"GLORIA THEATRE Backstage Entrance" "Hey mister, mister!" "Where are you headed?" "I want to see Miss Dellis." "Impossible." "She's rehearsing." "It's urgent." "What am I to do?" "It's prohibited." "It's urgent." "Let me ask, then." "Miss Rosa, please." "Miss Rosa..." "There's someone here who says he must urgently see you." "What?" "What is your name?" "Let go, I'll talk to her." "It's me." "I've just arrived." "I've waited enough, I need to see you." "No, no, here is fine." "Yes, I'll be right there." "Miss Rosa's expecting me." "She'll tell you herself." "Yes, hello?" "Yes, Miss Rosa." "What?" "All right." "Miss said you should use the back staircase." "When you get there, her dressing room is the first one on the right." " Who was on the phone?" " Gimme a break, please..." "Hello, Mr Makris." "Coffee?" " Cognac." " Coming up." " What'd you think of the new revue?" " Haven't seen much of it." "It's doing well." "Very well." " Only Miss Rosa is really angry." " Why's that?" " You haven't heard?" " What?" "She threw herself at young Apostolides and had a fight with his fiancee." "Same old story..." "Oh, you're here?" "I thought my eye had caught you but then I lost you." "Seen the rehearsal?" " A little of it." " Did you see Rosa?" "She was astounding, exceptional, unique!" " Was she now?" " Indeed!" "Your paper will promote her, right?" " As much as I can." " Oh, she deserves it, dear, she does!" "And imagine, this great artist has stage fright!" "Would you believe that?" "All the great ones do." "If you would excuse me now, it's Rosa's knife scene and I don't want to miss it." "Au revoir." " Good bye." "He's crazy about her alright." "It's him, Stefanou, financing the revue, right?" "It's not just that." "She's chewed up a fortune out of him!" "What happened?" "It's Rosa..." "Rosa's been murdered!" "MURDER BACKSTAGE" "Ask these people to go out." "Please, leave the room." "Hi." " Arrived so soon?" " I was here." "He's the doctor." " Is there another way in?" " I don't think so." "Break it down." "No one walks away from the theatre." "Well, doctor?" "I'm afraid it's too late." "How was she hit?" "With a knife." "Looks like they used her own knife." "She was doing a number with a knife." "I had seen it." " So, suicide is out of the question." " Most likely." "I suppose you don't need me any more." " Thank you, doctor." " Good bye." " Good bye." "Close it." "How the heck did he come in?" "Perhaps he WAS in." "Then how did he walk out?" "Where does this door lead to?" "The next dressing room, I guess." "Pavlidis' dressing room." " Who is she?" " Elena Pavlidis, the company's 2nd actress." "This is locked, too." " That's dirty business..." " You don't like the case, eh?" "I don't like cases resembling fiction." "Newspapers will make a reading out of this." "Come in." "Central Police crew is here, Chief." "All right, let's go." " Have you found the killer?" " No, sir." "How is it possible that she was killed right before our eyes and the police can't do a thing?" "You must find the killer." "That's what we'll do, sir, if only you let us." "Who are you?" "Stefanou, Pavlos Stefanou, a friend of hers." "I was with her shortly before..." "You'll tell us when it's time." "Please, tell me, where could we settle ourselves for a few hours?" " The Prop room, I'll take you there." " Get me the one who cried bloody murder." "Please, stop that." " Halkia saw you with her." " So what?" "I'm scared." "She was done alright." "With a knife." "She sure had it coming." "This is Makris." "Let me speak to my assistant, please." "This detective who's working on the case, do you know him?" "Bekas?" "He's a friend of mine." "Looks like a sleepyhead to me." "May God keep you safe from sleepyheads like him." "Yes, send a reporter to Gloria Theatre at once, photographers too." "Yeah, the leading actress has been murdered." "I want plenty of photos, OK?" "Mrs Halkia..." "When did you last see your friend?" "It was probably 20 or a quarter to 8..." "I mean, I didn't see her." "I heard her." "I went to keep her company and I saw her door was closed." "I heard them arguing and I left." " Who were they?" " Rosa and ..." "Haris." " Who's Haris?" " Haris Apostolides." "Our company's jeune premier." "What were they arguing about?" "Mary took poor Rosa's liking her fiance the wrong way..." "She asked for an explanation and Rosa, nervous as she was, slapped her." "Haris was not present but when he heard about it he got