"PANIC" "Based on the novel by Georges Simenon "Monsieur Hire's Engagement"" "Get the evening edition of Paris-Soir!" "Twenty Francs!" "All the latest news!" "Get the evening edition of Paris-Soir!" "Twenty Francs!" "All the latest news!" "Come on, Up!" "End of the line!" "Have a look, but don't get run over." " Evening, Monsieur Hire." " Evening." "And don't come back with any fleas." "That's all we needed..." "A fair!" "Ten more days of these vermin." "What will you have, Monsieur Hire?" "One loin chop...thick, rare and bloody." "Ah!" "One chop and you're through shopping." "Now if you had eight children, like me, and a sick wife!" "My wife has been unable to recover from her last illness." "Mathilde!" "What does the doctor call it?" "Lymphatism in the organs!" "Does it mean anything to you?" "Oh, that's right ..." "I forgot you're single." "Ah..." "that's an uncomplicated life..." "Look..." "Is that not a prime choice!" "You said the same thing to me last night for my steak." "It was good but it lacked blood." "Missing blood ..." "Well, you'll be happy this time." "Mathilde!" "Six twenty-five for Monsieur Hire." "This carnival!" "Now the customers will stuff themselves with sweets." "There ought to be a law against it, don't you think!" "Did you say six twenty-five francs, huh?" " Right, Monsieur Hire." " Here." "That's it." " Good night!" " At your servce!" "Always chatty and always a kind word..." "Hey chief!" "I see a nice pair of shoes" "Ah ... drat!" "A shoe with a foot in it!" "Stop!" "Don't touch or move nothing!" " Hey kids, where's the police station?" " I don't know..." "Petite Corporal" "Hey!" "Where's the police station?" "There's a dead body in the lot!" "No joke!" "..." "A man or a woman?" " A woman." " Who is it?" "Oh ... why me!" "Know what I'm saying." "We get here and find that!" "It's a great start for the fair..." " Where's the police station?" " In that small street in front." "Thanks!" " Good evening, Monsieur Hire." " A Camembert...ripe and a little soft." "Well, they're all well done." "Choose for yourself, Monsieur Hire." "Jerome, lights a bit, will you." "It's getting tough to see." "And for you, Madame Brochu?" " There's a dead body in the lot!" " What?" " There's a dead body in the lot!" " Jesus-Marie!" " Oh my god!" "I'll go check it out quick!" " Wait for me!" "Jerome, go and find out about it!" " I'll let you know what's going on." "Have you heard, Monsieur Hire?" "Of all things...in our neighborhood!" "There doesn't seem to be any morality left!" "They are a little young." "Tell me, I wonder if the Brie cheese isn't riper." "Don't you see this ..." "Look at them all running!" "Dear Madame, Since time immemorial, carrion has attracted flies." "Keep back!" "Look, but stay back!" "The police will want to check for footprints and fingerprints." "All we can do is to break the news gently to the family." "Bring up the lamp." "Don't push kids!" "It wouldn't hurt if the men removed their hats." "It's a woman." "That looks like ... no mistake ..." "It's Mademoiselle Noblet!" "Who?" "It's Mademoiselle Noblet, a women with a big heart." " Dead from a sudden stroke or a knife?" " The police!" "We will find out!" " Clear!" "Get away!" " Move you, it's not an attraction!" "I hope the police will investigate with vigor and diligence." "I did everything I could to keep them back." "Very good." "Let the coroner through." "With your permission, I have the right voice." "Let the coroner through!" "Come, come, let the doctor pass!" "There you go." " Thank you." " Always at your service, Monsieur Michelet." "Proceed Doctor." " Hello, my little Lucienne." " Hello, Monsieur Hire!" " Were you a good girl in school today?" " Oh yes, Monsieur Hire!" " Want an apple?" " I do." "What, no "thank you"?" "Thank you." "Lucienne!" "Will you come here right now!" " Who gave you that?" " Monsieur Hire." "Next time I see you accept something from him," "I'll lock you up in the broom closet!" "Anybody here?" "A drowned person looks awful." "I saw it once at the Bougival Hotel." "But this poor lady seemed asleep." "I didn't disturb her ..." "The oddest thing was the edge of her petticoat." "If she had known that day, the whole neighborhood would see her undies!" "A good woman, who has done a lot for charity." "Yes, but no husband, no children and she ate like a bird." "Not half a pound of meat a week, but a fine woman just the same." "Red wine!" "She had no enemy." "The murderer is a scoundrel or a sadist." " Did they find her bag?" " Oh, she had no money!" "No one would want to murder Mademoiselle Noblet!" "Just think, a little old lady in black, turning up dead in a vacant lot." "Doesn't it seem odd!" "For the odd it's out-of-the-ordinary but with all these carnies and showfolk." "Firstly, where do all these people come from?" "But as I have said before- the fairs are bad for trade." "Pretend you don't know me." "See you behind the church in half an hour." "Sensational news!" "The Inspector wants to call Headquarters." "The phone is available in back." "How about a drink?" "A quinine." " What did she die of?" " Strangulation." " Any fingerprints?" " Professional secrecy, huh?" "When did it happen?" "The victim put up a fight." "The glass broke on her watch and stopped at 8:20." " A token please." " A token!" "The watch stopped at eight twenty." " It would be this morning." " Probably last night!" "8:20 ... while we were playing cards." "Oh ... you're wrong to remind me." "You lost thirty-six francs ..." "and you owe me!" "Your going to look everywhere, and question everyone..." "Don't worry." "Let me introduce myself, I'm Adrien Sauvage, Revenue Collecter..." "I know everybody here." "Worthy people...easily upset." "I'm a man of experience." "And if I can enlighten you   on some weird people, on some possible suspects ..." "You ...you..." "My little Fred ..." "My Freddy" "It is you!" "Finally I found you!" "Lili ... my little Alice" "Oh no ..." " Hold me tight...don't say a word..." " Listen ..." "I've waited for this