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Anatomy of Love and Pain Part 2: Brain...

The history of man is one of decline.

The very beginning, as an innocent single-cell organism, was man's apex.

Adam was probably the last man to be reasonably happy.

For half of his life, anyway...

...until the moment he looked at himself and realised he was a man.

Things went downhill from then on.

Copernicus shattered our illusion that we were the centre of the world.

Fortunately, he was denounced as a heretic but the mischief had been done.

First Darwin...

...then Freud.

But probably the biggest blow to our self-image slipped by almost unnoticed.

In 1963 Delgado, a Spanish neurologist, implanted an electrode...

...in the brain of a bull, in the area where aggression originates.

The electrode was connected to a remote control...

...and, when turned on, the stimulus that creates aggression was interrupted...

...and the angry bull suddenly came to a halt.

Afterwards it emerged that the electrode simply gave the bull a headache...

...but the underlying theory was pioneering.

Our ego, our innermost feelings...

...even what people usually simply call happiness...

...can be reduced to...

...a series of controllable electrical stimuli in our brain.

The question is, does this knowledge mean the end of man's happiness...

...or can we use this knowledge to be happy again...

...to become Adam again?

- Hi Diego. - Hi Kiki.

- Is that it? - Yeah. I've almost finished.

- We don't need it until this afternoon. - But... it was urgent!

- Yeah, typical of Charlie. - Yeah, typical of Charlie.

- Yeah... Is your brother around? - Yes. Over there.

Cisse?

Got a few minutes?

I'd like to... Fine tune a few things with you.

Fine, let's go into my office.

- Can you manage, Diego? - Hi Sandra. Yeah.

Could you help me a minute? I can't get this open.

Pliers.

- 'Discover your inner man' workshop. - It's not mine.

- But you've just dropped it! - That's not true!

It's not mine.

- There you are, it's open now. - Thank you. Thanks.

Hey, Sandra, d'you fancy a drink?

No, I'm not thirsty.

Sorry. No Sandra, sorry. I mean go for a drink.

You shouldn't keep saying sorry, that gets on people's nerves.

Right...

Thanks.

It's a trap, commissioner! If you disconnect the wrong wire...

...it means certain death for you and me. - Death? Death.

Death, what is that?

Maybe we'll come back as pathetic ants...

...or as an eagle circling above the prairie...

...as a symbol of the cyclic nature of our existence.

Cut. Charlie! What had we agreed, man?

My character is confronted with a bomb here.

Sorry for reflecting on that kind of thing.

- Right... we can cut it out, eh? - Yeah, sure.

Right, Cisse, it's all yours.

This may sound strange, but I think his revolver's a lot bigger than mine.

He asked for it, said it fits in better with his character.

- Are you serious? - Yes.

Cisse, I've added 2 gram of TNT, like you asked...

...but it'll only be a small explosion. - We'll fix that in post-production.

- I can add a bit more to make it cooler. - Are you gonna do the stunt?

- Hey, Kiki, Diego's gonna do the stunt. - No!

- What? - No, Cisse, no.

- Oh, no! Just imagine... - Come on...

I want everyone back behind the perimeter. Safety is a real priority.

You too, Kiki. Come on.

- OK? - OK.

- And action. - 3, 2, 1, go.

- Cut. - Well done, boys.

Alright!

1- The inner man...

- How did it go this morning? - It went well. I can stop the Prozac.

- Did the doctor say you're better? - No, that I've become resistant to it.

- How's work? - It's really good.

Our producer's had a meeting with the guys from 'Hate Hurts' from Hong Kong.

- What? - 'Hate Hurts'.

A Chinese action film. They're gonna film some of it in Belgium.

Well...

- What birthday cake d'you want? - You choose, Mum.

No, no, I'm nervous enough as it is.

Your father said he was bringing Brigitte to the party.

D'you want to bring someone with you to the party?

The producer said if we prove what we can do on the set of 'Undercover'...

...we'll almost certainly be able to do the stunts for 'Hate Hurts'.

- No girlfriend? - No.

Diego, the dustcart.

The dustcart.

Cisse, this bag is leaking...

The bag is leaking.

We haven't got any more brown bags, Cisse.

- Excuse me, I've got another one. - We only take brown bags, sir.

It is brown, there's just a yellow one over it.

Don't shout, sir. This is a residential area.

I demand that you take this bag with you.

That's a very natural desire, Diego.

That is your inner man speaking.

And, of course, under pressure from society...

...you've kept him locked up, as if he is some dirty animal.

- Here. - Yeah.

But from what I hear of your story, your brother is a wild dog in the woods.

But you, you could be a tiger with the jungle in your pocket.

- A tiger? - Yes.

- Seriously? - When I see you here like this, well...

Turn over.

Now, Diego, discovering your inner man is one thing...

...but you have to learn to cherish him.

- Stroke him, etc? - Yes, of course.

We call the technique 'prostate massage'.

Easy, Diego, easy.

D'you want to be a tiger or d'you want to stay a rabbit?

That's for me, that's my phone. Sorry, Hugo.

- Cisse? - Yeah. I'm just double-checking...

- How does the detonator work again? - I did you a drawing.

- Oh, is that a drawing? - Left white cinches, right black ones.

- Tell me if I need to come over. - No, it's fine, I'll manage.

- So the white wire here and then... - Seriously, I don't mind coming over.