angry." "He went up and asked Rosa to explain and they quarreled." "Are you sure Apostolides was in her dressing room?" "I heard his voice quite clear." "But since I don't like meddling with other people's business, I walked away." "As I was walking down the stairs I heard a shout." "It was her voice." "Then a slamming door." "A little later I had to get some makeup." "I went up to her dressing room to ask for it." "The door was still closed." "I knocked." "No answer." "I tried to open it." "It was locked from inside." "I called her name." "Nothing..." "Then I screamed." "Mr Stefanou and the others came running..." "Then you came and..." "Poor Rosa..." "One last question." "Had Stefanou been a friend of hers for a long time?" "One year." "In the meantime, did she have any others?" "She was joyful, open-hearted... and people got the wrong ideas about her." " So you don't know of anyone else." " No." "Thank you." "Don't leave the theatre, I may need you again." "Call that Mrs Pavlidis in, please." "Tonight's a bad night for the theatre..." "Isn't it, Mary?" "Can I help you in any way?" "What happened with Rosa?" "She hit me." "I hope he didn't do anything crazy." "Where is he now?" " I don't know." " I saw him leaving." "Where's he going?" " I don't know." "His leaving was a big mistake." "You shouldn't have let him." "If you need me, I'll be outside." "So you didn't hear a thing." " I told you I wasn't in my dressing room." " Where were you?" "I was having coffee with Lekos in his dressing room." "Your dressing room and Rosa's are interconnected, aren't they?" "Yes, through an intervening door." "We found that locked, too." "Did you lock it?" "Yes, I locked it on the first day I went up." "I wanted to have as little contact as possible with Dellis." "Why?" "Didn't you like her?" "Is that relevant to the case?" "Not exactly, I'm just asking." "So, did you like her?" "It would be strange if anybody ever did." "Oh but Mrs Halkia, who was here a few minutes ago, was very fond of her." "What does that mean?" "Mrs Halkia... was her telltale." "This does not explain why you disliked her." "I didn't dislike her..." "I detested her." "She had made a mess of the whole company." "She used non-artistic methods to impose herself on this scene." "She had her beaus blackmail the management so as to get roles." "She was cruel, fiendish..." "The talent that she lacked she compensated for with spite." "What do you know about her quarrel with Mary Lambrinou?" "She wanted to steal her fiance and when the girl stood up to her, she hit her." "Was Apostolides present at the time?" "No, he came in later." "Did you see him walk into the victim's dressing room?" "I didn't see anybody." "I told you I was downstairs the whole time." "If needed will you be able to prove that?" "I'll try to." "Do you need me for anything else?" "Not for the time being." "Ah yes, could I have the key to the intervening door?" "I don't have it." "After moving in, I locked the door and handed it over to the theatre administrator." "He has it." "Yes?" "I saw the killer." "What?" "I saw the man who killed Rosa Dellis." " Finished?" " Only just starting." "Your pal thinks I killed her." "Did you?" "No but..." "I would have loved doing it." "That man, had you seen him before?" " No." "It was the first time he ever came in the theatre." " When did he leave?" "I didn't see him leave." " But weren't you in your booth?" " Of course..." "I only popped out for cigarettes, it took me less than two minutes." "What did that man look like?" "He was... tall with a face like... eh a strange one..." "Would you recognise him if you saw him again?" "All right, you may go." "What's new?" "Are you familiar with Pavlidis?" "What's her type?" "A composed woman, talented too." " What did she hold against Rosa?" " Nothing I can think of." "Call Apostolides for me, please." "What about this young man?" "Too bad." "He was seen quarreling with the victim." "The last person who saw her alive." " You believe he killed her?" " We'll see." "Say..." "That friend of Rosa's, Stefanou..." "Do you know him?" "Quite a bit." "What's his sort?" "Very rich, with good contacts and a soft spot for lady thespians." " Married?" " With two children." "Chief..." "We couldn't find Apostolides." "He's disappeared." " You sure?" " We've looked everywhere." "OK, the others may go." "Apostolides has disappeared." "What an idiot!" "We're done sooner than I expected." "Yes?" "Yes, Miss?" " I'm