"Miss MacGossip, sorry about my outfit." "I'm just passing by between two site visits." "Do you really think it's the best way to seduce a young woman, Mr Dorgan?" "Listen Miss MacGossip, Isadora refuses to see me for weeks." "I just wanted to have some news about her like other days." "Baruch!" "Baruch!" "Baruch!" "No!" "What happened Isadora?" "The guillotine, Harry!" "I saw the guillotine." "It was just a nightmare." "No." "There were policemen everywhere." "French ones with their caps." "They ran after my brother." "And beated him to slow death with sticks." "It's only your imagination, Isadora." "Then they raised the guillotine." "Come on, calm down." "Baruch's head rolled out of the basket." "It fell back on the ground." "Several times." "Like a ball." "You know it's impossible, Isadora." "The executor managed to seize it by the hair... and showed it to the judge." "I saw it all!" "Forget about it." "I will never forget it!" "Where am I? So, how are we feeling this morning?" "Who am I?" "For the time being, a simple draft." "You must learn to be patient." "My name!" "I want to know my name!" "You were Baruch Jorgell but for your safety... you're not anymore." "That's it." "Well #3 will be ready at the end of the week." "According to my calculations it should bring us 500 barrels per day." "Much more than that, Joe." "Well, it's just an estimation." "You drilled in the right place." "Believe me, the nurse has milk in spades." "Enough anyway to interest bankers." "I think I can easily raise all the funds we need to exploit the whole concession." "Next year, you will celebrate your first million dolar." "This old scoundrel of William Dorgan can be proud of his son." "Please, Weston, be kind enough to no constantly speak ill about my father, right?" "In this case, I won't talk about him until we're back to Texas." "That's it." "By the way, what time do we get there?" "We'll pass the border in less than an hour." "It gives us plenty of time to drink a little Champagne bottle." "Why only one?" "Make it two or three." "The bell had a short." "I'll get the waiter." "Hey, you could be more careful!" "You made it snappy, old boy." "Always at your service, Mr Dorgan." "Say, the bell is out of order." "I'm sorry about that, Mr Dorgan." "I'll make a report." "Is it to your taste, Mr Dorgan?" "He's quiet?" "Gentle as a lamb." "Cornelius is overjoyed!" "Facial tissues analysis are excellent." "Your body has reacted perfectly." "You're ready to receive the transplants that will turn you into another man." "What face will you give me?" "That's the moot point." "Cornelius is not only a savant, he's also an artist." "He sculpts human flesh like others carve marble." "I know his talents." "So..." "So you have to choose." "If you like a face amongst all these portrayals..." "Cornelius will be very pleased to make a copy for you." "I don't want to become a living painting." "It's only a suggestion amongst many others." "Between us, I'm not recommending it to you." "You have something better to suggest?" "Something more modern." "And also more juicy." "Meaning?" "Think about your future." "Hhmmm..." "To sport the face of a Rubens or a Michel Angelo's painting is not easy." "I can imagine." "You have your habits." "To be comfortable in your own skin it could be a rich heir's skin, for instance." "Hard to find." "Sporting a pleasant shape and face, and a sporty look." "It would suit you?" "Obviously!" "Look, then." "Joe!" "Joe Dorgan!" "Of course, you don't know who kidnapped your son." "No." "I know nothing." "They did not come out yet." "Classic." "They raise the family anguish to raise the prices." "I'm ready to pay any kind of ransom!" "Never!" "10, 20, 100 millions!" "I don't care!" "As long as they don't kill Joe." "Not a cent." "I will give my shirt if I have to!" "I forbid you." "By what right?" "Solidarity." "If you pay, the kidnappers will do it again." "It will put all the members of our clan in danger." "Joe is my youngest boy." "He has always been my favorite." "Your sacrifice will have only more merits." "I remind you to your duty." "Money creates a bond between billionaires." "A holy bond." "You always had a dry heart, Fred." "It's what makes my strength." "You can't understand." "Of course, I understand, William." "I'm a father like you." "It's true." "I almost forgot." "You're a father too." "You're Baruch's father." "The father of a murderer." "The nose is to remodel completely." "We can't argue that the forehead got bigger." "Let's see the eyes." "Eye color has changed." "Is it possible?" "Assuredly, yes." "The