"I said hold it!" "Stop!" "Get through there, over the wall." "Hello, Control?" "Hello, Control?" "Emergency." "Emergency." "Thank you." "Watch it, here comes gentleman Joe." " Good morning, sir." " Good morning, gentlemen." "Why must these things always happen at the weekend?" "Witnesses?" "Yes, sir, the guard." "He's in pretty bad shape." "You bastard!" "You had to kill that guard, didn't you?" " We don't know that he's dead." " He's dead, all right." "How the hell do you know he's dead?" "Because you shot him in the chest, that's why." "Get up." "Get up." "I oughta have left you on the bridge, Mason." "We could still leave him, you know." "Put that thing away." "Well, what are we gonna do?" "We'll have to alter our plans." "I vote you'd stand up on the questioning as far as robbery was concerned, Mason, but... murder." "That's a different thing, isn't it?" "That'll be the boss." "All right, you get out, you lug." "I'll call you when I want you." " You, too, Mason." " Chop." "Jackson." "Yes, boss." "Yes, it's here." "Only one snag, Mason panicked." "Shot one of the guards." "He's here, wants his share." "What?" "Give him your share as well as his own?" "But..." "Yeah, but..." "Yeah, all right." "All right, I'll call him." "Mason!" "Come in here." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Uh, someone here wins, wasn't it?" "Uh, Mason, you go to Englemere near Windsor." "Hire a car, but get rid of it before you arrive." "What's the address?" "What address?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Ask for the old farm." "You'll be met." "And look, if you wanna stay alive, you get there." "It's your only hope." "Yeah." "Yeah." "The rest of us will carry on as arranged." "Right." "Who is the boss?" "No one knows, best that way." "All you've gotta do is get it there safely." "If you do, he'll get you out of the country." "If you don't..." "Sling over that case." " How long have you been there?" " Just came in." "I didn't mean to kill him." "It just happened." "How was I to know he was gonna do something crazy?" "It was his own fault!" "He shouldn't have started a fight!" "Shut up, Mason." "Manfred, you know what to do." "I will meet you in a week's time to arrange to get the money out of the country." " What about my share?" " You'll get your share when you've finished your job." "Hello?" "Did he give a name?" "Hmm, one of those." "All right, put him through." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who's that speaking?" "Yeah... 1-1-6-9-M-M." "Yes, but how do you..." "Hello?" "Damn." "Tip off on the Tower Bridge job." "Green utility van, that number, heading north on the M1." "Do you think it's genuine, sir?" "It's the only lead we've got." "You must learn to be thankful for small blessings." "Get through to information room," " quick." " Yes, sir." "Sir." "We've had a report." "The van crashed." "One man died, name of Jackson." "Oh, at least they've got him, alive or dead." "We made progress." "Did they get anything from the others?" "Yes, sir, they reported that a man named Mason did the shooting." " Oh, what's happened to him?" " They don't seem to know, sir." "All they can tell us is that he was sent off with a lot of the money." "Well, that's quite simple, isn't it?" "All we've gotta do is to find our Mr. Mason." "Good evening." "Ah, good evening, sir." "You're right on time!" " We're just opening." " No, thanks." "I don't drink." "Can you tell me where I can find the old farm?" "It's about a mile further down the road just passed the lake." "Great big place, you can't miss it." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Anybody there?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "It's me wi... with the money." "No!" "Thank you." "Thank you very much indeed." "And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have great pleasure in presenting" "The Flying Anatoles!" "Come on, take it, Joe!" "Ready?" " Good evening, Mr. Barberini." " Good evening, Carl." " Good house tonight, huh?" " Always the same, plenty of people when the season is nearly finished." " Good evening, Mr. Barberini." " Natasha, you're on next." " Where is your uncle?" " He's just coming." "Good." " Ah, Gregor, good evening." " Good evening." "I hope that you're not using Sheba in the act tonight." "You don't have to worry about her." "She has already been sent to winter quarters." "Good, that cat is dangerous." "I don't want you involved in another accident." "The Great Gregor!" "Have you ever seen him without that mask?" "Yes, indeed, before his accident." "And, uh, was he really badly scratched?" "My friend, it was one of the worst accidents that I've ever seen." "You like my legs, don't you?" "Do me up, darling." "Give me a light." "And I think you'd better go." "They'll be calling for me in a minute." "Ah, evening, Mr. Barberini." "Ah, Mr. Big, go call Gina and Mario, they're on next." "Don't even bother." " Mario, where is Gina?" " I'll go and get her." "You stay there." "What's the matter with Gina these days?" " She's always late!" " Mr. Barberini, she's all right." "She'll be here, I promise." " Where have you been?" " That's