"Oh, he's a jolly good fellow, oh, he's a jolly good fellow which nobody can deny." "My dear friends." "I thank you." "It was so touchingof you to remember my birthday." "And I thank you." "Nail." "Hammer." "In the nameof the French Republic, I call Henry Charles Lightman." "Sir Henry Charles Lightman has been condemned to death for murder and is to be guillotined this day of March 24." "The prisoner has not requested a plea for clemency." "In his place he wouldn't have either." "Are you drunk, Sir?" "The justiceshall bedone." "And now, executioner, will you do your duty." "Please take this man to his cell." "You haven't heard the last of this!" "8 years later this nail was to cost the lives of 25 persons." "Don't turn around." "Straight ahead!" "Keepdrivingand don't take your eyes off the road, Mylady." "Keepdriving I told you!" "Who are you?" "What do you want from me?" " I want to tell you a littlestory." "Once upon a time there was a rich man, a Lord." "Unfortunately a very old man, 68 years old, to be precise." "This man married a youngwoman, 28 years old, to be precise." " I know thestory." "Alright, here." "What do you want me to with it?" " Help yourself." "But don't give me tips, Mylady." " How much?" "You are mistaking me I'm not your lover, Lady Doringham." "I don't want money." "What then?" " A souvenir." "The Doringham necklace." "The necklace?" "You can't beserious!" "My husband..." " wouldn't notice it." "Oh, it wasn't easy, but the imitation is good." "Don't you think so?" "Even in my profession weare prepared to make investments." "What should I do?" " Make the exchange, that's all." "You'll give me theoriginal." "I shall tell you whereand when is a good time." "Alright." " Stop thecar here." "And this conversation remains between us, understand." "It will go easier with you." "If you'll go to the police you'll die!" "The red circle!" "The red circle!" "If I haven't seen the police, I can assure you, it's not because I'm scared." "I'm not frightened by such silly nonsense." " I wouldn't take this too light," "We mustn't... forget it." "He's murdered 18 men and women." "19, Mr Beardmore." " That's why I send for you." "I will follow your promise, maybea month in thedaily newspaper." "Good work, my boy." "I don't believe much in privatedetectives generally, but your exceptional, the way you solved the Sussex-Bank thing was positively brilliant." "I guess I'm lucky, that's all." " Nonsense, lucky." "You're fast, alert, intelligent." "Qualities wedon't find in town." "And that's why I'm not anxious to have him handle this..." "What did you say?" "I mean have you told them about the letter from The Red Circle?" "Of course not." "So far it's between the two of us." "And this gentleman here..." " Jack!" "What's the meaningof this?" "It seemed to me I heard voices." "My nephew, Jack." "The last of the Beardmore." "I wonder sometimes how hecame into our family to begin with." "Stupid, selfish and amazing." " Are you so certain that he's stupid?" "He's lazy, of that I'm certain." "When I think that he inherits everything, when I die..." "It spoils to play a jokeon death." "I'm always beingaccused of using antiquated methods, but no one wants to face the fact that peopleonly decide to come to me when it's too late." "Everybody is afraid of Scotland Yard." " They'reafraid of The Red Circle." "And of course, you could put it that way." " You'veseen the news tonight?" "They repeat thesame things from the news at noon." "Oh, that's enough." "Listen." "That London is dead nobody would really deny, but to find a placeas dead as Scotland Yard you'd have to look foreign-wideand then you might find it." "The traditions of Scotland Yard areoutlastingtheir time." "A dangerous blackmailer is runningwild in our midst." "He has got to beseized." "But as everyone knows thecase is in the hands of our chief-inspector Parr, a man with 40 years to his credit, a monument to the history of the police, but monuments ought to be restricted to museums." "Truthful exaggeration." " Exaggeration?" "I have been in theservice only 39 years and 11 months." "Scotland Yard, needs new blood!" "Young officers, competent guys." "The Minister suggests counselors for Chief Inspector Parr!" "Scotland Yard needs new blood, young officers, competent guys." "They'reall panicking." "And even you." "Havea cigar?" " Yes, thank you." "You may be right." "How about Derrick Yale." " So." "Yes." "Perhaps." "He's bright." "I'm so afraid of thesuggestion to make you fuss and fume." "Becauseof Yale?" " No, because he's a brighter detective." "Yes." "He's been some times faster than I like to admit." "I'll give that him." "He's coming here tomorrow at 10o'clock." "I'd like to have you join us." "Yes, of course." "I'll be glad to be here." " Now, is thereanything else?" "Yes, there is one more thing." "I've got to plan." "It has a drawback that is completely changed as our usual team." "I must request special powers." "However I promise it'll bring in results." "Excuse me." "Yes, who is it?" "Yes, this is Morton speaking." "Oh, Sir David!" "Sir David West, thesculptor." "Yes, what's the matter, Sir David?" "Hm." "What?" "Blackmail?" "Right away." "I'll send Chief Inspector Parr." "You may not believe it, but he's gonealready." "Stopor I'll shoot!" "Well, our friend isn't much of a writer." "Yeah, but that's enough." " A sheet of paper." "Some words clipped out of a magazine, a red circle, and that's all." "It's a death sentence." "Ah, thanks for coming, Mr Yale." " I'm pleased to come." "This is a great honor." " Oh, sure enough for a man like you." "Do you know each other?" " Chief Inspector Parr, I guess." "How do you do?" " I'm Derrick Yale." "You area man about thecity hears a lot and reads a lot." "Thesedays are in all the headlines." "All of a sudden the papers can't live without me." "I seem to become the favoritesubject." " Mr Yale, have you read the newspaper..." "About thedeath of Sir David?" " I happened to be there." "Only I'm afraid" "I was a bit late." "Parr's saw the killer." " How interesting." "I never thought I see this here..." " Why?" "I'veseen some exactly like it in Japan." "I've never seen those in Europe." "It was discovered near the body." " Yes, but Sir David wasn't a smoker." "And look at the knot on this cord" " What about