"THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE" "HOMICIDE SQUAD" "CHIEF DETECTIVES:" "INSPECTOR KARL LOHMANN" "INSPECTOR WALTER JANSEN" "Do you like Wagner, Müller?" "Ah, the Valkyries..." "How I love those dear chatterboxes who raise up dead police inspectors from the battlefield." "From police headquarters straight to heaven." "With music and on horseback." "On horseback?" "Certainly!" "Too slippery for cars up there." "And the government's footing the bill." "When it comes to corpses, sometimes the government can be so generous." "In any case, dear Müller, this is first time I'll get to the theater on time." "Knock on wood, Inspector, or you'll jinx it." "See, I told you." "Too late!" "Say I'm dead." "Police headquarters." "Inspector Lohmann's office." "Inspector." "Dead." "And buried!" "Hofmeister would like to speak to you." "What?" "The sergeant who got fired?" "Who took small-time bribes, obsessed with the cocaine case?" "That bastard!" "You can tell him for me this is the most scandalous and cynical affront" "I have ever, in my long career " "He can go to hell!" "Mr. Lohmann " "The inspector has already left." "He's sorry " "Sorry he can't give you a swift kick!" "Dear God!" "Let me tell you something about that Hofmeister." "I once had high hopes for him." "The only guy I ever pulled strings for." "The bastard." "I put my trust in him." "My trust..." "And the fool gets bamboozled by drug dealers." "The bastard!" "Police headquarters." "Inspector Lohmann's office." "I must speak to him!" "I beg of you!" "Tell him my life is at stake!" "Inspector, I think you really " "Seems I'm never to catch the first act!" "I'm not asking for myself!" "It's a fantastic case, a lead that could redeem me." "I've got a lead!" "They've nearly done me in three times." "I can't even cross the street." "They don't let me out of their sight." "Lohmann here." "I heard all of that." "Inspector, is that you?" "Thank you so much!" "Inspector!" "I just found out tonight " "Just a moment, Inspector." "As a precaution, have my statement recorded." "Take this down." "I thought they were counterfeiters." "For four days - 96 hours " "I had my ear pressed to the trap door." "I heard his name!" "You'll think I'm crazy." "Go on!" "I heard his name, and they know it!" "Lohmann!" "The lights went out!" "Help me!" "Help me!" " My God, Inspector!" " Trace this call on the other line!" "Hofmeister, answer me!" "Miss, where did that call come from?" "Hofmeister, answer, for God's sake!" "And the address?" "Number 23?" "Good!" "Dear God!" "He's gone mad!" "A psychosis almost impossible to control, especially when it manifests in the specific form we call chronic delirium, which is not all that rare." "At its source we usually find some catastrophic event - an explosion, a fire, a violent accident." "The terror triggers the shock that destabilizes the mental equilibrium, but without shattering it." "In order to study this process, we will look at the most famous example:" "Dr. Mabuse." "That old story?" "First, the splitting of the subject's personality in two." "The celebrated Dr. Mabuse decided to devote his vast knowledge and singular energy to experiments in hypnosis, carried out on his patients without their knowledge." "He made them commit horrible crimes, which they executed with scientific precision, following perfectly calculated plans that assured impunity." "With the authorities on his trail, he decides to face them." "He barricades himself with five of his men." "Asked to surrender in the name of the law, he responds with gunfire, and shouts, "In the name of my law!"" "The police enter but are repelled." "Grenades are used." "Two of his men are killed, two arrested, but Mabuse disappears." "The police find him." "He is completely insane." "He believes he's speaking to the ghosts of his victims." "Anxiety and terror had destroyed any trace of his personality." "Naturally, Mabuse was committed to an asylum." "Since that day, he's spoken to no one." "Mute and motionless, as you see him here." "The patient, deeply withdrawn, eludes any possibility of analysis." "Then the symptoms begin to change." "We observed that Mabuse's hand made continuous writing motions everywhere - in the air, on the wall, on his bedspread." "We gave him pencil and paper." "He filled the pages with incomprehensible scribbles." "Then, two years ago, real words began to appear." "Sentences formed, at first incoherent, then increasingly more logical." "We were able to glimpse