"Mrs. Logotheti, you are telling me that you suspect your maid?" "Who else there is to suspect?" "No one else enters my room." " How long has she been working for you?" " Three months." " Have you ever had anything else missing?" " No, never." "I think she's involved with someone." "She talks of engagement and marriage." "She doesn't concentrate in her work." "She has completely lost her mind." " l've seen her around here with someone." " With who?" "Let it be, Mrs. Logotheti." "We'll see what we can do." "Just tell me one thing..." "What is the value of the bracelet you say you lost?" "It is 100% gold." "It costs at least 20 gold coins." " Take a look, Mr. Lambros." " Why?" "It's 100% gold and it also has rocks on it." " Whose is it?" " What do you mean?" "It's mine." "Yours?" "You wear bracelets?" "I hadn't noticed." "I mean, it's not exactly mine." "It's my fiancee's." "is that your fiancee's, too?" "Are you engaged to a duchess?" "Why are you saying that?" "The girl came from a rich family." "She has some things left from her old glory." "I hope you don't get us into any trouble." "If anything happens, I'll say that you gave it to me and it was your fiancee's." " Of, course, Mr. Lambros." " How much do you want for this?" " lt's 100% gold." " l can see that." "How much?" "What can I want?" "She wanted to take it to the jeweler's." "But I told her that they'd rip her off and that I knew someone who could help." "How much does your fiancee want?" "Shouldn't she want at least two-three thousand drachmas?" " How much?" " l don't know." "One-two thousand." "Are you both crazy?" "You know how much 2.000 drachmas is?" "That equals to eight gold coins." "And a gold coin is pure gold." "Hold it." "Does it weight as much as seven gold coins?" " How much would you give?" " Why would I want to give anything?" "Since you are in need, I'll give you 200-300." " Did you say "hundred"?" " What did you expect, "million"?" "But it's 100% gold." "Give at least 500 drachmas." "I'll give you 300." "We'll share the difference." "Here." "One more, Mr. Lambros." "Take these and go." " What if my fiancee says something?" " She won't say anything." "Leave!" "Whatever..." " Good morning." " Good morning, Mr. Sergeant." " Tell me something..." " Yes, sir." " That bum who was here..." " Yes, the bum..." " What was he telling you?" " Nothing." "He just had a lemonade." "Tell me, Lambros..." "You know things around here." "Do you know if he is involved with Mrs. Logotheti's maid?" "How could I know something like that?" "So, you don't know..." "Allow me to ask if something is wrong." "Nothing much..." "Something is missing from Mrs. Logotheti's house." " Missing?" " Yes..." "But we'll find it." "We will find it." " Who is it?" " lt's me, Mr. Lambros." "May I rush to the civil hospital now that's it's open for visitors?" "You can go tomorrow. I have something to do, I'll have to leave now." "Manolis is sick, too." "Who is going to stay here?" "How about that thing I asked you yesterday?" " What thing?" " The 500 drachmas loan." " Didn't I tell you?" " You told me to remind you tomorrow." " And tomorrow is today." " Remind me again tomorrow." " Again tomorrow?" " Why?" "Do I owe you something?" "No, Mr. Lambros." "It's just that I'm in need." "I've been working here for three years." "You know what kind of person I am." " A 500 drachmas loan is..." " l told you, tomorrow." "You didn't tell me tomorrow, you told me to remind you tomorrow." "I told you, tomorrow... lf anyone asks for me I'll be at the sales- shop." "Please, come in." " What can I get you?" " Orange juice?" "Two orange juices." " Excuse me, what did you say?" " Two orange juices." " Do you have a room with two beds?" " Of course." " Just a minute, please." " How much does it cost?" "A two-bed room costs 35 drachmas." "Are you staying long?" "It depends on our work." "I'll give you a nice room with a balcony looking to the street." "Mr. Ilias!" "Excuse me for a minute." " What are we going to do, Mr. Ilias?" " We'll do something, Mr. Lavrentis." "I can't wait for you anymore." "I'll give away your room today." "You'll give my room?" "Let me go get my clothes." "First you'll bring the money you owe me and then you'll get your clothes." " ls that how you arrange things?" " Of course." " So see that you put things in order." " l'll do that." " See that you do it during the day." " l wouldn't try anything at night." "Even if a tried to see at night, I wouldn't be able to see a thing." " How have you been, Thomas?" " l'm not well at all." " But you were fine." " Haven't you heard?" "They are taking it down." "They are taking down the manor." "No way!" "And you don't have work." "It's been ten days now." "My boss said that if he gets the bar back he'll employ me again." "But that's not much." "Until it's build again it's going to take time." "Coming!" "And what do you do now?" "I'm working on other people's days off and I'm trying to find work." "I also have my mother." "She is old and she expects everything from me." "That's why I came to find you." "Where else could I go, but to you?" "Help me out and when I get a job I'll make it up to you." " Thomas, this is a bad time." " Why?" " Haven't you heard?" " No." "Foto is in the hospital." "Coming!" " How much is it?" " Four drachmas and sixty." "Keep the change." " You have Foto in the hospital?" " Now she is fine." "But this whole story crushed me." "I'll tell you one thing." "Tomorrow she's getting out and I need 500 drachmas." " l've pleaded that animal..." " Who?" " My boss." " And he won't give you the money?" "He's always telling me tomorrow." "It's not that he doesn't have the money." "He is bad news." "That's why he got married twice and they both send him to hell!" "He'll be a lonely miserable person, until the spiders eat him up... and we'll all get rid of him." " Sit down. I'll treat you something." " l don't want anything." " What should I bring you?" " A glass of water." "I'll bring you an orange juice." " llias!" " lt's llias!" "Bless God!" "Because God exists." "Don't hear otherwise." "Always present and attending." "Well He's not very attending." "If He were, he'd pay for the hotel that's ready to throw me out." "But He is always present!" " lt's great I found you both!" " What's up, Ilias?" "Dig deep in your pockets because if I don't get 320 drachmas for the hotel... I'll spend the night on top of a statue." "Why are you shaking your hands?" "Why are you shaking your heads?" "I have no luck, right?" " Leave it." " Leave what?" "Just so you know... I came to ask from Vangelis money to by tickets to go to Rafina tomorrow." " Will he give you the money?" " For his ticket, I will." "Can you take me with you?" " Where?" " To Rafina." " What am I going do with you there?" " Throw me at sea for fish-food." "What has become of us!" " You are not well either?" " l couldn't be worse." " lt's