none of your business." "What do you mean that's none of my business?" " Where have you been?" " Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "That's quite enough." " Gregor." " What do you want?" "I want to have a word with you" " after the show." " I haven't got anything" " to say to you." " Gregor, just a minute." "Careful how you speak to me." "It could be most expensive." "I'll never get the hang of this." "Who are you?" "What do you want?" " Work." " You'd better see the boss." "You can talk to me." "It's all right, Mr. Big." "Now then, what's your name?" "That's my business." "I see." "Have you ever worked in the circus before?" "Maybe." "Listen, boy, you'd better tell the truth." " Why have you come here?" " I just told you." "All I want is work." "What is it, Carl?" "Well, uh, it's a man who wants work." "We don't want any help." "I don't want hard work." "But why do you come to the circus in the wintertime?" "It's the worst possible time of the year." " Carl, you know this man?" " No." "I've never seen him before in my life." "All right, Eddie, take his name." "If there is any work, I will let you know." "Where are you living?" "I'll be around." "Carl, I wish to talk to you." "Okay, let's have your name and address." "Forget it." "I will be back." "All right, let him go." "I know he's a second-hand car dealer, but this time, he's probably telling the truth." "What in the devil are your people up to, Elliot?" "Good morning, Sir John." "There's a bank guard shot in broad daylight on Tower Bridge." "You account for every man in the gang, except the one who did the shooting." "What have you got to say for yourself?" "Now, you've always told me, sir, that patience is a policeman's biggest virtue." "Poppycock!" "We've been patient for a week." "Now I've got half Fleet Street sitting on my back." "I know, sir." "I read the papers, too." " Congratulations." " Thank you, sir." "Oh, look, sir, we have got something." "Three days ago, we picked up a second-hand car dealer passing some of the missing notes." "It seems that on the day of the robbery, he sold a car to a man who answered Mason's description." " And?" " Do help yourself, sir." "We've got a full-scale search on for the car of course." "But so far it hasn't turned up." "I'm afraid for the moment, we are at a bit of a dead end." "Good evening, Gregor." " Have you got my money?" " Tomorrow night." "Just a minute, Gregor." "Tomorrow night will be your last chance." "I'll be waiting for you." "Good night." "What are you doing here?" "I'm just checking up that the animals are all right for the night." "If there is any checking to be done in these quarters," " I will do it myself." " So I see." "Well, there it is, sir." "We've alerted every bank in the country." "We've the numbers of all the notes." "So far, nothing has turned up, and there's still no sign of Mason." "Two weeks." "No murderer, no money." " Patience, Sir John." " 14 days, that's enough patience for any policeman." "Really..." "And another thing, the home secretary rang me up this morning." "He's not very pleased, neither am I." " Outside call for you, sir." " Thank you, counselor." " Elliott." " Englemere CID, here, sir." "I think we may have something useful for you." "We've picked up some of those notes" " from the Tower Bridge robbery." " Thank heaven for that, that's just what we've been waiting for." "All right, I'm on my way." "He's here, Sergeant." "Right, thank you." " Hello, sir." " Oh, hello." "Haven't seen you for ages." " Manley, isn't it?" " That's right, sir." "Oh, how nice to see you again." "I'm glad you got some promotion." "Oh, thank you very much, sir." " Please, sit down." " Oh, no, no, you're in command here." "Now, about these notes." "How far have you been able to trace them?" "From the bank to a local store, sir." "Though multiple store, I'm afraid." "One with hundreds of customers everyday, but we've had one bit of luck." "The notes were banked on a Monday morning, and it so happens that the cashier still had them separated into the tape for the various departments." "And?" "The notes were passed on Saturday morning in the children's clothing department." "CID?" "Yeah." "All right." "Yes." "Mm-hmm." "I see." "Right, Mr. Wilson, thank you very much." "You've been most helpful." "I'll call you back." "There's more of the notes, sir, just come into the bank." "Well, good." "How come?" "There were banked by a Mr. Barberini of Barberini's Circus." "They've got winter quarters just outside Englemere." "You know, I think I'd better pay Mr. Barberini a visit." "Do you want me to come, sir?" "No." "No, you stay and hold the fort." "I'd like this to be an unofficial visit." "Have you got such a thing as a camera?" "Isn't it time you got dressed?" "Always you fall asleep." "Come on, get up and give me a drink." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Hello, Gina." "How are you today?" "Fine, thanks." "Are you ready for the altar?" "Yes, I think so." "What's the matter?" "Are you cold?" " A little." " Gina!" " Where've you been, eh?" " Get your hands off me!" " Mario, what're you doing?" " You keep out of this!" "Ugh!" "Ahh!