the characteristics of the last phase:" "A new amalgam was taking shape." "The man of science and the criminal have merged into one being, homogeneous and coherent, but completely lacking any notion of limits." "Mabuse's writings can be considered a veritable primer in crime, a guide to all imaginable criminal actions, each elaborately planned, with nothing left to chance." "...down to the tiniest detail." "His plans cover every eventuality." "Using his methods, we'll never get caught." "True, the snitch got away." "So we called in Division 2-B." "If they succeed, fine." "If not, one phone call and this place gets blown sky-high." "Stop scratching." "The guy didn't breathe a word before our friends took him out." "More murder?" "Murder?" "Of course not." "A brick falls on a guy's head." "No one did it on purpose." "A simple accident." "I don't care how you do it." "I've had enough of crime." "Look who's got a weak stomach." "He can't bear the sight of blood." "Drop it, will you?" "Listen, I've killed two people." "That's precisely why" "I want nothing more to do with murder." "Leave him alone." "Pick on someone your own size." "The phone." "It's been taken care of?" "Great!" "What?" "Really?" "Twenty minutes later?" "Lohmann himself?" "Keep writing." "Hofmeister has disappeared." "The rug's been dragged towards the window." "He was on the phone when the lights went out." "Where's the light switch?" " Here by the door." "That's the starting point." "He's overcome with terror." "He backs up, step by step, all the way to the window." "All the way to the window." "Let's see." "No, he didn't get out this way." "No way for him to get down." "It looks like writing." "He scratched the glass with the diamond in his ring." "Is that a Y?" "V?" "Perhaps it was a message for me." "We'll look into that later." "Müller?" " Boss?" "Take a picture of the pane, then take it to the station." "And see you don't break it." "Easy does it." "Professor, 30 pages today." "Thanks." "Keep a close watch on him." "His pulse is weak." "And give him a shot later so he can get some rest." "One Viennese chocolate, one coffee, and cream." "Well?" "Lilli, it was one year ago today." "You're right - it's been a year." "At the employment office." "For the hundredth time, I'd been promised a job that didn't pan out." "I was impressed by your tenacity." "They advised me to be patient." "I knew a kind word was what you needed." "So I got up from my typewriter, and - zoom!" "And you forced me to accept 20 marks." "One day you found a job, and - bang!" "You returned my 20 marks." "Dear girl, we always manage to find something to do." " Have you ever been in love?" " I'm terribly late." "There's my bus." " Stay a while " "No, I can't." "Good-bye, Tom." "Call me." "See you soon." "See you soon." "Please have a seat, Doctor." "I'm sure the professor won't be long." "Thank you, my good man." "Meanwhile, I'll have a look around for what I need." "Well, now." "Ah, it's on his desk." "These pages aren't even numbered." "What is this?" "NOTES BY DR. MABUSE SEPTEMBER 1" " OCTOBER 31" "Here we go." ""Jewelry story specializing in..."" "What?" ""The most practical means to avoid attracting the attention of passers-by or police is to pull the shades and hang a sign:" ""Closed from 10:00 to 2:00 for inventory."" "Unbelievable!" "CLOSED FROM 10:00 TO 2:00 FOR INVENTORY" "Word for word!" ""Immobilize the staff by using gas in bulbs of thin glass, which will burst almost inaudibly when tossed."" "No!" "They're identical!" "Absolutely!" ""Bulbs of thin glass filled with gas."" " My friend." " Oh, it's you." "This is incredible!" "I can't believe it." "You know these papers?" " Where did you get these?" " Never mind." "You know what they are?" " Naturally." " Now read this." " "Ingenious jewelry heist"?" " Keep going." ""Jewelry worth 250,000 marks stolen." "Gas used on employees."" "Exactly like in your Dr. Mabuse's plans!" "An odd coincidence." "A highly unusual coincidence!" "Listen, my dear Baum, don't you feel " "Allow me to explain my theory." "Suppose Mabuse was just faking." "Just suppose." "You forget I've been treating him for years." "Right." "But I mean, a faker with a mind of genius." "His brain, filled with new life, could conceive " "These pages are like some sort of sinister curriculum." "Taught in complete isolation." " Unless " " Well?" "What if Mabuse, having regained his incredible hypnotic powers, was giving orders from his cell through telepathic hypnosis?" "Maybe