Monsieur Verdoux Page #6

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I was beginning to lose faith.

Then this happens and you want

to believe all over again.

This is a ruthless world and one

must be ruthless to cope with it.

That isn't true.

It's a blundering world

and a very sad one,

yet kindness can make it beautiful.

You'd better go before

your philosophy corrupts me.

You can go out this way.

Goodnight and thank you.

- Good morning. Do I have a message?

- Not yet.

How many orders

has Madame received?

- Two. One every three days.

- Good. There's still a week to go?

- Oui, Monsieur.

- I see. Oh, well.

- We must hope for the best.

- Oui.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- M. Verdoux?

- Oui.

I'm Detective Morrow

from Police Headquarters.

- I'd like to talk to you.

- Won't you come in?

- This way, please.

- Nice pieces you have here.

- Quite a collector, eh?

- In a modest way.

This is amusing.

An old galleon figurehead.

- What's that?

- From the bow of a boat.

Very nice. Pardon me.

- What's that?

- I don't know where that came from.

- Be seated, Monsieur.

- Merci.

- A drink, Monsieur?

- No, no, merci.

Then you'll pardon me?

Well?

- I want to ask you a few questions.

- Oui, Monsieur.

- How long have you sold furniture?

- Approximately three years.

- Do you know a Mme Thelma Varnay?

- I beg your pardon?

Thelma Varnay.

I do not, Monsieur.

Or Lydia Floray?

Floray. Floray?

Oui, Monsieur. Lydia Floray

from the City of Corbell.

I'm afraid I don't, Monsieur.

- You're married?

- Yes.

- You have a wife and child?

- Quite so.

Your relationship with Mme Bonheur?

Bonheur?

I don't understand, Monsieur.

It's no use, Captain. The game's up.

I've been shadowing you

for two weeks.

You've been a pretty busy fellow,

traveling around the country.

What you need is a pair of skates.

Does my wife know?

No, Monsieur. No one knows anything,

not even Police Headquarters.

- I wanted to make sure I was right.

- What are your charges?

Bigamy.

14 counts of murder.

Congratulations, Monsieur. With the

murder charges, you won't succeed.

We'll see.

- There is corpus delicti.

- Don't worry, we'll find the bodies.

I don't think you will, Monsieur.

However, we'll hold you for bigamy

until we do. Let's go.

Listen. You have no evidence

of murder and you know it.

If you let me see my wife before

arrest, I'll sign a confession.

That's a bargain.

It'll be an hour and 20 minutes

before we get there.

I never felt so tired.

- Pardon me, if I take forty winks?

- As many as you like.

I'm sorry. I must take every

precaution. Do you mind?

Of course not.

I never felt so sleepy.

It must have been that wine.

Hello.

- How do you do?

- Don't you remember me?

Ah, yes, yes.

How's the world treating you?

I could complain, but I won't.

I need a good manager.

Do you know anybody that wants a job?

No, I don't.

I can't keep on doing this sort

of business all the time.

- I don't want any money.

- What do you want?

Nothing, I just wanted to say hello,

that's all.

You don't believe me?

However, take this.

- No, I don't want your money.

- Take it. Don't be a fool.

Will I see you again?

You go on about your business.

That's my call.

Hello? Annabella?

This is your pigeon.

I'm flying home. I've been

at the shipping office all day.

No, the boat's still up on the ways.

The damage was more serious.

They're still scraping her sides.

You would say something like that.

We won't be ready for days,

so I'm coming home.

Immediately.

Goodbye, dear.

- Good afternoon, Captain.

- Good afternoon.

Will you take this up to my room?

Thank you.

- Pigeon.

- Annabella.

- What's that?

- Pretty?

It's for the woman next door.

I'm worried about the deed to this

house. I want it back in my name.

- Why, of course.

- We can go to the lawyer's now.

- Today?

- I want it done and over with.

Oh, not now! I've only just arrived.

Besides, I want this day to be ours.

Just you and I,

alone in the waning twilight.

If you talk like that,

I'll put it off.

Good! We'll dine alone. We'll prepare

it ourselves and let the maid go.

If I knew it was going to be

this kind of an evening.

- Annette!

- Oui, Madame?

- You may have the afternoon off.

- Merci, Madame.

- Drink?

- Bordeaux'd be nice, pigeon.

Bordeaux?

What are you up to?

- Oh, nothing, Madame.

- Did you break something?

No, I was just closing the window.

Do it more carefully next time.

- Corkscrew.

- There's none here.

It must be in the living room

somewhere.

- Dinner'll be ready in a half hour.

- You deserve a little drink.

I certainly do.

What are you drinking?

- Sarsaparilla.

- Sarsaparilla?

Doctor's orders, my dear.

I can see how this evening will be.

Playing dominoes.

It's good, nice and dry. I like it.

It makes me so thirsty.

I've finished this whole bottle myself

and you ain't touched yours yet.

You've done nothing

but stare all evening.

We were going to enjoy

the waning twilight.

Be careful.

Be careful of the furniture.

Oh, honey, you're always complaining.

Here, drink your drink.

I don't see how you can drink

that vile stuff.

Very good, just like wine

and very dry too.

You're drinking my wine!

Pigeon! Pigeon!

No! No!

Pigeon! Pigeon, let me in!

- Pigeon, darling!

- Milk!

- Qu'est-ce que c'est?

- Woman, leave me alone!

Let me help you, please, darling!

Annette!

Come down, quickly! Hurry!

What happened? Tell me, darling.

I'm poisoned! I'm dying.

- Telephone my wife.

- I'm here.

- Oh, dear! Here, take some wine.

- Take it away!

Poor darling, let me open your tie.

- Leave me alone.

- What's happened to that maid!

- Yes, Madame?

- What happened to you?

I don't know.

I was bleaching my hair,

- and it fell out.

- What's that?

- You'd better get two doctors!

- Take it away!

Calm, my love.

Don't worry. If it's poison,

he'd certainly rid of it

after using the stomach pump.

Keep on taking the medicine

for two or three days.

How is the maid?

She feels OK but doesn't look good.

Strange you didn't have any effects.

Nothing affects me, I'm lucky.

A few days in the country

will do you both good.

- Thank you.

- Goodbye.

He said we should go away

in the country

just you and I, alone.

Wouldn't that be fun?

Wonderful.

Oh, pigeon, not a soul anywhere.

Perfect.

- Why didn't we think of this before?

- Yes.

Oh, it's lovely.

- What's that?

- That's an anchor, for fishing.

We should catch scads of them here.

Oh, I see one, it's a monster!

Oh, no, it's me.

Isn't that silly? My own reflection.

I wished I could swim.

I'd love to go in.

- Would you?

- I'm just in the mood.

- We'll see what we can do.

- Will you teach me?

I'll do my best.

- There's a fish. Give me the rod.

- Now don't get excited, my dear.

If I had the rod,

I would have caught him.

- The hook must be baited.

- Bait it.

- Alright. Don't get...

- Shush! Shush!

- Give me, quick! It's a big one.

- Just a minute.

The rod, quick! Come on!

Gimme the rod!

- You must wait.

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