it?" "A seaman's knot." " You mean the killer is a seaman." "The Red Circlea seaman?" " Couldn't the Circle had an accomplice?" "We'requiteconvinced he has." "Behind The Red Circle there's a brilliant violent and ruthless organisation." " Right." "And this time it's a seaman." "Yes, your theory has somethingto it." " No, Sir Archibald, I almost forgot." "But I havean important client." "I'm afraid I must go along now." "Oh, that's a shame." "May I count on you to remain in contact with Inspector Parr?" "Good idea." "As a matter of fact perhaps Mr Parr would comealong." "Comealong?" " Yes, it would certainly interest you." "My client received his third letter from The Red Circle." "And the last letter." "And may I ask who this person is?" " It's old Beardmore." "What?" " Unfortunately." "If you know him, you knew he won't givean inch." "He refuses to let go a single penny." "Tonight at midnight his time is out." " Naturally I'll come with you." "Beardmore is an idiot." "Why didn't he think of informing us?" "Hedidn't think about informing you at all, Mr Parr." "And I don't imagine that he'll beall pleased when you appear." "But why did you comealonganyway?" " Inspector Parr?" "I must see you." "It's important." " I'm sorry, Madam, but I have..." "I'm being blackmailed by the red circle." "Johnson?" "Will you show this lady to my office?" "I'll comealong just as soon as I can." "It may be better, if you'll have a little time to prepare the gentleman." " Parr!" "Yes, Sir?" " See, if you can track down the guy." "I'll do my very best." "You may count on that." "Somehow I prefer the usual team." "Fabulous another bull's-eye!" " Now you try." "Not too bad!" "At least you hit the target." "If you practiceas I have, you'd soon be better." " I'm afraid, you have to ask my boss." "Theold Froyant would beoverjoyed to know that his secretary is interested in archery instead of doing his work." " I have to go." "Oh, comeon." "Stay a few minutes longer." " I got to go." "You know how Froyant is." "I suredo." "I could kill him." " It is thanks to him, you know." "Nonsense." "He lets you work likea dog for the few pennies..." "He's demandingsomethingfor his money." " But you're not his slave." "You've got enough." "I can understand that you areafter the money." "My uncleallows me less a month than Froyant gives you in a week." "Then I guess you'rea poor millionaire." " I'm not a millionaire." "It's my uncle." " I'm embarrassed." "I must say I don't allow myself the luxury of a poor lover." "Tell me now exactly what am I doingwrong, Jack?" "Wrong, you?" " With the bow and arrow." "Oh, yes." "First of all you've got to aim your arrow right here." "Always hold it horizontally." "And also keep your arms..." " Not so tight around my shoulders." "I'm sure you know how it supposed to bedone." "But I thought you show mearchery." "Theother I can learn on my own." "Alright." "No, that's wrong." "Keep thearrow down." "You know this is an ideal murder-instrument." "Anyway, for someoneas good as you are." " A what?" "A murder-instrument?" "Yes, you wear gloves and nobody could ever find out who did it." "I've thought of that." " You havequitean imagination." "Women have more imagination than a man." "And we're moresentimental!" "That's not a quality of yours, isn't it?" " You hadn't the honor to get to know me." "Secretary's don't go well with millionaires." "It'll come to a bad end." "Depends on who is involved." " I've got to go." "To work." "And you say you'resentimental." "Hm, that's a joke!" "What's wrong?" " The Red Circle." "Maybe the forester marks the trees?" " When wecame here this morning, did you see thecircleon it then?" " No." "Strange I don't remember it." "I'm sure we passed by this tree when wecame." "Wecouldn't have missed it." "I ask my uncle." "Don't worry." " So don't you worry." "So long." "And pleasedon't forget the letters." "I'm back now, Mr Froyant." "I'll been to the post-office." "You're lying." "You were with Beardmore." "and for that I will subtract one hour from your weekly salary." " Is it really worth calculating?" "1 Shilling, 8 Pence." " You'll never dieof hunger." "No one is goingto cheat me." " As if anybody could, Mr Froyant." "Take my adviceand remain civil." "Becareful you don't get the place all smeared with that paint." "Fresh red paint." "What if take the wholeoffice red, would you like that?" "You knew I was in the park, but you were in the park too, weren't you?" "Excuse me, please, but I'm lookingfor the Beardmore house." "I'm his nephew." " It's a bit of luck, happy to know you." "My name is Marles, Felix Marles." " You'rea friend of my uncle?" "Not precisely, but we'reoften in corresponds." "I export wood." "I'll be glad to give you a lift!" " Enchanté!" "Go around to theother side." "Thank you." "I have to say, I'm interested in your uncle's house." "This house?" " Not this one." "He has a bigwarehouseon the Themse..." "Ah, theoneon the Themse." "Yes, of course." "Any idea why your uncle won't sell?" " No, it's been empty for a longtime." "But it's exactly what I need." " Have you already written to my uncle?" "Timeand timeagain, but he's obstinate." "That is precisely why I'm coming here." "I want to try to persuade your uncle." "Is anythingwrong?" " Yes, my heart." "You can rest in the housea moment, Sir." " I'd rather not go inside." "I'll come back later." "I'm sure it's nothingat all." "I'll walk around the block a littleand get some fresh air." "It's the best medicine." "Alright, if that's what you want." "Uncle, tell me, do you know a man called Marles, Felix Marles, a French man?" "Only by correspondence." " Well, he's here." "He's here, but he's out in the park, gettinga bit of air." "Hesaid he had a heart-attack the minute hearrived." "But..." " But?" "In my opinion it was only a pretext." "I think the man was frightened." "Frightened?" " I can't really besureof it, but I certainly got that impression." " We haven't had the pleasure?" "Chief Inspector Parr of Scotland Yard." "I hope you don't mind him being here." "Detectives sometimes know best what is really good for their clients." "I see, I expected thoseactions from you." "I'm not heresimply to annoy you." " Yes, I know." "Anyway, now you are here." "You've been told thedetails..." " When we examined the tree on which you