No, it's your birthday, you enjoy yourself.

One more thing. The third button on the remote control...

...what's that? - It's the safety switch.

No, it's not the safety switch. The safety switch is here...

Cisse?

- OK! - How long will it take?

Fifteen minutes. Then we can get going again, no worries.

We're professionals. If Team Cisse Crash says it'll be OK, it will be.

Professionals?

Diego's gonna do the stunt.

Look, I really don't care, as long as shooting starts within fifteen minutes.

- What stunt? What do I have to do? - It's my birthday present to you.

On 'rolling' I turn the safety switch off.

- On 'action' Charlie runs in shouting... - Freeze, you bastard!

Then you run to the window. It has to look as if you fall through it, so I...

- Once you're over that line, I'II... - That line?

Yeah, over that line... Then I'll shatter the glass using the remote.

Bloody hell! Shit!

You have to put the safety switch on, Cisse.

We'll just put a new window in and then we'll be ready.

Jesus, guys!

- Five minutes. - Fucking hell!

Everyone stay on standby, shooting starts in five minutes.

I think it looks high when you're standing here.

Don't look down, just look at your spot point there.

And then you'll land on the cardboard boxes.

Spot point. Spot point.

- Spot point, what spot point? - Diego...

Nothing can go wrong, really. Everything is under control.

- Are you? - Uh, I am too, I think.

No Diego, don't think! Do!

Don't think. I'm not thinking. I am a tiger.

2- Tiger!

OK. Silence on the set, please!

- Camera? - Camera's rolling.

Not yet, Diego, not yet! Wait for 'action'!

Jesus Christ!

Diego!

Shit!

Oh shit!

Easy does it, eh? Easy does it.

Come on, pal. Diego.

Diego.

Shit!

- Is he going to be OK? - It's too early to tell.

Are you his partner?

His sister?

- I'm his new mother. - Stepmother!

Putting it in something...

...won't stop you getting cancer. - Please don't start. Be a bit positive.

Anyway, you have to die of something.

Everyone dies eventually.

At least... I mean... preferably not today, of course.

Yeah, we try to lead a healthy life.

We've started playing badminton. It's fun.

And you feel young. You should come with us one time, Annie.

No, thank you, Brigitte.

I don't really need to feel young.

- Hi Diego. - Hi Cisse!

- Phew, I'm glad to see that you're awake. - Are you?

- You certainly gave us all a fright. - Did I?

- You're looking good! - I feel good too. I feel sexy.

- Sexy Diego. - Tony! Sexy Tony.

I want you to call me Tony from now on.

- Tony? - Tony T.

I think that suits me better. Don't you?

- Hello... Diego Willems? - Tony T, TNT.

Tony Trinitrotoluene. My name. And this is my brother, Cisse.

Cisse. Tony. I'm Dr Vandewoestijne, a neurosurgeon.

And this is Jaana Ferrier, one of my assistants.

Experimental neurology.

Jaana's doing a Ph. D. Under me and she'd like to ask you some questions.

You can ask me anything if I can ask you anything.

- Deal? - OK.

OK.

What do you remember about the accident?

I was ready to jump and then nothing until I woke up here in hospital.

- And you, have you got a boyfriend? - No.

- OK, your turn again. - How are you feeling now?

Better! Sexier!

- OK. When you say better, do you mean... - Whoa, whoa. It's my turn now.

- Are you a lesbian? - No.

No? Cos if you are, you can tell me.

I don't have a problem with women who fancy other women. Most men don't.

- Cisse certainly doesn't, eh Cisse? - No.

- Professor? - No.

- There. So I'll ask you again. - OK, Mr Willems, sorry but...

- Tony! - Tony.

- Maybe you should forget the questions. - Yes, maybe I should.

Look, the fall damaged the frontotemporal area.

You can see that here and here.

And you may have a frontal syndrome as a result.

What's that? He looks healthy.

A frontal syndrome causes serious behaviour and personality disorders.

Until recently, there was no treatment for this.

But, for her Ph. D., Jaana has developed an experimental method...

...whereby almost all symptoms can be cured via a small operation to the brain.

Is there something going on between the two of you? Romantic tension?

Maybe the start of an affair? Some flirting?

No, Mr Willems, I'm married, happily married.

- Sorry to disappoint you. Sorry, but... - No problem.

You shouldn't keep saying sorry, that gets on people's nerves.

- What's the next thing you want to do? - All we're asking you now...

...is whether you can come and see me next week for an initial assessment...

...then we'll see. - You want to see me again.

- OK? - Yeah, great!

Alright?

- Tony. - Professor.

- Goodbye. - Oh, are you pulling back?

Because a chase is exciting.

The French Connection, Osama in the mountains until Tony T finds your cave.

Here's Tony, Mr Upheaval, for a shock-and-awe with his axis of evil.

She hadn't expected that. She didn't see that coming.

Wow, Mum, a new guy! That's good!

- Were you allowed home already? - Yeah.

- How are you, son? - Really good, great! Come here!

- What did they say in the hospital? - I've brought you some flowers. Here.

- And one for... - Jacques.

- Jacques? - I'm his buddy.

Jacques found out last month that he's got aids.

Aids...

My mother's buddies are my buddies, pal.

- Aids or no aids. Here you are. - Oh, thanks.