someone besides you has access to these papers." " Meaning, Inspector?" " Precisely." "Why not give them to the police?" " The police?" " Certainly." "It would seem to be your duty." "Yes, it's true." "I hadn't thought of that." "See?" "Let's call the station." " The telephone." " You're right " "I'll go at once and call you from there." "Good-bye." "Drive carefully, Doctor." "The roads are slippery." " Thanks, Winkler." " Good night, Doctor." "I do not wish to be disturbed." "Section 2-B." "Yes." "I'll repeat that:" "Small car, a blue Opel." "License plate IA74259." "Proceeding down Körnerstrasse to the intersection of Grüner Winkel." "The corner of Grüner Winkel." "Follow the Opel, 74259, and hurry!" "Faster, or we'll lose him!" "INGENIOUS JEWELRY HEIST!" "250,000 marks' worth of jewels." "At least a quarter of a million." "Pearls, platinum, gold." "A fortune." "You understand?" "Yes, I do." "But what will they do with that fortune?" "The whole thing!" "Here you go." "Calm down in there." "With all that cash, they'll buy opium, coke and heroin and hand it out for free." "The boss' orders:" "Distribute poison everywhere, and lots of it." "But what for?" "I ask you." "I haven't forgotten you, my little ones." "What's the boss get out of it?" "I think you ask too many questions." "The boss would say the same." "Do you know him?" "No." "It's none of my business." "Listen." "One day, my friend, your predecessor, tried to see him, the man behind the curtain - the boss." "He entered the room unsummoned." "And that's where we found his body." "That's it." "Your story ruined my appetite." "Don't worry about the boss." "He pays us well." "Yes, he sees to everything - no question about that." "Lawyers, alibis - he takes care of it all." "And never takes a penny for himself." "That's exactly what concerns me." "Why doesn't he take his share?" "That worries me." "And I'm sure some of the gang probably feel the same and wonder if it'd be better to quit." ""Dearest Lilli," "You left so quickly this afternoon, before I had a chance to tell you that I..."" "TONIGHT AT 1:00 A. M." " DR. MABUSE" "What about the doctor shot in his car?" "The killer used a 7.65mm Dreyse pistol, a 1906 model that was manufactured only until 1916." "This weapon was fired from a distance of not more than 25 feet." "The bullet's trajectory indicates the gun was level with the victim's head." "Fired from another car." " Another car?" "That's a whole new angle." "This could change everything." " Inspector Lohmann's office." "Very interesting." "Inspector, it's Habermann." "It's about the Kramm case." "We're retraced the victim's activities on the day of the crime." "Until 6:10 p.m." "At 6:10, he left a client, a Mr. Von Klessel." "After that, nothing." "What do you mean, nothing?" "The last two hours are the most important." "Keep at it." "Good-bye." "Weber, the boss wants you." " Trouble?" " Could be." "This is Weber." "I'm doing it now." "Enlargements - very well." "Try to figure out the letters." "Hofmeister must've written the name he was trying to tell me on the phone." " Inspector, they found Hofmeister!" " Are you sure?" "A night patrol picked him up." "Inspector Lohmann, listen to me!" "I'm begging you!" "Inspector Lohmann!" "It's a matter of life and death." "It's me, Inspector." "Hofmeister!" "I'll leave you with him." "Hofmeister, old buddy." "Do you recognize me?" "Damn!" "Hofmeister, it's me." "Look." "It's me, Lohmann." "Your old friend Lohmann." "Poor fellow." "We have to do something." "Hello?" "Inspector?" "You must believe me!" "This is Hofmeister." "You must believe me, Inspector Lohmann!" "Inspector Lohmann, answer!" "This is Chief Detective Lohmann." "Who is calling?" "Inspector?" "Is that you, Hofmeister?" "There's nothing I can do." "He must be committed." "Poor devil." "If I catch those bastards " "All of a sudden, he stopped writing and sat there completely still, with a look in his eyes " "I'm not easily shaken, but that look frightened me." "You can't look into those eyes without feeling chilled." "Those eyes!" "I bet from his cell he could still force people to do his bidding, just like before!" "We must alert the professor immediately!" "Impossible." "The professor is working and mustn't be disturbed." " Winkler, this is Mabuse!" " Not so loud!" "I do not wish to be disturbed." "Regarding the Hofmeister matter, the surveillance unit at the print shop failed miserably." "I did not ask you." "Quiet!" "The Hofmeister affair would have turned into