jaw now..." "Not much to change with the jaw." "Good!" "We'll continue tomorrow." "Well..." "I still ask to mull over all this." "Come on, no whims." "Hmmm?" "Joe is a brilliant guy... with a good situation." "Furthermore, he will soon inherit half his father's fortune." "We would be crazy not enjoying the opportunity." "Joe is a childhood's friend." "He has always been very nice with me." "It would bother me to have his blood on my hands." "Who talks about killing him?" "We'll have to by force of circumstance." "There cannot be two Joe." "There will be only one." "Think about it, Baruch." "When you take Joe's identity... yours will be vacant." "What?" "You want to give my features to Joe?" "It's a rather honest swap, no?" "A tit for tat." "It's a diabolical idea." "Clever, no more." "The main advantage is that we'll have a culprit to give to the police." "Joe will pay in your place and the police case will be closed." "But Joe wil scream his innocence!" "Don't bother about that." "The treatment I give him will put his personality asleep forever." "He'll keep no memories of his past life." "It's excellent!" "You thought to everything." "I hope so." "Except one thing, Doctor." "If I agree to lose the features that would lead me straight to the scaffolds..." "Then?" "...on the other hand, I refuse to abdicate my personnality." "Do you know what I like the most in you, Baruch?" "The cruelty, the greediness, the hate and the complete unscrupulousness." "You guarantee that my soul will stay the same?" "After the operation... it will be as black as before." "That's enough, boss!" "You spend days and nights checking these machines." "Try to relax." "Today is sunday." "I can't relax until I'm sure everything works." "There's not only electricity in life!" "I know, José." "It's the solidarity state of mind that keeps me awake." "It's especially coffee!" "You don't stop drinking." "It's very bad for the heart" "But we reach our goal, José!" "If we succeed... we'll produce twice as much electricity for the same amount of energy." "Poor people will pay their current at half price." "It's not reasonning like that that your father became a billionaire." "You can become yourself otherwise than through money." "And now you spit in the soup!" "Of course, you're a rich kid!" "Listen me good..." "Money attracts greed, hate and tragedies." "It's because of my father's fortune that Joe was kidnapped." "Obviously!" "Everyone does not have the chance to be born poor." "Stop saying nonsense!" "Some griefs can't be replaced with money." "If Joe is killed by his kidnappers my father will die." "But maybe it's too hard for you to figure." "What's that?" "Looks like a letter." "Who could have thrown it?" "There's no one except us in the factory at this hour." "In any case, it's for me." "What's inside?" "A joke, I guess." "The Red Hand never jokes." "I'm a foreigner in Xampana." "I don't care about politics." "Come on, give me a twelve key." "The Red Hand has perpetrated many acts of terrorism for the last weeks." "It ransoms merchants and blows up their shops when they don't pay." "Strange method." "Give me the wrench." "Boss!" "The Red Hand!" "What about it?" "In the Red Hand!" "It's Joe!" "Look!" "The bastards!" "210a 00:15:20,000 -- 00:15:23,000 Prisoner of The Red Hand." "It disappeared." "Probably wake deprivation." "We dreamed it." "A telex." "We must gather $10.000.000." "But first we have to wait for their instructions." "Poor Joe." "You sure you can do that?" "I always hated water." "We'll have to submit you to an intense workout." "You must at all times give the change." "You like tennis?" "I won all the matches at my university." "Well, now you'll have to take the habit to lose them." "Yeah, it figures." "Joe is everything but a champ." "Observe carefully Joe's behavior." "In any circumstance he sports the same mood." "Note his courtliness, his kindness." "Don't worry." "I will monkey him perfectly." "We have prepared MSDS regarding his distant relatives." "You must be ready to spot them at first glance." "I have a good memory of faces." "You must also learn their genealogy." "Know their temper, their habits." "It's not so easy, you know." "I'll manage." "Take note of Joe's affection for his brother, Harry." "You see." "He kisses him very warmly." "You see?" "Yep." "This is going to be a little more difficult." "I always had a dislike for Harry." "In the future it will be a helpful feeling but for now... you must do your best to hide it." "No, no, no!" "A lighter laugh, more discreet." "But you're