Are you sure they haven't let you out too early?

- The car has to go faster. - Even faster?

Can't you speed it up in post-production?

Cisse, 'Undercover' is nitty-gritty, raw realism, it's... You know that.

What we're trying to achieve is the coming of age of Flemish TV fiction.

Right then...

Kiki, start the following take!

And action!

Slower, Tony. Slower!

Cut!

- My wrist will be better in two weeks. - Sorry, but we haven't got two weeks.

If we have to cancel today it'll cost me 23,412 euro.

Team Cisse Crash will sort it, honestly, trust me.

You know me, I like you but I think we're gonna have to think seriously...

...about getting someone who can cope with this tempo.

- I'll do the stunt. - Tony? No, no.

Didn't he fall through the window?

If Team Cisse Crash says it'll be OK, it will be.

We'll inject your series with a box office overdose.

We are more reliable than Mac, we crash better than Windows.

Kerching!

Don't force anything, relax.

Look where you want to end up and jump.

Spot point.

Cut! Great, great!

Who let that fucking Rover through?

Are you OK?

- Are you OK? - Yeah, I'm OK.

I relaxed, like you said.

You saved Team Cisse Crash today, bro.

- Incredible. - You're welcome. You're welcome.

The floor manager couldn't stop the guy. We're really sorry.

It's OK. I'm fine. I think I've just got a few grazes here.

Christ... it's Tony, isn't it? That looked fantastic.

- It was brilliant. - That accident was art, Tony.

It gives the scene something metaphoric. Christ Charlie bleeds for his ideals.

You said we crash better than Windows!

- I feel great, Cisse. - Alright!

Brake Tony, brake, brake, brake!

Cool, pal.

- If that Jaana were to see us now! - Fuck Jaana!

When she gets to know me better, she'll be crazy about me!

I wanted to use it for my introduction.

Because man is the only primate without a penis bone...

...he needs more frontal lobe activity to achieve an erection.

- But it's a stupid idea... - No, no, not at all.

Brain activity instead of a penis bone, that's the story of my life.

Sorry.

Hi Mum. Uh, I'm in the cinema.

OK, I've got to hang up. I'll phone you back later. Bye.

Sorry. She's always phoning me.

- She's just concerned about you. - "Haven't you got a new boyfriend yet?"

Maybe she's right.

What's the point to life without someone who loves you?

No, I've had a few boyfriends but I want to focus on my Ph. D.

Maybe you haven't found Mr Right yet.

That's probably it.

A knife.

Sorry I'm suddenly being so personal. I think I'm a bit tired.

That's OK, that's allowed.

I don't want to be the kind of professor who shuts himself up in his steel tower.

I really do appreciate that.

I really feel that you care about me.

- In the right kind of way, of course. - Yes, of course. Yes.

I wouldn't start something with a beautiful, young woman at work.

- That is such a clich�. - A clich�...

3- Heart goes boom...

Maybe I should've worn my blue jacket.

- Mr Willems? - Tony.

I've brought you some flowers. Here you are.

It's very kind, but I can't accept them.

- Here's some info about the treatment. - Thank you.

- I'll ask you some questions separately. - Fine. I've thought about you a lot.

- Your brother first, please. - OK.

We all need some warmth, don't we, sir?

Yes, he has changed. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I've acquired another friend.

Does he do or say things that aren't always appropriate, since his accident?

Certainly. And it was about time, too.

Have you noticed any changes in your behaviour...

...or in your relationship with others? - Now and then I feel bisexual impulses.

- What form do they take? - I suddenly really feel like...

...going to bed with two women at once. I didn't used to feel that.

Well, I did, but now the feeling's even stronger.

- Did you look at the brochure? - No...

But to be honest, I'm not going to take part in your research, so...

Tony, this is very important research.

Lots of people have the same injury as you and there's still no cure.

Then one of them can be your guinea pig.

I came here to ask you out on a date.

Look, uninhibited behaviour like that proves that you are ill, Tony.

And it's not about guinea pigs, it's about you.

- I believe I can cure you. - But I'm not ill.

- I feel absolutely fine. I feel great. - That's part of your illness.

Right...

You can use that as an explanation for anything.

Esther is an art critic.

After a car accident, all she wants to eat is fast food...

...and swaps her designer clothes for leggings and loud T-shirts.

She loses her fianc�, her friends and eventually her job.

Leo used to have very puritanical opinions...

...and now not only has a strong urge to experiment sexually...

...he also tries to urge his family to be more liberated.

In addition, he refuses to stop for traffic lights.

And, as the result of this, is killed in a car accident.

Taylor is a shy F16 pilot...

...but after a crash in Afghanistan he's suddenly more daring...

...ignores orders, takes irresponsible risks.

He's killed in action, on a solo mission.

An autopsy reveals...

...that he suffered from a serious frontal syndrome as a result of his first crash.

What's that got to do with me?

Maybe it didn't really bother those people.

Something was finally happening in their life.

Yeah. All kinds of things were.

If you ask them how they feel, they always say fantastic, great.

But after a while, they start to feel they're no longer themselves.

In fact, they become very lonely.

This patient suffers from compulsive obsessions whereby one thought...

...an electrical impulse, constantly gets stuck.

'Wash your hands,' 'wash your hands. '

Now we've implanted a mini-electrode to repair the circuit.

But the correct settings will be determined later using a remote control.

