The interior of an open, empty space: the frontier between ’inside’ and ’out side’ is slight. The only sign of human presence is to be found as a voice-over: a male voice recalling horrifying TV-images, a popular disaster film, a long-term imprisonment. The title alludes to the diplomatic negotiating jargon used during the video recording of a live hostage. After a previous work, ’a.m./p.m.’, Asselberghs continues his search for a unique audiovisual approach, playing on the spectacle of mainstream media, commenting on it, countering it.