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Philippe Greenleaf.

Mr. Greenleaf.

Fill out the registration form, please.

If anyone calls, I'II be in my room.

Philippe Greenleaf.

Hello?

Marge?

Philippe?

Where are you?

- Rome.

- Where are you staying?

Write me at the American Express.

I wanted to hear your voice.

- I'm coming.

- No!

Why are you hiding from me?

We need to talk.

It's better if we don't

see each other for a while.

- Is she a brunette?

- Don't start that!

- The same as last time?

- Stop, or I'll never see you again.

I hate you.

I cheated on you, I slept with Tom.

- What?

- I slept with Tom.

Slept with Tom!

- Anything else?

- You owe the boatyard 500,000 lire.

As for me, I'm broke.

I'm going back to Paris.

Are you crazy

I order you to stay!

I'm returning to Paris

if I have to crawl there!

Marge!

My dear Marge,

- Did you see him?

- He gave me a letter for you.

What's he doing in Rome?

Who's he seeing?

Does he look happy?

I don't know.

It's not like we're bosom buddies.

I see him occasionally.

Don't lie to me.

Marge!

You've changed, too.

I just don't get it.

If you wrote to me,

would you type it?

And wouldn't you just sign

your first name?

He's still angry.

Calm down.

It's so dull and flat,

like he were dead.

You two were clashing.

Why does he praise you so much?

I trust you.

Swear that he's not in San Francisco.

Come on, Marge!

Sorry.

You're my only link to Philippe.

If you lost contact with him,

I don't know what I'd do.

Are you crazy, Marge?

Our little soap opera

must be boring you.

Have you been to Naples?

I'll show you around the old town.

You'll love it.

Well go to American Express

to cash the check.

Ill get changed.

- Coming in?

- Ill wait here.

Ill be right out.

Tom!

- Can I buy you a drink?

- Sure. Let's go to the old town.

Let's go.

I want to write Philippe.

You'll give it to him?

Ill go for a stroll in the meantime.

Mr. Greenleaf!

Ill get the keys. Hello, sir.

- Welcome back.

- I reserved 12 rooms.

- Pick up the keys at that desk.

- Thank you.

Mr. Greenleaf!

- Mr. Greenleaf!

- I haven't seen him.

- You haven't?

- No.

Did you hear?

Philippe is here!

Mr. Greenleaf!

Telephone.

Boris.

Booth 5. Mr. Greenleaf.

He's in room 423.

I must tell Marge at once.

You stay here.

- Place a call to Mongibello 224.

- Yes, madam.

It's about your sail boat.

I received your sales order.

Are you sure you want to sell?

- Yes.

- Hello?

- Yes.

- Booth 8, madam.

- Thank you.

I've rented an apartment.

My address is 90, via Savoia.

- Via Savoia?

- Exactly.

- Thanks and good-bye.

- Good-bye, Mr. Greenleaf.

Come in!

- The newspaper.

- Thanks.

You'll love it here.

I hope so.

I always say, changing the curtains

changes the whole room.

Gianna!

Coming!

I never have a moment's peace.

- Looks nice, doesn't it?

- Beautiful.

- Mind if I rearrange the furniture a bit?

- Whatever you want.

- The lamps, too?

- Sure.

Okay.

- There's a wire.

- Of course there is.

Doesn't matter.

Dear Marge,

We might as well end it.

Come in.

What's she want now?

Howdy!

Oh, it's you.

Where's Philippe?

- He went to lunch.

- Where?

I don't know the name,

that place on Piazza del Popolo.

Ill catch up with him.

He's still traveling?

Did he just get here or is he leaving?

- I don't know.

- And how are you?

- Fine.

How'd you get his address?

The shipyard.

I've got a boat too.

What are you doing here?

I dropped by to say hi.

Check out these paintings!

He lends you his shirts now?

- Yes.

I was out of clean shirts.

Philippe and Marge,

they're on the rocks, right?

- Who told you that?

- I sensed it in the air...

Did he really chuck

her manuscript in the sea?

Philippe! Not here.

Disgusting!

He's a swell guy,

but why's he hiding?

- He's not.

- Yes, he's hiding out.

Okay, he's avoiding Marge.

That's understandable.

But he stood me up in Taormina

without even a postcard.

I'm not Philippe.

I'm off to Piazza del Popolo,

and I really hope I find him.

You're writing his break-up note?

- No. Why?

- I thought I heard someone typing.

In fact,

Marge is in Rome

at Hotel della Minerva.

Any message for her?

- No.

Good-bye.

Even the same shoes!

Unbelievable.

Mr. Greenleaf!

- Is that Mr. Greenleaf?

- Of course.

I'll bring it up.

Tom, you're quite a prankster!

Hey!

Didn't you see the sign?

You can't park here.

Is this your car?

You can go.

I don't know.

Hey!

Was the chicken good?

- Very good.

Make an effort, buddy!

Help me out!

Wait a second...

Philippe is the killer!

I had nothing to do with it.

Not a thing.

- Manager?

- Yes?

Does Mr. Greenleaf live here?

Yes. Who are you?

Police.

- Has he lived here long?

- Only a couple weeks.

- Does he ever have visitors?

- No one, never.

- What floor is he on?

- Fourth floor.

Thanks.

Go around behind the building.

I have a couple bags to put in the trunk.

I'll tell you where.

- There they are.

- Fine.

And hurry, please.

- I'd like to make a withdrawal.

- Certainly, sir.

Go see the teller.

- I'd like10 million lire.

-10 million lire?

Passport, please.

Fine, Mr. Greenleaf,

Ill take care of it.

Sign here, please.

Ill only be a moment.

You only have $475 left in your account.

Yes, I know.

Your passport.

Place a call to 86-27-17.

I'll just pick up my mail first.

Thanks.

Booth 2.

Hello, Philippe?

Yes?

Is that you, Philippe?

It's Tom.

Tom who?

Ripley.

Is Mr. Greenleaf out?

Giovanni, take this down.

Mr. Greenleaf isn't here.

Why don't you drop by?

He'll be back in10 minutes.

Unfortunately, I don't have time.

Tell him I just arrived in Rome

and he can reach me at Hotel Paradise.

- Which hotel?

- Hotel Paradise.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Come in.

May I?

Excuse me for disturbing you.

I'm Inspector Riccordi.

Hello.

Please sit down.

What did I do?

- Don't worry.

I just wanted to talk to you.

What's this about?

- Have you read the morning paper?

- Not yet.

An American named Freddy Miles

was murdered.

Freddy?

Did you know him?

Yes, he was a friend of Philippe's.

I saw him often in Mongibello.

Ill fill you in on the circumstances

of the murder later, Mr. Risley.

I can't believe it.

Is Philippe Greenleaf a friend of yours?

Yes.

- Have you known him long?

- Yes, I guess.

I met him in San Francisco

and saw him again in Mongibello.

- Where is Mr. Greenleaf?

- Rome, I guess.

- Have you seen him recently?

- No, I was traveling.

Where?

Here and there,

the Lake District.

I just arrived and won't stay long.

I'll need you in Rome

for a few days, Mr. Risley.

It's "Ripley."

- Can I see your passport?

- No. it's down at reception.

Were Freddy and Mr. Greenleaf

on good terms?

Could he be blackmailing him?

- No.

Anyway, Marge knew him better than me.

Who's Marge?

A friend of Philippe's.

Well, his fiance.

Tomorrow, we'll need you

to come identify the body, Mr. Risley.

Do you think Mr. Greenleaf

could have killed Mr. Miles?

Not in a million years.

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