Yes, it all looks very neat and tidy.

Tony. Cisse.

Tony is still having doubts.

It is your decision, of course, Tony.

You mustn't forget that the operation is the final step.

You are examined thoroughly first, to make sure the diagnosis is correct.

Observations, interviews, tests... You can pull out at any time.

Only at the end will we ask you to sign a form...

...that gives us permission to carry out an operation, if necessary.

Ah, welcome.

David, Mr Depuydt is ready for his remote.

- Here. - Thanks, Rik.

Mr Depuydt is a Parkinson's patient who has had an electrode implanted...

...and today we replaced the old stimulator.

Watch.

There, now you'll be fine again for a few years.

Thank you, doctor.

It's like Lourdes!

Better, I hope, and not as far to go.

You were laughing at me just now, eh?

"Are you cold?" Jerk!

Hey, pal... There! Haven't got much to say for yourself now, eh?

What are you gonna do now? Here, take the remote.

- Here's the remote. Here's the remote. - Tony, no!

- Damn, I dropped it! - Arsehole!

Frankenstein!

- You should be ashamed of yourself, Tony! - No, you should! It's like some circus!

Look, day in and day out we try to cure people like you...

...and all you do is show... - All I do is show what?

- A lack of respect! - A lack of respect?

- Hear that? I've got a lack of respect! - I heard.

I'll show you what respect is. I'll take part in your research.

And I'll prove there's nothing wrong with me.

Then you'll have to admit you don't have enough respect for me...

...when you compare me to all those morons who die lonely.

D'you know who'll die lonely if she doesn't change?

You.

A bit lonelier every day.

I'll take part in your research. I'll occupy your heart.

You won't be alone, you see.

I'm going to cure you, your doctor I shall be.

Tony T, your remedy.

Dr Tony, I presume. I'm a time bomb, here in the room.

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. Until your heart goes 'boom'.

Come on, Cisse. Let's go.

Hello Tony.

Hello Cisse.

- Jacques. - Hello. Hi.

I think a personal doctor's exciting.

It's like... Holby City meets Dr T and the Women.

- What exactly are you going to do? - It's all quite standard.

First I'll observe Tony in his work environment.

Then do some interviews and a series of behaviour tests.

Come on. We should've left already.

- Come on. - Bye.

Bastard!

Freeze!

We know all about your shocking child trafficking.

I'm curious to see what you're gonna do against grown-ups!

OK!

Diego really was a pathetic loser.

Aren't you exaggerating slightly?

From what I've heard he was just a bit shy.

Just a bit shy? The guy didn't dare do anything. Not a thing.

He didn't dare do anything so he didn't get anything. A pathetic scaredy-cat.

- A loser, a dork. - Maybe he was a bit of a scientist.

- Lots of us find social contact hard. - Lots of us?

- Don't tell me you've fallen for Diego! - Look, this isn't about that.

There's no way there could've been anything between you and Diego.

He wouldn't dare come up and talk to you.

And if he did dare to say something, you'd be so bored within 10 seconds...

...you'd go and find a cupboard to vomit in.

I don't even know why we're talking about this.

I do.

You've organised all this research to be able to spend time with me.

Yeah, yeah. I've seen you smiling at me on the set.

- Or in the van at night. - I'm just doing my job, OK?

You don't need to be embarrassed, it's normal.

Honestly! D'you know what you should do? Stop running away from everything.

- You're doing it again... Running away. - Let's get a few things clear, Tony.

We have a doctor-patient relationship.

I don't need you.

I can get any woman I want.

You, you can get any woman who wants you. Bye Tony.

- What, is Tony ill or something? - No, no.

Women don't like a man feeling good about himself.

Women always want to change men. I don't understand it.

A man never asks a woman to change.

Unless he's just shot his load, then he'd really like her...

...to change into a crate of beer.

Or into a comic book.

What do you want to do now? Come and operate on us or what?

Here, look, I'll drill some holes already.

375 euro.

I've just come to help Tony get better.

Listen carefully, miss. I'll tell you one thing.

I'd like Tony to stay the way he is now.

- Why not look for something in cancer? - Oh, come on.

Am I right, or not?

What if an operation were to turn him back into the person he was before?

I know what being unhappy is like and you don't want to live like that.

That's why I went and worked for the aids line.

All those people who have aids and are going to die.

I thought that that would cheer me up.

As in, there are worse things in life.

Maybe I should have the same illness as Diego.

Anything is better than being alone.

- Is that it already? - Yes.

- Well? - Uh... It's all still...

It's not really clear yet.

But what is clear, Mrs Willems, is that you underestimate yourself.

Daring to be alone isn't pathetic. It's a sign of strength.

You don't really believe that.

Good morning.

Hey, I thought you'd finished your observations and interviews.

Yes, I have but...

- I hoped I could start the tests today. - Sorry, no time.

It doesn't matter what we think of each other, Tony...

...but we have to work together on this. - Not now!

- Later? - Maybe.

We've got some cool things but the guys from Hong Kong are really demanding...

...so I think we have to make everything a bit bigger.

Alright, but we're working with very low budgets.

There's nothing wrong with that, but we haven't been paid for 2 months.

Look, I'll invest in you, I'll give you everything you need. All I ask...

...is that this afternoon's stunt is in the can by the end of the day.

- OK. - OK.

