Mata Hari Page #3

Lady MacLeod,

El Ojo del Alba.

What a pleasure it is

to welcome you to Madrid.

It's been... how long has it been?

Several years, no?

Extraordinaire.

Take those bags upstairs immediately!

Let me tell you what a deep honor it is

to have such a grande artista

once more in residence.

The key to 218, please!

If I can be of any assistance,

don't hesitate to call upon me at any time.

- Feliz estancia.

- Gracias. seor.

Seora, suite 218.

- Seor...

- Seor Ortega.

Everything's been arranged.

He'll be just next door.

Buenas tardes. seorita.

Perhaps you can help me.

My watch seems to be running fast.

It is a most beautiful piece.

Did you buy it in Paris?

No, it was a gift. An expression

of a gentleman's appreciation.

You must avoid returning here.

Write me a note, asking me

how the watch repair is going,

Then with the contents of this bottle,

add your report to Ladoux.

To read his reply,

add a few drops from this one.

Trust no one.

Everyone in Madrid

works for the highest bidder.

Hello! Hello!

Reception, hello!

- Can I help you, seor?

- You Spanish with your ridiculous siestas.

The suite, you idiot,

what do you think I'm here for?

Ah, yes, Count von Bayerling.

No, not von Bayerling!

Didn't you get my telegram?

I am the new military attach,

Captain Von Krohn,

of the lmperial German Navy.

Seora, are you all right?

Yes. Violets,

I'd like to have some violets, please.

Violets.

Excuse me, seor.

Your key.

And where are the bellboys?

Are they sleeping too?

Right away, seor.

Take Captain von Krohn's bags up to 217.

I believe you're next door.

I didn't know who...

Please, would you mind holding these?

- Are you all right?

- This Spanish wine.

Permit me.

- Would you have a cigarette?

- Yes, yes, of course.

Thank you.

- Light?

- Moment.

Allow me.

Aren't you...

Mata Hari, the dancer?

Lady MacLeod.

Von Krohn, Captain von Krohn.

I'm with the German Embassy

here in Madrid.

That's marvelous.

- I was wondering if...

- Good afternoon.

That's what I have just given you,

a certificate of deposit

for 5 million Swiss francs.

He wants it in a form

even less traceable.

He wants it in gold.

We should pay 5 million in gold

without seeing a sample?

He says he's brought a description

of its chemical composition...

not the formula, just a summary.

He's playing cat and mouse

with us, Noriega.

- Shall I proceed with it?

- I'll see you down.

"Information extremely useful.

Critical you determine Noriega's contact.

You are saving lives.

Ladoux. "

Really? No!

More champagne, my dear?

Thank you.

I would think you'd be relieved

to be assigned to an embassy,

and not to active duty.

No, my dear, to the contrary!

My present assignment is much more,

what shall I say? Exposed.

Attending diplomatic receptions?

What would you say if I told you

that I have at my discretion

a small fortune with which

to change the course of the war?

I would say that I find it

very hard to believe.

It's a question of technology.

Technology, you see,

can alter the balance of...

We meet again.

Baron Joubert.

What do you think you're doing?

Captain von Krohn...

Noriega! What are you doing here?

Baron Joubert, Captain von Krohn.

The new German Naval attach.

- You two know each other.

- Yes, we are acquainted.

Mademoiselle,

if ever you grow tired of uniforms,

perhaps you will permit me

as a humble patron of the arts

to pay homage

to your artistry and talent.

Seor Ybarra?

We have been waiting for you.

So... we were just finishing

with Captain von Krohn.

I am a naval officer!

You have no authority, no right!

To the contrary. General Staff

has authorized me to apply

whatever means necessary

to achieve success in this operation.

Joubert must have known.

He must have known

we were behind the Portuguese arms

purchases all along.

We don't even know

if the explosive works!

We have no evidence!

Nevertheless, Captain,

you were charged with finding the details

of the chemical components

that he brought with him to Madrid.

I still have the gold.

Instead, you managed to frighten

the very contact that we have been

cultivating so very carefully.

Joubert tricked us!

The French bastard backed out!

He was supposed to...

And all this

because our most efficient agent,

your friend, Captain von Bayerling,

was not available.

At his own request,

he has returned to duty with his regiment.

He has been reported missing in action.

So... perhaps you will reconsider

accepting a position with us?

Baron Joubert

has to return to Paris immediately,

but his return must be delayed,

for Herr Wolff and I

must continue our research.

So I suggest that you accept

the Baron's invitation.

Baron!

J'ais vous prsentez

la Marquesa de la Casa Fuente.

Lady MacLeod.

Bienvenida a mi casa.

Perhaps we should return to my villa.

Leaving for Paris, you said!

Who is this whore?!

- I demand satisfaction!

- You've had too much to drink!

I demand it!

Name your seconds... filth!

- Come, come, we will go!

- No.

No!

Till blood is drawn.

B*tch!

Your mother was a pig!

Though you were successful,

Herr Wolff and I were not.

So, since your white knight

cannot come to you,

it seems you will have

to go and rescue him.

Unfortunately, he has been wounded,

and is being held a prisoner

behind the French lines.

Do your men understand

the importance of this mission...

to conduct our visitor

safely behind the French lines?

- It's quiet now.

- All right.

Here we go!

Wire cutters!

Fire!

N ow

Let's go.

Over there.

For God's sake, go!

Sister! Don't just stand there!

Bandages! Get me bandages!

Get some water.

Get them out! Get the wounded out!

Get them all out!

No, no.

No, I want you like this.

What are you laughing at?

Don't make me laugh, it's too painful.

An inferno.

That's what this war is.

Bit by bit, everything is thrown

onto the flames to try to put them out,

but instead, everything is consumed...

honor, friendship...

Iove.

You mentioned to me once,

quite innocently,

that General Carriere was in Arras.

It was my duty to search

for clues like that,

to piece together

what the French were up to.

I anguished for days over that,

because I learned it from you.

But duty won out.

And now the worst has happened.

You too are caught up in this insanity.

- It's finished now, for both of us.

- No, it's not finished.

By tomorrow we'll be free.

Your people have arranged money,

passports, new identities.

We can go anywhere, do anything.

- There's nothing more you can do.

- I can try.

But why?

What can be so important?

Bringing this madness to an end.

Only then can we really be free,

don't you see?

Wait here.

I'm going with you tomorrow

to see Noriega.

No, it's too dangerous.

But two of us together

would be less suspicious,

visiting the Portuguese embassy.

How would you like to make love

to a Swiss businessman,

Herr Gunther?

Even before the war, we were

secretly buying French armaments

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