"First came the Aeolians, then the land was invaded by powerful nations of landowners which set up absorbing all the old elements a new civilization." "Then a new occupation followed, that of the Thessalians." "The old inhabitants were enslaved and the name of the city changed and now was called 'Kierion'" "Then the land was invaded by..." "Always the same story." "The Americans were showing up one after the other." "Think-tank strategists, archaeologists, managers..." "The situation in the Middle East was at a critical point again." "It was a common secret that its deterioration would have serious implications for the country." "The threat of a military coup was in the air in spite of the adverse feeling created by the routine of everyday life." "Ex-generals were writing newspaper articles calling the guardians of the nation to stay alert." "I found myself often wondering 'what is really the meaning of information?" "'" "Yet, we had to stay occupied and to write, to keep public informed..." "No matter if the latter had any role at all or not any longer." "Mr Vagenas, you're wanted on the phone." "Mrs Vagenas, a call for you." "Thank you." "I made such a fuss to get you through!" "You have an urgent telegram." "Those ignoramuses in your paper!" "Only you director knew where you are." "Well, listen..." "Tomorrow, April 20, 15:15." "Stop." "Make sure that you get to the airport." "Stop." "See you." "George." "I was thrilled to the news of Morgan's arrival." "I had been waiting for him for so long." "We collaborated on a book about the Petroleum Cartel in the Mediterranean." "He was the first to demonstrate with sound arguments the importance of oil for the development of the Greek question." "'However strange it may seem,' he said 'the fate of your country will be sealed by black gold.'" "Mr Goss..." "Mr Morgan phoned an hour ago." "He kindly asks you to call him till 6." "He's at 'Hermes' hotel." "Shall I try now to put you through?" "That's fine." "Do it now." "We are seeing in Egypt a revolution in oil establishment..." "Good morning!" "The West will suffer the greatest losses from Arab nationalism..." " Sisco's statements?" " Something more important." "Then his mistress's..." "The title... the title..." "'Conclusions from a certain military coup of the past...'" "Look..." "The leadership of the students in a statement to Midday Star accuses the government of speculation... eh?" "Ah, is that you, Kostas?" "Speak." "Do you know who came, Theo?" "George Morgan!" "He arrived incognito at noon." "What's the title?" "Theory of Consumption is equal to Affluent Society." "If you don't bring me by evening the material I asked tell that American to take you to Washington." "Coverage of the protests!" "Could you ever prove that Cleopatra smoked weed?" "1,5 million readers are directly concerned!" "Aimos?" "On the phone!" "Thank you." "Who is speaking?" "I was sent to cover the internal conflicts within the student movement." "Do we really need to tell you they are factitious and gossip?" "I suggest that you will give me evidence refuting the allegations." "He has an insidious way to comment on events." "Let him publish his article and then we'll see." "I have no trust in him." "Do you reject my proposals?" "You let yourself carried away by your professional tradition." "The student movement will survive despite your machinations." "My actions always aimed at the unity of the student movement." "You wanted to inquire how the voting took place." "Do you deny its legitimacy?" "What are you hinting at?" "I don't deny anything." "I'm looking for evidence." "What causes your antipathy towards Zadik?" "He's unknown to me." "The lack of information made me suspicious." "I revoke my statement." "On that same evening I was waiting for him at 'Rhinoceros' as we had agreed." "I was waiting for about an hour." "The same bars, the same guys, the same waiting..." "I started as an empirical journalist and little by little without realizing it" "I began biting off more than I can chew." "From time to time my research contributed to revelations." "This led me to a nervous breakdown." "I was thinking back then that a journalist ought to be committed to the search of truth in the service of society." "I hadn't called into question the meaning of the words yet." "I was enraptured by them." "Later, I realized that these words were committed to something too." "No doubt about that." "So, ideologically trapped, I discovered that I was alone without a social toehold..." "The fault was all mine." "I was thinking to quit as long as there was still time, as long as I wasn't guilty yet." "I left the city centre having done nothing." "The uncertainty led