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the old couple were unwell.
The house was in
a terrible state then.
Mr lbbetson always said
that they'd have to sell something.
And Miss Claire. How old is she?
About 27.
What else can you tell me
about her?
Nothing really.
I've never had much to do with her.
I don't really know her.
And yet you've been in the service
of the lbbetsons for about 10 years.
Well, 11 years to be exact.
I don't have much to do with her.
I talk to her often
at all hours but...
But?
I've never seen her.
- How could that be?
- It's the truth. Not once.
Why?
Because Miss Claire
suffers from a very strange illness.
- Hello.
- Good evening. It's Oldman.
I was expecting your call.
I have no wish to quarrel
and I'm sorry if I was rude today.
It doesn't matter.
But if I confirm I am available,
at the same time
I cannot permit this joke in poor taste
to continue any longer.
I wish you to stop
all involvement in my affairs.
I apologise for the trouble.
Send me your bill.
Good night.
Lot 93. Valiante.
Portrait of a Lady.
16th century,
inspired by the Portrait of
a Young Girl by Petrus Christus.
Oil on wood. 30 x 40.
I have here an opening
bid of 20,000.
- 22,000.
- 22,000.
24,000. 26,000 on the telephone.
28,000 in the room. 30,000.
35,000. Thank you, sir.
40,000 on the telephone.
45,000 in the room.
50,000.
55,000. 60,000.
65,000 on the telephone.
70,000. At 70,000.
Any advance on 70,000? 75,000.
80,000 on the telephone.
Any more?
All done at 80,000.
All done at 80,000.
90,000. Any more?
Sold.
- Thank you, sir.
- I bid 90,000 too.
Mr Oldman should have been
aware of that.
I don't believe so, Mrs Derain.
Mr Whistler bid 90,000.
- He was the only one.
- They bid simultaneously.
She got her bid in first.
I saw it.
What should we do?
I'm the biggest collector of Valiante
forgeries and I'll sue you!
You were too slow, Billy! You didn't
get in with your bid in time.
And you were too late. Too late.
You didn't keep up with me
for God's sake!
She was behind me.
If I'd seen I'd have bid again.
You're losing it!
Maybe you're right
but it's not the first time
we've messed up.
It's the way things go. Never went
into a rage like this before.
That wasn't a Valiante forgery.
It was the genuine one
by Petrus Christus.
It'll be worth 8 million.
Woe be me.
I'm sorry. Honestly.
But even when we lost
Van Gogh's Lady With The Fan
you didn't take it this hard.
What's going on, Virgil?
642.
729.
918.
1,011.
1,119.
1,320.
1,404.
- What will you have?
- 1,581.
Tea, thank you.
8,109.
8,725.
Sorry, darling, 8,625.
8,725!
8,725.
Take a closer look,
you moron.
Sh*t! You're right, 8,725.
Well done, girl!
That's it?
- Bye!
- Bye!
I gave them a clean
with this special fluid.
And I have studied them
by the millimetre
and look what's come up.
Vaucanson.
I can't believe it!
Jacques Vaucanson.
18th century constructor
of automata.
When I was a student
I did my thesis on him.
That's incredible!
One of his most famous androids
even managed to talk.
Exactly.
People would pay to ask it questions.
The android would move its head,
bow, and give its reply.
I bet there was someone inside.
You know, a dwarf maybe.
Just like Edgar Allan Poe suspected
with Maelzel's Chess Player.
More than likely.
But the mystery
that nobody could explain
was how Vaucanson's
automaton always got it right.
Of course there was trickery
in making the automaton talk.
Everything it said was true.
You bring me all the pieces.
I promise to put them back together
exactly how Vaucanson had them.
I don't doubt it
but I fear I've lost my chance
to get the missing pieces.
They must be in the same place
you found these.
And all I need is 80%
of the elements,
and I can work out the rest
and rebuild it myself.
It's not that easy.
I'm sorry. That's my girlfriend.
Hey, Sarah, this is Mr Virgil Oldman.
Pleased to meet you, Sarah.
It's a pleasure. Robert has told me
so much about you.
Don't young people talk about
more exciting things?
Why don't you eat with us?
That's very kind.
Another time, thank you.
Alright, we won't insist.
We'll promise.
- Bye.
- Goodbye.
Cancel New York and tell
the Alphasons to meet us here.
We called the meeting.
So we've changed our minds.
Is that a problem?
Alright, Mr Oldman.
Claire lbbetson phoned.
What does she want now?
She asked you to meet her
at 2:
30.Meet her where?
At the lbbetson villa.
Where else?
I'm extremely grateful to you
for coming, Mr Oldman.
How did you know it was me?
Fred has a limp. You don't.
Ah.
To be honest I didn't expect
you'd want to speak to me.
I know you can't stand my excuses.
If I were you, I wouldn't either.
In fact, your beh...
How should I put it?
Speak frankly. Don't worry.
I won't deny that your whimsical
little ways
are getting a bit tiresome.
I hope not too tiresome.
But I wanted to say sorry
for... well, my behaviour.
Typical of a "silly, superficial
woman", as you put it.
Why do you systematically
avoid meeting me?
Nothing personal, believe me.
Why would you want to do
business with a person
who arouses such aversion in you
that you can't even look him
in the face?
It's hard to explain. You won't
believe me anyway.
If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't be
here playing hide and seek.
I don't meet many people.
It's been a long time now.
I see nothing serious in that.
Everyone has moments
when they prefer solitude
to the multitudes.
I haven't left this house
since I was 15.
- I don't think I understand.
- You understand perfectly.
This is my room.
If there's somebody in the house
or in the villa,
I lock myself up in here.
I've always done that,
even when my parents were here.
I hardly ever saw them.
I don't see anybody.
But why?
Why do you go around with
your hands covered by gloves?
lt's a question of hygiene.
I don't see the connection.
You're afraid to touch others.
To touch their possessions
disgusts you.
where others live.
These seem to me
very similar personal choices.
You'd like me to believe you haven't
walked a street in 12 years?
I see you know my age.
Being a hermit and employing
a caretaker doesn't add up.
I walk about quite a bit,
if that's what you want to know,
inside the villa
when there's nobody here,
which is often now,
but I never go out.
The very idea paralyses me.
I hope you understand me now.
I hope that, within the limits
of your work, you'll help me.
You have my word, Miss lbbetson.
As to any agreement between us,
I leave it to you to set your fee.
I trust you blindly.
Leave the contract on the table.
You'll find it signed next time.
Now, please, I'm very tired.
Apart from your fondness
for my gloves,
what made you decide
to call me again?
I haven't been kind.
I was taken by the way you
were looking at my house yesterday
from the bar opposite.
In the meantime
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