

- Am I clear? - Very clear.

Good evening.

- No, good night. - Good night, pussycat.

- Good night, dear. - Let's go to your room?

- Thanks for coming! - What happened?

Take me to the train!

Leave me! I want to go!

You had to take me to the train!

Let's go.

Thanks, you can go.

In the end, I'm your patient, Dr. Barbara.

- I'm not your prisoner. - Don't say that.

I am responsible for your health.

I don't want people to think I'm negligent or careless.

What do you want to convince me?

That I'm hallucinating, hysterical, crazy?

Try to understand, I'm trying to take you from an insignificant faith,

and I think I've succeeded.

I see how you're integrating into our community.

What you mean?

The way Tommy died, for example.

It was strange to you, right?

- So you accept it! - What?

- Killing him! - Me? Not personally.

- How can you be so cynical? - How can I tell it?

You have a plan! You harass me, but I'll go to the police tomorrow!

Well...

Eve, you have already been to the police.

Don't you remember?

Because of Olaf,

they won't believe anything tomorrow,

because I'll show that you have hallucinations.

You can't say I have a sick mind, you can't, you can't!

We'll find it right now! Get inside!

Get in!

Isn't it great? We don't destroy the whole body of our victims.

We keep some parts as souvenirs.

Men from all over the world, some thought they were important,

while others pretended to be.

A museum of stupid men.

Different kinds of stupidity.

Olaf's, Leo's, Tommy's,

they looked around without seeing anything.

We don't identify ourselves with the praying mantis.

We're better.

I ask for John's life.

You're in love with that romantic young man,

but you don't expect too much.

That will be your ruin.

I feel endearment towards him.

He is the only person who has helped me.

Life is more than one single day. You will understand someday.

I don't need to check. The guy has gone.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

- Did he leave a message? - No.

Nothing?

Nothing but good memories.

Nice day in Van Maren, huh?

Nice day in Van Maren, sister?

Good morning.

Johnny!

Johnny!

- Did he come with you? - He did, as if he came with you.

None of us were important to him.

Nice day, huh?

Nice, just like the others.

Hi, dear, how are you?

Cheers, Mr. Commissar.

Do me good, Dolly.

Johnny's dead.

- Johnny? Who's this Johnny? - The guy who went to see you with me.

- He's dead too? - Yes.

I'm really sorry, my deepest condolences.

- I'm wondering... - Who's next?

- Everyone dies. - No, I'm wondering why not kill you.

Good question, yes! Not bad at all.

I'll say it in your ear. Excessive drinking.

This, you see? It makes me immune.

- Ready? - May I come with you, lady?

Yes, to the clinic, please.

- Bye, Dolly. - Bye.

Please.

Bye, sister.

If you want to come out by yourself,

this is my phone number. I'm always available.

Bye.

Now.

Go to serve our new host.

She has a beautiful name.

- Do you know her name? - Maria.

Easy to remember.

Male Exterminating Society Manifesto.

Welcome. I'm Eve.

My name is Maria.

That's Adam, our gardener. A nice man.

You will be fine here.

Thanks, I bet I will.

- Maria? - Good morning.

We were waiting for you, I'm Anna, chief nurse.

- Good. - Come with us.

I... don't have a sick mind.

I don't have a sick mind.

Dr. Barbara, she told me.

How can she say it isn't true?

Van Marens.

- Is this Van Marens? - Yes.his Van Marens?