me to a pointless wandering." "I came back home somewhat late." "Well, gentlemen, other ten were arrested." " Leo must vanish right away." " I agree." "I wonder why they haven't caught him yet." "He'll escape in my son-in-law's lorry." "No later than tonight." "Leo!" "Leo, you must get out of here right away!" "I know." "What happened to the others?" "The Rome group refuses any move during the summer." "Their opinion is to wait until the autumn." "I don't get it." "They're afraid that their passports might be revoked." "That's how it goes." "Some nice guys they are!" "Don't we who study in Paris face the very same danger?" "Let them do as they please." "We carry on by ourselves." "Listen to me, Leonidas." "Heroism is nonsense." "They have set up your arrest." "And then, say goodbye to the network of all groups." "Well, I'm going to stay here tonight to finish the resolution and tomorrow we'll see." "Now scram!" "What are we going to do, Tonia?" "You must take the resolution early in the morning." "Aliki's plane departs at nine." "Will you have finished it by then?" "Yes but the signatures..." "Just a moment." "To the Organizing Committee of the World Student Association." "Complaint of torture of Greek Patriots..." " What is written here?" " I see." "Illegal arrests." "General amnesty..." "Statement denouncing foreign secret organization acting with gangster methods against the student movement..." "The General Secretary, Leonidas Zadik." "Decency above everything else, Mr Vagenas!" "The next day I couldn't get in touch with him because I was occupied with the student protests." "I was running round from one police station to the other to verify the situation of the arrested." "Only later in the evening I had some time to spare." "I was determined to phone here and there to find out what happened to Morgan." "Please connect me with 524." "Vagenas is speaking." "Thank you." "Mr Morgan isn't in at the moment." " Maybe he's at the bar." " Let me see for a moment..." "I'm afraid he isn't in at the moment, Mr Vagenas." "That's brilliant!" "Where did you have dinner today?" "All letters were thrown out the door." "I ate like a wolf." "Did I do anything wrong by not telling you?" "The name of Goss started spinning in my head." "He was the man Morgan was going to meet." "His name didn't ring a bell to me." "I found out that he was in the newspapers from time to time thanks to his backstage activities..." "During the war he collaborated  with the guerrilla groups on behalf of the English." "It was even his idea to construct the secret airport in Nevroupoli at Agrafa mountains." " Hi Renos." "It's Vagenas." " Why at this late hour?" "Please, open the feature of last year's October Issue, at page 74." " What for?" " Can you see?" " An Englishman stands beside you." " Yes, it's Goss." "The straight-faced, right?" " What kind of person is he?" " Choleric." "During Axis occupation he was our link with the Middle East Command." " An agent?" " Second to none." "He's an Englishman after all." "Please do me this favour and don't get mixed up with him." " Nonsense." " You're hopeless." " You're asking for it." " Tell me something else now..." "What does he do?" "He is, I think, in an Oil Company." " An advisor..." " Aha..." "Thank you." " Hello." " Is that you Leonidas?" "Leave immediately." "You're going to be arrested." "Who's speaking?" "Aimos, Morgan was found dead." "Yes, an hour ago." "Get a taxi and come at once." "I beg you!" "Aimos!" "Mr Vagenas?" "Police." "Where and when you met Zadik?" "The anarchist Leonidas Zadik!" "He's unknown to me." "Speak!" "What else do you want?" "I want the truth." "I'm warning you!" "Tolerance has a limit." "Did you meet him before or after the December 1966 congress?" "Speak!" "I don't know anyone by the name Zadik." "You made him up." "No one will turn me into a traitor." "We have other ways to make you speak..." "Speak." "You know well that playing the tough guy won't pass." "Mind you, I'll fix you good." "You must know that you're loosing your time" "You have not to do with Fellahs." "You're a nuisance like a criminal." "Thousands read my articles." "There won't be anything left from you, Vagenas." "You don't have the makings of a leader." "A leader?" "That means boss." " I'm not interested in that business." " Are you sure?" "Look at Zadik here!" "He acts the leader to become a new type of boss." "If you get a closer look, you'll see that the popular hero has your nibs beside him!" "You have striven in vain, Vagenas, the last ten years to become someone." "The intellectually and morally mediocre like you should not put more strain on their shoulders than they can bear." "Spare us your jokes