Opera Page #3

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You're a sadist.

Oh, really?

Everyone I know who knows

you says the same thing.

That must be very boring

for you.

Giulia?

Oh, just the person

i wanted to see.

What's happened to my

costume? Look at this mess.

Someone tore it apart.

Who could have done it?

Someone who doesn't like the opera,

or that a**hole Marc's version of it.

This time our director

OD'd on weird.

It isn't like the movies.

There, when you come up with something

original, everyone congratulates you.

Oh! Oh, god!

God, what a mess!

Somehow it's gotta be mended.

And since they didn't call in

the dressmaker, it's up to me.

I'm sorry. You'll have to try

it on again once i've finished.

Mm-Hmm.

We're lucky, though. Most of

this junk jewelry's still intact.

Listen, Giulia, i'll be

back in a minute. Okay.

Mira, I must see you.

I'm frantic.

Me too. My phone hasn't stopped

ringing. Everybody wants you.

Everybody!

Rome, Vienna, Paris!

That's wonderful, but I have to

talk to you about something else.

Something really serious.

There's a maniac who's after me.

I need your advice on what to

do. I'll give it to you now.

Go to the police.

No, I can't.

I'm in terrible trouble,

and I don't know what to do.

I must see you.

I must!

Yeah, all right.

I'll come by this evening.

Betty, what have you done?

Betty?

That you?

Who's there?

'Tis you.

Come here, look. Come.

Hey, look what I found.

What about it? It's gold! I never

sewed any real gold on this thing.

It's yours. No, I never saw it before.

How did it get on my

costume? Don't know.

Maybe whoever ripped up

the dress, dropped it.

Give me that.

It looks like

there's a date on it...

And an inscription. A name? Let me see.

Oh, the writing's tiny. The

letters are almost faded away.

I've got a magnifying glass

somewhere. I'm sure I have.

It should be in-

Damn!

It should be here.

Any luck?

No!

Where did I see it?

I'm positive I saw it.

Oh, wait.

It is in here.

Oh, where is it?

What happened? Betty? I'm

all right. Don't worry.

It's gotta be in here,

because I saw it in a drawer.

Hey, listen, you keep on looking

here. I'll check the ironing room.

I found it!

I found it.

You enjoyed it last night,

you whore.

You opera singers

are all whores.

There's a date.

It's an anniversary,

i guess.

Where have you-

Oh, my god!

Here.

Is this what you want?

Is this what you want?

Here.

Have it!

You bastard!

No, no!

It's, it's-

I'm gonna take you whenever.

Whenever I want!

Hi there.

Hi.

Let go of me!

Leave me alone!

These marks-

Who did this to you?

Is this another manifestation

of the curse of Macbeth?

Or did it happen

last night?

So it did happen

last night.

Yes!

Why didn't you tell me?

Because...

It was worse than anything

i could ever have imagined.

I just wanted to forget,

cancel it from my mind.

Not see anything.

Not feel anything.

Not think anything! I

just wanted to get away!

I understand

what you're saying.

Listen, i'm here to help you,

not to persecute you.

And I promise, we'll do everything

we can to catch this man,

But I need

your collaboration.

I don't know

what he looks like.

He ties me up.

Touches me.

Makes me watch. But he

never lets me see his face.

This afternoon...

At the theater, he killed

Giulia, the wardrobe mistress.

Christ! I'd better get

over there. No, please!

Don't worry. We'll get to the

bottom of this. I'll be back.

Don't leave me alone.

I'm afraid.

All right.

Calm down.

Now, go upstairs

and lock yourself in.

Wait for my assistant,

Daniele Soave.

All right.

Remember,

Daniele Soave.

Who is it?

This is Daniele Soave.

Did the inspector tell you

that i'd be coming? Yes, he did.

Good evening.

May I come in?

Yes, of course, please.

Don't worry about me. My eyes

hurt, so I put some drops in them.

It's okay if I take

a look around?

Yeah, go ahead.

Just give me a minute,

and i'll be right with you.

Are you nervous?

A little.

No, a lot. Well, i'm here

now, so you can relax.

I will. Thank you. I have

a great system for relaxing.

You are feeling very calm.

Calm and relaxed.

Concentrate only on the

music. Only on the music.

Breathe deeply.

One,

Two,

Three, four.

Did you call, miss?

No.

I'm listening to a tape.

Oh. Well, if you need me.

I'll get it.

You expecting someone?

Yes, a friend. Check who it

is before opening the door.

Of course,

but I know it's her.

Is that you, Mira?

It's her.

I read the papers.

How terrible!

And getting worse.

Keep your voice down.

Is someone here? Yes! Vienna and Paris!

Mira, the killer

killed again this afternoon.

Giulia, the wardrobe

mistress. I was there.

Now I understand why the police are

keeping an eye on you. Who told you that?

What? That the police

are keeping an eye on me.

The officer downstairs in the hall. He

asked me who I was, where I was going.

His name is... Soave.

Daniele Soave?

Yeah, that's right.

But he's in the living room.

Who's in the living room?

You're not making sense.

Come.

Then who is he, Betty? I don't know.

He could be the maniac!

He's gone. He was in there!

Call the police.

The phone's over there.

I'm too scared to go in.

He may be hiding.

Wait!

Let's get out of here.

Wait. What if this one is real, and

the one downstairs is the maniac?

We'll walk right into him. And

what if it's the other way around?

I do not desire to find out either way.

You're right. I didn't

even get a good look at him.

Oh, no!

The kitchen!

It's a heavy door.

The knives!

We can defend ourselves.

I got one.

I'd like to see him

get in here now.

We can always scream.

You're a singer. You

could scream the roof off!

This building is ancient. The walls are

three feet thick. No one will hear a thing.

Yes?

Right.

All right, right away.

Open this door! It's me,

Daniele Soave. He's not there!

Come on, open it.

The maniac's in the apartment!

Quickly!

Why should I trust you?

You could be the maniac.

I'm a cop, damn it.

I'll show you my identification.

Here. Look, can you

see it? No. No, I can't.

- Wait. Now you can see it.

- Anyone can get one. It's a fake.

No. Come on.

Let me in.

No, you're fooling me.

Go away!

Go away! Look, my

gun. It's police issue.

I've seen you before.

I know you. Please!

No, not the gun!

I want to see your face again!

Come on, betty. You may

as well open the door now.

One way or another,

i'm coming in!

Betty!

You bastard!

Son of a b*tch!

You're not going to get me!

You're not!

I'll kill you!

You are feeling very calm.

Calm and relaxed.

Concentrate only

on the music.

Breathe deeply.

One, two, three,

Four.

Daniele Soave.

So he was the policeman.

Betty! Betty!

Come on. Come on!

Quickly! Quickly,

climb up here. Quickly!

Quickly. Come on!

Where does this lead to?

To my apartment.

What were you doing

in here?

I discovered it. It's the

old air-conditioning system.

I can get to any apartment

i want.

Are you angry?

No, of course not.

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