A RAILWAY STATION FOR TWO Part Two
No one's coming to serve us. What a shame!
They're discussing the fact of you picking me up.
Me picking you up?
It's you who picked me up!
Yes, and I'm proud of it.
Now it sounds better.
Good evening. Can we have the menu, please?
Violetta, don't you recognize me?
How do I know if I should recognize you or not.
This is Platon Sergeyevich. He's a pianist.
Pleased to meet you.
Violetta. I'm very pleased, too. What would be your order?
The lady will make the order.
I know this useless paper by heart. I even see it in my nightmares.
All right. We will drink...
Makes no difference to me. Let's drink cognac!
Armenian cognac, three stars. Two hundred grams?
Two hundred or three hundred?
Three hundred!
Three hundred. And tell them not to dilute it, because it's for me.
What? Do they usually dilute it?
Of course not!
Now the appetizers...
From appetizers we have only cheese.
Tell the chef that it's for me.
Let him give us the salami and salad he's stashed.
All right.
- How about Chicken Kiev? - Fine.
Two orders then. And tell them to use good butter.
What butter do they usually use?
Well, usually...
Why do you want to know what you'd better not know?
No more questions.
And ice-cream.
Yes, Violetta, only please tell them it's for Vera,
so that they not put anything but ice-cream in the ice-cream.
I know, she is the one who...
You're absolutely right. It's she. She's so strange.
She's good, and good people are always unlucky.
I think you're somewhere far, far away now.
Will you come back, please?
My wife and I were driving back from the Sheremetyevo Airport.
After seeing off her friend who left for Algeria.
My wife was driving. She loves driving.
I almost don't use the car, I don't like it, but my wife's a great driver.
When we were approaching Moscow... And it was very dark there...
A man ran out crossing the road. She used the brakes, but...
Was he drunk?
No. The examination proved he was sober, so...
There we go, my dears. Hors d'oeuvres are coming.
As for the main course, you'll have to wait a bit.
Do you have a TV set in your restaurant?
In the director's office. Why?
- I'll explain. This way? - Yes, this way.
When it happened, she took it very bad.
She cried, she was hysterical.
Then she said: "It's the end of me.
They will never invite me to the television again."
- She works on television? - Occasionally. You'll see.
Well... Why does it take so long to turn on?
When the police arrived, I, of course, said I was driving.
- Good evening. - Good evening.
The weather situation in the most part of the country's European territory
is being determined by the high pressure area which is gradually...
They always have a smile on their faces on TV. Good for them.
It's my wife.
As a result, we'll have above the norm precipitation.
The frontal divide,
coming through Arkhangelsk, Vologda and Leningrad regions,
cuts off the cooler air of Scandinavia
from the warmer one over the country's main territory.
You weren't exaggerating. She's an interesting woman.
Yes.
And when I took the blame on myself, she at once calmed down.
And now about the weather in our capital.
Tomorrow it will again be warm and dry in Moscow.
The temperature is 25-27 degrees C.
Your own car.
A friend leaving for Algeria. A wife shown on TV.
To me it's all like living on the Moon.
And I take tips and collect garnishes from the tables.
And every third one treats us waitresses like trash.
- Especially railway station waitresses. - Shut up! Why do you say that?
See? Even you're shutting me up.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
I can't imagine what would've happened to me if I hadn't met you.
- In your situation... - You've saved me.
You just needed someone to happen along.
I was lucky to have you to happen upon me.
Actually, it's not that, Vera.
I feel that lately I've been living like...
I rush from a rehearsal to a recording, from a recording to a concert.
I'm constantly in need of money, more money.
Film studios, radio... I snatch at every piece of hackwork.
We never have friends to our house.
I can understand my wife. She doesn't want to cook, wash dishes.
We invite only useful people.
And we get from it... no joy.
Our daughter has her own life.
We have lost her.
I'm in public all the time, always mixing with people...
But in fact, I'm alone.
It's fate. Now I will play for you.
I testify as a wife that he's still trumpeting!