moment, 233 days ... and 233 nights..." "And you, dear, did you wait for me?" "Yes, but I didn't expect you so soon." "You didn't do anything rash?" "No, I was well behaved ..." "so well behaved they let me out sooner." "I see." "Why all the precautions?" "You don't know them or you'd know they don't give you anything for nothing." "I had to promise to help them." "I wanted to be near you sooner, but they will be watching me." "Understand?" " I have nothing to hide." " Seriously?" " Yeah." " Are you working?" "Yeah." "It's going very well." "I'll tell you all about it." "I'd be a swine ... after what you did for me." "Mmm ... it's nothing." "If I told you ..." "I liked my prison." "I wanted it to be tougher ..." "because I was serving time for you." "I wanted the matrons, who were like rabid cows, to be meaner ..." "I wanted to suffer more, to show you how much I loved you." "Do you understand, dear?" "Ah ..." "I like that church music." "It reminds me of when I was a kid." "But tell me ..." "Why did you say they'll still watch you?" "In case of flight." "They knew I was serving time for someone else." "Let's pretend we're strangers." "You're not gonna leave me tonight!" "Why risk getting caught now?" "I have to be patient as well  just until tomorrow." "Tomorrow at the cafe, we'll pretend to meet for the first time." "You'll address me as "Miss"  and I'll act coy about telling you my first name." "With whom do I start this romance?" "A fellow by the name of Alfred." "He works in a garage." "With good friends." "The neighborhood thinks well of him." "He doesn't drink or gamble..." "Never plays poker only Belote." "And no girlfriend?" "Oh ..." "That's not possible." "He loves a girl who's been away a year ...and presently homeless!" "I'll find a room at the Petite Corporal." "Sure, I'll ask the proprietor." "You are crazy!" "We don't know each other yet." "That's a shame ..." "So ... see you tomorrow, then?" "It'll be love at first sight!" "My love!" "Come on, we need to leave;" "I can't sleep under bridges!" "What's going on?" " It's the truck for the morgue." "They're removing the body of a murdered spinster." "Oh!" "Nice neighborhood!" "Good-bye, dear, until tomorrow." " Good night!" " Good night!" "Not much of a view, but it's quiet." "It'll do, thank you." " Good night Miss." " Good night." " I'm all set." " Good Madame." "Miss, I've never dared accost a lady, but since last night ..." "Oh, it's you!" "If you knew me ..." " As you see, it's here, Inspector." " Yes, yes, I see." " Oh, Miss, you didn't register last night." " Excuse me, I am late." "With the murder, now is the time to obey the law." "Now is always the time to obey the law." "That is what I meant, Inspector." "You arrived yesterday?" " Yes, Sir." "From where?" "Rennes." "Profession?" "Pleater..." "I came to Paris to look for work." "Has anyone checked in or out this week?" "Oh, at the Petite Corporal, our guests stay on months ... even years" "Look!" "That one has been here three years." "Luckily for her, there was a vacant room." "A guest left ... suddenly?" "Suddenly indeed ... heart attack!" "Take my word, he's a chicken." "I can spot them a mile away." "He's searching for the murderer...in the drawer, the waste basket ... in the inkwell ..." "And while the chicken is searching the murderers are at the race track playing cards, or dunking croissants in their coffee." "Enemy ears are listening." " Ohh!" "But I have nothing to hide!" "If anyone overheard me, huh ..." "Someone overheard you!" "And understands very well." "My unforgivable crime is to be insensible to your charms." "Insensible to my charms?" "Oh but look at you ..." "Monsieur Hire ...." "Please come for a moment" "Happily, Monsieur Breteuil." "He insults a lady who wasn't even speaking to him, so they nab him!" "He's the one!" "Tell me, is that your name" " Hire?" "Do you mind leaving us?" "Sure, sure ..." "It's an abbreviation." "My name is Hirovitch Desire Alphonse." "And you are French?" "I was born in Paris, the 14th district." "You've lived here in the hotel long?" "3 years, 2 months." "Profession?" " I'm in business." " What kind of business?" "I sell hope, like priests." "And cures, like doctors. ..." "Understand?" "I'll ask the questions." "Did you know Mademoisellle Noblet?" "Vaguely." "Ever chat with her?" "I never chat with anyone." "Where were you at the time of the crime?" "To answer, I'd have to know when the murder took place." "You know!" "Friday, between seven and eight." "That's when I usually shop for my dinner." "Were you alone?" "I always am." " Your camera?" " It's mine." "What do you do with it?" "Take pictures." "What kind of pictures?" "I'm interested in human documents..." "candid snapshots." "Police record?" "Blank!" "You have an ID?" ""Registration:" "Alice Moulin"" "I'm French." "I didn't know it was required ... excuse me   by law to carry them." "I want to check the spelling of your name." "You have a voting card?" "I don't vote." "A letter?" "I never receive mail." "Not very social, are you?" "What do you mean by that?" "All I meant is that you speak French like anyone else, yet have no friends." "I don't like men." "Policemen even less." "You don't seem to like women, either." "It all depends." "What are you writing?" " I'm making a note of something." "No delay tactics!" "Just what exactly were you doing Friday between 7 and 8." "And you, Monsieur Michelet?" "The neighborhood is collecting to buy a wreath for Mademoiselle Noblet." "It's bad enough to be strangled, but to be buried without flowers..." " Will you contribute?" " Very willingly." "Count on me." "With gratitude." "The florist will fix something nice." "It's odd you want to do your own cooking." "I'll tell you where to shop." "Us women need to stick together, huh?" "You'll see I'm easy to get along with." "Oh say, you know this person." "Oh say, Monsieur Michelet, ..." "who is that young lady?" "I've no idea, pretty girl, huh?" " You interested in the one?" " Don't be ridiculous!" "Don't