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01x05 - Samuli

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Funeral for a Dog". Aired: March 17, 2022.*
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The journalist Daniel Mandelkern travels to Italy to interview the famous but mysterious novelist Mark Svensson.

01x05 - Samuli

Post by bunniefuu »

The following programme contains
strong language.

Here we go.

You know what?
He's got the job.

You know what?
He's got the job.

Yeah, I walked in there, improvised,

and totally blew their mind.

Then we have something to celebrate.

Mmhmm.
Your big contract,

springtime in New York, and...

springtime in New York, and...

And what?

Frog legs. Dog legs.

What is it? Come on.

OK, f*ck, I'm just gonna say it.
Mmhmm.

I'm pregnant.

I'm pregnant.

What?

You're joking?

You're joking?

It's...

almost 12 weeks.

So... New Year's?

We're gonna be a family?

We're gonna be a family.

We are gonna be a family! Yeah.

We are gonna be a family! Yeah.

Hallo.

Daniel? Hallo?

Ah...

Ah...

Good morning.

What?

Why now?

We have to close the shutters
inside.

Mama!

f*ck.

It's OK.

Not now.

What do you want me to do?

A beautiful day
in all five boroughs.

Blue skies, the sun's out.

Blue skies, the sun's out.

And the best news
this early morning...

It's gonna stay that way all day.

This is NYPR24...

Wha-what time is it?

Wha-what time is it?

Seven.
Mmh. I have to go.

I have a ultra at 8:15.

I have a ultra at 8:15.

Hey, buenos dias!
The angels of Lorimer! Morning!

How are you guys doing?
Good, good.

Yeah? The usual?
Yes, please, Oscar.

Yeah? The usual?
Yes, please, Oscar.

You got it.
So today you seal the deal?

Oh, yeah. Finally, we're gonna
sign this f*cking contract.

And then off to the
Grand Central Station, Oyster Bar.

And then off to the
Grand Central Station, Oyster Bar.

Three Martini lunch!
What?

Aid workers eat oysters?
Sure.

What else?

You guys wanna join?
Yeah.

Raw seafood and Martinis is good.
I'm in.

Oh yeah. Sorry, baby.
One decaf... Ay.

Oh yeah. Sorry, baby.
One decaf... Ay.

..and two Oscar's Colombian
special splash of milk.

$15.

Ciao. Keep the change.
Have a good one, Oscar!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Alright.

Bye-bye.
Ciao.

Hey! Wait wait wait wait.

Perfect position already.

Get some rest,
prepare everything and sleep well.

Get some rest,
prepare everything and sleep well.

It looks like it can start anytime.

You can get up now.

Have you agreed on a name
with your husband yet?

Have you agreed on a name
with your husband yet?

Ah. No, not yet.

And I think I'll decide it myself.

Oh, really?

Oh, really?

Yeah, well.
One father sees only his own ideas.

And the other one
can't decide at all.

So, this round is on me.

So, this round is on me.

Felix! Hey, you're done?
Yeah, I'm done here.

What did the doctor say?
All good?

What did the doctor say?
All good?

Yeah, the kid is good and I am good.

Nice.
I am going back home now.

Alright. Relax. I gotta go.
Hey, good luck!

Alright. Relax. I gotta go.
Hey, good luck!

Thanks! Bye. See you later.
Take care. Yeah, bye.

WOMAN:
Oh my God, look at that!

WOMAN:
Oh my God, look at that!

I found it touching.
I liked how she talks about guilt

I found it touching.
I liked how she talks about guilt

without being too heavy-handed.
Big topic, easy language.

You Germans are too romantic.
Honestly it is still too much money.

You Germans are too romantic.
Honestly it is still too much money.

Good for us, but too much money.

She hasn't written anything
important yet.

Whatever that is: importance.

Guys! A plane just crashed
into the World Trade!

Guys! A plane just crashed
into the World Trade!

A jet or something.

Into what?
A Cessna maybe, yeah.

Like the Empire State Building
in 1945.

I'm not kidding.
It was massive.

I'm not kidding.
It was massive.

Check it out.

Svensson.
Hey, Felix.

Oh, no!

We are witnessing
this catastrophe in real time.

Right now we've got John Marble...

We're gonna die.

We're at w*r.

There were biological warfare agents
in these planes.

There were biological warfare agents
in these planes.

We're gonna die.

We need to tape the windows!

Do we have any tape?

Do we have any tape?

Daniel?

Hallo.

Hey!

Daniel?

Daniel?

Mhm?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Ow...

Are you alright, Miss?

Yeah, I am pregnant and I...

You need ambulance.

The events that appear to be a
devastating t*rror1st attack...

The events that appear to be a
devastating t*rror1st attack...

Those are people.
They are jumping, those are people!