off to my journal." "Bye." " Bye." "Listening." "It was I who killed Rosa Dellis." "What's your name?" "Mary Lambrinou." "And why did you kill her?" "I hated her." "She insulted me so many times..." "She hit me." "So, you did it." "How?" "With a knife." "With a knife, of course..." "When?" "She had come to my dressing room." "She said she'd kick me out of the company." "She slapped me." "When she left I made my decision." "I went up to her dressing room." "She was alone." "I snatched the knife from her belt and hit her." "How many times?" " What?" " I said, how many times?" "Two, three..." "Two or three?" "Two." "You see..." "Whoever killed Rosa hit her three times." "Three?" "Oh yes, three!" "Now I remember." "Why are you lying to me?" "I'm not lying...." "I killed her." " With three stabbings?" " Yes." "Well, in fact she was only stabbed once." "You love him that much, then?" "Whom?" "The one you're covering up for, your fiance." " He didn't kill her." " Then why did he flee?" "Where is he now?" "I don't know." "I could have you detained, 'cause you tried to mislead investigation." "Go home, child." "And try not to do any more foolish things." "Good evening!" "What page are we putting the murder on?" "The front one, big headlines." "People love reading such stuff." "Got the photos?" " Quite a few of them." "Put this one in the middle, two columns." "Make this a one-column." " Any photos of the young man?" " In there." "Oh, yes..." "Two columns, as well." "Is it true the kiddo did it?" "I knew him." "He was a good boy." " He confessed himself." " Confessed?" "I wasn't told." "Well, he almost did." "He fled from the theatre." "Get me Central Police." "All right." "Make this piece a very impressive one." "Emphasize the locked room mystery." "Also the fact that the police are looking for a man who visited the victim right before the murder." "Hello?" "Get me detective Bekas." "This is Makris, 'Morning Journal"." "Not back from the theatre yet?" "OK, are there any new facts?" "Thanks." "They haven't caught him yet." "Any more pending matters?" " No." "I'm going out till the pages are ready, I'll be back to check them." "Bye." "A cognac." "Hi." "An Italian girl." "She came in yesterday." "It's her debut today." "But, unfortunately no crowd." "Say, is it true what we heard about Rosa?" "Dellis?" "She was murdered tonight." " By whom?" "One of her fellow actors." "You knew her?" " I sure did." "I spent some lovely days in her house." " You were friends?" " Yeah, I mean..." "Not with her." "With her husband." "Her husband?" "First time I hear she was married." "She kept it a secret." "They married during the Occupation, when Rosa wasn't yet famous." "Later he was gotten rid of and Rosa rose up to fame..." "You'll have to excuse me." "So then... what happened to him?" " Which one?" " Her husband." "He was killed, shortly before Liberation." "By whom?" "Hard to tell really..." "Some say he was done in by the Resistance." "Others that he was killed by the English." "And others that his friends, the Germans, got rid of him." "Was he a collaborator?" "Collaborator..." "He just had a secret club which the Germans knew of so he was of service to them, more or less." "A mysterious guy but a nice one, too." "Were you employed in his club?" "I had to make a living, too." "Quite right." "What was his name?" "Aggelogolou, Makis Aggeloglou." "That's the name he went about with." "I believed it was a fake one." "Excuse me..." "Hi." " Did you come to practice censorship?" " I wish I could." "The fairytale's begun, hasn't it?" " Much more to come!" " What?" "Much more to come!" " What about the young man?" " No news of him." "His fiancee..." "She confessed she committed the crime." "Mary?" "She believed she'd save him by doing so." "You finished?" "Tell me..." "Ever heard of a certain Aggeloglou?" " Whom?" " Aggeloglou." "That name sure rings a bell..." "Ah yes, some rogue of the Occupation period." " He was her husband." " Whose husband?" " Rosa's." " Rosa's?" "THE MORNING JOURNAL" "Actress Rosa Dellis was murdered yesterday..." "The murderer diasppeared." "Unknown man wanted." "He visited the murdered actress shortly before the crime." "Welcome!" "Please, come in!" "Have a seat." "Want a coffee?" "The coffee pot is still on." "He didn't kill her." "I hope it is so, Mary." "I honestly hope he didn't." "You hope but you don't believe it is so." "You, the Police..." "Everyone's convinced otherwise." "But