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Get on with your work!" "Mario." "Go back to your caravan." "You, too, Gina." "I will talk with you later." "Yes?" "Good afternoon, my name's Elliott." "You seem to be an authority around here." "Barberini." "What can I do for you?" "Ah, you're just the man I'm looking for." "Can I have a quiet word with you?" " At your convenience." " What for?" "Uh, photographs." "Photograph?" "My job." "Ah, I am just going to my house." "Come with me." "Thank you." "Who is he?" "What that got to do with you?" "I'm always interested in anybody new around here." "Like yourself." " Thank you." " As you can see, Inspector, when the circus is playing, thousands of pounds every week pass through my hands." "Those notes could have come from anybody." "Some of them must have come from here." "You've been in winter quarters for the past week." "Yes, but still we have 50 people here working, preparing for the Christmas season." "Yes, I've seen some of them." "Trifle quarrelsome, I thought." "Now I'd really rather like to see the others." "Certainly, I'll show you around." "Thank you, that's very kind." "Oh, there's, uh, one thing." "I'd prefer that they didn't know that the police were interested for the moment." "So as far as they're concerned," "I'm just a professional photographer on an assignment." "Carl!" "Carl, look!" "A new trick!" "No, no, no, no, no, Harry, please, not now, please Harry." "Mr. Barberini, Mr. Barberini!" "Look, please, I want to show you my marvelous new trick!" "All right, Eddie, but be very quick." "Yes." "Attention, please." "Very good, huh?" "Dreadful." "That trick is as old as the circus itself." "But think of the laugh it would get." "Eddie, go back to your books." "My bookkeeper Eddie who always wants to be a clown." "Up." "Heel." "Up!" "Sheba." "Up." "Sheba!" "Sheba!" "Back!" "Back!" "Back!" "Sheba." " I'd get them out of here." " Get them out." "Get out." "Come on." "Come on now." "I told you to keep an eye open for Sheba." "I think you should leave Sheba behind for the Christmas season." "She'll be all right after a few more rehearsals." "Gregor, this is Mr. Elliott who has come to take some photos of the circus and of the artists." "How do you do?" "Thank you, but I don't wish to be photographed." "Natasha." "Charming." "Two years ago, he was involved in a serious accident and very badly scarred." "Carries on the act in the family tradition, but never without the mask." "Help." "You can, um, take my photograph." "Thank you so much." "Thank you, Manley." "It was pretty fast work." "Well, we're only a local county police force, sir," " but we do our best." " Hmm." "Well, you can do one more thing for me." "Could you get those up to the Yard, to the record office by dispatch rider tonight and see if they can give us anything on them?" "Right you are, sir." "What are your plans now, sir?" "Plans?" "Straight back to the White Hart, get the first good night's sleep I've had since Aunt Fanny died, and visit the circus again tomorrow." " Nice working with you." " It's been a pleasure, sir." " Thanks." "Good night." " Good night, sir." "You little slut." " Where were you all afternoon?" " That's my business!" "Oh, no, it's not." "Aren't you forgetting we're gonna get married?" "Oh!" "What chance do I have to forget that?" "Too many chances." " Too many chances, Gina!" " What do you mean?" "There's not a man or woman in the circus" " who doesn't know about you." " You're crazy." "Just 'cause I talked to a man..." "Talked to a man?" "!" "If that were all..." "All summer, one man after another." "You're very discreet." "It is Carl, isn't it?" "No." "Then who is it?" "Who is it?" "!" "Back!" "Back!" "Back!" "Back!" "Gina!" " It tried to kill me." " Who?" "I did nothing." " How did Sheba get out?" " It was padlocked." "Somebody must've had the key." "It's a simple padlock, anybody could open it." "Yes, anybody with reason to." "Come on, come on, come on, come on!" "What's going on?" "What... what is...?" "Somebody let Sheba out of her cage." "Gina was nearly killed." "That cat again, now this time, she goes." "Huh?" "If Sheba goes, I go." "Then we'll talk about it in the morning." "There's nothing we can do tonight." "Hello, Inspector." "I beg your pardon?" "It is Inspector, isn't it?" "We circus people may be simple, but we are not fools." "And I thought my performance was rather convincing." "Not that good, I'm afraid." "Pity." "It's Carl, isn't it?" "The Ringmaster." "That's right." " Good morning." " How do you do?" "Now what can I do for you?" "Well, I..." "I'd like to tell you something." "All right, sit down." "Join me in a cup of coffee." " Henry." " Uh yes, sir." "Could I have another cup?" "Yes, sir." "Now." "Last night, somebody in the circus tried to murder Gina." " I thought you ought to know." " Indeed." "Get out." "I told you never to come here again!" "I came to find out how you are." "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone!" "What are you doing in here?" "Get out!" "Go on, get out!" "What did he want?" "He came to find out if I was all right." "And that made you scream, huh?" "You better get dressed." "We gotta rehearse." "Oh, Mario." "Promise me it isn't you." "You wouldn't want to kill me, would you?" "Very interesting." "Thank you for telling me about it." " Thank you for the coffee." " Not at all." "Oh, just before you go." "You ever seen him before?" "No." "No, I'm sorry." "Pity." " Now, if you'll excuse me." " But of course." " Thank you for the help." " Goodbye, Inspector." "Finished with your coffee, sir?" "Oh, yes, thank you, Henry." "That..." "Oh, just a minute." "Yes, sir?" "Have you ever seen him before?