4- The kamikaze Icarus...

And action!

Three, two, one. Go!

Did you see that, bro? Did you see me?

Did you see the fire? There was a second wave.

Great, brilliant!

Sorry, I don't want to interrupt, but can I ask you something?

They've asked me to present a cookery programme.

Normally speaking, no way, I'm an actor. I'm an actor.

- But it's got style, content, a story. - Do you enjoy cooking? Yeah?

OK then, do it! Do it! Go for it, Charlie.

The stylish story cook.

That's right, eh? It's good, eh? Cisse, the cup!

- Tony. Tony... - Yes?

Can you spare me a few minutes? We could do the word fluency test.

Word fluency?

I am Tony T, Mr TNT. I explode, as you can see.

I'll make you star...

...in your own XXX show. I'll make you scream...

...higher than a Beach Boy. Danger danger. Mi cabron, soy una bomba.

Of testosterone.

- I'll come back later. - Yeah.

Cisse, that airbag can be put away.

- Here still. - There.

Like that?

- Can I help? - It's OK, Jaana.

- I'm just getting in the way over there. - OK, thanks.

Sorry about Tony just now.

It wasn't right, the way he behaved.

He can't help it. A frontal syndrome makes it difficult to empathise.

To realise how others might be feeling.

It can't always be easy for you, either.

It's not too bad.

What matters to me is the team and the team is well respected now, so...

- See me fly? - It's incredible, guys!

- Incredible. - Fantastic! Fantastic!

- We did it. - Look, look, look, look.

Shit, man!

Did you know you sleep with your mouth open?

Why's that?

- I've time for a test now, if you like. - OK.

Yes, black! Counters for Tony.

- And... Oh, red. - All gone.

The test's finished.

Oh. I wonder what you can learn from this.

Well, the large losses affect normal people subconsciously so much...

...that they start avoiding piles A and B.

But not frontal patients... Because they are always searching for pleasure...

...and don't consider the consequences.

Is that your important research that is going to prove who I am?

With cards and counters? What are you going to bring with you next?

Mastermind?

Scrabble?

- I'm annoying, aren't I? - Yes, actually you are.

D'you know why? I'm happy, I'm enjoying myself.

Then I see you and I think to myself, "There she is, thinking that I'm ill...

...that I'm going to die lonely, like all those people in those slides. "

Sorry,Tony. I can imagine that it must be trying for you sometimes.

It's very trying.

But I do realise you have to do your job. I do.

And I think it's nice to see the way you do it.

Really concentrating and very focussed.

Honestly. I mean it.

It's science, but the way you do it makes it more than just that.

Have you always wanted to do this?

A lecture by Professor Vandewoestijne about the smile got me interested.

Did you know, our natural smile is an action that happens after a signal...

...in the anterior cingulum, here?

But if someone asks us to smile, for a photo, for example...

...then we use a completely different part of our brain, here.

Which is why it always looks so false when we try to smile for a photo.

Absolutely! Yes.

- I'm sure you think all this is boring. - No, no, I think it's interesting.

Do you think I've got a frontal syndrome?

There are still a couple of tests I have to do but all the indications are there.

- Come on, Tony. Cisse wants to go. - OK, coming.

I'm not gonna have it done, Jaana. That operation, I'm not doing it.

No, everyone... Everyone is happy now... with me.

I'm off.

Patients can't always judge what is best for them. You know that.

We're trained to do it, we've got experience.

I'm one hundred percent behind patient involvement...

...but when it comes to decisions, we're in a better position to make them.

Look Jaana, if this works...

...it's not about being the first ever to carry out a frontal syndrome operation...

...or about a book with our names on the cover being in all the shops.

It's about there finally being hope, for all the other patients.

That's true.

The prospects offered by this are enormous.

I'm in the middle of research, and this is just between you and me...

...into implanting a chip and a microcomputer in the brain...

...and connecting it to the short-term memory.

Can you imagine?

Can you imagine everyone suddenly having 10 gig of extra memory?

Wow!

I'd hoped that, once you'd finished your Ph. D...

...you could maybe assist me with my research.

Seriously? Wow!

Yes, we'd make a perfect team.

And I'd thought, as a kind of early celebration...

Sorry.

Your mum?

Hi Tony. Oh, that's great.

Congratulations.

That's very kind of you, but I don't think...

Yes, I'll come to your mother's.

We'll see. OK, see you later.

They've got the Hong Kong job and they're going out to celebrate.

Tony asked me to go and help persuade his mum to come too.

Apparently she likes me.

What I was just saying...

I've booked a table for two at 'La Maison'

...to celebrate that... to celebrate the research.

Wow, great, but I've already agreed to go with Tony.

- So... Shame. - That's fine.

- Sorry. - No, no.

Maybe it'd be a good time to talk to him about the operation.

OK.

5- You and me...

- Here you are. - You shouldn't have.

Here you are.

Nice, isn't it? It'll look lovely on you, Mum. Fantastic.

Especially with your black dress.

You're trying to persuade me to go dancing tonight.

But you won't succeed.

I'd like to see it on you too. It's a really nice necklace.

OK then, seeing as it's you.

Sit down.

Cheers.

- Wow! - You look fantastic.

What a classy lady!

I won't be able to keep the guys off you at the nightclub!

- No, Diego, I'm not coming. - Oh, go on.

