"Why are you following me?" "How do you know I'm following you?" "You have no right!" "I am a private detective." "It's all in accordance with the rules." "Your husband has commissioned a report about you." "I am not married." " Yes, yes." "You shouldn't believe everything Mr. Busse tells you." " Yeah, yeah..." "Mr. Busse commissioned us." "He is harassing me." "If you are having troubles," "we are always at your disposal." "New commission for you." "It's your turn." "Hello." "He insists that you come." "How old?" " 50, 60." "She wanted to remain anonymous." "She's waiting for you at the Cafe Stadt Belgrad." "How do I recognize her?" " No problem." "West and Schubert agency." "A moment, Mr. Busse, I'm putting you through." "Get me a beer, please, would you be so kind." "This is West." "Admit it, Mr. Busse:" "Your wife is still" "But we're on to something." "Mr. Busse, you have lied to us." "You aren't married to her at all." "We charge more for unmarried cases." "You know that." "What is this I'm hearing, Mr. Busse, you arent't married?" "He wants to blow us to pieces." "So, it's you..." " Come." "This is where I live." " I know." "Oh, yes." "Are you armed?" "I have good insurance." "Busse called, he wants to shoot me." "You don't know him." "Once he sets his mind to something, he cannot be dissuaded." "Sometimes he's like a small child." "That is not my jurisdiction." "I don't want to be alone tonight." "And your story is true?" "I've been sitting at the cafe for three hours, because I wouldn't dare go home." "I'm not falling for your ploy." "You fell in love with me this afternoon, and now you want to keep me here." "What is the rate?" "Including danger bonus..." "You won't get away under a hundred." "Can I use your phone?" " Yes, sure." "Micky?" "Andy." "Is Sebastian still there?" "My partner." "Sebastian?" "Will you bring the pistol around?" "Dangerous affair." "Germania 24." "Annabella Quant." "Busse." "Good." "Do you have anything to eat?" "I can make you a steak." " And?" "I have two bottles of Vodka left in the fridge." " Well, fine." "Has to be one storey down." "We have to kill time somehow." "Do you play cards?" "We could clean up the kitchen." "Fine." "The steak English, please." "Shall I put on a record?" "Later." "I'll have some rest." "It could be a long night." "The bell rang." "First I need an advance!" "Open up." "If it's Busse, he won't shoot immediately." "Be kind, that will confuse him." "It'll buy us some time." "I'll be in the kitchen." " But" "Go, he mustn't get suspicious." "Can I talk to Mr. Schubert?" " Certainly, he's in the kitchen." "Micky?" "Why did he send you?" "Why isn't he coming himself?" "Is he sleeping again?" "Huh?" "Or is he afraid?" "Hand it over!" "Am I right, does it smell like steak?" " You can have one." "Give me the thing and get lost!" "I am Sebastian West, his partner, if you will." "So let's have a look at the crime scene." "I am Micky." "Would you make a report, Andy?" "This is my case!" "I'll handle it myself." "Does Busse want to blow you to pieces, aswell?" "Nonsense, he wants to shoot her." "Doesn't surprise me at all." "I saw it in him in an instant." "He looks like my stepfather." "He threw our maid out of the window because the noodles were overcooked." "I was five then." "Oh, the steak." "Can I help you?" " I get the first steak." "Did you get the advance off of her?" "She's much too pretty for that." "How often am I supposed to tell you, we only work for cash." " So leave!" "That's just like you." "Leave a poor girl in peril to her own devices." "Just hand it over." "I'll do a bit of patrolling around the block." "I cleaned for half an hour, ask Micky." "It stays." "So he sends me flowers, every day." "Roses, tulips, orchids..." "The bathtub was full of them." "And almost every hour he called to say that he loved me." "That impressed me." "Noone has ever done that." "Have you slept with him?" "I once wanted to." "I had a bad conscience." "After all, he doesn't have the money to afford buying a flower shop every day." "I think" "I think he was just too nervous." "Nothing happened." "And eventually he became a nuisance to me." "And now he's acting up." "The poor guy has totally lost his head." "Keep calm, we'll handle it." "Open up, I know you're there!" "Insolent guy!" "What are you doing here!" "I'm growing tired of you, always causing trouble." "Do you reckon it's fun waiting for you the entire night?" "So what, it's your profession after all!" "Annabella, there's no point in hiding, I'll find you, anyway." "This is fraud!" "I'm paying you and you're helping this person, I will report you to the police!" "Now don't