never, never satisfied!" "But Joe Dorgell is a gentleman!" "You must fight against your own temper." "It's useless to continue." "I can't do it." "Listen to me, Baruch." "The operation was a success beyond our expectations." "You became Joe's spitting image." "This is not the time to falter." "But you're in front of me, like professors, giving notes to my every move, observing me, him too." "It's for your good." "You want to play the part?" "You can't become an actor without working." "A hooted actor has only one wish, to leave the stage." "Come on, my boy, stay calm." "You know." "If we take it as a whole... all is not so bad." "At last!" "Yes, admiteddly, you've made some real progress in the last few days." "Why not saying it more frankly?" "Why is it so hard coming from you?" "I'd like a little "bravo" from time to time to encourage me." "Bravo..." "Bravo!" "Enough wasted time." "Back to work." "Now, walk on." "To go where?" "Nowhere of course." "Just walk normally." "Come on! Walk as if you were thinking." "(Incoherent mumblings)" "No, no, no!" "What again?" "Come on, pal." "Joe smokes only cigars." "Shit!" "Harry, old brother, I'm glad to see you again." "Harry, old brother, I'm glad to see you again." "As usual, I have many advices to ask you." "I also have things to confide to you." "As usual, I have many advices to ask you." "I also have things to confide to you." "Your opinion is always precious to me, Harry." "I owe you all my successes." "Your opinion is always precious to me, Harry." "I owe you all my successes." "Your opinion is always precious to me, Harry." "I owe you all my successes." "Strange guy, huh?" "When he don't know he's being watched his work is perfect." "Your champ is sneaky." "He practices secretly to hide his progress from us." "I don't understand." "For what purpose?" "When in the place he will double cross us." "It will be strictly impossible to him." "I filmed every step of his transformation." "At the first false step we could reveal his true identity." "Well, count on me to keep watch on him." "In fact, I think he's ready at last." "Me too." "Tonight we raise the curtain." "Think about it carefully, Baruch." "This confrontation is not necessary at all." "Are you sure you can handle the shock?" "We'll see." "I don't think you have any doubt about my gifts, huh?" "No but I want to see for the last time what I leave behind." "It's really Joe?" "It was Joe." "Now for the whole wide world... he's Baruch Jorgell, the murderer." "I'm very pleased with his voice too." "Ask him something." "What's your name?" "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "Ask him something else." "Can I do something to help you?" "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "I governed him to say only that." "Henceforth his language begins and ends with this simple sentence." "There's no doubt Doctor." "You did a smashing job." "Now you're reassured." "I begin to think now that I'm really Joe." "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "You come with me, darling?" "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "I say screw you." "If you think I'm afraid of you, you're wrong!" "Hey, look where you're going, little guy!" "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "And mine is Napoléon! What's wrong with you, Sir?" "You're sick?" "Wait, I think he's completely stuffed." "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "And he's laughing at us too!" "General, your men are incompetent." "They should have executed this murderer on the spot like a dog." "Indeed, Mr Jorgell." "Unfortunately the case was conducted by subordinates." "If we had been given instructions, of course..." "No brains." "Not a penny of common sense." "Are you policeman or not?" "Yes..." "So why are you so useless?" "Please accept our excuses, Mr Jorgell." "Your excuses won't stop the trial." "Newspapers will revive the scandal." "My name will be dragged in the mud again." "We will silence the journalists, Mr Jorgell." "As for the judge, he will declare your son irresponsible." "There will be no trial." "And then?" "What will happen?" "Maybe an accident..." "A fight or an escape attempt." "Never!" "If you touch a single hair of my brother's head, General..." "If your men subject him to the slightest abuse..." "I will alert his holiness the pope." "I will denounce you to the League of Nations." "I will assign you to the International Court of Justice." "But Miss, what I suggest is only in your family's interest." "The family?" "But I'm his only family!" "Isadora, I order you