now..." "You left the club at 12:45 and you got back home at 2:00." "During this interval, Morgan was killed." "You know it." "Where have you been and what were you doing?" "I'm not going to answer any other question." "I want to speak to my lawyer." "Everything happened too quickly to make any sense." "The only certain thing was that Morgan was dead and that I myself was involved in a murky case." "I was surprised by Zadik's involvement." "I happened to know him." "I had met him a couple of times." "I even portrayed him in one of my reports as a disruptive element." "Now that I'm rethinking of it, now that he's not living any more, it makes me feel ashamed." "Yes, I didn't like him." "Maybe because he had that kind of absoluteness." "Still he had a radiance that was charming, especially in student milieus." "Poor Zadik!" "What a hopeless quest..." "They took me home to wipe out the... 'special treatment' in the police basement." "The had me change my suit." "The thought that they were preparing me for the investigating magistrate filled me with a feeling of relief." "I swear before God to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." "They led me to the interrogator at last." "That took place two days after my arrest." "I felt relief though I couldn't realize yet what role I was designated for." "Of the accused?" "Or of the witness?" "I was Morgan's collaborator for about three years." "When did you hear about his arrival?" "I received his telegram at 1:30, June 12." "Didn't you have any news, correspondence... since you were a collaborator?" "Correspondence?" "Yes, of course." "Therefore, you didn't know about his intention to come here." "I was aware of his plans but his decision would be influenced by several factors." "Could anyone else know about his arrival apart from you?" " Yes." " Please, be more specific." "Right this moment I'm not in position to give any name." "Did you see each other the night that Morgan disappeared?" "We had an appointment at 12 at 'Rhinoceros' club." "How can you explain that his corpse was found near the 'Rhinoceros' club?" "The place was decided by Morgan himself." "There are no witnesses." "Your director testified that you were assigned to cover the riots." "How can you possibly explain your absence?" "That's usual for us." "We carry out several jobs at the same time." "It's a matter of choice." "The claim you make won't do." "The concealment of your appointment with Morgan from your director can be interpreted differently." "I didn't hide the appointment from you." "I'm not looking for an alibi." "Pure professional reasons made necessary the secrecy of the meeting." "It is said that Morgan carried with him the data of an investigation." "What do you know about that?" "I suppose the data were taken by the interested parties, those that would be offended by their publication." "Who do you suspect?" "I know that he would meet a certain man named Goss." "Mr Goss heard about Morgan's arrival too late." "You concentrate all your firepower on me." "You insinuate that I set a trap for Morgan." "You jump to conclusions." "So far, you are the only one aware of the prospect of his arrival." "Thank you." "They called from the Police Headquarters." "They will send more evidence." "What's your relation with the student organizations?" "My contacts were exclusively professional." "Did you know Zadik?" "Several texts signed by Zadik kept me busy from time to time." "Nothing more than that." "Did you ever know that Zadik was a member of a secret Zionist organization?" "No." "I wasn't interested in any of Zadik's convictions either." "Mr Vagenas..." "I must tell you that Zadik admitted his guilt." "Leonidas Zadik, why did you murder the American journalist George Morgan?" "I was under orders of the underground Zionist organization" "I belong to in the framework of a wider campaign against the Arabs." "And how was Morgan involved in all this?" "He collected evidence about Israel's defence system in case of war with the Arabs." "Morgan slandered my country." "Where's the evidence now?" "I turned it over to an agent of the organization." "Who informed you about Morgan's arrival and moves?" "Aimos Vagenas did." "You're wasting your time by denying the truth." "It's a disgrace!" "Ruffians!" "It's not true!" "It's lies, it's all lies!" "Well, are you feeling any better?" "You look a little pale but you surely show signs of recovery." "The doctor just told me that your X-rays are negative." "The blood you coughed up is due to an allergic background." "It happens to persons of feeble constitution." "You remind me my daughter." "Of course there are official reasons for my visit too." "For God's