Jewel Robbery Page #6

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12 witnesses who will swear

that he spent the entire

afternoon with them

at his aunt's house,

15 Miles away.

That's not true.

Well, certainly not.

Neither am I short and fat,

as you told the police.

How do you know that?

I, uh, overheard your

conversation in the bedroom.

While I was undressing?

You were everything

I anticipated.

Cognac?

Thank you.

Well, I'm glad.

Yes, I'm very glad

that you're here.

- You excite me.

- If you hadn't come,

I should have had to go

and look for you.

You are making me

divinely happy.

How dare do you present me

with this ring.

Oh, forgive me, but the ring

was yours originally.

Yes.

Yes, that's true.

But don't you understand

that if I --

the only way

that I can get the ring back

is to have the police

return it to me,

following your arrest.

I'm sorry, but, uh, that method

of returning it to you

doesn't intrigue me.

Then take it back,

at once.

No, I'm not in the habit

of taking back gifts.

If you don't want it,

give it to the police.

But that's just what I can't do.

Don't you see?

No,

I won't take it back.

If I keep the ring,

it makes me your accomplice.

It binds me to you.

A consummation devoutly

to be wished.

Be careful.

If you drive me too far,

I'll scream for help!

I will not take back

the ring.

So, you will not

take back the ring?

No.

Well, then, hands up.

Are you sure

that's loaded?

If you don't steal back

that ring immediately,

I'll shoot you.

You want to make a pool

of blood, huh?

Yes.

Well...

If you insist.

Ohh.

Did I hurt you?

D-do be a bit more careful,

won't you?

Now...

Let's try it again.

I don't know what to do.

Why did you come here tonight?

A philanderer would say

because he loved you.

So I can't say it.

But I do.

I can't believe that.

Why?

Because --

how old are you?

- 15.

- Huh?

Oh, I've lived 15 years.

The rest doesn't count.

Your conscience?

Uh,

beautifully clear.

Your past?

Fortunate.

Your future?

Doesn't exist.

I live only

for the present.

And the present is you.

I beg your pardon!

No one knows

I'm in the house.

Night is before us,

and, if you wish,

at dawn we shall have

a secret behind us.

That's not possible.

A man like you

doesn't climb a drainpipe

just to make love

to a woman.

- True, alas.

- Ah.

I'm being sought in every

quarter of the city.

An army of detectives

is searching for me.

The last place anyone would

think of looking for me

is your bedroom.

Oh. So you expect to stay here

until morning?

Oh, I'm forced to.

Tomorrow the chase

starts all over again.

I must have

a peaceful night.

A peaceful night

in my bedroom?

Tomorrow I'll disappear

and take my loot with me.

What loot?

Forgive me.

I forgot to tell you.

I've deposited

the stolen jewels with you.

What?!

In the rear compartment

of your safe.

Uh, the police will never think

of looking for them there.

You mean Hollanders

whole shop's in there?

No, uh,

only the diamonds.

Take it

right out of there!

In that small, brown,

leather bag.

Take it away at once.

But honestly,

it's the best place for them.

I shall

go out of my mind.

- Who's there?

- Berta!

There's a detective here

from police headquarters!

A detective?

He wants to speak to you,

madame!

What'll I say?

We're already in bed.

We're already --

I'm already in bed.

Tell him he'll have to wait

till I dress.

- The drainpipe. The drainpipe.

- One moment.

I'll have a look first.

They mustn't

find you here.

No luck.

Two policemen below.

Quickly, hide.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no,

not there --

my husband's bedroom.

Oh, if he should

come back?

The detective says he

can't wait any longer, madame!

Don't be nervous. If there's

any danger, depend on me.

Yes, yes! I'm coming!

Good evening, madame.

I am from the police department.

Oh, please,

won't you sit down?

I'm sorry to disturb you

so late,

but I'm here

on an important matter

in connection with the jewel

robbery of this evening.

Yes?

The examination has taken

a suspicious turn.

It involves you

more than ever.

Me?

And in one

of our best hotels,

we seem to have found

a valuable clue.

Really?

A distinguished young man of

fashionable appearance.

Yes?

Two hours

after the robbery,

this young man returned

to his hotel,

and most significant,

he carried in his hand

a small leather bag,

an ordinary, harmless-looking,

brown, leather bag.

Why should I be interested

in anything of this kind?

I beg your pardon.

I merely mentioned it that you

might have a complete picture.

When the gentleman

left the hotel,

he again carried with him

the brown, leather bag.

He climbed into a taxi,

the detective

directly behind him.

Must you go

into all these details?

Wait a minute. The taxi

proceeded along the ring,

past the Karls church, and turned

into the Argentinierstrasse.

Into my street?

And there it stopped.

The gentleman left the taxi

and went the rest of the way

on foot.

Presently, he stopped

in front of your house.

Ohh!

Your house, madame.

And that is why

I permitted myself

to disturb you

at so late an hour.

Oh, but I-I still

don't understand why --

it is my opinion

that this man

has somehow managed to hide

himself in this house.

Impossible!

What are you

going to do?

- Search the house.

- Search the house?!

Why are you so frightened,

now that you are safe?

Oh, yes, yes, of course.

Search the house.

Search thoroughly, from roof to cellar.

Begin at the cellar.

Perhaps

you will be so kind

as to leave the method

of search to me.

First of all, I should like

to look at your jewelry,

to make sure

that nothing is missing.

That won't be necessary.

I've just looked myself.

It's all there.

- And this ring?

- What?

There's a description

of this ring with the police.

This is

the excelsior diamond.

Oh, no.

No, you must be mistaken.

Madame, how did this ring

come into your possession?

Well, this evening,

when I opened my safe,

I found it there.

Really?

That must be

a most interesting safe.

We will examine it

a little more closely.

Ohh!

Oh. Oh. No.

Well,

this is delightful --

a leather bag,

a harmless-looking,

brown, leather bag.

I swear I'm innocent.

And in it, the stolen jewels

from the Ringstrasse.

Oh, surely, surely

you don't believe that --

you may have

a plausible explanation

for this terrible situation,

madame.

But as a police official,

I must unfortunately

do my duty.

Oh, what are you doing?

I'm ringing

for the maid.

- Yes, madame?

- Madame's bag --

- and pack what may be necessary for a night.

- A night?!

It may not be necessary

after all,

with your

husband's influence,

but first of all

we shall have to go

- to the house of the police president...

- No.

...and after,

if he thinks it's necessary,

- to the police station.

- No. No, it's incredible.

I can't go.

I won't go, I tell you.

Think of the scandal.

The police aren't afraid

of scandals.

Baroness Horhenfels

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