to shut up!" "What I say softly I will soon scream it, yell it." "Don't open that window!" "You have no more son, you say." "All right." "But me I still have a brother." "And don't count on me to abandon him to his misfortune." "What do you suggest, Miss?" "My brother is a very sick man, General." "His place is not in prison but in a hospital." "It is quite reasonable indeed." "It's the best solution, Mr Jorgell." "Alright." "So dump this crazy in the bottom of a pit." "And make sure I never see him again." "I demand that he be treated in the best psychiatric hospital of the city." "It's well understood, General?" "I won't give a penny!" "You hear me?" "Not a penny!" "You can keep your billions, father." "I will sell my jewels." "Miss, Miss, look!" "What's happening to you, Oscar?" "You seem to feel bad?" "I ran too fast, sir." "I have a stitch in the side." "Baruch Jorgell... has been arrested." "At last!" "It's horrible!" "He was interned in an asylum for lunatics." "With all his father's money it was probably not very hard to make an assassin pass for a crazy." "Be careful, Ravenel..." "A criminal behavior is statistically unusual." "You agree?" "Probably." "Well, Baruch Jorgell is not in the standards." "To say he's unbalanced is by no means an excessive judgment." "Anyway!" "Listen to what's written in the newspaper." "Isadora Jorgell, the criminal's young sister..." "People say she's lovely." "...has decided to repair the crimes committed by her brother." "Alas, it's impossible to ressurect dead people." "I can't bring the victims back to life, she declared to our correspondent, but at least I can compensate their families." "That's why I sold all my jewels." "Noble gesture." "Let's remind our readers that amongst these jewels is the famous "Blood of Vishnu"." "The fabulous ruby that all worlwide collectors will compete for." "The "Blood of Vishnu"..." "Our late Maubreuil was able to make a dozen ruby like this in a single day." "Too bad that he took his secret with him." "Andrée..." "I can understand how this news has upset you but..." "This arrest brings an end to the nightmare that you have experienced." "Don't think so." "I will never forget." "You must turn the page, Andrée." "Life goes on." "Probably." "Let me remind you of your promise." "Now that your father's murderer is under lock... northing prevents our marriage." "I'm afraid that... we still have to wait." "For what?" "Isadora Jorgell... offers to pay me a compensation." "As soon as I have received the money..." "I will ship to Xampana." "I will never leave you go on your own." "I have no other family than our little clan." "I wish... that you agree to come with me." "All of you." "Come on, it's a childishness." "Anyway, it's my wish." "Come on, you can't undertake such a journey just to change your mind." "You have another purpose." "Do you remember this strange name?" "Cornelius." "Yes." "Baruch Jorgell has pronounced this name just before he murdered your father." "One way or another, I'm certain that this Cornelius is no stranger to my father's death." "I want to find him." "And ask him a few questions." "Can you tell us for how much you sold the "Blood of Vishnu", Miss Jorgell?" "Is there any psychiatric antecedent in your family, Miss Isadora?" "Give us a smile, Miss Jorgell!" "She's really uppity that Miss Jorgell." "I'm telling you, my dear." "It's in family's blood." "I am Dr Sanchez, Miss." "The director of this institution." "I sent you more than ten letters, Dr." "I try to reach you on the phone everyday since a week." "And it's only today that you allow me to see my brother." "Our administration has its rules, Miss." "No patient can receive visitors during the observation period." "And what's your diagnostic now, Doctor?" "The patient's mental health is profoundly altered." "I'm afraid that the harm is irreversible." "You mean that my brother will never get out of here?" "Never is a word that a psychiatrist hate to use." "The illness can always evolve." "How?" "For now senseless violence has given way to a deep exhaustion." "If this tendancy accentuated... your brother would be no more classified... in the dangerous inmates category." "How long until you give your verdict?" "Five years." "Maybe ten." "Care can't be provided at home?" "Prudence forbids it, Miss." "I'm ready to take all the risks." "In case of relapse the whole society would be threatened." "That's why you must be brave... and accept the idea of a very long internment." "This place is so grim, Doctor." "That's why the inmates families sometimes