discovered The Red Circle." "Are you sure that thecircle wasn't there in the first place when you passed by." "Miss Drummond, she remembered it clearly." "Then I'm afraid we're forced believe oneof two things." "On theone hand Miss Drummond is telling the truth, on theother she's lying." "Even if you areat Scotland Yard." "You have no right to accusesomeone you don't know." " Didn't you say the name was Drummond?" "Could it be Thalia Drummond?" " That's right, do you know her?" "Oh, only from publication." " What do you mean?" "She in the publication sometimes." "She's wanted by Interpole." "This young person is a known thief and suspected of a dozen robberies." "Somebody has the honor to know." " Yes, indeed." "Theaccusation can't be true." " Jack, we're not here to discuss" "Mr Froyants secretary." "So don't worry." "At the present moment she's not important." " No, but maybe later." "Listen!" "Weare here to protect your uncle at this very night with murder." "No, darling." "Pleasedon't beangry." "I must be going home now." "I don't want to argue with my husband." " Alright." "I've got a feeling we're goingto have trouble." "What a bloody mess." "This morning shestopped at Scotland Yard." "Oh, you didn't tell meabout it." "The Chief Inspector isn't that open." "He probably has his reasons." "Especially with you, Sergeant Haggett." "Chief Inspector Parr gave us instructions that weshould observe Lady Doringham." "He must have known she was in danger." " He knew she was." "And why did he let this thing happen?" " Sergeant, come here for a minute." "Sir, I wonder if I could ask you to havea look over here, please." "Now, what is it?" " Somethingthat would interest you." "The Circle!" " Burned with a cigarette-lighter." "Do you know where Inspector Parr is?" " I don't have the honor of knowing much of the Chief Inspector's actual plans, but I do think I've heard that he'll be at Mr Beardmore's house tonight." " Inspector Parr has a talent for being at a place where nothing is happening." "I wouldn't beso sure, Sir." "It's midnight." " All is in order, Sir." "The police have the property surrounded." " And that Inspector Parr?" "Went upstairs." " Mr Yale?" "At his post as planned" "And Jack is sleeping, Sir." " Ah." "Don't makea move!" "I can see you!" "Comeout at once!" "Comeon, I say with your hands in theair!" "I'll count to three!" "If you don't I'll shoot!" "One... two..." "Hey, hey!" "Comeon, you!" "This way, boys!" "This way!" "Over here!" "I told him he was not to go out of the house." "The murderer must certainly bean excellent archer." "Right." "And wealso knew the fingerprints wouldn't be left on the weapon." "Because... an Archer always wears gloves." "Yes, precisely." "Have you read the latest audition?" " I believe I've gotten bad critics?" "Well, Sir." "They haven't praised you." "Sir, I don't want to be impolite, but I was leaving just now anyway." "Don't imagine that I only decided to leave when you appeared." "Don't imagine I'm sorry to see you, Haggett." "Quitea night, Parr!" "Yes, it's a damn shame." "We had bad luck." " Bad luck you call it?" "Three murders in 24 hours." "If that's the result of your new plan, my congratulations." "Oh, you have more possibilities than any other man of Scotland Yard" "You been given priority, and wedon't want to hear what the Minister says." "I have my plan." "You must be patient with me." "I'm not a magician." "It takes a little time." " I can't wait very much longer, Parr." "I respect your methods, but in this particular case" "Well, have you better ones?" " I don't know." "But maybe you're interested in..." "Yes, comeon with me." "You say you don't know why you committed thecrime." "You want us to believe that?" "But it's a fact, Sir." "It was some mysterious character who ordered you to..." "You see that man?" " Who is he?" "His name's Selby." "We just picked him up in a seaman's rooming-house." "He's confessed the murder of Sir David." "What do you say to that part?" "Good morning, Mr Yale." "I never disputed theskill and accomplishment of Mr Yale." "Where is thecircleof yours?" "Under the bed?" "The last time that I've been trying to break him down and find out who paid him to do this job." " I see." "But don't let us disturb you." "Oh, but now that you're here." " Who was it who told you that you were to murder Sir David West?" " I said I don't know, Chief." "If I ask your name you know what it was." " Sure, Chief." "Glad to hear it." "I thought your answer was a littlestrange." "I know, Chief." " But if you know that much then I suppose you're equally aware that you could be hanged for this." "Maybe not a seaman's knot" " To be hanged?" "Me?" "Did you expect to get a gold star?" " No, but I was only hired to to it." "I just bumped into a man with a mask, at the harbour, it was foggy." "He told me that he knew me." "But that all I know, Chief." "Now, you ask for it." "We might as well get thedead-cell ready." "Chief." "Maybe I know something else." " But no more fog!" "The man had a peculiar laugh." " A laugh?" "Like what?" "I can't describe it, Chief." " Like this?" "Johnson, give us a laugh." "Really!" "No, not like that." "Lentil soup with mashed potatoes." " What are you doing here, Haggett?" "I brought the prisoner's meal." "It's exactly 12 o'clock." "Wait outside." "After thequestioning." " Oh, I'm sorry, Sir." "But wecannot break the prison-regulations." " I've had quite enough of this nonsense." " I'm sorry, Sir." "I'm not responsible for the rules." " Am I then?" "You don't have to go far." " Gentlemen, we wait outside." "It looks as if we have 10 minutes pause." " I'm sorry, Sir, but theofficial regulations are 15 minutes, you know." "Congratulations, that was a master-piece." " That clew about the men's laugh was encouraging." "All we needed was to get this unknown man, who stands behind Selby." "Pardon, we need people who can laugh." " Difficult to find at Scotland Yard." "Yes, indeed." " Who asked for your opinion?" "A doctor!" "A doctor!" "Someonecall a doctor, quick!" "Theseaman Selby is dead." " Dead?" "Cyanide." " But I tasted the food!" "That was thequickest funeral I've been to in all my life." "The priest must have had someother engagement." "The minuteafter he began he was already saying Amen." " I asked for a short ceremony at