apologize, kiddo." "I was like you when I landed here." "He got me with a smile..." "But he didn't do me much good." "And beware!" "What a line he has!" "First, a pleasant compliment." "Second, a little drink." "Thirdly, an hour of "frotti-frotta"." "And before you know it, your in a stew." "Then it's all over." "The next day he doesn't even know you." "Thanks for the information." "Marcelle, how about something for the wreath?" "Well, things are slow now." "Put me down for 2 francs." "Writing that down..." "And you miss?" "You're not from this neighborhood?" "She arrived yesterday." "Of course!" "I'd surely know you!" "Here we go!" "First the compliment." "Introduce us." "Alfred, known as Fred or Freddy." "Charmed." "I warn you, no nonesense." "She's an old friend." "What's your name?" "Alice." "Rapheal, a blanc maison and two picon-citrons." "You got it, Alfred!" " It's not too strong?" "Oh, smooth ..." "Let's go to the fair." "Have a bit of faith, Miss Alice." "Oh, say, passing your number with your hand." "You're too late!" "We're both going to the fair." "Oh, I love it, the fair" "I have to say that my first man was a animal tamer." "My first love was Theo." "Who was your first love?" "Alfred." " Like him?" "What did he do?" " Nothing." "Nothing?" "Well, my friend, Alfred sounds like a rentier's name ..." "Are you done running me down?" "To your health, Miss Alice!" "Cheers." "...Love,Allacrosstheland Love,Handinhand  Towalkthe worldhand inhand Love,Love, That's the beauty of the world ..." "The most extraordinary of its time." "Enter Ladies!" "Enter Gentlemen!" "What is it?" "I'd like to get rid of him." "He bothering you?" "He leers at me from his window." "He's luckier than I." "This morning he was on the stair." "Now he won't quit." "He keeps following." "Oh, but you had nothing to do with him." "This is crazy!" ""Oh!" "Madame Blanche!" "Sees all, tells all." "Past, present and future."" "Should we go in?" "Will that interest you?" "Oh yes, this is the future." "Come on." "She will tell me which horse I should play tomorrow ..." "May I speak freely in front of the gentlemen?" "Of course" "You're coming out of a sanatorium, or some place of retirement." " No?" " In other words..." "I don't make anything up." "It's all in the cards." "The gentleman, next to you..." "That's Love." "But I see someone else educated...dark-haired" " You know what I mean?" " Oh, not at all" "Be careful." "I see complications caused by an inheritance." "Am I going to be married?" "Again the dark-haired gentleman." " Is anyone in your family very ill?" " I don't believe so ..." "Near death" "No" "Someone very close to you." "Not him." "Someone older." "Take my advice." "Stay away from boats!" "As for your getting married..." "Not for a while." "Give me your hand." "Your lucky number is eight, your stone...ruby." "Beware of gossip and of October." "That'll be 20 francs." " Go on." " What?" "Get out!" "Thank you, Sir, Ma'am." "Who is this educated gentleman?" "Ah hah!" "..." "Again!" "I'll kick his ass." "On no, dear, no ... no trouble." "Fine." "Let's go to the cars." "If he follows us, we'll have a laugh." "Look at the old man there!" "Oh, look at the bearded guy!" "He's really taking it!" "That guy!" "There!" "There!" "Watch me get that one!" "Remind you of anything?" "Did you ever go on a big hunt?" "I sometimes hunt partridges in October with my brother." "I mean a deer hunt, with hounds." "Well, your scarecrow is gone." "Let's watch the women wrestle." "Not tonight." " Your not leaving me?" " Of course not!" "Shall we go back?" "No, give me a five minute headstart." "Scratch on my door." "Remember, Number 12." "Hurry!" "I'm at your door already." "I am already gently scratching at your door!" "I hear you already!" " Miss." " You again?" "I'm sorry I accosted you this morning," "And you didn't understand what I had to say, but you must know ..." "You're wasting your time." " Perhaps when you ..." " Let me go, or I'll call the police!" " Even if it will involve Alfred?" " Meaning what?" "Youth pursues youth..." "The world is full of silly laws." "Water flows, and sand ..." " What is it you want from Alfred?" "Me, nothing, but I know your very interested in him." "So when you see him, tomorrow morning," "Ask Alfred where he hid Mademoiselle Noblet's pocketbook." "Mademoiselle Noblet's pocketbook?" "The pocketbook with the 7,000 francs in it." "You don't need to consult a fortune teller to know the future." "Here's a reliable man ... a good friend ..." "Doctor Varga." "Here's his address." "For if sand craves water..." "youth needs advice." "Good night, Miss." "What's up?" "Didn't you hear?" "I scratched several times." " Don't show yourself." " What will happen?" " He's there, behind his window." " Draw the curtains." " But he'll see your silhouette." " But after ..." " Your free!" "..." "Your home!" " It's better to be careful!" "Did he speak to you?" "Tell me!" "I leave you full of passion only to find you an icicle." " What did he say to you?" " Nothing..." "Why are you so absorbed then?" "I scratched three times." "You'll get angry if I tell you." " Go on..." " Ok." "I was cold tonight..." "I've only my summer dress and a raincoat." "I hate to bother you with this now, but ..." "I know of a good buy." "A little coat with a fur collar, 3,000 francs." "Could you lend it to me?" "3,000 francs?" "My poor Lili, I haven't got it." "Don't you have any savings?" "I'm not the type to hide money in a sugar bowl." " But you said you had a job..." " Only for the past month." "Couldn't you borrow from your friends?" "It frightens me to be so cold." "Listen, my poor Lili ..." "You've no idea how this upsets me." "I didn't expect you so soon." "Otherwise, I would have taken my precautions." "You know how much I have?" "300 francs, that's all." " I love you!" " What?" "You wouldn't understand." "I love you!" "I love you!" "Come with me!" "Why should we hide in corners like rats?" "There..." "His window is dark, but I can feel his presence." "Take me in