get audacious." "I want nothing from you, this is a private matter." "Now leave me alone." "Excuse me, please?" "Looks bad, this has to be stitched." "Nonsense, that scratch'll heal quickly." "He can comb his hair to cover it." "As long as he has any left." "Do you have anything like a medicine chest?" "No, I don't think so." "I'll take a look." "Damn, my knee!" "Let's see it." "Well." "You could easily have gotten one of those in your belly." "That's supposed to hurt a damn lot." "Me in your place, I'd marry him." "You won't soon find another man that shoots at you." "You're doing it all wrong, that's not going to hold." "Under the chin!" "He's looking pretty." "He's in our way there." "Come on, Sebastian." "Me, I'd say he's dead." "Well, we'll shackle him, in case." "Aren't you feeling well?" "It's alright." "Everything suddenly went black." "How do you like that, he would have actually shot me." "He can't do that." "Give her a Vodka." "You can count yourself lucky." "Drink." "Well." "Who knows what else he might have done to you." "Like what?" "When you have a helpless woman before your rifle." "I could think of a lot of things." "I took the liberty of getting your laundry line." "That's fine." "Move." "He prepared for several hours of battle against the police." "I want to leave." "We're throwing a little party in our offices." "Then I want to be paid extra for the overtime." "That, aswell!" " Go buy a couple of bottles of champagne." "I'm not getting credit, anymore." " I can give you a cheque." "Annabella, I want to ask you something." "You shouldn't give me anymore to drink." "Would you like some juice?" "I think that'd be a pity." "How do you like her?" "Cute." "Do we know each other?" "Yes, you saved my life." "You're Annabella." "You have to excuse, sometimes I lose it all." "Ever since I crashed in the Mediterranean in that jet." "72 dead." "Me and a three-year-old boy were the only survivors." "I'm always afraid of flying." "Don't forget, Andy risked his life for you." "I almost lost my best friend because of you." "I really like him." "Will you marry me, Micky?" "No." "Damn, I'll have to ask Annabella then." "I have to ask you something, Annabella." "Will you marry me?" "No." "Ciao." "Come on, Micky, we're leaving." "You fell for it." "I fell for it, everybody falls for it." "She cost me a fortune." "I went into debt, committed embezzlement." "Now my father won't give me any allowance." "The appartment is mine." "She won't let me in." "And the car..." "She won't give me the key." "She scratches all my records." "But that's no reason to shoot." "That's excessive." "It was pure self-defense." "That looks disgusting." "Put something on your head." "I won't talk to her again." "One has to be consequent." "Is the young lady sleeping?" "Micky." "Do you reckon I could awaken her interest?" "I'll have to move a couple of appointments." "Yes, yes, I think it'll be fine." "I will call you beforehand." "That was Krueger." "Finally." "Now for some breakfast." "Man, some air in here." "He's alive again." "Where's Sebastian?" "He says hello." "A certain Mr. Krueger called." "He wants something from me." "What?" "I don't know." "Say, Andy, who is this Krueger?" "Well..." "Krueger..." "The name rings a bell." "Is Sebastian good?" "Yes, he's got a lot of imagination." "What does the name Krueger tell you?" "That was the industrial boss who invited us to a bottle of Whiskey in that club." "Where is my rifle?" "Thank you for coming, Mr. West." "Please excuse that nobody answered the door." "But I am seldom at this house." "Then I send away my staff, listen to music, and dwell on my thoughts." "Please take a seat." "Since the death of my son, people don't mean much to me." "If they ever did..." "I don't think I've told you." "You have, I recall." "No, I haven't told you." "Half a year ago, with his wife and totally drunk, he crashed into a tree." "Would you like a drink?" "A glas of milk?" "I don't suppose there will be any milk in this house." "But it's not the thing with my son why I'm speaking to you." "It concerns a matter that has to be handled with the utmost discretion." "Though I do not know you, Mr. West, you did draw my interest the other day." "I met her three years ago." "My wife was terminally ill and in a sanatorium." "She has since died." "It was on a hot August afternoon." "She was standing at a bus stop." "She smiled when I drove past." "I didn't delude myself." "It wasn't me that made her eyes light up, that was caused by my car." "She instantly accepted my invitation to a little drive." "Then what was bound to happen, did." "I can't deny that I have had a nice