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And all because Mrs. likes her water lukewarm.

Look.

My old princess.

Do you also need a bit of attention? Yes.

Ohh...

Ooh...

Sometimes I get so tired from taking care of you all.

Where are you going?

Well...

I have a nice job.

A lot of good things are happening in our community.

My heart shines with pride as mayor.

But there are also days when I feel ashamed.

That poor woman all alone in a filthy old caravan.

Probably died of loneliness.

As long as I’m in charge here...

I will never be able to come to terms with that.

Is this really something for children to be present at?

Mr. Mayor...

In this family, we are not afraid of death.

Death is our life.

- Good, shall we just get the paperwork sorted? - Certainly.

My name is Lenie.

I’m Hein.

What happened?

I wasn’t feeling well...

And then I collapsed.

Yes...

And now I’m just...

Yes...

It's been a long time since I introduced myself to someone, so...

But...

were you really that lonely?

Well...

Yes, I have been quite alone for a long time.

That’s true.

Why didn’t you invite anyone?

Let’s just say...

that you can be very lonely in company.

- Did you have no friends at all? - Yes, I did.

Yes, a very large group even.

They were always with me.

The dear treasures. They really can’t go a day without me.

But they really cannot live without me, Hein.

You have to help me. And quickly.

Before he takes my 'filthy old caravan' to the scrapyard.

And we as a municipality will cover the costs...

of the funeral and the burial fees.

For now, at least.

And the wreath. What would be a good text for the ribbon?

The terrible thing is... we don’t even know her name.

- Lenie. - Hm? - Her name is Lenie.

How do you know that?

Eh... It seemed nice.

Because... she was alone.

So A... Lenie.

Or Lenie.

Hmm, yes.

If we don’t find any paperwork in the caravan...

then that can go on the stone.

Where was that caravan, anyway?

By the silo on the industrial estate.

- Do you have those environmentally friendly coffins? - Absolutely.

I have a brochure about that here somewhere.

Well, I don’t know if I would have come to visit you here.

- That group of friends of yours must be very good friends. - Yes.

Where are they now?

I think they’re just inside.

- All your friends are in here? - Yes, all five of them. - All five? - Uh-huh.

Oh! There they are.

May I introduce you...

These are Rinus, Karel, Joosje, Siep, and Tumtum.

Jesus, Japan.

No, no, it’s fantastic.

I would love to put the whole world in our glasses.

Listen...

I am leaving a son behind here, yes.

Oh, shit, there’s Hein.

Shit, there’s my father.

- Doesn’t your father like cats? - He doesn’t like ghosts.

What do you have hanging off your bike?

Ah, yes...

This is Tumtum, he’s a vegetarian.

He doesn’t eat meat.

Joosje likes being on her own, you have to let her do her thing.

And Karel wants to be scratched under his chin.

- Are you okay, grandpa? - Yes, yes, yes.

- It’s nothing, it’ll be fine. - Rinus. He’s the sweetest of the bunch.

And Siepie. Siepie is really a character.

Just keep the door a little bit closed.

Your father gets allergic just thinking about cats.

It’ll be fine.

Are you okay?

Yes... Hmm... Yes.

Good.

I’m just eh...

All that fuss from that mayor.

All the arrangements.

I’m exhausted.

Dad.

What would you...

Have you ever had a secret for me?

Mwah, I wouldn’t know what kind of secret.

Well...

Haaa-tchoo!

Ohhh, guys, what’s going on?

I’ve never had such hay fever.

- Oh. - Hey, Dewi is here.

Well, I’m curious.

Here lies Hein.

Well, you’re already feeling right at home I see. Freak.

- I need your help. - Where would you be without us?

His father can’t do anything without my mother.

My father mustn't find out, so don’t scream.

Yeah, come on.

Oh my God!

Cuteness alert!

- What did I say? - How did you get those animals?

They were living in an old caravan in the industrial area.

We need to find a new home for them.

Are they from that stray?

Her name is Lenie.

- Okay, and how are we going to divide them? - Jordi, we need your buggy.

Dewi, I want to go on your dating app just one more time.

It’s not my dating app.

- Yes. - That’s Karel, you have to stroke him under his chin.

- Cat for sale! - Cat for sale! - Ma’am, would you like to buy a cat?

- Cat for sale! - Sir, would you like a cat? - Would you like to buy a cat?

Do you want a cat?

Yes! Oh, wow. Popular lady.

You can choose from 27 owners, Joosje.

27!

This is amazing.

- Cat for sale! - Cat for sale!

Cat for sale!

Only this one no one wants.

I think it’s so sad.

I seriously think I’m going to cry.

- Siep is not really... - What?

Siep is quite ugly.

He has the best inner self, though. Really a special little character.

- Yes. - Why are you nodding?

You’re not going to judge a cat based on its appearance, are you?

- Oh, men are so superficial. - No, no, no, no.

I agree with you. Siep really has the best inner self.

Truly a special little character.

Okay, Mr. Cat Whisperer:

If you think that animal is so great, why don’t you keep him yourself?

Gee, you’re allergic to me.

- Hay fever. - Oh.

Yeah, that’s what you get from working in greenery.

- Lots of pollen. - Too much.

A Japanese company wants to invest.

Big investment in our glasses.

