. ▁One ▁night , ▁he ▁catch es ▁Á ron ▁( Á d ám ▁V arga ), ▁a ▁local ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁village ▁who ▁lives ▁with ▁and ▁car es ▁for ▁his ▁invalid ▁mother , ▁attempting ▁to ▁ste al ▁his ▁sc oot er . ▁He ▁knock s ▁Á ron ▁off , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁and ▁stays ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁he ▁w akes . ▁Instead ▁of ▁calling ▁the ▁police , ▁Sz abol cs ▁has ▁Á ron ▁help ▁repair ▁the ▁house . ▁They ▁become ▁friends ▁and ▁Sz abol cs ▁joins ▁the ▁loc als ▁playing ▁football . ▁ ▁One ▁night , ▁after ▁going ▁sw imming ▁and ▁drink ing ▁too ▁much , ▁they ▁lie ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁Sz abol cs ▁gives ▁a ▁bare ly - cons cious ▁Á ron ▁a ▁hand job . ▁Á ron ▁is ▁clearly ▁confused ▁about ▁how ▁he ▁feels ▁about ▁the ▁encounter . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁keeps ▁returning ▁to ▁help ▁Sz abol cs ▁with ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁their ▁relationship ▁deep ens . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Á ron ▁tells ▁his ▁mother ▁about ▁Sz abol cs , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁tells ▁others , ▁raising ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁community . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers ▁beat ▁Sz abol cs ▁during ▁a ▁football ▁game ▁and ▁Á ron ▁ref uses ▁to ▁stand ▁up ▁for ▁him , ▁Sz abol cs ▁calls ▁Bernard . ▁Though ▁Á ron ▁soon ▁returns ▁to ▁him , ▁Bernard ▁also ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Hung ary , ▁creating ▁t ension . ▁Bernard ▁express es ▁an ▁interest