Baron Blood Page #3

Did you bring the baron

back from his grave?

Oh no, it's true, Professor.

According to the curse,

the baron was supposed to come back

with blood flowing from his wounds,

and last night, Professor,

there was blood under the door.

And the door,

a big, heavy oak door,

gave away like a supernaturaI force

was trying to crush through it.

A spooky castle, a dark night,

a witch's curse...

It can play strange tricks

on our imagination.

And last night, a doctor was killed.

Yes, I know.

I read about it in the paper.

You see Professor,

if the baron should have come back,

he would have needed

medicaI attention,

and he could have killed

the doctor, no?

If you really think the baron is here,

why don't you send him back?

- But we can't!

- The parchment blew into the fire.

Ah!

- Good morning, Inspector.

- Good morning.

Eva called

and told me about Dortmundt.

Strange. Why would a man like that

want to commit suicide?

He just wasn't the type -

always active, thinking of money...

Hm. I don't think it was suicide.

The noose was tied by an expert

and there were signs of a struggle,

which leads us to suppose

that someone else was present.

But if it wasn't suicide,

- then who...? I mean...

- Who killed him?

- Why would anyone want to kill him?

- Fritz.

- Fritz?

- He was discharged just recently

and was seen in this area last night.

We have yet to check it out,

but we're looking for him.

AUCTION OF THE CASTLE HOTEL

SEALED BIDS ONLY

Sold for 90,000 schillings.

And now we come to the next item,

lot number 15,

consisting of 20 large-screen

colour television sets,

all brand new, all still crated.

We start the opening bid

with 135,000 schillings.

Who's going to up that bid?

Now, ladies and gentlemen.

145,000.

Are you bidding there, sir?

155,000.

155,000? 165,000!

175,000 schillings.

We're at 175,000.

175,000 once...

175,000 twice...

175,000 for the third...

Sold at 175!

And now the next

and last item of this auction.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the castle and its grounds.

How much do you think

the castle will go for?

I'm not sure.

I would say, in American money...

at least 600,000 dollars.

You're including the dungeon.

Yeah, at least.

For this bid we have asked you

to submit sealed bids

prior to the start of this auction.

Now I'm going to announce

the result of these bids.

Thank you.

I beg your attention,

ladies and gentlemen.

The winning bid was submitted

by Mr Alfred Becker.

- Is Mr Alfred Becker in the audience?

- Yes, I am.

My sincerest congratulations,

Mr Becker!

Congratulations!

The castle could not have been placed

in better hands.

Thank you.

- You know him, Doctor?

- No.

- Maybe we should introduce ourselves.

- Why not?

- The documents will be here shortly.

- Thank you.

Mr Becker? I'm Doctor HummeI.

This is Eva Arnold

and my nephew, Peter Kleist.

How do you do, sir?

We'd all like to offer

our congratulations.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you, sir.

- Peter Kleist?

- Yes.

Baron Otto von Kleist

was an ancestor of mine.

It might interest you to know,

Doctor,

that Mr Becker intends

to live in this castle

and plans to restore it

to its originaI condition.

- Oh, really?

- Yes.

That's Eva's speciaI field.

Perhaps she could be of some help.

I'm sure she could.

When you have a moment,

young lady,

I would be delighted

if you would pay me a visit

and share

some of your knowledge with me.

Er... well, thank you very much.

Excuse me, Mr Becker, if you'd be

good enough to sign this document...

you shall take legaI title

to the castle.

- Er... good day, Mr Becker.

- Nice to have met you.

Frulein, don't forget -

I shall be expecting you.

Mr Becker?

Herr Becker?

Herr Becker, you...

you frightened me.

I'm sorry.

I couldn't help but admire

that beautifuI tapestry.

- Where did you find it?

- Oh, in a little antique shop.

It was a stroke of pure luck.

They didn't even know

it belonged to the castle.

Of course it does.

How clever of you to find it.

Well, thank you.

Herr Becker, there's something

I would like to tell you.

Oh? Go ahead, dear.

Yes, it seems that a curse has been put

on Baron von Kleist by a witch.

Now, she vowed that he would suffer

a horrible death...

and be returned only

to go through all the agonies again.

A witch?

You... you believe this?

Well, but... let me finish, please.

You see, when Peter first arrived,

we invoked the curse.

We said the words that would

bring the baron back to life.

And?

I don't know...

So many terrible things have

happened here after that, that I...

I know it all sounds foolish, but...

Let me be the judge of that,

my dear.

Go ahead.

Horrible things

have happened since then.

A doctor was killed in his home.

Herr Dortmundt was murdered

right here in this castle.

- And now Fritz is missing.

- Fritz?

Oh, he's the caretaker

here in the castle.

- If only we could send him back!

- Send him back?

Well, yes. You see, the parchment

with Elisabeth Hlle's curse

also contained an invocation

to send the baron back.

Where is the parchment now?

Well, er... that is the trouble.

It burned in the fireplace.

What a pity!

But there is another way.

I just can't remember it.

- Another way?

- There must be another way.

You know, I remember

when I was a child,

there were other similar legends.

But now I search and search

and search my mind,

and I just don't...

don't seem to remember it.

- And yet...

- Eva!

Yes, Herr Becker?

Please... enough of that! Eva!

Oh yes, sir.

Would you drape

the tapestry over the railing?

- I'd like to see how it looks hanging.

- Certainly.

Like this?

Eva, is something wrong?

No, it is that... It's just that for...

for a moment, I thought that...

Why not put it in your work room

untiI we decide where to hang it?

Yes, sir.

After which, you'd better get

some rest, don't you think?

Yes, sir.

- Forgive me.

- Certainly, my dear.

Certainly.

No!

No, go away!

No!

No!

No! No!

Eva! Eva!

- Where are you?

- No! No!

Eva, where are you?

Answer me!

Eva!

Eva!

Eva!

Eva! Eva!

Where are you?

Eva!

- Where's Eva?

- She's in trouble, Peter.

Go help her. Hurry! Hurry!

- Where is she?

- The tower. Up in the tower!

Eva!

- Eva!

- Peter! Oh, Peter!

Peter, please take me

away from here.

I never want to come back here again.

Please!

- Please... never. Peter, please!

- All right, darling.

HALLS OF RESIDENCE

- Eva, I...

- Don't say anything.

We don't need words.

No matter, darling,

what Becker or anyone else says, I...

Look, I don't care about

anybody else.

- I believe you.

- The only one who matters is you.

I'd still feeI better if you stayed

at my uncle's place for a few days.

Oh no, I'll be all right.

Don't worry about me.

I won't be alone there. There are lots

of students who stay over the weekend.

Listen, I'll give you my car, and then

you pick me up in the morning, OK?

A kiss first.

No, no, no, don't get out.

And... well, thank you for... for everything.

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