- No, no, I'm not. - I'm going for a piss.

I was wearing this dress when I met Roger.

- Really? - Yes! D'you know what he said?

"Get your coat. I'm taking you home. "

Never! I can't believe that anyone would actually say that!

Roger did.

I think he noticed that I hesitated because he also said.

"You won't find anyone better than me. "

He did.

Tell me... You and... Diego... is there something going on between you?

No, no. I'm just here as a friend.

- Oh, you're seeing someone else. - No, not at the moment.

Oh, neither is Diego. So if you think logically for a moment...

Neither of you has aids and... no, but it's true...

...all men are bastards but life is short...

...and if you're not a lesbian, you might as well start seeing each other.

- I think Tony prefers girls like Kiki. - No, not Kiki. What a silly name!

He's attracted to you.

D'you know you're the first one he talks to me about?

Dad's here. We've got to go. You coming, Mum?

No, I'm not coming. I'm going to bed.

Take Jaana with you.

What d'you reckon? Fancy a party?

- For a little while, then. - Come on!

- Hi Tony. Hi! - We got it!

- Hello Tony. - We got it, bro!

- You sit in the front, Jaana. - OK.

- Am I driving? - Apparently you're a professional.

- Let the girls have some too. - Drink it then.

Hong Kong! Hong Kong! Hong Kong!

Hong Kong! Hong Kong!

Tony, stop it! I mean it!

I mean it!

- Oh, come on... - Come on!

- You can control it, you know. - Yes, that's true.

- I can teach you, if you like. - No, no.

It's really easy. You just have to... Honestly... Look.

Look where you want to go. Pick a spot point.

Don't look at where you want to avoid. And then go.

- Hey Tony, teach me to skid first. - Jaana first!

- No way. I'd be too scared. - Go on.

Jaana! Jaana! Jaana!

- Alright, if you all wear your seatbelt. - OK.

OK?

- Ready? - Yes.

OK.

Look.

Gas.

Now!

Roger?

- Roger, what are going to do? - You go on in.

I'm going to spend some quality time with my son first.

You're gonna fuckin' be working with the guys who've worked with Bruce Lee!

Come on, let's go and have an aperitif! OK?

But Dad, Jaana's waiting for me.

It's not because you've got books at home that you can't go to the library.

- And I'm paying! - Are you?

- Hello. - Hello.

- You aren't taking your shirt off? - No, your daddy likes it like this.

OK.

This is nice.

This is very, very, very nice.

Sorry.

- Sorry. - Do you have a problem?

Yes, I'm thinking of someone else.

- D'you understand? - Yes, yes, I understand.

Tony.

- This is Nancy, my roommate. - Hello Nancy.

- Where's Jaana? - What?

- Jana! I can't see her. - Over there.

- You're not leaving, Jaana? - It's late.

- You were gone for two hours. - I came back specially for you.

- I've phoned a taxi. - I'll take you home.

No. It's your party. I don't want to spoil it.

No, no, I'll take you home. There, your coat's off again.

Come and have a dance. Just one. Just one.

I'm... Really glad you stayed.

Seriously!

I was with a whore just now, with Dad. I had to stop halfway through.

I kept thinking of you the whole time. I really do like you.

- I'm just going to get a drink. - Don't go, stay here.

No, you carry on dancing, I'll be back.

OK.

Jaana. Jaana!

Hey, Jaana! You can't run away like that!

- Let her go. - I came back specially for her.

- Just let her go! - I came back for her.

Hey, let her go! Hey!

Hong Kong. Hong Kong.

- Oh, Cisse. - Hi Jaana. Oh sorry, sorry.

- I'm such a stupid idiot, Cisse. - Where's Tony?

Inside, I suppose. He hasn't followed me out.

Well, that's Tony for you.

I feel so alone.

Oh fuckin' hell, Cisse! Jesus...

6- What goes up...

I wonder why Kiki suddenly wants to hold a meeting.

- I don't know, Cisse. - Don't you?

You spent all night fucking her!

- Didn't she say anything? - All night, all night...

- Hi Kiki. - Tony.

Johan.

Hi.

OK, guys, the good news is we've got very good estimates for 'Hate Hurts'.

Based on the title alone, we should sell a lot of tickets in Germany.

'Hate Hurts', HH, like Heil Hitler.

And the bad news?

The Hong Kong producers've taken another look at the showreel.

They want to see a big stunt with a car first. And then they'll decide.

Obviously I was a bit too enthusiastic yesterday.

We can put a car stunt together ourselves.

- Our own car stunt. - Yes.

I mean, we always have to hold back a bit here. That's normal, that's TV.

But if we actually do it ourselves, we can really go for it!

- We'll do something with fireworks. - Alright?

- OK? Fireworks? - Yeah. Sounds good.

- OK then, fireworks. - OK.

Uh, one more minor detail.

Could you put Cisse Crash and Team TNT on the cover instead of Team TNT?

The budget will only cover one Belgian stuntman.

Apparently, I had misunderstood that too. Sorry.

No, no, sorry. We're a team!

We can only put Tony forward for it. It's purely a matter of budget.

I've always worked my arse off here with an extremely low budget and now this?

Fuck you, pal! Come on, Tony, let's go!

Tony?

Cisse.

Cisse!

- Fuck it! - Cisse!

- There. Fuck it! - Hey! Cisse!