my uncle's request." " All I can see you're not taking your uncle's demise too hard." " It's terribly sad, but that's all." "Yes, but he was your uncle." " He was very casual in our relationship." "Should I now try to affect sorrow?" " All his money goes to you." "You're now a rich man." " That's not a reason to besad." "But someonecried nevertheless." " Ah, you must mean the veiled woman." "You happen to know who she is?" " I've no idea." "Is that the truth?" " Stop, please." "There's someone weall know." " Thalia?" "Thalia Drummond!" " What she's doing in the pawnshop?" "Money, I guess." "With thesalary she gets from Froyant, it's not surprisingat all." "I'd love to know what she's pawned here." " Does it makeany difference?" "With anybody else I would say "no"." "But in her case it does makea difference." "It certainly is an item of great value." " From the Mingdynasty..." "Somewhere in the 14th century." "You asked for me, Sir?" "Was theresomething you wished?" "This Buddha was here this morning in my library." "A good place for him." " As I know" "I have the Police Service to thank." " Very competent people." "I have lodged a complaint against you for robbery." "Oh." " Anythingto say in your defense, Miss?" "I can only say that Mr Froyant certainly is the worst miser that I know." "He refused to raise my wages." " I had my reasons." "They were very good reasons, I might add." " Therefore you stole thestatue?" "I had every intention of returning it." " Well, now you won't have to bother." "Kindly return the keys given to you and immediately pack your suitcase." "I want you to leave my house in 1/2 hour." " Oh, by the way:" "I checked the mail." "It is my pleasure to have this last duty." "And to beable to pass on this official action to you." "Well, that'll beall." "Thank you." "Have you any idea what type of investments would interest you?" "I just inherited this money." "I feel I must do some investigation before" "I make up my mind on what I have to do." " First of all you think of your child." "Yes." "As myself this is not so important." " You'requite right." "But a woman like you won't stay widow for very long." " Widow is not quite the right word." "It was not my husband who passed away." " I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to beasking... you personal questions on such matters." "Now, I'll be happy to think about it for a while." " Thank you." "I see you later?" "You will." "Whenever you wish." "You'll be welcomeany time." "No businessman could beso pleasant." " Sometimes... when it comes to business-matters." " I hope you're not in my case." "Of course not." "What you'redoingoutside my door?" " Oh, this is your door?" "What did you think it was?" " Did you realize that your office is in the Beardmore building?" " Naturally." "Of course I do..." "Mommy!" "Mr Beardmore was murdered." "And do you happened to know about that too?" "I've heard about it." " That's just great." "Then I can go away." "Mr Osborne!" "Have you forgotten that I'm here?" "What a question, certainly not." "You there!" "Wait!" "Stop where you are!" "I want to help you!" " Help me?" "It wouldn't be very easy." "It will cost me5.000 pounds." " How do you know that?" "Isn't it absurd for a bank-president to commit suicide for 5.000 pounds." "It may sound absurd for you because you're not in my situation." "It's your fault, for speculatingwith your clients money the fool you are" "Here is 5.000 pounds." "Tomorrow morning you can restore what you borrowed." "Listen, what have I to do for this money?" " Something you're very good at." "Spend it." "I want those bills to circulate." " That's all!" "Is it?" "You must usea littlecareful." "The police havecertainly written the bill-numbers down." "Aha." "Oh, now I understand." " Don't understand too much, Brabazon." "It would be unhealthy." "And now go!" " I want to speak to you." "Wheredo I get in touch with you?" " No one has ever known nor needed to know wheredid you get in touch with me." "Hello!" "Oh, hello!" "You know I'm out of a job." "Of course Jack Beardmoreoffered me to work for him." "I'd rather not." "Froyant was disagreeable, but at least hedidn't want to make love." "So now I'm jobless." "Where?" "Hello!" "Hello!" "Hello!" "Thalia Drummond!" "How do you know me?" "I want to discuss a new job with you." " But not on thestreet, in this weather!" "Get in the back." "Aren't you afraid?" " I'm not afraid of anyone." "Theonly thing" "I'm afraid of is not havingany money." " As longas you work for me that's one thing you'll never fear." "But if you ever try to get smart..." "I'm worried about your pretty head." "I was only tryingto light my cigarette." "What are you offering?" "If it's enough I don't care how I get it." " That's a good approach, but I give you no choice." " That's about the way I thought it was." "For this mission 100 pounds." " And what have I to do?" "Keep watchinga certain man." "Tomorrow morning you will start on your job." "As somebody's watchdog?" " As a cashier in the Brabazon Bank." "With such pretty little hands you shouldn't be working, Mademoiselle." "Well, counting money isn't work to me, Mr Marles." "On thecontrary." "It's my greatest joy." "That's 450 pounds." "Will you count them, please?" "I'm oneof those persons who trust others, Miss Dummond." "Wheredid you learn my name?" " I'm interested in you." "Don't think you're theonly one." " How about goingout with me and helping me to spend this lovely money?" " I'd like to know where you wanna go." "Wecould go out for diner." " I'll give you a call." "Yes, I got a lot to talk to you about." "Would you be good enough to give mesomechange for this?" "I'd suggest you better check the money." "I guess I have to confess that money just seems to havea way of clingingto me." "So it's you?" "Is it?" " Yes." "That's right." "In person." "How did you ever get in here?" " By connections, Mr Yale." "I'm astonished to see you as cashier." " Many people would beastonished." "Brabazon know all about you?" " I didn't tell him." "Will you tell him?" "It's my duty." " I guess I cannot prevent it." "Wecould discuss the matter at lunch." "In morecomfortableatmosphere." "I know very littleabout such things." "This could becalled blackmail." "Persuasion." "With extenuating circumstances, after all