Foto." " What about Foto?" "He has his wife in the hospital and he can't take her out." "Foto is in the hospital?" "What happened?" " She had surgery." " What surgery?" "Here. I don't know what doctors call them." " They took something out." " Of course they did." "It's surgery, they're bound take something out." "Have you ever heard of surgery to put something in?" "Let's not be greedy!" "Sit, I'll treat you something." "I'll bring you some orange- juice." "And I was relying on you guys." "No where can I go?" "Where can I run?" "Where can I cry?" "Who can I plead?" "Since I came from the village, this is the first time this happens to me." "Hello?" "Yes, Mr. Manousos." "I didn't forget about them." "I'm on my way." "I'm coming, right away." "Yes..." "Right away..." "Have your orange-juice and I'll be right back." "Got a cigarette?" "Forget about me, they took down the manor." " They took down the manor?" " Yes and I'm left with no work." "I'm left without work, too." "Why?" "You were just fine with that job on that tavern by the sea." "The tavern is long gone now." " But it worked just fine." " With the old owner." "He grew old a new one came." "From that day, we never saw a good day." " Why?" " He wasn't a man of work." "We'd poison people, Thomas." "If you ate fish there." "you were as good as dead." "Every fish was a funeral!" " So?" " Fish and funeral..." "Fish and funeral..." "We closed it down and now we're all happy!" " l'll be right back." " Do your job." " When did that happen?" " lt's been a month now." "And what a month it's been!" "It killed me!" "And I don't care about anything else, but my hotel." "What am I going to do tonight?" "They we clear with me." "They said:" ""Are you sleeping well, Mr. Ilias."" ""l am", I told them." ""Then why don't you pay us so we can sleep well, too."" "With this and that, I stayed for twenty days without paying." "But I can't do it any further." "And it's not only that." "If you are sleepy, you'll sleep anywhere." "On a sidewalk, a bench, a lawn." "But they have my clothes." "The tools of my work." " Aren't you trying to find work?" " l haven't been doing anything else." "I'm running like crazy all day." " What are you talking about, guys?" " Nice things." " l'll pass by..." " Where are you going?" "I got a cousin working in a grocery close by. I'll go see how he's doing." " Maybe, he could..." " So, you'll be back?" "If your cousin is doing well, maybe he could give me something." " Just to give them part of the money." " l'll check." " Vangelis, isn't Mr. Lambros here?" " He's close by, he'll be back." " ls he going to take long?" " He'll be back soon." " We'll wait for him." " Please, sit." "Thank you, Vangelis." "An ouzo for me." " Will you have something?" " A soda." " l'm shaking like a leaf!" " Do we have any other solution for tonight?" "We can say that we are not feeling well and don't do it." "You must be crazy!" "Did you talk to Polimenopoulos?" " We owe him 3.000." " We will give him the money." "I'll call his wife." "May I speak to Mrs. Eva?" "It's you." "I didn't recognize your voice." "Orestes says that if you don't have anything better to do tonight... we are playing poker at our house." "We'll have a great company." "Salvaras, Yalourakis, Milonopoulos." "Only if you don't have anything better to do." "Here is Orestes." "He wants to say hi." "Yes, he's coming." "Good morning, Eva." "I would be happy if you could join us." " What if she comes tonight?" " She is in Aidipsos." " But what if she returns?" " Today?" "She is bound to return some day." "It might be today." "Imagine if we give the ring, get the money and loose it... and she comes back with her 4.000 and asks for her ring back." "What do we tell her?" " She won't be returning today." " What if she does?" "What can we do?" "How are we going to get money?" "Let's not play today." "We can just host them." "There is no chance I'm not playing on that table tonight." "I'm playing." "You do as you please." "Leave them, Vangelis." "How much are you planning on asking for it?" "From the few things I know, this ring must cost over 1 00 gold coins." " We'll ask for ten thousand." " Ten?" "is it yours, madam?" " Are you crazy?" "Ten thousand?" " The least." "We'll give the three to Polimenopoulos and we'll gamble the seven left." "It's going to be a big game today." " What if we loose them?" " For once, don't jinx me." " Am I bound to loose the money?" " The way you play, you are." "You go wild." "Yesterday, you saw two sevens." "What could you do with an ace and a king?" " Trying to get one of the two." " l won't tell you what you really got!" "Mr. Orestes!" " How are you, Mrs. Aleka?" " Fine, Lambros." " How have you been doing?" " l got bad luck." " Your luck will turn eventually." " That's what I think." "Sit." "We want to talk to you about the bad luck I'm having." "Take this and give us 1 0.000." "Only for fifteen days." " Ten thousand?" " First look at it." "Do you see the stone?" "It costs 150 gold coins." "It can't cost that much." "But that's not my concern here." "I'm concerned in being of service to you." " You want ten thousand?" " Ten." " For fifteen days?" " The most." "We're hoping it'll be much sooner, but better be sure." "Only for fifteen days though." "I just have a few money to work things out." "I'll be counting on that money in fifteen days." " We said fifteen days." "Right, Orestes?" " Of course." "Nine..." "Here you are." " That is nine!" " And one for me, ten." "I want ten." "Not nine and one, ten." "Ten and one, eleven." "Whatever you please, Mrs. Aleka." " And one, eleven." " Ten." " Ten for you, eleven for me." " Right." " Let's get going, Orestes." " Let's go." "And as we said, ten and one eleven, an ouzo and a soda." "Fine." "Farewell." " Are you being served?" " Of course." "I'm waiting for the kid to pay." "Where are you, kid?" "Isn't Thomas back yet?" " ls he inside?" " He's inside." "Maybe I should get going, too." "Am I a burden?" "Wait until that animal leaves... and I'll treat you an ouzo, to open up your appetite." "My appetite?" " Poor Vangelis...." " What do you mean?" "It's easy to open up my appetite, the difficult part is to close it." "If I loose my appetite, I'll congratulate you." "Wait until he leaves and we'll take care of everything." " What kind of person is your boss?" " He's a creep!" " Vangelis..." " Yes, Mr. Lambros." "I'm leaving now. I might be late." " How much do I owe?" " l'll be right there." "Take care of the bar, although at this time you won't be very busy." "I can handle things." " Come here!" " Right away." "Come!" "I have to pay you." " What happened?" " Nothing." " Your cousin is broke, too?" " ln a thousand pieces!" "Sit, Thomas." "We'll have an ouzo." "Bring something to eat, too." "Bread, cheese, whatever you have." "We'll take care of everything." "In ten minutes, the stores will close and my