"TAXI 9297" "This drama does not follow the tracings of real lives." "The author asks that you believe in his fantasy." "Murder of Actress Raquel de Monteverde" "Backstage at the Park Theatre" "Raquel de Monteverde, star of the popular review" "Maria Emilia Castelo Branco" "This is my final night performing here." "Tomorrow I'm leaving for Brazil in the company of Guilherme Dinis." "Why not come and dine with me, to say goodbye to Portugal?" "There's nothing to be afraid of." "I could be your brother..." "You could even be my grandfather." "But that's impossible!" "I have someone downstairs, in the car, waiting for me!" "I cannot possibly say who is waiting for me in the car." "That is a secret!" "At dawn..." "She's dead!" "End of Prologue" "Part 1" "One year later..." "Lieutenant Hair, of the North American Army, descended from Portuguese stock and newly arrived in Portugal on a diplomatic mission..." "Alves da Costa" "Arsenio de Castro, the celebrated Bohemian and with the most notorious reputation among bourgeois families..." "Alexandre Amores" "Allow me to introduce myself." "Lieutenant Hair, military attaché." "Arsenio de Castro, the man with the worst reputation in Portugal." "Whiskey and soda." "Half a bottle of green Amarante wine." "I still don't know this country, that was home to my grandparents." "I would like to find a friend who could serve as a guide..." "Lieutenant Hair and Arsenio become inseparable." "And weeks later, when they leave a club..." "Horacio de Azevedo, a chance friend..." "Alberto Miranda" "Why not come and spend some time at my estate of Bretolho?" "The air is splendid and you'll find in my house a picturesque and unique society..." "Do you know this Horacio de Azevedo?" "What kind of man is he?" "Horacio de Azevedo, a former sailor, now a millionaire, leads a mysterious life." "His Bretolho house is always full... of guests, as mysterious as he is, and at their suppers it's transformed into an insane asylum..." "I too am one of his visitors..." "I certainly enjoy myself..." "One day Lieutenant Hair had the eccentric whim to accept the insistent invitation of Horacio de Azevedo." "Do you believe in the voice of objects?" "For me, yes!" "That broken glass... whispers to me that this automobile has been the scene of a tragedy..." "You're right, Lieutenant Hair." "The voice of objects speak the truth." "It was in this Taxi 9297, that, one year ago the actress Raquel de Monteverde was murdered." "Here are Horacio's strange guests." "Today, by chance, the Bretolho house isn't particularly crowded, but even so there are some curious specimens." "D. Alfonso, Spanish nobleman, highly suspect, expelled from all countries and who looks like a woman in drag..." "Manuel Silva" "D. Alvaro, former diplomat, sacked from his career on account of scandals, frequent backstage visitor." "Adriano Guimaraes" "Isabel Rodrigues, old witch and former showgirl, wife of D. Alvaro and the woman who has ruined more pianos than anyone in the World..." "Antonia de Sousa" "And the only decent person in this house, sympathetic and discreet," "Felix do Amaral, rich, very rich, but bankrupts himself supporting theatre people and all things theatrical." "Henrique d'Albuquerque" "Guilherme Diniz, adventurous entrepreneur..." "Roberto Fernandes" "My friends:" "I have the honour to present at Bretolho," "Lt. Hair, military attaché to the American Legation." "American military uniforms are quite lovely." "I so much like a man in uniform..." "Supper is served." "And Eva, the martyr of this house." "An orphan, she was brought up by Isabel who made her a companion and slave..." "She lives under... the threat of terror." "From whom?" "I know not." "Rarely a week goes by without her suffering a terrible attack!" "Eva is the daughter of Raquel, the actress who was murdered" "Fernanda Alves da Costa" "Four in the morning." "Run to save yourself, unhappy mother!" "If I knew you were coming today" "I would not have asked that Bohemian, Arsenio de Castro." "He is a dangerous person." "Do not believe him..." "Above all don't get yourself alone with him, in an automobile!" "I cannot be clearer." "Perhaps one day you will thank me for the warning I've given you today." "I'm half asleep!" "May I lie down?" "Don't be surprised that I am here among these madmen." "I am an old eccentric and observer." "It entertains me!" "Take care." "Lieutenant Hair." "This house does not suit you..." "Defend yourself, especially against Horacio, the owner of Bretolho." "He is a dangerous person!" "Want to lie down, Lieutenant Hair?" "Your room is already prepared." "Not one word of what I've told you." "The killing of Actress Raquel de Monteverde" "It is not known who the murderer is." "The killing of Actress Elena de Gusmao" "It is not known who the murderer is" "Who would collect these newspapers that record identical crimes but 10 years apart." "Good evening, Hair." "Good day, Arsenio." "Remember