you'reso pretty." " I'm really very sorry, but somebody has already asked me for lunch." "I call you within an hour." "Brabazon Bank, Thalia Drummond." " Are you alone?" "Yes." "It's the lunch-break." "Brabazon put out the entire regulation." "Nobody from the Yard has shown up here, but Derrick Yaleasked me to have lunch with him." "But so did someone else, a French man, Felix Marles." " Let Yaledrop." "Accept Marles invitation." "Bring him to the Beardmore building." "You'll find an excuse." "You understand?" " Yes, but Derrick was moreattractive." "Go out with Yaleon Sunday." " You give theorders, Chief." "That sounded likea shot." " It was a shot." "Did it hit you?" " No, but there's somedamage." "What happened, Mr Yale?" " Did you see who did it?" "No, I didn't, but I know who it was." " You mean, the red circle?" "It was." " What do you do about?" "Scotland Yard has a new employee." "Hm." "You don't seem to be hungry." "There's a small favor I have to ask you." "We have to celebrate theconclusion of thecontract." "Thank you." "Don't you think it would be better if your daughter had been able to come with us?" "Peopleso quickly get false ideas." "Yes, but Dorothy has to got to school." " Terrible." "To what school did she go?" "To the Cavendish Institute." " I know what you mean?" "At Finshely?" "No, not at Finshley." "The Chelsea-Section." " Hm, Chelsea." "Waitor." " Yes, Sir?" "That gentleman with the lady by the window, does hecome hereoften?" "It's the first time." "I think he's French." "Yes, I knew him in Toulouse." "Who is that man who keeps staringat us?" " A lover, I'm supposed to have disappointed him, I'm afraid." " Of all theobjects, that Beardmore has inherited, theold warehouseat the Themse interests me the most." "I think I can pass it on to you." "Jack Beardmore will do absolutely anything he thinks it would please me." "Give me 10%of the gross-income, and I will help you to see him twice." " Don't you have to get back to work?" "Oh, find mea little extra-money..., trust me." "You find a good excuse." "Well, that's... good." "Old snooper!" " You know Inspector Parr?" "He loves to arrest me from time to time." "I always feel as if we're related." "Where is his office?" " Third floor on the right." "Please, after you." "That won't help him much." "It'll come right back again." "Yes, but do you think he will?" "Hecould get out on another floor." "I wouldn't advise it you know." "In Marles room I found a pair of shoes..." "In fact identical to those in the park of Beardmore." "Somehow hedoesn't seem likea killer." "He's comingdown, of his own free will." "Stop him!" "Stop him!" "Inspector!" "I'm ticklish." "Are you goingto a masquerade-ball, Haggett?" "A perfect disguise, isn't it?" " Have you gotten crazy?" "What's the meaning of this childish nonsense?" "I had to keepan eyeon Marles, but always as Haggett?" "Did you see theother one?" " I saw him but I can't recognize him." "He was on the fourth floor." "But I'd certainly caught him if I..." "If what?" "If what?" "If my dear colleagues would just have left mealone." "Alright." "That's enough pictures for now." "Takeaway the body." "Watch out!" "Watch out!" "I'm beginningto believe it's just a little bit dangerous to stay in your general surroundings, Inspector." " I didn't ask you to comedown." "You can return to your office." " A murder took placeon my own property." "A man who had lunch with your girlfriend." " I'm glad I'm not in your shoes." "We'll probably ask you officially to work with us together." "I'd rather not bea police-man." " I can understand that fully." "Did you know the man who was murdered?" " Oh, only by sight." "Red Circleagain?" " For all we know, why not?" "I examined the murder weapon." "It's a Venetian dagger." "Like theone wesaw in Froyants office." "By the way there was another interesting detail." "My deduction let me to believe the murderer is undoubtedly left-handed." "And one thing more." "Now would you let mesee you bag?" "As far as I know you're not at Yard." " But soon, look here." "Who gave you the right..." " Just a moment!" "That Sir..." "That's what Mr Brabazon gave me." "Why that's so extraordinary?" " Thesearecounterfeit bank-notes." "The Red Circle took them from oneof his victims." "He's madea really fine job." " Me?" "Weask your Chief." "And don't you dare..." "The bird has flown thecoup." "Hedidn't leavea single penny." " My Chief is very thoroughly." "You're in luck this time, but we'll find this Bravazon eventually." "And let me know when you have him." " Look, you stole that money, didn't you?" "What if I did?" "How do you suppose the Barbazon things madea fortune?" "Many thanks for the lesson, Parr." "If you want to insist on tryingto figure Out devious ways to get money" "Trying hard to find one that will work." "All your schemes have failed up to now." "All of my schemes?" "How did you know that?" "Chief Inspection..." "Send thedetail of Barbazon." "And issuea warrant for his arrest." " What will you do now?" "Oh, I'll find another job." " How about comingto work for me?" "For you?" " Hm." "Are you sure your nerves could take it?" " Oh, I'vealways checks with me and my cash-box is empty." " Well, with so much trusting," "I cannot refuse." " Then, I'll expect you tomorrow morning." "Ok." " Ok." "Gentlemen." "A good day." " See you tomorrow." "Did you really mean to hire that girl?" " In that way I'll keepan eyeon her." "That's not the real reason." " Jack Beardmore realized that whenever you're near, the Red Circle always seems to take place." "He wasn't entirely involved." " Yes." "But it's not only you." "You will see that this Miss Drummond is in the background too." "Brabazon!" "Scotland Yard will never find you here." "Go into the room at the end of thecorridor." "There's everything you need, but try and leave this warehouse without my instructions, and you area dead man." "My client has received his third blackmail" " From the Red Circle?" "If it was a love-letter you think I would havecall Scotland Yard, Inspector?" "I hope I'm not imposingon you, Mr Froyant." "And let me warn you not to contact the policeor you'rea dead man." "I know how to read English too." "Excuse me, if this should spoil your appetite, but you ought to leave 50.000 pounds on Friday, 6o'clock, in theofficeof your