I know he didn't kill her." "You have to help him." "You're the only one who can help him." "Take your coat off." "I don't want to disappoint you, Mary, but you have to admit that both of you ...did all you could to convince Bekas and the whole world that Haris is guilty." "He fled... and you chose to take the murder upon you and cover up for him." "Besides..." "Even if I believe it is so, that's not enough." "Others have to believe it, too." "Somebody killed Rosa." "If not Haris, then who?" "Mrs Pavlidis." "She hated Rosa and was the only person who could enter her locked dressing room  through her own door." " She had no key, she handed it over." "Yes but last night when the detective asked the janitor for it, the key was not found." " What?" "The key was nowhere to be found." "Someone has taken it." " Where is he now?" " I don't know." " Listen, Mary, you have to tell me the truth." " But I really don't!" " He didn't call you?" " I don't have a phone... and the theatre was full of policemen last night." " Where could he be hiding?" " Some kin's house perhaps?" "The Police would have found him already." "Perhaps he had a friend he didn't meet so often?" "Yes..." "He had told me about a friend." "Knew each other since childhood and although they drifted apart" "Haris was very fond of him." " Where's he staying?" "Pangrati." "I don't have the number but I remember the house." "We went there once." " Don't look, they're following us." " Who?" " I guess, my friend Bekas' men." "We better split." "We'll find Haris later." "Call me at the office in an hour." "I was expecting you'd come earlier." "Expecting me?" "How else would you ask what you didn't ask me yesterday?" "You mind if I keep working while we talk?" " Not at all." "So then..." "What do you want to know?" "Did you know that Rosa was married during the Occupation?" " When did you find out?" " So you knew?" "Of course!" "I also had the honor of meeting her husband." "A scumbag." "He'd sell his own mother for money." "But I think Rosa was not on the stage, yet." " No, she wasn't." " So how did you meet her?" " I had some service done by them." " Meaning?" "During the Occupation..." "The Germans had arrested my brother." "I was told that only she could save him." "I approached her, I flattered her, I met her husband." "She and I became friends." "She undertook saving him and I gave her everything that I had." "And then?" "My brother was executed  three months later..." "That's for how long our friendship lasted too." "Want a drink?" " Thank you." "I never saw her again, not until she became leading actress of the company." "Leading actress!" "She who barely knew how to move her arms!" "What's with the look?" "You didn't know about my brother?" "He was eighteen..." "You see, I was acquainted with the lady long ago..." "So that's why you hated her." "Would you adore her?" " If I didn't know Apostolides killed her... - ...you'd think that I did." "I wouldn't get my hands dirty with her..." "Well, one could only enter her room from your dressing room." " They could..." "I forgot to tell you..." "I heard that the key to the intervening door was not found anywhere." "So what?" "The staff at that office have no idea about anything..." "The key may have been lost long ago." "Besides, why do you care?" "Whoever killed her they did the right thing." "Why say "whoever"?" "We now know who did it." "Halkia's answers..." " Listen, Giorgos!" "I don't know if the kiddo did it but surely that telltale lied." "When Haris came out of Rosa's dressing room, Halkia saw him but she concealed it." " How do you know?" " I was there, too." "I was walking up the stairs but when I saw Halkia I left, she makes me sick." " Why did you keep it from Bekas?" " To avoid further involvement." " And the kiddo?" " I said I don't know." "He may have killed her." "Anything else you wanna know?" "Sorry to have bothered you." "By the way, that Aggeloglou..." "What did he look like?" "Tall... brown haired with an unpleasant face." "'Bye." "A gentleman's waiting for you." "He said he's your friend." "Thanks." "Please, do me a favour, send that young guy Papanikolaou to my office." "Forgive my coming to your office but I had to see you." "Excuse me." "Yes?" "Speaking." "Hi." "How are you?" "Yes." "Yes, I'll tell you." "Call again in a few minutes." "You were saying..." "For the love of God!" "Please tell me what's happened." "I get no information from the Police." "Has