sake, you shouldn't think that your interrogation goes on." "Simply, your fit didn't allow the confirmation of your testimony." "Here you say that you murdered Morgan for political purposes." "You haven't made it clear yet whether you carried out orders or you acted on your own initiative." "If the former is true, then you have the obligation, even to yourself, to mention it." "Suffice it to say that you are going to alleviate your position." "Who gave you the order?" "You can give me an answer even now." "Can you hear me Zadik?" "You look like a guy who cannot memorize numbers." "But let's give it another try." "According to the forensic investigation, the gun used was a Smith revolver of the same type found in your office." "Let's set aside everything else." "You are certainly worn out." "I'm trying to uncover the conspiracy." "I'm convinced that behind you there is an instigator." "If the murder took place between the two clubs thanks to your confession that Vagenas was your informer his complicity in the murder can be proved." "Therefore, there is a conspiracy." "Where was Morgan executed and under what circumstances?" "I'm waiting for your answer." "Can you hear me, Zadik?" "I'm trying to help you." "It would be idiotic to feed the criticisms of the press." "His prolonged detention could create unwanted complications to our plans." " It seems so." "Vagenas will be released, then." "I revert to the suspicions I mentioned to you." "I think that Morgan met with Goss..." "You are adversely affected by the stories in the press." "Goss went abroad with a guarantee given by his embassy." "For Christ's sake!" "I didn't mean..." "A week after the arrest they released me." "They didn't have sufficient evidence." "It was an idea of the investigating magistrate because he understood that, as it became evident later on, he would carry a heavy burden if he took all responsibility himself." "Upon leaving police building the policeman whispered in my ear that I better keep my mouth shut." "I promised to respect his wish." "I'll put everything in writing." "He swore at me." "Indeed..." "I sent him a copy of my report though it was not written for him." "That's what I was saying then..." "The motives of the murder must be sought in the secret disputes within the cartel." "The entire operation was organized down to the last detail in a foreign capital city." "Morgan had always been a prime target of oil cartel's directorate due to his firm support for the Arab arguments in favour of nationalizing oil." "The fact that Zadik is a Hebrew assisted the conspiracy since Morgan was a declared supporter of the Arabs." "Furthermore, casting Zadik in the role of the murderer was reinforced by the fact that  he is a cadre of the student movement." "By incriminating Zadik  they would strike a blow at the progressive student movement." "The murder was a work of the foreigners." "If we, as a nation, shoulder the responsibility for this crime, it will amount to an indelible shame and we will become internationally stigmatized." "Those who fabricated the incrimination of Zadik perpetrate a crime against the nation." "All that remains is to think why and how Zadik confessed, what means they used and why in my presence he refused any involvement." "We have the exclusive publishing rights." "The increase in our circulation figures must be taken for granted." "Besides, the public interest in this affair is known to all of us." " Is the evidence verified?" " Yes... probably so..." "At any rate... there are reasons of expediency." "It is not worth to risk for pennies." "Put it off as long as possible." "You know better." "As you like... au revoir." "Welcome!" "I was expecting you." "Take a seat." "The boss asked again about you." "I naturally put his mind at rest." "I told him you're above suspicion." "Be strong!" "Everything passes with time." "The only thing that remains is the human stupidity." " What's the decision about my report?" " That's exactly what I'm thinking about." "It might be advisable to wait for the outcome of the investigation." "Then, it would be meaningless." "It would be too late." "You assured me that it's going to be published." "That's why I declined New Observer's offer to publish it." "Do you have doubts about my feelings?" "I always try to cover you." "Cover me?" "From what?" "Have a look here." "Always the same leitmotif." "Vagenas is the link." "I'll throw him to jail!" "He won't escape." "Where does this lead to?" "I must counterattack." "I've already written an article answering his accusations." "No, no, nothing of the sort." "I don't have any desire to see the paper involved in this affair." "Taking us to court and revoking