a first-rate catastrophe if not for Division 2-B's decisive action." "I'll come back to that." "We will now tighten security measures protecting our organization." "Anyone constituting a menace to us will be immediately executed." "Kent, I've been told you question my orders." "Your past must be haunting you." "This is your first and last warning, Kent." "Soon you'll have a chance to prove your loyalty." "MURDER!" "REWARD: 2,000 MARKS" "Killed?" "You're taking a big risk." "You're taking the doctor's warning very lightly." "I know:" "Division 2-B." "No one gets out of the organization alive." "There's no hope for me." "It must be Mabuse." "What must be Mabuse?" "The scratches on the windowpane, Inspector." "If you flip it over, like so." "See?" "Mabuse." "What could this have to do with that old case that's been closed since... 19 " "1920-21." " I found the file." "1920-21." "Dr. Mabuse "The Gambler."" "That's it." "Send it down!" "Here you are, Inspector." "Good old Dr. Mabuse." "Call 4788 for me right away." "It's Dr. Baum's asylum." "Ask if Dr. Mabuse is still an inmate there." "And if he's been transferred, find out where." "When was that?" "When?" "Thank you." "Dr. Mabuse died this morning." "This morning?" "Today of all days." "How very odd..." "TONIGHT AT 12:00" " DR. MABUSE" "What, you too?" "Yes, me too - of course." "Big meeting tonight, eh?" "Our division, as well as Divisions 5 and 9." "Even Division 2-B has been called in." "Good Lord!" "Stop your sniveling." "The doctor is more powerful than you." "Is your curiosity satisfied now, Inspector?" "Professor, this may seem odd, but are you certain it's him?" "Absolutely certain." "Absolutely certain, alas." "Dr. Mabuse is dead, and you've seen his remains." "Alas." ""Alas, alas." It's no great loss." " May I?" " Yes." "After all " "Cigar?" " Thank you." "After all, Mabuse was no shining light." "He was a common criminal." "Only the loony bin saved him from the guillotine." "One less scoundrel in this world." " Don't say that!" "You don't know!" "No one in the world knows how brilliant that mind was!" "That mind could have laid waste to our whole rotten world." "This godless world, where faith and goodness are trampled by hatred and greed!" "That mind could have laid waste to humankind to raise it up anew!" "Purify it through terror and anguish!" "The gospel... according to St. Mabuse." "The gospel!" "The spiritual testament of Mabuse could completely transform the social order of our civilized world!" "The testament of Mabuse?" "Is there such a thing?" "Not a testament, exactly." "His notes." "Of interest only to scientists, for clinical study." "Let me say, Professor, that my professional curiosity covers a vast range of topics." "For example, one case interests me personally." "I'd like " "This morning, the 142nd precinct brought in a man named Hofmeister." "I'd like to see him." "I'm terribly sorry, Inspector." "He's suffering from some profound terror that resurges whenever anyone approaches him." "Then he begins singing, like a frightened child sings in the dark." "For the good of your patient, I must ask you not to see him." "What is it?" " Forgive me, Professor." "They're waiting for you in anatomy class." "Thank you." "I'm on my way." "The doctor's cell is already occupied?" "Yes, tonight's new arrival." "NOTES BY DR. MABUSE FEBRUARY 18 TO MARCH 31" "The empire of crime." ""Humanity must be thrown into a pit of terror." "Senseless crimes that benefit no one will spread panic far and wide."" "Brought to its knees by these crimes, mankind will destroy its idols and burn its temples to finally enter... the empire of crime." "ATTACKS UPON RAILROAD LINES," "GAS STORAGE TANKS, CHEMICAL FACTORIES" "Division 1, report to the boss." "Refer to the northeast quadrant." "The chemical factory." "Note where fires are to be started." "Flames must immediately reach the explosives dump." "Nothing must be salvageable by the time firemen arrive." "Division 3 and Dr. Hauser, report to the boss." "ACTIONS AGAINST BANKS AND CURRENCY" " Division 3." " Here." "Dr. Hauser, present." "Your report, gentlemen." "As per our orders, we made copies of all keys, and we have the combinations to all vaults and safes and plans for all alarm systems." "Plan R-3." "Once our mission is accomplished, all compromising documents will be returned to bank authorities." "Good." "Turn the materials over to Division 3." "Wait downstairs for instructions." " Yes, sir." "Division 3." "You and your men will bundle