mind will be at ease." "Those 500 drachmas are troubling me." " What 500 drachmas?" " Didn't I tell you?" "To take Foto from the hospital, I need 500 drachmas." " What if he tells me again "tomorrow"?" " Who?" "My boss." "Five days now he's been telling me "tomorrow"." "And remind me tomorrow..." "And tomorrow..." "And tomorrow..." "He just got out of his pocket a bunch of money." "It was as big as a brick." "You should have seen him give those two, 10.000 drachmas." "Like he was feeding chickens with corn." "Ten thousand drachmas?" "And the bunch didn't get any smaller." "I get it." "He took from them some piece of jewelry." "It was a ring with a stone on top." "A diamond, a brilliant..." "I don't know what they're called." "That's why he went inside." "He went for the boot." " What boot?" " He does business like that." "When people are in need, he steps all over them." " With the boot?" " The boot is the hiding place." "It's like a center, where jewelry come and go." "When he gets his hands on something, he hides it in the boot." " Why a boot though?" " He is cunning." "If someone enters the room, he won't think of looking in the boot." "Hear that?" " And he puts a sock on top." " So, he puts a sock." " How do you know?" " l saw him." "One night he did it, I was outside in the yard." "The window was half open. lt was dark outside and there were lights inside." "I saw him and thought:" ""What is he doing with the boot?"" "He took the jewelry out of his pocket, put them in the boot... placed the sock on top and put the boot in its place again." "There are times..." "God forgive me!" " l get these ideas..." " What ideas?" "Leave it." "Tell us the idea, it might be a good one." "Leave it." "We are not people for such things." " What things?" " We are not that kind of people." "Tell us, we might be that kind of people." " l say one thing, then another..." " Stick to the one thing." "If it were a widow, an orphan, a person of the Lord... a kind and compassionate person, it would be a sin." " But..." " But, what?" " Let it go." " We can't." "We moved too far." " Shall tell you?" " Tell us." "I'll tell you." "But not now." "Wait until it's winter." "Until it gets dark and the streets are deserted." "You are taking it too far and I can't hold myself." "Tell us." " l think we suspect something." "Right?" " We suspect something." "Even Thomas suspects something and he is stupid!" "I'll tell you." " Will your heart be able to take it?" " Of course, it will." "Whatever we say or do, we'll take it to the grave." " To the grave!" " To the mausoleum!" " You'll keep your mouths shut!" " We'll lock them up!" "See?" "He already locked his up." "Unlock it!" "Vangelis, can I tell you something?" "Come inside, Tasia." "What's going on?" "I want to make a phone- call." "My lady is at home and you know how she is." " What's going on, Tasia?" " My mother." " What about her?" " She is very ill." " What's wrong with her?" " l don't know." "A cousin came from the village, but I was out shopping... and he left a message that my mother is very ill." " Who do you want to call?" " My cousin." " Please, help me call him." " Where is your cousin?" "He works with cars." "When he comes from the village, he goes to a garage." " What's it called?" "Where is it?" " ln Makriyannis." " The name is Metzelopoulos." " Of the cousin or of the garage." " Of the garage." " Wait, we'll find it." "That goat interrupted us on the best part." " What is your cousin's name?" " Panagos." " The last name?" " Berberis." "Hello?" "is Panagos Berberis there?" "He just left?" "Alright, thank you." "He just left." "Don't be upset, now we know where to find him." "Come later and we'll try again." "I hope your mother gets better." "For the phone-call." "You'll take it." "Don't upset me." "I'll pass by in the afternoon to call him again." "We'll call him again." " Well?" " Well, what?" "I'll tell you." " We'll steal the boot." " Exactly what I had in mind." "Let's go." " Where?" " For the boot." "Come here!" " Where are you going?" " Are we going to wait until winter?" "If we do the job now, I will take the fall." "Don't you understand?" "I am here now." " When should we steal it?" " Tonight." " Tonight?" " Better late than ever." "Let's go." "I have a plan." "The bar closes up around eleven." "And not only us." "At 11 :30 there is no one around here." "Here and there, someone might pass by." "And between here and there, we'll sneak in." "Wait." "Don't rush." "I have a plan." "I mustn't be involved in this." "You two are doing the job." "At eleven I'll close up and go to the cafe my boss plays backgammon in." "I'll sit opposite to him, so he'll see me and I'll have an alibi." " l'll stay until one or two." " You won't move." " ln the meantime, you..." " We'll grab the boot and leave." " How are you getting in?" " You'll give us the keys." " My boss will have the keys." " How are we doing it?" "Back here... there is an alley... a building ground and a wall." "You'll jump over the wall." "You'll find another wall and you'll jump over that, too." "You'll get in the yard of the house next door." "No one is renting it, so have no fear." "Another wall, jump over it and you find yourselves in our yard." " The second window is the room." " With the boot?" "With the boot." " ls it the right or the left boot?" " l don't know." "Put your hand in and check where the jewelry is." "That is not a problem." "How do we get the window open?" "The window is a wreck." "If you shake it, the blind will open." " The pane is always open." " The plane is open... the window is a wreck, the blind will open, we grab the boot and leave!" "Just wait." "We won't both go in." "One will go in and the other will keep watch." "One of us will go inside and I will keep watch." " You want to keep watch?" " l'll feel better." " How will you keep watch?" " Don't I know how to keep watch?" "I'll walk around, sometimes stand and we'll have a whistle like in movies." "If something happens, I'll signal you, because I will be long gone!" " No!" " Why?" " We'll do something better." " What?" "Ilias, tonight you'll come to my room around 10:30 and I'll dress you up." " As a clown?" " Stop joking." "I live with a relative who is a policeman." "He is away on a leave." "I have his uniform in my room." "You'll dress up as a policeman." "Stand up." "Turn around." "It's your size." "You'll dress up as a policeman." "You'll go first and we'll be on the spot at the right time." "And as soon as I jump over the wall, you'll be taking walks outside." "No one will suspect a policeman who'll be taking walks outside." " They'd never suspect a policeman." " Great, Thomas. I didn't think of that." " l hope the boot isn't empty." " lt's filled with gold!" "Bless the Lord!" "Because the Lord exists and don't hear otherwise." "And if he wants to support a group, He will." "We forgot the most important