Drinking tea in the kitchen.
Oh yeah, how come we didn`t
run into each other?
Guys, where the hell are you?
- Bring water!
- How`d it start burning?
- Canisters of gas are in there.
- Why`re they there?
l can`t carry them
around with me!
lt`s gonna blow,
the car too!
- Who told you to go in there?
- No one did.
- What did you need there?
- The car of course.
Cough it up! You were going
to retrieve the folders, right?
No. There were canisters
full of gasoline there.
Answer, damnit. Were you
looking for the papers?
Yes, l wrote.
Did l not have to?
- You`re being clever.
- l`ll do everything you order.
- Fetch the nails.
- Put it crosswise.
ls this a joke? You have
a new driver?
- Not yet
- Why, then?
lt`s ridioulous! `Cause of a
crappy shed!
You should intertere!
There`s no reason l should.
lt`s a spit in the face!
The man has disappeared! lt`s
been 3 days already.
We don`t know where he is!
lsn`t this reason enough?
- Don`t get agitated.
- l will!
l`ll go to the admiral!
l`ll show them hell!
- Quiet!
- l won`t shut up!
Hush! Don`t get
involved in this.
General, didn`t you...
There`s a wire for you.
They want you
in Moscow, urgently.
of course.
General, we just...
while you`re gone
They install the wiring.
Looking for a break.
Go on looking.
l intruded and retook him.
Too much hysteria around.
- Well now, hi.
- How do you do, Sir.
- You ok?
- Yes, sir.
l booked a flight to Moscow.
- When?
- From the airbase, at 4.
- Am l going with you?
- Stay here.
l don`t know when
l`m coming back. Find a nanny.
An experienced one.
lt`s time.
- Yes, General.
- You`re responsible here.
Keep an eye out,
correct things.
- Well, you understand.
- l`ll correct them.
Will you eat,
before you leave?
Coming.
Pay Lida and let her go.
Today.
- Lida?
- She shouldn`t stay.
l see.
You want some chicken?
They`ll feed him in the plane,
with some cognac.
Cognac too, ha.
Lida, you know...
As of today you`re transferred
back to the garrison.
- What?
- Back to the garrison.
You mean l`m being retired?
lt`s the general`s order.
l see.
Great!
- Are you crazy?
- Go to hell!
- You fool.
- Leave me alone.
- Farewell, Victor.
- What`d you mean?
They sacked me. Threw me away.
Because of you, by the way.
Ain`t thatjust fair?
Tell me, is it fair?
Am l to blame for men
liking me?
They sleep out of love and
marry for status.
Open the door!
Vera, calm down.
Call the guards to
break the door down.
- Oh, my God.
- The key`s inside.
- Shall we change the flight?
- Open. l need to talk to you.
Go away, all of you! l don`t
need anybody, hear me?
Break it down.
Go away!
Go away.
Or l`ll burn my face,
you know l will.
Don`t, honey.
Don`t torture yourself.
Come.
lt`s all right, honey.
We`ll do everything as
you say. Just...
Put the iron down.
What do you want?
Tell me.
Nothing.
What about...
...what about mashed potatoes
with butter?
The way you loved,
as a child.
How about it?
Yes, with seed-oil.
The way mama
used to make.
Mother...
Come, come.
Come...
Oh, god.
He is off.
- Now l`ll get the sack, like Lida?
- Think about it.
Why`d he want his daughter
to marry an adulterer?
lf you were a colonel, maybe.
Help me.
l don`t need anyone but Vera.
l`m in love with her.
Don`t give me that bull.
Why`d you need this family?
After the army, you`re a civilian.
l need the army!
lt gave me everything!
lt showed me bedsheets
for the first time.
- You`re overstating it.
- Near our orhpanage...
...there was a barrack
where workers lived:
2 families in a room:
drinking bouts, a shit-bucket.
l grew up in this orphanage.
And the workers life
seemed a fairytale to us.
- So what?
- Nothing.
l`ll eat earth, but l won`t go
back to that shit!
So you need either
a wedding,
or a plane crash...
l`m joking!
All right.
l`ll try to pull the wool
over Vera`s eyes.
Come on. Let`s go.
That Lida, ha!
A clever snake, she is.