your arms and hold me tight!" "He's the dark-haired man who wishes us bad luck." "He's there." "He is certainly a bastard!" "We've nothing to hide." "I want him to see me in your arms!" " You good?" " Never better." " Can you grab the cigarettes?" " Wait ... don't move." " You know what I was thinking?" " Go on." "I slept on a hard bed with a thin mattress." "I heard the matrons marching up and down the corridors at night." "It resonates and shakes the heart." "But I wouldn't have changed places with anyone." "When I think of the time to come, the time now ..." " You never held it against me?" " Never." "The little coat with the fur collar..." "You can have it." "It's yours." "Hear me?" "How can I keep money when you're cold?" "I have 7,000 francs sewn under my mattress." "Yes, Mademoiselle Noblet's 7,000 francs..." "I killed her." "When I saw you coming into the Petite Corporal, I thought it was a bad break." "Now, I don't regret it." "You deserve a new outfit." "So Mademoiselle Noblet got to heaven a little early." "Where's the harm?" "And you'll be warm." "Don't worry." "No one knows." "I used to call on her." "Don't be jealous, she was homely." "And what a job to get a 100 francs advance out of her!" "It was night..." "She refused to give me the 1,000 I had asked for, so I tripped her." "She struggled a little and broke her watch as she fell." "I pushed the hands back half an hour and went to the cafe to play Belote." "It's an air-tight alibi." "The police are lost." "They'll find nothing and end up closing the case." "Then we'll move on and you'll have all you want." "Isn't that right?" "You're afraid?" "No one knows, I tell you...no one..." "Ah, good!" "Very good!" "Pefect!" "The ribbon." "It is simple but speaks volumes." "Not cheating with anything fake!" "This wreath comes straight from the heart." " It's the least we can do." " And it's at our expense." "It isn't every day we have a nice funeral." "Arthur, hurry!" "You'll miss the lifting of the body!" "I'm ready." "I was watching Monsieur Hire." "Everyone's at the funeral..." "But he has to take his bus." "His presence there would be chilling." "Alright, Rapheal!" "Excuse me, I'm from the police." "I'm the deputy chief." "I have an appointment scheduled with you." "I know nothing about the crime." "The appointment is tomorrow." "I know..." "I also know your last place of residence." "I know why your here." "I have your record." "Then there's nothing more I can tell you." "Who knows?" "In that robbery case, you weren't shielding someone?" "Ask the police." "Oh, it doesn't really matter." "Let's forget it." "So why the appointment?" "When you were released, you promised to help us." "A pretty girl gets around." "If you hear of anything, don't hestitate to find us." "Your always welcome." "Good-bye." "Good luck!" "If you find yourself worried, in doubt, about yourself or someone else." "If all the joy is gone." "Consult Doctor Varga" "Doctor Varga, please." "Doctor Varga, please." "First left!" "I should have guessed it." "Your welcome." "Come in!" "Funny place." "And this ball, what's it for?" "You've come to see Dr. Varga or Monsieur Hire?" "I've never met Dr. Varga..." "As for Monsieur Hire, I hardly know him." "Dr. Varga can tell you strange things about your past and future." "Could Monsieur Hire tell me where he gets those stories he makes up?" "What did he make up?" "To amuse young girls in stairwells, or to frighten them?" "Just what did you tell me?" "To beware." "Of Alfred?" "Why?" "You know him?" "You've nothing more to add?" "I'm sorry I was abrupt yesterday." "Forgive me." "I've plotted the lines of your horoscope." "You see these lines, these curves, these intersections." "These lines are the landmarks of your life." "A series of milestones in the light of which, all is clear." "You know nothing about me..." "You were born on August 8, 1912 in Paris." "It's not magic." "I saw your registration form at the hotel." "When the police assaulted me with all kinds of ridiculous questions." "Exactly what time was it when you were born?" "So you can invent more stories about the boy I met two days ago?" "Two days?" "Your parents abandoned you, right?" "An unhappy childhood with a poor relative whom you left." "Very interesting." "See this conjunction of lines and stars." "It is very rare." "A man, only one man, in your life..." "for the past three years." "Here we are." "And what kind of man?" "A clerk?" "An artist?" "A scoundrel?" "Perhaps a petty criminal?" "Dr. Varga cannot enlighten you." "And Monsieur Hire?" "You haven't much use for Monsieur Hire." "What did you mean when you spoke of Mademoiselle Noblet's handbag?" "What do you know?" "You know all about this." "Alfred must have told you all the details." "Child, look at me." "You know as much as I do." "Yes, it's true." "For three years he's done all he's wanted with me." "Made me a thief, a cheater." "Yes, a murderer." "Because of him, I was in prison." "Because of him, I may have to go back to prison." "I give you terrible weapons against me." "But I have confidence in you." "Instinctively." "Help me!" "If you won't, I'm done for ..." "What should I do?" "Ruin Alfred?" "Or save him?" "No one ever cared for me." "It's true." "I had a terrible childhood." "When I ran away, all I found was Alfred." "I didn't know." "I never met someone who was good and strong." "It's easy." "A letter to the police and you're rid of him." "But there must be proof!" "I have it." "Genuine, absolute proof?" "Irrefutable." "What is it?" "Trust me." "So, the letter?" "Don't write to the Police!" "Me?" "Never." "Would I do it to get rid of a man who's in my way?" "My child, my views about society shield me from such deeds." "But you are being threatened." "You have a right." "I can't!" "He made me help him do the job, to have a hold on me." "If you breathe a word of this, you'll be turning me in as well." "So, you want to save him again." "No, I was only thinking of myself." "It's his problem." "I never want to see him