our tax exemption will be our only profit." "I have the obligation to defend myself." "Unless you believe that... all these stupid things..." "against me... have any grounds." "Aimos, pull yourself together." "I've been in this job for ages." "My advice is to keep silent." "In the end they will get tired, they will stop barking." "The more you attack, the more they get angry." "And, naturally, you'll be the loser." "They are much stronger than you." "My opinion is to stop for the time being any publication..." " It was clear as a bell..." "Old Belas was toeing the line." "I had lost any hope in the press." "I realized that I had to clear things up by myself." "If one could say that..." "So in this hostile climate it seemed useful to play the role of detective." "I paid a visit to an old family friend, former chief of the police..." "I read your report." "It's rather bold..." "You've gone too far." "I asked you for a list of names who, in your opinion, are involved in the murder." "That one is interesting." "I forwarded my report to the American Journalists Association." "I hope they'll intervene." "The investigation has gone astray." " I think it was purposely..." " Listen Vagenas..." "Forget about all that." "In order to save your skin you must learn by your own means everything that happened to Morgan." "There's no other way." "Try to figure out as much as you can about the man I pointed out." "And try to gather concrete proof." "No theories..." "Don't ever talk to anyone about your report." "Let time decide everything and history knows how to do properly its work." "I set out to gather concrete evidence according to the pointers given by the former police chief." "I started from a detail that was quite vague." "Lobster and peas had been found in Morgan's bowels..." "Anyway, this is the 21st of April menu." "Positive." "Thank you." "Although I wasn't convinced of the effectiveness  of a research solely based on the theory of 'details,' nonetheless, I tried it out amusing myself with legal theory's naivety that based its logic on psychology and ruled out the 'structural' content of the motives." "The official account of the events was that Morgan had dined at the 'Black Cat'" "My claim was that he had dined at Goss's home." "And, most probably, he was executed on the spot." "Then, his corpse was taken by boat and thrown into the open sea." " Where's Edwin Goss's family?" " They're gone." " When did they go away?" " How could I know?" " You're a guard and still don't know?" " No I'm not, I'm a gardener." " Why ask questions?" " Police." "My attention was almost morbidly concentrated on the information the gardener originally gave me." "There was a maid in Goss's house." "That aroused my curiosity and made me thinking that she might have seen something." "I kept gathering proof following former police chief's suggestions only to discover slowly how schizophrenic his argument was with respect to  the carefully constructed political mechanism of the murder." " Pelagia?" "But she has quit." " Do you know where she is?" "While working here she stayed at her female cousin's." " Where does this one live, now?" " In Saint Thekla, at refugee blocks of flats, the building number 3, ask about a Mary Bakola." "She will tell you about her." "Do you know her surname?" "Pelagia..." "Pelagia..." "Baba!" "Zadik remained locked-up." "All efforts to release him were striking against the incriminatory evidence of the bullets that hit Morgan." "The specialists said that they were more or less the same with the bullets found in Zadik's gun." "Now, how the revolver ended up on Zadik's office desk... remains an enigma." "The sure thing is that the people who knew him had never seen him carry a gun." "In the meanwhile, my attempts to meet with Zadik's friends came off fruitless." "They were keeping their distance from me." "This made me even more obstinate." "I came back as you see." "And I'm convinced that you have no reason to hide the truth from me." "The point that remains obscure is how the revolver was found on Zadik's office desk." "Pure nastiness." "I suppose you mean someone in your circle." "It's your duty to denounce him." "I take the responsibility to write in the paper whatever could serve the truth." "Who were the most frequent visitors at Zadik's office?" "That evening the person we suspect entered Leo's office to take some papers" "What do you mean?" "If the revolver had been there earlier, Leo would have noticed it." "Therefore, it was put there a few hours before his arrest." "What sort of man is he?" "Did he hold a grudge against Zadik?" "I don't think so." "An agent..." " Wow!" " It's the most likely." "We are informed