what I told you:" "Arsenio" "The following day Lt. Hair loses track of the time." "Lunch?" "But everyone is still asleep." "Lunch is at four in the afternoon..." "Why aren't you dressed in uniform?" "If you only knew how good you look in uniform." "Since he had time, Lt. Hair decided to visit the surroundings of Bretolho." "Eva!" "Who told you my name?" "Arsenio de Castro..." "He's a close friend of yours isn't he?" "We've only just met..." "You spent a sleepless night..." "How did you know?" "My room is exactly below yours and I heard your footsteps throughout the night." "I spent a restless night, I heard mysterious footsteps." "I even followed a figure who was knocking on the door of your room." "Didn't you hear anything?" "I didn't hear a thing." "I slept all night." "Why do you lie?" "Just now you told me you heard my footsteps all night." "So you weren't asleep... and" "If you weren't asleep, you would have heard Arsenio de Castro knocking on the door of your room." "Why not have faith in me Eva?" "I know there is a danger which threatens and a tyrant who torments you in this house..." "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "I am a foreigner, and I fear nothing." "Reveal to me your secret and I will save you." "I swear!" "A few hours later..." "Guilherme Diniz was proposing to me a Portuguese theatrical tour of various North American cities where many of our countrymen abound..." "I don't mind financing the undertaking, but as it is very difficult to enter the United States," "I can only do business if you will help me..." "It's difficult, but I will use all my influence with the immigration police of my country." "Please say nothing of this to Horacio, he's very partial to other people's ideas..." "I have a great treat for you:" "I will play the whole score of "Tosca"..." "Let us flee before we are struck deaf, once and for all..." "Yes..." "I have given it much thought..." "I have faith in you." "I believe that only you can save me." "Do it..." "Do it." "Tell me the name of your tormentor!" "Reveal to me your secret." "I cannot..." "I am watched..." "Inside this medallion that belonged to my poor mother, is the name of my tormentor." "We've decided to get together to distract ourselves until dinner:" "We've arranged to play a game of pick-pockets..." "Do you know it?" "It's an ultra-modern game of forfeits." "You turn off the light and count to 30." "However the players have to steal from their neighbour..." "Any object, without him giving it." "Whoever has stolen the most valuable object, wins the prize..." "Come." "Lieutenant!" "It's a very amusing game." "Most precious." "The strange game of pick-pockets." "The sympathetic Felix do Amaral will remain to be the judge of the game of pick-pockets." "I'll start the game, gentlemen." "Lieutenant Hair won't take part as he doesn't know the precepts..." "Look out!" "Twenty-six... twenty seven..." "Thirty!" "And you, Elizabeth, what forfeit will you present?" "Lieutenant Hair saw that the medallion Eva had entrusted to him had been stolen during the darkness." "You knew that I wasn't taking part in the game, and despite this you took from me a medallion which is of great worth to me..." "My medallion doesn't appear among the stolen items." "I don't wish to investigate the motives of the person concerned, But..." "I demand you play another game with me and that it is, contrary to yours..." "The game of restitution." "Everyone sit around the table." "I will turn out the light and count to ten." "The possessor of the stolen object must drop it on the table." "One ... two..." "Eight... nine... ten!" "Hair was convinced he would recover Eva's medallion because he had heard it fall onto the table..." "But... someone had stolen it from the first thief." "That evening the guests of Bretolho went to bed earlier than usual." "The incident of the medallion proves that I spoke the truth." "I suspected that in this house among the extravagant guests, there was only one unknown thief." "Now I am sure that there are at least two." "Follow my advice:" "leave this house as soon as possible." "I will visit you in Lisbon..." "Impossible!" "In this house there is one who suffers greatly..." "Eva!" "I want to save her at all cost." "Why is it that you, Felix, being an honourable man won't cooperate with me?" "I accept!" "I even have a clue to follow." "But a dangerous clue..." "I am unarmed." "Will you lend me your gun?" "The middle of the night..." "It's impossible to open!" "I need to talk to you urgently." "Why not open the door?" "Do you no longer trust me?" "Yes!" "I trust you, Lieutenant Hair." "I cannot open it because I am locked in every night..." "How imprudent." "If he were to see us he would kill us!" "In order to prevent it, he stole your medallion from me before I had time to read its contents..." "Tell me who that monster is who frightens you so much!" "Never!" "In this house all