To our mighty hero!
Shall I serve the main course?
Listen to this beautiful music.
Get lost. He's playing for me.
Got it.
He's my friend.
Your friend makes me feel like crying.
- What do you want him to play? - Something rhythmical.
No problem. We'll order it.
You know, I've recognized you, friend.
Oh, I've recognized you, too.
Look, play something rhythmical, something exciting.
With great pleasure.
Dear friends, for our guest from the sunny Uzbekistan,
I'm going to play a rhythmically exciting melody.
- Greetings, competitor. - Greetings, aboriginal.
Giving your tour performance?
Just trying to make some bread.
By stealing someone else's bread? Get out of here.
You're a pianist and I'm a pianist. I've been robbed of my money.
I only have to earn enough for the dinner.
Are you Vera's beau?
Sort of.
What are you eating?
Three hundred grams of cognac, two salamis,
two Chickens Kiev and two ice-creams, yes, and a salad.
That will be all, you got it?
Dear Comrades! Today is my husband's jubilee.
Can you play "The Dying Swan" for him?
- Can you do the swan? - The dying one? I can do anything.
- He will do it. - Thank you.
Into the money-box. Shoot the dying one.
Didn't you say you'd be playing for me?
And you were making money instead.
It was that rare occasion when feelings and interest had agreed.
And you were complaining that you play not that good.
To say the truth, no one has ever played as well in our restaurant.
It's only for restaurants that I'm an outstanding pianist, but for art...
A quite ordinary one.
Well, my dears.
Thank you, everything was very good.
When we want to, we can do it.
As for the check, please give it to your pianist.
- To Shurik? - Yes, to him.
What are you gaping at? Take it to Shurik.
Alexander Anatolyevich, it's for you.
It's funny. You're innocent, and you're going to trial.
That seems to be my fate.
- Violetta! - Yes, my dears?
Come on, bring it all.
Pastries, chocolate, coffee and fruit. What the heck...
On what money?
Now it's me who's dining and wining you! Your health!
So you want to be a martyr?
And you want her to be locked up?
No, I don't want it for anyone.
Give me your number. When in Moscow, I may call you. Would you mind?
No, on the contrary, I'll be happy to hear your voice.
My number is very easy to remember. 123-4567.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
That simple? I'll call you.
Or maybe not.
Come on, don't be afraid, I was just kidding.
I'm not afraid.
- Thank you for the wonderful evening. - Thank you for making me company.
- No, it wasn't so... - Never mind me.
Let me see you to your bus.
To my bus? No, first I have to put you up for the night. Let's go.
Tonight you're going to sleep with all conveniences, like a real foreigner.
But we've already been turned out of there.
In life, everything depends not on those who're in charge,
but on those who're on duty today.
Imagine, I've accidentally sent his passport with the Tashkent train.
They don't let in the hotel without a passport, you know. Help us out.
I know they don't. What's in it for me?
You know, he plays the piano so well that...
It won't work. There's no piano.
Can you play cards, passenger who's been left behind?
Sure he can.
But not as well as the piano.
What am I going to do with you?
Though it looks like no diplomatic persons are expected tonight.
All right, stay, we'll think of something.
I wonder what are you going to think of?
It's you who are leaving him with me.
Then I'm a foundling.
He's a spry little sparrow, this passenger of yours.
Thank you.
Not at all, thank you.
All right, you two may go and think of something here, but I'm going. Bye.
Thank you, Vera.
Have a seat.
So I'll see you tomorrow at the restaurant, right, Vera?
- It was a wonderful evening. - It was great!
- You're having an affair with her? - Oh no, not at all.
She's a funny woman.
Are you planning just transit or you may stay for a while?
What do you mean?
I was just left behind the train.
Perhaps I'll stay awhile, I don't know. Or maybe not.
When he comes tomorrow, her... that... conductor who took my passport...
- So you know about him? - I had the pleasure of meeting him.
Well, it's life.
After her husband had walked out on her...