he been caught?" " Not yet." "That crazy boy!" "Destroying his own life, too!" "It was a horrible thing!" "They'll get him, no doubt!" " By all means!" " But..." "How did he kill her?" "What do you think?" "I don't know." "He must have taken the key from the drawer in my office." "Why would he take it?" "How was he to know he'd find Rosa's dressing room locked?" "And if it was locked, why wouldn't he just knock so as to be let in?" "What are you implying?" "You think it may be somebody else?" "It may." "Who?" "Elena?" "Elena..." "That mysterious visitor..." "Some day we'll know for sure." "Can I help you with anything?" "Yes..." "You know..." "Well..." "This affair with Rosa was..." "how can I put it..." "I'm sure you understand..." "I'm married." "I have a young daughter." "I'd ask you if possible in this case..." "papers might avoid mentioning my name..." "I can assure you about mine." "Perhaps you could say something to your peer editors you're so highly respected..." " I'll do what I can." " Thank you." "Rosa always used to say:" ""Makris is a true friend"." "Yes?" " Hold on a sec..." " Thank you again, au revoir." "Yes..." "We do have some news..." "I'm starting to believe your friend may be innocent." "Looks like Halkia lied during the interrogation." "No, you won't do anything." "You're being watched." "Yes, I'll take care of this." "No, no." "There's no need for such hurry." "I never said we had any proof." "All right, see you at the theatre." "'Bye now." "Come in!" " You asked for me, Mr Makris?" " Yes, close the door and come here." "You know an actress named Halkia?" "She's with the Gloria Company." "P.D. STEFANOU" "Mr Makris?" "It's me, yes." "She's just entered a block of flats." "Yes, it's 55 Rigilis Street." "The residence of a Mr Stefanou." "Stefanou?" "Yes, make sure you don't lose her!" "Come in!" "The murder was a smash hit!" "We sold an extra 10.000 copies." " We sure could use that." "Any news?" " Our man entered the victim's house." "Only the maid lives there now so he snatched a few private photos, too." "Care to see them?" "Did you see this one?" "It looks very old." " Found out who this man is?" " No." "Shall we publish it?" "Not now." "OK, so you keep the murder on the first page, make it impressive again... and emphasize on the unknown man part." " All right." "This man  what was he like?" " I didn't see him very well." "I had to stay away or they'd notice me." "Anyway, he was tall and... eem..." "OK, OK..." "Bravo!" "You did a nice job!" " You need me for anything else?" " Not at the moment." "Thanks." "Please, wait for me." " This is the last one he gets." " I'll tell him." "He may see some reason." "How are you doing, Thaleia?" "How could I possibly be doing?" "The theatre feels so empty now." "You won't see a soul coming in from now on." "She was adored by the audience." " Only them?" "How about you?" " She was my only friend." "Yes, I remember..." "Ever since then..." "Since the Occupation..." "What Occupation?" "I met her a little later, when she made her stage debut." "Her husband..." "You knew him, too?" "Her husband?" "But she wasn't married." "Oh yes... she was." "Impossible!" "If she was married she would have told me." "Oh, but she didn't." "Say, Thaleia..." "Somebody named Makis Aggeloglou..." "Ever knew him?" "Aggeloglou?" "What is he?" "Her husband." "Bye now." " Hi there!" " Get ready, we have to rush." "I'm ready." "Hurry up!" " What's happened?" " I'll tell you." " Where to?" " We're not going yet." "Back up a little and switch your headlights off." "Mr Stavros..." "I may come in a little late tomorrow." "Find an excuse for me." "Good night." " Good night." "What are we waiting for?" "You'll see." "Just be patient." "There she is." "Follow that car." "And make sure you don't lose it." "You kidding, mister?" "Switch off." "Wait a while." "Makis!" "Makis?" "Perhaps... you've seen this man before?" "Yes, in an old photograph but I'm not sure." "I hope we find that out soon enough." "You sleep tight." "We now have a starting point in our hands." "When shall we go to Pangrati?" "We may not need to, any more." "Goodnight." "What's next?" "A ride as far as Roxy's." " Hi!" " Hi there!" "A cognac." "I read all about it in "The Morning Journal" today." "Quite a novel you've made of the crime!" "It's the kind of stuff we look forward to!" " How about that young man?" "They caught him?" " Not yet." "Tell me this:" "That guy Aggeloglou, Rosa's