time with her." "You can imagine what that means to a man my age." "The subject is current." "No, I am in fact convinced that she also showed me a kind of affection." "Then came the child." "I believe it was her intention." "Our relationship cooled down." "I rented a small house by the lake for her." "Every month she gets her cheque." "And when I die..." "She will be paid 100,000 DM through a life insurance." "Mr. West, I am in fear." "You must know, the insurance will also be paid if I die a violent death." "Do you think she's capable?" "I think anyone is capable of anything!" "Maybe my suspicion is unsubstantiated, one would hope so." "But whenever I meet her, seldom enough," "I know she also is afraid." "It must be assumed that she fell into the hands of a dubious subject." "Do you have any clues?" "To find out about that, Mr. West, will be your task." "But be careful, take your time." "I will provide you with sufficient money." "Listen, I'm not even talking to you!" "Let me speak to a superior!" "So you are the superior?" "Has to be one hell of a shop you're running when people like you are the superiors!" "And concerning your furniture - why don't you just have them picked up by garbage removal!" "This is the last time we're doing business with you in any event!" "Is that clear?" "So then." "Good day." "You go ahead and clear out the desk, will you?" "I don't think there's anything in it." "Did Sebastian say when he was coming back?" "No, your friend isn't very talkative." "I never noticed..." "I like your legs." "Thanks." "I forgot, the notice of termination came this morning." "Didn't you write that we can't pay?" "That's probably why they terminated." "I'll tell those capitalists!" "Alright, you can keep this." "Excuse me." "And what now?" "Where might Sebastian be?" "Maybe he just got hungry." "What's going on here?" "What are you doing here, get out!" "Wait." "What about the money?" "You won't get anything from me." "My pockets are empty, my father won't give me anything." "This person ruined me." "If you touch me again, it's all over with my good nature!" "Did Andy sell the furniture?" "He should have, the company took them." "Also, the termination arrived." "That's alright." "You'd better get out, aswell." "Are you leaving us?" "The time has come for everyone to think of themselves." "Am I to conclude that I won't get my paycheck?" "I'll give you 100 DM." "How about another 100?" "Fine." "What does Busse want here?" "I don't know, he was a little shy." "We'll miss each other a bit." "Nothing I can do about it." "The car rolled over and crashed into a bridge pillar." "It caught fire instantly." "I tried to open the door but it was stuck." "That is terrible." "I didn't really care" " I was totally drunk." "I had a brain concussion, aswell." "I didn't even realize somebody smashed the windshield and got me out of the car." "That's how we met." "He later told me people had just stood there and" "There he goes!" "Come!" "Hey?" "I'm hanging up, I'll call again." "Who was that?" "Sometimes I have a private life." "Where's Sebastian?" "Mr. West packed his bags." "But those aren't his, they're mine just as much!" "My shirts, the telephoto lens, microphones, and my tape recorder!" "The record player is all he left us." "How charming." "Would you be so kind as to give me an explanation?" "He said the time had come for everyone to think of themselves." "Didn't he say anything for me?" "No!" "Has he got money?" "Only a couple of hundreds." "You have to do something." "Pig!" "I'm leaving, the key is by the phone." "Yeah?" "Goodbye, you two." "Yes, I think so." "Yeah, that's fine." "Yeah, fine." "Thanks." "Bye." "3,20 DM change." "Cigarettes, too." "Yes, what can I get you?" "HB, please." "Here you go." "Thanks." " Thanks, aswell." "Goodbye, Sir." "Can you tell me who that mister just called?" "Is there a room for rent?" "Yes, I think there's a vacancy." "I'll be right back." "How about a little drive into the forest over there?" "You'd like that." "Of course, you've taken to me." "I cannot just sleep with every man I like." "And why not?" "Don't fool me, I'm not falling for that." "You are scheming, heartless, and selfish." "Busse must have talked." "So it's true." "Busse lied to me, it's because of him that I gave up my employment." "I was sceptical." "It was a good job, second chief secretary." "He insisted." "He wanted to marry me." "His father was against it." "He owns a couple of factories." "But I won't be treated like that." "Why won't you marry me?" "In fact, why not?" "I reckon I could live here, just my style." "Say that again!" "That's him." "What is it?" "I dreamt