We're sorry, your call
cannot be completed...

Oh my God.

You know somebody down there?

My girlfriend
had a doctor's appointment.

My girlfriend
had a doctor's appointment.

Three blocks
north of the World Trade.

Hey, they will evacuate everyone.

They won't leave anyone.

They won't leave anyone.

She's pregnant.

-Oh my God. Oh my God.
-Oh my God.

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

Oh my God.

I walked here from my hotel
downtown.

I walked here from my hotel
downtown.

You can get out.

Sorry, madam! Is the subway working?

Not a chance, sir.
Trains ain't running.

sh*t.
I get, I need to get downtown.

I'm sorry. Everything's closed.
But I have to go.

I'm sorry,
everybody's got to go north.

I'm sorry,
everybody's got to go north.

It's not safe.
You gotta keep going.

..updates
are coming in every few seconds

..updates
are coming in every few seconds

that there have been attacks
in two American cities.

In Washington,
the Pentagon is currently on fire.

In Washington,
the Pentagon is currently on fire.

Airplanes flew into the
Word Trade Centers in New York.

The Pentagon has been evacuated.

And there, the second tower,
the front tower,

And there, the second tower,
the front tower,

the top portion is collapsing.

Good Lord.

There are no words.

Thousands are headed north
because they're forced to flee...

Thousands are headed north
because they're forced to flee...

Tuuli?!

Felix?!

..people crossing
Brooklyn Bridge while fireworkers

..people crossing
Brooklyn Bridge while fireworkers

are digging around what used to be
the World Trade Center.

Sirens filling the air
while the ground

Sirens filling the air
while the ground

is covered in rubble and dust.

The President boarded Air Force One

heading back to Washington
from Florida...

Felix?!

Tuuli!

Sorry. Sorry.

We're looking for Tuuli Kovero.
She was admitted a few hours ago.

She's pregnant.
What was the name again?

She's pregnant.
What was the name again?

Kovero, Tuuli.

Hey Chris.

Hey Chris.

Yeah.

Miss Kovero is currently
in the delivery room.

Miss Kovero is currently
in the delivery room.

What? Really?
Can we see her?

Are you related to Miss Kovero?
I will be the father of her child.

OK, you can come.
Only the father.

OK, you can come.
Only the father.

Take a seat, I'll call you.
What?

Our son is gonna be born
and I have to wait here?

Excuse me?

Excuse me?

Please! As you can imagine,
it's quite busy at the moment.

Only him. But...
Come on, come on.

Kiki?

OK.

These are all done?
You went through them all? Yeah.

Very well.

Very well.

Hey.

Hi.

You're late.

You were early.

I'm so glad you're OK.
Both of you.

Six hours.

f*ck, Tuuli was incredible!

Isn't he amazing?

Isn't he amazing?

Hey.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Samuli.

Hey, Samuli.

Hey, Samuli.

Welcome to this crazy world.

She says hi.

She says hi.

OK.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Hey, Kiki!

Hey, Kiki!

Talk to me!
Now you want to talk?

What do you think?

What do you think?

All this time I have been
just another one your lies, Mark.

All this time I have been
just another one your lies, Mark.

You're a mess. And you'll always be.

Your writing, your success,
your past...

it's always the same story.

You have locked yourself away
in this house with Felix's ghost.

You have locked yourself away
in this house with Felix's ghost.

What reality are you talking about?

I won't live in your pain anymore.

I love you.

No. You don't.

MAN OVER RADIO:
"We will lead the world to victory"

MAN OVER RADIO:
"We will lead the world to victory"

is what President Bush
said yesterday.

ABR News is continuing
to cover the Attack on America.

ABR News is continuing
to cover the Attack on America.

Here are the headlines of this hour.

Another night in the shattered
World Trade Center in New York City,

Another night in the shattered
World Trade Center in New York City,

the search goes on.

And, at the Pentagon in Washington,
the confirmed death toll is now

close to 500...
Everything is shaking,

close to 500...
Everything is shaking,

everything is...

swaying, somehow.

That was close. I was really scared.

That was close. I was really scared.

Me too.

But we are still here.
Yeah...

But we are still here.
Yeah...

We should leave.

As soon as there are flights
we should leave.

As soon as there are flights
we should leave.

America is a target.

And if someone loses
their nerves now...

I'm tired.

Let's talk later.
Yeah.

Let's talk later.
Yeah.

I'm just saying
we'd be safe in Germany.

Sami, you and I.

And Mark.

He probably wants to stay.

He probably wants to stay.

He's doing his thing here.

# ALEV LENZ: Pieces
# Your eyes say sorry

# Your mouth wrong words

# Your mouth wrong words

# I don't want to be loved by you

# Through all those closed doors #

# Through all those closed doors #