Above Suspicion Page #5

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But this is our home,

And we must live in it,

And with great care.

I do not live with care.

Mother.

I say whatever I please

In a loud voice before a Nazi.

Too bad he did not also

shoot the conductor,

But one cannot have everything.

At least there is now one

less bourgeois in the world.

Colonel Gerold. A bank clerk.

You're a dreadful snob, mother.

The more snobs, the

fewer colonel Gerolds.

It was a very clever snob

That shot colonel Gerold, mother.

I wouldn't say so, sig.

It's very easy to take a

potshot at a sitting bird.

Ah, but when did he take the potshot?

That was the clever part.

It was when the drummer came down, so.

A second sooner or a second later,

The shot would have been heard

And our assassin seized.

But he knew his Liszt, this man.

Come. I will show you.

I'm sorry you must go

to the Tyrol tomorrow.

Why do you wish to climb the Mountain?

I don't know.

It gets one away from things, I suppose.

But from what do you wish

To get away, Mr. Thornley?

Nothing. I...

Here it is.

Now, who plays? You, Mr. Thornley?

Well, yes, just a little.

Will you please do us the honor?

I'm afraid I'm not very

familiar with this concerto.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

It's just the effect I want.

I'm awfully sorry.

I'm really no good at sightreading.

Frances, why don't

you take a shot at it?

All right, I will have a shot at it.

That's just what our assassin did.

Already we see the hand of

the assassin in his pocket.

His fingers close round the gun.

Now he takes his hand a

little way from his pocket.

With the approach of the crescendo,

He takes the gun right

out of his pocket.

The drummer is raising his drumsticks...

Our assassin is raising his gun...

And now...

Bang!

You would have made a very

good detective, Sigurd.

Or a very good murderer.

I think we should have

something a little less morbid.

Count Sigurd, you'll remember this.

You went to Oxford.

Oh, certainly.

jolly boating weather

and a hay harvest breeze

Come on, Thornley.

blade on the feather,

shade of the trees

Good night, Frau Kleist.

Good night, Herr Thornley.

Good night, Thornley.

I'm so sorry, Frau Myles,

You should have had

this terrible experience.

It just came over the radio.

It wasn't very pleasant.

It was a great tragedy.

He was a most important

man, this colonel Gerold.

Is that so?

Commandant of the

concentration camp at dacha...

A great pity, isn't it?

Sad loss.

May we have our bill

first thing in the morning?

We're leaving for Pertisau.

To climb the mountains?

Yes,

And also look over a famous

collection of chessmen.

Thornley, I'm afraid I'm going to have

To withdraw that invitation to climb.

Well, of course.

I never imagined you meant it seriously.

But I did mean it.

I suppose the sporting thing to do

Would be to still take you along,

But there are times when a man

can't afford to be sporting.

How long are you staying here?

I'm thinking of going

to Italy quite soon.

I should make it very

soon, if I were you.

I'd do it again if I had the chance.

He killed my fiancee

because she wouldn't talk.

She wouldn't tell them anything

That would incriminate me.

She was so brutally beaten

That she died next morning

in a cell at dacha...

Dachau?

We were asked to contact

somebody over here...

It all sounded very simple.

Like you, we were above suspicion.

But the same thing will

happen to you and Mrs. Myles!

They watch everything you do,

Hear everything you say.

I warn you.

These are so beautiful,

I think I'll have to

learn to play chess.

Are these for sale,

Or did you make them for someone?

A gentleman who lives

here in the summer months

Asked me to make them.

Is he a collector?

The Herr doctor Mespelbrunn?

Doctor Mespelbrunn?

Yes, indeed.

He has a large collection,

Including some very valuable

Gruednetar pieces.

Gruednetar?

I wonder if we could see them?

Why not?

The Herr doctor is always pleased

To show his collection to those

Who really admire and understand.

I see.

We'll take a look.

The Herr doctor's house

is not far from here.

Have you got a...

Oh.

The Herr doctor's house is a big one,

On the Plaza.

Pardon me.

This is a little habit of mine...

I acquired it from Dr. Mespelbrunn.

He jokes to me about it,

And he yet always does it himself.

Really?

Yes, always.

He says without this little habit,

He would not know himself.

Thanks very much.

I shall send your package to your hotel.

Oh, thank you.

Well, the end of the trail.

My, but it's beautiful.

Oh. Dr. Mespelbrunn, I presume.

Right, Dr. Livingstone.

Aren't you excited?

Yeah, a little.

My blood pressure's going up, too.

I thought I was the only one

That could do that to you.

Don't be so conceited, darling.

Do you think we'll be intruding?

No. Collectors are always

glad to see one another,

Except when they both

want the same thing.

Guten tag.

Ist Herr doktor Mespelbrunn zu hause?

Kommen sie.

Richard.

Hmm?

Remember when the O.U. Dramatic society

Put on MacBeth...

The two boys with the makeup?

You mean "enter first

and second murderer"?

He looks like both of them.

Yeah.

The doctor certainly

has a chess collection,

Doesn't he?

Mm-hmm.

You know, Richard,

There's an air of culture

About this room.

Could it be Oxford?

Might be.

I wonder.

Germany's certainly a

beautiful country, isn't it?

Only one thing wrong with it.

What's that?

Too many Germans.

Fran.

Yes, darling?

Well...

This really is a pleasure.

How did you discover my retreat?

We didn't until this moment.

No, we were looking for

someone quite different.

Really? Who?

A Dr. Mespelbrunn.

Oh, won't you sit down, please?

Thank you.

An old wood carver in Pertisau

Told us that Dr.

Mespelbrunn's chess collection

Was well worth a visit.

You know, chess is my weakness.

No. I didn't know you played the game.

Perhaps it was after you left Oxford

That it took me up.

This is Dr. Mespelbrunn's

house, isn't it?

Indeed it is,

And I expect you're

wondering what I'm doing here.

I don't want to seem mysterious,

But all I can tell you

is that my presence here

Is in connection with

some very important work.

And as two good democrats,

I'm sure you will find yourself

In complete sympathy with my work.

But I'm being a terrible host.

You must try some of our famous kirsch.

You know, that was the

most enjoyable singsong

We had at mother's house.

It was nice, wasn't it?

Won't you sing for me again, Mrs. Myles?

You mean now?

Why not?

Well, if you insist.

Thanks, sig.

Prosit.

Mmm, that's delicious.

Shall we play him our favorite, Richard?

Why not?

All right.

Oh. Cigarette?

Thank you.

Will you sing it, darling?

who is Sylvia?

what is she

that all our swains commend her?

holy, fair, and wise is she

that heaven such grace did lend her

that adored she might be

that adored

she might be

Bravo.

Thank you.

Memories of the old days at Oxford?

You asked for it, you got it.

Oh, that's my dog.

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