this last night." "That's happened to me before, it means nothing." "It all stays the same." "Good morning, Mr. Krueger." "Excuse me, I don't think we have" "Ms. Quant." "Mr. West was with you yesterday." "You commissioned us." "We met two weeks ago in a night club." "So you are Mr. Brahms." "Schubert." "If you don't mind, we'll walk a little." "I couldn't believe my eyes just now when I looked out the window." "It's not often that young girls find their way here." "You remind me of somebody who moved just like you." "A long time ago." "Your daughter." " No, no." "Where is Sebastian" " Herr West?" "He told me to stick to you." "Sadly I never had a daughter." "Even though it was my greatest wish." "He called me, he needs me urgently." "But that has all been talked about already." "Where is he?" "May I invite you to a cup of tea?" "Sure." "I am alone, I live a bit of a hermit's life in this house." "What did you pay him?" "If he didn't give you his trust, then neither can I." "I am his partner" " West and Schubert." "But I am not, Mr. Schubert." "Please excuse me." "Come, come, you're staying." "Goodbye." "You're leaving already?" "Too bad." "You can visit me anytime." "Under this number you can always get to know where to reach me." "Thanks." "You will call, yes?" "Come on." "Since when are we so personal?" "I'm starting to understand Busse - to drink tea with this old lecher!" "You are just too stupid, I would have learned where Sebastian is." "Sebastian isn't interested in you, anyway." "That's non of your business." "I don't care." "I think I owe you an explanation." "You are very exciting." "Is that your explanation?" "I don't know how to explain it to you." "I'm just too shy to talk to someone I don't know." "Usually it doesn't bother me, as I have no desire to get to know people." "With you it's different." "Ever since I saw you" "Where?" "In the town, I followed you." "When?" "A month ago." "That can't be." "Or half a year ago, at least a couple of days." "Ever since I saw you, I have had the feeling I needed to somehow start up a conversation with you." "That was very revealing." "Tell me your first name." "Andreas." "You are Christa." "I found that out." "And what else have you found out?" "That you don't take ice in your Whiskey." "Visitors at this time?" "I'm leaving." "No." "You're staying." "Well, what do you think of my new acquaintance?" "Reininger." "Hello." "I didn't get your name." "North." "What are you drinking, Whiskey?" "Yes." "You wouldn't happen to be a physician?" "Mr. Reininger is a pharmaceutics salesman." "You have to be tough for that, can't be lying in the sun all day." "Well, I'm afraid I have to go." "Thank you for the Whiskey." "Come visit me again." "Ciao, Florian." "When is Krueger coming back?" "He always calls beforehand." "When was the last time he was here?" "Three weeks ago." "He'll surely call next week." "He couldn't make it longer than that without seeing Florian." "I'll get the stuff this weekend." "That's not a problem for me, won't be noticed." "It's part of my job, after all." "I'm not doing it, though!" "But it isn't dangerous at all." "No traces remain in the body." "He just has a heart failure." "Normal case with men like that." "A little romantic time with a young woman..." "The case will be closed with a wink." "They will certainly suspect me when they hear about the insurance money." "So what?" "They can't prove anything." "We don't even give them a few clues to juggle with." "After all, you once went to acting school for half a year." "Some of that surely must have stuck." "That always comes across so artificial." "And a little later, when it's all water under the bridge we'll get married." "And invest the money in IOS stocks." "And you know what we'll do then?" "We won't do anything at all." "The only problem will be to get the 100,000 in cash." "Mr. Krueger will be of help." "You would actually poison him just to be able to retire." "Not with me." "Find someone else!" "How are you talking to me?" "What are you thinking!" "Criminal!" "He surely is more of a criminal than I." "What do you suppose how he got his money?" "What I'm doing is merely an act of retribution." "Has he ever even treated you well?" "Yes." "He locked you in here." "And didn't even give you a car to go to town." "That you women always side with the ones who exploit you." "I want to help you, and this is the thanks!" "I am insulted!" "Shall I bring the stuff?" "Yes." "Did you say yes?" "Shall I bring the stuff?" "Yes." "Did you say yes?" "From the Munich stadium, close to 10,000 spectators" "When I was with them we were runners-up to the title." "Now