That’s great. Congratulations, amazing!

- That’s good news, right? - Yes.

It’s fantastic news.

But, well, then I have to move to Japan.

Okay.

Well, you’ve all worked very hard for it too.

And you wanted to break through internationally, right?

Yes, yes.

- But? - Yeah, I, um...

thought:

Life here has its perks too.

Life?

Yeah, with...

Well, that’s just what I wanted to say.

- I have to get Hein to his bed. - Yes.

Oh, uh...

I still have to tell Hein. So...

Uh, Hein?

Yes?

I had a stomach ache, so I went to lie down in bed.

Shhh!

God, here we go again.

Do you also have hay fever? That could very well be.

If you need anything: I’m around.

Yeah, nice.

Really very sad, but no one is coming this afternoon.

Hmm, not even the mayor?

No, he has to open a branch of Super Shoes.

- And that poet for lonely people? - Writer’s block. - Oh.

Otherwise, I might want to say something.

Yeah, maybe we should find someone we can actually understand.

Hein, Hein, Hein!

Are those cats still in the house?

One still, Siep.

I’m just afraid he might need to go somewhere else.

Your father is going completely crazy from his allergy.

And I’ve been feeling worthless the last few days.

And black cats, you know what they say about them.

Yeah, but no one wants him.

Well, just try one more time to find him...

a new owner.

Boy, at your very best.

And now, we’re going to print you 200 times.

Johannes?

Gosh, pff.

What are we going to get now? Impudent monkey!

Go away.

Dirty beast.

Hay fever? Just cat hairs!

Dad?

Well, you’d rather be lazy than tired. You just got out of bed!

Just wait until you’re as old as I am.

Have you heard anything about that wreath the mayor promised?

It’s now quite a sober affair.

- No. - That’s nice.

Always the same with those administrators.

Promising golden mountains.

Well, I’ll see if I can pick some flowers myself then.

- Menno. - Yes?

Never mind.

Okay.

Siep?

Siep?!

Siep?

I was looking for you.

Your father chased him away.

Where to?

Where would you go if someone chased you away?

Home!

Siep?

Siep?

Siep?

Siep?

Siepie, we’re going to look for a new spot for you.

Siep!

What are you guys doing here?

- We heard that no one was coming. - And we thought that was sad.

Where is Hein actually?

Yeah, it's something with the air.

That happened to me too.

Where... Warn grandpa.

Hein?

Hein?

Dad, what is this?

Did you guys start a shelter without me knowing?

Unbelievable.

I just saw your grandpa, but I can’t wake him.

Oh.

Hey, that’s Siep.

Who is Siep?

Siep is one of the stray cats that Hein takes care of.

From a caravan in the industrial area.

Huh? Not the caravan of...

No, you absolutely must not go there! That’s life-threatening.

- What? Why dangerous? - Carbon monoxide poisoning.

The coroner thinks that’s what he died from.

- Hein! - Hein!

- Hein! - Hein!

Hein!

Siep.

Oh, boy. Hein!

Come.

Hein, Hein!

- Hein! - Hein! Come on, boy.

First, let’s get some fresh air.

No more headache?

Ah.

What were you doing over there?

In that caravan.

I had to take care of those cats.

Which cats?

Whose cats did you have to take care of?

Dad.

Yes?

I don’t want to have any secrets from you anymore.

No, I don’t want any secrets from you either.

Okay, I need to tell you something.

But you really mustn’t tell anyone about it.

Hein, stop with the mysterious stuff. What is it?

I see ghosts.

I can talk to them.

Pff.

Dad?

- Dad, what are you going to do? - We’re leaving here, Hein.

- Leaving this graveyard. - Why?

I don’t want you to get into all sorts of life-threatening situations...

- because of these kinds of delusions. - They are not delusions! It’s really true.

Listen, Hein: I’m not mad at you.

I should never have brought you here. It’s this place.

We’re going to pack our bags, okay?

Yeah, for Japan, right?

You’re not worried at all.

You just want to leave so you can go your own way again.

I don’t want to have secrets from you anymore, but you don’t care.

You’re lying to your own child!

- Hein... - No!

Hein!

Hein!

Menno.

I wanted to say something for you today.

Because you deserve attention.

Some people might have found you a bit odd.

But people often say that.

What they really mean is: special.

People who aren’t special themselves...

they are always a bit afraid of it.

You were special.

Special and kind. And the attention and the love that you didn't receive yourself...

you gave to others.

And many people could take an example from that.

I will make sure that Siep, whom you loved so much...

is never chased away again, but finds a home.

A place where he can stay.

Because I know how important that is.

Thank you.

Hein, we will take Siep in. Really.

But you don’t really like cats.

- That little creature saved his life. - Hein, that was really beautiful.

More beautiful than I could have ever done, or grandpa.

Hein.

I’m afraid that I need your help.

Grandpa, I want to be alone for a moment.

Grandpa?

Hein?

Who are you talking to?

- Death is part of life, Hein. - Oh really?

- Oh, you want to take over Lommerrust? - At a very attractive price.

Dad, dad!

He is up to something.

Hein, for the umpteenth time:

Ghosts do not exist!

- What are you doing here? - We actually want to know that from you.

- That can only mean one thing. - Lommerrust is in danger.