that this gentleman is ready to run away abroad." "This changes things." "We must prevent him from leaving." "We must make it public to force the investigator to intervene." "Tell me his name." "You're going to hear it tomorrow." "I'll come by the newspaper." "I'll have the denunciation ready." "I'll be waiting for you bring me his name." "Agreed?" "Do you still have the same opinion about Vagenas?" "It's wrong." "It's time to change it." "What happened with my request?" "They know about." "When that moment comes, you'll be notified." "Goss is in London for the time being and the investigator threatens to resign in case he doesn't come to be questioned." "Be strong!" "So much is going on." "Third, Israel government considers the leaked information that Zadik acted on their behalf to be utterly ridiculous." "The only mistake Zadik could be faulted with was his revolt." "And as far as I know he was one of those Marxists that all governments, whether socialist or capitalist, can't stand." "There's always a way." "We need only to set the proper trap." "I doubt it's worth the effort." "She was at home in the evening, took out the rubbish in the morning." "We're making up hypotheses." "We don't want to admit that the case is lost." "And all that provided that the crime was committed at Goss's home." "I'm not convinced yet about that." "You say that the investigating magistrate changed attitude." "For what reason?" "Perhaps he has been convinced of Zadik's innocence." "He's trying to save him." "Nah!" "And who wants to put in Zadik's place?" "Does he really think that if the maidservant is found he'll save his skin?" "Why don't he find her himself and leave us alone?" "We are laughably pathetic." "I was going to the investigator in an attacking mood but the situation was overturned." "He looked perturbed." "Why carry on, Mr Vagenas?" "The investigation is done with you." "What exactly are you seeking for?" "The course the investigation followed was perverted." "The accused had no reason to plead guilty." "It is your moral duty, even now, to restore the truth." "The truth..." "Upon hearing the word, he froze." "I reminded him about the holes in the evidence gathering." "He didn't say a word." "His downfall was going on." "So, towards the end, it became evident that" "I could even recommend several witnesses, and, more specifically, Goss's maid," "Pelagia Baba." "I left under the impression that we had come to a tacit agreement." "I regained my hope." "I found the courage to go on." "This was my second time at Zadik's." "Though, the first time I didn't have the courage to get in." "I know who you are and I forbid you to speak to me." "Rotten generation, masqueraded..." "Traitors!" "Capable only of compromises and consolations!" "Of romances and shagging!" "You stole my son out of my home!" "Innocent, clueless..." "He knew nothing about the world!" "Books were his whole life." "You took him out of my bosom!" "And instead of my son... you gave me back some rags drenched in blood." "We've been reduced to schizophrenics in this house." "Why Leonidas came to be like that?" "Do you believe that he'll be found guilty?" "Calm yourself." "The plot will be uncovered soon enough." " It is evident." " Why all this, then?" "Why are they torturing him?" "It's too difficult to explain." "They have reached an impasse themselves." "Look here." "The Minister of Justice under pressure agreed to reviewing the case." "When?" "When Leo will be dead..." "Even you are benefited from American's death." "There's something on you..." "I just can't explain..." "There's a key person..." "Goss's maid." "Morgan before he got murdered dinned at Goss's." "This is clear." "Goss's maidservant was there and saw everything." "That's clear too." "She saw everything." "Soon I'll find her and force her to testify." "And then your brother will be released." "Until then, you can find satisfaction in regarding me as guilty." "Mr Vagenas, I'm asking you to forgive me." "It's not only for you." "Many people take this satisfaction." "You're a young man." "I don't get you wrong, I said." "At any rate, you're making a bad thing by sending me away." "You'll never find another watchman like me." "I guarded your property 18 years in a row." "I was a loyal man." "A true soldier!" "That's what I said to him." "But the Lord sees everything and will judge everyone!" "Do you know where Saint Thekla's block is?" "How should I know where Saint Thekla decided to lounge?" "Do I look like a magician?" "Tell Pelagia she must be at the club at 9." "Exhaustive search led me at last to the footsteps of Pelagia Baba." "I like better the girl my friend suggested." "As you like it." "Please, try