they're playing against relegation." "I played in the national squad two times." "After that it was over." "I beat up the coach." "The entire operation was too authoritarian for me." "Back then I was in great condition." "You probably drank too much and they threw you out." "Drinking is not a cause, but an effect." "You're thinking about Sebastian." "What are we having?" "I don't know yet." "I'm experimenting." "Did you know I wrote a cookbook?" "Under a false name, obviously." "When one has time on one's hands like you do." "You're wondering." "I retreat as much as possible." "Power doesn't attract me, anymore." "Since my son died, I've been pondering if I shouldn't transform this whole complex into a charity." "One has to see the signs of the times." "Who will succeed me?" "Und Florian?" "Have you made progress?" "I'm following some leads." "I had expenses." "That's what I gave you money for." "Not enough." "You have the wrong idea about me." "That's not good." "Let's assume, I find out something that could save your life." "What's it worth to you?" "It's better we talk about it beforehand." "We do want to remain on good terms do we not, Sebastian?" "In your own interest." "I might have plans for you." "So." "That has to be understood." "What do you have to say in your defense?" "The rifle isn't loaded." "Are you crazy?" "Go ahead do that again." "What do you want?" "Turn off the headlights." "I have to talk to you." "It is very important to you." "I was hoping that I could shock you into telling me your case." "Since you certainly won't admit what you have done, to have people set private detectives on you." "The kind young man from this afternoon." "I suspected it." "How much?" "That's plenty." "Sebastian paid you a visit?" "Strange tactics, I have to say." "No, it was Andreas who was here." "That couldn't be." "I am Andreas." "Please don't call me Andy unless it's absolutely necessary." "And now for you." "May I guess?" "You are Krueger's lover." "He's very jealous." "He mistrusts you." "He has you watched because he is afraid you're cheating on him." "You probably are." "Why do you have this dirty job?" "A justified question." "Once I too gave reason for hope." "Only I could never choose which for." "You see, when someone approaches me and asks me to spy on his wife," "I will go to this woman and offer her my services." "I am offering you my services." "What did Krueger tell you?" "That's what I wanted to find out from you." "I live here alone with my two-year-old son, I have nothing to hide." "Well, now you know you have to watch out." "Why did you come to me?" "There has to be something else." "I have my reasons." "For a certain reason, this certain person that you met this afternoon," "I want to hurt him." "Furthermore, a small payment." "My colleague has been eavesdropping on you." "Now speak up!" "I didn't want to poison him." "I only agreed to it for appearances' sake." "I wanted Reininger to acquire the poison, then I would have called the police." "Wait, but Reininger is your friend." "I never had an affair with him." "We never talked about it." "He was only interested in the money." "What money?" "The insurance sum." "And when Reininger became a nuisance you wanted to have him locked up." "Aren't you ashamed?" "I was hoping he would marry me." "Reininger?" "No, Krueger." "Since his son died half a year ago, he's been visiting me again, because of Florian." "I was supposed to give him away, sell him." "Me he wasn't interested in, anymore." "I was hoping - maybe it was silly - that he would marry me once he saw that I could have poisened him, and didn't." "Sounds plausible." "And when did you discuss all this?" "This evening, that's the thing." "What will your colleague do?" "Let's assume he recorded the conversation on tape." "Let's not bury all hope." "That would be tactically unwise." "Christa, look at me." "Will you marry me?" "Should I be glad you're here or shouldn't I?" "It's all gone once again." "You should be glad." "Oh, three glasses." "Who was the third?" "This can't go on like this." "I'll make you a coffee." "What are you doing here, anyway?" "I missed you." "Ms. Micky, I found this note." "What does he want here?" "He's teamed up with me, I can't get rid of him." "Annabella joined Krueger for a drive in the countryside." "They'll be back here for lunch." "Annabella and Krueger?" "That's trouble looming." "Andy stole the car from me." "He was very disappointed in you." "He shouldn't act up, the idiot!" "He destroys everything!" "You're right, an unpleasant person." "What do you want here?" "At least shut up when you're not asked!" "The tape." "Can't