the counterfeit bills this morning." "Tonight at 11:00 p.m., using the material you've just received, you will enter the bank's armored vault." "Open the vaults and replace the real bills with counterfeit." "You will kill the guards." "Kill them!" "Set off the alarm as you leave." "The police will arrive immediately." "When they find nothing, they'll assume it was a failed heist." "Understood?" " Yes, sir." "You may go, Division 3." "I LOVE YOU!" " Lilli!" " Good evening, Tom." "You know very well Kent isn't going to show." "Let's wait a bit longer." "Finished." "Good." "Nothing more to do... but call in our report." "Division 2-B reporting." "Kent did not show up." "We'll put the past behind us." "Yes, Tom!" "And you know who'll help us?" " Help us?" " Yes, Tom." "That inspector who was so decent to you after that mess you were in." "Lohmann?" "Inspector!" " What?" " Voberg's here." "He says it's urgent." "Give me a cigar and raise the blinds." "Then show him in." "Good morning, Inspector." "Morning." "What is it?" "Well, Scholz and I " "Lower those blinds!" "It's a bit early for sunbathing." "Scholz and I have a lead on the jewelry thieves." "We followed a girl wearing a huge pearl necklace." "She said she'd bought it for 50 marks." "I don't know much about jewels, but Scholz does." " Is it genuine?" " We'll see." "We know she's living with a crook known by jewel thieves and fences as "the Expert."" "Where are the others?" "They have a few things to take care of." "Come quietly." "You're outnumbered." "Get in." "Come on!" "Scholz, I'm leaving him in your hands." "But be careful." "This one here is a hothead, and you're dealing with a tough international crook." "So take it nice and easy." " We'll keep on our toes." " That's the spirit." "Good luck." " Bye, boss." "You were assigned to the bank job, and you deserted." "Desertion is treason, and both are punishable by death." "Do what you like with me, but let her go!" "My God." "You'll never get out of here alive." "You have three hours to reflect on your impending death." "You hear that, Tom?" "Don't be afraid." "I'll try to find the bomb." "If I find it, we still have a chance." "You're replacing Kent, you know." "You'll do his job, since he no longer can." "Why?" "He's otherwise engaged." " Are you expecting someone?" " No." "Maybe it's the mailman." "Anna." "Answer the door, will you?" "Right away." " Who is it?" " Gas company." "Meter reading." "Hello, miss." "Could you come back later?" "I've got guests." "How dare you!" " Open up!" "Police!" "Don't shoot!" "I'm bolting it." "Out the back way!" "We don't have one." "We don't?" "You chose the apartment, fool!" "Forget it." "Let's try the window." "Idiot!" "We're on the fourth floor." "There must be a way out." "I'll have an elevator put in." " We're really done for." " This place will be full of cops!" "We're done for!" " It's your fault!" "If you hadn't fired " " Shut up!" "You got that?" "Try to knock a hole in the ceiling." "Maybe we can escape to the roof." "I'll hold them off." "Call the emergency squad." "Scoundrels!" " Who should I call?" " Inspector Lohmann." "It's no use." "We'll never get out this way." "The window." "Let's try over there." "No use." "It's cement." "Hey!" "Hurry up!" "I can't hold them forever!" "Lohmann's here with his whole gang!" "That's it!" "I've had it!" "You die if you want - I've had enough!" "What?" "Is there a problem?" " I'll say!" "I've had enough!" "Leave me alone!" "Watch the door!" "Get lost." "Give up, Hardy." "We'll never get out that way." "Let me talk this out with the cops." "Listen up." "The first one to get near that door, inside or out, is gonna get it, you hear?" "They're gonna get it!" "Go keep an eye on them!" "Move it!" "We'll get out of here, I swear." "What's the matter?" "It's no use." "There's a steel plate behind the bricks." "I must find that bomb!" "Keep your head down." "It's the only one you've got." "Is he dead?" "Damn it!" "Anna, get some towels!" "Hurry!" "It's no use." "Keep an eye on the door!" "You should have let me talk to them." "I told you not to shoot!" "Bredow!" "Go near them and they'll shoot you down!" "You're no man!" " Open up!" "Holy smoke!" "That does it." "Give yourselves up!" "Open up!" "It's Lohmann!" " What is it?" " Lohmann's outside!" " Don't go!" "I forbid you!" " Yes, go!" "Forbid me?" "You think that will stop me?" "You coward!" "I should have killed you all!" "Let go of me!" "Come on, make up your minds." "We've got grenades." "This