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, I think I have." "It was about... about a fortnight ago, he was asking for the old farm." "Yes, I do remember him!" "Teetotaler." " Oh, good morning, sir." " Oh, there you are." "Just heard from the yard." "Record office don't recognize any of those faces." "Never mind that for the moment." "I think I can prove that Mason was here a couple of weeks ago." "So, my lad, our next step is the local magistrate for a warrant to search the circus." "You got enough evidence for that, sir?" "Oh, I think so." "Mason having been here, the money having come from Barberini, our natural charm, it should be enough for the toughest beat." "Come on, my lad." "These gentlemen to see you, sir." "Mr. Elliott, good morning." "This time, it's Inspector Elliott," "I'm afraid, Mr. Barberini." "It's an official visit." "This is Detective Sergeant Manley." "Good morning, sir." "Look, I'm sorry to spring this on you, but I have a warrant here to search your premises." "Search for what?" "Oh, a little matter of a quarter of a million pounds in stolen bank notes." "A quarter of a million pounds..." "Inspector, I think you will be lucky if here you find a quarter of a million pennies." "We'll see." "Look, Mr. Barberini." "We believe that, two weeks ago, this man came here with the money." "He hasn't been seen since, and we're searching for him and the cash." "Have you ever seen him before?" "I've never seen him in my life." " What about you?" " Nor I." "Very well." "Now, Mr. Barberini, I'd like to see all your artists and personnel." "Well, it is now 11 o'clock, they will be rehearsing." " Eddie!" " Yes, Mr. Barberini." "Tell all the artists that I wish to speak to them in the arena." "Yeah." "Come, Inspector." "These are circus people." "I have known most of them since they were children." " Carl, Mario." " Yeah?" "Mr. Barberini says we all stay in the arena." "What's up?" "Natasha will explain." "I'll tell the others." "The police are searching the building." " They want to speak to us all." " What's it about?" " Must be about last night." " You should know the answers." "What do you mean?" "Well, I mean... you were the first one who was there." "It's lucky for Gina he was." "Quiet!" "Quiet, all of you!" "This is Inspector Elliott, wishes to question some of you." "Well, first of all," "I'd like to talk to the little lady who was involved in that incident with the lion last night." "Gina." "Oh, it's Gina, is it?" "Now..." " Yes, Sergeant?" " Excuse me, sir, we think the dogs may have found something." " Where?" " In the store, sir." "We're shifting some old tenting." "All right, carry on." "We'll follow." "Come on, Manley." "Oh, Mr. Barberini, would you please see that everybody stays here" " for the time being?" " Yes, of course." " Uh, excuse me." " Just a minute, Inspector." "Yes?" "It's very important that I speak to you now." "Why?" "Well, could I speak to you somewhere in private, please?" "All right." "Mr. Barberini, could I use your house?" " Yes, of course." " Thank you." "Uh, Manley, would you go and take a look and report to me in the house?" " Yes, sir." " Thanks." "All right, young lady, come on." "But why should anyone want to kill you, my dear?" "I don't know." "Your boyfriend, Mario..." "Carl tells me that things haven't been going too well between you lately." "Oh, he's jealous." "Oh, I don't think he tried to murder me." "Well, who else might've let the lion out?" "Perhaps... somebody who thinks that what I know could be dangerous." "That what you..." "Yes, Manley?" "Excuse me for interrupting, sir." "There was a body, and we found this with it." "All right, I'll go with you." "I'll be back shortly to finish our talk." "I'll lock the door behind me." "Hmm." "Nasty." "Very nasty." "Someone's tried to obliterate his face." "Manley, get through to forensic labs, will you?" " This could be Mason." " Right." "Sergeant, did you find anything else?" "Only the knife, sir." "Who's that?" "That's from the house!" "Could be the girl." "My God." "She was right, poor kid." "She must've known something." " Look at the knife, sir." " Silver triangle." "That's two of a kind." "It's time we had a word with Mario." "But they are not my knives, Inspector!" "All right, Mario." "So your set of knives is complete?" "But you're still the only person in the circus who we know can throw a knife with that accuracy." "Now, please, Inspector!" "Let me explain." "It is the law of the circus, if a knife ever kills, it is never used or thrown again." "It is always buried with the