you make yourself useful and make me a coffee?" "What tape?" "Micky, you don't know what I have got!" "I don't remember where I hid it." "You surely will." "It keeps getting worse." "At night I can barely sleep because of the pain." "Maybe you left it in the car." "Why did you hide it?" "Why didn't you give it to Krueger?" "You didn't ask questions like that in the past." "Shall we burn his ear or not?" "Ah, it'll hurt him too much." "Let's not." "Now we'll go play outside." "Yes?" "Will you go play outside?" "Ciao, ciao." "Now go." "I've been thinking." "You hear?" "I know how we can make money without any risk." "You tell Reininger to do it himself." "It'd be too dangerous for you." "Him Krueger doesn't know." "No link between murderer and victim." "He will have to understand that." "Plus, he has no choice if he doesn't want to forego the 100,000." "Afterwards we'll get married." "Reininger will be mad." "What what can he do?" "But we wanted to start a new life." "Yes, sure, we'll start a new life, but be realistic." "Krueger won't send you any more money once Sebastian plays him the tape." "And what did you plan to start a new life with?" "Last night you didn't care." "I don't." "It was just a suggestion." "Are you mad?" "No." "You said yourself that under the new law Florian is going to inherit." "Here it takes 50 years for a new law to be passed!" "I am an egoist, I'm not making a secret of it." "I want to profit from you." "As you have to give more than I do." "I don't think I have much to give." "You can't judge that, you're too young." "You don't know what is to be taken from you." "I think I do." "It could be more." "You're talking like a vampire." "Now I've scared you." "The day before yesterday somebody wanted to shoot at me." "Are you in love with Sebastian?" "I'm pretty crazy for him." "I'm always unlucky." "Two days ago I probably would have said yes." "That shall not be a hindrance." "I like Sebastian." "I will make him my chauffeur." "The uniform will suit him." "Why ever won't you kiss me?" "I can just see it before me!" "I'm standing in this corner, take the tape out of my inside pocket, and put it somewhere." "But where." "If you were standing in the corner, why do I have to look under the couch?" "Busse, go look in the cupboard!" "Maybe Krueger was watching you." "Krueger trusts me." "He loves me." "Yesterday he cooked for me." "Are you sleeping with him?" "I remind him of his son, clear case." "With a little time, patience, and craft," "I can achieve a lot." "Furthermore, I will save his life." "I'll follow Reininger's murder plot until the point of its execution." "Then I hit, that's effective." "Krueger won't be unimpressed." "Great." "I have to make him dependant on me." "I have mastered this technique, been living off it for a long time." "You have to take every last penny from him!" "Maybe I'll realize an old project..." "Krueger can even make a lot of money with it." "I will build a private army." "A super top elite troop." "With which nothing will be comparable." "Everybody who has the money can rent it." "I am surprised at your methods, Mr. West." "But I will gladly be convinced by results." "Hello, Micky." "Busse." "Where did you sleep tonight?" "We drank here." "I told you I find Krueger kind of sympathetic." "You told me to ask him if he would sleep with me." "I asked him and he said yes." "But then he was too tired." "I'm kind of glad." "Stop that!" "Where is Krueger?" "Maybe take a look under the seats?" "You hid it in the house, though." "How do you know that?" "He doesn't remember where he hid it." "And you believe him?" "He has a memory disorder." "Yeah, you can call it that." "I've seen the medical certificate." "There was something." "Yesterday when I got the wine, I was under the impression, when I returned they were both standing in the corner near the bookshelf, and I had the feeling that he gave something to her." "Annabella?" "She's the kind of girl I have never been able to resist." "Busse." "Yes?" "What would you do in my place?" "Continue eavesdropping on the two." "They will talk about it now and then, they do have an interesting topic after all." "You have talent, Busse." "Maybe you'll become my assistant one day." "Hand it over." "Please leave it to me." "My father has reported it stolen, it means a lot to him." "Alright." "Thank you." "Christa is fed up with you and your money." "You can keep spying on us if you like." "But then you'd better just give the commission to me." "I'm closer to the object." "Also, I don't think Sebastian is performing too well in this field." "The tape is pure manipulation." "It won't get you