bodyguard Yale" "Should the money not be there he will not live to see the next morning." "Hedoesn't makea joke, does he?" "Don't you think, Yale, that The Red Circle went too far this time?" "They say every murderer makes a mistake." " You believe that this is the first?" "I certainly hope, Sir." " Well, what are you goingto do?" "You're goingto draw from your bank 50.000 pounds in cash, Mr Froyant." "50.000 pounds." "It must have been hard on theold gentle." "As hard as it is for another millionaire." "All clear?" " All clear, Sir." "And where is your charmingassistant?" " You mean Miss Drummond?" "I send her with mail to the train station." "It will take her a coupleof hours." "Very good." "Nobody can come in here?" "I think I taken careof everything." "Only a mountain goat can get up there." "Have you posted someoneon the roof?" " Haggett is on topacross thestreet." "There is no danger from this side." " Wedon't have to worry about the roof." "No." "Anyone who tries to get in here will have to pass thesecretary's office." "And what if he gets by your man who's posted in the hallway?" "It's impossible." "He must go through theouter office." "And in theouter office it will be your's truly." "And for him to get by me, he needs to think upsomethingspecial." " Well, no Red Circle in thecloset?" "No, I didn't seeany." "One more thing:" "If the telephone should ring, I wouldn't answer it." "Yale, Yale!" "Are you alright, Yale?" "Hello, Parr." "Thank God." "Are you alright?" "Do you think you can stand?" "I think so." "The money, it's gone." " Damn it." "He must havesneaked around behind me." "I heard a noise in the hallway." "I went to see what it was and everythingwent black." "The window." " It was closed." "All I can see is the mail-man." " The mail-man?" "Did you recognize the man in thecar that's pullingoff?" "No." "But thecar." " Hm." "Thecar is Osborne's car." " Isn't he in theoffice next door?" "Hmhm." "I suppose hedid it." "He figured he get the money out of the buildingas quickly as possible." "And not becaught personally." "Knowingthe building he was bound to realize." "Hecould slide it down theslit." "Exactly." "And the mail-man could pick it up in his regular rounds." "It's waist of time to look for him." " And the mail-man is lying in someditch." "Something happened, Sir?" " Everything is just fineand dandy." "You can go back to sleep." "But we really can besure..." " Nobody would get in the building." "I can just imagine what Sir Archibald will say when he hears this one." "Yes, and Mr Froyant also isn't goingto bealtogether happy." "It's not goingto be easy to explain..." " And if you switch places." "We'll get experts up here." "Maybe they'll find something." "Hello, this is Parr." "Send the fingerprints to Derrick Yale's Office." "It's in the Beardmore building." "Yes." "Yes, I'm here." "I'll be waiting." "They should be here in no time." "They won't have to wait very long." "Right, Inspector." "Excuse me, for bothering you like this." "Your Mrs. Carlyle, right?" "You've got to help me, Mr Beardmore." "I would never havedreamed of coming here if it wasn't about Dorothy." " Dorothy?" "My daughter." "And your uncle's daughter." "I see." "I'm beginningto understand." "You must help me, Mr Beardmore." "My child has disappeared!" "Shedidn't return from school." " Perhaps she's out with some friends..." "That's what I thought." "I've been to every conceivable place in the neighbourhood." "And?" " And then, when I returned home," "I found this letter:" ""If you want to see Dorothy again do not contact with policeor Derrick Yale." "Theattached outlineshows where you ought to meet me tomorrow at midnight." "Bring 10.000 pounds." "The Red Circle. " Here's theoutline." "What shall I do, Mr Beardmore?" "What shall I do?" "You won't like but I would say:" "Pay!" "Is that your answer?" " Yes, Mrs. Carlyle." "You must." "One ticket to Toulouse." " France?" "You know a Toulouseanywhere else?" " No, Sir." "I don't." "No." "One way." " Here you are." "Thank you." "Wait for your turn!" " Scotland Yard." "What did he want?" "Theold man?" " Yes." "Masquerade." "Take that mask away from your face." "Mummy!" "Let me go!" " Bequiet!" "Mummy, Mummy!" " Bequiet!" "Stopor I'll shoot!" "Stop!" "No!" "I'm happy to announce to you that in view of your consistently good behaviour you have been reprieved and released." "Give this man's his clothes back." "This is a tribute to the new methods I use." "Please excuse this interruption." " The morningof Lightmans execution... the executioner was drunken." " Yes, I'm afraid he was," "This is theonly time it ever happened." " Didn't I tell you to leave us alone." "Oh, there's no way to escape." "We thought there was no way, but hedid escape." "He was clever." "Didn't I say to leave us alone?" " Thank you so much for your help." "If any other reporter should come here, do refuse them any information." "You can rely on me." "And besides, you now possess thedocuments." "Wedon't haveduplicates." "Splendid." "That's exceedingly kind." "And now I must beon my way home." "Perhaps you stay a bit longer." "If I remember someother details." "Sorry, I've got to take the 7.40-train. Tomorrow I must be in London again." "Go on with your business." "You said he was a journalist?" " Yes." "If that man's a journalist, Sir, then I'm a chorus-girl in the Follies Bergeres." "But he presented his Press ID." " No doubt." "And there upon you gave him all thedocuments of the Lightman-case?" "It is such an old case." " It is for you." "For us it isn't." "I see." "That's something I didn't know." "Did you know Lightman personally?" " I was just a youngofficial." "I can't remember what he looked like." " Did he resembled the man today, who was herea minuteago?" " Absurd." "Out of thequestion." "Unless... one never knows." "Anyway, you can look at him yourself." "He's leavingon the 7.40-train to London." "The 7.40, you say." "I'm afraid, no train leaves for London before 10o'clock, Sir." "Stay where you are." "Are you alone?" " Yes." "Put the money on the rock beside you." " First my daughter." "I told you to put the money on the rock." "Mommy!" "Mommy, Mommy." "The train to London stops here for one minute." "Now whats wrong, Haggett." " I was checkingthe train." "I thought you get on in Rochester." " If