victim." "Really?" "I'll accept your word for that." "But for the moment, let's just keep this whole thing to ourselves." "All right, Inspector." "What did I tell you, huh?" "It'll make the audience laugh their heads off." "It's very clever, Eddie, but I don't think that it's very funny." "But it works with real people, too." "Come on, Mr. Big, please." "Let's try it on you, huh?" "Not on your life." "Ugh, go on." "If you're so sure it's safe, why don't you try it yourself?" "Okay, I will." "There we are." "Come on, Mr. Big, do me a favor." "Pull the lever." " Are you sure?" " Yes, come on." "Very good, Eddie, now, go back to the house, I have some work for you to do." "I wanna talk to you, Mr. Barberini." " Wait." " Alone, if you don't mind." "All right, Eddie, go back to the house" " and get on with your work." " Very well, Mr. Barberini." "This man whose body they found this morning at the circus," " what do you know about him?" " He was involved in a robbery, he came here with a lot of money, but I didn't see him." " But you saw his photo?" " Yes." " How old would you say he was?" " Mm, difficult to say." "But, uh, he was old enough to be Natasha's father?" "What are you driving at?" "How long has Gregor worked for you?" "Five years." "But the lion act is much older than that?" "Yes." "Yes, of course it is." "It's a family act." "But why are you asking all these questions?" "And Gregor, to go with the act from Natasha's father" " when he went to prison?" " Yes." "Yes, of course." "I know that." "Do you also know that, two years ago," "Natasha's father escaped?" "Well?" "He'd like to seen his daughter again, wouldn't he?" "You mean, it could be his body that they found this morning?" "Could be." "I'm sure only of one thing, that man would never rest until he's seen his daughter again, so..." "I'm eliminating the possibilities." "And I'm waiting." "Waiting for what?" "What has it to do with you?" "Well, let's just say," "I wanna see justice done." "Yes, I know, sir, it's very, very difficult." "Listen, Elliott, you're looking for a quarter of a million pounds, and what've you come up with?" "Not one corpse, but two!" " I can count, sir." " I suppose I should be grateful that you're not going for a triple." "As it is, the morning papers in London are gonna have" " another field day!" " The old man at full blast." "I know, sir, but we've turned the circus upside down." "There just isn't any trace of the money there." "You can't find the money, and you can't find the murderer." "Dear, dear, dear." "He doesn't seem very pleased with us, Manley." "I wonder..." "I wonder if we have something in common with the murderer." "We're both looking for the same thing." "How come, sir?" "If he'd murdered Mason and hidden his body in the winter quarters, why wouldn't he make a bolt for it with the money, instead of sticking around to commit a second murder?" "That's presuming that Mason and Gina were killed by the same man." "Well, he used used the same set of carving knives." "Suppose, my dear Watson, that his reason for sticking around was to find the money." "You mean Mason might've hidden it somewhere?" "Yeah." "Or perhaps the murderer hid it." "And someone else found it." " Goodnight, Mr. Big." " Goodnight, Natasha." "Hello, Natasha." "Now, Carl, you must go, it's dangerous." "Why?" "Why is it dangerous?" "Gregor doesn't like anyone visiting me." "Ah, Gregor, Gregor is your uncle, not your keeper." "Yes, but he's looked after me." "He's taught me everything I know." "Since my father left the act a few years ago, he's the only family I have." "Your father, he, um..." "He went to South Africa, didn't he?" "Yes." "Do you know what happened to him there?" "Look, Carl, I don't want to talk about it." "We have got to!" "Two people have died in the circus, and I believe I know who is responsible." "No!" "That's impossible." "Why should it be impossible?" "Tell me, Natasha, do you know why I came here a year ago?" "Get out of here." " I came to talk to Natasha." " Out!" " But I owe you an explanation." " Very well." "We can discuss it after Natasha has left us." "All right." "Thank you." "From now on, you are going to stay away from Natasha." "You can't lock her away from the world, Gregor." "If that is all you came here to say to me," " you can go right now." " No, no, that's not all." "I was just going to tell her the reasons why I came to work" " in the circus." " Well, that's easy." "You came because you needed a job." "No, no, no, no, no, I had offers of plenty of jobs." "So I..." "I could be in America, for instance, earning a lot of money." "But I came to Barberini's circus only for one purpose." "To find the man who murdered my father." "Two years ago, my father was working in South Africa with a tenting show." "He was a circus man like you, Gregor, and like your brother, Otto." "And what does all this got to do with Natasha?" "One day, he had a quarrel with a man and there was a fight." "And my father..." "My father was killed." "I'm sorry to hear that." "And the man who killed him was sent to prison for life." "In that case, he was punished, wasn't he?" "He should have