husband..." "Didn't you say he was killed during the Occupation?" " Yes, why?" " Are you sure he was?" " Come again?" "I said, are you sure he was killed?" "Well, THAT was funny!" "They found him in pieces down Elisos creek." "Did you see the corpse?" "Others did." "They also found all his documents on him." "Why are you asking?" "Didn't I tell you about my research for the paper?" "Yes, you said that." "I've even discovered a photo of him but ... I'm not sure it's him." "Have a look." "You should remember him well." "What are you up to?" "Well, I told you, some article for my paper." "So?" "Is that him?" "Dunno..." "Photos can alter people's faces." "It may be him and it may not be him..." "I forget easily, you know..." "And what if the Police asked you?" "In that case, I would remember absolutely nothing." "Don't mix me up with such things." "I don't know anything." "Nor did I tell you anything." "Have it your way..." "Goodbye." "Good night." ""Assas...sinated while ... being in charge of the ...300..." "Leonidas!" "Leoni...das..." "That's correct!" "Eight letters..." "Oh, welcome Mr Makris!" "Tell me..." "That guy who visited the late Rosa, what did he look like?" "Tall with brown hair with a fierce-looking detestable face." "Take a look." "It's him!" "Where did you find it?" "I was given it!" "Can I make a phone call?" " Sure you can!" "So..." "You remember that mister..." "Is it him?" "It's him." "Are you sure?" "As I said, an ugly mug like this is difficult to forget." "Why?" "Is there anything new?" "This very mister..." "I met him yesterday." "It's impossible!" "He died years ago." "That's what he wanted us to believe." "Bye!" " A good story for your newspaper." " You don't believe me?" "If you were a policeman, would you believe it?" "Look at this." "This is an old photo of Rosa with somebody." "See him?" "This somebody... is Aggeloglou, Rosa's husband." "Pavlidis recognised him." "Therefore?" "Therefore, this man is alive!" "I saw him myself." "Last night I followed Halkia who had a meeting with him." "Then I showed this photo to the janitor." "He recognised the man who went to see Rosa that night!" "What else do you want?" "But what would Halkia have to do with him?" "When you catch him, you'll find out." "I'm convinced myself, anyway." "About what?" "The man who visited Rosa... the man Halkia visits, the man in the photo and Aggeloglou are one and the same person." "Where did you say he's hiding?" "We're going?" "Could I possibly evade you?" "He's up there." "Mind your steps." "You never know what comes up." "They beat us to it." "Let's find Halkia." "You stay here." "Nobody touch anything." "I'll notify HQ." "What now?" "Nothing." "Where are you going?" " Who are you?" " Police, answer me." " I'm the guard here." " Anyone staying with you?" " Yes, my nephew." " Aggeloglou?" " I've never heard that name." "What's your nephew's name?" "It's Makis Pavlis." "I see." "He lives here permanently?" "No, he came from Larisa 2 days ago." " What was he doing in Larisa?" " He's lived there." "All his life." " Where were you during the Occupation?" " In Larisa." " And your nephew lived with you?" " Yes, eeh..." "I mean..." "He worked in Athens for 2 years." "Then, just before Liberation, he came back to Larisa." "But... what's happened?" "What do you want?" "Where's Makis?" "He's upstairs." "Actress Rosa Dellis' husband found dead yesterday Murderer remains unknown" "Also missing is Thaleia Halkia Perhaps a victim of the same murderer?" "Who is it?" "It's me!" "I've brought your luggage." "Why lock yourself in?" "Afraid you may be snatched?" "Bah, you're not young enough any more." " Shut up!" "Now listen here lady, a charwoman I may be but I'm not your slave!" "Not only you showed up in my house uninvited but with a bad mouth too!" "I'm paying you good money for it!" "So, stop noticing what I do and what I don't do." "Did you tell anybody I'm staying here?" "Hey, what's with all this panic?" "Perhaps you're onto some dirty trick and I get into trouble, too?" "I've told you..." "I want to stay away from a man who's chasing after me." "There, get off my back now." "All right, lady..." "No hard feelings between us..." "Oh, I almost forgot!" "I'm off to Thebes tonight." "I'm visiting my sister-in-law." "Please, keep an eye on the house." "And not all gloom and doom, mind you!" "All men are the same, you know." "Just pigs!" "Hello?" "Hello!" "They hang up." " Didn't say who they were?" " No." "You