donate." "We use these donations to improve standards... and to brighten the premises." "If we had greater means at our disposal, of course..." "For the time being I want to see my brother, Doctor." "This way, please." "Don't get near the inmates." "Why?" "Some of these crazies have an unbelievable strength." "Lately one of them has seized a service woman by the hair." "So that he let her loose we had to cut." "All her hair?" "Oh no, only the inmate's hand." "It's there." "He's so quiet." "Do not be fooled." "He seems so sad." "He conceals his feelings badly." "There's nothing more sneaky than a crazy." "I want to talk to him, Doctor." "Open its cell." "It's quite impossible, Miss." "I have nothing to fear from him." "If something happened to you it would be my responsability that..." "Miss Jorgell thought about that, Dr. She prepared a discharge." "Not enough." "That's why she has also added a check to your name." "But..." "To thank you for the special attention that you show to our parent, Dr." "Well, sweetness sometimes has therapeutic virtues." "We can try." "Baruch..." "Do you recognize me?" "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "Yes, I know that." "I'm your little sister, Isadora." "My name is Baruch Jorgell." "I know, you're my brother... and I love you fondly." "My name is..." "But stop repeating that sentence!" "Listen to me." "You remember when we were kids and you were saying we would marry?" "We had to mix our blood." "So you took your penknife..." "A nice knife with ten blades that our father had brought back from Switzerland." "You remember?" "Baruch Jorgell." "With your knife you made me a notch just above the right wrist." "I still wear the scar." "Look." "And then you made yourself the same notch." "So you must wear the same scar." "Look..." "Baruch?" "What damned filth!" "What's wrong with you again?" "I slipped and now I'm floating in my boots." "You always bitch about something." "This time I have serious reasons." "I'm an electrician, not a sewerman." "Try to think instead of grumbling." "We're going to pass our cables in the sewers." "It will avoid us digging trenches for miles." "It's just a theory." "Not at all!" "You know where we are now?" "Not exactly." "The plan is not really up-to-date." "We'll end up losing ourselves in this maze." "Go this way, I'm going that way." "It's not a place for men here." "It's rats kingdom." "Come on!" "Stop there, Harry Dorgan!" "It's you, José?" "It's time for you to hear our instructions." "But who's talking?" "Who are you?" "I am the voice that commands." "The voice that nobody disobeys." "But where are you?" "The Red Hand is everywhere!" "Speak then, I'm listening to you." "The exchange will take place... at a place called "The rabid sheep"." "I know the place." "But what proves that Joe will still be alive?" "The Red Hand always holds its promise." "I want more guarantee, you hear me." "Where are you?" "Boss!" "I'm here." "I found an exit." "I need $10.000.000." "Certainly, Mr Dorgan." "In cash." "And immediately, I guess." "Exactly." "Unfortunately, it's impossible, Mr Dorgan." "Why?" "It's about the ransom, isn't it?" "Exactly." "This kind of dealing has its terms." "The sum must be given in notes of small denomination." "I planned a bag to take them." "Alas, police rules force us to take note of each banknote's number." "It's a considerable work." "And then?" "It's almost four o' clock." "We will soon close." "Listen me well." "If I don't have the sum tonight the Dorgan family will change bank tomorrow morning." "You understand what it means for you?" "Perfectly, Mr Dorgan." "What's your decision then?" "Our employees will be overjoyed to put extra hours to serve you, Mr Dorgan." "I'm giving instructions immediately." "Thank you." "I want the sum before six o' clock." "Call me Fred Jorgell, and tell his secretary that... it's very important." "Above all, be very careful, Harry." "With this kind of people everything can happen." "Don't worry, father." "I'm sure everything will be fine." "I hope so." "For the three of us." "He will probably pass through here." "We will follow him." "It's the only way to prevent him to give the ransom." "If we don't stop this kind of blackmail, kidnapping will soon become the first industry in this country." "William Dorgan should understand." "He's an egoist." "He doesn't have class consciousness." "There he is!" "Get inside and let's go!" "You know where's the place?" "Perfectly." "Good luck, sir." "It's me!" "William Dorgan!" "I came alone!" "Somebody's there?" "Hands up!" "It's alright." "He's