been hanged." "But no, prison for life." "Only, he didn't stay there for life." "He escaped after three months." "He escaped and completely disappeared." "All this is extremely interesting..." "Don't play the innocent with me!" "You know damn well I'm talking about your brother, Otto!" "I lost touch with my brother some time ago, before I had to wear this." "I knew he was in some sort of trouble in South Africa, but I did not connect it in any way with you." "And anyway, I still don't understand why you are here in the circus." "Because Natasha is here." "One day, her father, your brother, is sure to come back looking for her." "And if he does," "I'll be here... waiting for him." "Up to your old tricks again, hiding in the dark!" "You don't frighten me." "The dark's a place to hear things, isn't it?" "Natasha's father, your brother..." "What do you want?" "More money, as usual?" "Maybe something else." " Maybe Natasha." " You..." "Or maybe just the money." "Only this time, it's double." "Goodnight." "Walk up, walk up, walk up!" "Here it is, the miracle of the modern age," " a disappearing cupboard." " Disappearing?" "Yes, young lady, disappearing." "Ladies and gentlemen, it's very simple." "You just walk inside," "I pull this lever down, and you disappear!" "Young lady." "Don't have anything to do with him, love." " He's dangerous." " Oh, you coward." "I'll tell you what." " You pull down the lever." " Not on your life." "I remember what happened last time." "All right, you pull down the lever, and I'll go inside." "Huh?" " You there?" " Yes." "Pull down the lever!" " How did you get out?" " Very easily." "Stay inside, and you will find out." " You're definitely not..." " Please, Mr. Big." "Are you there?" "I'm here, yeah." "Pull the lever." "Higher." "That's good." "Go down." "On your knees." "All right." "Fine." "Hello, good morning, Inspector." "Good morning, Barberini." "How is your case progressing?" "I'm not sure that I have one until I get the coroner's report." "Have you identified the body yet?" "No." "The murderer did a pretty efficient job, but my forensic boys are busy." " Good morning, Carl." " Good morning, Inspector." " Good morning, sir." " Good morning." "Carl has an interesting theory about the body, Inspector." "Oh, yeah?" "I had a private conversation with you, Mr. Barberini." "Carl..." "I do like to respect a man's privacy, but in a murder case there's really no such thing." "I'd like to hear about this theory of yours." "All right." "This man, Inspector, you are looking for, he was a criminal." "That's a fair deduction." "Why should a criminal take refuge in a circus?" "Oh, I can think of a hundred reasons." "So many people, so many different nationalities." "Not very hard for a man to lose his identity." "Precisely." "And if that man were not only a criminal but an... an escaped prisoner, what more reason." "Do you have a particular person in mind?" "Two years ago, Natasha's father was sent to prison with a life sentence." "A few months later, he escaped." "Why the personal interest, Carl?" "How you mean, personal?" "Well, I've been around this circus long enough to know that you are fond of Natasha, but why this intense interest in her father?" "Because the man he killed was my father." "I see." "Were both of them in the circus?" "Yes." "And your theory is that her father came back to the circus and was killed?" "I only offer it as, uh, as an idea, Inspector." "But you don't really believe it." "Supposing that body you found was not her father." "It suggests another possibility, doesn't it?" "Of course." "That he never came anywhere near this place at all." "Or that he's here already." "Well, well, well." "Hello, Carl." "Natasha, did Gregor talk to you last night?" "Did he tell you about our conversation?" " No." " Weren't you curious?" "But of course!" "You know Gregor, if he doesn't want to talk about something, no one can make him." "How badly was he scarred after the lion attacked him?" "Badly!" "Very badly!" "It's a wonder he had the nerve to go back in there, huh?" "What else would he do?" "It's the only life he knows!" "Have you ever seen his scars?" "Can't you stop questioning me?" "Must you go on and on?" "The answer is she has." "I warned you to keep away from Natasha." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "I know." "I know." "I've been talking with the inspector, Gregor, about a very interesting theory." "If you have something to discuss with me, we will discuss it alone." "Natasha." "Well?" "You know, this body they have found... they're trying to identify it, and there is a chance" " it could be your brother." " That's impossible." "He's in South Africa." "And anyway, if he had come back, he would certainly have got in touch with us." "And has he?" "I'll be damned if I tell you even if he had." "Just what are you trying to prove with all these stupid questions?" "That justice can't be cheated." "And that a man who kills in cold blood doesn't deserve to live in freedom." "So what would you do?" "Kill him?" "Oh, no, thank you." "Not on duty." "We have to ask you a few questions." "Will you please sit down?" "Thank