And did it in such a ghastly manner, found himself a hairdresser in Penza
and announced to her about his decision...
...over the intercom, bastard.
The entire railway listened to their conversation.
It was a mean, inhuman thing to do. He could come and say he was sorry.
Two months later he did come crawling on his knees, asking her forgiveness.
Vera didn't take him in. Then this Andrei had appeared.
Well, shall we have a drink?
By the way, let's get acquainted. My name is Yulia.
Pleased to meet you. I'm Platon Sergeyevich.
- Are you from Moscow? - Yes.
Here I am.
Now you'll lie to us that you were late for the bus.
I'm so glad you came back.
I didn't come back, I really was late for the bus!
It looks like I'm one too many here.
- Don't say nonsense. - Where can I go, poor girl?
All right, I'll go and take a nap in the mother and child room.
Here.
See you in the morning.
Thank you so much.
- Thanks. - Thank you.
Of course I wasn't late.
I just didn't want to leave you with her.
Why are you staring? Yes, I came by myself.
Why don't you say something?
There'll be something to remember, how you got stuck at some station.
And a waitress turned up.
And there was not an affair but...
Funny, isn't it?
She wasn't that good but...
I was just passing through.
Vera, you don't know yourself.
But I think I've known you for years and I understand you.
There's none of the things in you that I hate.
Simply hate!
You're genuine, you're natural. And I feel so natural with you.
That's me, just as I am, I don't have to pretend, I don't have to...
And at this station of all places, for the first time in my life
I felt free.
You just don't know your worth.
You're kind, you're pretty, you're...
Charming, you're wonderful... Yes, you're...
Beautiful!
No one has ever spoken those words to me. Not ever.
Guys! Guys!
Trouble! I know I'm intruding.
Non-flying weather. Moscow doesn't accept planes.
How I hate that non-flying weather!
They'll bring them from the airport now, a whole crowd. It'll be hectic.
I know, we're looking for an empty car.
- You're smart, but not quite. - That's right.
The cars are locked for the night so some riffraff not get in.
We're looking for my cousin. She's a conductor. She'll give you shelter.
- Vera. - What?
- Vera... - What?
You'll be comfortable here. There... that's all.
That's enough, or it's going to end badly.
It's not enough.
- I don't mess about compartments. - I know.
- What do you mean? - Nothing.
- What are you driving at? - I'm not driving at anything.
You mean me and Andrei going to a compartment. Nothing happened there.
I believe you.
I can tell by your eyes that you don't.
It's dark in here, you can't tell by the eyes...
But it's true, nothing has happened.
I believe you, I swear.
You don't believe a word. You have only one thing on your mind.
Say something!
There can be nothing between the two of us, nothing...
Why not?
Because you're a pianist and I'm a railway station waitress.
It's nonsense.
You see? You can't say anything to that.
A waitress! A pianist! What difference does it make?
Sure. Tell me about the universal equality.
- Vera, I beg you. - What?
Please, don't leave.
To me it's... very important.
- You're for me... - Don't.
I brought you to this wagon-lit so that you could rest.
Take a rest, my darling...
What do you think, what sentence they may give you?
At best, three years.
And I'll come to the trial and say it wasn't you who did it.
No one will listen to you.
I'll testify that you yourself told me that.
And I'll deny it. It will be my word against yours.
Well, why should I do it in the first place? What do I care?
You'll never show up here again, anyway.
We're adults, aren't we? This talking through a wall is unnatural.
Come here.
No, no way.
Then I'm coming to you.
What an insolent fellow!
Though you don't look it at all.
Let's meet on the neutral territory.
Where? In the washroom?
Say, in the corridor.
Never.
Yes, that's what I'm like, too, a man of principle.
I've got an apartment in an open field.
The air's clean in an open field.
They'll run a trolley-bus route in a year, and a telephone line in 10.
We no longer live, just ramble, Monotonously, like in paradise.
Don't ever be afraid to gamble
And stake your whole life on dice.
How good we were when we just started!