not armed." "You got the money?" "In the back." "The two suitcases." "Here." "Put this on." "Yeah!" "It's alright." "Everything seems smooth." "Now, it's your turn." "You must keep your promise." "Where's my son?" "We're going there." "Put this on, I tell you." "And that too." "If there's a roadblock we (Inaudible)." "If you want to see your son alive, do as we say." "Mr Jorgell, what a pleasant surprise!" "You're coming here to fish frog too?" "Don't take me for a fool, Harry." "We are fully informed, Dorgan." "Your plan has failed." "I don't see what you mean." "What is this about?" "It's about the 10 millions dollar in these suitcases." "You are certainly wrong." "But open the others if you wish." "Go on." "It's useless." "You will find nothing but fishing items in these suitcases." "Sirs, sometimes you have to lose with elegance." "Well done, Harry." "I can't see." "Here." "You'll see your son very soon." "Alive?" "Yes, he's in perfect condition." "In front of the Red Hand's leaders you must take off your mask!" "Strength does not give you any rights, sirs." "We made a deal." "You're here to give me my son back." "Not to humiliate me." "All in good time." "Let's see the money first!" "125 pounds." "Less 40 pounds of luggage." "It makes 85 pounds of bankenotes." "85." "Yes, indeed, this is equal to $10.000.000." "We're even." "You have your share of the bargain." "Now, I want mine." "Joe, it's you?" "Father!" "Joe!" "No, leave me alone." "What does it mean?" "It's forbidden to talk to the prisoner!" "I paid you enough." "Give me Joe immediately." "Your son is too valuable for us to let him go." "But you promised!" "Only to show him to you." "And now it's done." "And you'll have to pay again anytime you want to see him." "You know very little about the Dorgan's." "I made a mistake paying you the ransom." "But you won't catch me again." "Be careful!" "You are signing Joe's death warrant." "You are vulgar blackmailers!" "Kill me and my son but you won't have a dollar more!" "You asked for it!" "What are you doing?" "No!" "No, leave me alone!" "No!" "I give you one last chance." "It's your last word?" "I have a reputation to maintain." "No one doublecrosses me twice." "Too bad for him." "Go on." "My father never had the intention to submit to the Red Hand's orders, Mr Jorgell." "He had a plan." "He never explained it to me." "Neither you nor anyone." "To succeed this plan had to stay secret." "Will you finally tell us?" "I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little more." "Come on, Harry, we're between friends." "Excuse me." "Hello?" "Who's talking?" "An unknown friend, Mr Dorgan." "A friend... who only wants to help you." "It's time to go." "Cheer up!" "I'm coming!" "My God!" "I know it's useless to try to outsmart you." "I did not become a billionaire by practicing charity." "I don't deserve your pity... but I beg you to save my son, Joe." "He has just made his first million dollar and..." "Damned!" "Joe!" "Give me your hand!" "This way, quick!" "Your sacrifice was useless." "We can't escape from here." "I will never leave you behind, father." "They blocked the elevator!" "They didn't think to everything." "It's useless, Joe." "The other." "Be careful." "Yes." "Follow me, father." "No..." "I can't." "Close your eyes... and give me your hand." "You know I'm prone to vertigo." "It's our only chance." "Hold on to me." "Yes." "Hold on tight to me." "Ready?" "Yes." "Joe!" "Harry, old brother!" "I'm so happy to see you." "This time it's done, Fritz." "Baruch has definitively took Joe's place." "Let's hope he can play the part till the end." "Even if he makes a few mistakes, no one will suspect him." "I'd like to be as sure as you." "Think about it, Fritz." "Who would dare suspect a hero?" "How was your sequestration?" "I don't remember, I was drugged." "The Red Hand committed a big mistake by attacking our clan." "Maybe it will cost us a lot but we will strike back." "10 million dollars." "Nice spoils of war." "It's only a beginning, Fritz." "We'll need much more money to keep on with our plan." "Meanwhile I will put the loot to safety." "Why?" "You're afraid someone might stole it?" "I don't believe in honesty." "God damned!" "They put an infernal device in the double bottom." "Very clever." "I shoud have thought about that." "This is all you have to say?" "When you fight you must learn to take punches, huh?" "The Red Hand is ridiculed." "William Dorgan fooled us!" "Patience, Fritz." "He laughs best who laughs last." "timings : meatisgood translation : aloysius70 proofreading :"