part!" "What do we do with the boot later?" " We'll give it to some lame guy." " We said everything." "Around ten, you'll go to Thomas' and you'll dress up like a policeman." "I'll become a first class policeman!" "I'll be at my alibi and around eleven..." "Where is your boss?" "Isn't he here?" "He is running some chores." "Do you want me to tell him anything?" " No, I'll pass by again." " As you please." "What's wrong with you?" "I thought that they smelled as out." "One..." "Two..." "Three..." "Four..." "And one in hand!" " You shouldn't have taken it." " Get of my case!" "Let me see you." "You look fine!" "As if it was made for you." " l look good, right?" " Take a look." "Bring me the hat." " Where are you?" "I lost you." " Bring it here." " l'll put a newspaper inside." " lt needs a whole encyclopedia." "My change." "Pass." "I see them." " Full house on the Queen." " Not good enough." "Four flush of eights." "is it alright now?" "Let me see you." " You are alright now." " So much, I feel like arresting you." " Let's go." " Where?" " For the boot." " Bring the truncheon." "What do we need that for?" "In case we bump into any students, we don't want them to take us wrong." " Let's go." " Keep your hands down." "Are you resisting arrest?" "Stay here." "I go first." "If he brings 6-3, he'll trap you, boss." " Six-three." " Why won't you go to sleep?" " l'm not sleepy, boss." " You're not?" "What was that?" "Did you see his cards?" "In two hours, he cleared the table." " You gave him the money." " How did we do that?" "You saw that he had a streak of luck." "You didn't protect yourselves." "You could have passed for once." "It's a matter of luck." "What is done, is done." " Here you are, Aleka." " What are these?" "Two thousand drachmas." "That's all I could save." "When my luck turned, I hid them because I have to pay rent tomorrow." " 2.000 should be returned to you?" " Yes." "Here they are." "Orestes, check the box." " There is nothing in the box." " How could that be?" "I personally put the money in there." "You'd put money in and out, you got confused." "There's nothing in the box." "Forgive me, but I don't care what you did with the box." "I paid for my bank and you should give me my money back." "Elli is right." "Why should she care what we do with the box?" " We were responsible for it." " Elli is right, but you must forgive us." " We'll send the money in a day or two." " No, dear." " l have to pay my rent tomorrow." " Then we'll send the money tomorrow." " Right, Orestes?" " Of course." "I don't get this!" "I give my money and in the end I'm left with the chips!" "What can we do now?" "We made a mistake." "We lost plenty tonight, too." "You can loose your money, but you can't loose mine." "No need to babble." "We'll send you the money tomorrow." " Tomorrow!" " We'll send them tomorrow." " Tomorrow!" " Yes, tomorrow!" "Goodnight!" "Take your chips." " Goodnight and forgive us." " Tomorrow!" "What was that?" " You went wild again!" " Leave me alone, Orestes." "The keys from the upstairs door, the downstairs door and the back door." "A cousin of mine will came pick me up and I'll leave." " You are leaving?" " l told the madam." "My mother is very ill and is asking for me." "A cousin is leaving for the village tonight and he'll take me with him." "Alright..." "Since it's such a problem." "Mrs. Aleka, what about that thing I asked you?" " What thing?" " The one I told you about." " What?" " Those wages." "Right, the wages." "They are three months wages." "And some days, but that's alright." "Alright, Tasia." "Go get ready since your cousin is coming." " We owe her three wages?" " Didn't you hear?" "For God's sake!" "Why do we owe her?" " Because we didn't give them to her." " Why not?" "You got your hands in so much money, couldn't you have paid her?" "I couldn't keep any of that money." "I've been playing cards for years and this is the worst luck I ever had." " What do we do now?" " What do you want us to do?" "The girl said that she's leaving!" "We'll humiliated in front of the maid?" "We'll tell her that we'll send them to her tomorrow." " Tomorrow to her, too?" " Tomorrow." "With the two thousand we'll send Elli." "We'll wake up to tomorrow and start sending money to everyone!" " We have sunk so low!" " Can't you get an advance?" "Another advance?" "They are sick of me!" "They'll send me to hell and we'll be left on the streets!" "What can I tell you, dear?" "You are the man of the house." "Arrange it as you can see fit." " Here we are." " Jump, get the boot and let's go." "Take it easy!" "What do you mean "get the boot"?" "This must be the house no one lives in." "There is the wall." "It's not small at all!" " Go!" "Better late than ever!" " Relax!" "Go easy!" "Go ahead like nothing's wrong." " Jump!" " How will I jump?" "I'm not a giant!" "You'll walk up and down." "You won't leave, right?" "I'm thinking of going to a park to take my walk." "Stop joking and give me a hand." " Quickly!" " What do you mean?" "It's not like I'm going out for cigarettes." "I'm jumping over a wall." "As long as I am inside, you'll keep walking here. I want to feel your presence." "We already said that." " Eleni!" " ls that you Anna?" " l have news!" " What?" "I saw Yorgos today." "He told me a lot about you." " What?" " l don't know from where to start." " Tell me!" " Last night..." "Thank God!" "How much do I owe you?" " Was that our doorbell?" " Yes, madam." " Should I open the door?" " Do that." " Who is it?" " Me. ls your madam upstairs?" "Yes, she is inside." "is that you, Mrs. Loukia?" " Yes, child." " Come in." "Thank God!" "Luckily, I found you." "How are you, Mr. Orestes?" "I almost went crazy... but when I saw your lights on, I relaxed." ""Thank God", I said, "They are upstairs"." " l wouldn't be able to go home tonight." " What's wrong?" "Sit." "There was great fuss at Aidipsos yesterday." "The whole hotel heard us." " About what, dear?" " About that ring." "It was a present from Costas' mother on our engagement." "Yesterday, on our anniversary, my mother-in-law came." "At night, we dressed up and Costas told me..." ""Why don't you wear the ring my mother gave you to please her?"" "I almost got a heart-attack." ""l didn't bring it with me", I said..." ""Did you gamble it?", he asked." ""Didn't I swear on your life that I would quit such things?"