you." "Have you ever seen that before?" "It's a circus throwing knife." "Of course." "But have you ever seen that design before?" "No." "Are you quite certain?" "Take a good look." "I am quite sure." "What is it?" "Excuse me, I was wrong." "I have seen this design before." "Mm-hmm?" "20, 25 years ago, there was a man called Danillo." "The Great Danillo." "He had a set of knives with this design." "The Great Danillo?" "Where could we find this man now?" "You won't find him." "He died ten years ago." "Hmm." " What happened to his act?" " It died with him." "There was a son, a little boy then." "But Danillo kept him out of the circus." "He wanted him to be a gentleman." "This could be interesting." "I think I'll pay a visit to the yard." "I always like to consider Sir John's blood pressure." "So that's your theory, Elliott?" "The murderer is looking for the money, and you're looking for the murderer, hmm?" "That's what it amounts to, sir." "Excuse me." "Yes?" "Yes?" "Yes." "All right." "That's one thing settled." "That was forensic." "Mason's body, all right." "Well, that puts an end to our ringmaster's theory." "He thought it might be the body" " of Natasha's father." " Who's he?" "Well, a man who was serving a life sentence for murder in South Africa, only escaped a year ago." "I have put an inquiry through INTERPOL." "Well, if he could commit one murder, he could commit another, maybe even a third." "What's this fellow look like?" "I don't know yet, sir." "I'm waiting for photograph now." "We have got one lead." "That's what I really came to talk to you about." " The murder weapons." " Being?" "Two identical knives." "Seems to be getting into a rut." " Any lead on them?" " Yes, sir." "They have a very distinctive design, a silver triangle on the handle, and they belong to somebody called the Great Danillo." "Please help yourself." "Sorry, sir." "Who's Danillo?" "He was a famous knife thrower who died ten years ago." "Come in!" "A photograph, sir." "Urgent." "Thank you." " Excuse me, sir." " Of course." " I wonder..." " You wonder what?" "Same height and physical appearance as Gregor." " Gregor?" " The lion tamer." "Oh." "Father..." "How long can this go on?" "Sooner or later someone's bound to find out." "Well, one thing I cannot do is to run away again." "When my brother died I was able to take his place, but I cannot expect my luck to continue forever." "But Father, if you were to disappear again..." "Oh, it sounds easy, doesn't it?" "Listen, Natasha." "I haven't told you before, but... that money that they're all looking for..." " I have it." " But it wasn't you who..." "No, no, no, of course not." "I didn't kill anybody." "It was about a week before we came here to winter quarters that I was going through some of our equipment, and I found a suitcase wrapped up in an old cloak." "It was full of money." "Thousands and thousands of pounds." "Well, why didn't you go to the police?" "You know perfectly well" "I couldn't possibly go to the police." "I ought to have left it there, I suppose, but then I thought of what all that money could do for you and for me." "But where is it now?" "At first I hid it underneath the lion's cage, but it was too difficult to get there without being seen." "Then I did find somewhere where nobody could possibly find it." "It's a comedy, isn't it?" "Here we are with enough money to last us for the rest of our lives, and the moment I step out from behind this the whole world will be after me again." "Fire!" "Quickly, everybody!" "The stores!" "Wait!" "Quickly, Gregor!" " You!" " Get back!" "Back!" " Gregor!" " Get..." "You!" "Get back over there!" "Away from the car!" " Out!" " Carl, call for the police." "Get in the car, Natasha." "Drive." "Mr. Barberini, they told me there's a body in the barn." "I'm coming quick!" "Arthur, you'd better drink this." "You haven't had any breakfast." "That's a very kind thought, man." " Excuse me, sir." " Yes." "No sign of them." "All right, constable." "You have any news, sir?" "Not a damn thing." "You know, I just can't understand how he could have got through our cordon." "Well, I got a bit of news for you." "Yeah?" "The body they found in the store, sir." "Records office has just been through about it." "They checked up on the identity disk he was wearing." "His name was Manfred Hart." "He's got plenty of form in, both here and on the continent." "Smuggling mainly, with a touch of violence thrown in." "Smuggling?" "I wonder if he could have been the one responsible for getting the money abroad." "And he came to the circus to collect it." "That's right." " Why would he kill him, sir?" " Could've got too greedy." "Could've learned too much." "Come in." "A gentleman to see you, sir." "Mr. Carl Flemming." "Ah, send him in." " Good morning." " Good morning." " Good morning, sir." " Good morning." " What can I do for you?" " Well, I..." " I want to help to find Gregor." " Yeah," "I quite understand that but the police are doing" " all they can." " Yes, yes, I know, but..." "Hello?" "Yes?" "Where?" "Winfield Woods?" "Any sign of them?" "Right, thank you." "Car's been found, sir, on the edge of