Mr. Arkadin Page #10

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Oh, yes. Your party, Mr. Arkadin.

Of course.

Well, first I think I'd better go upstairs.

And talk to Jakob Zouk?

Go ahead, Van Stratten.

Go upstairs and talk to him.

Shivering.

It's cold.

There is no heat in this building.

And the rent they charge.

You'd think-

How much would it cost

to move where it's warm?

- I owe three weeks.

- How much?

- 150 marks. Or something like that.

- Hmm.

- Here's a thousand.

- Thank you, sir.

- Thank you.

- There was nobody at home?

That's right. Nobody.

So what's funny?

Old age.

Old age.

Hey. Hey! Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

- What did you tell him?

- Well, we just talked about how cold it is.

- You. What did he say to you?

- I just now thought of what I want.

- We'd better get out of here quick.

- You said I could have anything -

- Of course you can. Anything.

- Anything in the world, you said.

For 14 years I've been dreaming of this.

Dreaming.

In - In jail, that's all you could do.

Well, what is it?

- A goose liver.

- Did you say a goose liver?

Fresh and hot.

With mashed potatoes

and apples and onions.

Merry Christmas!

A goose liver? On Christmas Eve?

In my usual style? Never!

- Leave me alone, or I quit!

- Well?

It's no use. A hot goose liver-

That's the thing with the one day warning.

- Goose liver.

- Okay. Thank you very much. I'll think of something.

If I don't get that goose liver,

I'm going home.

Well, how about a nice big

cut of roast beef?

Or maybe a hot stuffed turkey?

- Goose liver.

- But look. Arkadin -

Arkadin, schmadin! Aaah!

Didn't even recognize me.

Are you sure?

Didn't say nothing.

Hey. Hey.

Hey! You're leaving me! Wait!

Get back!

Will you keep the door locked?

We registered in the hotel under false names,

but you can't tell. He may have traced us.

- I'll give you an hour.

- Okay.

If you ain't back by that time -

- I'll be back.

- Hot and fresh?

Fresh and hot.

With mashed potatoes and apples and...

onions?

You're locking me.

Hey, mister!

Hey! If you don't unlock the door,

I'll yell for help.

Help!

Help! Help!

Okay. You win.

The door's unlocked.

But if you don't behave yourself,

there'll be no goose liver.

- You understand?

- I'll give you an hour.

Hey, Mac. Could you fix me up

with a goose liver?

Merry Christmas.

What are you doing now?

Shopping. Just some shopping.

You'd better get in.

We're blocking the road.

They know me at this restaurant.

They'll take care of you.

Well, why don't we go in?

Or don't you want to be seen with me?

Quite a number of people

have been seen with you.

Bracco, for instance.

Bracco was with you when he died.

Sophie and Oskar were in Mexico.

Mily was your girl.

Yeah, but-

- You're a dangerous man to be seen with.

- Yeah.

I guess that's the way

you had it planned all along.

I knew what I wanted.

That's the difference between us.

In this world there are those who give

and those who ask.

Those who do not care to give...

those who do not dare to ask.

You dared. But you were never quite sure

what you were asking for.

Now there's nothing more you could

hope to beg from me, Van Stratten.

Not money.

Certainly not my daughter.

Not even your life.

Give the gentleman his goose liver.

Well, here we are.

I finally got it.

Wake up, Mr. Zouk.

Here's what you've been waitin' for.

Hey, Mr. Zouk.

- Jawohl, mein Herr.

- Sanctuary?

- What?

Try praying for both of us.

I had to go somewhere.

Somebody might've run me down in the street.

I can't go back to my hotel room. In case

you've forgotten, there's a corpse in there.

I haven't.

I don't suffer from amnesia.

A pity. It is a merciful affliction.

Might prove useful in

your conversations with the police.

Go to the cops?

About you? Raina's father?

Do you think I could do that?

I no longer think of you at all.

You don't think of anything else.

Not anymore.

Just me and yourself and Raina.

We're all sort of tied up together,

the three of us, aren't we?

She's what matters.

What matters to you

is what she thinks of you.

Maybe she'd be better off

without either one of us.

But don't worry. She's safe with me.

I don't think anyone is ever safe

with a blackmailer.

- Where will you go now?

- Where I'll be safe.

- Safe?

- I've got a seat on a plane. The last seat.

- Where will you fly to?

- Spain.

You've got a castle in Spain, Mr. Arkadin.

A regular fortress.

That's where I'll be safe.

With your daughter.

To the airport, quick!

- Arkadin's orders!

- Jawohl, mein Herr.

Hello. This is Mr. Gregory Arkadin's

secretary here again.

I'm sorry, sir. I told you before. There's nothing.

We are completely booked up, sir.

But you simply have to

hold that flight, I tell you.

Mr. Arkadin is racing to the airport now.

He's got to be on that plane.

We are completely booked up, sir.

This is Christmas.

Listen to me. One of the passengers

is a Mr. Guy Van Stratten.

You must put that man off the plane.

He works for Mr. Arkadin.

Sir, Mr. Van Stratten has a reservation.

- Miss, I want to send a telegram, please.

- Just a moment, please.

Mr. Arkadin is one of the leading

shareholders in your airline.

Sorry, sir, but an airline is a public service.

Besides, this is Christmas.

Announcing the departure of

Flight 16 for Barcelona and Madrid.

- Did you get my telegram off to Spain for me?

- Yes, Mr. Van Stratten.

Will you please step this way?

There's a gentleman waiting to see you.

See me? But what about my plane?

He promised to keep you

only a minute.

There's nothing at this late hour.

I want your seat on that plane.

So you can get to

talk to Raina before I do?

You hired me to buy me off, didn't -

You even thought you could get me to cover up,

but you didn't want her to find out.

- I want that seat. What's your price?

- Too late. Too many people are dead.

Zouk's dead in my hotel room.

Somebody's gonna have to hang for that.

I don't want it to be me.

If you do see her first,

what makes you think she'll believe you?

- When she hears my story-

- She'll hear my story first, Arkadin.

Too bad, Mr. Arkadin.

I wish I could help, but -

I must be on that plane!

Listen to me, everybody.

I must have a seat on that plane!

I will pay anything.

I'll give you a check now.

I'll pay in dollars. Any currency.

Fifty million marks

for a seat on that plane!

My name is Gregory Arkadin!

Yeah, and I'm Santa Claus!

I'll pay in dollars! Any currency!

Merry Christmas!

Raina. Raina Arkadin.

She's there somewhere in the airport.

She's meeting a man called Van Stratten.

He wired her to meet him.

I want to speak to her first.

She's there, I tell you. At the airport.

Bring her to the radio at once!

Raina!

- Well, chum, what's eating you?

- Miss Arkadin, it's your father. Something urgent.

I don't care what that is.

I've gotta talk to you first alone.

- Just a minute.

- Alone!

Okay, okay. What's all the rush with you?

Your father's on his way in a chartered plane.

He'll be here anytime now.

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