is your last chance!" "Be sensible." "We can talk this over." "That's the way." "Good boys." "That's what Papa Lohmann likes." "Open up, now, and put your hands in the air." "How many of you are there?" " Five, Inspector." "One, two, three " "Pearl Anna!" "See you don't catch cold, my dear." "Four." "Where's the fifth?" "No funny business!" "A Dreyse pistol." "Well, well." "Made in 1916, 7.65mm." "It belonged to a friend of yours." "Of course it did." "Admit it." "What do you mean, no?" "It's right here in black and white." "You were good pals." "It's signed by Pearl Anna, her sweetheart and Karetzky." "You don't turn your back on a pal just because he croaked." "Me?" "I'm not turning my back on him." "Your pal must've gotten used to this little baby." "Otherwise he wouldn't have kept such an out-of-date model." "I'm no gun expert." "Oh, excuse me." "You're right." "That's not your specialty." "You're the car expert." "Speaking of cars, tell me about Dr. Kramm's." "Was it a Peugeot or an Opel?" " What?" " Dr. Kramm, the guy you killed." " I don't know what you're talking about!" " Really?" "Maybe I didn't make myself very clear." "It's no use, Lilli." "I can't find the damn thing." "Darling, please don't cry." "Wait." "There's one last chance." "We'll flood the room with water." " Water?" "We'll break the pipe." " What are you looking for?" " My knife." "The water will absorb the shock of the explosion." " It's under the floorboards." " Wait, I'll get it." "So, you know nothing about Dr. Kramm's murder?" " Nothing." "This is the first I've heard of it." " Fine." "Let's change the subject." "Take a look." "What a beautiful still life." "You know what this is:" "A 7.65mm Dreyse pistol, made in 1916," "Your friend killed himself with it." "Care to see what's in here?" "I'm not interested." "Look here." "Look at these two bullets under a magnifying glass." "See any difference?" " They're identical." " Now you've got it!" "We couldn't find any difference either, neither with the magnifying glass nor in the photographs." "These two bullets are so similar, they had to be fired from the same gun!" "One of these bullets was taken from the late Dr. Kramm's skull and the other from the skull of your late friend Hardy!" "Cigarette?" " Yes." "Now tell me why your friend wanted to kill Dr. Kramm." " I don't know." " You do!" "You can beat me all you like." "I swear I don't know." "Hardy didn't say a word about his orders." " His orders?" "Not me, Inspector!" "Hardy!" "Fine, tell me about Hardy!" "Who gave him his orders?" "Inspector, I've never seen the man." "Now the farce begins:" "The invisible boss, the mystery man, the man behind the scenes." "For the last time, tell us his name." "I swear I don't know." "I give you my word." "All right, forget it." "Take his statement." " Very well, Inspector." "I'll tell you everything I know." "I was washing the car, like every day - I pride myself on it - when the phone rang." "Hardy picks it up, then rushes over and says we have to catch a blue Opel, license plate IA74259, at the intersection." "So we sped off and caught up with the car." "Perfect." "Right at the intersection of Grüner Winkel." "Guard, take this man away." "Müller, isn't Dr. Baum's asylum near Grüner Winkel?" "Yes, very near." "So Dr. Kramm, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. " "Do we have a file on Dr. Baum, director of an insane asylum?" "Baum." "Bravo, Alpha, Uniform, Marcel." "No file?" "I should have known." "Thanks." "Get Professor Baum on the phone for me." "Professor, Inspector Lohmann of police headquarters wants to speak to you." "Professor Baum speaking." "Professor, this man claims you've been treating him." "A questionable alibi, I suspect." "A brief meeting." "Incognito, of course!" "Professor, would you mind coming over right away?" "Thanks so much." "See you soon." "Good-bye, Professor!" "Müller, old pal, if I'm on the right track " " We'll break out the champagne!" " We'll all drink to this one!" "Lilli, my darling, we're saved!" "That's our way out!" "Inspector, do I have to stay in this monkey cage much longer?" "It's nice to have you here." "So convenient for a chat." "But I've already told you everything I know." "We'll see about that." "This way, please, Professor." " Do you know that man, Professor?" " Is that the one?" "No, Inspector, I've never seen him before." "Just as I thought." "Sorry to have wasted your time." " Inspector, I need your signature." " In a moment." "Excuse me, Professor." "Would