anywhere." "So a tape does exist." "You don't know it?" "Fantastic, good old Sebastian - he's deceiving you." "He's risking your life." "But he doesn't think about that." "Don't mind that." "It's a pity about the boy." "He has disappointed me." "But of course I figured as much from the outset." "Micky tells me he had an accident a couple of years ago." "Ever since he is a little forgetful." "Yes, and ever since he's getting a monthy pension." "You are friends with Sebastian?" "He could shoot me half dead, and leave me in the desert." "You can't resent him for that." "You know Christa?" "I'm glad for the girl." "You're probably more of a good company to her than this Reininger." "No, no, no, I'm not interested in her lovers." "I just want Florian." "One day she will have to concede custody to me." "She's still stubborn." "But I plan to see things through to the end." "I sweet boy, Florian, no?" "I think he's annoying." "Are you prepared to conduct an operation for me?" "Certainly." "You drive to Christa, put Florian in your car, and bring him here." "That serves you well, you'll have Christa to yourself." "And I can deal with her more easily." "A waiver is signed much more readily when the object of dispute is already lost." "No, that's out of the question." "But by all means, you can't leave the upbringing of a child to Christa." "That's not the point." "I can't do it." "I'm totally helpless towards children." "You'll just have to keep him someplace for two or three days." "Until I find a suitable place." "Three days." "You can't do that to me." "The thing is only two years old." "Too bad." "10,000 DM." "That's fantasy prices." "You have enough money." "Enough?" "What is that?" "How long have you known Micky?" "Micky?" "Oh, it'll be two months." "Come, I think I know where the tape is to be found." "No, you insolent beast, you!" "We'll have to retain her somehow." "Damn!" "Micky, you are so mean!" "Where is the tape?" "What tape?" "Sebastian handed it to you yesterday evening." "Isn't that true?" "What do you want from me?" "Little liar." "Busse, what would you most like to do to her?" "I can't think of anything." "No, please no." "He hasn't said anything yet." "Come on, Busse, you needn't be afraid." "I'd rather do something with you, Ms. Micky." "I'll give you back the car key." "A nice cold shower, that's healthy." "No, Micky, no!" "Micky, Micky, stop it!" "Is this is?" "Yes." "But please don't take it from me, Sebastian will think I betrayed him!" "Annabella, will you give me the car keys?" "Busse has them." "The car is mine." "This is not the time to discuss private property." "Give him the keys!" "Enjoy yourselves." "I want to help you, and this is the thanks!" "I am insulted!" "Shall I bring the stuff?" "Yes." "Did you say yes?" "Little Annabella." "She's adorable." "She would have calmly watched me getting killed." "Why?" "She couldn't have known what's on it." "That excuses everything, of course." "You do a transcription of this, will you?" "What are we up to?" "I didn't know what exactly it said." "What does it say?" "Yes, I did know..." "But Sebastian said it was proof." "Proof that he has confidence in my love for him." "Beautiful, isn't it?" "If I didn't have Micky, I'd be helpless." "Micky?" "Yes, she's been my private secretary for a month." "I didn't know that." "She is very mad at you." "And you?" "Me too." "Aren't you glad?" "Leave me alone!" "Tomorrow I'm going to Zurich." "When I'm back, the whole thing will be behind you." "And don't forget, it's most effective before eating." "Store in a cool place." "You'll do it!" "You do it yourself!" "Hello." "Yes?" "Can't I come in?" "Fine, come in." "I see it in your eyes you want to offer me a Whiskey." "Please help yourself." "Where's the fat one today?" "No, thanks, not now." "Don't trouble yourself, I won't have ice today." "Excuse me." "What did you just do there?" "You just did something there." "Nice lamp." "He just did something with the lamp." "It really is a nice lamp." "Would be ideal for my appartment." "Reininger is here." "And that strange colleague of yours." "What should I do?" "Don't panic, baby, I'm here." "Did you speak with Krueger?" "He's gone away." "Are you trying to take Christa from me?" "Idiot." "Shut up!" "Who is that?" "Reininger, am I right?" "That's just how you were described to me." "Schubert, if that rings a bell." "I brought Florian something." "I don't know your plans, Mr. West, but I am telling you to regard your task completed." "I don't think so." "I am in possession of an audio tape." "Which has long been in my possession." "If you would now let me pass." "Come, you can take the