again." "He beats me for a trifle." "See, my shoulders are covered with bruises." "Dr. Varga takes your word for it." "And Monsieur Hire knows that you are beautiful." "Yes, you are beautiful." "Last night behind my window, I was unhappy." "Now, something has happened which gives me hope." "Hope..." "A strange word on my lips." "You're in danger, and that's all that matters." "Go back to your room and avoid Alfred." "I'd like to take you far away from all this ..." "What will the police think?" "But what will people say?" "It's for you!" "It's for you that I tremble." "Promise me you'll be alone tonight." "And I'll watch over you from my window." "It's a promise." "Thank you, so much." " So, is he Varga?" " Of course." " He knows something?" " Everything." " What did he say?" " He's trickier than we thought." "He has proof?" "Definitely." "But what?" "I tried everything...charm...promises." "He wants to blackmail you." "No...he's full of noble sentiments." "Still, he may spill the beans." "What's his layout?" "You pass a courtyard." "No janitor...a noisy sawmill." "Good-bye Doctor." "If it's alright Doctor, I will refer some friends." "Women who have been neglected or misunderstood." "So many who dare not come ... But I dared." "A thousand thank-you's to you." "I'm very grateful as well." "Well, You didn't come here to stand outside." "Come in!" "Did you beat her to get my address?" "You threatened her?" "I don't mind having this out with you." "Come on, out with it!" "You have nothing to say?" "Perhaps you have something to do?" "With your hands, as you did with Mademoiselle Noblet?" "A knife?" "A revolver?" "Careful that's rather noisy." "And afterwards, what will you do with my body?" "Did you bring a sack, a suitcase?" "You lack foresight." "And you're pale!" "Livid!" "Shall I give you a glass of water?" "Or do you want advice?" "If you dispose of me, I warn you I have taken precautions." "The next day, a letter will reach the proper parties." "It will give you a capital headache." "Capital, see what I did there?" "But you don't feel like joking." "You're hesitating..." "Will you or won't you." "Remember, Mademoiselle Noblet was frail." "But I'm as solid as a tree." "I can toss you out without effort." "But I feel sorry for you." "Just looking at you fills me with such disgust!" "It's becoming so unbearable, ...that I must ask you to get out." "Piss off, or you might get hurt." "Cretin!" "Little punk!" "Pathetic!" "Go on!" "Pick up that knife!" "Should you harm a single hair on her head, here is a warning!" "For her!" "For me!" "For Noblet!" "Go on!" "Piss off!" "Fix your tie." "Tell me..." "As soon as I got there, I realized how foolish it was." "I felt the same way." "I thought I'd die." "Tell me..." "What will it be?" " It's all the same to me." " To me as well." "Half-pint." "So?" "..." "Well, we had it out." "He's a tough baby all right." "He'll keep quiet while he thinks he has a chance with you." "I can manage him for a while but we must think of something else." " Lager or Brown Ale?" " Lager." "What does he know?" "Suppose he saw me and suppose he talks." "Who is the accuser?" "A guy loathed by the entire neighborhood." "I'll lie low while you make a play for him." "Meanwhile, we'll start the tongues wagging." "But he says he has proof!" "We need proof against him!" "But what?" "I hid the handbag behind the fence." "Careful in the fairgrounds." "It should be here." "Lie down." "It should be here somewhere." "I've got it." "What should I do with it?" "If I'm caught with it..." "Give it to me." "I won't keep it long." "I'll plant it in his room." "Who is it?" "It's Alice..." "I must speak to you right away." "Pardon me ..." "I wasn't expecting anyone." "Good evening, May I come in?" "No!" "The place is a mess." "I must talk to you." "You can turn me out when you get sleepy." "Some other time." "No, I would be embarrased." "I wanted to apologize." "He beat me until I gave him your address." "I had my suspicions." "I'm afraid." "I only feel safe with you." "And you won't have me." "Don't say that...but tonight it's impossible." "I'll spend the night on a chair in front of your door." "No, forgive me..." "I was a little nervous." "Don't bother." "If anything happens, I'll call you through the window." " Good night." " Alice...may I call you Alice?" "Go on." "I'd like to show you a place I've been wanting you to see." "Will you come?" "You are so sweet..." "Then, tomorrow at 2 in front of the bookstalls by the Institute?" "Of course." "Tomorrow." "Am I late?" "Pardon, I'm early..." "For the pleasure of your company." " Shall we go?" " Yes, where to?" "We're going to the suburbs." "Shall we take a taxi?" " Like two lovers?" " Like two lovers." "Taxi!" "Wait here." " We're here?" " Yes, this is it." "It's there, on Wolves Island." "What is that creepy house?" "That's where I'm taking you." "Come on!" "Alright, first of all, how do you know?" " This is between ourselves, eh?" "The police didn't care to go, but I did call on Dr. Varga." "Books everywhere, with strange titles." "A hypnotizing machine..." "And strange gadgets all around..." "And he is at large!" "No wonder people are suddenly becoming sick!" " Still an enigma." " He's a public danger." "So Mademoiselle Noblet..." "I'm not accusing anyone." "They're only suppositions." "But if he can kill people at a distance, why does he strangle them?" "Ok, some people have strange ways." "Now with Noblet..." "To get her in an empty lot took a lot of persuasion!" "It's how the snake fascinates the rabbit." "He does have a funny look in the eye." "Not to add to what your saying," "But you know what he always claims?" "The meat isn't bloody enough!" "Come in!" "It's just us." " But ... whose house is this?" " Mine." "You had it all planned out." "These cups have been waiting years for you." "I left here long ago, very suddenly." "Sit." "It was in the fall." "Just starting to get a bit cold." "Like today..." "There's logs here for the fireplace." "It'll be better in just