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THE SON

Olivier! Come here! Quick!

What is this? Go back to work.

I told you. Twice at 2 millimeters.

Release the brake.

Loosen it up.

Twice!

You'll take him?

No, I can't. The four I got are already too many.

I'll see if there's a place in welding.

Philippo! Show me what you got.

Your mortise isn't finished right. Put it in the vice.

No.

Push... Lever.

Is that okay?

Perfect. Put it up on the board.

Start your window frame. Choose your wood, 61/2 by 61/2.

Okay.

This needs sharpening. Be right back.

Rino!

Hello M'r Olivier, It's Fouad's sister,

He's sick and can't go to the site tomorrow,

M'y mother wants to know if he needs a doctor's note,

Could you phone me?

Yeah, it's me, It's M'ax,

I received some papers, a form,

to fill out for an apprenticeship contract,

I wanted to know if I could come by tonight,

I'll phone back, Thanks, Bye,

It's René,

Fighting's started at home again,

I'll try M'ickey, If not, I'll sleep at your place,

It's open!

It's Nicholas,

The windows are in, We might go higher tomorrow,,,

Could you warn them about my vertigo?

Hello.

Come in.

I was downstairs when you came in.

I'm sorry. I didn't see you.

Want a coffee?

No thanks.

Some soup?

No, I'm fine.

You still at the Center?

Yes.

Does the back still hurt?

No.

Sit down.

No, I'm fine.

I'm getting remarried.

I needed to start something again.

That's good.

And you? Have you met someone?

No.

Still at the filling station?

Yes.

And I wanted to tell you

that I'm pregnant.

Why did you come today?

Well, just to tell you...

Why today and not another day?

I'm off on Wednesdays.

Why this Wednesday?

I waited until the gynecologist said it was sure.

Goodbye.

Catherine? It's Olivier.

That boy who wanted to do carpentry... How did it go?

Is he interested in welding?

See you tomorrow.

I forgot my fifty cents.

You coming to eat?

I'm coming.

Can I eat in here?

- No room out there? - It's too noisy.

Want some soup?

Could I use your knife?

We've got clean ones.

It's okay. I'll wash it.

Could I have some soup?

Fifty cents. Are you new here?

Yes.

Thanks.

Come in!

Olivier!

What is it?

The new kid. I can take him. Two of mine are doing okay.

All right. Go get him.

Now?

Rino says he's not interested. Best he change right away.

Okay.

I just saw Catherine. I'm taking the new kid.

Okay. He's in the locker room.

Still interested in carpentry?

Yeah.

Get up. Get your stuff. Come with me.

Your locker. You have to buy a lock.

Put your stuff in there.

How tall are you, one meter 68, 69?

Sixty-nine.

Hold this up.

And these?

Give them back. They're not carpenter's overalls.

At the waist.

Okay. Get dressed.

Come on, Raoul.

These are your things.

Put your initials on them.

My what?

Your initials.

First letter first name, first letter last name.

- You know how to write? - Yeah, but...

I'm better at math.

Write there, on the side.

Unfold it like this.

Put it down.

Put a drop of oil on each hinge.

Get the oil can from that blue shelf.

I can't give you a lift, I've got an errand to do.

Let me see your template.

Mine's okay.

It's good.

Omar.

Okay.

You didn't saw it right. Do it again with the miter box.

Fold it up.

Unfold it.

That'll do.

Put it in your side pocket.

Put the oil can back.

Sir!

Sir!

I'm lost.

I can't find Molinay Street.

What?

Molinay Street.

Turn left, then the second right,

and then the street that climbs up.

This intersection?

That's the one.

Thank you.

I'm happy for you, about the baby.

Robert's happy?

Could I have some water?

Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?

No, I don't want to know.

Here.

Thanks.

Francis Thirion got out.

He came to the Center to learn carpentry.

How do you...

How do you know it's him?

I saw the forms.

Number two.

Twenty euros, please.

What did you tell the Center?

Nothing.

I didn't have to say anything. We couldn't fit him in.

And if he comes back?

He won't. He was transferred.

Where?

I don't know.

But you saw him?

No.

I even wondered if I should take him.

Why?

- Teach him carpentry. - You're crazy.

He killed our son and you teach him!

It was just an idea.

What do I owe you?

Fifty cents.

Olivier, we shouldn't talk about this anymore.

I shouldn't have come. I'm sorry.

Olivier,

why don't you quit the Center?

Work with your brother again. He wants it.

I like the Center. I feel useful.

And if he comes back?

He's not coming back. Don't get worked up.

Are you all right?

Yes.

Mustard?

Sauerkraut?

One euro fifty, please.

Enjoy your meal.

Thanks. Goodbye.

Hello sir. You hungry, too?

Yeah.

May I lean on your car?

You want a french fry?

No thank you.

It's funny how you knew how tall I was

just by looking at me.

It comes from practice.

From this paving stone here

to the tire on that red car,

how far is it?

Three meters fifty-one.

Would you hold this, please?

Three meters fifty-two.

And...

from my right foot

to your left foot,

how far is it?

Four meters ten... eleven.

Four meters eleven.

Four meters eleven.

You're really good at it.

Goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

Careful.

Do it the same way.

Knee on the ground, then put it down.

Go on Philippo.

A bit more weight to the rear. Hold it with your hand.

Careful behind you. Hold on.

Steve.

You.

Omar.

Careful behind.

A bit more weight to the rear.

Raoul.

Let's go. Start climbing.

Watch the sheeting, Philippo!

Omar, closer to the ladder!