..." ""And you have it in Athens?", "Yes, Costas"..." ""You swear on my life?", "l do"..." ""Tomorrow we're returning to Athens, you'll show it to me"..." ""l will"." "Here, I brought your four thousand." "Since things came to that, even if you didn't bring the money... we'd give you the ring to show it to your husband." " Right, Orestes?" " Of course." "Just a moment, I'll go bring it." "Yorgos is a great guy and from a fine family." "You're very lucky." "We know them well." "His great grandfather was the richest landowner of our village." "Our land was next to theirs, that's why we know them well." " Orestes!" "We've been robbed!" " What?" " We've been robbed!" " What did they take?" "The whole jewelry box!" " You had my ring in your jewelry box?" " l couldn't keep it in the freezer." "How could this have happened?" "Who went in your room?" "I'm not Sherlock Holmes!" "All I know is that we've been robbed!" "Did you look around?" "I know where l keep my jewelry box, for goodness sake!" "Who could have taken it?" "That's what I ask myself!" "This is inconceivable!" "Isn't that your help?" "What's up with the suitcase?" "Her mother is ill and she's leaving for her village." "And you are wondering who took it?" "You are truly naive." "The girl is very good and honest." " Until she's proved otherwise." " There is no chance she did it." "You are naive!" "I think we should search both her and her things." "We don't have the right." "We don't have the right, but the police does." "I'll go get a policeman." "Don't let her get away." " Look at what has happened to us!" " What has happened to us?" "Nothing!" "It's just that the police will come... and arrest an innocent girl to whom we owe three months pay." "There was nothing else to do." "They'll search her, find nothing and send her away." "Then we will file a complaint against an unknown person." "Mr. Policeman!" " Run!" " To where?" " Run with me!" " Are we racing?" " Run!" "There has been a robbery!" " What robbery?" " At Mr. Konstadinidis' home." " There, too?" " What do you want me to do?" " What do I want?" " There's been a big robbery." " Since you say so, it must be true." " But I am on duty here." " And you can't arrest a robber?" "If I get involved with your robber, the other robbers will run free." "Want me to go after your robber and let the other robbers go?" "We should be logical." "Let's not be greedy." "I'm telling you that there has been a robbery." "A whole fortune was stolen." " lt's impossible for me." " lmpossible?" "It's impossible for me to stay here." "Let's go see about your robber." "Let's go right away." "So when his great grandfather died, his grandfather was left broke." "But he was a smart man, he didn't quit." "Listen to what he came up with." " Come in, Mr. Policeman." " Please..." "Tell me what has happened here... but make it short." "I told you, I am busy." " Tell him, Aleka." " We were robbed." " What did they steal?" " My wife's jewelry box." " They stole my jewelry box." " The one we put fruit in?" "That is a fruit- bowl." "They stole the box I put my jewelry in." "Who stole it?" "Tell me, this minute, who stole it?" " But you will find that out." " Me?" "Won't you do anything?" "I'll find out who he is and I'll arrest him, too?" "Find out who he is, call me and I'll come and arrest him." "I'll grab him and tell him, "Where do you think you're putting your hands in?"" "So, when you find him call me, send me a telegraph or a letter... and I'll come catch him." "That's all, goodnight!" "Where are you going, Mr. Policeman?" "I told you, I am on duty." "There's not only your robber." "There are many robbers in Athens." "Some might be waiting for us." "I can't do everything for you." "Let's not be greedy." "You must conduct a research." "The lady has suspicions that our maid took the jewelry box." "It's not just suspicions, I am positive." "You are positive the maid stole the fruit- bowl?" " The jewelry box." " Exactly." "And why would you care?" " l care more than anyone." " Why's that?" " Let me explain." " Do, but make it quick." "I needed money and I gave the madam a ring of great value." "And the madam put it in her jewelry box." "But her jewelry box was stolen!" "Along with the jewelry box, my ring was stolen, too." "As a policeman, my diagnosis... is that I see that you have personal interest in this." " What kind of ring was it?" " One with a stone." "A gold ring with a very big brilliant." "You had a ring and you gave it to the lady for keeping." "With a stone on it." " A gold one with a stone?" " Yes." " And it was stolen?" " Yes." " Was is stolen, madam?" " Yes, along with my jewelry box." "What can I do?" "I should have been a policeman." " What?" " l mean... I am a policeman, but I wish I were a policeman in the good times." "I'd catch the crook and give him what he deserves." " What are you talking about?" " Nothing. I'm talking as a policeman." "That's all." "Come by the police station, one of these days... and file a complaint." "The police will take quick action." "Wait!" "Where are you going?" "What do you mean "one of these days"?" "You have to conduct a search." " Search what?" " The maid's stuff." "At the time the jewelry box went missing, her mother went ill... and she is leaving in the middle of the night." "Do you, as a policeman, think that this is normal?" "From the police's point of you, things are as you say." "My captain, to who I will report this right away... was very clear with me." ""You won't take any action before you report to me"." "I can't ignore my captain's orders." "Goodnight." "What are you talking about?" "Please, search the stuff." " Let me go give my report." " Here are the maid's stuff." "I'm positive that everything is inside." " You want me to look in the suitcase?" " Yes." " And then I can leave?" " Of course." "We have a deal?" "You won't tell otherwise later?" "I'll search and leave?" "You'll be my witness." "You'll search both the suitcase and the bundle." "There she is." " Search this bundle, too." " What did you say, Mrs. Loukia?" "I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to the policeman." " Search the suitcase and both bundles." " Why should he search my things?" "Mrs. Aleka..." "Mr. Orestes..." "You are right dear, but there was a robbery." "As you understand, it's only typical." "The police has to do its duty." "What do I have to do with the robbery and the police?" "What can we do?" "The police wants to search your things." " l won't accept that." " She doesn't accept that..." "Goodnight." " What does that mean?" " l didn't say it, she did." " Do you accept?" " No." "She's being clear." "She doesn't accept." "Since when does the police ask for the thiefs permission to arrest him?" "Thief?" " Who are you calling a thief?" " You!" "Have some respect!" "You are in the presence of a policeman!" "She called me a thief!" "Say something, Mrs. Aleka!" "I've been working with you for 2 years." "Have you had anything missing?" "Mr. Orestes, say something." "Mr. Orestes strained himself and achieved to say something." "I might be poor, but I'd rather have my hand cut off than steal anything." "Don't listen to her." "Search her so we'll get it over with!" " He won't search me." " He will!" "Silence!" " You search her!" " Silence!" "Are you running the game here?" "What do you want me to do?" "Use my whistle, so real policemen come?" "We've complicated things!" "We should