We're not the same, we've lost our drive.
It's never late to go and chance it,
Don't be afraid to change your life.
...Of your belongings you'll need none,
Only death's your final destination.
Just try to have your life redone.
Don't ever cry, have no pity
If no trump card there's to throw in.
Your own life contribute in the kitty.
Who never loses, he will never win!
As our Shurik sings.
Good morning.
Hello...
Platon Sergeyevich, your breakfast is over there. Please sit down.
Don't be afraid of a new endeavor...
Bon appetite.
Thank you.
Don't ever hide, have no pity
If no trump card there's to throw in.
Your own life contribute in the kitty.
Who never loses, he will never win...
The express train No. 6 "Moscow - Alma-Ata"
arrives on track two.
Dear passengers, we've just received important news:
Zastupinsk's football team "Vanguard"
beat Voronezh's "Torch", scoring 3 to 1!
I repeat, we've just received important news:
Zastupinsk's football team "Vanguard" beat Voronezh's "Torch",
scoring 3 to 1!
Hi!
- How you doing? - Fine.
Hi, Lyuda!
Hi. Thanks.
Take it, don't make me feel bad.
Have you changed your hair style?
Yes, I have.
Very becoming, isn't it? Vera, listen to me.
The goods are terrific. Two suitcases. Austrian boots, light as a feather.
Two hundred rubles a pair. Vera, we're standing here only 20 minutes.
I won't be going to you any more.
Where else can we go? I can't leave the car.
You got it all wrong, Andrei. Wait.
- What? - Bad news.
I just knew it. They filched the melons.
- If only the melons! - There was nothing else there.
I found a replacement for you.
I don't get it, Vera, my dear. Let's go, huh?
I was unfaithful to you, Andrei.
I still don't get it. Did you find yourself another guy?
Who is he?
My passport?
Sorry, man, it so happened... It was just an accident.
I owe it to you. Go on, order something, I'm paying.
Here's the money for the melons. The suitcases are under the side table.
We're quits.
- And something else... - Get away, man, we need to talk.
Get out of here now and never show up at this station again!
You mean it's him who charmed you?
You goat! I told you to watch the melons and what did you do?
Profiteer! Scoundrel!
Get out of here!
- I'll punch your mug! - If you can jump high enough.
So our love is over, with only business contacts left?
I hate to do it, too.
Aren't you hurt, bastard?
- What? - Nothing.
- Shall I call Nikolasha? - It's all right, Sanya.
What are you going to live on?
I managed before you and I'll manage now.
On your salary, right? You know what it's called?
I've spent so much money on you...
Yes, Andrei, you're right. But it happened.
You think you were such a treasure?
You better think twice.
Good morning.
Are you looking for me, comrade? And I'm over there. Good night.
You'll be sweeping this platform with your skirt, but I...
I will not.
But I will not come back to you. Come here, dear. Steady.
- So you like this one, right? - Yes, I like him very much, Andrei.
- What do you do? - I'm a pianist.
There!
- Hi! - What's going on?
Nothing. Everything's all right.
Who did it to your face?
That amateur talent pianist was doing a tap dance on the tables.
Who gave you that shiner?
He slipped getting into salad.
Well...
This is for you, Vera, for the broken dishes.
And this is for you, Mendelssohn.
Superman. For medical treatment.
I hope you'll recover by the wedding.
- Take that, Sanya. - Yes.
You're a stupid woman, Vera Nikolayevna, and that's a fact.
Everything is all right.
Thank you, girls.
Are you ashamed of me?
Wait a minute.
That's all... that's all...
You want me to buy you a ticket to where? Come on, tell me.
To... to Griboyedov. Where else?
- And from there to Moscow. - To Moscow. To Moscow?
To her, who's lying about weather on TV?
Yes, of course...
I got it. Don't touch me, that's all...
Here, your ticket.
Your train is in 40 minutes.
Let's go out, we need to talk.
I've just spoken to your wife. On the phone, of course.