bonbon." "I would like to give you a few dialogues to read." "Take your time." "It's just an excerpt." "The tape is stored in a safe place." "It's all a misunderstanding." "Yes, in a certain sense it is." "I always knew you were stupid, my child, but I underestimated you." "We considered your stupidity in our plans." "Mr. Reininger was supposed to persuade you to poison me." "That was his task." "He is paid by me." "Good work, Reininger." "I don't like to resort to these means." "But apparently you can't be made to see reason any other way." "I want you to waive Florian voluntarily." "Would be more pleasant for both parties." "If not, then" " No!" "No, I'm not giving Florian away!" "Florian, come here!" "Would you like a Whiskey?" "Florian, come here!" "We thought it would be so easy." "If something happens to Florian I will kill you." "He's in good hands." "Here." "Mami, mami, mami." "Yes, now we'll drive in the car." "No chance!" "You're finished." "So shoot." "Let Christa make you a compress." "What will you do with him?" "Little kidnapping." "Any objections?" "For the old one?" "What's he pay?" "Like I know..." "OK, I'm in." "No." "That's over." "Did you work for him?" "That's how he imagined it." "I always intended to go through with our plan." "Seems he didn't think I could do that." "You are crazy." "What do we do with him?" "Call a doctor, heart failure." "Just fine." "I don't want anything to do with it." "But darling, we're in this together." "Hands off!" "Heart failure." "May I wash my face?" "Second door on the right." "Busse, 30,000." "What am I supposed to do, I'm broke." "Serves you right, why don't you listen to me." "Well." "You guys are good at this." "Oh, take him away!" "Come, Florian, that auntie is harsh." "We'll go to Micky." "Don't I know that one." "Krueger, Jr." "I saddled myself with something there." "You're losing anyway." "Watch out, he's wet." "News from the front?" "I'm going right back." "News from the front?" "Krueger is dead." "Poison?" "Yes." "When?" "Two, three hours ago." "What is that you got there?" "I beat him up." "Where have you been?" "I went for a little test drive in the Maserati." "Come." "I thought of something." "You have the tape." " She took it from me." "You have the tape?" "Please." "So..." "Now we'll have a talk." "How long have you known Krueger?" "Two months." "Why didn't you tell us?" "Have you slept with him?" "Yes." "She's his private secretary, after all." "Was." "I have to live, nothing much to get off of you." "That is in fact right." "Was the meeting at the night club arranged?" "Sure, that was my idea." "Reininger was set on Christa." "Now all we needed was a private detective." "One that would find out a poison murder was planned, but at the same time wasn't smart enough," "to find out that Reininger was working for Krueger." "Us." "I'm sorry, you were ideal." "Don't talk nonsense, Krueger is dead, and that's how I had planned it from the beginning." "As now this Reininger can be blackmailed some." "100,000 cash in hand to me is preferable to the vage promises of Mr. Krueger." "Nobody will be blackmailed." "It's me who'll get the money, and legally." "Because I'm going to marry Christa." "Micky." "Now you just whisper in my ear where the tape is." "Why don't you put her in the bathtub!" "Maybe there's a flatiron around." "That hurts, Micky." "You won't dare anyway, you're too gutless." "I'll take a look." "I'm sorry, Ms. Micky, but I can't watch it, anymore." "What is this, Krueger stays with you!" "Where is Flori?" "Crawling around somewhere." "Flori!" "My precious!" "Mami!" "You have to understand, Reininger!" "I am the one planning to blackmail you." "So it would be more convenient for you if the body was found at your place." "Will you go with me to Madrid?" "My father wants me to take over our foreign offices." "I'm not talking to you." "No hope?" "Busse, with you?" "Reininger." "Christa and me are going to get married." "Tell him." "Why did you kidnap Florian?" "I didn't kidnap Florian, I rescued him from Krueger." "Missed anything?" "We shouldn't let him lie here." "Say, aren't you even ashamed of yourself?" "With your lousy looks, and then to be following young girls around!" "Bring the body back, Reininger!" "All you get away from here!" "But first I want to see this tape, throw it here, boy!" "That won't help you, we have made copies." "Throw it here, boy!" "I didn't know you could shoot." "Come." "I don't want to go home." "Get in." "Life is one of the toughest." "Do you reckon they will pay the insurance money?" "Sure, why not?" "Sebastian has the tape." "I erased it." " Why?" "A technical accident."