D'you know what we'll do? You can be my assistant.

I'll split what I earn in half, then we'll still work together.

I don't want to be your assistant, Tony! Don't you get it? I trained you!

- It's not my fault they want Tony T. - Fuck Tony T, pal!

D'you know what Tony T is? Eh? A big, fat, egocentric bastard!

I've always fought for you! I gave you a chance!

Diego understood. He'd have left with me.

Diego wouldn't betray his brother. But you...

They asked me cos you weren't up to the job. That's why!

Fuck you! You can find another assistant for the stupid showreel!

Don't worry, I will! I will! And I won't have to look far, either!

- Hi Tony! - I've come for some stuff for a stunt.

- Roger's not here. Help yourself, eh? - Yeah.

Solo I do not rest, I'm at my best.

Solo I get things done. Better technique than David Becham.

Tony Walhalla, more inches than Allah.

More charm than Knievel, more cursed than the Flowers of Evil.

Tony does it all alone.

Hey, Tony, the way you rap is really cool.

I mean...

...your feeling for rhythm is very attractive.

Yeah, I can imagine.

I uh...

- Whoa, Brigitte. Whoa. - Oh, sorry.

- Brigitte. - Sorry. Yeah...

Of course, you can have all those girls on the telly.

- Sorry, I don't know what... - It's not that.

You're a very beautiful woman, Brigitte. Honestly!

Then kiss me again, Tony. Please.

- David? - Yes, Jaana. I was worried.

You weren't at work or in the canteen.

- I called you but... - Oh, I switched my mobile off.

- Is it late? - Yes.

D'you want to come in for a moment?

- Did everything go well last night? - Yes. We went dancing for a bit.

Dancing... That's a while ago!

Did you manage to convince him to have the operation?

I didn't really talk to him about it.

- What did you talk to him about then? - All sorts. Does it matter?

I don't think you're behaving in a very professional way.

It's not good to get too close to a patient.

- You think I've had sex with Tony. - No, I didn't say that.

You needn't worry, I've been a good girl.

I didn't have sex with Tony.

- But I should have. - Jaana, please! Come on!

With a Neanderthal like that!

David... With a man.

A man who makes me feel like a woman.

Sorry, I think I'm gonna throw up!

Are you OK, Jaana?

Jaana, um...

Phhh... Fuckin' hell!

- Mr Willems. - Hi. I was looking for Jaana.

- I don't think she's coming in today. - Oh, shit!

Maybe you can help me.

During a consultation with Jaana I said that Tony is my new best friend.

- He's much better than he used to be. - Yes...

But now I know what he's really like.

I don't like talking about people behind their back but Tony's way out of order.

Way out of order.

And what would you like us to do about it?

You're the doctors.

I don't want the operation not to go ahead...

...because I initially said that maybe it wasn't necessary.

OK. OK, I'll pass that on.

Although I'm not sure Jaana will listen to anything negative about Tony...

What do you mean?

Yeah, what do I mean?

Who d'you think gave her all these opportunities, Cisse?

She's attracted to him now, but it won't last.

Won't it?

- What about the sign, Tony? - I'm busy.

A bit off centre?

Mum? I haven't got time for that.

That's what personnel are for.

- Are all those fireworks a good idea? - Yes, I'm a stuntman, Mum.

I could've been a hairdresser or interior decorator but I'm a stuntman.

- Maybe someone should check it. - Maybe you should stop going on!

- I'm allowed to worry about you! - No, what you're allowed to do...

...is you're allowed to clean the car, from bumper to bumper, until it shines.

- That'd make me really happy. - I'm calling Cisse.

- Can you take a quick look at the sign? - Can't you do anything by yourself?

- I'm doing this for free! - You should be pleased.

Pleased that I'm giving you a chance. You'll be dead in a few months.

It's not as if we're building a relationship here.

Cisse says you should never do a stunt like that on your own.

- It's much too dangerous! - Sure! Cisse with his brilliant stunts!

Cisse's never done a decent stunt in all his life.

- It's not funny! - Don't get so wound up, Jacques.

He should realise it's about respect!

There's a reason we're the only ones still working with him.

There, another one who's come to have a whine.

Hey, you, tell me what happened between you and Brigitte!

Not with Brigitte! That's not true, Diego!

I'm trying to build a jump. May I?

You're ill, son. You're really ill.

You know something like that'll happen if you take up with a young woman.

Be glad it was me and not someone else.

Tony! Stop him! Tony! Stop him!

To think, I defended you to Jaana. You've got to leave that girl alone...

...before you destroy her too. Will you do that?

7- King of pain...

Straight.

Square.

Hot.

Healthy.

Holiday.

Oh, shit!

Domestic.

Fire.

Naked woman.

Happiness.

- Are there any slides you remember? - The naked woman.

That leg. That was disgusting. The house on fire.

Those always provoke very extreme emotions. That's a normal reaction.

But normally you should see that on the curve. Look.

- You can't really in your case. - But I felt something.

Yes, but that's your emotional memory.

Over the years, your brain has learned how to react to certain situations.

We were able to see that on your MR scans just now too.

But you don't really feel it. Look, these are the results of normal people.

- Can you see the difference? - Yes...

This was the very last test, Tony. Now we're really certain of the diagnosis.

- You have to decide what we do about it. - There aren't that many choices.