I'd had the time, Haggett, I would have got on board to Dover." " I was sitting in there." "Froyant two compartment ahead Can you see him?" " Tell me first what you found out." "Your presumption was correct, Chief." "Tea?" "Sandwich, Sir?" " Sandwich." "Oh... tea also." "Oneand six, Sir." "The executioner was drunk." "He took out the protecting nail." "Lightman was reprieved." "Devils Island." "Five years later he escaped." " So Lightman is our man." "Yes." "Naturally." "Marles." " You had it figured out alright." "He was theonly one who wasn't being blackmailed." "And Marles was his accomplice but then testified against Lightman." " When they met." "It was a duel." "But Marles lost that day." "Yes, he got stabbed with a dagger" " Now, give me thedocuments" "I'm afraid I don't have them." "Froyant told the warden he's was a journalist." "Comeon." "You'll go and pay the gentleman a little visit now." "I'm curious to learn... what explanation he has for his trip to France." "You got here just in time, Inspector." "Poisoned." "Did you serve tea in his compartment?" " Not yet, Sir." "I began at theother end." "Scotland Yard." "You'requitesure?" " You can check on me, Sir." "I've been servingthis line for 20 years." " Who pulled the emergency-break?" "I did." "Scotland Yard." "Try to find a doctor and also makesure that nobody gets off." "How shall I do that?" " In apartment 6 is a dead man." "Thalia!" " Forget that you ever saw me, Jack." "Forget it?" "But how can I?" " You must..." "It's essential, believe me." "And you must also forget the letter of Froyant particularly." "Who do you take me for?" "What have you'vedone with that letter?" "You have to promise to tell no one about the letter, Jack." "The letter!" "Stay there." "Don't makea move." "I can't tell you..." "Thalia!" "Look at that." "Each flag represents a crime, committed by The Red Circle." "And you have the impudence to ask me to try and keep thesecret?" "The passengers of the train know it!" " But they've no idea of what happened." "Thedoctor." " Professional secret." "And the reporters." "They could have spread it all over London." "Only Climsey of the "Star" knows." "But I havean agreement with him." "What kind of agreement?" " If I don't turn over to in the nameof" "The Red Circle within 24 hours, then you can have the Froyant case." "Ah, and you think, you'll beable to do that within 24 hours." "I'm sure I can." "And I will." "You haven't got 24 hours anymore, Parr." "The minister's fired you." "Tonight at midnight you have to go, and your career is over in Scotland Yard." "Then I'veonly got 13 hours now..." "10." "Nine minutes." "That may be enough." " Parr." "Why not try to face the facts?" "Your master mind plan is a failure We both know it is a failure." "Now with Froyant your goingto be broken." "The plan will break The Red Circle." "And for that I need a warrant." "A warrant for whom?" " I ask you to sign a blank warrant." "I can't do it." "And you know that, Parr." "Sir, this is my last day." "Alright." "Come back to see me in 10 Minutes." "Good morning, Mr Beardmore." "Sleep well last night?" "No, I didn't." "You know why, too." "You didn't sleep well becauseof me?" "I'm sorry." "It won't happen again." "I won't let you spoil another night's sleep for me." "Thalia!" "Give me Froyants letter!" "I must have it now!" " You should be glad I took." "Please forget it, Jack." "Please." " Yes, but..." "I don't want you to be hurt by this." "All I careabout is that nothing ever happens to you." "You must try to believe me, Jack." " How can I?" "Give me back the letter." " You beingstupid, Jack." "You might try to understand." "I haven't got the letter anymore," "I gave it away." " To whom?" "Who are you workingfor?" "What kind of tricks are you playing?" " That's exactly what I'd like to know." "Hello, Jack Beardmore." " We havea coupleof questions." "Questions?" "Why me?" "Will you please leave us alone." " I'm honored by your curtesy." "Since I'm workingfor Mr Yale nobody wants to know thecontents of my bag." "See you later, Mr Yale." "2 days ago thedaughter of Mrs. Carlyle was kidnapped." "Thechild is 6." "You were present when Mrs. Carlyle gave the money to the kidnapper, I believe." "No." " No?" "Your footprints werediscovered in the facility." "And theseare your shoes." "We madesearch of your house." "Alright." "I admit they're my shoes." "But I'm not the kidnapper, nor The Red Circle." "That would mean that I was theone who killed my uncle James." "That's absurd." " Why?" "Didn't you havea motive?" "You are thesole heir, aren't you?" "I'm not thesole heir, Mr Parr." " That's true." "And it surprised you," "That your uncle gavean amount of the money to Mrs. Carlyle." "But you don't think serious about that." " Why not, Jack?" "Why were your footprints at thescene?" " I followed to see if I could recognize The Red Circle." " Did you recognize him?" "No." "But I was able to see his car perfectly." "A dark Morris with searchlights on the left side." "Excellent." "Before wecan locate this car, you will have to come with us I'm afraid." "We have to take you to Scotland Yard." "Johnson!" " You're makinga big mistake, Inspector." "I've made many mistakes in my life." "One moredoesn't matter anymore." "Well, just give mean hour or two..." "Not another second, Jack." "You see that's theone mistake I do not want to make." "Yale, I believe weought to go into the warehouseof old James Beardmore." "Are you so sure that that's where little Dorothy was being kept in." "Absolutely." " Inspector!" "Look, that's thecar." "I told you about it." " In any case it's a dark red Morris." " Haggett!" "I'm really curious to see who will comeout of thedoor of that car." "Scotland Yard!" "Hello there, Mr Osborne." "Good morning." "We'd like to talk to you." " We?" "I'm not theone who wants to speak to you." "It's the Chief-Inspector, Mr Parr." "I'll do what I can to beof help to you." "But I'm terribly pressed for time." "Weare too, Mr Osborne." "And weshall beas brief as wecan." "Scotland Yard wants us to makea little excursion to the Themse." "I trust you haven't gone to all this trouble becauseof something I'vedone." "No troubleat all, Mr Osborne." "It's becauseof the Red Circle." "It's Osborne!" "Interesting." "We makeour tour in the warehouse with