So the brothers have some expenses — and there is clear interest in this stamp collection. But they aren’t sure exactly what they have their hands on. But they want to preserve at least part of the collection, so Artur suggests that Jerzy give his son a series of three zeppelin stamps — the same stamps their father bragged about finding in episode 8.

While the brothers seem to have an easy relationship, it becomes apparent in these scenes that they haven’t seen much of each other recently. Artur drops Jerzy off at his house and tells him it was good to see him.

Jerzy goes inside and his wife is clearly annoyed with him. She complains that he came in late and was not around to take their son to the dentist. He tells her that he was catching up with Artur and she says a couple times “I wasn’t saying anything.”

Jerzy then stops by to see his son. He gives him the stamps as “something to remember your grandfather.” But the boy was crying earlier over the death. Maybe children don’t go to funerals in eastern Europe? Otherwise, the only other thing he mentioned is that his tooth was hurting a little that day and his mother was raging all day.

Next, Jerzy goes to what looks like a stamp convention. He approaches one of the vendors and asks for an appraisal for a couple books of stamps. The vendor immediately calls over “the chairman” who then asks to see the brothers in their apartment.

We are next in the apartment with “the chairman.” He asks why they are intending to sell, Artur says they have some expenses to pay, leading the chairman to ask “how much?” and Jerzy responds “never mind.” They are trying to play cards close to the vest.

The chairman starts to go through the books and point out the value … this one is worth a small flat … this one could buy a luxury European car … this series could buy two flats. They eventually ask what the entire collection is worth and the chairman says “millions and millions” and adds that their father intended to insure the entire collection for 250 million zloty. I’m not sure what the exchange rate was then, but by today’s exchange, that’s worth roughly $70 million … in 1988 dollars. So, it’s a major fortune.

Before he leaves, the chairman says that their father devoted his life to putting together this collection — it would be a shame to break it up. The brothers end the scene in despair — they are sitting on so much money, it might not be practical to extract it.