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For each subsequent film the

price will be 15,000 pounds.

Is this all clear?

- It is not at all clear.

What are the documents?

What do they contain?

I hadn't thought to bring samples

with me. But, for one thing...

...the Turks are considering...

...entering the war.

- A matter of pure supposition.

I have the minutes of their talks.

Von Papen would be enlightened...

...and frightened.

- What else?

The latest Allied time-table of the

shuttle-bombing of Balkan targets.

Where, when, by whom

and by how many.

The minutes of the Teheran Conference.

- What else?

Don't be greedy. What do you

expect for 20,000 pounds?

How did you obtain such information?

That is not concern of

yours. Nor is my identity.

And please do not have me followed.

You have no talent for it...

...you keep getting ahead

of those you follow.

Destiny has held out its

hand to you tonight.

Take it and hold on.

Goodnight, Moyzisch.

Good evening, Diello.

- A pleasant reception, sir?

Diplomatic receptions

are never pleasant.

Necessary or not necessary

successful and unsuccessful...

...or non-committal.

The faces may be pleasant, but...

...never the motives.

- Let me help you, sir.

Speaking of pleasant faces...

...weren't you in the service

of the Countess Staviska?

I was valet to her late husband...

...when he was attached

to the Polish Embassy.

She was at the reception this evening.

I hadn't seen her for years.

Is she well, sir?

- As charming as ever...

...but not well off.

It seems that the Nazis have

confiscated all of her possessions.

I'm sorry to hear it. She

was a lady of great wealth.

It was becoming to her,

she used it well.

A generous and brilliant hostess,

the Countess Staviska.

Yes, sir.

- More than anyone I've ever known.

She symbolized the world in which

she lived, and which she loved.

A world of infinite beauty,

luxury and indulgence.

Those were pleasant days, sir.

Gone forever, I'm afraid.

Let us hope not, sir.

I put the Turkish survey...

...and your journal, beside your bed.

Yes, thank you.

- One moment, sir, your capsule.

Have you considered the possibility

that you might, just once...

...forget something?

- Often, sir.

I don't think you'd ever get over it.

Nor do I, sir.

Goodnight, Diello.

- Goodnight, your Excellency.

The dispatch from Berlin

has just arrived.

'Transaction approved.

Take every precaution.

Essential you determine

identity of agent.

Expect immediate report after

delivery of documents.'

Signed Kaltenbrunner.

What does he mean, sir,

by take every precaution?

You're not to hand over the money...

...until you have developed

the films, examined them...

...and decided whether they

are genuine and worth it.

That's quite a responsibility.

- Yes, it is.

The money arrived by courier

from Berlin this morning.

20,000 pounds.

I have not taken any of it, Moyzisch.

You can count it in your office.

Yes, sir. I had no intention,

believe me, it...

Can you handle this alone?

- Yes, sir.

What about developing the films?

Photography's a hobby of mine.

I have used the dark room often.

Good. The fewer people who

know about this the better.

Particularly if he makes fools of us.

Personally...

...I sense something bogus

about the whole affair.

The man may be a clever swindler...

...perhaps even a British agent trying

to plant false information on us.

What was your impression of him?

Well, sir, I'd pick him to be a

highly trained special agent...

...a foreign office career man.

British, of course.

An Oxford-bred aristocrat

if ever I saw one.

You know the type, sir...

...arrogant, spoiled, cynical

and completely decadent.

Fantastic.

By the way, a code name

has been assigned to him...

...'Cicero'.

He is to be referred to as Cicero.

- Cicero?

The name is the personal

choice of Herr Ribbentrop.

Has it any significance, sir?

- None that I know of.

Except the surprising fact that Herr

Ribbentrop has ever heard of Cicero.

Yes, sir.

- That's all, Moyzisch. Good luck.

And keep your wits sharp.

A great deal depends on you.

Yes, sir.

I forgot the money.

You have the money, I see.

- You have the film?

Fetch me a drink while

I count it, will you?

Scotch whiskey. I'm sure

that you must have some.

Thank you.

One of the pleasures of

duty in neutral country...

...you Germans can drink

fine Scotch whiskey...

...and your enemies can

fill up on fine German beer.

20,000. Well done, Moyzisch.

- The film.

Not yet. You must wait until

I have developed the film.

It will take only a few minutes.

Those are my orders.

If you insist, just this once.

Will you develop the film yourself?

- Yes.

Then you'd better drink this.

You're trembling like a butterfly.

It'll help steady your wings.

The door will be locked.

I won't open it to anyone but you.

'Turkish government ready to offer...

...full support short

of entering war...

...as open co-belligerent.'

Open up. Moyzisch.

Interesting snapshots, aren't they?

The documents seems to be genuine.

Don't be pompous, Moyzisch.

My government has authorized me to

make further arrangements with you.

Have you informed them of

the price? 15,000 pounds...

...for each additional roll of film.

How did...

- I said to myself...

...if I were an attach

in a German Embassy...

...what combination would I use?

- How dare you?

1-30-33, the day Hitler came to power.

I imagine that would open

half the safes in Germany...

...and Hitler's birthday

the other half.

What an unimaginative lot you are.

Don't be upset. There wasn't

anything else worth taking.

My government is prepared to pay

10,000 pounds per roll, no more.

We won't haggle, Moyzisch. I risk

my life to get these documents.

15 of them at 1,000 pounds each

is quite reasonable. You'll pay it.

But under one condition.

My superiors insist...

...on knowing who you are and

how you obtain your information.

Why?

- Because...

...it's irregular having an agent in

our employ about whom we know nothing.

I am not an agent in your employ.

Understand that clearly.

All the same. It's essential

that we know...

It's unessential that you

know anything about me.

I will tell you this much.

I work at the British Embassy.

Sooner or later you'll find that

out, anyway. As to my name...

You have been assigned

a code name, Cicero.

Cicero. A man of nobility,

eloquence...

...and dissatisfaction.

I like that name.

- When will you bring more film?

A week from tonight, at the same

hour. And have the money ready.

Moyzisch, change the

combination for the safe.

May I suggest one? Try 6-18-15.

That's the date of the Battle

of Waterloo. Goodnight.

It's you, Diello.

- Do I disturb you, madam?

Not at all. It's always

a pleasure to see you.

Come in.

Take your coat off, sit

down and gossip with me.

I have a dinner engagement...

...but he's an undersecretary

and used to waiting.

Any particular undersecretary, madam?

Undersecretaries are

never particular, Diello.

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