Look, this is the form with which you can consent to an operation.

Take your time and read it carefully.

- Could you leave us on our own, David? - Yes, OK.

I'll pop in again later.

Don't sign it, Tony.

We made a mistake. You're right.

- Haven't I got a syndrome? - Yes, but you're much happier now.

All my interviews and observations show that.

- Much happier than Diego. - It was awful being Diego.

- There. You don't want to be Diego again. - No.

- Everyone likes you much better now. - I don't think they do.

- They do. Even I do. - I'm ill, Jaana.

I had sex with my brother's girlfriend. And then I pinched his job.

- But that's not just your fault. - I destroy everything, everyone.

I destroy everyone I love.

I hit my mother in the stomach. My father hates me. Everyone hates me.

Tony is a freak. Tony destroys absolutely everything.

He destroys it!

I don't hate you.

Be on your guard against me, Jaana.

I'll destroy you too because no one means as much to me as you do.

- Wow, what was that, man? - Love.

Love?

Long live love. I'm full of love. I'm going to fill everything with love.

I'm going to put everything right, with everyone. Everyone.

I'll take my mum flowers, tell her I've got a steady girlfriend.

That she needn't worry, her son is fine.

Then I'll phone Dad and arrange a game of football.

And first I'll make amends with Cisse. For everything.

- Yeah, for everything! - And then I'll move in with you. OK?

- Sex every day. - Sex and love.

- Sex and love! - Sex and love!

- You can come tonight, if you like. - OK, baby.

First I'll go and make Cisse happy and then I'll come round. OK?

Cisse? I'm performing a great stunt here, bro.

But it's so dark no one can see that it's me.

So you can put it on your showreel. Make sure you get the job.

You deserve it, bro.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!

Tony?

Tony?

Tony! Jesus Christ!

- Are you OK, Cisse? - Hi. Yeah, I'm OK.

This is a really difficult situation, Cisse.

Tony urgently needs an operation. But we can only do it if he signs the form.

I don't think he wants it.

What Tony wants and what he needs are two totally different things.

He's just almost killed himself.

Look, if he stays as Tony he's certainly going to do it again.

So what do we do?

Do you know what Tony's signature looks like?

- Sure it's the best thing for my brother? - It's my job, Cisse.

Tony won't be so lucky next time.

We just have to wait and see now, Mum. OK?

Don't worry, I'll call you if there's any news. Alright?

OK. Bye Mum. Bye.

Cisse, has Tony been brought in?

- Dr Vandewoestijne is operating on him. - What?

But he didn't want an operation!

There's no way Tony would give his consent for this.

You know that too!

Cisse?

David, you're committing a serious professional error, forging signatures!

- I take responsibility, Rik. - I want you to stop right now!

I'll take over and remove the stimulator.

Go and have a coffee.

Can we discuss this outside, Rik?

David?

- You're deranged, David! - It's best for everyone, Jaana.

Can I get on with my work now, please?

- Are you OK? - Yes.

Go and get someone, Cisse!

- I can't get the door open. - I can't feel my hands. Help me.

- I don't know how to do that. - Just do what I tell you.

Put those gloves on.

OK, pick up those pliers.

Try to disconnect the stimulator.

- Shit! - Come on, Cisse!

The technical stuff is usually Tony's responsibility.

What are we all doing? Fuck, he's starting to come round.

OK, we'll just sew him up. Needle and thread are behind you.

Don't think, just sew.

- Shit, shit. - Good. It's going well.

Come on.

Jaana.

Everything'll be fine,Tony! Everything'll be fine. OK?

Tony?... My name's Diego.

Diego Willems.

Look at me, pal, watch me fly, your Mitsubishi samurai.

Tony T, who you can't destroy. I am the real mccoy.

I fly with love and joy. I fly with total fuckin' trust.

- Your kamikaze Icarus. - I'll call you back, Mum.

- What was that? - No idea. I don't know.

Jaana?

- Diego... - I feel a bit sick, Jaana.

- But I'm glad you're here. - Me too.

- Is he OK? - I think so.

I don't know what happened here, Jaana. I don't want to know.

But if it ever gets out, we can close the department.

I think you should think carefully about what you're going to do.

I don't know. I really don't know.

8- Months later...

In the end it's not important that...

...we were the first to carry out this operation for frontal syndrome.

But that, as the result of perfect teamwork, there is finally hope...

...for all those frontal patients who hadn't expected this.

Yes.

The report says that, for a short time, Diego became Tony during the operation.

- Any chance that this'll happen again? - No.

No, Diego won't encounter such a strong signal in the outside world.

Unless he climbs mobile phone masts, of course.

I've got a question for Diego.

- Are you still working as a stuntman? - No.

That wasn't my thing. I work in my father's workshop now.

- That's what I do. - Thank you.

How do you feel now, Diego?

Normal.

Happy with what I've got.

And that's the reason why we're doing it, eh?

Well...

I'm pleased there is finally hope for all those frontal patients.

Yeah, that's thanks to perfect teamwork.

- And how do you feel now, Diego? - Normal...

...and sexy!

- Sexy? - Where are those masts? Eh?

Sex and love, baby.

Yes, sir. Yes.

- What was all that? - He said slower, Jacques.

- Are you sure? - He said slower!

- Didn't he say faster? - Come on! You're getting on my nerves!