think it might..." "Well, I never would imagine you setting your heart on this case." "Or perhaps it's not only about the case?" "What do you mean?" "Well, I guess..." "When a man of your age spends so much time with a cute girl like your little actress..." "anything is possible." "Don't talk nonsense!" "Any traces of Halkia yet?" " Not as yet." " Or Apostolides?" "Are you always that certain about Apostolides' innocence?" "Not so sure any more." "You're worried after seeing him outside Aggeloglou's house that night?" "You know this?" "I may know some more things you cannot even imagine." "We're not as stupid as some people think we are." "In fact we tracked down the young man the very next day." "We haven't lost sight of him ever since." "And why didn't you arrest him?" "Sometimes, you let a small fish go so you can catch a bigger one." "Hello." "Looks like someone's in a playing mood." "Could be." "About your pal, Stefanou..." "What do you say?" "What's to say?" "Of course we know Halkia went to his appartment." "But why?" "Right after that she met Aggeloglou." "And that same night I saw her giving him money which obviously came from Stefanou." "And why would Stefanou pay these people?" "Blackmail?" " For what?" " Dunno..." "Threatening him they'd tell his wife about his Rosa affair, perhaps." "Or maybe Aggeloglou claimed his rights as a husband..." "Maybe..." ""STEFANOU"" "Come in!" "I came by to see if there's any news." "Good evening, detective!" "Good evening..." "Any news, then?" "None as yet." "You know the things people say about Halkia?" "What do they say?" "That this villain has killed her, just as he did with that..." "Aggeloglou." " He may have." " May?" "How can it be possible that the Police cannot track her down?" "Listen, mister..." "If this villain has killed her, we'll find her very soon." "The dead have some difficulty hiding." "For the name of God, Mr Bekas!" "How can you make jokes of such horrible things?" "Besides, I believe our goal is not really to discover her corpse but to find her alive." "Quite right." "But there's also another issue." "Why would you... be so interested in the life of..." "Mrs..." "Halkia?" "Oh well..." "Hello?" "Speaking." "Ah, it's you?" "I'm listening." " I've found Halkia." " What?" "I've found Halkia." " Are you sure?" " Yes, sir." "She was trying to make a phone call but it looked like she couldn't make it." "Tell me where she is." "Yes, the address." "Thiseion Stop..." "Frynis Street..." "What number?" "Seventeen?" "Yes, we'll be right there." "Excuse me but, this is an emergency." "Then I shouldn't be keeping you." "Goodnight, gentlemen!" "Good night..." " It was Papanikolaou." " Who?" "A young journalist, I had him watch Halkia's house." " So?" " So he found her." "She's hidding in a little house at Thiseion, Frynis St." "Well?" "Let me call HQ, they'll send one of my cars for us." "Don't..." "I didn't tell on you." "I never will." "I'm on your side." "Mrs Thaleia!" "Hey, Mrs Thaleia!" "Has she locked the door again?" "Open up, Mrs Thaleia, I've brought you the key." "I have to leave!" "For Christ's sake, is she all right?" "Hey girl, why did you bar yourself in again?" "You go after her." "It was him." "He killed Rosa." "Haris had walked out of her dressing room." "He killed Aggeloglou, too." "To silence him." "We had seen him." "Rosa was standing at the door and wouldn't let him in." "He got furious." "He grabbed the knife from her belt and killed her." "And why did he kill her?" "You didn't know Rosa, that's why you're asking this." "She was torturing him inhumanly without loving him." "She cheated on him right before his eyes and on top of that she had the nerve to ask him to leave his family for her." "She was a monster." "Anyone could kill her." "Shall we wait for you, Chief?" "We'll take a little stroll." "Since when did Halkia know Aggeloglou was alive?" "From the start." "During all his stay in Larisa, Rosa sent him money." "At some point, she thought different and stopped sending it." " So he came to Athens to meet her." " And he saw Stefanou killing her." "Of course he didn't tell on him." "It was a great chance for him to swim in money." "He and Halkia started blackmailing him." "And Stefanou started paying." "What I cannot explain is how Stefanou knew about Halkia's hideout." " You told him yourself." " Me?" "You forgot that phone call?" "Stefanou was there too." "English subs by never4ever for KG (July 2015)"