find a solution." " Come here." "Withdraw." " You want us to leave?" "Leave us alone." "We'll do a formal questioning." "A private one..." "According to the rules of the force... from A to Z. Leave us." "This way, Loukia." "Both bundles!" " Plus the suitcase!" " Come, Orestes." " l didn't steal anything." " l know, child." " l swear." " l know." "I declare you innocent." "Get you suitcase and your bundles and farewell." "I'll go do my job and tell at the station that you are innocent." "She called my a thief!" "I might be poor, but..." "We already said that." "We either say something new... or go do what were planning to do." "Wait, Mr. Policeman." "What did I steal from them?" "What are they saying that I stole from them?" " They were speaking of a ring." " Me?" "A ring?" "I know you didn't steal the ring." "I don't know if you pursed anything else... but as far as the ring goes, I know you didn't take it." " You are innocent." "Goodnight." " What did you say?" " That you're innocent and goodnight!" " You also said something else." " l said nothing else!" "Let me leave!" " You did say something!" "What did I say?" "That I didn't take the ring, but I might have pursed something else." " l'm a policeman!" "I just said something!" " Me purse something?" "It was a matter of speech!" " What do you want?" " Search my things." " l don't have to. I'm positive." " No, you'll search my things!" " l might be poor, but..." " We already said that!" "We already said that!" " The accused is innocent." "Goodnight." " l won't accept that." "You won't leave from here, until you search me!" "You'll search my suitcase, my bundle and me!" " You?" " Yes, me." "Let me tell you something..." "There's no need to search the suitcase and the bundle." "But since I see that you are asking for a body search... let's go out on a date and I'll search you as much as you like!" "I told you, I'm on duty." "Bye!" "I won't leave this house smeared." " l might be poor, but..." " You are persistent." "What are you trying to do?" "Arrest a policeman?" "That can't happen!" "We must be logical!" "Let's not be greedy!" "Goodnight!" "Goodnight I said!" "Let me go!" "Let me go do my job!" "Where are you going, Mr. Policeman?" "Are you leaving?" "We talked." "The girl is innocent." "File a complaint and bring it to the station." " Wait!" "Did you search her?" " l didn't have to." "From the questioning I conducted here... the verdict is that the girl is innocent." "My opinion as a servant of order, is that she is innocent." "Let her go do her job and let me go do mine." "Since the madam insists, the right thing to do is search her." " You say that, madam?" " What do you want me to do?" "There has been a theft. lt's only normal that suspicions fall on you, too." " On me?" " On you." "Let's leave aside the jewelry box, but the ring... the gold one with the stone on top... you say that she might have taken it?" " Everything is possible." " Everything is possible?" "Do you, sir, share the same opinion?" " l have no idea." " So, you have no idea." "You are a gentleman, she is a lady... so the suspicions should fall on that poor girl." "The right thing to do is search her." "If she is innocent, it will be proven so and we'll get over with it." " All of us should be searched." " All of us?" "You, me, we can go search the whole neighborhood." "Who knows?" "Maybe we'll find it in some boot." " What boot?" " Yes, a boot." " l'm a policeman, I suspect everything." " You suspect everything!" " But you don't do anything!" " What am I suppose to do?" " Search!" " Not again!" "Search her, don't search her..." "This is not a game!" "I'll search her to get it over with!" "No, you won't search me!" "And if anyone lays a hand on my things, I'll bite it!" "Not again!" "Didn't you hear her?" "If I lay my hand she'll bite it." "Should I let her eat my hand?" "That's crazy." "We must be logical." "Let's not be greedy!" " lf you are too scared, I'll search her." " Come if you dare!" "Let it go!" " You know what can happen to you?" " What?" "She'll eat your hand, you'll find the ring and you won't know were to put it." "Forgive me, but this is the first time I see a policeman like you." " Same here!" " ls that any way to act?" " lt's not?" " Of course, not." " Where is your phone?" " ln Orestes' office." " May I make phone-call?" " Sure..." "Who are you going to call?" "You'll see!" "She's not getting away with it." "I must get going." " You don't need me anymore, do you?" " No, not at all." "I have some work to do." "Poor Thomas!" " Where are you going?" " lt's over..." "You're innocent." " l asked the gentleman if he needs me..." " Not at all." " Please, don't!" " Please, what?" "Please stay here until my cousin comes." "I don't want to be alone with them." "I can't do that." "Duty is calling, I have to leave." " Please, Mr. Policeman!" " Leave me, Tasia!" "This is a joke!" " He'll be here soon!" " Let the policeman leave!" " What's going on?" " Panagos!" " Please, don't leave me alone with him." " Let's leave together then." " Please, do me this favor." " Don't pull me inside." " Please..." " Don't pull me inside!" " What's going on?" " They're accusing me of theft." " Who?" " All of them." " The police declared her innocent." " What's going on?" "Who are you?" "Panagos Berberis, Tasia's cousin." "Just know lady, that our family walks with their heads held up high." " We might be poor, but..." " We know." "Your cousin told us." "I don't know what your family does, but this Berberis pursued my ring." "What ring?" "Tasia, what is she talking about!" " l swear on my mother's life!" " What is she talking about?" "How could I know?" " What do you say about all these?" " l said all I had to say." "After conducting a questioning, according to my duty... my verdict was that she's innocent." "Didn't I tell you she's innocent?" "If she is innocent, why won't she let us search her things?" " Why won't you let them?" " Because they are humiliating me." "And by the way, they owe me, I don't owe them." " Search her things, Mr. Policeman." " Excuse me?" " l said, search her." " Make up your minds!" " Should I search her or not?" " Search her." "Whoever thinks that I should search her, raise your hand." " Let's have a vote!" " This is not a game!" "It is. lt's called "Find the ring"." "Thank God!" "Because with you, we would never finish!" "Good evening." " Did you call?" " Yes, sir." " Thank God you came." " His is of a higher rank!" " What's going on here?" " Plenty, sergeant!" "You try to find out, you know more than me." "With all due respect, allow me to leave." "Goodnight, ladies." " Goodnight, sir." "Goodnight, sergeant." " Wait!" " What happened here?" " They'll explain. lt's about a ring." "I know..." " Did you conduct a research?" " To tell you truth, no." "Others wanted me to, others didn't." "I'm only human, I got confused." " l didn't want