Osborne." "You'recoming... alongtoo?" "It's my last official act." " Why Sir?" "This day is my last day." "You replace me tomorrow morning." "Nobody told meanything." " You start at midnight." "Well, maybe I shouldn't go." "I drive you out of your position." "That's nice, Yale." "Many thanks." "Comealonganyway." "Haggett is goingto the Yard and will bring Sir Archibald up to date." "Have you reached somebody at the Yard?" " It'll takea moment." "The house is beingsurrounded." " My compliments, Chief Inspector." "You'll be interested that weare in the secret love nest of thedead Beardmore." "Stop tellingthose horror stories..." " It's enough to giveanyone theshivers, listeningto what Dorothy told me." "The man who kidnapped her was always saying:" ""If you'requiet nobody will hurt you." "Don't makea sound or you be... "" "Certainly hedidn't intend to harm her." "Heonly wants to keep thechild quiet." "We will able to hear all about that." "Little Dorothy is here." "She's listeningat this very moment." "And she'll recognize the voice." "Shecan identify the kidnapper for us." " Wasn't the man masked?" "That's why I'm goingto request that each of you say the phrase." "Now, must I repeat the words?" " Oh, I can remember them:" ""If you'requiet nobody will hurt you. "" " You say the words so unclearly that nobody could understand anything." "Comeon, Osborne." "Why don't you teach the young lover a little lesson?" "I?" "Why should I?" " Why not, Osborne?" "I won't." "Nobody has the right to force me to do it!" "Comeon, I say!" " No!" "No, I won't do it!" "Nobody leaving here before we've uncovered the truth!" "There's another way to sort this out!" " Inspector!" "Pleasedon't let the littlechild come in here." "I confess to the whole thing." " What?" "Confess to precisely what?" "I kidnapped Dorothy..." "But I'm not The Red Circle." "I took advantageof the general hysteria." "And that's why I got to Mrs. Carlyle." "And the murderer of Lady Doringham!" "Did you takeadvantageof that too?" "I'm innocent." "I didn't do that!" " You are the murderer!" "Sir David West was murdered by one of your seamen, by the name Peter Selly." "And when you realized we wereclosing in you went crazy, Osborne." "You robbed me50.000 pounds." "That was brilliant!" "I'm not responsible for any of this." " Oh, you're responsible for a lot more." "You happened to know that Froyant finally picked up your trail, that he got to Toulouse to get evidence concerning your real identity." "Then you poisoned Froyant before he got back to London with the information." "But that murder was where you madea mistake." "You incriminated yourself." "With the helpof Froyants documents." "What documents?" " I guess I must have forgotten to tell, that Froyant took the precaution of sendingall the evidence to Beardmore." "He felt that he might beattacked." "And you have this letter?" " Yes." "I assure you it was a bit of trouble." "But that's not theonly thingthat" "I forgot to tell you at the time." "I must say that I'm proud of you." "Wheredid you find out for example that Froyant was poisoned in the train." "Where?" " Yes." "I suppose that you must have told me, Inspector." " You don't know about Osborne, I mean" "The Red Circle, hecan beconvicted." " Oh, interesting." "What was that?" " Becauseof his name, Henry Lightman." "Lightman has a birthmark." "It's a red circlearound the baseof his neck." "It's becauseof this he was given the nickname by his prison-mates." "I'm not theone!" " I see." "Therefore you know that Osborne is not The Red Circle." " Oh, yes." "And you organize this little presentation only for me." "If I had my hands free I would applaud you." "But instead I must ask you to get your hands up." "Everybody!" "It looks as if you took me for a ride, Inspector." "However, Inspector," "I should besorry if I had to shoot you." "Is it alright if I smoke?" " Tell mesomething, Inspector." "How long have you known the truth?" " When Selby was murdered I suspected you." "And I was certain when you pretended a robbery and chloroformed yourself." "And you insisted that the thief get in the buildingsomehow over the roof." "Haggett was watchingthe window." "But then I becamesuspicious." "But I wasn't absolutely certain." "Let me removeany doubt you may have." "Give me the key." "No one tries to move now." "You don't worry, gentlemen." "It's alright." "He's completely covered." "Good evening, Sir." "Henry Lightman!" "Forgive me if I don't drink another time!" " No!" "Yaledidn't realize that we would to pumpout his stomach." "There was a doctor by accident..." " But why did you surround the whole thingwith such mystery?" " I confess I couldn't resist surprising" "Yale with Froyant's resurrection." " You should have worked in the theatre." "At least I would have gotten a little applause." "Anyway it's all over now." "It's about tea-timeand I'm thirsty." "Nobody can brew better than my daughter." "I didn't know you had a daughter." " Well, I do." "Now, where is she?" " Onesecond." "She will be here now." "Shesay she wanted to do police-work." "But maybe you can talk her out of it." "I?" "No, I don't think I'm quite the man for it." "Ah, you still think of that girl Thalia." " Yes." "Is that so terrible?" "She's a terrible person." "I mean my daughter." "As about your Thalia, I think in a few minutes she'll beconvicted again." "This timeshe'll get lifelong." " No, inspector." "Shedoesn't deserve that." "Pardon." "I must go and help her." "Do you know..." "Hello, Jack." "You want to leave?" "Just when tea is coming." " Now, let me introduce you." "Jack Beardmore, I'd like you to know my assistant and my daughter." "Thalia Drummond?" " Thalia Parr." "But Jack, don't you want to talk out her the plans she has." "There's nothingto worry about, Inspector." "I'm afraid, my wife won't have time." "You're wife?" "I haven't been asked yet." " Nor have I." "I admit that I don't really have to be." "At my last execution I was allowed to havea cigarette." "Ah, the French people." " I like your humor." "Only I'm afraid, if not for the birthday-celebration of the execution I wouldn't be here." " And I could havestayed in bed." "I'm sorry, Haggett." " Please, don't let it worry you." "I don't intend to make it a habit." " Are you sure it's a good strong rope?" "If not, we've got others."