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Perhaps that's why

they take me to dinner.

It is far more likely that,

in madam's presence...

...they feel like ambassadors.

Of all the diplomats I've

known, you're still the best.

It is my fortune that you've

known so few valets.

Diello, please. I've spoken

to you about this before.

You're the valet to the British

Ambassador, not to me.

Now, sit down and tell me the gossip.

Well, to begin with, the noses of the

wives of the Diplomatic Corps...

...Axis, Allied and Neutral...

...have been badly out

of joint this past week.

Due to?

- Due to the ease with which the...

...Countess Staviska once more

proved herself the most radiant...

...beautiful, and sought

after lady in Ankara...

...at last week's reception.

- Another of your unverified rumours.

I was afraid madam would

accuse me unjustly.

I'm prepared to name my authority.

- Who?

The British Ambassador, no less.

He spoke of your

beauty and brilliance...

...and hospitality, of how,

in the old days...

...you were a symbol of

everything worth having.

A symbol of the good

all days. That's me.

The last of the lot.

If I'm lucky I'll get a thousand lira.

Diello, will you take it to the

pawn shop for me tomorrow?

I couldn't face the

haggling and whining.

Perhaps it would be pleasant

for you to go tomorrow...

...and bring back

the jewels you redeem.

I don't understand, redeem?

It's yours. 5,000 pounds.

It's from me.

From you? Is it a joke?

It can't be real.

There is nothing as real as money.

But Diello, I don't know when

I could pay this back to you.

I don't want it back.

But I can't permit you to, why it

must be the savings of a lifetime.

They're not my savings.

I'm not a saving man.

You must know a...

...business venture of mine

has paid off handsomely.

And gives promise of

far greater profits to come.

And what has it to do with me?

I propose to advance you these 5,000

pounds in return for certain favours.

This particular enterprise

must remain highly confidential.

Anyone knows nothing about it...

...except my business

associates and you.

Profits will be exceedingly large.

I couldn't keep such

sums at the Embassy...

...nor do I want to draw attention

to myself by depositing in a bank.

But you could keep it for me.

Well? Go on.

You could leave this grubby room...

...rent an attractive house, live as

you please, entertain as you please.

And how would all that

be a favour to you?

From time to time I shall want to

transact my business in privacy.

Naturally, I shall continue

to live at the Embassy...

...but you would set

aside quarters for me.

I see.

If all goes well, I shall have some

200,000 pounds within 12 weeks.

I have set that as my goal.

- And then?

Then South America.

To a new life. A new name.

That will require certain

papers of identity;...

...a passport, visas,

letters of credit.

You could be of great help

in obtain such documents.

How?

- I'll explain that later.

Is there anything else?

- Nothing.

It seems little enough to

ask for 5,000 pounds.

Are you going to tell me

what your business is?

Sometime, perhaps. Not now.

This is quite a trust you put in me.

If I were to be indiscreet...

...I could ruin everything for you.

- And for you, too.

You seem very sure of yourself.

- I'm sure of you.

For three years I was a valet

to the late Count Staviska.

It is said that no man is

a hero to his valet.

It is also true that no woman is a

mystery to her husband's valet.

You know me that well?

- Well enough.

The source of your money

concerns you as the...

...source of the electricity...

...they became worrisome

only when they were shut off.

Quite true. But there's pride.

I have pride.

A great deal.

I depend upon your pride.

You'd find it intolerable to

have it known that your wealth...

...was the gift of a servant.

Madam, you'll keep

your mouth shut tight.

Get me a brandy.

I shall drink only out of

one glass, thank you.

Diello...

...do you know why I discharged

you after my husband died?

You said you'd be travelling

and wouldn't need a servant.

That was a lie.

Yes, it was. I let you go because

you made me uneasy.

Your were much too

clever for a servant...

...too suave, too wise,

too self-contained.

I was almost afraid of you.

I felt you had an evil

genius for something.

Little did I know it was a

genius for making money.

That is a lie too. That wasn't

why I made you uneasy.

No?

- No.

You were attracted to me and upset

to feel that way about a valet...

...and to feel that the valet knew it.

Anna, have I offended you?

- You'll soon be very rich.

'Everything worth having.'

He didn't say that about you.

I did. That's how I've

always thought about you.

And now you want me to go

with you to South America.

Yes.

- To a new life.

Yes.

- Away from the wars, the intrigues...

...the fears.

- The poverty.

And it would be right for us, now...

...because now, now at last...

...we are equals.

- Yes.

Where are you going?

Madam has a dinner engagement.

We have run out of gossip.

I shall cancel the dinner.

And we can talk business.

You made me a business proposition,

I agree to that part of it.

As for the rest of the proposition

is not an impossibility.

It's merely an improbability and,

above all, an impertinence.

Because I addressed you as an equal?

No, because you addressed

me as a servant.

Because in the manner

of an inferior...

...you tried to buy something you

didn't think you merited on your own.

Now let's get down to

the details of business.

As madam wishes.

- My name is Anna.

Yes, Anna.

24 hour after the Cicero documents

reached Gestapo headquarters...

...Moyzisch was summoned to Berlin

to report to General Kaltenbrunner.

Incredible! You have the negatives?

Yes, sir.

- Give them to Colonel von Richter.

Too good to be true. 25 Top secret

documents from an unknown agent.

This has all the earmarks

of a British trap.

Sir.

- Yes?

Ambassador von Papen

thinks that in his opinion...

...the documents are genuine.

I'm not interested in his opinion.

I want facts, proof, conclusive proof.

What's the real identity of Cicero?

What are his motives...

...besides money?

Does he have a partner?

You haven't answered

any of these questions.

Cicero is most uncooperative.

Teach him to cooperate.

That's your job.

What do you think of the information

on the Teheran Conference?

It looks authentic. But it's

such high-level material that...

...we have no means of verifying it.

- Exactly.

And we can't act on

what we can't confirm.

But there's one document here

that can be confirmed. This.

The operational plan of the

shuttle-bombing of Balkan targets.

British heavies

are going to bomb the...

...Ploesti oil fields on April, 5. If

the raid takes place on schedule...

...that would confirm the authenticity

of the other documents.

Good point.

Is it your intention, sir,

to warn the Rumanians?

Of course, not, what

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