Pull the beam with your hand. Balance it!

Pull it up!

It's too heavy.

Pull it up. I've got it.

Go on.

Pull it up...

Go back up!

Go back up. Let go of me!

Let go of me!

You all right?

Okay. Let's do it again.

Come on. Get up.

Take the beam.

Knee on the ground.

A bit more weight to the rear.

Keep leaning forward.

Get closer to the ladder.

Closer to the ladder!

Olivier!

Phone. Pick it up at Rino's.

Coming.

Okay! Come on down.

Put the beams down. Be right back.

Why?

He didn't let you know?

- It's his job, not mine. - But he works for me!

Calm down.

- Can we go outside? - I'm his mother.

It's him I'm talking to!

Cool it, you.

You coming?

- If she goes to rehab? - She won't if I'm here.

You said that last time. You'll go down with her.

Coming!

- I'll go back when she's better. - When? Where?

They won't wait for you.

She can't let you live your life?

See you Monday.

See you, Olivier.

Be on time Monday.

Wait.

A bump. You've got to smooth it down.

Use the rasp, it's faster.

Finish with the sand paper.

A large-headed nail on both sides.

Right in the middle. Seven centimeters down.

What are you doing this weekend?

I don't know.

No. Right in the middle.

You have to measure from both sides.

You seeing your family?

No.

Why?

My mom's boyfriend doesn't want me to see her.

And your father?

My father? I don't know where he is.

Look at the mark.

Lift your hand.

See you Monday.

Want a lift?

Sure.

You spying on me?

- Is that him? - No.

Let go.

Calm down.

Let him tell me his name.

It's him.

Magali!

Want any help, sir?

Stay in the car!

Magali, are you all right?

I've got coffee in the car.

Who do you think you are?

Here.

Drink.

Nobody would do this.

I know.

So why you?

I don't know.

Where do you live?

Molinay Street.

Top or bottom?

Bottom.

I'm going to the saw mill tomorrow to get wood.

You could come to learn the different kinds of wood.

Okay.

The others already have. You'll get to their level.

Over there, just before the pizzeria.

There.

I'll come by for you at nine.

See you tomorrow.

What kind of tree was that?

I don't know.

How did you know it was 120 years old?

From the circles in the trunk.

They're called rings.

Who taught you that?

A guy who was at Fraipont with me.

How old were you when you went to Fraipont?

Eleven, I think.

Don't remember when you were locked up?

Sure I do!

So why did you say, "I think"?

It was a long time ago.

What are those trees, there?

Where?

The big ones.

Beech.

A hard wood.

Yes. For making stairs, furniture.

Good for tools since it's smooth. Your hand can slide.

There was a rabbit.

I fell asleep.

Didn't you get enough sleep?

Yeah, but I'm on medication to sleep well.

Is it still a long way?

Forty kilometers.

What did you do to end up in Fraipont at eleven?

What got you locked up at eleven?

Some bullshit.

What kind of bullshit?

Theft.

Locked up just for theft?

Yeah. And some other stuff.

Could I go sleep in the back?

Yeah.

Want to eat?

Are we here?

No. Do you want to eat?

Sure.

An apple turnover, please.

Me too.

For both?

No.

One euro, please.

Would you consider being my guardian?

Don't you have one?

What about your social worker? You should ask him.

It's not the same.

He's from Fraipont. I'd prefer someone from outside.

Would you be willing?

I don't know. I'll think about it.

How about a game of table soccer?

Why do you want me for a guardian?

Because it's you who's teaching me my trade.

Ready?

The counter.

Can I call you Olivier?

Why?

Because all the other guys do.

If you want to.

What was the other stuff with the theft?

There was a death.

You killed someone?

Yeah.

In Fraipont I was champion.

Could I have another one?

I'll give you some on Monday.

Is it still far?

No. Two, three kilometers.

Why did you kill?

You want me to be your guardian. So I should know, right?

What did you steal?

A radio from a car.

You killed for a radio?

There was a boy in the back, who I hadn't seen.

He wouldn't let go of me.

So I grabbed him by the throat until he let go.

You strangled him.

He wouldn't let go.

You strangled him.

I didn't want to. I was afraid.

But you did it. Or he wouldn't be dead.

Yes, but...

No "buts"! Did you do it or not?

Well, yes.

I went too far.

Do you regret what you did?

Obviously.

Why obviously?

Five years locked up. That's worth regretting.

I need to piss.

You have a key?

It's my brother's place.

- What's that between the planks? - What?

The little blocks.

So air can flow and dry the wood.

If a door's made out of undried planks...

It shrinks.

Right.

A crack forms between each plank.

What's this?

Pine.

Which pine?

Look in your manual.

Oregon pine.

It comes from the States.

Is it a soft or a hard wood?

Without your manual.

Soft.

Right. Feel it.

Run your nail along it.

Feel it?

The second stack from the bottom, and the one on top.

What are they?

They're pine, too.

What kind?

Look at the veins.

Carolina Pine.

Right. From Canada.

We'll take two of those planks and two Oregon.

Stay here.

Got it?

Let it slide to the ground.

Balanced on your shoulder.

Five meters eighty.

Five meters eighty divided by two?

Two meters ninety.

The boy you killed was my son.

Don't be afraid. Come back!

Come back!

Wait!

Wait!

Come on. I saw you. Get down.

I saw you. Get down!

I won't hurt you.

I don't believe you.

Get down!

I just want to talk.

Get down!

Drop that!

I was locked up five years! I paid!

Drop that! Put it down.