Introduction
Bujor (alias Peony), a teenager from a poor, Romanian city, was standing outside his flats building, singing.
It was then when Bear arrived. It was not a real bear, but the prison officer called “Bear”.(in Romania the convicts that don’t know how to read and write are called “bears”). Officer Bear, received his nickname, because he was quite stupid and got promoted thanks to various bribes, paid at the right time and to the right person.
Scoffing, officer Bear asked Bujor to come to his luxury car:"I heard that you have a talent for music, play something for me" asked the officer, condescending.
Bujor starts to sing some popular Romanian party songs, and the officer is very impressed. Dedicated music lover, the officer pulls some change from his wallet and hands it emphatically . With a smug grin, he tells the teenager to keep his act together and avoid trouble since he is being closely watched. "I've got my eyes on you, you little s**t! I am sure sooner or later you'll make a mistake and I will be close by to catch you!" As far as Bujor was concerned, the policeman's words went in one ear and out the other; he was far more concerned about what to do with the little cash that he just won unexpectedly. After long inner struggles and rebukes of conscience, he goes to the corner market and buys one cigarette. Deep, long drags of smoke quench his thirst, while in his mind, all sorts of scenarios fly up and down, enough to make him dizzy. Bujor settles on the winning thought, a visit to the casino to increase his emaciated income.
Although some nagging memories of his long deceased grandma's advice try to deter him, he stubbornly pushes through.
"Sorry grandma but I would clearly die a broke ass if I believed that one can make fortunes only via hard labor and sacrifice! Times have changed and these are the days of those who take risks and action!"
While debating his course of action the teenager arrives at a dingy nest with some dilapidated slot machines. With the zeal of an almost electric current coursing through his veins, Bujor puts all his money in the sizzling game.
In less than 3 minutes, with a visceral despair, he loses everything.
And since bad luck seldom comes alone, Bujor, with his mind clouded with fury, insists in living the perfect "s**t hits the fan" scenario and steals a passerby's wallet. For Bujor the reasoning was simple: I see, I take. To make it for the ideal crap fest the victim is non other than the prime minister's daughter.
In an apotheotic end of the day, officer Bear is summoned by his boss, who was on the prime minister speed dial and sent to make justice in this case.
Despite officer's Bear shortcomings, he knows the city well and it takes no genius to come up with some suspects in the area where the robbery has taken place.
Among them, Bujor takes the cake since he debuts in all his glory on a surveillance camera placed near the crime scene.
Naturally, the police places the delinquent into custody.