Winfield Woods, which is there, but there's no sign of Natasha or Gregor." "Get me Scotland Yard." "How long must we stay here?" "I'm frightened." "I'm hoping that the police don't realize that we're hiding so close by." "Perhaps when they relax the roadblocks we may have a chance." "Maybe tomorrow night." "There's someone coming." "Quick!" "In there." "Natasha!" "Don't make a sound." "At long last." "Without the mask." "For two years I have been waiting for this." "Back up against that wall." "Move." "Natasha, are you all right?" "Quiet!" "Now, Carl..." "You are going to hear the truth." "Yes, the truth." "I want Natasha to hear how you murdered my father." "Natasha knows I never murdered anyone." "You killed him." "You didn't know your father very well, did you Carl?" " He was a cruel man." " Damn you!" "It's so easy to say." "He isn't here to answer." "He was cruel with the animals." "He was afraid of them." "There was one lion in particular, a renegade like Sheba that used to try and trap him." "Your father ill-treated that animal viciously." "One day," "I was waiting for him when he came out of the cage." "We fought." "No one saw us." "Your father fell and hit his head against the bars." "He fractured his skull." "He died that same night." "I am guilty, Carl." "Yes." "Guilty of losing my temper, but not of murder!" "The jury didn't believe you." "I believed him." "Perhaps the judge did, too." "He could have sentenced me to death." "Please believe us." "The police are nearly here." "You'd better go." "Thank you, Carl." "Help." "Help me." "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Over there!" "Keep to the right." "Yes, you, over here!" "Thank you." "Well..." "So, you made a good job of it, Elliot." "With Manley's help, sir." "I should also like to extend my congratulations to the entire local police force." "Well, thank you, sir." "A fine example of cooperation and achievement." "You found the man, you found the money." "I hate to disappoint you, Sir John, but I'm afraid we haven't found the man." "This is impossible!" "I'm about to issue a statement to the entire press." "Do you want to make me look an absolute idiot?" "Hardly, sir." "What makes you presume that this man" " isn't the murderer?" " Because Carl and Natasha were the last two people to talk to Gregor before he was killed." "Both confirm what he said about the murders and the money." "What did he say?" "Well, Manley took those two statements earlier." "Perhaps you'd care to tell Sir John." "Certainly, sir." "They confirmed he said he didn't kill anyone, and that he found the stolen money in a suitcase amongst some of the props before the circus returned to its winter quarters, and that he used the money to pay off a blackmailer." "And those were the notes that appeared in Englemere." "I see." "You know who the blackmailer is?" "No sir, and I don't think it's relevant." "That's all very fine, man, but where's your evidence?" "I think I can get it, sir." "If, with your permission," "I could try a little experiment." " All set, Mario?" " Yes." "Well, then..." "Mario's going to need a few members of the audience to help in this act, so... will some of you represent the public?" "How 'bout you for a start, Mr. Big?" "Oh, no." "Come on, Mr. Big." "Let's go." "Huh?" "Ah, good Mario." "Thank you, Mr. Big." "Thank you very much indeed." "Now, for the finale, another volunteer." "Eh, how 'bout..." " How 'bout you, Eddie?" " Me?" " Yes, you." " Oh, good." "Very funny, Eddie, very funny." "Now please stand there." "All right." "For Mason!" "For Gina!" "Don't move!" "Keep back." "All right, so you found my father's knives." "So, your father was the Great Danillo!" "Greatest knife thrower in the world." "Don't laugh at me, you failure." "I can throw a knife better than you!" "Eddie, Eddie, it's no use!" "Keep back, Mr. Barberini." "You wouldn't even let me be a clown." "Well..." "I made clowns out of the lot of you when all the time I was planning and preparing something bigger than you dreamed about," " Mr. Barberini." " Yes, Eddie." "That was the robbery on Tower Bridge, wasn't it?" "All right, Eddie." "That's enough." "We've heard all we need." "Stand still!" "It's no good, Eddie." "This time there's no way out." "Keep back!" "Keep still, everyone." "Move over, come on." "Move over!" "Keep back." "Up this side." "Barberini, can he get out from up there?" "Yes, there is an inspection hatch in the roof." "Look out, son!" " Eddie, don't!" " Get down!" "Get some men on the roof." "They know everything, Eddie!" "Why don't you give yourself up?" "That's it." "He was third time unlucky." " Three times?" " Yes." "If Mason hadn't shot the guard, if Gregor hadn't found the money, if we hadn't found his father's knives." "Thank you, Carl." "It was a risky trick, but it worked." "Thank you too, Mario." "Look after that arm." "Well, Inspector, I hope the case is closed now." "I hope so." "There's just one thing." "Mr. Big." "If I had a little more evidence than some children's clothes bought in a shop in Englemere," "I'd charge you with blackmail." "But I don't need more evidence." "Mr. Big, you're fired."