to remember." "I'm sure I'm not mistaken." "A chubby one?" " You mean the new girl?" " Exactly." "As I soon learnt, the girl turned successively from a maid to a worker and was finally 'promoted' to a whore by her own family..." "Hello." "Who recommended me to you?" "A sailor, friend of mine." "A sailor?" "The one that gave you the stockings." "Well, how are you?" "How do you want me to be?" "I'm stony broke." "An acquaintance, an Englishman wants a maid to keep his son." "Don't even think about it!" "I already worked for one of the kind..." "When I first met her, she gave me the impression that she did not any longer expect anything from her life." "I believe this was the reason why she agreed to follow me so indifferently in the path of madness." "Try to remember." "Was it you who cooked the lobster?" "I know nothing." "I was off that evening." "You're properly brainwashed." "They took your money, they drew you into prostitution... and, certainly, they'll knock you off in the end." "Yes, that's how it is." "What happened after the dinner?" "Who carried the American?" "There was also another gentleman." "He was waiting all evening in the library." "Later when the dinner finished the American fainted." "They put him in the car." "He took him away." "He took him to hospital." "Instead of taking him to hospital they threw him into the sea." "Do you know the other man?" "Did he speak English?" "Did he often come home?" " Who is he?" " Eddie Byon." "Eddie Byon..." "Byon the veteran." "Bald with dark glasses, right?" "I swear I don't know anything else." "Leave me alone." "They're waiting for me." "Just a moment..." "You will come to testify." "I recall that her instinct had warned her." "Still, I couldn't believe it." " They're going to kill me." " I survived driving others to death." "It was too late to quit." "It's somewhat difficult for them to kill." "After testifying, you'll go abroad." "I'll get you a ticket." "This is the way to escape for ever." "Shall we make an appointment... tomorrow, at noon, at 12?" "At 'Omega' pastry shop?" "Give me your number?" "I'll stay at a girlfriend's room." "I'll call you one of these days as soon as I get away from the boss." "All right." "Gentlemen, I must beg to differ on our readiness." "With the reconstruction at this moment we are going to complicate matters further." "What?" "The testimonies of the accused are incomplete." "The motives behind the murder have not been adequately established." "On the other hand, Vagenas claims that has evidence against Goss." "It's no surprise." "We didn't intervene when he was released." "On account of your unthoughtfulness we reached this stalemate." "The truth of matter is that Zadik requests additional testimony seeking to deny... his culpability." "That's why the reconstruction is a matter of great urgency." "What do you think about Vagenas?" "He'll certainly give a show in front of the journalists." "The matter in question is to establish the moves of the victim." "We assume that Vagenas was aware of the aforementioned moves." "As a consequence, his name would be mentioned during reconstruction." "I remind you that Zadik in his testimony does not specify dates or places." "We extracted a vague confession from him which cannot bear scrutiny." "His advocate advised him on this direction to good effect." "It is absolutely certain that during reconstruction there will be discrepancies Vagenas can use against us." " What do you mean by that?" " Arrest Vagenas over again." "Please, what do you have to say?" "I will do my duty." "Precisely so." "It would be a crime to neglect our duty." "The police administration should receive notification of the reconstruction of the crime, tomorrow Friday at 11 a.m.." "If possible, the warrant must be issued today." " Is that you, Mr Vagenas?" " Yes." " It's Pelagia." "I'm waiting for you." " Where are you now?" "At 'Paralio Astros' hotel near the station." "101 Aeschylus Street, 6th floor, flat 3." " Mr Vagenas, I'm scared!" " Don't worry." "I'm coming right now." " How much time it will take?" " I'll try to be there in half an hour." "I'll have my luggage ready." "I'll be waiting." " Did anyone ask about me?" " I wasn't in." "I went out for a moment." "I feel sick." "Such a beautiful girl and she didn't take pity on her own life!" "She committed suicide." "What a shame!" "I lost forever the right to quit." "As an accomplice I had to carry on searching in the dark." "In the crowd that moves indifferent and uninvolved." "I'll be searching for accomplices in the murder of Zadik, of Pelagia... and, perhaps, of others." "Perhaps, more victims are to come." "And, always being an accomplice, I'll be searching."