I know it's mean, it's not nice, but I couldn't help myself.
What did you tell her?
I said I'm just a stranger.
What were you talking about?
She claims it was you who'd run over a man.
Right, she couldn't tell the truth to a stranger.
What would you do in her place?
But it turned out she can't drive.
What? She can't drive?
Did she say that?
She said exactly that. And she sounded very convincing.
She's right. It's said in the report that it was I who killed the man.
So... there's nothing we can change.
Oh, God! What a misfortune!
Why? Why does everything go wrong...
Watch out!
- That's your train. - Yes, that's my train.
Well?
Well...
Forgive me for whatever I've done wrong.
No, you forgive me, it was me...
- No, everything was... - Wonderful. It was wonderful.
- Everything was wonderful. - Everything was just great.
Everything was great.
Just great.
Well...
Have a nice journey. All the best to you.
- Good luck to you, too. - Sure.
Go... or you'll be late.
Thank you!
Well, once again.
Your car is No.7. Unfortunately, it's a common, third-class car.
Soon I'll have everything common in my life. Goodbye!
Thank you. The accordion is as good as new.
Maybe you'll stay for supper, son?
I can't, my wife came to visit.
- Where's Lesnaya Street, 7? - The last house on the left.
And the cutlet... is a bit burned.
Why are you looking at me like that?
I'm afraid there's not enough food.
All right, that's enough.
You shouldn't have come here. It won't work out with the two of us.
Why not?
Inequality again. What are you?
A waitress! And I'm just a low number, which means a cleaning woman.
What?! A cleaning woman?!
How could I make such a mistake?
I thought I was going to a pianist, and here I am with a cleaning woman.
Yes. I'm no match for you.
Would you mind if I eat a little more?
- You liked it? - Very much.
That's what I've come here for.
- Get up! - Lay off, Anufrikov.
Get up! It's twenty to seven. Get up! We've overslept.
Here. Get dressed! Here.
It's the end. I'll be late for the roll call.
I'm going with you. I won't leave you.
We no longer live, just ramble,
Monotonously, like in paradise.
Don't ever be afraid to gamble
And stake your whole life on dice.
How good we were when we just started!
We're not the same, we've lost our drive.
It's never late to go and chance it,
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Don't be afraid to change your life!
What if your hair's touched with white,
It's never late to choose new roads.
To stake it all have no fright,
Cast off yourself you past life loads.
Going out in a rainy weather,
Stir up your spirits and your shoulders unbend.
Don't be afraid of a new endeavor,
And over life, and over life Just try to get an upper hand!
Believe in chimeras, mystification!
Of your belongings you'll need none,
Only death's your final destination.
Just try to get your life redone.
Don't ever cry, have no pity
If no trump card there's to throw in.
Your own life contribute in the kitty!
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Who never loses, he will never win!
Oh, my darling... my only one... I love you... so much...
Go on, please, go on. Hurry up, please...
You're walking... just fine... you're walking fine.
- Only too slowly. - Yes. What time is it?
Seven minutes left. Come on, go.
I can't... I can't... I can't...
Look how beautiful it is!
How beautiful!
There, that's your fence.
The fence. We're almost there.
Why did you stop?
- I can't go on. - Just a little bit more, please.
- Go on, go... - I'll never make it.
Give it to me.
No, no... I'll do it... I'll do it!
Vera, let me carry it. Oh, damn!
You see? Get up...
- I'll carry it. - Don't fall.
Ryabinin. Ryabinin!
Hey, you! Over there! He's here!
- I'm here! - Ryabinin's here! You hear me?!
Hey, you, on the tower! He's here! Ryabinin's here!
He's here!
The roll call of section four done. One is absent.
- Who? - Convict Ryabinin.
Play!
- Play? - Yes.
Ryabinin? So he's not back.
Right. It's an escape.
- Play! Loudly! Hurry! - Yes.
Come on. There you go. Don't fall.
Come on, louder, louder...
Good, still louder...
No, he's here. He's back.
Louder!
The End