to fight common opinion." " Are you from the 1 6th?" "Of course." "What's written here?" "On both sides. lt equals 32!" " What?" " Nothing." " You were just passing by here." " Yes, passing by." "The lady with the bowl on her head insists she is a victim of theft." "As soon as she called me, I showed interest." "Now that you're here, you are of a higher rank, you don't need me... I'll get going!" "Bye!" "Since you were involved, we'll all go to the station." "You have to come and report all you know." "I'll be on duty soon in my station." "The 16th station." "Am I do get involved with your station and let everyone run free in mine?" "Let's not be greedy." "It's a poor little station, too." "You are not leaving, we're all going to the station together." " We are all going to the station." " Thank God!" " Are you coming to the station, too?" " l'll be the first to come." "You are self- destructive!" "Move it!" "To the station!" "I know them well." "We are family friends." "Yorgos is a great guy." "Let's go to sleep now and we'll talk again tomorrow." " Goodnight." " Goodnight, Annoula." "Thank you." " Where are you going?" " Excuse me?" " Where are you going?" " l have something to do." "I have to say hi to an aunt." "If I don't, she'll keep a grudge." " Come to the station." " Let me go, Mr. Sergeant." "Aren't we going to the station?" "Let's get it over with!" "I don't know what you're getting out of this." "Let's go to the station." "So, you didn't find anything on him?" "Don't worry, Mrs. Logotheti." "We'll find your bracelet." "You should have arrested him this morning." "We only had suspicions, we didn't have your maid's confession." "That damn girl!" "I'd put my hand on the Bible for her." " Come in." " Move!" " ls that him?" " lt's him." "Welcome, young man." "What's this?" "Can they arrest people in the middle of the night with no reason?" " We were unfair to you, right?" " Were is my bracelet?" "Wait, Mrs. Logotheti." "What bracelet is she talking about?" " Did you search him?" " Yes, sir." " Did you find anything on him?" " 180 drachmas." "Only 180 drachmas?" " Talk." "To who did you give the bracelet?" " l don't get you, lieutenant." "Talk now or we'll beat it out of you." " l don't know what you're talking about." " Speak." "We know everything." "Because she's talking of bracelets and nonsense?" "I have no business with her bracelets." "Does she know me?" "Ask her." "Let's not loose our time." "The lady has a maid and she told us everything." " What did she tell you?" " About the bracelet she gave you." "What does the lady have to do with my fiancee's bracelet?" "I did take a bracelet." "She gave it to me." "She told me to give it away to get our engagement rings." "And you'll get your engagement rings with my bracelet?" " What is she talking about?" " Leave her and talk!" "To who did you give the bracelet?" " My fiancee's bracelet?" " Your fiancee's." "I don't understand." "The police has no business... in my family affairs." "Who did you give the bracelet to?" "Speak!" "We wanted our engagement rings, so I gave it to get some money." "To who did you give it to?" "We are family friends. I gave it to Mr. Lambros who owns the bar." " You gave it to Lambros?" " Yes, captain." "Take him and lock him in the smoking room." "Send someone for Lambros." "You know Lambros." "The guy who owns the bar." "Bring him here right away." " Take him." " Let's go." "Come here." "Catch the boot!" "We did it!" "Help me down." "Silence!" "Silence!" "You are a joke!" "Tell me, sergeant." "All these people are for the case they called us for?" " l called." " Silence." "No one is to speak, until we give you the permission." "The sergeant, the lieutenant and me!" " They shouldn't get smart with us!" " Who is this guy?" " What are you?" " A policeman." "From the 16th station." "It says so here." "What business do you have with this case?" "I was passing by Frangovasili Street... when this lady claimed that there was a theft in this lady's home." "I did my duty with feelings of self-sacrifice and altruism... as all policemen do of the glorious police force." " Was the ring found?" " No, captain." "Silence!" "Sorry... ln order to find my ring you should search her." " Who is she?" " The lady's maid." "Are you calling me a thief?" "This is the daughter of Pantelis Berberis." "Silence!" "When we say something here, we demand to be heard!" " ls that your maid, madam?" " Yes, sir." "And in your jewelry box that was stolen... you had the ring the madam gave you as a pawn?" " And you suspect your maid?" " All I know is, my jewelry box was stolen." "The only certain thing, is that someone stole it." "What are you saying?" "I'm sure she took it." "Watch you mouth!" "Everyone outside!" "Take us all outside!" "Wait!" "You are staying." "I knew it." " What have you come down to?" " lt's a complicated story." "Since it's in your hands now, you'll clear it." " Who was that shouting?" " Her cousin." " The maid's cousin?" " Yes." " l get it!" " He is her cousin." "And the Berberis family walk with their heads held up high!" "How typical!" "Maid and fiance..." "Maid and cousin." "We've heard these things before." "We know all about it." "With all due respect... I mean, I examine this issue from a different point of view." "We are policemen." "We must check all options." "What do you mean?" "What I'm trying to say is... that the lady that lost the ring was very upset." "She went out on the streets, called you, came and found me." "I told her that I belong to the 1 6th police station... but she did all she could to find her thing." "The other one, who kept it as a pawn and lost her whole fruit-bowl..." " Her what?" " Her box." " He jewelry box!" " Exactly!" "She didn't speak a word!" "She lets the other one shout and didn't say a thing about her jewelry?" "What do you suspect?" "Since it was a valuable ring, as they claim... maybe she gave it for money and let the maid take the fall." " That's impossible." " lt's an option!" "I'm just saying." " lt can't be!" " Maybe it can." "What's up, child?" "As I was walking down Frangovasili Street..." "You don't know me, I don't know you!" "As I approached him he said:" ""Catch the boot, so I can come down"." "I catch the boot and he says to me:" ""We did it!"