a bit." "I never came back." "Only a caretaker comes from time to time." "I was about to have tea." " With whom?" " Don't make me think of it." "Look at this while I make tea." "I've always liked photography." "A charming but exasperating art." "Still, an art which explains many things." "Look." "The kitchen is just over here." "I'll be right back." "Look!" " Of course you've lost your appetite." " It's not my fault!" "You have dizzy spells and the doctor doesn't know why." "The doctor says..." " Your doctor is an ass." "Quiet at the table!" "He blames everything on lymphatic glands!" "Your illness can't be explained..." "as long as he comes into the store..." "It has nothing to do with Monsieur Hire." "Don't you understand that those pin pricks are scientific stuff?" "You wouldn't argue about the Catechism!" "Anyhow, your health is your concern." "But the kids health...!" "If he comes in - "Pardon!" "Just a Minute!"" "From now on, not a steak!" "Nothing!" "For Monsieur Hire ..." "Nothing but the door!" "There's someone in the store now." "Well then if it's him, you'll have a good laugh!" "Hello Monsieur Capoulade!" "Do you have the scraps for my cat?" "Everything's ready!" "Isn't your wife well?" " No, it isn't that." "I'm mad." " Mad?" "Are the people here such cowards to put up with what's going on?" "One crime leads to another." "If there's a sickly animal in your herd, you kill it!" " You mean Monsieur Hire?" " You understand then?" "Hello Monsieur Capoulade!" "Mademoiselle Dubois  Monsieur Sauvage, ask them if I can stand him." "How many times have I complained about M'sieur Hire's behavior toward Lucienne!" " Right, absolutely right!" " Yes, it's true." "What does he want with her?" "He has a way of giving her apples and pushing her into corners." "Come here dear." "You know Monsieur Hire well?" "He gives me rock candy." "Yes, yes, yes ..." "and he speaks to you sometimes?" "He says, "Hello"." " Yes, but what else?" " He says I'm a pretty little Lucienne!" "Come with me." "Look!" "You love veal chop!" "This is a fine one!" "It's yours if you tell me the truth." "The whole truth." " Did he ever ask you into his room?" " No." "The veal chop is not for liars!" "He never said, "I have candy in my room." "Come we'll get it"...?" "No." "A narrow escape, Madame Arnaud." "Under five!" "I'm the one in lawyers' robes." "Yes, I used to practice law." "I scrupulously prepared my cases." "Yet, I wasn't a success." "My clients didn't think I was optimistic enough." "I worried them instead of instilling confidence." "My mother...an excellent woman, but she preferred my brother." "He was better looking." "I've never been able to please..." "not even my parents." "At school, the army, the university, I was always kept at a distance." "It wasn't I who chose to lead a lonely life." "It was the others who avoided me." "Still, I got married." "You're wife?" "She's beautiful." "All these pictures bear only one caption: happiness." " Biarritz, Monte Carlo, Britain, Holland ..." " She is in all of them." "Always beautiful." "Here, I'm not in the picture." "I took it." "And that's how I brought them together for the first time." "A friend of yours?" "My first and only friend..." "Is this it?" "It stops there." "The ending is abrupt." "I wasn't meant to have precious love and precious friendship." "I lost both in one blow." "There are other pictures." "They're quite different." "This is a horror museum." "A bum, dead in the cold, in front of the Arc de Triomphe." "A laughing little girl..." "she is insane." "A drunken woman..." "Faces of misery...shame..." "vice...crime..." "A nice set of candid shots which I took myself..." " My family album." " But why?" "I assembled it so as to never again be moved by pity." "For 10 years I have associated only with the dead." "They never betray." "I thought I was safe." "Then I met you and I don't quite know what happened." "Alice..." "Do you want this house to be yours?" "Forgive me." "I misjudged you, just like the others." "I have nothing against the others." "I didn't even try to befriend them." "They judge by appearances." "It's different for you." "Don't feel sorry for me." "Think it over carefully." "Don't hurt me unnecessarily." "You're gentle and you're kind." "And I know what that means." "So put your room in order." "Tonight I'll bring you my answer." "I'll scratch at your door." "You don't mind waiting until tonight?" "Suppose something is wrong in a neighborhood." "Gas pressure too low..." "Poisonous fumes from a factory..." "The residents get together and write a letter." "Petition!" "There you go." "Let's sign a petition to get rid of him." "Against a private citizen, no chance..." "You're all softies!" "Why doesn't the hotel throw him out?" "I'd like all my guests to pay like him, on the dot." "I pass." "Was that meant for me?" " Heart." " Spade." "All you mutts enjoy sputtering on my reputation." "Yes, everyone knows about me." "I have had my knocks." "I know where my dough comes from." "But who knows where Monsieur Hire gets his?" "From the empty lot." "Gauloises Bleues, please." "Monsieur Michelet, How is the investigation going?" "And will the police finally do something!" "I've a large family, business interests, and all of us here would like to know..." "Now, don't get excited, your likely to become unreasonable." "You're waiting for more murders?" "The solution ... is to break his jaw!" "Finally!" "So ...who's going to do it?" "We want a man!" "And a man doesn't grow on trees, take my word for it." " Me!" " Oh, you'll crumble!" "First off, I'll say. "There are only honest people here." "Therefore get out."" "Bravo!" "Second off, "I'm a man of experience and of good sense."" ""I advise you to disappear with your hocus pocus and your potions."" "Hear!" "Hear!" "Thirdly, I say to him..." "Monsieur Breteuil!" "Excuse me for interrupting you..." "How on earth, Monsieur Hire..." "Have you any champagne?" "Some champagne?" " Yes, A good brand if possible." "Yes, it's rather expensive." "It