you mind waiting in my office?" " Not at all." " End of the hall, on the left." "Room 204." " Do you know that man?" " No, Inspector." "Don't know him from Adam." "What about you?" "You know the man that was with me?" "Never seen him in my life." " You sure?" " Absolutely." "I never forget a face." "MURDER!" "REWARD: 2,000 MARKS" "Incredible, isn't it?" "Especially for you, who knew him well." "We got along very well professionally." "The poor fellow even visited you on the day he died." "Yes." "Too bad you didn't tell the police that sooner." "You'd have saved us some work." "This was published in all the papers, and posted everywhere." "I've been out of town for two weeks, and apart from scientific journals, I don't read the papers." "Dr. Kramm, as my butler can confirm, came to look something up in my library." "He took some notes and left in high spirits." "I know no more about his death than you do." "Of course." "Please forgive me." "These things can't be helped." "Inspector, it's Kent." " Do you know that man?" " Who?" "That one there." "I asked if you knew him." "Me?" "What makes you think that?" " You spoke his name." " I did?" "No, you did, Inspector." "Inspector, I have something extremely urgent to tell you." " May I go?" " Of course." "Just a moment, Kent." "Thank you again." " Good-bye, Inspector." " Inspector " " Just a second." "Both of you, in my office." "You may go." "It's terribly important " " You know the man who just left?" " No." " Are you certain?" " Absolutely." " I was sure he recognized you." " Impossible." "I've never seen him before." "Goddamn it to " "What happened to you?" "And "the boss," as you call him, what's his name?" " Dr. Mabuse." " No!" "No, my friend." "Mabuse is dead." "You hear me?" "Dead!" "Mabuse isn't dead." "We should know." " I saw his corpse with my own eyes." " Impossible." "We're living proof of it." "We turned ourselves in." "We could've run away tonight." "But this is more important than my life or my freedom." "How can I convince you?" "I've got it." "Here's more proof." "TONIGHT AT 12:00" " DR. MABUSE" "Typewritten." "That's no proof." "Someone else could have written it." "Someone else." "I'm not in for anyone." "No exceptions." "Very well, Professor." "All paths lead to Professor Baum's asylum." "Müller, get the car." "I'm going back." "And you're coming with me, Kent." "Maybe you're right." "Maybe Mabuse is still alive." " I'd like to speak with Professor Baum." " I'm afraid that's impossible." "The professor isn't seeing visitors." "Tell him Inspector Lohmann needs to speak to him immediately." "It's really impossible." "The professor is working and mustn't be disturbed." " Will you announce me or not?" " I have strict instructions." "Well, then, in that case don't announce me." "I do not wish to be disturbed." " That's him!" "I know his voice!" " Who?" "The boss!" "I'd know that voice anywhere!" "Kent, look at this!" "What is it?" "I do not wish to be disturbed." " That's his voice." " Neat trick." "I see why you didn't recognize the professor's regular voice." " Professor?" " Of course." "Professor Baum." " You think it's him?" " Naturally." "Well, what have we here?" "A map of north Berlin?" "The Löhr  Stegerwald chemical plant." "And today's date." "Let's check this out." "Odd." "Let's try not to get lost." "What's this?" ""Meeting... 8:30 p.m."" "8:30 p.m. Today's date." "9:10 p.m." "Kent, call the chemical plant." "They must have a night watchman." "And what's this?" ""Notes by Dr. Mabuse."" "Very interesting." "Hurry up." "Good Lord!" "The chemical plant is being attacked this very minute!" ""In this manner, firemen are helpless to extinguish the flames."" "I can't believe this!" "What the heck are they doing?" "Playing tiddledywinks?" "Here's your line, Inspector." "Police headquarters?" "This is Inspector Lohmann." "Inspector, did you see that?" "In the spotlight!" "That's him!" "To the car!" "Where the hell is my driver?" "Get in." "I'll drive." "Push that car out of the way." "I hope this one can take it." "Step on it!" "Faster!" "CAUTION" " RAILROAD CROSSING" "Out of the way!" "Damn!" "Just my luck!" "The empire of crime..." "Allow me to introduce myself." "Mabuse." "Dr. Mabuse." "Good God!" "Quick, get help!" "He's gonna kill him!" "Get help!" "He'll kill him!" "Professor!" "We're looking for " "Inspector Lohmann!" "Inspector, the man's name is Mabuse." "Dr. Mabuse." "Let's go, Kent." "Mere human justice can do nothing more here." "Subtitles by Xenu"