..." ""You should see what's inside"." "I started having suspicions." "You had all the reasons to be suspicious." "I take the sock out, I put my hand in... and I take out a bracelet and a ring." " Where did you say this happened?" " Frangovasili Street." "In the abandoned house." "Talk!" "Now you've come to this, speak." " l'll tell you everything!" " Not everything!" "Say all the lieutenant asks you to say." "Not everything!" "Are you going to sing us Christmas carols, too?" " Aren't I right, lieutenant?" " Talk!" " Where did you get the boot from?" " Want me to hit you to speak?" "From the guy that owns the bar." " From Lambros?" " Yes." "As for the bracelet, we know." "That's the one." "About the ring now..." "You think it's the one the lady claims she lost?" " That's the one." " How do you know?" "From the events and the descriptions." "Call me the two ladies and the maid." " We'll clear things up." " What is there to clear?" "The maid took it and gave it to her cousin." "is this the ring you claim to have lost?" "Congratulations!" "I knew that our police force is the best in the world!" " So, this is it?" " This is it." "Do you recognize it?" "is it the one that was in the jewelry box?" "It also had a stone on it." "I'm not sure." "What are you saying, Aleka?" "You don't remember my ring?" " You are sure?" " Of course." "Talk!" "We know everything!" "Did you give it to Lambros or did your cousin?" "What does my cousin and me have to do with this business?" "My cousin came today from the village." " So, you won't confess?" " About what?" " About the theft!" " Panagos!" " Let me go inside!" " Take him away!" "What are you calling Panagos for?" "We caught you." " We have it in our hands!" " And what does that mean?" "Whatever you have in your hands I have stole?" "She's right." "We can be holding anything." "We must be logical." "Let's not be greedy." "We'll find out who gave it to Lambros." "Where do you have the rest?" " What?" " The rest!" "The rest your madam kept in the jewelry box." " What else was in the jewelry box?" " l had various things." "I had ear rings, rings and a gold cross." "As if you need a cross!" "Are you going to tell as where you have the stolen goods?" "Me?" "Panagos!" "Please, let me go!" "With all due respect... don't you thing we should examine the other option I was telling you?" "What are you talking about?" "It's obvious what happened." "The only obvious thing is that we found the ring." " What did you do?" " Excuse me?" " What did you do?" " What did I do?" " You did something with your hands." " That!" "I was in the traffic police." "Are you going to talk?" "What did you do with the rest?" "I don't have anything?" "How can I make you believe me?" "May lightening strike me!" "Can I take the ring and go?" "My husband will be waiting for me." "I can't do that." "You can pass by tomorrow." "Don't do this to me." "I need to get the ring today." "The lady knows." "I need to get it tonight." "Pass by tomorrow to see the captain." " Since you claim it's yours, you'll take it." " What am I going to do?" " The world hasn't come to an end!" " lt has." "You don't know." "I'm very sorry, but I can't help you." "We're very sorry." "What else can I tell you?" "I need to get it tonight." "I have to show it my husband tonight." "He'll ask for it." " Show him something else tonight." " What can I do?" " What time is it?" "I have to leave." " Leave." "At least, can I get it early in the morning?" "The captain is in after eight o' clock." " We work early." " lf l get my hands on you!" "Come in, Lambros." " Come closer." " How can I help you?" "Take a look here." "Do you know these stuff?" "I know them." "Did you search my home?" "What are you looking for now?" "How did these get in your hands?" " How?" " What do you mean?" "They are pawns. I just helped out." "Twice!" "The bum gave you this bracelet this morning, right?" "And when I asked you what he was doing in your bar... why did you tell me that he came for a lemonade?" "He did have a lemonade." "I wouldn't lie to you about a lemonade." "We wouldn't humiliate ourselves for a lemonade." "Why didn't you tell me about the bracelet?" "Why should I have?" "I didn't want to tire you." "He brought his fiancee's bracelet." "It was a family affair." "I just helped out, I have a kind heart." " And this ring?" " What about the ring?" "Mrs. Konstantinidis brought it with her husband." " Who?" " Mrs. Konstantinidis." "Speak, Mrs. Konstantinidis." "Didn't you tell me to help you out for 15 days?" "The other option we were talking about." "So the lady gave it to you and said it was her's?" "I have a kind heart..." "Why won't you say anything?" "Shame on you!" "And you brought me to the police station!" "Give me now the three months wages you owe me." "She owes you wages, child?" "She'll give them to you." " Where is your cousin?" " Panagos!" "Let me go, please." " Let him go!" " Leave him." "What will become of us?" "For how long will you torture us?" "There's been a misunderstanding." "You are free to go." " Farewell!" " Let's go, Tasia." "Thank you." "You were the only one who supported me." "Just doing my duty." "And about that body search, call me." "Sergeant!" "Take this one here and lock him up." "Why?" "I just have a kind heart..." "Don't push me!" "Take him away!" "I'll go to the newspapers!" "Come here, child." "Call, Mr. Konstantinidis." "The lady is a woman, she is weak." "But have you no shame?" "I don't understand you." "What are you saying?" "He has no idea." "He's a little pigeon." "You did what you did with the ring that didn't belong to you... but you had to accuse a poor and innocent girl?" "Why are you crying?" "Because you lost the box?" " Normally, I would arrest you." " Normally." "But I want to give you the chance to get back on track." "Just to know what kind of people policemen are." "Right?" "I don't want to hear again that you played cards in your home again." "Play something else." "Play ping- pong." "Let them play ping- pong." "Why would we care?" " Leave." " Goodnight." "Goodnight and thank you." "Well done, child." " How did you think of that option?" " l'm a devil inside." "Well done." "I'll make a report about you." " l'll talk to your captain." " He'll be glad." "With all due respect, what we'll we do with him?" " We also have him!" " Let's release him!" "We can't release him!" "He's a proper burglar!" "Him?" "A proper burglar?" "lmpossible!" "Leave it to me." "Come here." " Are you a proper one?" " No." "He is not a proper one, the poor thing." "Will you do it again?" " l won't do it again." " He won't." "You heard him." " Were your children hungry?" " My children were hungry." " And is your mother sick?" " My mother is sick." "His mother is sick." "Let him go to hell!" "He's breaking my heart." "We let the big sharks go." "It was a nice day today." "We put two behind bars." "Let's not be greedy." "We must be logical." "We can't put everyone behind bars." "What are you talking about?" "It can't happen." "To go were you went and get the boot..." "Yes?" "Officer on duty." "Where?" "I'll send someone right away." "Sergeant!" "In the widow's tavern, there is a fight." "Take some men and go." "We'll talk again tomorrow." "Do me a favor." "Next to the front door... there are stairs that lead to the cells." "Take him to the warden downstairs." "Gladly!" " Move!" " Don't hit him!" "He needs a good beating!" " Don't hit him!" " l know what I'm doing!" "You wanted to commit burglary!" "Run so I can run, too!"