doesn't matter." " Right away, Monsieur Hire, right away..." "So, no more "First Off ..." "Second Off..."" " Monsieur Hire..." " Monsieur..." "Monsieur Hire..." "I'm listening ..." "Everyone is listening." "Careful, the counter is wet." "You might stain your sleeve" "It's eighty francs." " Here." " Thank you Monsieur Hire." "Give the change to Raphael." " Thank you." "Thank you, Monsieur Hire!" "See you later, Monsieur Breteuil ... thank you." "My compliments, gentlemen." "M'sieur Breteuil, A shot of chamomille for the brave tax collector!" "...the toughest of the tough, the terror of the block..." "The way he stared at me until I couldn't speak..." "What else is there to say, You're a disgrace to your sex!" "Tonight is it ok?" " You have flowers..." " For you!" "This is where you watch me from." "A good observatory..." "You promised me an answer." "Yes?" "..." "No?" "Aren't I here?" "You're kind, you're unhappy..." "How could I hesitate?" "Let us celebrate our engagement solemnly." "Solemnly?" "I have some refreshing champagne." "Take off your coat." "Sit." "I was thinking at the house." "That if we live together." "We could remodel the way you like or sell the property." "I have no other ambition other than to see you smile." "For the first time, you look happy." "But I am." " Excuse me." " Thank you." "Oh my god, I've forgotten the ring." "It doesn't matter...we have time." "All our life." "I don't even know your first name." "In that too I was unlucky." "Desire." "Desire?" "But it's charming." "To your desires, To your luck ..." "Desire." " Well hello, Monsieur Michelet!" " Hello Monsieur!" " What is it?" " Deputy Chief of Police." "Excuse me." "If I had known you sleep until noon, I'd have come later." "Noon already?" "Let me apologize, Monsieur Michelet." "Come in, come in...." "Last night, I went out on a small binge and came in very late." " And your job at the garage?" " Exactly...." "I went out with the owners..." "They like me." "Nice job!" "Enough money to go out now and then on "a small binge!"" "And yesterday, I had a hot tip on a horse." "A twelve to one shot on Razibus." "You play the horses often?" " No, I couldn't afford it." "Ah, that's right ..." "Tell me..." "What were you doing at the time of the crime?" "I worked in the garage until 8." "Luckily for you, you were working that day." "Then go ask my bosses." "They like you, don't they?" " Or do you want to come with?" "At 8:30 I was playing cards." "I know." "I just wanted to make sure." "When did you say Razibus won?" "Yesterday, third race." " Thank you." " No problem." " My pleasure, Monsieur Alfred" " At your service, M'sieur Michelet!" "Good-bye M'sieur Michelet!" "Going to see your friend?" "Yes, I'm looking for work." "He said he might know of something interesting." " You too, well then, good luck!" " Thanks." "I looked for you everywhere last night." " I was out with the boys." "It's all set." "The handbag is behind the radiator." "Your amazing!" " It was a job, I swear." " I don't doubt it." "Something tells me it was an urgent." "Yeah, that is my impression." "Did you run into Michelet?" "Just now." "Yes, it looks like were fooling ourselves." "A bloodhound." "He's sniffing everywhere." "Must not hang out..." " Yes, be quiet and stick with the plan." "We'll get the others all worked up over it." "They're already excited." "One spark and they'll be all enflamed." "There's going to be trouble ..." "No, now wait a minute." "You seem sorry for him!" "Me?" "I love you!" "That'll always be my answer!" "Listen." "I'll get Fernand and Marco to start things going." "To my left, Olga the Romanian, against, Vali the Belgian... 85 against 95 kilos!" "Jenny the redhead against ..." "Rachel, arms of steel!" "The real deal!" "No fake boobs!" "No false calves!" "Not afraid of a slap to the face!" "Now for the real test!" "All female strength, ..." "International champions with the cunning of the daughters of Eve." "Without forgetting the bad faith of the baser sex." "The show is about to begin." "All right, and remember, behind the radiator." "Warn everyone!" "Enter now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Enter now!" "We're not looking for trouble." "We're acting in everybody's interest." "I'm in." "Mathilde, mind the store!" "So long, Monsieur Sauvage, see you soon." "Monsieur Savage, we're going to settle Monsieur Hire's account." "Coming?" "I approve!" "Aren't there enough of you?" "We need an authoritative spokesman." "Then I'm in!" "Let's get going!" "You too Monsieur Fortin." "Going now!" " And you Monsieur Brochu?" "Coming?" " Huh?" " To serve justice." " Ok, I have nothing else to do...." "Let's go!" " Simon Breteuil here?" " No, on the steps." "Let's go gentlemen, this way!" "Hey, he's over there." " Monsieur Breteuil..." " Yes, what is it?" "There's enough of you." "What's going on?" "Monsieur Breteuil, We are attempting, for the last time, to obtain from you.." "I already told you there was no reason for it!" " What!" " You see..." "If you won't comply with our legitimate request..." " Then what?" " Then..." "We will ..." "I don't know ..." "We didn't think of that." " What should we do?" " We shouldn't be swayed by him..." "Your right!" "No way its going down like that!" "We're going to move Monsieur Hire out." "He's not here." "Good." "He'll find his things on the sidewalk." "No one is going to enter his room." "Give us the key!" "Or else..." "Come closer and you'll see what you get!" "Here!" "If you touch his stuff, I'll call the police!" "The police!" "Hush!" "For once give it a rest!" "Oh, what the heck." "Hurry, let's empty the dresser." "Hand me the cases!" "Oh, a pretty case!" "Finally." "Bravo gentlemen, bravo!" "There's something behind there!" "Oh, a bag." "Mine was just beginning to get run down." "Let me see." "Initials..." "A. N." "Aurore Noblet!" "It's her handbag!" "Then he is the murderer!" "But I found the murderer?" "I found the murderer!" " I found the murderer!" " Who?" "Hire?" " Yes!" " I would've