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it could heal all men of diseases

Like cancer? You?

Yes, Pierre.

It might even do that.

We don't know what things

it might do for people.

But, Marie... Oh, Pierre.

Can't you see

how unimportant little things

like these are compared

to what it might mean?

It might prevent great sicknesses

even deaths. Pierre.

And so they went on

with their work

using every possible precaution.

Marie's fingers healed.

And though

they did not find a way

to separate radium and barium

in a single process

they did discover a method of

removing barium

little by little in

infinite decimal amounts.

Working on the theory

that once the whole of the barium

is removed

nothing could be left but radium.

Here we see the sort of

things they had to do.

This is called crystallization.

When the liquid evaporates

crystals are left.

This was the thing they had to

do over and over again.

It proved to be the most exacting

of all of the stages

of their long test.

For it continues for two years

and require thousands of

separate operations.

By now the residue

from all the various processes

they had worked at lay

in hundreds of

this small evaporating bowls.

Small, because larger quantities

would not evaporate so quickly.

Crystallizing

and re-crystallizing.

Each operation

they hope bring them

closer and closer to the heart of

the great mystery.

At last, they arrive

at the final crystallization

the one that contains the concentrated

results of all the others.

The last survivors out of

those hundreds of evaporating bowls.

I think I feel like crying

Professor Poirot.

Professor Poirot.

Madam Curie, but I am afraid

I have come at a crucial moment.

No. No. We have finished.

We have nothing to do now

but wait.

I am delighted to see you.

There is nobody

we'd rather have waited

at this moment than you.

Thank you.

And I have brought with me

an very illustrious visitor.

No more illustrious than these

young folks will be.

The name of Curie will lead

all the rest.

Your taller, my boy, considerably

than I have imagine.

And you, Madame, so young,

so beautiful and so brilliant

I don't know which is

the greater miracle

you or radium.

Why don't you introduce me

Poirot?

I think I know.

Isn't it Lord Kelvin?

I absolutely refuse to

return to London

without meeting you both.

As long as

the greatest living scientist

believe in

the existence of radium

what the other thoughts

didn't seem to matter.

Here are the evaporating dishes.

How many crystallization

did you make

hundreds I suppose?

Tell him, Pierre.

Look here, sir.

Five thousands six hundred

and seventy-seven.

And the last crystallization is

in there, I supposed.

Five thousands six hundred

and seventy-seven.

And thus crystallization.

What a historic moment.

That little bowl

represents eight tons

of pitch blende

and four years of work.

In a few hour

the water will be gone

and only radium will remain.

Pure radium.

I am sort of tempted to

stay and see it

but it's New Year's Eve and

my family is expected me

in London.

Mine is just as well.

This great moment should

belong to the two of you alone.

You begin the year, my friends

that will mark your fame.

Goodbye.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Sir.

C'mon along, Poirot.

My train won't wait.

Goodnight, dear,

Goodbye.

I shall come back to Paris

next week

and see your radium

with my own eye.

You can send me

a telegram tonight

and describing it to me.

We have a coin over there.

We wrote something

out for this occasion

Bring out the old

bring in the new

bring out the false

bring in the true.

Good bye. God blessed you.

Good bye. Good bye.

What a wonderful man.

The really great men

are always simple and good.

Yes.

We're both very tired.

Yes.

Shall we try to get some rest?

Very well

Sit here a while and

I cover you with this robe.

There.

Put that chair over.

I can't reach you

Yeah. That's better.

Let's try to doze off.

Pierre.

What time is it? I overslept.

I must be tired.

It is five.

Must be crystallized by now.

Must be there.

Our radium must be there.

C'mon.

Do you mind? You look first.

There's nothing there

not a trace of anything

not a grain.

Only a stain.

What had happened Pierre?

Where is our radium?

What have we done?

Where is it? What's happened?

Where is it, Pierre?

I don't know.

What did we do that was wrong?

What could we have done?

We've done nothing wrong.

I can't stand it, Pierre

Where is our radium?

We worked for

years and years and years

It must be there.

It must be there.

Four long years in this shed.

Four long years.

Is that you?

Yes, Father.

Well, something's got to be don

about that child of yours.

I think you ought to take it back.

I let her stand on my head

to let her eat her supper

and now she...

now she, now she won't go to bed

until her mother tells her story.

I like to know what's the matter

with my stories.

They are the same stories.

I'll go up to her.

Then what happened, Mommy.

I am sorry, Irene darling.

Mother just can't tell you

anymore tonight.

Oh, Mommy, please.

What is the matter, Mommy?

But, I wanted to know

what happen, Mommy

If you close your eyes tight

Daddy will tell you a story.

What's it about?

Well, ah, its about

ah, it's about a strange

and wonderful treasure

that was locked up

in an enchanted stone.

Is there a princess in it?

Yes, a princess.

A beautiful princes

with golden hair.

Is there a prince too?

No, not a prince

but a man who live all alone

until the princess found him.

Did they love each other?

Very much.

Alright, Daddy

my eyes are closed

Well, now, one day the princes

told the man

about this wonderful treasure

so they decided to go

and search of it together.

Now, no one had ever seen

this treasure

of course, but the princes knew

that it was there.

And she knew if they could get it

out of the stone,

it might let people see

wonderful things

that they had never

been able to see before.

So they worked very hard

for a long long time

to try and rescue the treasure

from the stone.

And they grew very tired

And at last, they knew that...

they would never be able to

free the treasure

from the enchant of the stone

but they weren't sad about it

because they knew that

no matter how many disappointment

they had

they would always go on together.

Having the courage

to take many disappointments

because they were together

and they live happily ever after.

She is asleep.

You know, we promised David that...

But I supposed you naturally

don't feel like...

Oh, I remember.

The New Year's Party.

But, of course

you don't feel like going.

Pierre, we promised.

Let's go.

I'd rather. Might help.

Good. Good then.

Happy New Year. Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Marie.

Happy New Year, Pierre.

Try to put it out of your mind

Marie

and go to sleep

I can't.

I can't accept it, Pierre.

But, Marie, sometimes

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