my words are overheard." "If he knew I had revealed his name, most cruel would be my punishment." "Far, far away from here I will be able to reveal the truth." "You must leave this house." "To break the spell of this evil genius." "Tomorrow evening at seven I'll wait for you with an automobile." "If you believe in me, agree." "A cry in the dark." "But the door must be locked." "You are mistaken, Arsenio." "The door is open..." "She's unbearable, this child." "Rarely a week goes by without her being attacked." "This girl loves giving performances..." "Idiot!" "For God's sake!" "Have pity on her..." "Listen Isabel!" "Lieutenant Hair is right." "Take pity on poor Eva." "Arsenio de Castro, the insensitive Bohemian, wept." "The next morning..." "Listen, my dear Hair." "You look pale..." "This Bretolho mystery has upset you." "Naturally your heart..." "Enter!" "Lieutenant Hair." "I came here to give you some advice." "Leave this house." "There is someone under this roof who might kill you!" "Let's stop all this mystery." "Speak clearly!" "Who do you mean?" "Who should I fear?" "I don't know!" "I don't know!" "I know the danger but don't know who it is." "You should be suspicious of everyone without exception." "Of Eva too?" "No!" "Not Eva!" "Hello!" "You're receiving visits early nowadays." "Be careful with this Arsenio!" "Arsenio is also dangerous!" "But this is madness." "Speak clearly, Felix, I beg you." "Calm down!" "It's still too early to know the whole truth." "But I already have a definite clue!" "Lieutenant Hair!" "They're calling you." "I'm sure that the shot was fired in here." "He's dead!" "The killer must have fled through the door!" "Impossible!" "Lieutenant Hair and I were in the corridor when we heard the shot." "In this case we must admit the hypothesis that the assassin entered and left by the window!" "But the window is impossible." "We are on the second floor and the killer would have needed wings to get up here." "Ah!" "Lieutenant Hair!" "What a sissy I am!" "I cannot stand the sight of blood!" "Don't be so stupid!" "At seven o'clock as it was arranged with Eva..." "There is nobody at home." "Mr. Horacio, D. Alfonso, D. Alvaro," "Sr. Guilherme and Sra D. Isabel have all left." "A policeman came, looking for them." "And Miss Eva?" "And Sr. Arsenio?" "I've not seen Miss Eva." "Sr. Arsenio left long before the others." "I must speak immediately with Arsenio de Castro." "Sr. Arsenio is not home." "Where is Eva?" "I must talk to her!" "You lie!" "Eva:" "I see you still don't have faith in me." "Why was Felix do Amaral killed?" "Yes, I killed him, because he was the tyrant of my youth and also because he was my mother's murderer." "I was only little when my poor mother became his slave." "By his terror he imposed the secrecy of his visits." "He arrived in the dead of night, heavily disguised..." "Rare was the night that Felix do Amaral..." "In the next room..." "Mother of God save us from this man..." "If you continue to mistreat me so I swear I'll denounce your outrageous behaviour to the police." "Yes..." "I know everything!" "I will tell the police it was you who killed Elena de Gusmao because she discovered that the theatrical tours you financed were a cover for your smuggling and espionage." "Murderer!" "Spy!" "My poor Eva!" "I have signed my own death sentence." "Try to forget all you have heard... so as not to be murdered like Elena and all those who discover the secrets of this man." "When my poor mother died" "I started to feel a supernatural fear for Felix." "Especially when he pretended to take pity on my fate, which had led to me being a companion to Isabel." "My attacks were a result of mistreatment suffered..." "Because I refused to accept his sordid love!" "Little by little I got to know the mystery of the Bretolho house." "All those people plotting..." "A gang of smugglers and spies." "But the two leaders, Felix and Horacio became deadly enemies." "D. Alvaro was the one who alerted Felix to the invitation" "Horacio had given to you, Lieutenant Hair, to unknowingly protect a tour to the United States, a tour that concealed their smuggling activities." "Arsenio, who they feared and pretended to appreciate, was fearful for his safety." "I refused the offer that Arsenio had made me fearing that he was an accomplice of Felix..." "If you don't make up your mind, you know the fate that awaits you." "Please call Lt. Hair." "I accepted the help of Arsenio in covering up, because I was afraid to face you, Lieutenant Hair, after what I had just done." "The medallion was stolen from you by Felix..." "But it was I who took it from the table." "I stole it because I had seen Eva give it." "I stole it because I wanted to know what she had told you." "I stole it because I love Eva." "Stay!" "It is you she loves." "I will leave!" "I've lost the last hope of rescuing my bohemian life." "Did you hear what Arsenio said?" "Subtitles:" "Corvusalbus"