bet it was him!" "I found Noblet's handbag!" "Monsieur Hire is the murderer!" " I thought so!" " What?" "She found the bag!" "Hire is the murderer!" "Yes!" "Hire is the murderer!" "You realize I did it." "I found the murderer!" "Alfred!" "They found Noblet's murderer!" "What did he say?" "He says they found Noblet's murderer." "Someone just got killed!" " What is it?" "A fire?" " What?" " What's going on?" " Where are they going?" "Let's go!" "Fire!" "Every man for himself!" " What's going on?" " They found the murderer!" " Where?" " Not here." "In front of the hotel!" "Which hotel?" "You know the gruff one with the beard." "They just said he killed a bailiff and a young girl." "This is appalling!" "He's barricaded at the hotel!" "Come and see!" "It's an outrage." "The police refuse to do anything." "We must settle the account ourselves!" "What's going on?" "The police stopped Mademoiselle Noblet's murderer." "Oh my god!" " What's going on?" " It seems a crime at the hotel!" "Alice, just a minute ..." "we must do something." " We must get him here at once!" " Now?" "Tonight it will be too late." "They'll cool off." "He gave me his number, in case of emergency." "Come on, we must!" "Must I?" "You love me?" "Very good!" "Doctor Varga!" "What is it?" "Your fiancee is on the phone." "I'm coming." "What are they shouting?" "Nothing... "Kill him."..." "Hello?" "Hello, is that you, Desire?" "Listen, something awful has happened." "I told Alfred we were done for." "He's acting like a madman." "You must come right away ..." "Right away!" "Right away, you hear!" "Better to come here!" "You'll be safe here my dear." "Impossible?" "I don't have time to explain." "What?" "The subway?" "No, no, take a taxi." "Yes, I'll wait for you." "Yes ... right away." "There, there, it's all over." "I'll ask nothimg more of you." "Come on." "So?" " He'll be here in five minutes." " Here..." "He'll arrive here by taxi on the main road." "On the main road!" "What's going on...?" "They found Madesmoiselle Noblet's handbag in the murder's room!" " Who's room?" " Hire's." "The crazy at the Petite Corporal." "Go set up a perimeter and no crowds!" "That so..." "Connect me with central police headquarters." "Hello Doctor!" "Hello, is it true he's barricaded at home?" "We're looking for him." "It's going to be a battle!" "Who'd imagine it?" "Such a quiet fellow." "I cleaned his room every day!" "How exciting!" "I have goose pimples all over!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "M'sieur Michelet!" "Stop!" "He's not in." "He probably at his office." "A little co-operation, please!" "Move on..." "Ladies, go home, please." "Move along." "Let the police do its work!" "It's not a problem, we only want to see." "Go, Go, take you children home." "Please, return with you children." "Go home ladies!" "As a civil servant, may I add my request to that of Monsieur Michelet?" "This is the time to be calm." "Do not obstruct the course of Justice." "Shut up!" "..." "Moustachio!" "Know what gets my goat?" "A guy who sends me a blank income tax sheet." "And then he talks of justice!" "Go Mademoiselle Marcelle, you who are always so understanding..." "Oh you...that's different." "It would hurt me to say no." "Please clear the square..." "He's a dangerous man." "He may be armed." "What?" "He's armed?" "Oh, let's not stay." "M'dame Capoulade, it's not worth it." "You think so?" "Children!" "Back to the house, right away!" "No, no!" "Arthur, let's not stay." "Bullets will be flying soon." "And you have to work tomorrow morning." " But Amelie..." "A free show!" "Unfair competition!" "Stop this at all costs!" "Don't bother to give them music for nothing!" " Please doctor, go and set an example!" " Uh, Sure." " Where can we go?" " Hide behind the rides." " What a mess, eh?" " Yeah." "Did you find the handbag?" " No such luck." "I was at the show there." "Go!" "Return to your homes, Go!" "Hey boss, we're not leaving now?" "But there's customers!" "I don't want to miss the bull fight." "Madame!" "..." "Come up, we got great seats!" "Your with Madame Sauvage?" " He'll be coming that way." " Yeah, so?" "Nothing ..." "Here comes a cab!" "How much?" " Fourteen francs." " Here, see ya." " What's going on?" " What do you have to say?" "Monsier Michelet, I demand the protection of the law." "Come with us." "Yes, but what is my baggage doing there?" "I can't handle three, but I'll take you on one after another!" "Dirty Bastard!" "Kill the murderer!" "Kill the murderer!" "Kill him!" "Watch out!" "He's going to shoot!" "Kill the murderer!" "I have done nothing!" "I don't know what they want!" "What's happened?" "The bag was found in Hire's room." "He fled and hid in those buildings." "Good, we'll get him in the buildings." "You guys come with us." " What is it?" " Is this your door?" " Yes." " We need to go up!" "You'd better take the back stairs." "It's more direct." "Where is he?" "Good, Come on!" "He can't do it." "Get the Fire Department." "It's the police!" "Send the big ladder truck to the square." "Hurry!" "Doctor, is he here?" "Doctor!" "Doctor Philippon!" " Yeah!" " Here!" "Hold on for another five minutes!" "He's dead." "Bring the van up!" "Move along everybody!" "It's all over." "Return home!" "Go on!" "Go on!" "You understand, Lady, get going!" "Return to your homes!" "It is over!" "Go!" "Go!" "Start the music, old man." "You're losing money." "Go Charles, get it started!" " Get going, Ladies and Gentlemen..." "Look out!" "..." "We're being watched!" "To the rides!" "That's a good bit of settled business." "Aye?" "What's that?" "Monsieur Hire's testament." " What?" "Picture of Mademoiselle Noblet's murder by Monsieur Alfred Chartier." "Taken December 5th, at dusk, in an empty lot south of the fairgrounds." "where I had wandered to satisfy a call of nature." "Oh..." "Well, come on, let's get a move on!" " Oh, let him do his last lap!" "...Suchaprofoundneed  Allacrossthe land Handin hand...  ...Towalkthe worldhand inhand Love,Love, that's the beauty of the world ..."