I got a notice.
Nothing by that name.
But I got a notice.
There's nothing.
You can see for yourself.
When should I come back?
When you get another notice.
DEKALOG: SIX
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I'm getting sick of this! Who is this?
I hear you breathing, you bastard.
I'm sorry.
I'm taking the garbage out.
The chute doesn't work.
Yes, I know.
No milk delivery again today.
It's every other day now.
Would you care to do the milk round?
- I don't have time. - Neither did the last guy.
I'll hold.
Hello.
May I help you?
I live nearby and heard you were looking for someone
to deliver the milk.
How old are you?
Nineteen.
- A student? - No, I work at the post office.
I live nearby.
You know it means getting up at 5:00 a.m.
every day?
I'm up early anyway.
Gas emergency line.
I have a gas leak.
Are you sure?
I can smell it and hear it.
- Where? - The stove.
- Did you turn it off? - Yes.
Your address?
Piratów 4, Apt. 376.
We'll be right there.
Who is it?
Milk delivery.
You didn't leave a bottle out.
Right.
Tomek.
Have you got someone?
No.
I suspect you never had anyone to tell you this.
Girls act very liberated and kiss boys freely...
but in fact...
they like boys who are gentle.
If you'd like to bring someone here sometime...
you needn't be shy about it.
I don't have anyone.
Good morning.
- Did you help me before? - Yes.
I got another notice.
There's nothing.
This is my second time here.
Yes, but there's still nothing.
I got another notice for nothing?
Another mix-up? - Yes.
Could you call someone older?
Sorry?
Your supervisor.
I'll be right back. What is it?
I've received two money order notices,
and still no sign of anything,
neither cash nor money order.
It's a notice. What's the problem?
But there's no money.
Let me see those.
Who's the sender?
I don't know. It's for 24,000 zlotys.
Then why are you expecting it?
I received two notices!
We told you there's nothing!
How can that be?
Mr. Wacek!
Yes, ma'am.
What are these?
Notices.
- It's your route, isn't it? - It wasn't me.
I always use pencil. - They were in my mailbox.
They didn't come from us. Your carrier just explained that.
They have your stamp on them.
It's not my stamp!
If you make your own notices, it's a police matter!
You're right. Give them here.
Not on your life!
These are forgeries.
You're trying to swindle money!
What do you want?
I wanted to tell you
there never was any money.
- And the notices? - It was me.
Why? I don't understand.
I wanted to see you.
You wanted to see me?
You were crying last night!
How do you know that?
- I watch you. - What?
I watch you through the window.
Go away.
Go to hell!
I'll count to three.
One...
two...
Are you watching?
Yes.
I moved the bed just for you. You see?
Well... have fun.
Jerk-off!
Mr. Postman!
Get out here, you son of a bitch!
Get out here, asshole!
Coward!
You're the little darling?
Put 'em up.
Get 'em up.
Don't do it again.
It's not healthy at your age.
I thought it might be you.
Want to come in? I'm all alone.
You're quite a sight!
Don't you know how to fight?
Tell me...
why do you watch me?
Because I love you.
I really do.
What do you want?
I don't know.
You want to kiss me?
No.
Do you want to go to...
You want to make love to me?
No.
Then what do you want?
Nothing.
Nothing?
Nothing.
May I invite you to a café...
for an ice cream?
Sorry.
Have you been watching me long?
A year.
This morning you said...
What was it?
I love you.
There's no such thing.
Yes, there is.
No.
Don't you have any friends?
One, but he's away right now.
Where?
In Syria, with the U .N . troops.
I board with his mother, across the way from you.
That figures.
He used to watch you too.
He told you that?
Before he left, he gave me his binoculars
and showed me your window.
And what did he say?
"N.A.E.L."
What's that mean?
- Nice... - Go on.
- "Nice Ass Easy Lay." - I see.
Besides loving me and working at the post office,
what do you do?
I study languages.
What have you learned so far?
Bulgarian.
That's great. But what for?
There were two Bulgarians at the orphanage.
I've also studied English.
Now I'm learning Portuguese.
You're a strange one.
No, I just have a good memory.
I remember everything, from the beginning.
Even when you were born?
Sometimes I think so.
- And your parents too? - No, not them.
You remember a slender young man
who used to visit me last autumn?
Yes.
He'd bring milk and rolls and take packages away.
That's right. He went away and never came back.
I liked him.
Me too.
But he left.
Went to Austria and then Australia.
Australia?
I... kept your letters.
I didn't know they were from him.
I work in the post office.
You've been stalking and harassing me.
The milk, the money orders,
the gas company, and now you steal my mail.
Ah, what's it matter in the end anyway?
Give me your hand.
Caress my hand.
Look.
That's how you should do it.
There's our bus.
If we catch it, you come to my place.
If not, you don't. Okay?
Take my hand.
What else do you know about me?
What do you see when guys come visit me?
It's called...
You make love.
I used to watch...
but not anymore.
It has nothing to do with love.
Tell me what I do.
You undress.
You undress them too.
Then you lie down together...
on the bed or the floor.
Or?
Or in the kitchen.
You close your eyes.
Then...
you raise your hands.
Show me. Go on.
Ever had sex with a girl?
No.
And when you watch me...
you do it to yourself?
I used to.
You know that's a sin?
I know.
Now...
I just think about you.
Don't talk now.
You know I have nothing on underneath, right?
When a woman desires a man...
she gets wet inside.
That's how I am now.
You have gentle hands.
Don't be afraid.
Already?
Was it good?
That's all there is to love.
There's a towel in the bathroom.
COME BACK. I'M SORRY.
I'm not home.
Excuse me.
Did I wake you? - No.
- Does a young man live... - Yes.
He left his coat at my place.
Come in.
You can leave it there.
- Did he go out? - No.
He's in the hospital. - What happened?
Nothing serious.
He'll be out in a few days... or weeks.
I'd like to visit him.
He was at my place earlier.
I know.
I think...
I think I...
I think I hurt him.
Don't go see him.
He'll be back.
Please tell me what happened.
You'll probably think it's funny.
He fell in love with you.
This is the telescope he uses to watch you.
He must have stolen it.
He used to have binoculars.
And this is his alarm clock...
set for 8:30.
That's when you get home, isn't it? - More or less.
He made a bad choice, didn't he?
Yes.
I'll look after him.
Don't you have a son?
He left the country.
And when he gets back, he'll probably go off again.
He was always running off.
He wouldn't stay with me.
I'm an old woman, and I don't ask for much,
but I'm afraid without someone in the apartment.
Good night.
May I call for news of him?
We don't have a phone.
I'm sorry, but what's his name?
Tomek.
TH IS WINDOW CLOSED
Why's this crossed out?
Don't cross things out with no explanation.
- Excuse me. - Apartment number?
376.
There's nothing for you.
Do you know what happened to the young man
who worked in your branch?
He slit his wrists. A broken heart, it seems.
You know his name?
You'll have to ask the postmistress. I don't know.
Tomek, is that you?
Say something.
I've been looking all over for you.
I checked at several hospitals.
I've been looking for you to tell you...
that you were right.
Tomek, can you hear me?
You were right.
Actually, I don't know what to say...
or how to say it.
- Magduśka? - Magda.
It's Wojtuś...
- Did you just call? - Yes, but I couldn't get through.
- Did you hear what I said? - No. Listen, we're...
Excuse me...
is he back?
Not yet.
I don't watch you anymore.
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